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Posted on July 9, 2013 by mizparker

I am a web designer by trade, in addition to being an extremely lazy (of late) book blogger. I jumped at the opportunity to build Sweatpants & Coffee because I believe in their mission – to inspire and encourage people to be their very best selves.

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