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Explore the Wonder of Wonderspaces
Adventures ► March 11, 2022

Explore the Wonder of Wonderspaces

Let’s go back to 2020. February of 2020, to be exact. I spoke at a conference in Phoenix, Arizona and knew it would be tight to get back to my hotel to grab my bags...

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A Prayer for Joy
Adventures ► November 30, 2020

A Prayer for Joy

As summer came to an end this year I thought back to a post I wrote back in 2017. I had just left a job where I worked with some leaders who treated me as...

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Experience the Magic of Butterfly Wonderland
Adventures ► August 12, 2020

Experience the Magic of Butterfly Wonderland

Picture it: Phoenix. 2020. Before our lives turned upside down. I flew in to speak at a conference but I knew I wanted to get in at least one adventure while I was there. On...

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The House on the Rock // Wisconsin
Adventures ► July 3, 2019

The House on the Rock // Wisconsin

Last fall a friend and I visited an attraction I’m surprised doesn’t have more buzz: The House on the Rock. It’s known for having the world’s largest indoor carousel and it’s… something. Not the carousel,...

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Mother/Daughter Weekend Getaway to Duluth
Adventures ► June 26, 2019

Mother/Daughter Weekend Getaway to Duluth

In May, my mom and I spent Mother’s Day weekend in Duluth, MN. A friend of mine got married and my mom and I had talked about a Mother’s Day/birthday weekend in Duluth anyway. We...

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A Girl’s Weekend in Duluth, MN
Adventures ► June 19, 2019

A Girl’s Weekend in Duluth, MN

Last spring (in 2018) my best friend Mary and I drove up to Duluth for a girl’s weekend with our friend Lisa. A girl’s weekend with Lisa’s boyfriend (now husband!) … but this was the...

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Lunch in Peru + Bird Watching & a Nighttime Safari in the Amazon // Leticia, Amazonas
Adventures ► June 13, 2019

Lunch in Peru + Bird Watching & a Nighttime Safari in the Amazon // Leticia, Amazonas

A quick recap of our vacation to Leticia, Amazonas so far: the day we arrived included dinner in Brazil and a tour of our bungalow. And the next day we spent the day on the...

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A Day on the Amazon River // Leticia, Amazonas
Adventures ► June 6, 2019

A Day on the Amazon River // Leticia, Amazonas

A few weeks ago I talked about my first day in Leticia, Amazonas, including a trip to Brazil for dinner. I woke up the next day ready to spend the entire day on the Amazon...

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Dinner in Brazil & Hotel Amazon B&B // Leticia, Amazonas
Adventures ► May 3, 2019

Dinner in Brazil & Hotel Amazon B&B // Leticia, Amazonas

“Hi! What have you two been up to today?” “We just got back from lunch in Peru.” “Yeah? We just grabbed coffee in Brazil. Crazy, eh?” This conversation took place at a hotel in Colombia....

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The Corpse Flower Bloomed! (+ a Vlog)
Adventures ► April 26, 2019

The Corpse Flower Bloomed! (+ a Vlog)

Corpse. Corpse flower. It turns out “corpse” can be a hard word to spell repeatedly. I keep typing “corpose.” If you’re wondering, “Is this corpse flower thing a work of fiction?” the answer is… no!...

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I'm Crystal, the storyteller behind Dreams, etc. I'm all about learning how to live slowly & sustainably, while also seeking adventure as we follow our dreams, etc.

May 2023. Savannah, Georgia. Lots of Mina. Lots of May 2023. Savannah, Georgia. Lots of Mina. Lots of new growth on plants.
The other day I realized that there is no Savannah The other day I realized that there is no Savannah on my feed and…well, Savannah is beautiful and needs to be there. These were taken in Lafayette Square on my second day in Georgia.
Picture it. It’s the day after Thanksgiving. I d Picture it. It’s the day after Thanksgiving. I didn’t go on my weekly dam walk earlier in the week when I was excited about it. On this day I was tired after a long week and my least favorite holiday. My bed was oh so comfortable. I forced myself to roll out of bed and journey to the dam. It was filled with people and I was pokey…taking my time to get there and even journeying down one of the other paths to avoid walking across the dam. (Which isn’t long.) I finally joined the crowd and walked across. And then came back, happy to have made my weekly journey. This is when the top layer of the water started to freeze.
From March: an old mini vlog from a bagpipe rock c From March: an old mini vlog from a bagpipe rock concert, which is mostly me trying the say bagpipe rock. Some word combinations are hard! 😂 There was a sign asking us not to film, which is why there’s no concert footage.
Some of my weekly dam walks have been therapeutic Some of my weekly dam walks have been therapeutic and while the walks haven’t fixed the problems, they’ve help me breathe and connect with the world and relieve stress. 💕
April 2023. We got more snow, but it also melted. April 2023. We got more snow, but it also melted. The dam was almost overflowing. The animals are beginning to emerge. Spring is here!
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! After a coffee st Happy Independent Bookstore Day! After a coffee stop (of course) a friend and I checks out two indie bookstores that we have never been to before. I definitely want to go back to Uncle Hugo’s and Uncle Edgar’s! Did you do anything for #independentbookstoreday

#indiebookstore #indiebookshop
After watching some shopping ASMR videos I had to After watching some shopping ASMR videos I had to try it.

#asmr #groceryshopping #groceryshop  #asmrvideos
I’m a little behind in weekly dam walk reels. Le I’m a little behind in weekly dam walk reels. Let’s go back to the third week in November when there was just a little snow on the ground and the footprints in the snow seemed notable.
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