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"You're allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress, simultaneously." - Sophia Bush You just have to work on it, you know what I mean? I never understood why our society pressures us to have achieved Goals A, B and C by the time we're at a certain age, and then we move on to the next puzzle of life....

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"Adventure is worthwhile." - Aesop If you know me, or if you've followed my previous adventures, you're aware that I love to travel on my own. A lone, but happy wolf. Sure, I travel with my family, but my adventurous trips have always been on my own (or with a friend or two). But this year, after the heartache my family went through,...

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"I romanticize life the way artists see scenery or a dreamer gazes up at the stars." - Anastasia Bolinder Who has never romanticised an idea? I catch myself idealising concepts or scenarios that I play out in my head. Lately, it’s been about autumn. I found myself asking if I truly liked autumn or if I was just kidding myself and summer truly...

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"She loves the smell of warm coffee, bloomed roses and new beginnings." - S. A. My birthday was a few weeks ago. There was no Earth-shattering revelation. It wasn't the beginning of a new book, just a simple turn of the page. We love to think of specific dates as the days when we should make the change to improve our lives and...

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"Have fun, even if it's not the same kind of fun everyone else is having." - C.S. Lewis My idea of fun? It involves books, a cozy blanket, a cup of hot tea and a vegan dessert. That's fun for me. Or long walks in autumn wearing a thick scarf with cheeks all blush red. A day in the kitchen, slicing and dicing,...

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"Autumn mornings: sunshine and crisp air, birds and calmness, year's end and day's beginnings." - Terri Guillemets Sure, you can call me basic, but there's no denying that autumn is my season. Let me tell you why: Landscape changes, with the foliage all yellow and orange and red; I get to wear boots and layers and my super comfy (but still stylish) poncho;...

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