I know something is totally out of whack when it's 33ºF outside, yet I find that temperature to be real nice. With the winter we've had here in New England, having it be 33ºF outside by 9:30 in the morning is such a relief! I kid you not, for the first time this year it felt like … Continue reading When 33º Is Warm…
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my favorites a to z
I've seen a few of these posts floating around and I personally find it cool to learn little facts about bloggers I follow such as their favorite things. Even though we get to learn a little about bloggers on their 'about me' pages or in a few random facts posts, those don't normally tell us their … Continue reading my favorites a to z
No Desserts – Day 7
For the first time in my life I have given up something for Lent. I have never really given thought to doing this before, but after talking with my mom about why people observe Lent I felt a tug in my heart that I should do it. Yes, it's hard to give something up for … Continue reading No Desserts – Day 7
Social Media Disorder – Selfie Syndrome
Let's face it, social media is affecting our lives greatly. While I like to believe in the positive aspects of social media, such as staying in touch with old friends and meeting new friends, there are side effects to using social media frequently. One of these conditions is known as Selfie Syndrome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llyp8AOa4J4 To be … Continue reading Social Media Disorder – Selfie Syndrome
Stupid Cold
About three weeks ago my Meteorology professor told our class that the coldest week of the year is, on average, January 15th-20th. Apparently 2015 is not the average year. Just when we think we're getting away with a pretty decent winter, BAM! We get hit with a snowstorm every single week. I kid you not, I … Continue reading Stupid Cold
Valentine’s Day Quiz!
I've spent the past month wondering how I would tackle Valentine's Day here on the diaries. I thought long and hard about writing an "anti-Valentine's Day" post, since I personally feel that the day is just a way for stores to make extra money with all the cards, candy and flowers that get bought specifically … Continue reading Valentine’s Day Quiz!
The Sorting Hat Tells No Lies
I was inspired by Seth's post "I've Got House Pride, Do You?" touching on being sorted into Hufflepuff on Pottermore and it got me thinking... Why didn't I think of posting on this topic? I was probably bound to think about this topic sooner or later. Seth just beat me to it, but I'm glad … Continue reading The Sorting Hat Tells No Lies
Heart of the Word | Week One
I feel a little behind with this post, but I'm thankful I have the chance to do it. I came across this Heart of the Word Scripture Study though Rachel of Rachel Rewritten and was just drawn to it. I have read Ephesians before, but you can never read the Bible too many times! (though there … Continue reading Heart of the Word | Week One
How Best Friends Came To Be
It's August of 2003, the start of a new school year. I enter my first Spanish class of the year. There aren't many people I know and I will not come to be close to any of them by the end of the year. There is one person, however, whom I end up chatting with occasionally … Continue reading How Best Friends Came To Be
Very Inspiring Blogger Award!
Last week I was honored with a nomination for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award by swajithkas. Thank you so much for nominating me along with 14 other inspiring bloggers for this award! I'm still just getting over the shock from my first award, let alone this one. Thank you again so much and I'm grateful that … Continue reading Very Inspiring Blogger Award!
My Essential iPhone Apps
So I've had an iPhone now for almost 3 years. It took me a while to plug into the smartphone trend. Would you believe my mom got an iPhone before I did? Yeah, weird. In any case, I got my first iPhone, the 4, in 2012 and upgraded this past year to an iPhone 5s. … Continue reading My Essential iPhone Apps
My Blogging 101 Experience
For the past four weeks I was part of WordPress.com's Blogging University: Blogging 101 program, a neat little class on learning some basics about blogging along with some prompts/assignments for getting started on blogging. Though I have actually been blogging causally for a few years now, I wanted to take this course for a way … Continue reading My Blogging 101 Experience
Liebster Award!
What a wonderful surprise it was yesterday morning to wake up and find an email in my inbox from Ann of Grubbs n' Critters telling me that she nominated my blog for the Liebster Award! I am so grateful that you chose my blog as one of your eight and I honestly cannot thank you enough! Naturally, … Continue reading Liebster Award!
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