Author: Cris
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In my last post on home life, I mentioned seasonal living in Bryson City, our new home town. This is my first time experiencing living in a place that really does have an on and off season. The lifeblood here is tourism and when the tourists leave, it can be… quiet. For business owners and…
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I tend revisit books that lift my spirit. During times of sadness, I’ll turn to my collection of sacred texts and choose the one that calls to me. As 2019 began, I really needed inspiration. The end of 2018 was complicated. We closed on our first home–– a new beginning filled with possibilities. But I…
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Recently, I’ve decided to take the journey into Sex & The City and rewatch the series from start to finish. I’ve never done that. I grew up with the show playing in the background of my adolescence, the early days of HBO. My mom would cook dinner and then reward herself, and sometimes us, with…
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The words that come to mind right now are: we did it. We got married in Spain. We moved far away. We bought a home! The perfect starter home that I’m sitting in right now. I have a steaming (reheated) cup of coffee and a straight view of The Smoky Mountains.
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If you’re keeping up, you’ll know we just moved from Miami, Florida to Asheville, North Carolina 6 months ago. Asheville was always meant to be a temporary visit as we make our way to our more permanent home in Bryson City.
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This is a short post inspired by the holidays, which get a bad rep these days. If not the constant labeling as a consumer’s holiday that only benefits businesses, there’s also the big bag of stress people associate with this time of year. Though I’m not necessarily in disagreement with either of those points of…
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Since I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with my dreams. Moreover, the concept that my dreams are connected to my waking life. Most people I know have a freaky dream story about something that came true, warned them or was in some way connected to an important part of their life.
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