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About Thistle

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

Sunday Coffee – RIP Wrap-up

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Thistle

Technically, RIP X isn’t over yet for another week. Technically, I could finish off another RIP read and have to edit this post. Technically. But here’s the thing. It’s not going to happen. I’ve been in serious slump mood for … Continue reading →

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Technique Review: Bullet Journal

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Thistle

Over the years, I’ve tried multiple kinds of to-do list tracking. Back when I was working full time, I used the Franklin Covey method, but it no longer worked once I was a stay at home mom with a much … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #8: Glass Ball

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Thistle

When I was ten years old, my family moved across the country from South Carolina to Texas. For several months, while my parents looked for jobs and got on their feet from the move, we lived with my grandparents, and … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Bookish Wishes

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Thistle

The Book Genie has shown up on my doorstep and can grant me any book-related wishes I can think of. Yay! So what would be my top ten wishes, if this awesome thing happened? 1. I would like all the pretty … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Elena Vanishing, by Elena and Clare Dunkle

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Thistle

Elena Dunkle developed anorexia as a teenager. This memoir, written with the help of her mother, Clare Dunkle, discusses her struggles with the disorder and her attempts to recover from it. Recovery is a path, not a destination. I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Fifteen

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Thistle

Trigger warning: Skip to the paragraph after the first photo below if you don’t like words like “contractions” and “episiotomy.” I won’t get graphic here, but this WILL be about having a kid. Fifteen years ago, I was recuperating in a hospital … Continue reading →

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Readathon: October 2015

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Thistle

Alright, alright, I’m signing up. I literally haven’t participated in Dewey’s 24-hr Readathon since October 2012, and after my last botched attempt to do any readathon, coupled with how much is on my schedule this particular weekend, I didn’t even … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #7: Changing Perspective

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Thistle

Continuing last week’s theme: Perspective is an ever-changing thing, and it’s good to apply that truth not only to how we see our bodies, but the way we see our situations. In my case, I’ve been looking back a lot at … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Authors to Work With

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Thistle

Technically, today’s topic is “author duos,” but I was struggling with the topic, and that made me think – hey, I’m a writer, and there are authors I’d LOVE to write a book with…so this is kinda like author duos, … Continue reading →

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The Hollow Boy, by Jonathan Stroud

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Thistle

Lockwood & Co. are still on the case(s), this time trying to contain one of the largest sources of supernatural outbreak since the Problem began. Only now, the team is disjointed. Business has been booming, the team is split up … Continue reading →

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