by Admin | May 20, 2022 | Shallow
The other day, while driving my kid to his baseball game, I tried to be hip and ask if the song playing was LilBaby. He laughed and said it was Lil Durk. Exasperated, I asked, “How many damn Lils are there?” He shrugged it off and said he didn’t know, but went on to...
by Admin | May 6, 2022 | Shallow
Here’s a fun story about the merits of following one’s intuition that masks as a beauty tip. Beauty tip: Buy the best. Notes on life: Follow your Intuition or bleed for a year. So on my 49th birthday. I did it. I finally got a nose ring. Gone were the days of...
by Mara Akil | Jul 26, 2021 | Shallow
I’ve declared that the rest of my days will be spent following my heart’s desires, being intentional about whom I share my time with, and being in real relationship with my favorite things. This region of InTheLandOfMara is dedicated to the fun of that promise and...
by Mara Akil | Jul 21, 2021 | Shallow
If you have proximity to a young one, then you’re already quite familiar with this diet — I mean healthy lifestyle. ( I’m sure the word “diet” has been canceled in this culture.) Or, if you remember reading Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar, then you absolutely...
by Mara Akil | Jul 20, 2021 | Shallow
There are some bad drivers out there. The one that inspired this real quick shallow essay (what I like to call a “moment of reflection”) fits the stereotype of the super bad driver, so I won’t be descriptive there. But for the story’s sake, I’ll call...
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