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Big Brother Season 27: A Bittersweet Goodbye
Finale night always carries a strange mix of excitement and sadness. For me, it’s not unlike the end of a summer spent working at Cedar Point. While I wasn’t locked away in a house for 90 days, I worked up to 100 hours a week, six days at a time, living in dorm housing and…
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The Sacred Stillness of August
“The stillness of August isn’t laziness, it’s wisdom. A sacred pause before the world speeds up again.” Taylor Swift captures it perfectly in August: “August slipped away into a moment in time.” That’s what the month feels like—an ephemeral stretch of golden light, where time slows just enough for us to savor it. For us,…
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Throwback Thursday: From Cedar Point to Social Security—Gen X and the Retirement Time Bomb
The year was 1992. June. Just one day after I graduated high school, my father dropped me off at Cedar Point, Ohio’s crown jewel amusement park, to begin my first real job as a restroom attendant. Potty Patrol wasn’t glamorous, but it was honest work. Minimum wage: $4.25/hour. My housing and food were deducted from…
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Wednesday Wisdom: Navigating Economic Uncertainty—A Recession or Just a Bump?
Wisdom for the Week: The economic climate has been a hot topic, and it’s hard not to notice the tension in the air. We’re feeling it in many places across the country—Las Vegas, for example, often feels the effects of a recession before the rest of us. And right now, we’re seeing the familiar signs:…
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🎡 Where Summer Lingers: The Timeless Magic of County Fairs
“The county fair is where summer lingers a little longer, and memories stick like cotton candy on fingertips.” As the golden light of late July fades into the hazy warmth of August, something magical takes hold in towns across Ohio and all across the country. For us here in the Buckeye State, it begins with…
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Big Brother Breakdown: Why BB Viewers on X Are Rooting for Ava (and Adrian Deserved Better)
Let’s be clear, I’m not a Big Brother superfan. You won’t catch me glued to live feeds or dissecting every move in the HOH room while I skip meals and ignore the laundry pile. I proudly fall into the casual viewer category—the kind who watches the primetime edit, then supplements with YouTube breakdowns from Kay…
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Life is a Bento Box: Back-to-School Shopping and the Art of Intentional Living
It’s hard to believe that it is already the end of July, and many kids are going back to school as early as NEXT WEEK! Time to gather up the requisite school supplies including cool backpacks and stylish lunch storage options. Gen X remembers the metal lunchboxes of our childhood. Mine held a PB&J sandwich,…
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“Slow It Down: A Gen X Wake-Up Call in a World Spinning Out”
In a world where time speeds like a bullet train, sometimes you just want to jump off, especially when the destination feels like a sure derailment. I’m a Gen X woman. I was raised in a world where we were warned about stranger danger, but still roamed the neighborhood until the streetlights came on. We…
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☀️ Summer 2025 Trends: Cozy, Conscious & Curated Why This Season Feels Like a Vintage Quilt and a Cold Glass of Lemonade
If Summer 2024 was all about “Tomato Girl Aesthetic” and “Mob Wife Core,” Summer 2025 is taking a deep breath, walking barefoot through the yard sale of your childhood, and reminding us that slowing down isn’t falling behind, it’s choosing intentionality. We’re entering a season stitched together with nostalgia, handmade touches, and quiet rebellion against…
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