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I Deleted Facebook and so Can You!

Hello, friends! In today’s post I wanted to talk about deleting your Facebook account. Not just deleting the app from our phone, but deleting our actual account. I did this January 24th of 2025. And I am NEVER going back. First, I thought I’d detail why I decided to do this, then how to practically go about deleting your account, and then what a Facebook-less existence looks like in 2025. Let’s…

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Tending to Our Treasures.

Hello, friends! Another old draft revisited. This one is from 2019! Hard to believe that it’s been six years since then. Boy, does time fly! This draft was pretty sparse, but I love the idea of it, so I thought I’d expound on it. There are treasures that we find, that did not begin their journey with us. The dearest treasures of mine have lived many a life before my fingertips ever found them.…

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Writer's Block

Hello, friends! I’ve been revisiting my drafts on here, and while some of them are not worthy of seeing the light of day, this one I thought was compelling and still all too true. I’ve written a blog post before about ways to combat writer’s block, but gosh, does writer’s block feel terrible. I want to write, I feel like I NEED to write, but sometimes I feel like I’ve never had an original…

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The God of the Woods Book Review

Hello, friends! I finished The God of the Woods by Liz Moore today and it was SO good. I wanted to hop on here and talk about it!!! This book follows several characters associated with an Adirondack summer camp. We go from the 1950’s to present day — August 1975. Our story begins when one of the camp counselors, Louise, wakes up and is greeted by an empty camper bunk. Not just any camper, either…

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It is not Necessary to Commodify your Passions.

Hello friends, I’ve been thinking about this blog a lot lately. How I can best proceed with writing on it, if I should continue to write on it, and why I should or why I shouldn’t. I’ve been having a rough go of it – I feel as though I wasn’t writing because I enjoyed it, I was writing because there was a chance, albeit a considerably small one, that I could make money off of my blog. And…

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Eclipse Book Review

Hello, friends! This is a draft from a few months ago. I reread Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse for the first time since I was a teenager. I’ve been working my way through Breaking Dawn, but honestly, the first hundred pages of these books (minus Twilight) are always a little slow. There is SO much explanation of what happened in the previous book — like, I know what happened! I just read…

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What's on My TBR List

Hello, friends! In a previous post of mine, I discuss the app, Libby. I absolutely love it and I have quite a few books that I have on hold currently and I thought that I’d share them. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty This book follows passengers on a domestic flight, however this is a flight that none of them will soon forget. A woman on board accurately predicts the death of one passenger,…

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What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty Book Review

Hello, friends! Back with another book review. Let me start by saying this book was SO good. What Alice Forgot follows Alice Love, a 29 year old woman pregnant for the first time, but wait… is she? After a fall at the gym, Alice is told that she is not pregnant, nor is she 29 years old. She’s a 39 year old mother to three, going through a harsh divorce. Alice is then tasked with getting the past…

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Toddler Breakfast Idea: Peanut Butter and Banana Quesadilla

Hello, friends! This idea isn’t life-changing by any means, but being a toddler parent, some days I feel like all I do is cook, clean up what I cooked, repeat x 3. So, when I’m able to find a simple, well-rounded meal, I make it as much as possible. I aim to have a source of protein, a carb, and fiber present at all meals. Self explanatory, but: take your tortilla of choice, spread it with…

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A Delicious Blueberry Crisp and Watching Heretic

Hello, friends! The other week I made this blueberry crisp for our weekly treat and it was AMAZING. It would surely be best with a cup of french vanilla ice cream, but if you don’t have any, a cup of milk is almost as satisfying. I’ve made a similar thing years ago, but I cannot remember if it was this same recipe or not. It turned out great, regardless. Upon looking for the recipe… I found that…

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The Best Banana Bread

Hello, friends! I made some banana bread on Sunday and it turned out SO good. I’ve been making this banana bread for years… I have a post about it from years ago and even a Youtube video of me making it, ages ago. (I cannot believe it’s almost been SIX years since I made that post. Talk about time absolutely flying!!!) This time when making it, I made a few changes. Instead of all purpose flour,…

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A New Tattoo

Hello, friends! For my Twenty-eighth birthday back in November, I got my first tattoo since my TWENTIETH birthday! It’s been months and I’m still so in love with it. With the weather getting warmer, I’m excited to be able to wear shirts and dresses that show it off more! A little insight about the tattoo: I have been loving the 1990’s celestial trend so much for awhile now. There’s something so…

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The Last Six Books I've Read

Hello, friends! It’s been a little bit since my last post, as per usual!!! I’ve been reading like crazy lately, so I wanted to do some mini book reviews of what I’ve been reading as of late. I’ve stopped using my phone in bed, and instead, I’ve been grabbing a book to read, whether it be a physical copy or something on my Kindle. (If you haven’t ever used Libby before — I recommend looking into…

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Book Club: Night bird Calling

Hello, friends! Night bird Calling is the story of Lilliana Swope, a woman who, upon the death of her beloved mother, flees from her husband and father, to live with her beloved Aunt Hyacinth. Set in Appalachia, 1941, this story follows the town of No Creek as they hear rumblings of conflict beginning that will eventually turn into WW2. For me, this book got off to a bit of a slow start. I was…

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Let's Talk: A Full Year of Decluttering

Hello, friends! As we begin the new year, I’ve been reflecting on all of the decluttering that I did in 2024. Though I took a pause from discussing it on the blog, I’ve been actively decluttering my home even now. Last weekend, my husband took a carload of items to Goodwill, and the week before, we joined a Facebook Buy Nothing Page. We were able to find three different families who had a use for…

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Hello, friends! I hope all is well. I’ve been on a big video kick and made another little vlog! It’s fun to make these and have them to look back on. Bobby and I were just watching the vlog I posted back when we got engaged! So many things that you’d forget otherwise. I have some ideas percolating for written posts. I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately and would love to share my…

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Bring the Blog to Life: Fall Vlog

Hi, friends! It’s been ages since I’ve made a YouTube video, but I filmed these clips months and months ago, and thought I’d compile it into a fall vlog! Super fun!!! Just a little insight into what’s been going on, lately!!! Xoxo, Mattie Mae