Christal Kelly

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  • Bow of the SS Sphinx
    Adventures,  blog,  new life,  Thoughts,  Thoughts,  travel

    SS Sphinx

    February 16, 2025 / No Comments

    Learn more about the crew of the SS Sphinx.

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    Effy's Blog Challenge

    Last Day!

    April 30, 2021
    April Year of Mary

    Give in to Joy

    April 29, 2021
    windmill by flowing water

    So I did a thing

    December 28, 2021
  • Cairo, Egypt with Pyramids of Giza in background
    Adventures,  blog,  Thoughts,  travel

    Enchanting Egypt

    February 3, 2025 / No Comments

    Read about our recent trip to Egypt.

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    alone time

    Returning

    May 6, 2021
    black bird

    The Bird in the Storm

    April 14, 2021
    Statue of Liberty at sunset.

    Taking a Bite of the Big Apple!

    April 2, 2023
  • Sunset with trees in front. Sky has clouds with an orange-pink hue.
    Adventures,  blog,  new life,  Thoughts

    Relaxing and Exploring

    May 26, 2024 / No Comments

    Day 3 I think it’s important to build in days of relaxation in between your days of adventures when going on vacation. This was a new concept to my husband, Patric who wants to jam-pack as much as possible when we go to new places. I understand that desire because you don’t necessarily know if/when you will be back to the different places being explored. For me, I need downtime in order to enjoy the full days like we experienced…

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    A little bit about dating

    October 12, 2020
    Bow of the SS Sphinx

    SS Sphinx

    February 16, 2025
    Planetary Nymph

    Pura Vida

    February 12, 2022
  • Adventures,  blog,  marriage,  new life,  Thoughts,  Thoughts,  travel

    Adventures in Maui

    April 27, 2024 / No Comments

    We adventure in Maui, Hawaii.

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    Effy's Blog Challenge

    Last Day!

    April 30, 2021
    A drawing of a woman's face with yellow hair with the quote "pay attention, be astonished, tell about it."

    Every day holds something new

    September 12, 2021
    windmill by flowing water

    So I did a thing

    December 28, 2021
  • Adventures,  blog,  Thoughts,  travel

    Our Travel to Mexico

    February 25, 2024 / No Comments

    At the end of January, my husband and I flew to Merida, Mexico. Merida is on the Yucatan Peninsula and is just over 3 hours northwest of Cancun. Neither one of us had ever been to Merida, so we were looking forward to a new adventure. We stayed at the Chable’ Yucatan Resort, which is about 40 miles east of Merida. The resort is beautiful and resides on the grounds of an old hacienda. Our travel down there was a…

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    Just a quickie

    April 10, 2021
    black bird

    The Bird in the Storm

    April 14, 2021
    me in garden bed

    Playing in dirt and the joy of canning

    April 6, 2021
  • 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 the dirt. I started with planting the seeds for the tomato plants, yellow peppers and black sunflowers I want to…

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    Cream colored daffodil with a coral center

    I Have an Addiction

    April 14, 2023
    Statue of Liberty at sunset.

    Taking a Bite of the Big Apple!

    April 2, 2023

    My saving grace

    February 16, 2021
  • 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 ocean. I loved that apartment, but I also needed something to motivate me to leave it. That’s when Dixie came…

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    Stargirl

    three years

    December 9, 2020
    tree at Montage

    Body Beautiful

    April 17, 2021
    Effy's Blog Challenge

    beautiful creatives

    April 2, 2021
  • 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 to save a 32 year relationship. I’m a water girl by nature and soul as I was born in a…

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    Let Go

    When friendships fade

    April 21, 2021
    alone time

    Returning

    May 6, 2021
    Effy's Blog Challenge

    beautiful creatives

    April 2, 2021
  • 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 evenings. When things are hectic like this, it’s hard to incorporate movement into my daily routine. I’m trying to incorporate…

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    Rest

    April 30, 2023
    red rose

    Ancestral Connections

    April 11, 2021
    Bow of the SS Sphinx

    SS Sphinx

    February 16, 2025
  • 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 started the app, it took me through a series of questions in order to hone in on the areas that…

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    Moving on

    November 2, 2020
    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.

    Towels

    April 13, 2023
    Cairo, Egypt with Pyramids of Giza in background

    Enchanting Egypt

    February 3, 2025
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  • SS Sphinx
  • Enchanting Egypt
  • Relaxing and Exploring
  • Adventures in Maui
  • Our Travel to Mexico

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