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Deleting Instagram off my Phone Part 2

A while back, I uninstalled Instagram from my phone and, nearly, instantly felt better. But, like all good habits, I broke down after a week and installed it back on my phone. Although, it was less about a craving and more about a want. Still tied up in an ugly habit, of course. The automatic […]

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I Deleted Instagram off my Phone: Here’s What Happened

This may be a bit more rambling than my usual writing because there are so many strange feelings that popped up when I did this exercise. Even more than when I went without Facebook, or the internet for a short time. Over a week ago, in my true fashion, I got angry with the world. […]

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Stop Robbing yourself of Joy to be Found

I almost didn’t go. I made plans with someone I met and cancelled on her once. Once because I was feeling too tired, too stressed, too busy, too blah to go and meet her. We made plans and I felt good. We didn’t talk for the week leading up to said plans and I started […]

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Working Through the Brain Sludge

I’ve been at this writing thing for quite some time. I used to scribble stories in journals when I was younger. I’d write down my feelings and day-to-day happenings in my diary, something that wasn’t always as fun as telling stories. Maybe that’s why I got bored of the regular lifestyle blogging that pulls so […]

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Stress, Self-Care, and Finding a Way out of the Storm

I wrote most of this a few years ago, and man, did SO much happen since. Lots of great stuff, then a pandemic changing everything, pregnancy, my now 2 year old daughter. I can pin-point what was happening that made me write this, but it also holds true for times during the pandemic AND into […]

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Before you Reach for Those Greener Pastures, Make Sure They’re Actually Greener

There’s been a sudden shift in the way people are viewing housing and lifestyles. We seem to be either going completely urban, easy to walk to everything, no need for a car, tons of nightlife, or we go the complete opposite and leave for bigger skies. A mad exodus from clogged up cities for small […]

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Giving up on Gardening Means Giving up on Myself

The last few years out in the garden have been rough. We’ve been experiencing a drought and with that comes many, many grasshoppers. I’ve had small sink holes open up in my garden from too dry dirt. I’ve had harsh rains, coming in bursts and then not again for days or weeks, spattering seeds out […]

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Are Anniversaries Really That Important?

I’m not 100% certain on how long my husband and I have been together. We met at a cabin party, and eventually became serious, but the specific date? No idea. There was actually a highly entertaining night where I asked him and he became flustered and nervous because he thought I’d be getting mad at […]