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Sick Day & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #162
Y’all, I am so sick. Isn’t it funny how much we appreciate our health when we don’t have it for a few days? This thing started gradually on Saturday night, progressed to fairly bad on Sunday, and now my throat hurts so bad that it feels like I was beheaded and then sewn back together. I have a fever and chills and body aches that are sending shooting pains through my joints. Even my skin and veins ache. And my hair, too. How can a virus make your hair hurt? To add insult to flu symptoms, I just started my period. I know that may be too much information, but…
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I Get by With a Little Help from My Friends & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #160
I get by with a little help from my friends. Sometimes I need more help than other times. Sometimes I need less. Sometimes I don’t want any help at all. And sometimes I may not survive without the help. Sometimes I am strong enough to ask for help. Other times, I am too weak to admit that I might need help. I have the ability to reach out, isolate, hide away, seek assistance, talk it through, deny it all, help myself, and wake up the next day with a new found perspective. Sometimes I can get caught in a vortex of negativity while other times I can sit on the…
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Is it Possible to Run Out of Kindness? & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #155
When I began this #SpreadTheKindness Link Up way back in November of 2016, I was full of fire and passion about a mission that was near to my heart. I wanted to take a stand against negativity and toxicity that exists in the world around us. I wanted to be kind to everyone for the sole purpose of just being kind. I wanted to lead by example and teach my children the importance of kindness. I wanted to show that everyone deserves to be on the receiving end of kindness just because we are all humans struggling through the irony that is being human. In an effort to make the…
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Unexpected Gifts & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #149
There are so many ways to spread kindness in the world. It could be something as simple as offering an unsolicited compliment to a stranger, holding the door open for the person behind you, offering words of encouragement or a helping hand to a mom struggling with a screaming toddler in the grocery store. You can spread kindness by buying the coffee for the person behind you in the Dunkin’ Donuts line, bringing dinner to a sick friend, or sending a card to someone just to let them know that you have been thinking about them. Kindness comes in a million different varieties. It can cost you lots of money…
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I Did a Scary Thing & Link Up On the Edge #170
For months, I have been wrestling with the idea of expanding my own personal body positive mission. I feel so very passionate about empowering and inspiring women (and men) to find their way to healthy self love, to appreciate and celebrate our bodies for the miracles that they are. When the idea first came to me, I started sharing my message and some nude photography on Patreon. But I quickly realized that forum was not the best for me. I began there because I felt safe with my content locked behind a paywall. And it was safe. Very safe. For no one ever saw any of it except Anne M.…
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More Music That Moves Me: The Jakobs Ferry Stragglers & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #147
Remember back in July, I introduced you to this amazingly talented and beautiful fiddling gal, Libby, whom I met at the Busy Bird Bluegrass Festival? Well, that post was about My Bluegrass Summer in general and it is high time that I dedicate an entire post to Libby and her captivating band, The Jakobs Ferry Stragglers. Upon our first meeting which was quite magical, I had no idea that we would become fast friends. Libby, myself, and the rest of her band. This festival world really is something else. I have made so many wonderful friends just this past summer making my way around the Bluegrass circuit. I feel so…
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Simply Earth Essential Oils Recipe Box & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #146
I am super excited to share this post! I have long been a fan of and advocate for the benefits of essential oils for healthier living. Lavender and eucalyptus oils have saved me from the pain and anguish of migraines and chest congestion on countless occasions. Aromatherapy has proven an effective home remedy for the daily stressors and ailments that come along with living in a world that is fast paced and demanding. I would much rather use natural remedies at home before running off to the doctor for some lab created pharmaceutical that causes more side effects than curative effects anyway. And as far as preventative medicine goes, why…
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100 Books to Read & Link Up On the Edge #168
A few weeks ago, I mentioned those old Hidden Facebook Gems that I discovered in the Notes section on my About page. Today, I was going to share another poem from those Notes and then I stumbled upon BBC’s The Big Read which is a challenge to see how many of the top 100 books chosen by the BBC you have read. Since I had just done a photoshoot in the library, I thought this might be a fun idea for today’s post instead. Plus I am a super huge book nerd. I once took it upon myself to read every work of fiction that had won a Pulitzer Prize…
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How 20 Minutes Can Save Your Life & Link Up On the Edge #167
“I would encourage you: be informed – knowledge is power.” Matt Bevin I am sure you are all aware that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But we need to be alert and on top of preventative measures all year long. Just as cancer doesn’t decide to strike only in October, we need to be scheduling our annual mammograms all throughout the year. However, I always get my mammograms in October because it is the easiest for me to remember. You know, at this stage of life, the memory is the first thing to go! Due to my age and my health, my doctors have recommended that I have my…
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Halloween Costume Ideas & Your Own Twist Link Up #13
I can’t believe a year has passed since Monica of Jersey Girl, Texan Heart, and I first debuted our series, Your Own Twist. This is a monthly series where we showcase our own interpretations of a chosen style theme. We share the theme with you ahead of time in case you are interested in joining us. You can see the upcoming themes below if you would like to create your own post around the theme and share it with us in the link party at the end of the post. For this month’s theme, we have chosen Halloween costume ideas yet again…well, because, why not have some fun in October!…