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Why We Need to Start Normalizing Normal Houses
Recently I was inspired by a reel on Instagram about the importance of normalizing normal houses. You know the ones. The houses where the wood cabinets are all original. The ones where the furniture doesn’t match, and there’s a permanent stain on the carpet from when you dropped tacos all over it. Maybe there’s a…
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Welcome to Humble Hollow
Welcome to Humble Hollow. You may be wondering why I decided to shake things up around here. What happened to LettersFromPaigeE? Truthfully? It’s because I’ve changed. The content that I share will be similar to what you’ve grown used to, but it’ll be more organized and I’m hoping to post more of it. Although I…
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Stretching Toward the Sun
Two weeks ago I purchased a basil plant and used most of it for a frittata. What remains is a limp rod with two thumbprint-sized leaves surrounded by tattered stems. Although my instincts scream that this is a failed science project at best, I cannot bring myself to throw it away. Why? Because every morning…
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Why Everyone Should Find Their Faith
“Religions are different roads converging at the same point. What does it matter that we take different roads, so long as we reach the same goal?” -Gandhi Having faith has a bad reputation in the United States because extremists throughout history have tainted the word. Now, when someone says they’re religious, many of us wonder…
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Secrets to a Happy Home
Last weekend we left for a wedding across the country at 1AM and returned two-ish days later at 2AM. To say we were over-fatigued is an understatement and our trip wasn’t exactly smooth. My husband’s suit never arrived at the rental place, which was a problem considering he was in the groom’s party. Our rental…
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Wait…Do I Kinda Like Winter?
Something odd happened earlier this year. While I was thrilled when Spring approached because it’s one of my favorite seasons (if not THE favorite), at times I found myself missing Winter. Like most people, I was taught to think that Winter is a bitter season; one that is simply too cold and too gray to…
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Is More, More?
I remember the moment vividly. It was the first day of a macroeconomics class in college, and the professor asked us each to answer whether we believe that “more is more” or “less is more.” The first two rows of students answered, “more is more.” But when it got to me, I said “less is…
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Finding Joy in Daily Chores
As I was scrolling through Pinterest, I came across a quote from someone who claimed that everyone naturally likes household chores so long as we don’t focus on how long it takes us to do them. Like many of you, my first reaction was a groan. There’s a reason people call them chores–they aren’t meant…
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Stealing Joy
A few weekends ago, I was extremely cranky. Outside, it was gray, gloomy, and pouring down rain–not exactly the type of weather to pull me out of a bad mood. I didn’t know why I was so miserable. My life was full of many blessings that I was grateful for. Nothing bad had happened. Sometimes,…
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Chasing Cherry Blossoms and My Thoughts on an Adventure Mentality
A few months ago during my lunch break, I was taking my usual walk around campus when I noticed several stunning cherry blossom trees in the distance. To get to them meant that I’d have to journey uphill about a mile away from the building that I work in, and I was already pretty tired…
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