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Beauty And The Beast: A Super-Fan’s Review

March 21, 2017Mandi

***Spoiler alert! If you haven’t seen Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast yet, stop reading now. It’s not like the plot of the fairy tale changed at all, but there are still some details mentioned here that I’d rather you… Continue Reading →

Music

Leben’s A New Dog! Sort-of. Reflections On Doggy Boot Camp

March 16, 2017Mandi

It’s one month after I got my puppy back home, and I finally have an update for you on his progress. This is an open and honest account of our experience so far—and in truth, most of the remaining work… Continue Reading →

Family

How To Make Life Easier When You’re Lacking Motivation

March 12, 2017Mandi

Hey folks! Welcome back. This post is a bit of a message to myself and an explanation to you for why I’ve been seriously slacking on the blogging front. The truth is, I missed one post back in February and… Continue Reading →

Creativity, Mental Health, Self-Care

Understanding Spiritual Failure– And Learning to Move Forward

February 6, 2017Mandi 2 Comments

This post is in response to Molly Roberts’ Soul FOMO video. While she and I don’t follow the same spiritual path, I really appreciate her outlook on this part of life. Her wisdom and encouragement are always inspiring to me.… Continue Reading →

Mental Health, Spirituality

Leben Goes To Puppy Training Bootcamp

February 2, 2017Mandi 2 Comments

Yesterday I left my bebe with perfect strangers who are going to help turn him into a fantastically trained pup– or so I’m banking on. Literally. Here are some of the behavior issues that my lifetime of learning everything I… Continue Reading →

Family

Ain’t That Good News! (January 2017)

January 30, 2017Mandi

  This week has brought an onslaught of negative events ranging from dispicable to completely absurd and every unbelievable step in between. The twitter king himself censoring the EPA and National Parks on social media with a forced blackout put… Continue Reading →

Mental Health

The Color of Healing: How Color Meanings Impact Us

January 26, 2017Mandi 2 Comments

Ascribing meaning to previously meaningless things is a beautifully human practice. Call it superstition, spirituality, or intuition, but we have declared certain arbitrary things to represent “good” in the world and certain other things to represent “bad.” We do the… Continue Reading →

Spirituality

Who you are, right now: A snapshot in 50 facts

January 23, 2017Mandi 2 Comments

A recent YouTube tag really inspired me. Your favorite vloggers present you with 50 facts, and you suddenly feel like you know much more about them. I think it’s very hard to know someone only based on what they share… Continue Reading →

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How a Selfie Becomes a Measure of Happiness

January 19, 2017Mandi 2 Comments

  One thing I love about the turn of each year is reviewing my online “year in review” montages. I really enjoy remembering the delicious veggie lasagna that I cooked, the hilarious candid of my sister, and all the beautiful… Continue Reading →

Mental Health, Self-Care

Harry Potter Fan Theories That Actually Make Sense

January 16, 2017Mandi

Over the past year, I may or may not have done quite a bit of zoning out in front of YouTube. I honestly can’t even begin to estimate the number of videos, hours of content, or new channels that I… Continue Reading →

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