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My Appeal to Heaven
Hugs. Fear. Tears. Blessings. Thanks. Rinse. Repeat. “I have nothing, not even a car seat for my baby.” “Are there a lot of police on the street?” “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for these blessings.” “I have… Continue reading
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Why I Want to Leave Europe, as an American
Well, my last post didn’t age too well, and while I’m still processing everything going on, I hope everyone is taking much needed time and space for yourself. It has taken a minute to gather my thoughts and process, as… Continue reading
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Dressing for Democracy: My Election Day Outfit Dilemma
It’s easy enough to say that in my late nights of scrolling, I’m being silly about what I’m going to wear on Election Day 2024. The American living in Spain in me, wants to wear nothing but sneakers, an oversized… Continue reading
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Westward Transcience
Happy Monday! The TODDLER (!!!) is finally napping and I feel like for once I can start writing again. I’m the worst, I know. I planned to write last month, but it was consumed in preparation for a vendor fair,… Continue reading
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Delaying the Day.
Ernest Hemingway is quoted as saying: “There is no nightlife in Spain. They stay up late. That is not nightlife. That is delaying the day.” So that is what I’m currently doing, IN SPAIN. In fact, the most Spanish of… Continue reading
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Growing Sideways
It’s been awhile. As it usually is when it comes to my consistency in writing on here. So I guess the one thing that has been mildly consistent has been my inconsistency. Wild. Nonetheless, I’m starting to feel a little… Continue reading
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The Escape Room
No, not one of those more recent phenomenons in the USA of paying to do puzzles and make it out or figure out the mystery before time. Truth be told I’m not a fan of those because my anxiety raises… Continue reading
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Ultimate Gift of Coziness: The Handmade Baby Blanket
The advice all over the internet about what to buy for your baby, is to not buy baby blankets, because undoubtedly people will get them for you as gifts, even if they’re also not on your registry. I can say… Continue reading
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Travel Home, Bringing the Outside In
Wow, it’s been awhile. And all day it’s me, hi! I’m the problem it’s me! We’re in the midst of packing, and honestly that is exactly what I should be doing right now. But between a velcro 6 month baby… Continue reading
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7 Cuts to the Heart
The First Cut: The visible physical reminder of where you grew, and where you left me. From instead being a part of me, to seeing and hearing me from the outside using your perfectly formed eyes and ears. The scar… Continue reading
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Vignettes of an Interim Nursery
Patience has never truly been a virtue that I’ve ever truly held. This pregnancy (which is still ongoing at the time of posting) has taught me that time is both yet too fast, and yet, so very slow. My goal… Continue reading
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A Stroller’s Second Chance at Life
I’ve been MIA for a minute. I feel only now relatively settled enough to sit down and write, as we made it through an entire whirlwind to get back to the US, all 4.5 of us. Third trimester exhaustion is… Continue reading
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20 Euros For Cats
And yes, it was entirely intentional. So much for the posting every Tuesday/Thursday…. and now we’re a week and three days away from being back in the US. Time is moving ever so quickly, and yet as I turn over… Continue reading
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Interiors from Our Lord In the Attic, Amsterdam Pt. III
I had hopes of writing and releasing a post every Tuesday and Thursday, however that kind of took a back seat, to you know, growing organs and all. The exhaustion is real, and next week? I’m rounding out the last… Continue reading
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Six Months and Beyond
Even though pregnancy is counted in weeks, I’ve hit the 6 month mark in this journey. I will say that some days I have energy, others, not so much. I think the weather has a lot to do with it,… Continue reading
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Oude Kerk, AMS Pt. II
Continuing on our off the beaten path tour of Amsterdam, we read that a Brazilian Artist had an exhibition at Oude Kerk, the “Old Church”. We headed there, as there was also a tour to the top of one of… Continue reading
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Who to Blame: Millenials? Tik Tok? Gen Z? Capitalism?
The answer is certainly not MySpace….. Did I just age myself greatly? I guess that’s me preparing to embarrass my daughter intentionally, but mostly unintentionally. I’m really not sure what to think of this post, it’s mostly just a collection… Continue reading
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It Was Always, Amsterdam Pt. 1
As much as I hate flying, I truly enjoy traveling and strangely enough, airports, (as long as it is not Charles De Gaulle in Paris). I feel like as an American, if you’re not headed to Canada, Mexico, or the… Continue reading
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The Smell of Celery
We had just traveled three continents in 24 hours, we were exhausted, jet lagged, and all the feelings that came with being back home was just a little overwhelming. Coupled with the fact that it was our anniversary? Blissful. We… Continue reading
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Pagne and Aphrodite
Some will argue that those two things just will not go together. I agree, but it is this rooms reality. I’ll admit, that even though I’m posting about a guest room, I’m really just procrastinating on cleaning the rest of… Continue reading
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Graceland
Memphis, Tennessee. No, not Elvis’ house. I’m actually not at all an Elvis fan, and have never been to Graceland. I used to work right around the corner and some minutes away, but never once gone and paid to get… Continue reading
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A Stay at the Ulysses Suites
To kick off the long weekend (well, at least for those in the USA), I figured I’d write about a particularly boutique stay experience in Galena, Illinois. I honestly felt like this one deserved its own post and designation from… Continue reading
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Absolutely Corntastic
Well, I have been in theory, back for awhile now. A little over a month since I’ve returned to Togo, and well? Some things have definitely changed, and others not sooooo much. Regardless, I’m back to finish off my more… Continue reading
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Feeling Witchy
I took my first trip to Massachusetts for work, but the most memorable was during the first Covid summer. We drove all the way from Memphis to NY, camped in the car, and then made it to Boston the following… Continue reading
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What About Bears? Because You’re Not A-Loon…
Okay, the first question H and I got a lot when we said that we were going to “camp” at my family’s cottage in northern Wisconsin… I came up with the dumb second part, but really, this trip was Loon… Continue reading
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Freedom, Where Art Thou?
I had every intention of coming back here to write about my visits in Galena, IL, the Northwoods of Wisconsin, Memphis, Boston/Salem, and DC. I still will, but the inspiration drained quickly. If you are in America, or keep up… Continue reading
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A Letter to My Future Children
I’ll be honest. This letter of sorts, is something I wasn’t sure if I’d ever share, as I wrote it in the depths of 2020. I honestly hope my future children never really see it. Or if they do, they… Continue reading
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Lomé Aesthetics
I have a habit of looking down when I walk. I would assume that some would argue that it is a terrible habit to have. While I would agree most times, sometimes I find pretty things. In Lomé, it happens… Continue reading
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Witch of the Yeast
I’m back! Before my last post, I said that I would write about what my new side hustle is, and if you’ve been following for awhile, you’ll know that the last NINE months quite frankly haven’t been the easiest for… Continue reading
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Heightened.
Well, I am back. And in true fashion taking a detour. I mentioned in my last post that I would share my favorite photos from an artist conclave and buildings I find aesthetically pleasing, I will, but probably will not… Continue reading
My Wandering Nest 