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Winter vacation = travel time

January 9, 2017 Alaina Leave a comment

   This shouldn’t be a big surprise for most of you. After spending Christmas with my boyfriend in León, and…

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Filed under: amaelionborgpalace, copenhagen, denmark, elsinor, frederiksborgcastle, helsingor, hillerod, karenblixen, kronborgcastle, nycarlsbergglypoteck, rosenborgcastle, rungsted, statensmuseum, trinitaschurch

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

January 1, 2017 Alaina Leave a comment

“Her Fearful Symmetry,” Audrey Niffenegger     This novel is Niffenegger’s second; you probably know her more for her first novel, “The…

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Filed under: audreyniffenegger, herfearfulsymmetry, jazz, reading, tonimorrison, whativebeenreadinglately

Quick and Easy Couscous

December 28, 2016 Alaina Leave a comment

   Here’s another quick and easy recipe for you: couscous. I’m not sure there’s anything easier to make, in fact.  …

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Filed under: couscous, easy, easycooking, quick, quickeasyrecipes, salad

Badass Women: Karen Blixen, Denmark’s author

December 20, 2016 Alaina Leave a comment

   Due to my upcoming trip to Copenhagen, I have chosen to write about Karen Blixen for this month’s Badass…

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Filed under: badasswomen, copenhagen, danishauthor, denmark, karenblixen

Wednesday Wisdom

December 14, 2016 Alaina Leave a comment

Believe in yourself.

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Wednesday Wisdom

December 7, 2016 Alaina Leave a comment

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Filed under: freedom, solitude, wednesdaywisdom

A Thought for Thursday

November 24, 2016 Alaina Leave a comment

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Filed under: carolinemyss, growth, rewardingchoices, scarychoices

Badass Women: Wu Zetian, China’s only empress

November 20, 2016 Alaina Leave a comment

   I’m taking a step out of my normal Badass Women posts: I’m posting someone who’s not a writer, and…

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Filed under: badasswomen, china, chinesehistory, wuzetian

Wednesday Wisdom

November 16, 2016 Alaina Leave a comment

   I found my home in, and from, traveling. It’s where your heart is.

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Filed under: home, travel, whereyoubelong

“She’s beautiful when she’s angry”: A tribute to the women who fought for the rights we have today

November 4, 2016 Alaina Leave a comment

   Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a feminist and have been since I was old enough to…

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Filed under: equalrights, feminism, feminists, revolutionaries, shesbeautifulwhenshesangry, womensrights

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