Author: Cris
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This post was originally published on Thought Catalog. My husband Jaime and I were cleaning up our plates after dinner last Tuesday. The scene resembled a typical night you may see on any given Netflix show: husband and wife exchange in light banter amidst deciding which leftovers are worth keeping in the fridge. “Alexa, play…
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In a startlingly depressing statistic I read recently, only 3% of people actually finish writing their novel… which means 97% of people have the best intentions and end up quitting somewhere along the way. Here’s my advice on how to be the 3%.
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Jaime and I were starting our ascent up Tellico Gap on the AT when we paused and took a moment to set an intention. I loved that he literally stopped us on the trail to do this. We called Bo and she sat patiently waiting for us to finish, she’s so good. He took a…
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It was 10 pm and my husband was working on his homework in bed. I was adding color-coded blocks to my calendar so I wouldn’t have that dreaded moment tomorrow around 3pm, the WTF do I do next and OMG I cannot leave this house one.
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The first week of self quarantine I moved all the furniture in my bedroom. I am delighted with the new set up. That was also, coincidentally, the same week our brand new couch came in. Once my living room and bedroom changed, I ran out of things to fix… but not things to create.
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Last week, on my [now] daily evening happy hour, something magical happened…
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Friends, we are living in unprecedented times. It’s surreal and it feels like the beginning of a very scary movie. How are you doing? Really, I want to know.
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Here’s an update on our Youtube Channel and vlogging. We had our first viral video and… it definitely wasn’t what I expected. The internet continues to be a strange, surprising place.
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Unfortunately, or fortunately, i’m interested in a lot. I dabble. I like writing books (and I’m working on one), I like blogging, I like creating videos… and a ton of other stuff. So, I struggle with consistency because as you can imagine, there’s pretty much no effin’ way to do all the above consistently all…
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Happy February, friends. I hope the month of love has been kind to you so far.