On my way out to the Dream Center, I drove through Badlands National Park. I hadn’t been through the heart of the badlands since I was six years old, and since I was early, I decided to pull over and play tourist for 20 minutes. I absolutely love the terrain…
Born and raised in South Dakota, this state is very dear to me. Although I was raised East River (East/West River is used to describe the two halves the state divided by the Missouri River, which is also the dividing line of Central and Mountain time zones) my heart belongs…
Near the river, there is a meadow. This could be a line in a song, and i’m sure it would sound as beautiful as it looks. Just past the bike trail entrance at 8th street downtown, this lovely little meadow sprang up and I just had to get pictures here…
Cut the Cord – Shinedown While the album is not out yet, Shinedown just released Cut The Cord as a single. Do you ever hear a song on the radio you don’t know but immediately recognize the artist and subsequently loose your mind sitting in your car? This is precisely…
So, if you have been checking in… you may have noticed there hasn’t been a lot of activity. Honestly, July was like living in a funhouse and I have hardly had enough time to breathe, much less write. So I fully admit and apologize for being (roughly) a month behind.…
I grew up with St. Bernards, and cant get enough of this video! All of the panting!!!! While on the topic of dog videos… Have you met Loca? Have some ink? Maybe a lot of ink? Check out the tats on Kirsten Bell in this Funny or Die parody! I…
Big in the news right now is the political debate over legislation regarding Planned Parenthood funding. Honestly, I’m frustrated that this is still an issue in so many ways. I’m going to start right off the bat here and get my stance out there. I believe that abortion is murder…
Blog Photography on a Budget So remember that time I jumped the gun and submitted an idea for outfit photos before I had any on my blog? Since then, I have done a lot of research on some of the best ways to do photography, and specifically, self photography, on…
There is a serious problem in this country relating the wildly out of control medical and insurance costs. I don’t have a solution, and even if I did, I wouldn’t have the first idea how to implement it. I do know that the cost of medical care is reaching an…
So, it’s been awhile, and a lot has been happening! What, you may ask? I moved… Again! I finally got out of my walking boot, and have been going to physical therapy, setting up the new apartment, Damir’s Dad is finally here from Bosnia, and I’m packing for a week…
Due to a high number of boating deaths due to alcohol, this Norwegian PSA absolutely NAILS the message and creates a viral video in the process with How to dock like a boss. Can you distinguish audio quality? I found it interesting that I consistently selected the mid range…
With the last week being so hectic I didn’t even have time to check my personal Facebook much less write a blog post, it definitely resonates with how everything has felt the past six months! To keep myself accountable, here is an update on my New Years Goals, and further…
Ms. Poe Recap First of all, I had left you off when I had just started “Mrs. Poe” by Lynn Cullen. This book left me feeling incredibly underwhelmed. It started off with so much potential, and ultimately, fell flat in the last two chapters. The build up to the climax…
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I use Symbaloo to collect all of my bookmarked fun finds in one place, and have had to start a second page… which means I can share more links! Here are some of my favorites in the past week. First of all, I wanted to…
A couple of months ago, I finished up my individual counseling sessions, and started going to group sessions. I had been doing so well, with my triggers and panic attacks generally being few and far between in the past couple of months. Even when they did present themselves, they would…
Six months ago, I had my Shattering Glass moment, and have since made some huge life changes, taking steps towards living healthier. But as I started writing about these changes, I realized that there was a lot of background to why they make a difference to me. And the more…
I have been holding this blog close since starting it in January. It was just your basic blog in the first few months, and I have slowly worked on it, building it to be more and more like my vision. I am finally starting to feel like this is something…
Have you ever thought of what you would want to tell your 16-year-old self? This PSA is wonderful, and having both my mother and uncle being skin cancer survivors… this message can’t be repeated enough. Have you ever wondered what the Skeletons of your favorite cartoon character would look…
Today is my two year anniversary with my current job, and I must still be in the honeymoon phase, because I love it! Aside from my job as a waitress through high school and early college, I have never had a job that lasted for much more than a year,…
Over the past few weeks, I have just been exhausted. And not as much physically exhausted as just mentally spent. Part of this is my own doing, by taking on too much, both with work, with the blog (which is one of the few I enjoy), and most of all,…
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