Category Archives: Personal

Sunday Coffee – Struggling for Balance

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Thistle

Sometimes balance is so hard. I’ve gotten much better about blog-balance in the last few years, but every time I have a major life change, I struggle to get my life back into balance. And 2015 has brought along some … Continue reading →

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Meeting Ceri

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Thistle

I’ve been blogging since early 2008, and in the years that have followed, I’ve been fortunate to meet quite a large number of fellow bloggers. The majority of them, I met at BEA in 2010, but outside of that, I’ve met … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Goals for 2015

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Thistle

Today’s topic is about goals or resolutions for the new year. Normally, I make extensive goals for myself going into each new year. Because I know I have some major life changes coming up in 2015, however, I don’t want … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – On November

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Thistle

Every year, right at the end of December, I draw a tarot spread for my upcoming year. It’s a simple spread, one card for each month. I do this mostly in jest, as I’m not a huge believer in the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Rough

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Thistle

I have to be honest. I am struggling right now with something very big and very disheartening, and I cannot say a word about it. Earlier this week, a Facebook friend linked out to a book blogger talking about being … Continue reading →

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson (audio)

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Thistle

I have read the story of Jekyll & Hyde so many times since my first read eight years ago that I really cannot just review it like a normal book. Even my first review – my third read-through, and one … Continue reading →

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Resurrecting The Zen Leaf

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Thistle

I started blogging on Valentine’s Day of 2008. My second post was a book review. At the time, I’d never heard of book blogs, nor did I know anyone else who blogged about books. Fast forward a couple months, and … Continue reading →

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On My Skin, These Words I Write

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Thistle

Note: Originally posted on Boston Blooming. I got my first tattoo on 7/12/13. It’s an infinity sign on my wrist, modeled after the halo on the STRENGTH card in the Rider-Waite tarot deck. The tattoo was triply significant to me. First, I’d … Continue reading →

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