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About Thistle

Queer, neurospicy, chronically longwinded oversharer. 40s; they/them. ✍️📷🐈📚🥾🇩🇪🏳️‍🌈😇💖🐍

Wellness Wednesday #54: Mini-Retreat

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Thistle

So you may have noticed that the blog went dark for the last week. There were two reasons for this – one good, one bad. To get the bad one out of the way first, we had a tornado last … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #53: Happiness Jar

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Thistle

Back in 2012 or 2013, I first heard of the “happiness jar.” You get a glass jar or other container and use it to hold slips of paper on which you write down things that make you happy throughout the … Continue reading →

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Wine Isn’t Rocket Science, by Ophelie Neiman

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Thistle

Illustrated by: Yannis Varoutsikos Translated by: Nysa Kline Subtitled: A Quick and Easy Guide to Understanding, Buying, Tasting, and Pairing Every Type of Wine This book is, quite simply (and explained by the subtitle), a guide to wine. The world … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Yes and No

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Thistle

Society teaches women to say yes. To everything. That is a very, very hard lesson to overcome. I remember once, back in middle school, when we went through the drive through at some fast food place and they gave my … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #52: Every Body Yoga

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Thistle

Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley is a book that tackles body image, the fundamentals of yoga, the history of yoga, and much more. I’m not writing a full review of this book because I didn’t read the entire thing. … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Things I’d Like to See More Often in Books

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Thistle

I’ve been thinking about this topic, and I worry that this will be more of a “what I’d like to see less in order to see more of” kind of topic. Hopefully that’s okay. Because there are things that show … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Thistle

Morning to you all! I had a rough night – family emergency that’s now over and well but which resulted in very little sleep – so I’m once again keeping my Sunday post short. Hopefully there’s a nap or three … Continue reading →

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Big Little Lies, by Liane Moriarty

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Thistle

Someone has been killed at a themed, costumed, school trivia night. There should be multiple witnesses, yet all claim to have not seen. Speculation abounds. Perhaps it was the alcohol in the punch that night, much more potent than it … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #51: Well THAT didn’t work…

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Thistle

Back in March, I happened upon an app in the app store that purported to be a food photo journal. This app was Weight Tracker Pro, and as I said in my review two weeks ago, the actual app ended … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Readathon Wrap-up

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Thistle

It’s Sunday morning. Readathon just ended. I’m beat. I stayed up until almost midnight because my audiobook really drew me in. Then after I finally got in bed, the hotel shoved a paper under the door in a very loud … Continue reading →

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