Alyssa Kulesa

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    The Most Unconventional Way to Restore Your Internal Peace

    Insight The banging in my house was emblematic of the banging in my head.  “[theoretically] it’ll be done by Thursday,” he said.  That’s how I hear all sentences now, with theoretically attached. Whenever someone says something will be done by…

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    More Connection and Less Cringe: 10 Better Questions Than How Are you?

    Insight “What’s…” I quickly stopped my thumbs from typing the rest of the sentence. I was about to ask, “What’s up?” before remembering I’m an adult with a much larger vocabulary. Not to mention, if something were up, she’d have…

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    Instantly more interesting with these word swaps

    Insight “What’s…” I quickly stopped my thumbs from typing the rest of the sentence. I was about to ask, “What’s up?” before remembering I’m an adult with a much larger vocabulary. Not to mention, if something were up, she’d have…

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    Tiny Mushroom Tongues of the Sea…Or, Insights for How to Expand Your Comfort Zone

    Insight For my birthday the other night, Geoff planned a surprise tasting menu experience at a nearby restaurant.  If you saw my email about cookies, you know that Geoff and I love tasting menu experiences from time to time. As I…

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    Window shopping like a champ & knowing what you want

    We live a block over from one of Europe’s most coveted streets for retail storefronts, Calle Larios. While strolling home from grabbing a delicious cup of decaf this morning, I noticed a few of my favorite stores had changed their…

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    My birthday gift to myself, vanilla cake 🍰, and a grand experiment

    Hey Reader, When I was little, I always wanted white cake with vanilla frosting for my birthday. My mom hated this particular preference of mine and frequently tried convincing me that adding chocolate to the mix would really make for…