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If All Else Sails – Review
○Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Rom-Com, Summer ○Written By: Emma St. Clair ○Published By: Thomas Nelson ○Published On: August 5, 2025 ○Formats: Library Binding, Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook ○350 Pages ○30 Chapters Synopsis In this grumpy-sunshine romance, school nurse Josie and her brother’s best friend–hockey player Wyatt Jacobs–are tricked into spending a summer together that’s anything but…
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Building out the Van (Part One)
This update is a bit late, so I apologize for that. We finally got the van out of the garage! It was supposed to have been done almost a month ago, but the auto parts company kept giving us the run around. They pushed back the arrival date of our transmission and engine about three…
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Overcoming my Fear(s) (DP#150)
I will say, transitioning to van living is probably the hardest thing for me.Not that I do not want to do it, it is literally a whole new way of life, so I understand my own anxieties when it comes to it. The whole conversion process is a whole other monster. Having very little mechanical…
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The Last Bookshop in London – Review
○Genres: Historical Fiction, WWII, Romance, War, British Literature ○Written By: Madeline Martin ○Published By: Hanover Square Press ○Published On: April 6, 2021 ○Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook ○336 Pages ○10 Chapters ○8 hours 13 minutes audio – read by Saskia Maarleveld Synopsis August 1939: London prepares for war as Hitler’s forces sweep across Europe. Grace…
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Exhaustion (DP#149)
The number one ire for me is my seemingly never-ending battle with decreasing energy levels.I could have just woken up and feel as though I barely got any sleep the previous night. Whenever I drink coffee, I get the initial burst of caffeine which helps push me through the morning, however by lunchtime, I could…
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Favorite Sports (DP#148)
I have only played one sport my entire life and that was softball. That being said, I did dabble in things like volleyball, basketball and tennis, I just could not get invested in them. Bowling and table tennis are probably my two favorite sports to partake in myself. Particularly if we are playing teams for…
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The Water Keeper – Review
○Book 1 of the Murphy Shepherd series ○Genres: Fiction, Christian, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Contemporary, Romance ○Written By: Charles Martin ○Published By: Thomas Nelson ○Published On: May 5, 2020 ○Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook ○339 Pages ○54 Chapters Synopsis Murphy Shepherd is a man with many secrets. He lives alone on an island, tending the grounds…
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If I Won the Lottery (DP#147)
We would immediately put it towards finishing out the van including upgrading it to four-wheel drive that we really want to do, but man is that expensive. Anything that would not be going towards the van would mainly be going into the bank account or safe. That way we could sort of coast off of…
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Books to Read (DP#146)
At the moment, I have about 130 books on my TBR list. I am currently reading the book that has been on there the longest for this Winter Wonderland challenge. The majority of the books I want to read fall in the Fantasy genre, with other prominent genres including romance, YA, contemporary, historical and mystery.…
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Winter Storm Part 3
Entering into the last projected day of feeling like winter here in Texas, the sun is out in full force today and there are already some signs of melting. The streets are still completely covered in ice; some places are even more slick than before due to the constant refreezing going on. Per the forecast,…
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Acting Merry – Review
○Genres: Fiction, Romance, Christmas, Contemporary ○Written By: Martha Keyes ○Published By: Self Published! ○Published On: October 22, 2025 ○Formats: Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook ○195 Pages ○16 Chapters Synopsis She brought him to save her pride. He showed up ready to steal her heart. When Reese Cameron learns that her annual friend’s Christmas getaway will include her…
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Family Traditions (DP#145)
I have mentioned this before I think, but I have a very traditional family. I feel like we are fantastic at sticking to what works for us, particularly for the holiday chaos. Also as mentioned in a previous post, my aunt and uncle are typically the ones who host every holiday. Each of the women,…
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Winter Storm Part 2
Today the sun made a surprising visit! However, I do not see any of this stuff melting anytime soon. We have about 2-3 inches of ice accumulation with maybe another half inch of snow on top of that. Today the temperature is even colder than yesterday as it is currently 12 degrees F (-11 C).…
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Leisurely Activities (DP#144)
Besides the usual stuff I am harping about, there are quite a few other things I enjoy partaking in when I have the opportunity to do so.
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Winter Storm Part 1
Well, it is currently 19 degrees F (-7 degrees C). We were literally outside for less than five minutes taking pictures, when our hands started burning from the cold. Right now, the ground, particularly the street is covered in ice and sleet mixture. I almost busted butt walking on the grass so needless to say,…
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Places to Visit Near Me (DP#143)
I had to look up attractions in Fort Worth, and I have truly visited the majority of them at some point in my lifetime. The more popular places being the Stockyards, art museum, science museum, the zoo, and the water/botanical gardens, I have visited each multiple times. Since I am not a drinker, I am…
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A Dog’s Understanding (DP#141)
My husband and I no longer have our dog as she has been living with my mom for the past few months. That being said the number one thing I would want her to know is that we still love her, we just knew she would be way more comfortable in a house than in…
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Meet Me in the Margins – Review
○Genres: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary, Rom-Com, Chick-Lit ○Written By: Melissa Ferguson ○Published By: Thomas Nelson ○Published On: February 15, 2022 ○Formats: Library Binding, Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook ○319 pages ○23 Chapters ○7 hours 50 minutes audiobook – read by Talon David Synopsis Savannah Cade’s dreams are coming true. The Claire Donovan, editor-in-chief of the most successful romance…
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What’s in a Name? (DP#140)
Ashley – one of the most popular names for girls born in the US from 1980. Inspired by the same surname Ashley, or Ashleigh. It means “clearing among the ash trees” from Old English. Ash – common type of forest tree in Eurasia, North America and North Africa. It has roots in Germanic, Norse, and…