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That Time You Cleaned Up -- "It’s not what you LOOK like. It’s what you DO like."

Annie D. Stutley

6 days ago
7 min

That Time You Cleaned Up -- "It’s not what you LOOK like. It’s what you DO like."

I needed to give the impression that we were an ideal candidate, not just clean, but desirable.

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That Time You Changed Things Up -- The phrase you didn’t know you needed to hear

Annie D. Stutley

Sep 18
4 min

That Time You Changed Things Up -- The phrase you didn’t know you needed to hear

We’re still not sure what the phrase actually meant at its origin. The words are entirely contradictory.

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That Time You Read the Bold Print, or 7 Awesome Dance Workouts and 1500 Other Words You Won't Read

Annie D. Stutley

Sep 11
8 min

That Time You Read the Bold Print, or 7 Awesome Dance Workouts and 1500 Other Words You Won't Read

In the history of this little blog that could, I have written three lists. Until today.

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That Time You Kept the Miracle Going--The more vacations change, the more they stay the same

Annie D. Stutley

Aug 28
7 min

That Time You Kept the Miracle Going--The more vacations change, the more they stay the same

Vacations change, but do we?

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That Time You Knew Enough -- Coming-of-age as told by a mother for her daughter

Annie D. Stutley

Aug 20
6 min

That Time You Knew Enough -- Coming-of-age as told by a mother for her daughter

I can’t help but ask if she’s setting herself up for just another one of life’s manipulative phases...

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That Time You Learned Your Lesson -- Free will...friend or foe?

Annie D. Stutley

Aug 14
7 min

That Time You Learned Your Lesson -- Free will...friend or foe?

But I was doomed. And that became the day I learned what “guilty by association” meant.

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That Time You Told Them To Eat It -- Going from disaster to disaster fabulous

Annie D. Stutley

Jul 23
6 min

That Time You Told Them To Eat It -- Going from disaster to disaster fabulous

Can I say “eat it” to my child? Probably not. So I told it to her straight with a little drag.

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That Time Your Middle Finger Saved the World -- Your hand in ending a soapbox society

Annie D. Stutley

Jul 17
7 min

That Time Your Middle Finger Saved the World -- Your hand in ending a soapbox society

They were exhausted, close to hating each other, and definitely plotting my demise -- presumably by way of a rabid guinea pig.

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That Time You Were Caught (In a Game) -- Time's tricky tug-of-war

Annie D. Stutley

Jul 3
6 min

That Time You Were Caught (In a Game) -- Time's tricky tug-of-war

Thirteen years had come and gone, but heading down the drive after my pilgrimage, reminded of what wasn’t mine anymore.

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That Time You Didn’t Force It -- A father’s advice in the midst of a nightmare

Annie D. Stutley

Jun 26
7 min

That Time You Didn’t Force It -- A father’s advice in the midst of a nightmare

The three words that pulled me from a chronic nightmare

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That Time You Went Rogue -- It’s not the destination, Kid. It’s the journey.

Annie D. Stutley

Jun 17
8 min

That Time You Went Rogue -- It’s not the destination, Kid. It’s the journey.

Some of us are visionaries. And some of us are visionary overlords.

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That Time You Fell Down the Rabbit Hole -- When being yourself is the thrill of a lifetime

Annie D. Stutley

Jun 5
6 min

That Time You Fell Down the Rabbit Hole -- When being yourself is the thrill of a lifetime

I wanted to be different because at the crux of every phase was the truth that I didn’t really know who I was enough to “be myself.”

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That Time You Were the Omega Dog -- What humans can learn from pack mentality

Annie D. Stutley

May 29
8 min

That Time You Were the Omega Dog -- What humans can learn from pack mentality

Maybe wolves and dogs aren’t assholes after all. Maybe they’re more like the rest of us?

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That Time You Made “The Face” -- Why we can’t accept compliments

Annie D. Stutley

May 21
7 min

That Time You Made “The Face” -- Why we can’t accept compliments

When did a compliment go from fabulous to icky?

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That Time You Still Gave May the Middle Finger -- When 2020 hands us its beer

Annie D. Stutley

May 13
9 min

That Time You Still Gave May the Middle Finger -- When 2020 hands us its beer

The following is a Tale of Two Mays….

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That Time You Hustled in Fuzzy Socks -- A Pocket Pep Talk

Annie D. Stutley

May 12
1 min

That Time You Hustled in Fuzzy Socks -- A Pocket Pep Talk

The perfect bite-sized read for anyone whose self-limiting attitude is preventing an unstoppable spirit.

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That Time You Let Down Your Hair — When we are the villain in our own story

Annie D. Stutley

Apr 29
8 min

That Time You Let Down Your Hair — When we are the villain in our own story

And I, her kidnapper, had held her captive for so long that I’d forgotten what it was about her that frightened me.

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That Time You Cursed Like a Toddler -- The wisdom of a foul mouth

Annie D. Stutley

Apr 22
7 min

That Time You Cursed Like a Toddler -- The wisdom of a foul mouth

You can always find another word for "very". And sometimes that word is the F-word, frankly.

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That Time You Were the Grinch That Stole Easter -- Lessons from traditions under quarantine

Annie D. Stutley

Apr 15
7 min

That Time You Were the Grinch That Stole Easter -- Lessons from traditions under quarantine

There are things I can’t control -- like holidays during a quarantine.

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That Time You Went From Zero to One -- Women can have midlife crises too

Annie D. Stutley

Apr 7
7 min

That Time You Went From Zero to One -- Women can have midlife crises too

I had to look like I was in control even while out of control, like a drunk who says, “I got it!” even as she trips over her own feet.

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