Category Archives: Nicole Antoinette

6 Months Worth Of Lessons In Under 600 Words

When I started writing for Stratejoy, I had just up and moved to San Francisco with no job, no money, no friends, no place to live, and no plan. I had a crush on a boy and a love for the Golden Gate Bridge, but that was about it.

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Four Ladies, Twelve Questions

It has been a lovely pleasure sharing the Stratejoy stage with such fun ladies these past few months. And now, for our second to last week as Season 2 bloggers, we’re doing a little interview.

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Friend Break Ups

Here’s a shockingly simple realization: I’m an adult and I can choose who I spend my time with. I know this isn’t some bizarre, novel idea, but for some reason it’s like I’ve only recently started to understand it.

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The Freedom To Change

For the 18 years before I was born, my mother was a flight attendant. Shortly after giving birth, she again took to the skies, and then promptly quit after realizing that sitting on the jump seat, starring at a picture of your baby and sobbing hysterically don’t make for a fun high-altitude hostess.

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The $60 Pot Of Tea

There’s a tea house here in San Francisco that sells, among it’s regularly priced items, a $60 pot of tea. When I first saw it on the menu, I thought it had to be a typo. I mean, $60? For tea?

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The Inspiration Well

Over the past few years, I’ve built up a small arsenal of go-to sources of inspiration. Things to click on, watch, listen to, read, and re-read when I’m feeling stuck in the hole.

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The Permanence of Change

The day my mom told me we were moving to London was the day I decided that I hated her and was in fact ready to live on my own. I was 8 years old.

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On Being a Real Adult

When I was younger, I used to get so excited about having homework. Back then, homework meant responsibility and responsibility meant I was getting older, getting closer to being a grown up, closer to freedom.

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How Does a Logical Person Define Love?

Love is what we all have in common. And yet it’s the most impossible thing to describe. More than anything, love is our intangible common denominator.

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The “I’ll Be Happy When” Syndrome

I catch myself doing it all the time. “I’ll be happy when I have more money” or, “I’ll be happy when I’ve traveled all around the world,” or, “I’ll be happy when I’m in better shape” or, “I’ll be happy when I publish a book.” When, when, when. There always seems to be a “when,” doesn’t there?

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