Tag: reading
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Re-Snap: 90s Livin’.
. . . A Re-Issue from The SnapDragon Archives: Originally Posted in March of 2019 (There have also been slight revisions.) . . . I came of age in the 90s. And by ‘came of age’ I mean I survived the awkward annals of adolescence. Anyway, while I have no desire (none. zero. zilch.) to…
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Re-Snap: Silent Joy.
. . . A Re-Issue from The SnapDragon Archives: Originally Posted in March of 2019 . . . This evening is a quiet one. I sit here in what I call The Reading Room, with the window open and a delicious breeze tickling the curtains. I can hear the faint tolling of a neighbor’s forgotten…
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Re-Snap: Fresh Sheet.
. . . A Re-Issue from The SnapDragon Archives: Originally Posted in March of 2019 . . . This is my electronic equivalent of a fresh sheet of notebook paper. I want to take a moment for a “Brain Dump”, the ever-popular strategy of writing down one’s thoughts, frustrations, outstanding tasks, or whatever else needs…
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Re-Snap: Succulent Sunlight.
. . . A Re-Issue from The SnapDragon Archives: Originally Posted in March of 2019 . . . Hello, lovelies. It’s time to open up your little eyelids. Take a look around. Realize that you are a human being; an imperfect creature; a tortoise emerging from the safety of its shell. It’s okay. Life goes…
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Re-Snap: 10 Little Pleasures.
. . . A Re-Issue from The SnapDragon Archives: Originally Posted in March of 2019. . . . I read somewhere that making lists can be therapeutic, especially in this ridiculous age of multitasking. It’s quick. It’s easy. It feels like a tiny yet victorious accomplishment. So for my first post in this Like It…
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Re-Snap: Little Cuckoos.
. . . A Re-Issue from The SnapDragon Archives: Originally Posted in February of 2019. . . . I’ve wanted a cuckoo clock since I was a small girl. But it’s one of those things that slipped into the recesses of my mind over the years, kicked to the corner and replaced by a million…
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Re-Snap: Omg, it’s me.
. . . A Re-Issue from The SnapDragon Archives: Originally Posted in February of 2019. . . . Today’s epiphany is a simple one, yet I know its struggle will remain for the rest of my days. One of my favorite Tori Amos lyrics is I know the truth is in between the first and…
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Re-Snap: 365 Slices of Life.
. . . A Re-Issue from The SnapDragon Archives: Originally Posted in February of 2019. . . . I’ve been unemployed for a year. Woah. I’ve done a lot in that year. The Husband and I traveled abroad to Paris, Madrid, Stockholm, Helsinki, and St. Petersburg. We also visited the Pacific Northwest, Colorado, and Las…
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Re-Snap: Those Gentle Beauties.
. . . A Re-Issue from The SnapDragon Archives: Originally Posted in February of 2019. . . . When I meet new people it takes about 30 seconds for them to realize: I. Love. Animals. Like, a lot. Yes, I’m a vegetarian. But I promise I’m not crazy. I won’t throw red paint on your new mink…
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Re-Snap: Get Up, Girl.
. . . A Re-Issue from The SnapDragon Archives: Originally Posted in February of 2019 . . . Get Up, Girl. It’s just another (not-so-manic) Monday. I know our society loves to hate Mondays, but I like them. (Yes, I liked them even when I was working.) It’s the start of a new week. Businesses…
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