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How I Use Pinterest to Get Off My Phone

Posted on June 5, 2025April 16, 2026 by Melissa

There is no shortage of helpful articles out there telling us how horrible screens are for us and how to limit our cell phone usage, especially at the beginning of the year when everyone is in Resolution Mode. But what about those of us who might need/want a middle ground? Truly, we carry these incredibly…

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Big Book Summer Reading Challenge: Last Night at the Telegraph Club + Never Flinch

Posted on June 3, 2025June 6, 2025 by Melissa

I think I’ve finally admitted to myself that reading physical books just takes me longer than I would like for them to. Not that I will ever stop or stop adding to my physical TBR, but I just don’t whip through them like I used to (in my youth). Alas, each book takes me about…

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On Personal Reading Goals

Posted on June 1, 2025June 1, 2025 by Melissa

When I signed up for theStoryGraph back in January, I knew I would love the process of tracking my reading. I also knew that I would especially love the monthly/yearly graphs and visuals they offer up at the end of each cycle. I really am a sucker for data made pretty 🙂 Since I began…

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Life on Garden Time

Posted on May 25, 2025April 16, 2026 by Melissa

Hi, hey, hello! How the heck are you! I’ve been (happily) lost in the garden! Mostly! Time marches on whether or not we’d like it to, and so, here we are. May has flown by and I haven’t written a word here (or in my other spaces) for over three weeks. Wild, no? Instead, I’ve…

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Category: Farm + Garden

100 Days

Posted on April 29, 2025April 16, 2026 by Melissa

All the Headlines include shouts of 100 Days. Where he’s at, what he’s done, what the ratings say, what might come next. We all know he = the AngryMango, yes? Yes. Cool cool. It’s only been 100 days? It feels like it’s been 100 years. 100 days of increased anxiety, of deepened depression, of a…

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Currently / Over a Cuppa: Five (Back to Center)

Posted on April 19, 2025April 20, 2025 by Melissa

Hi, Hey, Hello! Goodness, I’m so happy you’re here! How the heck are you?! It’s been a minute since we had a proper catch up so I figured it was time to put the kettle on and settle in for a proper chat! What can I get started for you? I’m brewing up some black…

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Category: Over a Cuppa
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