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Midweek Article Roundup: January 22, 2020

22 Wednesday Jan 2020

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art, articles, diary, estrangement, family, gaslighting, Harry Potter, Valentine, Valentine's Day

This Medium article outlines how to stop someone gaslighting you.

The New Yorker shared some of Flannery O’Connor’s diary.

NPR highlights how creating art can improve mental and physical health. As professor and art therapy researcher Girija Kaimal describes, “This act of imagination is actually an act of survival.”

This article about family estrangement shares this more common than realized phenomenon’s causes and potential cures.

Book Riot shared a list of Harry Potter pick up lines. I laughed the entire time I read this. They suit my cheesy Valentine heart just fine. I’m here for the Valentine celebration already.

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Countdown to Valentine’s Day: A Winsom Woman’s Wisdom – Galentines Is Where the Heart Is

06 Wednesday Feb 2019

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Billie Letts, community, friends, friendship, Galentines, heart, love, love notes, Oklahoma, small town, support, Valentine, Valentine's Day, Where the Heart Is

The hit book Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts captures the spirit of community, and thus Galentines, in the story about young Novalee moving into a Wal-Mart and having her baby there. Abandoned by her boyfriend and the father of her child, Novalee finds herself in an unfamiliar small Oklahoma town. Yet upon leaving the hospital with her new baby Americus, she finds a new home and mother figure who opened her home after one brief meeting. She develops a close knit group of girl friends who show up for each other in times of need and times of celebration.

This story unexpectedly had me turning pages, imagining the bonds shared in the Oklahoma town. Though seemingly simple, Novalee shows a lot of growth as well as inherent wisdom as she devours books at the library and learns from her experiences. She possesses an admirable strength as she pushes forward despite knowing she may not have the ideal life situation. Her friends remain at her side to support her efforts to care for Americus, hones her skills to develop a photography career and opens up to an opportunity for love with a top pick of the litter.

Our Galentines can do the same for us. Just yesterday my friend showed up during a time of disappointment for me. We’ve been meeting regularly to support some mutual goals and provide support, but yesterday showed extra care. Not long after, we both felt better and witnessed improvement in our projects. Another friend has showered me with cheesy Valentine notes to join me celebrating my favorite holiday. My conversations with her already brighten my days regularly, but these cards add extra sunshine. With quality friends by our sides, we can stand stronger and move forward together.

Countdown to Valentine’s Day: Not So Clueless Galentines

04 Monday Feb 2019

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Clueless, friends, friendship, Galentine, Jane Austen, love, mail, manicure, notes, Valentine, Valentine's Day

Clueless

 

For my Sunday Ritual this week, I’ve added silver and pink glitter to my manicure and watched Clueless. The movie ties into a Galentines theme with its focus on friendships and matchmaking. While we tend to get caught up in the romantic side of love for Valentine’s Day, love between friends counts just as much. Cher and her best friend Deon welcome Ty, the new girl at school, into their inner circle. Together they face the perils of driving lessons, grades and unrequited love. At the end, it’s the girls having a good time together that matters.

My love for love goes back many years. Well before I ever had a Valentine in the traditional sense, I eagerly awaited my favorite holiday so I could give sweet (or cheesy) notes and chocolates to my friends. Even now, my favorite angle of this season revolves around my besties. My email preview of my mail shows me I have another Valentine note arriving soon, so I feel excited to open it. It is a trade for the crafted notes I have outgoing for my friends to receive later this week. As we start a new week, let’s consider a friend who might enjoy a sweet note celebrating friendship’s love.

 

Fun Fact: Clueless has inspiration Jane Austen’s Emma. A Jane Austen novel or screen adaptation works perfectly for Valentine entertainment. Mr. Darcy does reign as a beloved romantic hero.

Countdown To Love

22 Saturday Feb 2014

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boyfriend, cards, celebration, coffee mug, countdown, dinner, dinner date, flower, gifts, heart, hearts, holiday, ice cream, love, love note, Photo, photography, romance, rose, sweet, The Notebook, treat, Valentine, Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day passed a week ago, but I made sure I stretched my celebration, still receiving Valentines in the mail when I returned home a couple days ago. Valentine’s Day even occurred on a weekend this year. That meant I had a whole week leading into it and a whole weekend to celebrate, spent with my honey.

I captured a few of the Valentine themed highlights during the last couple weeks:

I made myself a sweet treat sprinkled with hearts.

I made myself a sweet treat sprinkled with hearts.

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I eagerly awaited the weekend when my boyfriend would visit me.

I started a countdown on my Facebook page and asked a Valentine themed poll question every day.

I started a countdown on my Facebook page and asked a Valentine themed poll question every day.

I sent some Little Mermaid and Frozen Valentines to my friends.

I sent some Little Mermaid and Frozen Valentines to my friends.

 

Signs of Valentine's Day were everywhere!

Signs of Valentine’s Day were everywhere!

The countdown was reaching its end as I showed off my red nails and lips.

The countdown was reaching its end as I showed off my red nails and lips.

I made semi matching coffee mugs for me and my boyfriend.

I made semi matching coffee mugs for me and my boyfriend.

Happy to have my honey in town, I got ready for our dinner & a movie date the night after Valentine's. I Notebooked him!

Happy to have my honey in town, I got ready for our dinner & a movie date the night after Valentine’s. I Notebooked him!

Finally, I kinda figured out how to do the face he likes to make in pictures.

Finally, I kinda figured out how to do the face he likes to make in pictures.

The following Monday marked our nine months together.

The following Monday marked our nine months together.

My new job in my new city started this week, and I returned home for my last couple days at my old job to find more  Valentines in the mail!

My new job in my new city started this week, and I returned home for my last couple days at my old job to find more Valentines in the mail!

I spread out my Valentine’s Day celebration, and I sure enjoyed it. My favorite holiday served as the perfect season to remind my friends that I love them. It also reminded me of all the small tokens and signs of love constantly around us. Simple kiddy Valentines made people smile, love notes warmed the soul, and even the snow melted leaving heart shapes. Love abounded!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2xUs

12 Wednesday Feb 2014

Posted by KaylasOnlyHeart in Poetry/Lyrics

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foundation, heart, home, Home Depot, home improvement, house, love, love poem, poem, poetry, Valentine, Valentine's Day, work

I dedicate this year’s themed Valentine poem to all my friends at Home Depot.

 

You’ve got the tape measure

To size us up

With the figures sure

Our heart fits in our chest

 

So we draw the marks

In all the spots

As a nail parks

Our structure holds together

 

You hold the drill

The power’s in your hands

To keep our hearts alive still

Our beat’s as sound as level

 

We get all the parts laid

And dwell inside

where our love is made

Our house builds around us

 

It’s 2xUs forever long

Hands joined in strong embrace

In a power hold

Our heart is our home

Sweet Hearts

08 Saturday Feb 2014

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be mine, boyfriend, hearts, ice cream, ice cream sundae, love, Photo, photography, sweethearts, Valentine, Valentine's Day

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I love ice cream and Valentine’s Day!

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