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Wondering what to be when you grow up? Get some perspective.

Featuredby Jean Brown 8 Comments

What do I want to be when I grow up? I’ve asked this question on the self-styled life before. And if you’re new here, read this, or this, or this, […]

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Inspiration, My Story, Parenthood

The Adult Gap Year: Sabbatical

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A while back, I discussed the virtues of a gap year — a common practice in Europe in which students take a year off between high school and university to travel. […]

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Inspiration, Life Hacks, Travel

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

April 1, 2014by Jean Brown 10 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

Capturing Creativity when You’re Really, Really Busy

March 12, 2014by Jean Brown 11 Comments

There are many things to love about AMC’s Mad Men (hello, Don Draper!), which chronicles the drama of the advertising industry in the 60s, but one of my favorite aspects is its […]

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Challenges, Life Hacks

Love at First Site?

March 5, 2014by Jean Brown 1 Comment

As I revel in my newfound contentment, happy with the status quo and excited by the prospects for our future, I still hold onto one nagging question: where will we […]

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Happiness, My Story

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