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About Thistle

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

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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The Children’s Home, by Charles Lambert (audio)

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Thistle

Morgan is a disfigured recluse living in a large manor home with only a housekeeper, Engel, for company. Then the children begin to arrive on the grounds, their origins mysterious, and they are welcomed into the home. The family grows … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #24: Run 4 Hope 5K

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Thistle

This year for my birthday, I wanted to do something a little different. Instead of having a party or gathering, and instead of getting gifts, I asked my friends and family for something a bit more interactive. Since 2013, I’ve participated … Continue reading →

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Classics That Fooled Me

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Thistle

It’s been awhile since there’s been a Top Ten topic that I could really participate in, so I thought I’d do a book-list of my own this week! While I’ve not really read many classics over the last few years, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – All Too Disturbing

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Thistle

Everyone these days seems to be reading You by Caroline Kepnes. Reading it and praising it. And this book…I just can’t read it. I tried. I picked up the audiobook and began to listen, but it wasn’t long before I … Continue reading →

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Calamity, by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Thistle

I won’t give any summary here, so as not to give away any spoilers for this book/series. Calamity is the third in the Reckoners trilogy, following Steelheart and Firefight. Let me start this review with my emotional/engagement thoughts. I’ve had … Continue reading →

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Library Palooza 2016

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Thistle

It’s no secret that Brandon Sanderson is one of my favorite modern authors, and I’ve been sort of obsessed with rereading all his books over the last few months. My friend Karen (Books and Chocolate) noticed this, and asked if … Continue reading →

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Hello, 37!

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Thistle

The loveliest thing about having a birthday on the first of the month is the double feeling of newness that comes with it. Not only is it a new year, but a new month. A double beginning. And just like … Continue reading →

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