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Miles the Gamer x Contender eSports Cary: Becoming an eSports Mom!
Can you believe that I was an actual gamer as a kid? Yeap! My brother and I always had a game system and my favorite was the Nintendo 64....

Kiara Ruth
Jul 8, 20212 min read
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Travel with the Banana Moon: Making moves in different cities.
Travel has always been a desire of mines but it wasn't until several years ago it became a passion. I have had a lot of people ask me...

Kiara Ruth
Jul 3, 20213 min read
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Our Quick Getaway to Southern Pines & Pinehurst, North Carolina
I always wonder what it means when it takes me forever to write about something. I like to believe that my brain is working out my...

Kiara Ruth
Jun 24, 20213 min read
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How I am Recovering from Sexual Trauma: A Year after I shared my story of Sexual Abuse
As we walk out of Sexual Abuse Awareness Month (April) and into Mental Health Awareness Month (May) I thought it would be fitting to...

Kiara Ruth
May 3, 20214 min read
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Blue Water Spa | HydraFacial
How many of you consider yourself a skincare guru? Well, if you are anything like me, my experience with skincare is very little. In...

Kiara Ruth
Feb 18, 20212 min read
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Miles WILL Swim: How Goldish Swim School Cary implemented safety precautions amid Covid-19
My dreams of being a "sports mom" were put on hold all last year until Terrance made the statement that he wanted Miles to learn to swim,...

Kiara Ruth
Jan 28, 20215 min read
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What My Grandmother wanted, What I needed: Adjusting to another New Normal
This past week has been extremely hard for me because of the passing of my grandmother. Like marriage and motherhood, there is no book...

Kiara Ruth
Jan 26, 20212 min read
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Easy like Sunday Morning: A Tribute to my Grandma, Hazel Dale
On Wednesday, January 13, 2021, I lost my grandmother, Hazel Dale. I tried to think of the best way I could honor her life and honestly,...

Kiara Ruth
Jan 16, 20213 min read
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Who's at Your Dinner Table?
I meant to share about this prior to Thanksgiving but life happens. A couple of weeks ago I sat on a panel for a local Mom's Group:...

Kiara Ruth
Dec 7, 20202 min read
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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Last year I walked into a panel session on imposter syndrome. I sat down excited to hear the women speak. One of the women held a...

Kiara Ruth
Nov 1, 20203 min read
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Miles WILL Swim!
Miles recently started swimming with Goldfish Cary. The funny thing is he had done a swimming lesson there before but it was when he was...

Kiara Ruth
Oct 11, 20203 min read
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Shop Small | Jewelry Edition
For five years I wore a wedding ring that was not real. In fact, when I got the ring I knew there was a possibility but the love I had...

Kiara Ruth
Sep 19, 20203 min read
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Coffee Shop Corners
“You are not a real coffee drinker” is what my husband says when he sees me share lattes on my feed or plan a coffee date with friends....

Kiara Ruth
Aug 19, 20202 min read
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Dear Virtual Academy Mama,
Our lives have shifted. We went from waking up and getting our kids ready for school to creating virtual workstations in pockets of our...

Kiara Ruth
Aug 11, 20202 min read
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The Invite
A few years ago, I joined a group of people from my church to travel to Lima, Peru for a mission trip. If you have been following me for...

Kiara Ruth
Jul 11, 20202 min read
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I AM MY HAIR | A Deeper Dive into the History of Hair
"I, as a white person, have become more aware that black hair is an amazing story of courage, determination, radical community love, and...

Kiara Ruth
Jun 15, 20208 min read
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A voice at the Table | An open letter to Tabletop Media Group
TableTop Media Group, These last two weeks have been extremely hard for me and my family. We were struggling with the new climate of...

Kiara Ruth
Jun 10, 20202 min read
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Sharing my Story of Sexual Abuse: Part V | Motherhood
Why did you bring your son in the bathroom with you, did you think I would harm him or something? My quick answer was “no, of course not,...

Kiara Ruth
May 1, 20203 min read
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Sharing My Story of Sexual Abuse: Part IV | Marriage
No one hands you guidebook and says “here’s a way to love your spouse that has dealt with trauma” Sure, you can read an article or look...

Kiara Ruth
Apr 24, 20204 min read
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Sharing My Story of Sexual Abuse: Part lll
Nobody really talks about the effects that sexual abuse has on someone as they get older. I think a vast majority of my trauma was...

Kiara Ruth
Apr 14, 20204 min read
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