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Fall Nail Polish // 2015 Faves
Beauty ► October 27, 2015

Fall Nail Polish // 2015 Faves

We are a month into fall and I haven’t written an ode to my favorite nail polishes of the season yet. What’s exciting is that I have two new ones to share with all of...

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Be Inspired by the Fall Season // Fall Week
Life ► October 14, 2015

Be Inspired by the Fall Season // Fall Week

I’ve always found the change of seasons to be inspiring. It’s like the start of something new sparks my imagination and gives me renewed energy for productivity. Do you ever feel the same way? Fall...

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Fall Reminds Me Of… // Fall Week
Books ► October 13, 2015

Fall Reminds Me Of… // Fall Week

Specialty coffee drinks, sweaters and scarves, the leaves changing color. There is so much that comes to mind when people think of the fall months. I’ve talked about it non-stop and other bloggers have talked...

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5 Ideas for a Small Fall Party // Fall Week
Life ► October 12, 2015

5 Ideas for a Small Fall Party // Fall Week

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend! I also hope you’re ready for another theme week, because they are back! I decided to take my friend Mia’s suggestion and do a Fall...

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Fall TBR 2014 // Autumn Week
Uncategorized ► October 7, 2014

Fall TBR 2014 // Autumn Week

As soon as I started to put together my fall to-be-read list I knew it would become more of a fall/early winter list because of all the books that I put on it… and there...

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Ten Things
Uncategorized ► September 21, 2013

Ten Things

1. It will officially be autumn in two days. Two days!! In my mind, it starts after Labor Day because that’s when school starts, but that doesn’t make it any less exciting when it’s official....

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30 Days of Thankfulness (Days 1 – 10)
Uncategorized ► November 19, 2012

30 Days of Thankfulness (Days 1 – 10)

My plan is to post every Sunday with the week’s pictures for this photo project.  This week’s post is a little long because I misplaced the cord to transfer pictures from my camera to my...

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Uncategorized ► November 5, 2012

Halloween Shenanigans: 2012 Edition

I hope that everyone had a great Halloween; whether you spent it walking the streets trick-or-treating or at your house scaring the trick-or-treaters.  I didn’t do either of those things.  My entire block was pretty...

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Uncategorized ► November 1, 2012

Happy Halloween!

For Halloween one year I had to dress up as a Christmas present. That’s right.  I had to.  You see, I made plans to go trick or treating with a friend in the neighborhood and...

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Uncategorized ► October 4, 2012

RTW: Seasons and Writing

It’s been a week since Le Chiot came into my house. Already she is feeling much more comfortable, exploring the entire yard and sniffing out scraps of paper that might be lying within reach that...

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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.

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A low key Sunday: church, pizza with mom, phone ca A low key Sunday: church, pizza with mom, phone call with niece, dogs. What was your Sunday like?
Summer has never been my favorite season so I inte Summer has never been my favorite season so I intentionally try to find those moments that I enjoy. Here’s one from summer 2023: sitting outside and watching this bird couple care for their babies.
It’s true. Okay, Mina. Your human needs a hug. It’s true.

Okay, Mina. Your human needs a hug. And maybe we should consider taking more flattering videos of the two of us. 😂

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July is over and I’m glad. I’m ready for summe July is over and I’m glad. I’m ready for summer to come to an end. I’m thankful that you can see Mina throughout the entire video…there were a few days in July that I wasn’t sure she would be around much longer. Hold your pups tight. 💙 #onesecondeveryday #onesecond #1secondeveryday #1se #monthinreview #videodiary
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