HeyJaredThis Wasn't the Plan
For anyone who planned a different life and is living a better one anyway. Essays on travel, self-identity, natural health, and who you are when no one’s watching. Penned by someone who peaked in 2010 and has absolutely no regrets.
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Are You "Team Hands" or "Team Fork"? (opens the original)
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I have to tell you the story behind a pickle postcard that sits on my office desk at home, amongst my Lisbon coffee coaster, picture of my mini in her ballet fit, and my focus-inducing rose water and ivy scented candle.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="477.33
Two new "forever chemical" pesticides are headed for your food (opens the original)
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Am I Losing My Mind or Is This Just Perimenopause? (opens the original)
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My ears have been ringing for almost a year. A steady, low pitch that lives behind my eardrum and refuses to stop. I Googled it at 3ish in the morning when I couldn’t sleep, because that’s when I do my best medical research, and learned two things. It’s probably tinnitus. Also, some people believe tinnitus means spirits are trying to talk to you.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1554019320-1d60feb9306c?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixi
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