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Shout Out to Long Distance Friends
Hey friend, if we live a ways apart this one’s for you. I have friends in at least 4 different states, that’s not a brag, it’s simply an acknowledgment and a chance to say I’m thankful for each of them. It’s been fun to visit people across the country lately. It makes me truly love even the simplest of trips. I love staying with friends in their homes, and doing normal life, and fun things around their home with them, even the grocery store in some cases to enjoy food together at home. It’s fun to message long distance friends, they’re one of the notable reasons I am so thankful…
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Types of (Swing) Dance
I love learning dances. Now I want to share a list of dances and some links to helpful resources so you can know what you’re getting yourself into with various kinds of dance. I’ve included the one’s on this list as their the one’s I’ve tried at one point or another. East Coast: The easy to learn dance, that is easier to add aerials to. I’ll add that this video doesn’t show the absolute basic step, it shows some fun turns and spins thought. With easy cost and Lindy hop (below) it is said that you kind of dance into the floor, in order to balance correctly and keep the…
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Skyways
I just got home from a short trip to North Carolina, it was great, on the plane ride home, I sat next to someone from Texas, it was a just a connecting flight, but enough time to have a nice conversation about the places we both live, and even a little bit about church. What’s funny though, to me as a Minnesotan is that when I talk about our Twin Cities, I usually end up mentioning the skyways, and forget that not many cities actually have this feature. Maybe you don’t know what I’m talking about either, allow me to explain. I tell people from around the country that Minnesota…
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The University of You
I’ve said it before that sometimes learning on YouTube is the way to go, sometimes reading is the way to go, sometimes listening to music is the way to learn, and there are numerous other ways, but I’ve noticed that although its can be awesome to learn from others we also teach ourselves, and “make our own curriculum” in some ways. I put this in quotes because it’s not at all about the university experience, its about discovering what the tools you need and learning what you need to know to succeed. I just taught myself how to draw lines in Adobe today, I didn’t watch a video, I’ve hardly…
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The Case and Critique for Roundabouts
I’m traveling this week and I’ve found myself in an area with more round-abouts then I’m used to, but I’m not driving so I’m okay with it for the most part. In Minnesota we don’t have many, and because they’re few and far between for the most part we’re not used to them. These kind of road designs are conflicting just because you may have to wait a while to get into a one-lane one, or they’re multi lane and seem ridiculously dangerous. As I was riding through one with my friend today, she expressed her frustration, and said she gets confused with them, and while we were on the…
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Growing Up
…is weird. All the sudden I’ve found myself an adult and all my friends are starting their careers. Many of my teacher friends have their own classrooms instead of sitting in them with me as a student. My nursing friends are working in hospitals. Don’t get me wrong I’m quite proud of my friends, they’ve worked hard, as have I but suddenly things seem different, not a bad different really either, just different. Add on this the fact that the kids I worked with in junior high are now in high school. And I’m still working with them, it’s crazy to think they’ll be in college soon. As my friend’s…
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When You Want to Avoid the Tough Moments
I was watching a YouTube video from one of my favorite commentators recently. The last thing he said in the video was “Just because at some point it may hurt, it doesn’t mean that it’s not a gift, and you don’t have the right to throw it all away.” (Steven Crowder) We all go through tough moments, but we have to remember the good things as well. He was mainly talking about his dog’s cancer diagnosis. To a certain extent, I knew where he was coming from because I lost my dog, Jack, to cancer back in college. Many of us have pets, and even though it can be hard…
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Swing Style
So on this blog, I’ve already talked about how I got into swing dancing, and where to find dances, now I want to show you an idea of what to wear, so you’ll have even more tools for when you get to go. For Ladies: I wear skirts, and dresses 90% of the time I go swing dancing, I think it’s more fun, and usually more practical. Though sometimes it gets a little cold, especially on route to an event. I usually go with a more fitted top, with short or long sleeves and a crew or collared neckline. The shirt shown here is from Target. Keep jewelery minimal especially…
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Upgrades
I have updated technology… for the most part, I don’t have the latest phone, but I have one that does what I need it to do. I don’t have the latest computer, I have one that does what I need it to do. I updated my car (I had to buy a different vehicle because my first car went kaput) to what I could afford while also keeping in mind that I wanted to have a relatively reliable car. When I buy an apartment, I plan to find a balance between space, amenities, and price. Some people update their devices every year, whether they need it or not, whether the…
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Habits
Sometimes we get so stuck in weird, annoying, or downright bad habits, that they can sometimes come to seem normal. What we have to realize is that often their not, that although the path is sometimes frustrating or even painful, change is necessary. Habits are hard to change and I’m trying to give more people grace with them, while also guiding them, and myself to change for the good. I heard a good example recently. Say you’re a right-handed person – it’s what seems right to you, imagine someone asking you to suddenly switch to the left hand. To some people that’s how changing habits, even for the good, can…
