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Balancing Act: She vowed to post a love note to a different person each day for a year. Mission accomplished.

CHICAGO - In 2018, Jen Kramer wanted to find love.

Not the romantic kind; that box is checked.

The kind that lives and works quietly in our midst - often unnoticed, frequently unremarked upon. The kind we sort of take for granted, even as it sustains us. Like oxygen.

"I've never been a New Year's resolution kind of gal," Kramer, 48, said. "But I read an article last year that said, 'Instead of something arduous, why don't you add

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