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Confessions continue…

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Victoria

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As I could only write so much for so long last Monday evening before collapsing in a heap of overwhelmed, exhausted puddle of human goo, I take up the keyboard again this evening. I’m not writing anything as emotional as … Continue reading →

In which I make a very public confession

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Victoria

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I will not hide right now. It’s one of those rare times in my life where I feel as if I can peel back my protective exterior and allow myself a few moments of vulnerability, where I almost need to … Continue reading →

Chuck the bucket, or, things I never want to do

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Victoria

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As most of us have some sort of bucket list of what we wish to do or accomplish before death. I only have a few things on mine, which I’m sure I’ll babble on about in another post at some … Continue reading →

Tagged anti-bucket list, bucket list, carnie, carnivals, carny, jail, oymyakon, prison, reading, russia, skydiving, their eyes were watching god, zora neale hurston

Fun and fancy-free–fully funded!

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Victoria

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One entire day–doing whatever I want, completely funded, no matter the cost? Oh. Yes. Please. The day would start early in the morning with me having a group of workmen come and remodel parts of my condo–specifically, re-tile my bathroom. … Continue reading →

Aimless Tuesday morning post (with cookie recipe!)

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Victoria

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It’s the last day of work for the week, and I couldn’t be more glad of it. I’m in need of being away from a desk for a few days. This is, perhaps, why I have been absent online as … Continue reading →

Tagged baking, chocolate cookie recipe, cookies, cooking, dating, fudgy chocolate cookies

One Lovely Blog Award

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Victoria

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Imagine my surprise when I checked in to my site this morning to find that I had been twice nominated for the One Lovely Blog Award by mjennings at This, On Purpose, as well as by   Princellar Bland over … Continue reading →

Tagged art institute, baby pandas, dinosaurs, Edouard Manet, one lovely blog award, pandas, romance, shakespeare, sonnet 116, t-rex, take 5, white roses

Compulsively clean

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Victoria

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One of my little nuances with the change of seasons is to tidy. When the leaves change color and lazily drift to the fading green grass and the days get shorter, the urge comes to fix up my nest for … Continue reading →

Tagged bedroom, cats, cleaning, desk, iPhone, organizing, tom hiddleston, writing prompt, Yoshi

Literary dry spell

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Victoria

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I can’t say for sure the longest I’ve ever gone without reading a book. I know that–for a very long time–after I started my first full-time job I couldn’t sit and read. It was probably for a few months. My … Continue reading →

Tagged catcher in the rye, holden caulfield, reading, the little prince

Working for the clampdown

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Victoria

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It seems as if Thursday is going to be dedicated to 10 minutes of freewrite on The Daily Prompt. Which is actually pretty cool to me. I love freewrite. I just go and put my thoughts on the page with … Continue reading →

Tagged chicago bears, Chicago Blackhawks, clampdown, dating, london calling, online dating, the clash, tom hiddleston, writing prompt

Cake snob

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Victoria

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I cannot deny the fact that I am the epitome of what a cake snob is. Weird, right? Some are wine snobs, coffee snobs, clothes snobs… but my highbrow tendencies are reserved for cake. This is because I have spent … Continue reading →

Tagged cake, cake art, cookie monster, hello kitty cake, wedding cake, writing prompt

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