Truthful Tuesday 06-29-2021


Truthful Tuesday, hosted by Thoughts and Theories, asks:

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Truthful Tuesday 06-22-2021


This is my first time participating in Truthful Tuesday, hosted by Thoughts and Theories. I find this question quite interesting:

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Blogging Insights – Reading Inspo


This week on Blogging insights – hosted by Tanya at Salted Caramel – asks:

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Well, Bonkers!


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As a kid, do you ever have store where you go in and feel like you want to buy everything? For me, that store was either Circuit City or Best Buy or Fry’s Electronics when I was living in California.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Alone without the Benefits of Being Alone


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Hello and welcome, it’s a nice day, let’s go out to the backyard and have our drinks.

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Truthful Tuesday on a Wednesday


This is my first time participating in Truthful Tuesday, hosted by Thoughts and Theories. I find this question quite interesting:

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Container Garden Take 2


Good morning or afternoon wherever you are, come in, sit, and join me for a chat. Coffee? Tea?

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Blogging Insights – Real Life Inspo


This week on Blogging insights – hosted by Tanya at Salted Caramel – asks:

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Returning to Normal


Good morning or afternoon wherever you are, come in, sit, and join me for a chat. Coffee? Tea?

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Road Trip, Yay!


Good morning or afternoon wherever you are, come in, sit, and join me for a chat. Coffee? Tea?

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Blogging Insights – Blogging During the “Thing”


This week on Blogging insights – hosted by Tanya at Salted Caramel – asks:

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: A Proud Parent and Road Trip Planning


Good morning or afternoon wherever you are, come in, sit, and join me for a chat. Coffee? Tea?

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 Reflection


It’s hard to believe April is done, isn’t it? Another month wrapped in 2021. Soon, May will be over and then June, July…and before anyone can say another word, it would be time once again to put out those pumpkins and sitting by the door anticipating trick or treaters.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Spring Concerns


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Good morning, come on in and have a coffee with me. Actually, let’s go out to the backyard. It’s hot outside – 78-degree-Fahrenheit (about 26-degree-Celsius). It’s actually the last warm day for the week. It’s supposed to drop back down to the 60’s tomorrow.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Zealous


I have been called a lot of things – mean, impatient, stubborn – but zealous isn’t one of them and upon reflecting, I have come to feel I can be zealous sometimes but a lot of the times, that zealousness got masked for impatience.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Xenodochial


According to this website, when someone says, “Oh, you’re a xenodochial,” it means you’re someone who’s friendly to strangers. I didn’t even know this word existed. I looked it up on dictionary.com, no such word.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am a Worrywart


For a naively optimistic person, I worry a lot and about lots of things.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I have a Vivid Imagination


“I dreamt you were an ax murderer,” I told my mom once. I think I was around eight or nine. She had immigrated to the U.S and began calling me every weekend. She laughed and I could feel her rolling her eyes on the other end of the line. To this day, she still reminded me of what I said whenever I tell her I’ve written a good story.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #145: Getting to Know You


This week, on Lens-Artists Challenge #145, guest host Scillagrace challenged everyone with the topic of Getting to Know You.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am an Underdog


Some people are meant to lead. Some are meant to follow. I am and have always been a follower aka an underdog. I wrote about this in this 2016 post and nothing will ever change that, not my mom, not my aunt, not even Toastmasters.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: The Power of Suggestion


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Good day and welcome! Come in and join me for a cup of coffee and a chat. We’ll have to settle for the instant stuff as it’s all I have unless you prefer a cup of tea or Hot Cocoa?

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Tolerant


Having been raised by my mom and her family most of my life, I often call myself the black sheep of her family.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Sentimental


Are hoarders sentimentalists?

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