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3 days ago

Cha Cha on the Rocks with a Moldy Twist

I’m sure you’ve noticed. I haven’t mentioned my budget in a while. You thought I gave up, didn’t you? The truth is, I didn’t give up, but I also didn’t try for most of December. …or November, if I’m being honest. My budget was broken anyway.—According to my bank account…

Personal Development

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Cha Cha on the Rocks with a Moldy Twist
Cha Cha on the Rocks with a Moldy Twist
Personal Development

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Jan 16

Cha Cha Turns 38 (Part 2)

Against all odds, my birthday party carried on. The rain was awful. The Chargers were worse. But I did get all dressed up. In fact, I looked fucking incredible.-I should have taken a picture. Next time. Maybe. I’m so bad at pausing for pictures. Unfortunately, the Chargers lost. Twenty-seven to…

Self Improvement

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Cha Cha Turns 38 (Part 2)
Cha Cha Turns 38 (Part 2)
Self Improvement

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Jan 16

Cha Cha Turns 38 (Part 1)

Tonight is my birthday party! -Not for another three hours. So I have time to write here. Justin is watching the Chargers game. I hear him cheering unabashedly from the other room. …

Self Improvement

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Cha Cha Turns 38 (Part 1)
Cha Cha Turns 38 (Part 1)
Self Improvement

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Jan 13

Walking Free

2009 — the Cha Cha Back Beat — The first few steps are awkward and unconvincing. I shift through at least 10 songs on my pink ipod nano before I can be in sync with the perfect beat, at which point my leg muscles melt into each other, soothing away the past 8 hours of impact. Stimulated by…

Personal Development

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Walking Free
Walking Free
Personal Development

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Jan 13

Three Men and a Little Lady (Part 1)

It all started on Yom Kippor. After helping to run the youth programing at a synagogue on the Upper West Side, I joined my friend, Amy, at her cousins’ Break the Fast on 65 thand Central Park West. This year, Yom Kippor fell on a Saturday, so naturally, after drinking…

Personal Development

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Three Men and a Little Lady (Part 1)
Three Men and a Little Lady (Part 1)
Personal Development

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Jan 12

Friends in Real Life

I need more friends in real life.

Life

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Friends in Real Life
Friends in Real Life
Life

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Friends in Real Life

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Dec 22, 2022

When you are 38 and don’t want to have a baby

I am a 38 year old woman who has never wanted to have a baby. I’ve been saying this flippantly for years. Mostly on first dates. “If you want kids, I’m not the girl for you.” But as my biological clock ticks on, I’m suddenly aware that I’m reaching the…

Feminism

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When you are 38 and don’t want to have a baby
When you are 38 and don’t want to have a baby
Feminism

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Oct 27, 2022

Cha Cha on the Rocks with a Homemade Twist

My budget is going well! In fact, immediately after admitting to you that I have a problem I download the 21st-century excuse for a solution — an app. Aptly named, You Need a Budget (YNAB). My accounts are linked. Every purchase captured and counted. …

Personal Development

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Cha Cha on the Rocks with a Homemade Twist
Cha Cha on the Rocks with a Homemade Twist
Personal Development

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Jun 21, 2022

Cha Cha on the Rocks with a Financial Twist

Thank you for asking! Yes, my budget is going well!*:) — I told you, I’m not a quitter anymore. I know, you’re shocked. Well, I’ll have you know, immediately after admitting to you that I have a problem, I went ahead and downloaded the You Need a Budget (YNAB) app and got to work. I linked my bank and credit card…

Personal Development

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Cha Cha on the Rocks with a Financial Twist
Cha Cha on the Rocks with a Financial Twist
Personal Development

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Jun 14, 2022

Hello. My name is Cha Cha. And I have a problem spending money.

Hello. My name is Cha Cha. And I have a problem spending money. That came out wrong. I don’t have a problem spending money. I love to spend money. I’m good at it too. So good, even I don’t know how I do it. Which is what brings me here…

Personal Development

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Hello. My name is Cha Cha. And I have a problem spending money.
Hello. My name is Cha Cha. And I have a problem spending money.
Personal Development

6 min read

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