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Category: pursuit of happiness

10 Lessons Learned in a Year of Dating

by Linda Nguyen on December 5, 2014May 24, 2016 in pursuit of happiness

I’m 31 and since I was 18, I’ve been in 3 relationships lasting 4 years, 7 months, and 6 years. Which means I never did a lot of casual dating… [Continue Reading]

Not Faking It Until I Make It

by Linda Nguyen on November 4, 2014November 4, 2014 in pursuit of happiness

I am back from my New York City trip. It was my sixth visit and also my hardest. Just two days into the trip I experienced a falling out with… [Continue Reading]

Experimenting with Being Naked

by Linda Nguyen on August 18, 2014August 17, 2014 in pursuit of happiness

I’ve started dating this year and I’ve been careful with doling out aspects of my personality and history. It’s safer and feels more responsible. I read in one of Brene… [Continue Reading]

Life Lessons Learned Through Improv

by Linda Nguyen on May 2, 2014May 6, 2014 in How-Tos, New Thing(s) of the Week, pursuit of happiness

A couple of months ago I went on an awful first date. There’s not much of a story there except that I found him too much of an intellectual elitist…. [Continue Reading]

Having Adventures Without Traveling

by Linda Nguyen on April 10, 2014 in How-Tos, New Thing(s) of the Week, pursuit of happiness, Travel

Some time ago a nomadic soul who recently planted roots asked me how I managed to keep the explorer in me fulfilled when I’m not traveling. There are infinite amount… [Continue Reading]

Happy As I Am

by Linda Nguyen on March 14, 2014March 14, 2014 in pursuit of happiness

In between the two big relationships of my life which cumulatively lasted almost ten years, I was single for most of two years. I remember I really came into my… [Continue Reading]

Truth at the Edge

by Linda Nguyen on January 23, 2014May 24, 2016 in pursuit of happiness

In high school, I really enjoyed my bioethics class. So much I took it again for another year. Then I pursued both a biology and a philosophy degree in hopes… [Continue Reading]

Awesome Things in My Life

by Linda Nguyen on November 28, 2013 in Lists, pursuit of happiness

♥ friends who show up with encouraging words, surprises, messages, phone calls, hugs ♥ getting Bob the dog for Thanksgiving ♥ my work computer is a laptop so I can… [Continue Reading]

Bruised Hips and Liberty

by Linda Nguyen on November 24, 2013May 21, 2014 in pursuit of happiness

I have bruises on my hips because I’m adjusting to walking around my new and unfamiliar bedroom around a bed I haven’t slept in over two years. This bed was… [Continue Reading]

Life Changes

by Linda Nguyen on November 16, 2013May 21, 2014 in pursuit of happiness

Today was moving day. I cried a lot.

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Linda Nguyen is a Texas Native who recently moved to North Carolina. She’s a blogger and photographer and loves eating noodles. This is her personal blog. She also writes a food blog.

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