On saying "I Love You"
"I love you."I still remember the first time I said those words to you - or rather, the way you pulled them out of me, asking "do you?" Of course I said I did, didn't you? Did I know then what our...
View ArticleAn update on Growth (and the patience it requires)
At the beginning of the year I chose a word (or mantra) that I would focus on and apply throughout different aspects of my life: growth.I can say that with all the growing I'm trying to do, I kind of...
View ArticleYes Mom, Another Tattoo
For my birthday this year, I did something that I've been wanting to do for several years: I got (another) tattoo. I'm not too sure if I've mentioned my other tat on this blog but I have one on my...
View ArticleMarriage Advice
You may be thinking something along the lines of: "Kalyn, you justĀ got married. How can you be the right person to share marriage advice?"Ā While it's true I'm only a little over six months in to my...
View ArticleRecently Read
I haven't done a book recap since January, so this will actually include all of the books I've read between January and March.Ā The Giver by Lois LowryI did something I don't usually do with this book:...
View ArticleSummer 2015 Bucket List
I love goals. I love setting them, I love crossing them off a list. I make a list every morning of things I want to do that day and crossing them off throughout the day. I love everything about it....
View ArticleThe Phone Call
It was just like any other day when I got the call from my dad. Well, not just like any other day because I was actually working a late shift at work, so when he called a little before six, I was still...
View ArticleAm I an Introvert?
Iāve always classified myself as an extrovert. Not always the ālife of the partyā but one who enjoys being around others, who has an active social life and one who doesnāt feel out of place in a crowd....
View ArticleMy First Stitch Fix
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past two years, then you've probably heard of stitch fix. If you haven'tĀ heard of or tried stitch fix in the past, it's an online styling service, where...
View ArticleWhy I Love My Tablet more than Books
If you've never noticed (I don't know why you would) I love to read. I used to could read a book in a whole day. Not just "a Ā book" but something like Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Serously, I'd...
View ArticleGrowth: Halfway through 2015
In January, I decided that my word/phrase/focus for the year of 2015 would be "growth." I wanted to grow in many ways: spiritually, financially, and physically. Some things cannot be tangibly measured,...
View ArticleI have a hair appointment today
There's this thought that I have... I have it almost every day. It goes something like this: Dang, Kalyn, you haven't touched your blog in a week (two weeks, three weeks)! You should really try to...
View ArticleOn trying more new things // How We Wore It
Several weeks ago, I talked some about trying new things and how much I love doing it. From food, to vacations, to work outs, I really really love trying out things I've never got to do before. So when...
View ArticleCollaboreads: Dragonfly in Amber
Last month (or maybe it was this month, I really can't remember) two of my favorite bloggers (AmberĀ and Kels) introduced two different reading collaborations and link ups (Collaboreads & Bookish...
View ArticleJuly Goals: Summer Bucket List Update
I'm going to be one of those super annoying people who are always wondering how it is already another month and say, HOW IN THE HECK IS IT ALREADY JULY?? Did June even happen? I think I must have slept...
View ArticleStaying Healthy During Summer
We're half way in to summer and knee deep in beach vacations,, lake outings, and generally wearing less clothes than we normally would be wearing. Ice cream in is abundance and every other weekend...
View ArticleStitch Fix Review: My Second Fix
The time has come again for another Stitch Fix review - because I got another Stitch Fix box delivered right to my doorstep, duh! This is my second time receiving Stitch Fix (if you missed the first...
View ArticleIf we were on our first date
Just like most other humans, I love me some buzzfeed. I don't always agree with or enjoy the articles they post, but I love it nonetheless. I'll never get over taking the "Which ______ Character are...
View ArticleBooks, books, books!
It's time again to talk about my favorite subject: BOOKS! Which ones I've read, which ones I want to read, the one's I loved and the ones that weren't all that great. Currently I'm joining up with...
View ArticleCanadian Vacation Part 1: Lake Louise
Last week I vacationed to Shuswap Lake in British Columbia, Canada. To say it was (almost) the most perfect vacation ever would be an understatement. It wasn't a vacation where we were going, going and...
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