Author: merynmade
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BIRDING OUT WEST | SPRING 2024
Grand Teton National Park – Wyoming Yellowstone National Park – Wyoming Theodore Roosevelt National Park – North Dakota Wind Cave National Park – South Dakota Until next time, Meryn
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WHAT I’M DOING TODAY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW
supporting my local bookstore with a new cookbook purchase – Gathering Volumes supporting my local library as Republican lawmakers attempt to defund Ohio public libraries – Toledo Public Libraries community composting to reduce personal food waste – Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful donating to the National Park Foundation for preservation and…
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2025 Q1 | STOPPED MY SCROLL
INSPIRED BY ELISE BLAHA CRIPE (BLOG LINKED HERE), HERE ARE A COUPLE DOZEN INSTAGRAM IMAGES THAT MADE ME STOP, PAUSE, AND SAVE OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS Until next time, Meryn
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SPRING VISION BOARD | 2025
HAVING A SILLY LITTLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO MYSELF, VISION BOARDING Spring goals, aspirations, dreams, resolutions, semi-commitments, all vibes Until next time, Meryn
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LIFE LATELY // Q4 2024
READING PLANNING 2025 TBR – it’s never too early, living room refresh with new paint this winter, new kitchen sink installation, dining room refresh, guest room organization WATCHING Northern lights from our backyard, Hargo Nature Preserve with new bird bath COOKING weeknight pasta Bolognese x 2 (ATK), easy Italian wedding…
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2024 Q4 | STOPPED MY SCROLL
INSPIRED BY ELISE BLAHA CRIPE (BLOG LINKED HERE), HERE ARE A COUPLE DOZEN INSTAGRAM IMAGES THAT MADE ME STOP, PAUSE, AND SAVE OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS Until next time, Meryn
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2024 IN REVIEW
While I’d like to think 2024 was a great year overall, the month of May had some historic moments! On May 2nd, Kyle and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary and the day started out like any other. Kyle had his final nursing exam for his spring semester at 8AM…
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LIFE LATELY // Q3 2024
READING PLANNING 2025 TBR – it’s never too early, living room refresh with new paint this winter, new kitchen sink installation WATCHING Hargo Nature Preserve with new guests including woodchucks, skunks, and an opossum, hibiscus shrub blooming, praying mantis, 2024 summer Olympics in Paris, Toledo Rockets football COOKING smoking chickens,…
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10 BEFORE THE END
A combination of physical and audiobooks I’m hoping to read before the end of 2024 2024 TBR Beartown – Fredrik BackmanThe Fox Wife – Yangsze ChooLove in Colour – Bolu BabalolaThe Midnight Feast – Lucy FoleyThere There – Tommy Orange PHYSICAL TBR The Only Good Indians – Stephen Graham JonesThe Women – Kristin HannahYou, Again…
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2024 Q3 | STOPPED MY SCROLL
INSPIRED BY ELISE BLAHA CRIPE (BLOG LINKED HERE), HERE ARE A COUPLE DOZEN INSTAGRAM IMAGES THAT MADE ME STOP, PAUSE, AND SAVE OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS Until next time, Meryn
MERYN MADE 