Category Archives: Personal

August 2020 in Review

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Thistle

Oh August, how I despise you. Honestly, it wasn’t really too bad this year, but August every year is tough. I’m not sure why, but I’ve always had depression issues in August – perhaps because it’s triple-digit heat most of … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – A Blessed 90 Minutes

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Thistle

On Sunday, we began the “fall cleaning” process just a little bit early. In Texas, deep cleaning tends to happen in the fall because no one has been able to open the windows for six months due to heat, and … Continue reading →

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Autumn Bucket List 2020!

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Thistle

As it turned out, I liked doing my Summer Break Quarantine Goals in a visual format enough that I decided to do the same for the fall. Got a bit more creative with the layout this time: There are quite … Continue reading →

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Into the land of the unknown he goes…

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Thistle

Supposedly, KU still plans to open to students for fall. Morrigan has an appointment to move into his dorm tomorrow morning. He and Jason left for Kansas just a bit ago. There are all sorts of measures supposedly in place … Continue reading →

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Summer Break Quarantine Goals Wrap-up

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Thistle

Back in May, I decided to make a “summer break” set of goals – a bit of irony during a quarantine period where my kids had been home full time since early March and will likely remain so for the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Back to school, for me this time

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Thistle

I despise the University of Houston. I chose to attend there for all the wrong reasons (fear, mostly, which kept me away from the school I really wanted to attend, USC), and I regretted it even before I began. I … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 22

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Thistle

We are officially 150 days into the pandemic here in San Antonio. August 9th was 150 days from our first diagnosed case on March 13th. We also hit five full months at the end of this week. Things are thankfully … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 21

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Thistle

I’m happy to report an extremely light news week with low numbers and very little happening. Yay! I hope this is a good sign as we transition from July to August! As always: If your mental health is at a … Continue reading →

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July 2020 in Review

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Thistle

It was a rather peculiar month. All but the last few days of July were spent up north at my in-laws’ house with my two younger kids, while Jason and my oldest son stayed in San Antonio. I admit, I … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Favorite Photos of July

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Thistle

My photos for July are going to look quite different since I spent most of the month in Wisconsin! But here they are – and as always, these are taken by me with no filters on them. I’m not a … Continue reading →

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