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Month: July 2019

Wednesday Wisdom

July 31, 2019 Alaina Leave a comment

Do those things you love. Take the time you need. Love yourself!!

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Filed under: loveyourself, selfcare, selflove, wednesdaywisdom, youareworthy

Women’s Prize 1998: “Larry’s Party,” Carol Shields

July 28, 2019 Alaina Leave a comment

Larry’s Party won the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 1998, and focuses on the life and thoughts of a pretty…

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Filed under: 1998, carolshields, femmelit, larrysparty, orangeprize, readmore, womenslit, womensprizeforfiction

Summer pueblos to visit to escape the heat

July 25, 2019 Alaina Leave a comment

Both Asturias and Cantabria, two of Spain’s northern-most regions, are known for rainy and chilly weather, even in summer, which…

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Filed under: beach, cangasdeonís, covadonga, playa, pueblosespañoles, ribadesella, sanvicentedelabarquera, spanishpueblos, spanishvillages, summertravel

Wednesday Wisdom

July 24, 2019 Alaina Leave a comment

Here’s to being afraid, but doing things anyway.

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Filed under: dontletfearstopyou, feminism, femmepower, leanin, resist, sherylsandberg, wednesdaywisdom

Women’s Prize 1997: Anne Michaels, “Fugitive Pieces”

July 21, 2019 Alaina Leave a comment

The second book on my list, which won the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 1997, was Fugitive Pieces, by Anne…

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Filed under: annemichaels, femmelit, fugitivepieces, orangeprize, readmore, womenslit, womensprizeforfiction

Wednesday Wisdom

July 17, 2019 Alaina Leave a comment

Current mood (and background on my phone).

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Filed under: askforwhatyouwant, asktheuniverse, bepreparedtogetit, mayaangelou, wednesdaywisdom

Badass Women: Laura Bridgman

July 16, 2019 Alaina Leave a comment

A full 50 years before Helen Keller was transformed from an unruly deaf-blind child who understood nothing, to a young…

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Filed under: annesullivan, badasswomen, deafblindeducation, helenkeller, laurabridgman, readmore, womenshistory

Women’s Prize 1996: Helen Dunmore

July 14, 2019 Alaina Leave a comment

Okay, so I have to admit, since I already had two other of Helen Dunmore’s novels lying around my apartment,…

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Filed under: aspellofwinter, helendunmore, orangeprize, readmore, thegreatcoat, thelie, womenslit, womensprizeforfiction

5 Spectacular European Beach Destinations: Read Me on Travelista!

July 12, 2019 Alaina Leave a comment

Thank you to everyone who read my last article on Travelista! I came home from my own mini beach vacation…

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Filed under: aegina, arcachon, bluelagoon, comino, france, greece, malaga, malaguetabeach, malta, spain

Reading the Women’s Prize for Fiction list

July 7, 2019 Alaina Leave a comment

As I mentioned in my last post, I am starting the list of the Women’s Prize for Fiction winners. Never…

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Filed under: annpatchett, belcanto, feministlit, goals, newyearsresolutions, onbeauty, orangeprizeforfiction, readmore, womenslit, womensprizeforfiction, zadiesmith

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