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New Food: Shrimp bowls

June 8, 2018 Alaina Leave a comment

As you can see, my shrimp bowl is actually a shrimp plate, but that’s cause I love eating and could…

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Filed under: eathealthy, newcooking, newfood, shrimpbowls

Wednesday Wisdom

June 6, 2018 Alaina Leave a comment

You have the freedom to choose not only how your life will turn out, but how you choose to live…

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Filed under: bebrave, befree, choices, wednesdaywisdom

Badass Women: Mariza

June 4, 2018 Alaina Leave a comment

Following off my last post about Amália Rodrigues, the queen of fado music from Portugal, I have another fado singer…

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Filed under: amaliarodrigues, fado, mariza, music, portugal

A Week in Malta

June 2, 2018 Alaina Leave a comment

This year for my solo trip, I chose the island nation of Malta. I wanted to go in May before…

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Filed under: bluelagoon, comino, go, gozo, gzira, malta, marsaxlokk, mdina, mosta, rabat, solotravel, travel, valletta, victoria

Wednesday Wisdom

May 16, 2018 Alaina Leave a comment

This is such an important thing to remember. I deserve it all, and so do you. This is what I…

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Wednesday Wisdom

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Badass Women: Amália Rodrigues

May 3, 2018 Alaina Leave a comment

In my next two Badass Women posts, I am going to focus on two singers that have not only awakened…

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Filed under: amaliarodrigues, fado, mariza, music, portugal

Wednesday Wisdom

May 2, 2018 Alaina Leave a comment

My last little slice of Dorothy Parker poetry.

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Filed under: dorothyparker, femmelit, poetry, readmore, spain, thethinedge, wednesdaywisdom, womenslit

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

April 30, 2018 Alaina Leave a comment

“Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” Amy Chua Chua’s memoir was quite controversial a few years ago when it was…

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Filed under: amychua, annpatchett, battlehymnofhtetigermother, belcanto, femlit, readmore, stateofwonder, womenslit

Wednesday Wisdom

April 25, 2018 Alaina Leave a comment

   More poetry (and advice) from Dorothy Parker. Be yourself and don’t give a damn what anyone else says.

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Filed under: beyourself, dorothyparker, femlit, nofucksgiven, readmore, womenslit

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