Category Archives: Personal

Sunday Coffee – Christmas

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Thistle

<– My new mug and stainless steel French press!!! I love this time of year. Last year, in Boston, it was incredibly sad – there was a single Christmas for us, only one place to be: our house. My family … Continue reading →

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Sixteen Years

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Thistle

On this day sixteen years ago, during the winter solstice and under a full moon, two people rushed around downtown Houston, trying to get paperwork in order to actually be able to go through with their planned wedding ceremony, because Houston … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Blog Maintenance

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Thistle

It’s that time of year. Time to update the blog and get things ready for the new year. It’s like a personal mini-Bloggiesta! Things I’ve been working on over the last month: getting all my 2015 reviews written/posted creating new … Continue reading →

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Ipsy Reviews: October, November

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Thistle

I forgot to talk about my Ipsy glambag last month, so I thought I’d do a little joint review of October’s and November’s glambags. And, just as a shameless plug, if you want to sign up for Ipsy after reading … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Book Blogger Bash

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Thistle

When I heard, a few months back, that Amanda from Fig and Thistle was heading to Dallas for a conference in November, I knew there was vacation time in my future! I booked a hotel from this past Monday to … 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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October Tarot

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Thistle

At the beginning of every month, I do a tarot spread. I don’t view tarot as a future-reading device, but more of a way to sort out the thoughts I’ve been turning over. Sometimes I ask a more specific question, … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #5: Deferred

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Thistle

To be honest with you all, I am not well. Not by any stretch of the imagination. For months now, I’ve been sleeping poorly, attacking myself with food/wine binges, and having complete emotional breakdowns that seem to come out of nowhere. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Comment Issues

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Thistle

After an extremely rough week emotionally and a few nights of very little/poor sleep, I don’t have much to bring to the table for this morning’s Sunday Coffee. I thought I’d take a quick moment, then, to address a WordPress … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Bountiful (2)

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Thistle

Well. I had no idea when I typed up last week’s Bountiful post that this would be another very bountiful week! I admit to being quite grateful for it, as it’s also been a kinda wretched week in other ways, … Continue reading →

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