Stress can make every little thing feel louder. These small, realistic resets will not fix the whole day, but they can help you make a little room to breathe.Read More
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Bunny Mental Health
My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open (And I Need a Minute)
Some days my brain feels like an internet browser somebody forgot to close. Forty-seven tabs are open. Music is playing from one of them. I have no clue which one. One tab is a bill, one is a conversation I have replayed six times, one is something I need to remember before Tuesday, and theRead More
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Being Creative
A Creative Pivot for a Financially Difficult Year
With money being a little tight right now, we’ve had to make some difficult choices, cut back on a few things, and adjust some of our services to save money. Unfortunately, that also meant putting one of my goals for the year on hold: Invest in My Creativity. The original idea behind this goal wasRead More
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Being Creative
Kick-Starting My Creative Mojo
Over the next year, my husband and I still have so much to do. We have trips scheduled, property we need to sell, and more furniture and belongings to move up to Valinor Hollow, our house in Western North Carolina. Finding time for myself is getting more complicated. Work is getting busier, and life inRead More
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Finding My Fellowship: A Girls Weekend I Never Knew I Needed
I just got back from a much-needed trip, and for the first time in my life, I got to enjoy a real girls weekend with my friends. That may not sound like a big deal to some people, but for me, it was something I never really thought I would experience. In a way, itRead More
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The Antique Booth Adventure Begins
My husband and I have been talking about opening an antique booth in an antique mall for a few years now. We always thought it would be a fun little venture to do together, and maybe even a small way to make some extra cash. We figured this idea was still a few years downRead More
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The Road Goes Ever On: 25 Years of Us and LotR
This year feels extra special in the sweetest kind of way. My husband and I are celebrating 25 years of marriage, and somehow, beautifully, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is also celebrating 25 years. As a longtime Tolkien fan, that little overlap feels so meaningful to me. It’s one ofRead More
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Being Creative
My January Craft Pick: Moss Latch Hook Coasters
Today is the last day of January, and it feels like this month flew by. Still, I was not idle. I have already started one of my New Year’s resolutions: once a month, I am going to pick one of the many websites I have saved and bookmarked over the years, and finally order somethingRead More
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The Mountains Called Back: Our Cozy New Beginning in Maggie Valley
We didn’t expect our “next step” to look like this, but I’ve learned that sometimes the best chapters are the ones you don’t outline. For a long time, our plan was simple: buy land and build our dream place in North Carolina. We had the vision, we had the motivation, and we were ready toRead More
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Seven Hobbit Meals, Three Extended Films: My Ultimate Lord of the Rings Marathon
So we finally did it. I’ve been wanting to do this forever, and it made me ridiculously happy to finally have a free day to enjoy a full Lord of the Rings marathon, complete with all seven Hobbit meals. A little history on the “seven meals” The idea of Hobbits eating seven times a dayRead More