From the monthly archives: November 2011
“To love in spite of all is the secret of greatness. And may very well be the greatest secret in the universe.”
- postcard featured on Postsecret (Spring 2011)
Quote from L. Ron Hubbard originally
The holidays are – and have always been – a bit of a paradox for me. I’m torn between wanting to shop for my loved ones and wanting to pick out things for myself because my birthday is December 8th. I usually end up blending the two drives into 2 months of non-stop renegade shopping [...]
I am so happy that someone out there thought of this. These little kitten rock stars of The Kitten Covers really brighten up my morning.
It’s taking me a lot longer than normal to get into the holiday spirit so I’m trying to inspire myself with pictures of my Christmas tree last year. It really was lovely…
I found this around the internet (which is code for “I forget where this came from, yes I feel guilty for not writing it down”) – it’s perfectly simple and so true. Steve Jobs was a fountain of good advice.
If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you may have noticed that I seem to be interested in finding what I should do with my life. I seek out inspirational stories of people who defied the odds and pursued their dreams hoping that somehow I’ll get a contact high [...]
Did I ever tell you how awesome and creative my sister is? Yesterday? Ok, well then I’ll make this quick. Take a look at these amazing website cards my sister made me! They are so fantastic and I can’t wait to hand them out. If you are looking at this and thinking to yourself, [...]
“My heart is a traitor,” the boy said to the alchemist, when they had paused to rest the horses. ”It doesn’t want me to go on.” “That makes sense,” the alchemist answered. ”Naturally it’s afraid that, in pursuing your dream, you might lose everything you’ve won.” “Well, then, why should I listen to [...]
My sister made this from one of my previous posts and it’s making its way around the internet. I love it! Visit her blog, too.
Thank you all for voting for the topic of my new house! I would love to tell you about it. This will be the first in a series of posts about my house.
First of all, it’s located in the city of Dayton, Ohio – specifically Linden Heights. It was built in 1914 like many [...]
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