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RiverBender Blog: I Moved, Then Returned to My Old Home

This past weekend, among all the stress of my move to a new place , I found myself on a road...

RiverBender Blog: I Spent Five Days in L.A.

Generally speaking, I don’t think of myself as an anxious person. Sure, I get nervous sometimes,...

RiverBender Blog: I'm Moving

Well, it’s official. The lease has been signed. The utilities are set up in my name. The...

RiverBender Blog: I Took a Blacksmithing Class

Okay, I know what you’re thinking. Blacksmithing? Of all the things in the world? Why the...

RiverBender Blog: I Got My First Pedicure at EXO Lounge

Okay, not my first-ever pedicure, but my first pedicure since high school. Last week, I found...

RiverBender Blog: I Attended Centerstone's Glo Bingo Fundraiser

The truth is, you can only write about something so many times before you decide you have to check...

RiverBender Blog: I Spent Eight Hours in New York City

Boarding the train in New Jersey, I tried to reign in my excitement. I had always wanted to visit...

RiverBender Blog: I Volunteered at Hope Animal Rescues

It was a rainy, muddy and loud Sunday morning as I trekked from my car to the first building on...

RiverBender Blog: I Went Glamping

I am not a camper. I’ve never done it, and I have no real desire to. I like my air conditioning...

RiverBender Blog: I Did Something Weird, or, How to Create Special Occasions

I recently did something a little out of the ordinary. Nothing too extreme, but just a side quest...

RiverBender Blog: I Went to St. Louis Mardi Gras

I went to the St. Louis Mardi Gras celebration, and it was every bit as fun and disgusting and...

RiverBender Blog: I'm Becoming My Grandmother

I’m 25 going on 85, and I couldn’t be more excited. This past week, I celebrated...

Riverbender Blog: Reflections From Moving Out

You never truly realize how many things you own until it’s time to move out. Never has this...

RiverBender Blog: On Turning 25

I turn 25 this week, and that feels like a big deal. Okay, 25 isn’t a typical milestone...

RiverBender Blog: The Benefits of Binge-Watching

I recently binge-watched a TV show for the first time in years, and I have to say, I recommend...

RiverBender Blog: Help, My Friends are Growing Up (So I Guess I Am, Too)

My friends are growing up. I mean, I guess I am, too, but it sure doesn’t feel like it....

RiverBender Blog: Faking It, But I'm Making It

I recently set a goal. It’s an exciting goal, but it scares me a little bit, too. I bought...

RiverBender Blog: I Froze for Funds Again

Yup, that’s right. For the second year in a row, I found myself at Glazebrook Park at 10...

RiverBender Blog: I Volunteered at the Overnight Warming Location

ALTON - With the cold snap and forecasted frigid temperatures in the next few days, the Overnight...

RiverBender Blog: My Three New Year Resolutions

Happy New Year’s, Riverbend! What will 2025 bring? Who knows. I stopped trying to predict...

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