Author: merynmade
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2024 Q2 | 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 BOOK STACK
The collection of books I’ve picked up from the library – audio, physical, and ebooks Until next time, Meryn
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LIFE LATELY // Q1 2024
reading Planning spring gardening, courthouse wedding, Grand Teton elopement and honeymoon, house Watching Jeopardy, University of Michigan football culminating in a national championship, many hours of Tik Tok per week e.g. color analysis, Mediterranean meal prep, hair tutorials, make up product recommendations Cooking pork carnitas, glazed apple dutch babies, lasagna…
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2024 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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2023 TBR – CONCLUSION + FINAL THOUGHTS
Final reflection on my 3rd annual 30 book TBR After a pretty severe reading slump spanning most of spring throughout the entire summer, I truly can’t believe we’re here, having read 27 (!!!) of my 30 book TBR for 2023. At the end of September, I had only read 13…
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2024 TBR – INTRODUCTIONS + READING PLANS
The 30 books, new and backlist titles, I plan to read in 2024 There’s nothing I love more than brainstorming and building my 30 book TBR to guide and influence my reading for the next calendar year. The successes have continued since the inception of my 30 book TBR in…
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LIFE LATELY // Q4 2023
Reading Planning Spring home repairs and projects (exterior, garden, painting living room, house numbers), 2024 goals, dreams, intentions, resolutions, 2024 30 book TBR Watching Jeopardy, Cleveland Browns football, Toledo Rockets football, The Golden Bachelor, booktube, far too much tik tok Cooking Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, French onion soup, experimenting with…
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2024 VISION BOARDS
In other terms: goals, intentions, resolutions, wants, dreams, schemes, aspirations, inspirations, to-do lists Inspired by Jen Warnes tik tok content reviewing her 2023 vision board (linked here) Until next time, Meryn
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2023 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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2023 IN REVIEW
And just like that, another year has come and gone. 2023 was our first full year of home ownership which brought us challenges and surprises. After a somber winter with the passing of my dear aunt, the spring surprised us with beautiful white and pink blooms from the lilac bush…