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Your Ultimate Christmas Music Playlist
Entertainment ► December 10, 2019

Your Ultimate Christmas Music Playlist

It’s that time of year! Some might even say it’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s that time when it’s socially acceptable to crank Christmas music 24/7 and have Christmas dance parties around...

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Christmas Music Playlist 2018
Creativity ► December 19, 2018

Christmas Music Playlist 2018

Of course, I had to come back in December if only to post my annual Christmas music playlist. But to be honest… for a little while I wasn’t sure if I would actually put it...

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Christmas Music Playlist 2017
Entertainment ► December 22, 2017

Christmas Music Playlist 2017

Who wasn’t sure I’d actually get this post up this year? 🙋🏻 But I do this every year and as I’ve been listening to music as I drive around I’ve been trying to remember which ones...

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3 Addicting Summer TV Shows You’ll Love & What’s Coming This Fall
Entertainment ► September 18, 2017

3 Addicting Summer TV Shows You’ll Love & What’s Coming This Fall

Puppy cuddles & tummy rubs. That sums up my evenings after I returned from two weeks in Colorado last month. Puppy cuddles because I missed them, and tummy rubs because they’re her favorite thing in...

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Books Read in January 2017
Books ► February 14, 2017

Books Read in January 2017

Note – Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which means that I’ll receive a small percentage of any purchase you make using them at no extra cost to you. This helps...

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2016 Christmas Music Playlist
Entertainment ► December 13, 2016

2016 Christmas Music Playlist

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That’s right… it’s time for Christmas music! Those who have followed my blog for awhile have probably seen these playlists pop up before. I tend to share...

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Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Thoughts
Entertainment ► November 29, 2016

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Thoughts

Let’s see a show of hands: who has watched Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life? I have! And I have thoughts. I even took notes because… well, that’s what I do when I get...

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A Night at the Orpheum with my Niece
Entertainment ► July 13, 2016

A Night at the Orpheum with my Niece

Here’s something that you might not know about me: I’m a bit of a musical geek. I’m not as big of a musical geek as some people that I know, but I listen to musical...

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From the Queue // Period Dramas
Entertainment ► March 14, 2016

From the Queue // Period Dramas

So. I have a new entertainment love. It’s one that comes and goes, but right now the love is here and it’s strong: period dramas. It probably helps that I have a friend who also...

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From the Queue // Jessica Jones & iZombie
Entertainment ► January 18, 2016

From the Queue // Jessica Jones & iZombie

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! It was pretty cold in Minneapolis, so Little One and I spent the weekend hiding out from the cold with coffee (for me) and books. Although,...

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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.

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.
Happy Easter! Happy Easter!
March 2023. You felt like a million years, but als March 2023. You felt like a million years, but also ended in the blink of an eye.
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