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About Thistle

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

Wellness Wednesday #26: Yoga Camp

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Thistle

A year ago, I started researching yoga as a therapy technique for my complex PTSD. I checked out videos from the library and asked friends online for suggestions. That led me to Yoga With Adriene. Over the summer months, I … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Graphic Audio

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Thistle

Earlier this week, I read a blog post from Brandon Sanderson that mentioned a website called Graphic Audio. A regular audiobook involves a narrator (or several) reading the text of the book, unabridged. Graphic Audio productions, on the other hand, act … Continue reading →

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Breaking Up With Ipsy

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Thistle

About a year ago, I made the decision to start wearing makeup for the first time pretty much in my entire life. The goal was to try for a month. Then I kept wearing it, and in the summer, signed … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life of…a writer and SAHM (on spring break)

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Thistle

A Day in the Life is an event hosted by Trish at Love, Laughter, and a Touch of Insanity. She’s posted this for the last couple years, though this is my first participating. Honestly, I wasn’t really thinking I’d participate … Continue reading →

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Callback: The Well of Ascension

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Thistle

Recently I’ve been re-listening to my favorite of Brandon Sanderson’s trilogies, the Mistborn trilogy: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages. After finishing The Final Empire, I found I didn’t have much to say about … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Energy!

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Thistle

I mentioned this past Wednesday that my new medicine has helped to regulate my body to a certain degree. I no longer feel like I’m fighting my body all the time. One major side benefit I didn’t realize would come … Continue reading →

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March Minis (Crochet)

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Thistle

Yes, I am still totally obsessed with crochet! After finalizing the winter portion of my 2016 blanket, I decided to try a few smaller projects. The goal was to try out some new stitches, and to see if I could … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #25: Goal Outfit

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Thistle

Note: Much of the early part of this post will be medical/technical. I mentioned a few weeks back that I was having some tests run. Some of those tests will take a full month to hear the results, but the … Continue reading →

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Spring Book Swap

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Thistle

It’s that time again – book swaps! I love my little book swap group. I have so much fun prepping and sending out packages, and awaiting what comes in return. My package from Jennifer at The Relentless Reader came late … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Happy Birthday, Laurence!

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Thistle

Twelve years ago today, I finally went into labor, five days overdue. My third child entered this world several hours later at a whopping 9 lbs 12 oz. Thanks, Laurence! (ha!) From the beginning, he was an old soul, the … Continue reading →

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