Jessyca Stoepker
Coffee shop humility
I’m not writing this to pat myself on the back, to brag about some high moral standards that I have or anything like that. I’m writing...
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Jessyca Stoepker
- Mar 30, 2019
- 5 min
Boundaries: An important part of your self-care routine
Can we just reflect on the fact that it is already April, as in A-P-R-I-L, 2019?!? Okay, thanks. I think it’s safe to say that everyone...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Feb 5, 2019
- 5 min
Valentine's Day is overrated and you can't change my mind
Consumerism. Single-use plastic. Annoying marketing tactics. Feelings of shame. Long wait times at overpriced restaurants. Making one day...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Dec 30, 2018
- 3 min
A quick & inaccurate rating of 2018
While January lasted 10 years, December has lasted 10 seconds. After a brown Christmas, I'm back to work planning out the year ahead. But...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Dec 3, 2018
- 5 min
Voice your passions
You never know to what extent your personal hobbies may affect your career. Flash back to sophomore year of college. Inspired after...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Nov 11, 2018
- 4 min
The not-so-pretty part of "self-care"
These days, "self-care" can mean just about anything. Social media gurus pose with lattes, comfy socks, and bath bombs and call it...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Oct 27, 2018
- 4 min
Salaried, but still stressed about money
To help out a friend working on an internship project, I volunteered an hour of my time the other day to answer some of his questions...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Oct 19, 2018
- 5 min
"Come back, but don't stay": Travel, education, and finding your sense of self
Like so many moms, mine was filled with a kind of hopeful sadness when I officially moved out of the house a few years ago. But she...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Sep 25, 2018
- 4 min
Writing: a love-hate relationship
Words, words, words. Whether I'm typing them out, writing them down, thinking of the best ones, or doubting if I spelled one right, words...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Aug 23, 2018
- 5 min
Flying solo
Like most people my age, I've lived with other people (family, friends, randomized roommates) my entire life. For a while, I was even...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Aug 14, 2018
- 3 min
Living (and loving) the nonprofit life
Ebullient: characterized by ebullience; having or showing liveliness and natural enthusiasm. This word beamed at me from the back of my...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Aug 7, 2018
- 4 min
Happily displaced
Moved out? Check. Moved in? Check. Job started? Check! Since my last post, I’ve leveled up in the adult world. When I grabbed the keys...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Jul 24, 2018
- 5 min
Changes on the (northern) horizon
This is my first blog post. Enjoy, and let me know what you think! As I write this, a cool nighttime breeze comes from the street to...
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