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Sunday Scribblings – #110 Watch

Happy Sunday, everyone! Every Wednesday, blogging buddy Aaron over at The Confusing Middle posts a “Sunday Scribblings” prompt for other bloggers to ponder and respond to on the following Sunday. If you’re a blogger looking for more inspiration, I highly recommend jumping in and joining in on the fun! This week’s prompt is: Watch! I don’t own many watches…you know, since I have a device … Continue reading Sunday Scribblings – #110 Watch

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Renata’s Guide to Interviewing

Since I lost my full-time job back in September, I’ve had a handful of interviews. I don’t mean to brag, but I often am so intimidating to prospective employers I apply to that they often can’t even compose themselves enough to get back to me at all. Yeah, I’m that awesome. I’ve been fine-tuning my interview skills over the last few months, and I must … Continue reading Renata’s Guide to Interviewing

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Sunday Scribblings – #109 Peanut Butter

Happy Sunday, everyone! Every Wednesday, blogging buddy Aaron over at The Confusing Middle posts a “Sunday Scribblings” prompt for other bloggers to ponder and respond to on the following Sunday. If you’re a blogger looking for more inspiration, I highly recommend jumping in and joining in on the fun! This week’s prompt is: Peanut Butter! In my 29 years of life, my dad has taught … Continue reading Sunday Scribblings – #109 Peanut Butter

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Why I Could Never Compete on Survivor

“Do you watch Survivor? Or are you not still stuck in the year 2002 like me?” This is how I start many conversations from March through May and September through November every year. Survivor has been on for over twenty years now, and I recognize a large majority of people have not watched it since season 5. While I haven’t seen all of them, one … Continue reading Why I Could Never Compete on Survivor