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The Life and Shenanigans of Courtney Birst

Fridge Poetry, 3rd Edition

A few weeks ago, Tamera spent a lazy Saturday putting all the magnetic poetry on my fridge:

Several hours later, when she’d finished, the fridge was covered with words, and the lovely sentences and poems began forming.
  
You can see the 2nd Edition here; enjoy the newest editions, which will surely change and evolve as others wander [...]

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A Simple Equation

Last night, over dinner, Bachelor #2 and I stumbled upon that ever-deep conversation that is usually discussed very carefully after several bottles glasses of wine. We, on the other hand, decided to tackle it while working on our second drink.
What exactly am I referring to you ask? Well I’ll give you a hint: it starts with [...]

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Crossing ‘Em Off!

Without even trying or realizing it, this weekend I crossed off an item from my To Do In This Lifetime list. Usually items on this list are crossed off with fanfare and occassionally a bit of planning - afterall, one can’t simply decide to run a marathon and then the next day complete it. Nope, [...]

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Happy Birthday to My Blog!

One year ago yesterday I started this shiny blog with this post. So much has happened in the past year. I’ve posted about the infamous List and the countless home improvement projects I undertook in the past year. I’ve posted about running and therapy and drinking way too much red wine with my girlfriends. I’ve posted [...]

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We’d Make a Helluva Super Hero Team

During a recent slightly-tipsy conversation with KP, he confided he’d discovered his Super Powers. Eager to know what they were (could he fly?! See through brick walls - or even better - clothing?! Become invisible?! Quack like a duck?!), I quickly inquired as to what these newly discovered super powers were.
“I have the uncanny ability [...]

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