Christal Kelly

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  • blog,  gardening,  self-care,  Thoughts

    Rest

    April 30, 2023 / 2 Comments

    This last week was one for the books. Many long days with work and the stress that comes with being in negotiations with employers who clearly don’t value their employees in any meaningful way. By Friday evening, I was toast. I told my husband that this week-end, all I wanted to do was garden and create. Yesterday, I played in…

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  • A small blonde dog is next her a woman with blonde hair. They are facing forward sitting in a car. The dog has a pink harness.
    blog,  dealing with life,  divorce,  Grief,  Pets,  Thoughts,  Thoughts

    Rescued

    April 23, 2023 / 2 Comments

    During my divorce, I moved to an apartment that was about a block and a half away from the Pacific Ocean. From my balcony and over the canopy of trees, I could see the ocean. If I left my sliding glass doors open (I had three! One in the master bedroom, guest room and living room.), I could hear the…

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  • Cypress trees
    blog,  dealing with life,  divorce,  divorce,  Effys's Blogging Challenge,  Grief,  new life,  separation,  Thoughts

    Let me tell you about Sophronia

    April 22, 2023 / 24 Comments

    Sophronia Thrush is my great-great grandmother on my dad’s side of the family. I never knew of her existence until a few years ago. After my separation from the ex-husband, I was looking for a place to live. I needed to be some place that would bring me healing from the hell of the last six months I spent trying…

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  • AI rendering of a picture of woman with her hand underneath her chin.
    blog,  self-care,  Thoughts,  Thoughts

    Self Care when Life is Busy

    April 18, 2023 / 3 Comments

    This week is going to be a hectic one for me. I have negotiations in three different places which started yesterday. I also have a couple of days with negotiations starting early (think 8ish) and other meetings in the late afternoon/early evening. Thankful to Marley Spoon as I won’t have to think about what to fix for dinner in the…

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  • green dumbell on a blue mat lower left corner, upper left pink chair, center a window with outside scenery, lower right a red bed with a pink pillow. Picture is labeled "best morning routine," and has written, move your body, write your to-do list, wake up with the sun, make your bed, set up your work space.
    blog,  Thoughts

    Be Fabulous

    April 15, 2023 / 2 Comments

    Somehow I stumbled upon this app called Fabulous (here’s a link to try for free – I think it’s first come, first serve. What I love about this app is that it’s all about building up healthy habits based on what you want to achieve. It’s not focused on dieting or making you feel bad about yourself. When I first…

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  • Cream colored daffodil with a coral center
    blog,  flowers,  gardening,  Thoughts

    I Have an Addiction

    April 14, 2023 / 6 Comments

    And here it is below. And I’ve ordered more today. Don’t send help. So, gentle reader, what’s an addiction of yours? Also, what are your favorite types of flowers to have in your garden?

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  • Patric (a man wearing a green cap) and Christal (a women with long blonde hear) are smiling as they are photobombed in the background by two young women.
    blog,  marriage,  new life,  Thoughts,  Thoughts

    Towels

    April 13, 2023 / 6 Comments

    I have the best new husband ever. Since he’s mostly retired and I still work full-time, he does most of the every day housework that needs to be done around here. While I mostly fix dinner on the daily (now with help from Martha Stewart’s food delivery service, Marley Spoon), he does the dishes, the laundry, making the bed, weekly…

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  • Statue of Liberty at sunset.
    Adventures,  blog,  new life,  Thoughts,  Thoughts,  travel

    Taking a Bite of the Big Apple!

    April 2, 2023 / 6 Comments

    Tomorrow we leave on our next adventure. We will be going to New York City for a full week. We have lots of adventures planned. We arrive tomorrow evening where we will be staying at The Lotte. Below is our full itinery of things we will be doing. Let me know in the comments if you’ve been to NYC and…

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  • Klimt's The Kiss. Man embracing a woman whose head is tilted back as he kisses her.
    blog,  dealing with life,  divorce,  marriage,  new life,  Thoughts,  Thoughts

    Slow Down

    April 1, 2023 / 2 Comments

    There was a lot to hate about the pandemic, like not being able to see loved ones, hanging out with your neighbors, traveling, dining out and all the ugliness that a certain orange one encouraged in his followers. There was a lot I hated about it and I greatly struggled in the first few months of it. I did not…

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  • Planetary Nymph
    Adventures,  art,  blog,  mixed media,  new life,  Thoughts,  Thoughts,  travel,  watercolor

    Pura Vida

    February 12, 2022 / 3 Comments

    Hopefully, you have updated your bookmarks to come visit me on my new website. You should notice that I’ve made a few changes. I now have my etsy store linked here. I hope you’ll browse and decide to buy something. I struggled a bit with commodifying what I’m doing, however, more than a few people have asked to buy things…

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  • Rest
  • Rescued
  • Let me tell you about Sophronia
  • Self Care when Life is Busy
  • Be Fabulous

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