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Our Epic October Trip (Part 3: North Carolina)
On Thursday we were prepping for our third and final state hop—until our flight home of course—but we (intentionally) did not have an early flight. So, we took the morning slow, said goodbye to the DreamMore Resort sorrowfully, and then visited this Dolly Parton statue in Sevierville before sitting down at the local Cracker Barrel… 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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A Celebration and a Camel
At the beginning of September, a woman named Norma, who went to my church, passed away suddenly. She was the mother of some of my mom’s closest church friends, whom we’d all grown to know over the years, and who, for a long time, was part of our row. Most Sundays, when we were all… Continue reading
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The Pants Can’t Do Everything
Confession: I like online shopping. The ease. The convenience. The ability to make fun mail arrive on my doorstep. It is wonderful. But sometimes I use shopping—or perhaps, the items I shop for—in a way that I shouldn’t. I pretend that shopping will solve my problems or make me feel better when it won’t. I… Continue reading
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Trust that the Ground is There
There have been a couple blog posts in the past where I mentioned not only my love for yoga, but especially Yoga with Adriene hosted by Adriene Mishler on both YouTube and her website Find What Feels Good—both of which I would recommend. In taking her classes for the last year and a half or… Continue reading
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The One Question I Keep Asking Myself
When I was little, I was often asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. When I was in high school, I was often asked what I was going to study in college. When I was in college, I was often asked what my plans were after graduation. When I reached my mid-twenties,… Continue reading
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A Name for Smoggy Days
Yesterday was a smoggy day. Sure, in Los Angeles, it’s smoggy most days. But that’s not the smog I’m talking about. Some days I wake up feeling low. Sad. Or what I like to describe as “heavy.” It’s when every worry, insecurity, and regret seem to be sitting on top of me, making it hard… Continue reading
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Bob & The Battle for the Keys
It was just your average Friday. My alarm had gone off and I had snoozed it (twice) before getting up; the air conditioning had kicked on because it was already 85 degrees outside; my lunch box was packed, my hair was up, and I had a light jacket tucked in my purse because the office… Continue reading
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Look for the Happy Middles
The other day I was listening to a podcast that discussed the cliché: happiness is a journey, not a destination. It got me thinking about movies and books and their tendency to have “happy endings”—a direct contradiction of this cliché. Oftentimes we are given a main character, and a single obstacle, choice, or relationship that… Continue reading
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