Category Archives: Personal

Sunday Coffee – The Whirlwind Begins

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Thistle

Actually probably technically, the whirlwind began some time ago. However, it’s beginning in earnest this week. Tomorrow, we close on our new house. Two weeks after that, we begin our cross-country move. Yesterday, we gave away our couch. The apartment … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Niagara

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Thistle

<– Guess where I bought this mug??? CANADA!!!!! That’s right. Last weekend – our last three-day weekend before we move across the country – my family decided to road-trip across Massachusetts and upstate New York to visit Niagara Falls. None … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – The Next Great Adventure

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Thistle

It’s been a long time since I posted on my personal blog, Boston Blooming. The reasons for this are twofold. First, the blog’s original intention was to catalog my family’s move from San Antonio to Boston, from the time we … Continue reading →

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Operation Girly-Girl

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Thistle

I mentioned a few weeks back that I was doing a personal project in April that involved “dressing up like a traditionally-gendered girl” every day this month. The project was meant to focus on two things that I would very … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Spring Break

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Thistle

This past week was spring break here (much later than I’m used to!) and we decided to spend the week traveling around to all the little New England states we’d never been to: Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – The Great Laptop Kerfuffle

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Thistle

Back in June 2013, I got a new laptop. It was a PC, running Windows 8 – the first Windows computer I’d had in over five years. I’ve never really been a 100% Windows or Mac person. There are things … Continue reading →

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Ten Fun Vacation Things

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Thistle

Second week in a row when the Top Ten Tuesday topic doesn’t really work for me, so instead, I’m going to recap the recent four-day visit I had from my very good friend Stephanie! In no particular order, my top … Continue reading →

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San Antonio Vacation

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Thistle

Back in December, I went to San Antonio for a week to visit with friends and family. It was the first time since we moved to the Boston area in early August, and it was lovely to see everyone again. … Continue reading →

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36 in 36

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Thistle

Last year, on my 35th birthday, I made a list of 35 little things to do during my 35th year. Two months after I made that list, my life drastically changed, and I ended up only completing about 2/3rds of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Birthday!

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Thistle

It’s my birthday! Today I’m 36 years old, and happy to be so. I don’t have much planned – Jason and I are going to paint a little later today, and I believe we’re having a cake tonight. Things will … Continue reading →

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