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My To-Don’t List

On February 2, 2016February 1, 2016 By amandakusekIn LivingLeave a comment

I am a total nerd for lists. Lists and calendars help keep my scattered brain somewhat focused even though it's generally just a mess of ideas, questions, memories, and junk that just kind of scrambles in and out the door before I get a grasp on it. I have a planner full of lists, a …

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And Now the Words are Bubbling Up…

On October 20, 2015October 20, 2015 By amandakusekIn On Writing1 Comment

It's silly how I've let an education from 15 years ago change the way I write. Silly and embarrassing. But this is how we grow. This is how we change how we write. And this is how we change how we live.

Gerascophobia – The Fear of Getting Older

On September 30, 2015September 29, 2015 By amandakusekIn LivingLeave a comment

It's hard to tell if I am an official gerascophobe or just damn close, but whatever the case, I'm afraid of getting older and more so than the average person. I have been this way since I turned 16. Up until that point I had always wanted to be older. I wanted freedom. I wanted to …

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Being a Woman: I Did It All Wrong

On August 24, 2015August 23, 2015 By amandakusekIn LivingLeave a comment

I've been spending a lot of my time thinking about women. More specifically, what it means to be a woman and how I interact with other women. I think about the single moms that I know, the athletes that I know, the single women, the coupled women, the women I work with, the women I …

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How Do I Build a Meaningful Life?

On August 15, 2015 By amandakusekIn Living3 Comments

My first post after a long hiatus and I find myself deeply changed but not yet able to cope with those changes, or what they mean, or how they will alter the course of my life. What I am trying to learn, what I think we all wish to ultimately achieve in one way or …

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