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Marzipan LOVES: May

May 31, 2010

Happy last day of May Marzipanlings! I have decided to resurrect a long lost MM tradition, where on the last day of every month I write about all of the wonderful things I was grateful for during the month, and dig deep in the Marzipan archives for some hot posts buried down deep from last [...]

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A Merry Life Guide to Creating a Better Health Blog

April 6, 2010

So, as a part of my little series about blogging where I wrote about being productive, the life of a social media pariah, and ask marzipan: blogging 101, I bring you this wonderful and informative interview with Mary from A Merry Life about her life as a blogger and author of a BRAND SPANKIN’ NEW [...]

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ask marzipan: how do I keep from passing my negative body image to my child?

February 19, 2010

Hi from New Zealand! Just found your blog today, really enjoying it! I’ve struggled with body image all my life, I’m now in my early 30s and have a baby daughter, and I’m realising I need to be very careful not to inadvertantly pass my negative vibes on to her. We naturally tell her she’d [...]

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ask marzipan: the teen sex issue

February 17, 2010

Man, oh man. I’ve been feeling like a sucky blog mommy this week. It’s hot. I’m tired. I’m too bored to do anything but watch SVU and Friday Night Lights on megavideo. I’ve been working my ass off finishing my financial aid, and if you’ve never seen the line at the Vieques post office you [...]

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ask marzipan: the virginity issue

February 6, 2010

Dear Marzipan, I’m about to become a 25 year old virgin who has never been in a real relationship.  And I feel like the biggest failure.  Sex isn’t something I take casually because I’m a very vulnerable person (aren’t we all at the core?). Having never been in a relationship makes me feel unlovable/ugly/dumb/fill-in-the-blank-internal insult.  [...]

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