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Kimberly Kay Thompson
Kimberly Kay Thompson

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3 days ago

Fact or Fiction: Is it hard to make new friends in midlife?

I recently saw a post on a Facebook women’s community group I belong to from a 42-year-old woman who shared a short personal bio and indicated that she was seeking new friends. “It’s so hard to make friends at this age,” she lamented at the end of her post. Her…

Friendship

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Fact or Fiction: Is it hard to make new friends in midlife?
Fact or Fiction: Is it hard to make new friends in midlife?
Friendship

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Jan 6

From Resolution to Restoration: Flipping the Script January 2023

My rigorous and carefully orchestrated yearly rituals of early holiday season prep, meticulous holiday season planning, and intensive organizational routines tend to reward me with extra rest, peace and blessed slowness, from about mid-December through the new year (albeit a few holiday, work, and life balance details here and there…

Self Care

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From Resolution to Restoration: Flipping the Script January 2023
From Resolution to Restoration: Flipping the Script January 2023
Self Care

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Dec 16, 2022

How to be a Gift Detective (in More Ways Than One)

I am the parent of two young adults. When it comes to gifts for them, there’s no detective work. I simply ask what they want. …

Holidays

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How to be a Gift Detective (in More Ways Than One)
How to be a Gift Detective (in More Ways Than One)
Holidays

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Jan 29, 2022

My Terminally-Ill Dog Taught Me Everything I Need To Know

New Year’s Eve 2021 was weird. In fact, so much so, I was relieved to be tucked into bed well before midnight, two melatonin gummies consumed to make sure the sleep stuck. First, I’m not a big New Year’s Eve fan. I don’t revel, make resolutions, or get too engaged…

Dogs

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My Terminally-Ill Dog Taught Me Everything I Need To Know
My Terminally-Ill Dog Taught Me Everything I Need To Know
Dogs

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Sep 20, 2021

What Nonprofit Communications Professionals Wish You Knew

I have been a nonprofit communications professional for nearly a decade. What does my job entail? People like me are mostly behind the scenes sharing stories, information, resources, and much more about the nonprofits they serve. We can also provide support to co-workers, community partners, projects, events, and processes. Pretty…

Nonprofit

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What Nonprofit Communications Professionals Wish You Knew
What Nonprofit Communications Professionals Wish You Knew
Nonprofit

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Sep 6, 2021

The Athlete’s Mind Never Retires

I’m a retired runner, but regular exerciser (a.k.a. a health maintenance athlete) who is on a steady sprint to deeper middle age; my body may be worn, a little heavier, and a lot slower, but my (athlete’s) mind? Fierce and fiery, in the most over-the-top, but good ways! At least…

Running

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The Athlete’s Mind Never Retires
The Athlete’s Mind Never Retires
Running

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Jun 17, 2021

Note to Employers: Written Words Matter, Too

Universal truth: Being rejected hurts. As a job seeker, being rejected by a potential employer can really hurt, especially when lots of time, energy and work went into the application process. Oftentimes, rejected applicants are notified of the outcome by written correspondence, like email. A timely, polite, and kind correspondence…

Work

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Note to Employers: Written Words Matter, Too
Note to Employers: Written Words Matter, Too
Work

4 min read


May 12, 2021

Hello There, Me: Why I Love the Way I Look, Bare-Faced, Gray Hairs and All

Have you given up makeup and hair color during the pandemic of 2020–2021, and like it? Or maybe it’s not a pandemic thing. Feel more comfortable with a bare face, no makeup? Have gray hair and don’t care? Are you a person of a certain age that has embraced their…

Beauty

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Hello There, Me: Why I Love the Way I Look, Bare-Faced, Gray Hairs and All
Hello There, Me: Why I Love the Way I Look, Bare-Faced, Gray Hairs and All
Beauty

12 min read


Apr 15, 2021

Make Your Social Media Health and Wellbeing a Priority

Whether you are an early adopter of social media, or new to it all together, maintaining your mental and emotional social media health and wellbeing is vital. While there are positive things about social media use, for users it can cause harm to varying degrees. For many, it’s easy to…

Social Media

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Make Your Social Media Health and Wellbeing a Priority
Make Your Social Media Health and Wellbeing a Priority
Social Media

9 min read


Apr 6, 2021

From Hustle to Shuffle

I believe that I recently blew it on a job interview, with one single word. — Sure. I was on a video call with a kind, cheery, wildly busy hiring director, for an equally kind, cheery, wildly busy organization, for a second interview, after my passing my first phone screen with a human resources manager. …

Unemployment

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From Hustle to Shuffle
From Hustle to Shuffle
Unemployment

5 min read

Kimberly Kay Thompson

Kimberly Kay Thompson

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Kimberly Kay Thompson is a writer, essayist and nonprofit communications professional in WA State.

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