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    The Modern Wedding: One year later

    Editor’s note: All images are courtesy of the incredibly talented Jessica and Sarah at Cocoa Blue. They are amazing, they’re based in Montana but travel the world and they come…

    Posted on June 18, 2012 by themoderngal
    Posted in health and exercise personal experience sports

    Push it

    I did something so out of character for me this morning. I got up at 5 a.m. in order to make a triathlon training session. There previously were only two…

    Posted on June 16, 2012 by themoderngal
    Posted in fashion marriage personal experience

    M:PT Weeks 4 and 4 1/2

    But first, some modern theater. Context: The Modern Love Machine is a high-school math teacher. He is also a morning person. When school’s in session, he’s rolling out the door…

    Posted on June 6, 2012 by themoderngal
    Posted in fashion personal experience shopping

    My day of win

    The following three things happened to me yesterday: 1. A book I put a hold on at the library became available. Not a huge deal, but it’s always nice —…

    Posted on May 24, 2012 by themoderngal
    Posted in life personal experience religion and faith writing exercise

    The mystery of grace

    Source: jengray.com via The Modern Gal on Pinterest  I’ve fallen in love with both the concept of grace and the word itself. The first time I thought about the concept…

    Posted on May 22, 2012 by themoderngal
    Posted in personal experience shopping technology

    The $80 Screwup

    The Modern Love Machine and I happened into a couple of well-timed but unrelated financial windfalls this month (quitting a job sure can pay well! buying a new car does…

    Posted on April 25, 2012 by themoderngal
    Posted in employment life personal experience pets sports

    Adjustments

    I turned in my company-issued Blackberry yesterday, which means I’m down to my one and only iPhone. For about four years, I’ve double-fisted phones in an effort to keep work…

    Posted on March 29, 2012 by themoderngal
    Posted in basketball employment football life personal experience sports

    What I’ve been up to for the past decade

    Every year some research firm ranks 200 kinds of jobs from best to worst, and being a reporter is usually within 15 spots of the bottom, ranked among low-paying industrial…

    Posted on March 26, 2012 by themoderngal
    Posted in basketball college family food and drink holidays life love and relationships marriage personal experience pets sports

    Merry Leap Day

    Four years ago, back in the days when I posted to this blog not once but twice daily (those were the days), I decided to do 29 new things on…

    Posted on February 29, 2012 by themoderngal
    Posted in friendship life personal experience

    Bush league

    You know those days where you wake up and you just feel off? You’re tired despite having gotten enough sleep. You spill your coffee. You look in your closet and…

    Posted on January 21, 2012 by themoderngal
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