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No Asterisk by Alexis Hanes

For the multifaceted woman who refuses to choose. Life, style, books, and the in-between—written with the warmth of your favorite group chat.

Launched a year ago

It's okay to admit it sucks.

Working through hard seasons, being vulnerable through the suck, and other Monday musings.

Jun 22•Alexis Hanes

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Sometimes I want to throw my phone in the ocean.

On connectivity, calm nervous systems, and other Monday Musings.

Jun 8•Alexis Hanes

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Life is hard. Joy is everywhere.

Ushering June in with pain, beauty, and another round of Monday Musings.

Jun 1•Alexis Hanes

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I had coffee with my 22-year-old self yesterday

May 14•Alexis Hanes

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The world needs your joy.

Jan 26•Alexis Hanes

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I'm changing my name.

Apr 13•Alexis Hanes

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Sometimes I want to throw my phone in the ocean.

Jun 8•Alexis Hanes

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I am not a mother...

Apr 1•Alexis Hanes

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Let me get this off my chest really quickly...

A confession, some thoughts on MDW, and other Monday Musings.

May 25•Alexis Hanes

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Those little moments? They're your life.

On savoring the mundane, the $7 dress you need right now, and other Monday Musings.

May 18•Alexis Hanes

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I had coffee with my 22-year-old self yesterday

Growth, grief, gratitude—and the girl I used to be.

May 14•Alexis Hanes

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When's the last time you did something you're bad at? | Monday Musings, vol. 20

Sometimes it's good to be bad! And other Monday Musings.

May 11•Alexis Hanes

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Stay away from people who don't like their lives

A Summer House thesis on the quiet danger of people who have decided to be miserable—and why it's not your job to fix it

May 5•Alexis Hanes

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The two-second mindset shift that's rewiring my brain

Monday musings, vol. 19

May 4•Alexis Hanes

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Currently In My Cart: Mother's Day Edition

Gifts she'll actually want, at any and every budget.

Apr 28•Alexis Hanes

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Monday Musings, vol. 18

Thoughts on another year around the sun, finding the bright side, and what I'm eyeing, buying, and trying.

Apr 27•Alexis Hanes

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Sometimes you're the caterpillar. Sometimes you're the butterfly.

On trials, tribulations, and watching a new life take shape.

Apr 24•Alexis Hanes

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