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The Writings
You have stumbled upon the page that holds just about every blog I've written. Some of my favorites include:
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Sarita
- Jan 3, 2023
- 5 min
What Will Be New this Year?
It's Going to be a Happy New Year, Right?
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Sarita
- Jul 9, 2022
- 12 min
The Iron Range, a Love Story
A Story of Love for the Place I Will Always Call Home
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Sarita
- Nov 24, 2021
- 8 min
And Just Like That, SATC is Back!
The universe may not always play fair, but at least it's got a hell of a sense of humor!
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Sarita
- Nov 18, 2021
- 18 min
I Once Held You in My Arms... My Adoption Story Pt. 2
Broken heart, healing heart.
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Sarita
- Nov 8, 2021
- 6 min
Those Skimpy Halloween Costumes!
You're practically half naked!
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Sarita
- Sep 9, 2021
- 15 min
Now You're Just Somebody That I Used to Know.
Hello Friend. Goodbye, Friend.
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Sarita
- Dec 7, 2020
- 9 min
Child Brides, Big Butts-Little Seats, Judgy Me, & Cats
The final blog in my Thrifting series!
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Sarita
- Sep 20, 2020
- 5 min
That Hair Post, and the Shear Madness that Followed...
A few days ago, I posted about my frustration regarding a hairy moment on the love-it-yet-hate-it Facebook. The reactions I received...
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Sarita
- Aug 10, 2020
- 8 min
That's Not a Knife- THIS is a Knife..."
Adventures in Thrifting & Thrifting Tips Episode 3: “That’s Not a Knife- THIS is a knife!!” Every now and then, we bring a child with us...
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Sarita
- Aug 6, 2020
- 8 min
Hangry (han·gry | \ ˈhaŋ-grē) Informal: irritable or angry because of hunger
Adventures in Thrifting & Thrifting Tips Episode 2: “I’m just Hangry ok?” On a particularly beautiful Wednesday, our thrifting adventures...
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Sarita
- Aug 6, 2020
- 10 min
That's a Little Spendy...
Adventures in Thrifting & Thrifting Tips Episode 1: “That’s a Little Spendy” So those of you who know me probably know that I...
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Sarita
- Mar 27, 2020
- 4 min
"I Learned a Woman is Never an Old Woman." ~ Joni Mitchell
Mothers are People Too! No really, they are. As I get older, I am realizing something I wish someone had told me in my younger years,...
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Sarita
- Oct 11, 2019
- 7 min
Deliciousness- Written in Stone
Usually we go to the North Loop in Minneapolis for great food. This is only because we’ve become comfortable there. That’s the main...
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Sarita
- Aug 2, 2019
- 5 min
Milk...Bar-None
Milk. The essence of life. The first thing we taste as infants. The first delightful surge of sweet goodness we experience within the...
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Sarita
- Jul 19, 2019
- 11 min
So... You Want to Get a Dog...
So you want a dog? Read this first! Let me just preface by letting you know that I’m not a dog trainer. I’m not an expert in all things...
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Sarita
- Jun 26, 2019
- 4 min
I'm Just Here for the Tacos
Street Tacos. They’re pretty much everything. They are the heart and soul of us brown people. So when a friend of mine suggested...
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Sarita
- Mar 19, 2019
- 7 min
Whatta Man Whatta Man Whatta Mighty Good Man- Yes He Is!
Thank you, stepdads, thank you fathers, thank you dads, thank you Grandpas, thank you all you father figures out there who are stepping...
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Sarita
- Feb 13, 2019
- 8 min
...the Heck???
I’ve been secretly annoying myself and laughing at myself at the same time. Here’s how: I’ve started noticing that the older I get, the...
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Sarita
- Feb 1, 2019
- 9 min
Touched By an Angel
‘Tis joy when you feel no pain. I’m telling you, if you suffer from any kind of chronic illness, or pain, even fatigue, there is nothing...
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Sarita
- Jan 9, 2019
- 9 min
Thank Heaven for Little Girls
In case those of you who see me on the regular wonder why I’m dying my hair more often and keeping a bottle of red wine on hand, it’s...
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Sarita
- Dec 20, 2018
- 6 min
"What's In the Box???" (actually, where is it?)
It’s a crazy, crazy world. Things happen. Well, that’s not the term most people use, including myself, but my parents are reading this,...
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Sarita
- Dec 12, 2018
- 7 min
Do I Know You? Do You Think You Know Me?
“Wow! And this whole time I thought you were a b***h!” That is an actual thing someone said to me, sober, not in jest, but in a shocked...
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Sarita
- Dec 11, 2018
- 6 min
Death Cab for Cutie... A Treacherous Lyft Ride!
I love to travel. My best friend (a.k.a. "the Wife") Kristen loves to travel. We try and go on a little trip together once a year or...
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Sarita
- Dec 5, 2018
- 10 min
This Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Who do you love? That is an interesting question. Who do you love? Before you start listing family members, pets, friends... where do...
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Sarita
- Nov 28, 2018
- 8 min
Shiver Me Tinder...😱🔥
Just looking at the blank page in front of me is enough to make me shake my head. There’s so much to say and I don’t know where to...
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Sarita
- Nov 26, 2018
- 7 min
Not to Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth or Anything but...
Guys, this one’s for you. It’s that time of year when you have to come up with a gift for the significant other in your life. Maybe you...
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Sarita
- Nov 21, 2018
- 5 min
40 & Fabulous
Do you any of you have teenagers? They are the best. And sometimes the worst. Hahaha! You know what I mean. I was thinking about...
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Sarita
- Nov 20, 2018
- 20 min
"However Motherhood Comes to You... It's a Miracle." - My Adoption Story
A Story of the Greatest Love on Earth
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Sarita
- Nov 18, 2018
- 5 min
Under the Sea...🦐
National Seafood month is in October. So we’re a little late to the party (rebels that we are,) but friends let me tell you, there’s...
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Sarita
- Nov 16, 2018
- 4 min
Deckles and Peppers and Ramen- Oh My!
If you find yourself in the Cities, (Out of Staters, this is what we Minnesotans call Minneapolis/St. Paul) you absolutely need to pay a...
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Sarita
- Nov 14, 2018
- 3 min
Lather, Rinse, Repeat. (Social Media, that is.)
Unfriended. Unfollowed. Unsubscribed. These are words we are familiar with. When it happens to us, it brings out a response that...
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Sarita
- Nov 14, 2018
- 4 min
To Tree or Not to Tree...That is the Question
It’s fast approaching that Most Wonderful Time of the Year, and this year I lost the argument with myself and opted to put my tree up...
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Sarita
- Nov 13, 2018
- 3 min
Country Girl or City Girl. Pick a Side?😟
Good Morning Friends. I debated blogging about this because I’m pretty non-confrontational and I didn’t want to stir up a dust storm. ...
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Sarita
- Nov 12, 2018
- 2 min
Well, We Were Gonna Do Salad but...🤷🏽♀️
So today was definitely a treat! Thankfully the bestie had the day off, so we were able to go and have lunch at one of our favorite...
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Sarita
- Nov 11, 2018
- 4 min
Way Up North Where There's Ice & Snow...
My fellow Minnesotans! I'm going to discuss a little area we like to call Ely. Yes, Ely, Minnesota. For those of you out of state or...
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Sarita
- Nov 11, 2018
- 5 min
To Stay at Home, or Not...That is the Question
One thing I’ve noticed since I’ve been a stay at home/work from home person, is that I absolutely love the escape from the noise of a...
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Sarita
- Nov 10, 2018
- 2 min
Sometimes I Give In...
Ok so those are images from Pinterest. My bacon actually DOES look like that, but... it's bacon so we ate it before I thought of taking...
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Sarita
- Nov 9, 2018
- 5 min
Dreams & Friends
Whether you do coffee mornings, wine nights or play dates, what do you chat about with your closest friends? Might I suggest.... your...
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