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How to Equip Your First Kitchen on a Budget

September 26, 2024
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Adulting

Not having a meal plan means it's up to you to figure out what to eat. Here's how to equip your first kitchen to cook early and often--what you'll need and where you can save money.

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By Jacques
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For Graduating Seniors, an Invitation to Pause and Check In

May 5, 2024
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Meaning

As we sprint into May, graduating seniors at colleges around the country are wrapping up their last final exams, awash in reminiscing and thinking about–or avoiding thinking about–your diverging paths ahead. If this is you, I want to share a...

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By Jacques
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College Graduation, Separation, and Anticipation

May 22, 2023
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College graduation–or commencement–is a weird time. In a “normal” time, thousands of students around the country get ready to walk across a stage, maybe throw a hat in the air, and…then what? Unlike the collective celebration of high school graduations,...

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By Jacques
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Former Student Orientation: 4 Keys for Life After College

August 21, 2021
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Adulting, Career, Meaning

New students arrive on campus to hundreds of signs and advice to orient them to life in college. Life after college doesn't come with balloon arches or fight songs, but I hope this post can provide a few key practices to help get you oriented.

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By Jacques
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About Me

Jacques

Jacques is a story-teller and a connector. Since my own first years after graduation, I've been captivated by the questions of how how we build careers and make choices and meaning in our lives.

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