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Morning at Smiley’s

We haven’t been in touch since Valentine’s Day, when I gave you a mix CD and then disappeared. Sorry to love you and leave you like that, but my family didn’t call me “The Kissing Bandit” in high school for … Continue reading

26. February 2012 by corley
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Ukulele Wednesday | King of the Road

This song has been stuck in my head for DAYS, so I finally gave in to the earworm* and learned to play it for Ukulele Wednesday. I’m totally into Ukulele Wednesday again. Can you tell? Come back next week for … Continue reading

01. February 2012 by corley
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I Can Do Anything Good: January

I’m a very goal-oriented person. Clearly. I set goals all the time in 2011, and it seemed like each month ended with a bulleted list of reasons for not achieving my goals.  Lesson learned: I know that in order to achieve the … Continue reading

31. January 2012 by corley
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Join us on Goodreads!

To make this online book club easier for all parties involved, I set up a group on Goodreads. This way, we can check in and discuss what we’re reading as we’re reading. I’ll still be posting end-of-book recpas on this … Continue reading

30. January 2012 by corley
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Role Models: Katniss Everdeen

First of all, don’t judge. Chances are if you didn’t love The Hunger Games, it’s because you didn’t read The Hunger Games. And if you did read the Hunger Games, then you know what I’m talking about when I say … Continue reading

26. January 2012 by corley
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Ukulele Wednesday | These Boots Were Made For Walkin’

Are you ready, boots? Start walkin’.    

25. January 2012 by corley
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My Handwriting

When I saw this post at eef-etc, I knew I had to jump on board this bandwagon. Handwriting has always been very important to me. I was the girl who “tried on” different styles of writing at the beginning of every … Continue reading

24. January 2012 by corley
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12 in 12: January

The morning of January 21 was cold, rainy, and generally gross. The alarm went off way too early, I was way too tired and completely unprepared. Honestly, the only thing that kept me from backing out was the thought of … Continue reading

23. January 2012 by corley
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What Are You Reading? Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

 First of all: Young Adult Lit is really stepping up its game! What several years ago may have been easy to write off as juvenile or simple has matured into a genre of literature that is just as complex and … Continue reading

12. January 2012 by corley
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Go somewhere.

I spent my day thinking warm, snuggly thoughts of blankets and hot tea and Jane Austen movies on Netflix. I knew that as soon as I walked in the door, I would be hard pressed to do anything other than … Continue reading

11. January 2012 by corley
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