ThatShanaGirl

Oh, you know. Cats, Harry Potter, feminism, jokes about writing, doodles, and occasionally tidbits about my life.

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Bonnibel's birth story

Bonnibel’s birth story

I haven’t updated this blog in a long time, but I’m back! Shortly after my last post I found out I was pregnant and since then I’ve been pretty busy doing the mom thing. I wanted to share my baby’s birth story and figured where better than my oft-forgotten blog. If you’re a fellow mom and you shared about your labor experience, let me know! I’d love to connect with other moms.

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Top Five Reads from 2018

Top Five Reads from 2018

I’m back and finally sharing my Top Five reads from 2018! In my previous postI shared a list of all the books I read last year, which topped out at twenty-seven. Out of those books it was tough to pick just five to share with you because I really liked most of what I read. After some consideration I came up with a list of books that managed to both blow me away and keep me thinking about the…

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2018 Reading Lists

For the last few years I’ve been sharing our reading lists on my personal page but this year I decided to make it a full on blog post. My husband and I are both readers, though as you’ll see from our lists, he reads much faster than me. I also struggled a lot with depression which made it difficult to finish books. Even so, I still managed to read more than 25 books last year, which is pretty…

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Word for 2019

The first little magnet I ever made, celebrating 2019!

This is late because I fell ill the week of Christmas, but I’m finally here to share my word for 2019! If you’re unfamiliar, catch yourself up with my blog post from 2018. My word for last year was Endure and oh boy, did 2018 not disappoint. I talk a bit about it in one of my last blogs,but last year kind of kicked my ass. I was given plenty…

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Man plans, god laughs.

Man plans, god laughs.

I am of course referring to Blogsmas. I had such bright, shiny goals for this week but I can almost hear laughter over the sound of the hacking cough I’ve developed. I started feeling sick on my first day here, and it’s been non-stop runny noses, fevers, and general pathetic sickness since then. On top of all that, I still have three dogs to take care of who all very much miss their moms. The…

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Blogsmas

Oh hey, I’m back again!

Wondering why? Well, I had pretty much no plans for Christmas, then in a random twist of events a friend needed a last minute dog sitter for Christmas week. So now here I am, alone in rural Colorado with three cute wiener dogs and a helluva lot of time to write. And paint. And read. And do all the things I’ve been wanting to do, but felt too overwhelmed with life business…

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My third book reccomendation is The Girl with the Red Balloon by @bibliogato 📖 This is a YA novel, part fantasy and part historical fiction. Ellie grabs hold of a red balloon and finds herself transported to 1988 East Berlin. In her search for a way home she'll have to untangle the truth behind how her grandfather survived the Holocaust and the secrets of the organization that helps people flee East Berlin. This blending of magic and history had me gripped till the last page!  #bookrecrock #sldwrocks #thegirlwiththeredballoon [Image description: A rock painted with a red balloon and the words 'The Girl with the Red Balloon' in black.]

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Spent the majority of May painting some rocks for a hospital rock garden project. #paintedrocksofinstagram #sldwrocks #artastherapy [Image description: Nine painted rocks in a group. 1 - A rock painted yellow with a pineapple wearing sunglasses. 2 - A rock painted with a red, white, and black pokèball with the words 'Gotta catch 'em all' painted above in red. 3 - A rock painted with a rainbow and two white clouds at each end. 4 - A rock painted with a red balloon and the word 'Lucky' painted in blue. 5 - A rock painted with a pink and green tulip and a large yellow and black bumblebee. 6 - A rock painted to look like Harry Potter. 7 - A rock painted with a sunny blue sky, a field of wildflowers, and the words 'Grow with the flow' painted in white. 8 - A rock painted with a white and yellow flower with a blue and black butterfly perched on the bright green stem. 9 - A rock painted with a pink and gold hot air balloon in a starry night sky.]

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💗 Cute boys! #amanandhiscat [Image description: A man with a beard and glasses wears a blue shirt and white shorts. He is holding a large orange-ish kitten in his arms and smiling with his eyes closed. The kitten's eyes are slightly open and reflecting the camera flash.]

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It's not summer without some homemade watermelon lemonade! We had it at our wedding and now we make it each year to kick off the season. #watermelonlemonade #🍉🍋 #anniversarytradition

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Jamie found a weird coin in our coin jar. Anyone have an idea what it is/where it's from.

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"Every day with you I say 'I do' and it means so much more each time." #secondweddinganniversary #husbandwifelife #lovingyouiseasy

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"Every day with you I say 'I do' and it means so much more each time."

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Don't fucking do this. Don't fling an accusation of mental illness at someone like it's a damn insult, or like it's an explanation for someone's hatred. And when you see this bullshit fall out of anyone's mouth, you better call them out on it. We'll never end the stigma with shitheads like this running around unchecked. #mentalillnessisnotaninsult #endthestigma #stigmakills

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Crossover Post - A Broken Foot and a Broken Ring

Crossover Post – A Broken Foot and a Broken Ring

I haven’t felt quite up to writing the post about therapy that I keep promising, so instead you’re getting the first of a couple planned crossover posts. These are old posts from my even older blogs. I’ve started and abandoned a few different blogs over the years, but I still like a lot of what I wrote so I’m going to share some select pieces over here. I’ll leave them unedited, but I’ll be…

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Took a quick jaunt to Salt Lake to start celebrating our second wedding anniversary 💜💙 #husbandwifelife #twoyearsmarried #anniversaryadventure

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Shana in Flux

I said I’d write a more in-depth post about the blog name change and here I am! In my update post I gave the short answerfor why I changed the name, so here’s the long answer… My goal is no longer a vague sense of wellness. When I started this blog there was a very concrete idea in my mind of getting well and getting my old life back. It’s been about a year and a half since then and I’m starting…

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