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Hi,
I'm Aubre!

I am a mother of two and a first year MSW student. A few years ago, I traded the hustle of Brooklyn for a quieter life in upstate New York. I am a self proclaimed homebody, and a true hobbyist at heart. I also share my experience as an online MSW student in my forties and the joys of my ordinarily extraordinary life. 

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Best Recipes

The Best Chicken If You Follow These Rules

People & Issues

Jessica Pettway: A Life Gone too Soon

Mental Health

The Power of Yes: 4 Reasons to Say Yes More than No

Friendship

A Friend in Waiting: Getting to Know My Neighbor

Love

My New York City Hall Wedding

THE ARCHIVE

City Escape

City Escape

The Best Reasons to Relocate to the Capital District of NY

The Capital Region has been exactly what I was looking for—a place that truly fits the lifestyle...

Home

Home

Things in My Home That Spark Rage Instead of Joy

Homes are meant to be lived in, so these infuriating items are part of the fabric of my home.

Watching

Watching

Was I the Only One Tearing up with Virginia?

Love is Blind Season 8 had me tearing up with Virginia and her mother as they shared a…

Beauty

Beauty

Why I Quit the Beauty Maintenance Olympics

There I was, panting, chasing, and adjusting to meet an ideal that never belonged to me in the first place.

Friendship

Friendship

At What Point Do Adults Lose Their Ability to Form New Friendships?

There’s no exact age when forming new friendships becomes “hard,” but the shift is real. It happens gradually...

Parenting

Parenting

Parenting through Pain: Navigating Motherhood with Chronic Illness and Love

For the last two hours, all I could hear and feel outside of my beating heart was the throbbing and unbearable pain

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