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The 2014 Directive // December
Uncategorized ► November 28, 2014

The 2014 Directive // December

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I spent time with my family and started decorating for Christmas already. I also did some reading and writing, which is one of my favorite things about the...

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The 2014 Directive // November
Uncategorized ► October 29, 2014

The 2014 Directive // November

We are down to the final two months of The 2014 Directive! How crazy is that? With only two months left for the year, I feel kind of bad creating a goal that I’ve already...

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What I’m Loving: September + The 2014 Directive: October // Dogiversary Week
Uncategorized ► September 23, 2014

What I’m Loving: September + The 2014 Directive: October // Dogiversary Week

Hello, everyone! It’s day two of Dogiversary Week and today I thought I’d share two of my usual end-of-the-month posts, but make them dog-themed. WHAT I’M LITTLE ONE IS LOVING If I were to do...

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The 2014 Directive // September
Uncategorized ► August 27, 2014

The 2014 Directive // September

Another month, another directive. It’s crazy to think that there are only four months left to set directives for 2014. I feel like I’m kind of out of ideas of things to do each month...

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The 2014 Directive // August
Uncategorized ► July 30, 2014

The 2014 Directive // August

August is right around the corner, which means two things: 1) It’s time to start thinking about my “annual” (the way I think of it, but it’s usually a bi-annual) Harry Potter reread; and 2)...

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The 2014 Directive // June
Uncategorized ► May 28, 2014

The 2014 Directive // June

This picture has nothing to do with the post, but I was looking through photos from Little One’s hairless days after the really short haircut that she got last summer and thought this one was...

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The 2014 Directive: May
Uncategorized ► April 29, 2014

The 2014 Directive: May

When I sat down to write this post at the end of March I thought about doing a word count goal, but I decided against it. I’ve already done two word count goals for The...

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The 2014 Directive: April
Uncategorized ► March 26, 2014

The 2014 Directive: April

  I know I say this every month, but did this month fly by for anyone else? Like faster than usual? Because I can’t believe that we only have less than a week left in...

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The 2014 Directive: March
Uncategorized ► February 27, 2014

The 2014 Directive: March

This is the second time that I’ve seen The 2014 Directive on my blog schedule and been taken by surprise. I didn’t even have an idea of what I wanted to do until I realized...

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The 2014 Directive: February
Uncategorized ► January 30, 2014

The 2014 Directive: February

Can you believe it’s the end of January already? It’s crazy how time flies when you’re having fun… or being productive. In my case, January was extremely productive and my productivity was a lot of...

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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.

May 2023. Savannah, Georgia. Lots of Mina. Lots of May 2023. Savannah, Georgia. Lots of Mina. Lots of new growth on plants.
The other day I realized that there is no Savannah The other day I realized that there is no Savannah on my feed and…well, Savannah is beautiful and needs to be there. These were taken in Lafayette Square on my second day in Georgia.
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.
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