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Friday Favorites: Insomnia and Color ID
Happy Friday, everyone! I hope y’all had a great week. Mine was exhausting. I go through bouts of insomnia, where I start to exist on about 3 or 4 hours of sleep per night and then after a week or so, my body just crashes. I’ve been this way for as long as I can remember. It’s because I have a hard time turning off my brain… Do you have that problem too? How do you deal? Have you read this post by Debbie at Fashion Fairy Dust? She shared some links to childhood memories and oh my word I couldn’t stop giggling. Kids today have no idea what they’re…
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Throwback Thursday: First Snow
I think this picture was taken around 1976ish. My little sister looks like she’s about a year old, and she was born in 1975. We were living in Texas at the time and it was our very snow. You can tell because we’re wearing lightweight jackets. Mom said we were a little puzzled but we enjoyed it. I wish I’d taken pictures of my kids the first time they saw snow. We were living in Pennsylvania at my mother-in-law’s house, and the kids were all gathered around the window, pointing excitedly. When they saw me, they exclaimed: “Milk, Mommy, milk!” I hollered. Enjoy your weekend, Follow Living…
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I was Nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award
You guys, I was nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award by my Ageless Style sister-friend, Shugunna of Nzuri N Simplicity. I remember the first time Shugunna messaged me on Instagram, I knew she and I would hit it off. And I was right. I enjoy reading her blog, not just for the style tips, but for the life stories as well. I always learn something new every time I visit her blog. Thank you, Shugunna for the nomination. About the Sunshine Blogger Award The Sunshine Blogger Award is driven by the community, passed from one blogger to the next in recognition of their inspiring, creative, and motivational blogs. Each nominee…
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Coffee and Pie Chat: Butterscotch Pie with Curry Crust Recipe
This post uses affiliate links. If you purchase something using one of those links, I’ll receive a commission at no extra charge to you. Thank you in advance for your support. I am so excited about this pie because I. Love. Lemon. Meringue. Pie. It is hands down my favorite pie ever. But, more than that, I’m excited about this pie because it’s based on a recipe by Kristin’s Mamaw {how sweet is that name?}. Butterscotch Pie with Curry Crust INGREDIENTS curry crumb crust 1 teaspoon fennel seeds 8 oz. vanilla wafer cookies 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons raw sugar or granulated sugar 1 teaspoon Madras curry powder ¼ teaspoon…
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Coffee and Pie Chat: Maple Orange Walnut Pie Recipe
This post contains affiliate links A few weeks ago, I was scrolling Instagram when a picture of the most delicious looking pie jumped out at me. Like I started drooling on my phone. The more I looked at this pie, the more I wanted a slice. Well, that’s not possible considering Kristin {from Chicken Librarian and I don’t live anywhere near each other, but I thought of another possibility… Why don’t I learn to bake my own pies? So I contacted Kristin and asked her if she’d like to join me on a pie baking venture and – guess what? She was game. cue the drooling crowds Y’all, she was still on…
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Please Read: My Privacy Policy
I know y’all have probably been inundated with updated Privacy Policies, at least I have. Anyway,I wanted to share mine with you all, so here it is: Who we are Living Outside the Stacks is a lifestyle blog that focuses on faith, style, and photography. Our website address is: https://livingoutsidethestacks.com. What personal data we collect and why we collect it Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar…
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New Specs from Firmoo {and a discount code}
Disclaimer: This post contains an affiliate link. If you make a purchase using that link, I will receive a small commission. I purchased my glasses with my own money; the opinions shared is my own. I was about 7 or 8 years old when I got my first pair of glasses. I remember walking out of the doctor’s office, looking at my mom, and saying “I didn’t know there were individual leaves on trees.” For years, trees had looked like brown rectangles with green circles. And people looked like walking blurs. I didn’t know what I wasn’t seeing until I did. My vision was bad. It’s still incredibly bad. My…
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Be Brave
I used to tell my kids they should do one thing in their life that they can look back on and think Ohmygosh, I cannot believe I did that! You know, something that their kids or spouse will have to call me to verify. In other words, live boldly. Not dangerously. Boldly. There’s a difference. When I was in the Army, I was stationed in Korea for a year and I loved it. I used to spend my weekends hanging out with local Koreans. You know, dancing and eating all kinds of foods that I couldn’t identify. I spoke very little Korean. Truth be told, all I could say was…
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Coffee Talk: A Question of Salvation
I’d like to welcome you to Coffee Talk. If you’re new here, this is where I share some of the great and not~so~great stuff that I find on the web. Topics range from news stories that leave me scratchin’ my head to DIYs that I think are absolutely clever. And, who knows, there may even be a recipe thrown in here or there just for fun. So grab a cup of coffee {or tea or whatever floats your boat} and let’s talk… My biological father died eight years ago last month and my biggest regret is that I didn’t take his last phone call. I saw his number on my…
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Blogtober: My Favorite Perfume/Scent
I’m a librarian and work around people with varying degrees of scent sensitivities, so I don’t wear perfume on a daily basis. I also have sensitive skin, so I have to be careful what I use and how often I use it. One of the few perfume lines that I can use without too much of an issue is Philosophy. I like the line but sometimes the scents can be a bit too, um, precious for me. I lean towards the darker more exotic smells like red plum, passion fruit, patchouli oil, blood orange, sandalwood, and black orchid. And leather. Don’t get me started on the smell of leather. I…
