Category: Life Musings
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An Honest Tenancy Application To A Potential Landlord
Application letters are nerve-wracking, especially tenancy applications. Writing a half-page introduction that’s meant to persuade a person you’ve never met that you are equal parts capable and likable, is a nightmare to get right. Because, up until recently, I was in the unfortunate situation of searching for an apartment in Amsterdam, I’ve had to write […]
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Apartment-Hunting in Amsterdam: A Day In The Life Of A Disillusioned Renter
With the lease to my current apartment expiring too soon for comfort, what started as casually looking for a new apartment to rent has turned into an intense sprint. To give you a taste of what this looks like, here’s some insight into the bleak state of the Amsterdam rental market.
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Realistic New Year’s Resolutions I’ll Be Making This Year
Having achieved none of my 2021 resolutions, I’ve decided to take a more realistic approach for 2022. This year, I’ve reworked all my failed resolutions of yore into something more achievable.
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Why Growing Up In A Small Town Isn’t Boring
If you’ve ever grown up in a small town where nothing ever happens, you know what it’s like to have to get creative with your free time. We did our best to fill our free time with creative and chaotic activities that I’ve only realized in retellings during adulthood were maybe a little strange. Here are the highlights.
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Signs You’re In A Toxic Friendship (From Someone Who’s Been There)
Ever experienced a bad friendship breakup? I’m talking about the sort of toxic friendship breakup that’s uncomfortably close to the one you had with the shitty ex that you had to block on every social media platform. We’re covering the signs of a toxic friendship today.
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I’ve Never Been Good at Sticking with Things: The Lifecycle of an Abandoned Hobby
I have more abandoned hobbies than I can even list. While I can’t remember each reason for picking them up or why I abandoned them, at this point, all I am sure of is that they all go through the same cycle. Here’s what it looks like.
Nicole Livelong 