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All the Single Ladies: In Defense of Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2016

All the Single Ladies: In Defense of Valentine’s Day

  I love Valentine's Day. I know it's kind of a stupid, manufactured holiday, but I can't help myself. I love love. I've had a handful of disappointing ones, though. I've spent plenty of them feeling sorry for myself, masochistically scrolling through friends' and acquaintances' IDA: ... read more

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The BGF (Best Guy Friend)

October 5, 2015

The BGF (Best Guy Friend)

Everyone loves my friend Tony. He's the kind of person who has 1,853 Facebook friends and has probably had an impact on at least 1,852 of them. (That's his ACTUAL Facebook friend count. And that one person probably added him so her friend could check him out or something.) He's been in dozens of ... read more

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When You Can’t Fall Out of Love

August 25, 2015

When You Can’t Fall Out of Love

I've been single for almost 7 years. I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure that's a kind of a long time. It feels like an eternity when I think about how much has changed between then and now and how many lives I've lived in between. At least they feel like other lives — those temporary, fast-moving ... read more

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For My Sister on Her Wedding Day

July 20, 2015

For My Sister on Her Wedding Day

On June 27th my sister, Trisha, married Bryce, the love of her life, in the most beautiful, special, joyous ceremony (followed by a super rockin' dance party). I could have gone a million different ways with my maid of honor speech, but I landed on this. Here's what I said to my sister on her ... read more

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Forever 31 -or- A Lesson in Discovering My Story

May 19, 2015

Forever 31 -or- A Lesson in Discovering My Story

A few years ago I heard someone say that asking "What do you do?" to a stranger has become outdated. "What do you do?" is, of course, code for "What is your job?" which, he thought, isn't really the best way to get to know a person, especially a person who doesn't identify with their line of work or ... read more

Filed Under: goals & dreams, life lessons, mishaps & fails, relationships, singleness 14 Comments

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I’m Tara. I’m a single 30-something hot mess figuring out this awkward, beautiful, somewhere-in-between stage of life. My hope is that you will be encouraged by my mishaps and revelations and embrace whatever step of the journey you're in. No filters. No sugar-coating. Just a wholotta realness from my heart to yours.

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