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Graduation Party Planning: Planning When You Just Want to Sleep
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Graduation Party Planning: Planning When You Just Want to Sleep

By Star LaBranche
May 29, 2019
in :  Event Planning, Parties, Ponderings, Star's Graduation Party
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Graduating from college (again) is an awesome feeling. For some reason I thought my second bachelor’s would be far less fraught with danger and mental illness than my first, but it definitely was on par with the my first undergraduate experience. While I plan my graduation party, still in the midst of school, I find myself wanting to sleep more …

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Elbows Down, Pinkies Up: RSVPing for Tea Parties
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Elbows Down, Pinkies Up: RSVPing for Tea Parties

By Star LaBranche
April 23, 2019
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Estonian singer/songwriter Kerli was featured on the Alice in Wonderland soundtrack with her song “Tea Party.” In this jaunty song she sings, “Didn’t RSVP, that’s okay, it’s okay.” But really… is it? RSVP stands for “Répondez s’il vous plaît” a French term meaning “respond please.” So what is the point of an RSVP? Simply to let the host know how …

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I am Slightly Manic: Or, Why I Risked Everything for a Cat Cake
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I am Slightly Manic: Or, Why I Risked Everything for a Cat Cake

By Star LaBranche
April 18, 2019
in :  Ponderings, Star's Graduation Party
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My graduation creeps ever closer and as I continue to finish classes and turn in assignments, I’m also planning a small graduation party. Oh, and I couldn’t afford to pay $3000 for my medications last month and I’ve been off two of them ever since. You might think to yourself, what does mania have to do with party planning? The …

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Coming Home: What Does it Even Mean?
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Coming Home: What Does it Even Mean?

By Star LaBranche
February 12, 2019
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home the leasing office employee will hand it to me with my keys. she will congratulate me on it and I will smile and say thank you while looking it over to take in every corner. I imagine it’s a perfect square wrapped in soft pink paper, each crease so neat. I’ll open it when I get to my new …

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Crack [Insert Name of Food Here]: Is it all Really Crack Though?
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Crack [Insert Name of Food Here]: Is it all Really Crack Though?

By Star LaBranche
January 14, 2019
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I see a lot of recipes on the good ole Pinterest and entirely too many of them are named “Crack Chicken Dip,” “Crack Beef Tenderloins,” “Crack Casserole,” etc. It’s confusing, because, first of all, it’s used so frequently  and some of the dishes are vastly different, but they all bear the same name. Not to mention that it tells me …

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I'm a 30-something digital marketing team member who loves to plan! I have two awesome cats, a great boyfriend, and a lust for life. Follow along in my adventures as I learn how to cook, design, set tables, and whatever else comes my way.

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