Author Archives: Beth Hassett

Perils of the Pencil Skirt

Pinterest did not properly prepare me for the hazards of wearing a pencil skirt. After months of seeing Pinterest posts of cute outfits involving pencil skirts, when it came time to step up my work wardrobe it was my first [...]

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Make Sure You’re Fully Committed Before Going on Cleaning Strike

*Disclaimer: I love my boyfriend to pieces, I really do. Also, his apartment lacks the necessary appliances (a washer and a dryer and a dishwasher) for making cleaning easy. I like to think that would make a huge difference. It’s [...]

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My First Week as an Aunt

Usually my weeklong holiday break back to Michigan is quiet and relaxing. I refuse to leave the house except for Christmas Eve church, or one night to go see old friends. The rest of the time I lay around in [...]

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New Year’s Eve 2013

I’ve spent the past two New Year’s Eves, quite contentedly I’d like to add, having some wine and cooking a nice dinner with a couple friends. Long gone are my days of being able to party till 4 a.m. on [...]

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Pinterest

It took me a long time to join in the Pinterest craze. I didn’t really get what the hype was about and I don’t really have enough time to have another internet addiction. Facebook already keeps me occupied enough. What [...]

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Zero Trick-or-Treaters Again?!

This is the third year I have sat with a bucket of candy hoping for trick-or-treaters to come. I think it is the cutest thing seeing all of their costumes. Sadly, apartment complexes are not trick-or-treating destinations. This year though, [...]

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Parents Coming to Visit

My dad is coming to visit this weekend! I’m very excited to see him, as I haven’t been home to Michigan in months and months. Though my parents have been happily married for 36 years, they prefer to visit separately. [...]

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It’s Camping Weather!

There’s something about sitting under a sky full of stars and being mesmerized by a roaring campfire that soothes the soul. Or maybe it’s the gooey delicious s’more that melts all over my hands that’s soothing. Either way, I love [...]

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I Was Hoping for Scarlet Fever

“The doctor’s notes say she wants to give you your test results in person. Can you come first thing in the morning?” It all started the beginning of May when I developed a couple small bumps on my forearms. Disgusted, [...]

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You Don’t Have to be Today Who You Were Yesterday

A few months ago at Tribe, while talking at lunch, a former co-worker was discussing his disbelief at his girlfriend’s ability to simply change her mind. For example, she would suggest somewhere to go for dinner that she had previously [...]

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