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17 Goals for 2022 (List-cember #7)
I’m finding it harder and harder to believe that it is going to be 2022. Not because I want to stay in 2021—heavens no—but it just seems like it was 2019 yesterday and now it’s going to be 2022. Like, what? Time is flying, and I hope it’s flying towards something good. Something really good.… Continue reading
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17 Things that Inspired Me This Year (List-cember #5)
Inspiration is my drug of choice. You’re allowed to roll your eyes at that, but there is truly nothing that drives and excites me more than those feelings of “how did she do that?!” or “I never thought about it that way!” or “I want to try that!!” or “WOW!” So I make it a… Continue reading
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Tiny Perfect Moments of 2021 (List-cember #4)
In February of this year, the movie The Map of Tiny Perfect Things was released on Amazon Prime. I mentioned it in my January & February favorites and I have watched it a handful of times since. While the concept is similar to that of Groundhog Day, it takes special care to highlight the small,… Continue reading
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This Thanksgiving, Right Now
At Thanksgiving time, it’s common practice to take note of what you’re thankful for. It helps pull you into the present moment, as we often spend too much time looking ahead—looking for what’s next. Thanksgiving says, look at everything you have right now and worry about the future later. Which is good. But lately I’ve… Continue reading
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Setting “Should” Boundaries
A few weeks ago I got a notification informing me that my blog has been active for eight years. I always take these anniversaries with an asterisk, because technically I started my blog, wrote one post and then forgot about it for an entire year. BUT it was that decision to start it eight years… Continue reading
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Our Epic October Trip (Part 2: Arkansas & Tennessee)
On Friday, we had an early flight to Arkansas, where we planned to spend the weekend with my cousin Brittney and her family. On our agenda was nothing and everything, all of which was made ten times better because we were finally back in Arkansas, where we always dipped a little bit into a southern… Continue reading
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Our Epic October Trip (Part 1: Texas)
Sometime around mid-May, I mapped out a trip on my computer. Things were starting to open back up again, restrictions were being lifted due to the increasing availability of the vaccine, and I wanted to get the HECK out of town. At first, it started as a crazy idea. A whirlwind. Practically a tour—if we… Continue reading
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September & October Favorites
So apparently it’s November? What? And soon it will be Christmas? WHAT? Am I alarmed? A little. Does this make me any less excited? No. Let’s do it! Podcasts In my July & August favorites post, I mentioned Lauren Akins’ book, Live in Love, and I was very excited to find out that there was… Continue reading
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I Love Me (Part 3)
A few years ago, I was inspired by a fellow blogger to start a series that encourages friends and family to write down things they love about themselves. We often find it too easy to criticize or put ourselves down, whether it be in an attempt to be funny or relatable, or as a side… Continue reading
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