Packing Is Honest: Why We Really Overpack
Packing Is Honest: Why We Really Overpack Packing Essentials Series — Part 2 This thought hit me mid-pack…
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I created Play Hard Playbook because I needed proof — for myself as much as anyone else — that a full, joyful life was not something you earned after the work was done. It was something you built in the middle of it. I started this platform in law school, already a mother, already juggling more than most people thought was possible. Then came the bar, the law firm, my son, real estate investing, more businesses, more responsibility, more pressure.
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