• Lifestyle

    Slice of Life Day 17: Luck of the Irish

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    Yesterday was a really lucky day for me! As Michael Scott from The Office would say, “I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.” And yesterday, the luck of the Irish was working in my favor for St. Patrick’s Day! Refrigerator We’ve been battling with an appliance company since…

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    2021 Blogging A to Z: Theme Reveal

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    In the midst of one blogging challenge and I’m already working on the next month’s! I’ve been participating in the Blogging A to Z Challenge since 2016. It’s such a fun way to blog and really pushes me to create content in a really unique way. Each letter of the…

  • Lifestyle

    Slice of Life Day 17: St. Patrick’s Day

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    St. Patrick’s Day in my house means the one time a year I make corned beef. Isn’t it weird that some foods are only made around a specific holiday? Chex Mix in my house growing up was only made around Christmas. I’m not sure why. When I moved out after…

  • Reviews

    William Still and His Freedom Stories

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    Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Synopsis: “William Still’s parents escaped slavery but had to leave two of their children behind, a tragedy that haunted the family.…

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    Slice of Life Day 16: Bathroom Renovations

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    March seems to be the time that we do a lot of our renovations. Most likely because I’m getting cabin fever from being indoors all winter long, the holidays are over so there’s a little more free time, and I’m looking for ways to brighten up the indoors. This year,…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Spring 2021 TBR

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    My Spring TBR list is trying to finish up a lot of the galleys I have for reviews. I’m a little bogged down right now in review books, but I’ve got a plan to get them read, reviewed, and published in the next month or so! The best (and worst)…

  • Lifestyle

    Slice of Life Day 15: How Does Your Garden Grow?

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    Our “back-door” neighbors as I call them have an absolutely beautiful yard. Both the husband and wife love to garden and you can clearly tell. Most weekends, I’ll see one or both of them tending to flowers, vegetables, trimming this, moving that. It’s a constant battle – protecting the young…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/15/2021

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    What I Read I’m about three-quarters of the way through Ravage the Dark the sequel to Scavenge the Stars. I worked late two night this week and worked on Saturday too, so my reading time was definitely limited. The good news is that I also read a couple of picture…

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    Slice of Life Day 14: Perfect Gift

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    I love searching for the perfect gift for a friend or family member. It’s like the best kind of treasure hunt – finding something that is personal and means so much to that person. I think it’s one of the reasons I love Christmas time so much – not getting…

  • Reviews

    I’ll Meet You In Your Dreams

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    Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Synopsis: “A heartwarming text honoring the ever-evolving relationship of a parent and child across time, with visually striking art by bestselling…