One of my favorite times of year to consume content is December. People commit to producing free content for us every day of the month for Blogmas, and the internet is better for it. I've tried (and failed) for many years to do Blogmas and felt guilty for not completing it. This year, I'm trying a different, unapologetic approach.

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It's Independence Day here in the United States of America! For today's post I knew I wanted it to be about what it means to be an American. Then I realized with the political and cultural climate here these days that I wanted to highlight a very special story of someone who spent over a decade in the US before deciding to become a US citizen. Today, I share the story of my very own mom.

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I've come a long way since I proclaimed myself as a feminist. Or, put another way, since I discovered I was feminist. I would consider myself a bad feminist because in that self-awareness and learning, I've made mistakes. I've made assumptions due to my frustrations and biases. The unlearning is just beginning, but I hope these mistakes I share will help you on your journey to self-empowerment.

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Today I enter the last year of my 20's. My 20's had a whole lot of changes and a lot of things that I thought were identity that turned out were toxic. I had a lot of burn out and growth, and now that I'm reaching the 29 I'm starting to feel like the 30's are really going to be my prime. Not what you thought you'd hear from someone finishing her 20's? I'm here to bust some myths you may have heard about this decade of your life.

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As a 28-going-on-29-year-old woman, there are two things society puts a lot of pressure on having in my life: marriage and kids. From social media FOMO, living in a neighborhood surrounded by families, and most recently becoming a Tita (aunt, in the Philippines) it's really easy to feel that I am missing out on what I've been conditioned to think is an essential component of womanhood. In today's article, I unpack my (potentially problematic) thoughts on not-a-motherhood.

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