Two girls in their twenties seeking to discover the excitement in both everyday moments and extraordinary travels.
Why Bucket of Gems
People always talk about bucket lists as faraway things full of big goals that seem unattainable without an immensity of time or money, like these large feats that are reserved for ‘one day.’ That’s all well and good, but we want to find the hidden gems that exist in everyday life and make action items on the daily, collecting moments big and small in an effort to produce a completed bucket list of everyday adventures.
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The Post-Grad Purgatory
Read more: The Post-Grad PurgatoryAs I sit here, laptop open, surrounded by job applications in my childhood bedroom with a heavy sense of uncertainty, I can’t help but feel like I’m trapped in the post-grad purgatory. The transition between academia and adulthood has proven to be quite difficult, leaving me stuck in this weird limbo. At first, the months…
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Beach Thanksgiving: Something New
Read more: Beach Thanksgiving: Something NewI grew up traveling for Thanksgiving every year, piling into the car and always getting stuck with the middle seat. We had portable DVD players that eventually were phased out in favor of listening to music on our phones, both of my sisters at some point using me as a headrest despite the fact (which…
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I don’t know how to introduce myself to the internet
Read more: I don’t know how to introduce myself to the internetI’m sitting here trying to think of the first things to say on this site, how to present myself in a way that feels true to who I actually am and not some manufactured version that sounds good. And that takes time, getting to know you and letting someone getting to know you. It also…
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Why now?
Read more: Why now?It’s a little random to start a blog on a whim, in a time in your life where you feel like you have the least going on in…a while. This isn’t around an event, a New Year’s Resolution (despite the timing– we had planned on a bit more of an ~accelerated~ timeline, but, you know…)…
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Hi there!
Read more: Hi there!Welcome to Bucket of Gems- we’re glad you’re here! You’ve reached the end of our archive blog posts- thanks for reading!
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