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100 Days of Mornings // Days 1 – 13

April 17, 2017

Happy Monday, friends!

It feels like it’s been awhile since I wrote a blog post… and even longer since I wrote a blog post that wasn’t a book review. To get back into the blogging groove, I thought I’d write a little update. I also thought I’d do it #The100DayProject-style, because…

I’m doing the #The100DayProject! I thought I’d hold off on announcing it because I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted to do or if I’d even stick with it. But, as of yesterday I’ve consistently done my creative project every day, so… let’s hope I don’t completely fall off the bandwagon now! 😂

When I was trying to decide what to do for the project I couldn’t decide between 100 Days of Mornings or 100 Days of Poetry, so I decided to do both and see what stuck. (Not gonna lie, part of me thought it would be really cool if I did both every day for 100 days.) I think a poem a day for 100 days is a bit ambitious… at least for me, right now. I have written quite a few throughout the last 13 days, but I don’t have one for each day. I absolutely love the poems I’ve written, though, and it’s definitely put me in the mindset of keeping an eye out for poetic inspiration, so I consider it a success anyway.

My only rule for 100 Days of Mornings is that I need to take the photo before noon. Initially I anticipated taking these with my DSLR most of the time, but after a week of carrying around my camera and only taking pictures on my phone I realized that, for me, the point of this was just to see what my mornings look like. Where am I, what am I doing, what’s the world around me like, what changes will take place over the span of 100 days? So pictures with my phone are totally acceptable. I haven’t posted any of these on Insta yet, but I’ll start today and will use the hashtag #100daysofdreamermornings. If you want to follow along be sure to follow me and/or search the hashtag!

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The Power of Creativity

March 6, 2017

“What do you want to do?”

This is the question I heard the most when I was a junior and senior in high school, looking ahead toward college.

“I want to be a doctor or a writer,” I’d respond. Two very different career paths, one that I was more suited to than the other, but both dreams that I had throughout high school.

“Be a doctor. You can help people if you’re a doctor.” And this is the response I always heard.

I can help people… if I’m a doctor.

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Happy Friday // 04

January 27, 2017

Last week was long and hard to get through, but this week breezed by and was a lot of fun. I spent a bunch of time working on a creative project, that I’ll talk more about at the end of the post, and hanging out with friends. Overall: a really great week!

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25 Creatives to Follow on Instagram

January 24, 2017

I’ve been getting back into the Instagram groove recently and remembered how inspiring this social platform is. As I scrolled through one day I realized how many accounts I’m following now because a friend introduced me to them and how many I’ve shared with her. Just like with my post on Snapchat recommendations, I knew I had to share all the inspiring creatives that I follow on Instagram with you!

Of course, this list doesn’t cover ALL of the inspiring creatives to follow on Instagram, because there are too many to put in one post, but it’s a great place to start if you’d like to see some of my faves.

Please keep in mind that these users are not listed in any particular order. I basically went through my Instagram account, jotted them down and am sharing them in the order that I come to them in my notes.

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Happy Friday // 03

January 20, 2017

Happy Friday! Was this a long week for anyone else? It felt so long and exhausting for me and I encountered a lot of people who felt the same way. But the weekend is finally here and we can finally relax. I’m looking forward to lots of puppy cuddles!

Since I’ve been a little tired this week, this list is a little lackluster. I guess that’s how it goes, though. There are ebbs and flows for everything.

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Happy Friday // 02

January 13, 2017

Happy Friday! We’ve made it halfway through January, which means if you live in the midwest like I do, we’re halfway through one of the frigid months! 👊🏼

It’s been a snowy week in my neck of the frozen tundra and whenever it has snowed, it’s always been during the morning commute. Really, weather? Really? I love snow, but it’s a little inconvenient when it comes as everyone is inching their way to work/school/wherever they’re going in the morning. (Although really, if you’re not on your way to work or school, where are you going as the sun is rising, there’s snow falling and everyone is moving at a snail’s pace? I would be at home, wrapped up in my pajama poncho, sipping a cup of coffee with my pup by my side. What’s the weather like where you are?

You’re welcome for that cliched, Minnesota conversation starter. Moving on!

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What Steps Can You Take TODAY to Achieve Your Goals?

January 10, 2017

I always like to write on New Year’s Day. It feels so good to start off the year doing something that I love so much. And it also makes me feel like I’m going conquer the year. “I wrote 3,000 words today, New Year! I’m going to do that every day and by time you’re over I’ll have written six books!” The only problem is: that’s not a realistic goal. It’s like so many New Year’s Resolutions. We have the best of intentions, but often it’s not possible to carry those intentions out long-term. So we get a couple days or a couple weeks into our resolutions, start to falter, and then we crash and burn. Hello, discouragement!

I know this isn’t anything new. We’ve all thought this before. We’ve all read about it before. It’s why I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions anymore, I try to make actionable goals.

And yet.

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Happy Friday // 01

January 6, 2017

Happy Friday! We made it through the first week of 2017 and I hope the year is off to a great start for all of you.

I scheduled more into the last week of 2016 than I usually do at the end of a year and it was good, but it left me feeling a little unprepared for the new year. I spent most of the week trying to “catch up” and I feel like I did, for the most part. It’s been productive and that has felt so good! I don’t have much going on this weekend, so here’s hoping for lots of productivity and puppy cuddles. Is there anything better than puppy cuddles?

I’ve approached end of the week posts in so many different ways throughout the last year and as I started to work on my editorial calendar for January I decided that I wanted Friday’s post to be a mixture of good things from the week, as well as recommendations: articles to read, recipes to make, videos to watch… Those types of things. And it just so happens that today I have a little of everything that I just mentioned! 🙂

I also want it to be flexible. If a week is busy and I don’t have time to put a post up on Friday, I’ll let it go for the week. I want to make sure that I absolutely love everything that I recommend and am excited to share whatever I put up on Friday.

So, let’s take a look at the week! (Make sure you read all the way to the end if you want to see one of the big things I was working on this week!)

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Word of the Year // 2017

January 3, 2017

Happy New Year!

My word for 2016 was ruminate. I wanted to be intentional, to think things through. And I definitely thought about things. Some friends who got a peek into my thought process at times might say I thought a little too much!

One thing that I thought a lot toward the end of the year was my dreams. As in, maybe I’ll give them up. And for a few weeks in September and October, I was done. I was done writing, I was done pursuing my writing goals. Life would be easier if I just let them go.

But that didn’t sit well with me. I couldn’t let go of the desire to write and create. It’s just… part of me.

Instead, I decided to feed myself. I took a break from writing for a month and read a ton of books. I attended a conference. I took writing class after writing class. And I felt like I came to a good place.

So, my word for 2017 is…

PURSUE

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Life Lately // NaNoWriMo & Writing Classes

November 22, 2016

Our first snowstorm hit last week and, as always, Minnesota had to figure out how to drive again. Little One had her first roll of the year in the fluffy, fresh snow. The perks of winter came to mind this weekend on Sunday. I met Kayla for brunch and when I walked into the restaurant we planned to meet at I was hit with the warm air and the scent of waffles as soon as I walked in the door. That’s always the best feeling! And when I came back home I was able to warm up my hands giving tummy rubs to my sweet Little One. These months just seem so cozy. As long as you don’t have to be out in a lot of bad weather!

PURSUE

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