Tag: memoir
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GeorgieNink.com Turns 1 Year
Usually we’re not supposed to toot our own horns but I’m going to start this post by saying that I am really proud of myself. Next week marks the first birthday of GeorgieNink.com! I’ve been writing here almost every Sunday for a year – about my current work, my past work, my marriage, my family,…
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Pause Your To Do List
(Try a done list) My brain says to me: I still feel like you have a lot to do, though it’s a relief to have the wedding planning behind us. You and Raja need to do the finances. Sell or give away the jars from the wedding centerpieces. Book an Airbnb for the Mexico trip!…
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The Blinding Gift of Freedom
A spring morning in 2018 I woke up sleepy and thought I would ask my friend John if we could just do half of our usual morning running loop. (I always think, when I wake up for a run and am still 75% asleep, that I could never make it for the full run I’d…
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My Long And Short Walk To The Altar
Just before our wedding ceremony last week, there was a kerfuffle up in the bridal suite, in the loft of the barn. Aren’t kerfuffles the most fun moments of family weddings? When we have kerfuffles in my (admittedly large) family, they tend to make us laugh and not stress. My little nephew had been sleeping…
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My Bachelorette Party and the Sunday Scaries
Last weekend was my Bachelorette party. My sisters and best friend organized it, and it was incredibly fun. They asked if I would have done anything different had I planned it myself, and I said no – a sign of how well they know me, I think! As I wrote to in the email introduction…
Curious Georgie 
–مرحبا سلام Thank you so much, what a lovely comment to receive! I think you’re right; we can’t always be…