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25 Things I Guess I Know #4: When in Doubt, Go with the Side Braid

Monday, September 12, 2016

Frisbee for ward FHE? Side braid.

Running 20 minutes late for work? Side braid.

First date? Side braid.

Friend's wedding? Side braid.

Meeting the leader of the free world? Side braid.

Accepting a Nobel Prize? Side braid.

I consider cutting hair too short to wear it in a side braid to be one of my greatest mistakes. It's the perfect hairstyle. The effortless short of chic that Audrey Hepburn would approve of. And really, what more of an endorsement do you need?

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25 Things I Guess I Know #3: Parallel Parking Should be an Endorsable Skill on LinkedIn

Thursday, August 25, 2016

I still remember my mom driving me to get my license when I was 16. I was super nervous and prayed that I wouldn't have to parallel park. Luckily, growing up in Nebraska leaves little need for parallel parking. I happily sailed through life without this little skill on my resumé.

Then I moved to the East Coast. When I lived in Baltimore I would drive around for ages looking for a parking spot that would spare me the need to have maneuver my car into a tiny space on the edge of the street. And I was largely successful in this endeavor. Recently I got a car with a rearview camera and all of a sudden I could parallel park. But I am wholly dependent on that camera. And I still get nervous--like a little kid being asked a question by a grown up.

So to those who can parallel park without a camera, I salute you. And if you leave a link to your LinkedIn, I'll endorse you, because this is a skill that should be recognized.

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25 Things I Guess I Know, #2: Take a Book Everywhere

Friday, August 19, 2016

We've all been there. We're waiting at the doctor's office and the receptionist announces that they're running 20 minutes behind. You look around at the stack of outdated magazines on the coffee table and then spend the half an hour scrolling through your social media feeds.

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