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Fashion Exhaustion

We elderly millennials—the 35+ crowd—are having a moment in fashion. A bad moment. You knowContinue reading

Lisa SwanderJanuary 21, 2022January 21, 2022

The Friendship Onion and Reclaiming My Fandoms

One thing I’m taking away from my reconnection with fan culture is that, whatever the thing is that brings you joy? It’s yours. And somehow, that also makes it everyone else’s, because authentic joy is contagious.

Lisa SwanderOctober 29, 2021October 29, 2021

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Indiana Blog and the Scrolling of Doom

Why do we doomscroll? Our brains aren’t good at resisting bad news, especially on social media, even when we know better.

Lisa SwanderAugust 20, 2021October 22, 2021

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Travel Is Helpful: People Edition

On my last trip, I stopped panicking long enough to remember something obvious—a fresh set of scenery is one of the reasons travel feels so nice. It’s a reminder that there’s more on this planet than you and your stupid problems.

On this trip, with even less panic, I remembered something less obvious—a fresh cast of characters is a benefit of travel, too.

Lisa SwanderJuly 23, 2021October 22, 2021

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Herd Happiness

We’ve spent the past year afraid of crowds, but crowd psychology applies to positive things, too. Take the wave, for instance.

Lisa SwanderJuly 9, 2021October 22, 2021

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How 2020 Made Me Weird(er)

After a year of staying at home, even simple acts of going out in public seem like feats of strength.

Lisa SwanderJune 4, 2021October 22, 2021

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Getting Back to Being Bored

As a kid, I had fantastic tolerance for boredom. Over the past year, however, my boredom muscles seemed to have atrophied. That’s not good.

Lisa SwanderMay 21, 2021October 22, 2021

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Growing, Blogging, and Cringing

I found an almost twenty-year-old blog of mine this week, and it is EMBARRASSING. That’s a good thing—it means I’m not finished.

Lisa SwanderMay 7, 2021October 22, 2021

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Vitality Deprivation and Me

Everybody, I left my house last week. As a matter of fact, I left myContinue reading

Lisa SwanderApril 16, 2021October 22, 2021

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Diet Riot

Well, it’s still February, so we might as well talk about dieting.

Lisa SwanderFebruary 19, 2021October 22, 2021