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It’s OK to Tip-Toe Into the New Year
Creativity ► January 7, 2019

It’s OK to Tip-Toe Into the New Year

We’re a week into January and I already feel overwhelmed. Anyone else? No, not overwhelmed by my goals. (I’m slowly, but surely thinking about what I’d like to accomplish in the next week/month.) No, I’m...

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Top 3 Goals to Crush In 2017
Creativity ► September 15, 2017

Top 3 Goals to Crush In 2017

2017… you’re going down. *cracks knuckles* Okay, so using “crush” in the title makes my goals sound a little more badass than they actually are, but I kinda want them to sound a little badass....

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February in Photos & Reverse Goals List
Life ► February 28, 2017

February in Photos & Reverse Goals List

It’s the last day of February! 🎉 I guess February wasn’t necessarily a bad month, but it wasn’t a great month either. I spent about half of it recovering from the flu, so I spent...

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January in Photos & Reverse Goals List
Life ► January 31, 2017

January in Photos & Reverse Goals List

Happy Tuesday! As I thought through how I wanted to approach “month-end” in 2017, I thought back to my December in Photos post. I loved that one and enjoyed sharing a glimpse of some photos that...

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What Steps Can You Take TODAY to Achieve Your Goals?
Creativity ► January 10, 2017

What Steps Can You Take TODAY to Achieve Your Goals?

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...

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Word of the Year // 2017
Creativity ► January 3, 2017

Word of the Year // 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...

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2016 Goals // April
Creativity ► April 4, 2016

2016 Goals // April

Happy April! I was a bit absent from the blog last week, which wasn’t intentional but turned out to be so needed. I needed a bit of a break from… well, everything. And spring break...

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2016 Goals // March
Life ► March 2, 2016

2016 Goals // March

Happy March! I still can’t believe it’s March already. Seriously, I was waiting for something that was going to happen at the end of February (it wasn’t big or important, I don’t even remember what...

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February 2016 Goals
Life ► February 3, 2016

February 2016 Goals

I’ve fallen out of the habit of sharing monthly goals on the blog, but I always love when other bloggers do, so I thought I’d start sharing again. Instead of sharing long lists, I’m going...

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My Word & Goals for 2016
Creativity ► January 1, 2016

My Word & Goals for 2016

Happy New Year!! I hope you all had wonderful New Years Eve celebrations. I spent my night at home in bed with Nurse Little One close by. I came down with the flu the night...

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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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