• Archive for August, 2012

    Life ain’t always beautiful, but it’s a beautiful ride… or something corny and cliche like that.

    by  • Friday, August 24, 2012 • Writing my heart out • 3 Comments

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    I feel like I have so much to complain about these days, which is an interesting feeling when I simultaneously feel like I have so much to be thankful for. And by interesting I mean conflicting and confusing. Also, stupid. I’m not going to get into the dirty details here (although the venting session...

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    Link love

    by  • Monday, August 20, 2012 • Etc. • 2 Comments

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    Do you guys follow the Flickr Blog? I don’t even use Flickr much (at all) but love the updates on the blog. They share some awesome photos from Flickr members, like these of the night sky as Earth passes through Comet Swift-Tuttle’s debris:  I recently discovered Amy’s blog at Rainy Saturday via… I don’t remember...

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    How to De-Clutter Your Life

    by  • Monday, August 6, 2012 • Guest Posts • 0 Comments

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    Hi there! My name is Abby, and I blog at Dirt on the Rocks. Organization is kind of a drag, right? Or maybe it’s not, but maybe you’re busy or “clean out your closet” is just really low on your priority list. I’m a parent of a toddler, which basically means that no matter how...

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    “The grass isn’t always greener on the other side,” and other important life lessons I’ve learned in my 26 years of life.

    by  • Thursday, August 2, 2012 • Writing my heart out • 1 Comment

    Photo taken by my photographer mother-in-law. I mean serious business. I know things.

    Yesterday was my 26th birthday. I didn’t spend the day lounging around the house and I didn’t spend the night partying it up (like I did on my birthday 5 years ago). Life has changed so much and brought me so many things I didn’t expect. For example, I didn’t expect to feel so damn...

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