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The quote of the day in my planner is my favorite quote / personal life mantra. As much as I’d like to be caught up with everyone else around me, I constantly remind myself of this and it helps reassure me of my progress. I spent time this morning decorating with stickers to emphasis this. It was a nice moment which led to a mindful meditation. Which led to a great productive day! One step at a time. 😌🍃 • • • • #daydesigner #planner #quoteoftheday #motivationalquotes #motivation #cute #stickers #slowandsteady #mantra #mindfulness #meditation #anxietyrelief #overcomingdepression #depressionrecovery (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsg369XHHh0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1n3zsn56oen3i

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For the first time, in a long time, I was able to read a fiction novel. I came across this amazing book while browsing through the fiction section at a smaller library branch. I thought I’d give it a shot and it completely swept me away! This was an amazing book filled with many folklore characters that exist within Austin and the Hill Country area. It’s dark and twisted; I loved every page of it! Went to check out the second part immediately after finishing this one. I’m hoping it’s just as great! However, before returning the book, I needed to take a photo with a backdrop of one of the main locations in the book. After reading this, I will never look at Lady Bird Lake the same again, and I’m glad! If you need a new, quick read consider checking this one out. Especially, if you’re looking for a modern, dark, fairytale type of story. Dreams & Shadows by C. Robert Cargill • • • • #novel #bookstagram #library #austintexas #ladybirdlake #fiction #bookphotography #fairytail #crobertcargill #dreamsandshadows #read (at Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brtksx0ng89/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1t2hss3j011ht

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Finally had enough self-motivation to go for a walk today. It was a beautiful day, and I’m glad I was a part of it. 🍂 • • • • #depression #anxiety #motivation #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #nature (at Hyde Park (Austin, Texas)) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrRK1njnSSv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kd0bb1tvwqq0

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A royal trumpet fanfare for Noah causing Dan to trip down the stairs. You can hear him grunt and starting to say, “Bae, I fell!” 🤣🤣 We can’t stop laughing. These are my loves. 😌🖤 (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqG6BxUHmGb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b0z24jt8lcxf

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Morning in the Morass

     The murkier the waters got in the lands of Göll, the greater the repugnitude of the air. The dew soaked trees, draped in their gnarled and winding barks, were all that Dyguck needed as he watched his prey. The fattest and most pock marked dire rat he had ever laid his yellowed eyes upon is just ahead. Stupidly it grazes a delicious pile of filth by a dark river. It was enveloped within a rare stroke of sunlight piercing through the ever gray sky. Dyguck’s serrated gape cracked a quiet smile upon his greening cheeks. When a Goblin smiles, the disgusting things of the world rejoice. And this is the wet season. The days when crawling refuse bubbles over to break every waterborne bank and surface this side of The Veil. Hushed buzzing from stinging insects sifting their way through the soupy fog were music to Dyguck’s pointed ears. Now was his time, more than any other, to risk the run around his burrow. “She’s fat., ripened with her lot I reckon… hehehe!” He whispered in a tiny grinding voice. His thoughts were lost in manic invocations. “She’ll give us lots of litters, I’ll raise ‘em right this time, I’ll have me thirty more Darkclaws or so, they’ll all listen to me yes yes yessss! All o’ dem this time ‘round oh yes!”  The gray-furred rat was about the size of a large tree stump. He brought forth his most clean and dry rope from a patchwork satchel. Eyes never straying from his prey, he relinquished his cloak bundle, bags and trusted scimitar, caked in rust, down between a sufficiently hidden tree and thorn bush. Eyes locked, he waded into the stinking river. Its current weak and ridden with mildewed leaves. His arms felt stiff as a board holding aloft his dried rope. Slowly now he sunk ever lower, til the scum of the river smeared past his upper lip one by one leaving only his crooked nose for breathing. As he churned through the muck a bundle of soggy brown leaves and rocks was struck by a lazy floating stick just ahead of him. A slight stirring creased through the water. Kerplunk! bubbles foamed up. His eyes grew wide and his movements stilled. The rat froze. The twitching of it’s nose broke its erratic pattern and its ears blinked straight towards Dyguck! “Oh nooooo!” He screamed internally. A cloud of dirt burst up. The rat scurried in a flash about a foot to the side of its feasting heap and stopped to look about itself slowly. An eternal minute went by with nothing more than the quiet passing of the river. The bulbous rat waddled slowly back to its morsel and began lazily munching once more. Dyguck closed his bloodshot burning eyes and once they opened again, he continued his stalking. The pain stirring in his stiff arms caused him to bite his lower lip with a jolt. He crept closer, rewarded by the audible sounds of nibbles from the prized dire rat. The coolness of the river seemed to grip around his chest, his breathing quivered through his nostrils. His right hand gripped tight around the rope’s noose again and again, with each step.  The rats eyes seemed to lull back into its skull, its cheeks puffy and full, its legs lazy and splayed. Dyguck tightened his grip hard. He flexed the whole of his upper body, eyes wide and brow furrowed towards the dire rat. Then he felt it. A slow and sinister ripple crest against his nose and arms from behind him. A cold horrifying sting formed upon the back of his skull. He grit his teeth together as his lips were twitching uncontrollably. The current rushed from behind him unnaturally. A deep guttural laughter broke out, breathing hot breath upon the back of his neck. The sting of the cold dagger upon his head increased, yet he watched ahead with tears welling up in his eyes, at the rat. It flashed its gaze right at him as it wisped away. The luminescent yellow of the rat’s eyes burned through the air like a strike of lightning. It streaked into the shadowed edge of the treeline. A behemoth black scaled hand gripped the side of his arm, dagger still at his back. A voice bellowed once more in a cocksure hiss  from a towering presence behind him. “Do you ssspeak the common tongue frail green thing?” Dyguck felt the vice like grip of the cold water close in around his chest ever tighter once more. His brain was alarmed to the chanting of “Escape! Escape Escape!!!” But,  how could he?

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My brothers and I went for a hike this morning; my first hike since living in Austin. Off of the trail, my brother showed us this teepee. Of course, we had to sit inside. • • • • #nature #outdoors #hiking #austin #greenbeltaustin #adventure #trail #offtrail #tree #branches #sticks #blackandwhite #hike #teepee (at Barton Creek Greenbelt) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmuN-4wAmO-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mxnvr4s91yxo

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Silver Lake was the first lake I had enough courage to get in. It was also my first dip in a lake made from snow melt. It was freezing but definitely worth the experience! • • • • #plumasnationalforest #california #californiaadventure #cali #forest #lake #outdoors #nature #naturephotography #hiking #travel #trail #adventure #vacation #swimming (at Plumas National Forest)

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Still posting photos from our trip to Northern California. Here are some more photos taken on the Round Lake Trail. I wish Instagram would allow posts of panoramas because I have a ton of those. (at Plumas National Forest)

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Noah and Clover seem to be right at home by discovering spots that our new place has to offer. 🖤🐱 • • • • #internationalcatday #cat #catsofinstagram #cats #catnap #catstagram #cats_of_instagram #blackcatsofinstagram #blackcat #blackandwhite #catsoninstagram (at Austin, Texas)

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Finished pattern 3 out of 6 for #sunny_SAL created by @punochka_stitches! Ice cream is definitely my favorite thing about summer. 🤤 • • • • #sunny_sal #summer #stitchalong #xstitchersofinstagram #pattern #stitch #crossstitch #crossstitching #crossstitchersofinstagram #xstitch #icecream (at Corpus Christi, Texas)

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A bit behind on the #sunny_SAL due to our vacation. But, hopefully I’m going to catch up before Friday! Really loving the releases of each pattern by @punochka_stitches! This is the first out of 6 free patterns minus the backstitching. I’ll definitely be adding the backstitching once I catch up though. 😅 • • • • #crossstitch #xstitch #crossstitchersofinstagram #crossstitching #xstitching #xstitchersofinstagram #sunny_sal #stitch #stitchalong #summer #pattern (at Corpus Christi, Texas)

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📽: Continuing on the Round Lake trail, we accidentally took a side trail. But, these are never really by accident and always worthwhile. 📷: Photos of my loved ones on the trail. • • • • #california #californiaadventure #travel #forest #plumasnationalforest #trees #nature #naturephotography #outdoors #mountains #trail #hiking #hikingadventures #family #vacation #path (at Plumas National Forest)

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On the second day in Plumas National Forest, we went on a 4 mile hike on the Round Lake trail. The views were amazing and featured 5 different lakes. These are just a few photos from the beginning of the hike. More to come! 📷: 1. The start of the Round Lake Trail, which was directly behind the cabin we stayed in. 2. Some beautiful flowers were seen throughout the trail. I had to capture at least one in a photo. 3. The first deer of many seen through the duration of our trip. 4. This was captured at the Round Lake Mine that was developed in 1914. The remains of the stamp mill can be seen in the area. • • • • #california #californiaadventure #plumas #plumasnationalforest #nature #naturelovers #outdoors #trees #forest #vacation #travel #trail #hiking #flowers #wildlife #deer #goldmine #adventure #naturephotography #camping (at Plumas National Forest)

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This is the first moment I’m able to sit down and get online since my trip started, which isn’t such a bad thing. 1. The first stop on our trip was spent at Gold Lake Lodge in Graeagle, CA. This place was more beautiful than I imagined! 🌲 2. After a delicious home cooked dinner, some of us willing were guided through the woods at night to a moonlit lake. The second photo shows the lake during the day but imagine sitting by the lake with a sky filled with stars. At an elevation of over 6000 feet, I’ve never seen the Big Dipper appear as big. 🌌 3. As everyone was standing up to leave. I felt something wet flop onto my leg. I knew what it was immediately and used my headlamp to light it up. A very welcoming frog came out of the lake to say hello! I took this as a positive omen and was excited for what my new friend had in store for me. 🐸 • • • • #nature #lodge #lake #frog #tree #trees #california #plumasnationalforest #forest #omen #outdoors #bigbearlake #plumas #goldlakelodge #hiking #hikingadventures #northerncalifornia #cabin #vacation #adventure (at Gold Lake Lodge)

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Vacation has begun! Driving from Reno, NV to the lodge we will be staying at for the next few days. No service, no WiFi. These are the last few minutes of being connected. I’m pretty excited to be disconnected and enjoy a few days offline. • • • • #nature #mountains #offline #vacation #california #offthegrid (at Plumas, California)

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While playing some D&D last night with friends, I decided to multi-task and hand wind some thread onto my new bobbins. I am now prepared to start the SAL by @punochka_stitches! This will be my first time working on an Evenweave fabric. I’ve only worked on Aida fabric, so this is exciting to me. 😅 • • • • #sunny_SAL #crossstitch #xstitch #xstitchersofinstagram #crossstitchersofinstagram #embroideryfloss #bobbin #summercolours #stitches #stitchart #stitch #colorful #colors #thread

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Made a trip to Michaels today and got a more things than I needed. I couldn’t pass up that 33 cent washi tape! I dug deep to find all of the Halloween themed tape. Excited for my new projects! • • • • #crafts #crossstitch #embroideryfloss #crafty #washitape #halloween #xstitch #crossstitching #dmcthreads #crafting #linenfabric #evenweave