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Little Things // May 2019
Life ► June 3, 2019

Little Things // May 2019

Hello, friends! Happy June! I know this is the constant refrain we hear as each month passes, but… I can’t believe we’re already in June. May was a busy month. I didn’t really sit still,...

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5 Lessons Dogs Teach Their Humans
Life ► September 26, 2017

5 Lessons Dogs Teach Their Humans

One August a cute little pooch curled up on next to me on a couch and stole my heart. Five years ago I brought that little pooch home. Happy five years to being the best...

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Happiness Looks Like…
Life ► March 14, 2017

Happiness Looks Like…

Note – Some of the links in this post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you make a purchase using one of those links I’ll earn a small commission on the purchase at...

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What I Talk About When I Talk to My Dog After Work // An Afternoon Routine
Life ► April 25, 2016

What I Talk About When I Talk to My Dog After Work // An Afternoon Routine

When I come home from work I know I’ll be greeted by the tap of my dog’s tail. I’ll often find Little One lounging in a chair, but if I worked late or had nighttime meetings...

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Little One’s Adventures // I Heart Snow
Life ► March 4, 2015

Little One’s Adventures // I Heart Snow

Hello, everyone! Little One on the blog today. What’s shakin’? After days and days of my writer watching the weather forecast and seeing all sorts of people get snow while it passed us by, the...

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Little One’s Adventures // 5 Annoying Things About Humans
Uncategorized ► February 25, 2015

Little One’s Adventures // 5 Annoying Things About Humans

Hello, everyone! Little One on the blog today! What’s shakin’? Have you ever noticed how annoying humans can be? Don’t get me wrong; I love them! I’d rather be with my human than with other...

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Little One’s Adventures // 10 Random Facts About Me
Life ► February 11, 2015

Little One’s Adventures // 10 Random Facts About Me

Hello, everyone! Little One on the blog today. What’s shakin’? I thought that you all might like to know about a few things about the dog behind the blog, so today I’m going to share...

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Project 365 // November 16 – November 30
Uncategorized ► November 30, 2014

Project 365 // November 16 – November 30

It’s the last day of November, so it’s the last day of the #thanksin30 project I was doing on Instagram this month! I think I’m done with Instagram projects for a little while, after doing...

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Project 365 // September 16 – September 30
Creativity ► September 30, 2014

Project 365 // September 16 – September 30

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably seen a lot of these photos already. This round was taken entirely with my phone. I’ll have to make more of an effort to pull out my...

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Becoming Besties // Dogiversary Week
Life ► September 26, 2014

Becoming Besties // Dogiversary Week

‘ Hello, friends! Today is day five and the final day of Dogiversary Week. I hope you enjoyed it! I had a lot of fun writing these posts and celebrating Little One’s presence in my...

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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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