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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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What I’m Thankful For
Uncategorized ► November 21, 2014

What I’m Thankful For

// My parents, because they’re pretty great. // My siblings, because they’re pretty great too. // My niece and nephews, who motivate and inspire me. // Little One, who brings so much love and joy....

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Why I Started to Intentionally Think About Thankfulness
Life ► November 19, 2014

Why I Started to Intentionally Think About Thankfulness

Before I start today’s post, I wanted to say that I will be taking over The Blog Baton on Instagram on Friday, so follow the account to see my pictures for that day, as well...

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6 Ways to Pull Yourself Out of a Funk When You’re Feeling a Bit Curmudgeonly
Life ► November 17, 2014

6 Ways to Pull Yourself Out of a Funk When You’re Feeling a Bit Curmudgeonly

Everybody has them: bad days, bad weeks, bad months… periods of time where they’re feeling a bit grumpy. Whenever I have them and realize that I’m whining and complaining a lot I know it’s time...

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Project 365 // November 1 – November 15
Creativity ► November 15, 2014

Project 365 // November 1 – November 15

Last month I realized how long it’s been since I’ve taken on a gratitude project. Those of you who have been reading my blog for awhile may remember that I used to do them regularly....

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Ten Years
Uncategorized ► June 4, 2014

Ten Years

Senior All Night Party, June 2014 Ten years ago I graduated from high school. Ten years. (Am I really that old already?) It really doesn’t feel like it should be ten years. I swear it...

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Thankful Thursday
Uncategorized ► February 7, 2014

Thankful Thursday

It’s been awhile since I’ve written a gratitude-related post, so I thought I’d participate in Thankful Thursday, a link-up hosted by Megan Whitmer. I thought it would be so easy to write this post today....

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Thankful Thursday
Uncategorized ► January 10, 2014

Thankful Thursday

It’s been a long day, so I thought I’d end the day with a thankful Thursday post. 1. A supportive sister. She sent me a text this week that totally put a smile on my...

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Grad-Itude 101 #2
Uncategorized ► November 14, 2013

Grad-Itude 101 #2

This is a post that I’ve been planning to do for awhile as part of Erika’s Grad-Itude 101 linkup over at Chimerikal. I’ve been planning to post this ever since finishing the 30 Day Shred,...

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Little Things
Uncategorized ► September 13, 2013

Little Things

I’m a day late with this, because yesterday after I got home from work I sat down to read “for a half hour.” Someone needs to remind me to just say no when I think...

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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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