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Layaway Dreams: Life is Short (but you have plenty of time)

April 1, 2014by Jean Brown 11 Comments

When seeking happiness, developing a life plan, laying out dreams–it’s easy to get mired in a conundrum. On the one hand, life is short (i.e. you could die). An illness, tragedy, act […]

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Happiness

Once You’re a Parent, You’re Definitely an Adult

March 27, 2014by Jean Brown 6 Comments

During my late 20s, I started to feel like I was straddling a divide between young adulthood and full adulthood. At 28, I didn’t feel I qualified as an adult, though the […]

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Parenthood

The Millennial Generation… as Parents?

March 24, 2014by Jean Brown 13 Comments

Having been born in 1983, I’m an older Millennial (or Generation Yer–the generation born roughly between 1980-2000), and I can claim the distinction of being among the first wave of […]

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Commentary, My Generation

Clutter Overload: Time to Spring Clean!

March 19, 2014by Jean Brown 8 Comments

My gmail inbox has 1,902 messages in it. I’ve read them and just either not deleted or not filed them. Every so often, I attempt to clean out the inbox, […]

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Challenges, Life Hacks

Self-help: Please SEEK Safely!

March 14, 2014by Jean Brown 2 Comments

I sometimes feel uneasy writing a blog on topics that brush up against that giant self-help genre — cultivating happiness, finding your passions, becoming successful in life — given that […]

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Challenges, My Story

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