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I Choose to Accept that I’m Not Perfect

I spoke pretty adamantly against Beachbody in a post awhile back. It is still not the way for me to go, I’m not getting wishy-washy on you, but I have been exploring some things lately that are...

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I’m Still Here

I never thought I’d be taking a two month break from this blog, but it worked out that way. More and more, as the pieces of my life start to fit back together, I realize that what is still lacking is...

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My Sister Moved to Florida

The past few weeks have gone by in a blur, making sure everything is in order and then the dreaded moving process. We’ve been spending time going to all our favorite hangouts and ice cream shops,...

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It Was Me All Along by Andie Mitchell

  January 6th was a day I had looked forward to since June of 2014. Seriously, that’s when I pre-ordered three copies of this book. I hadn’t been this excited for a book in a long time, and this was...

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Greetings From…

I just received this postcard from my sister today. Little did she know just how timely her mail ended up being. Yesterday was Mother’s Day in the US and my mom and I brought pizzas over to my...

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Birthdays and Blogiversaries

I almost didn’t want to write this post.  My birthday will end up being the anniversary for this blog since I bought the domain for myself last year as a birthday present. I told myself that this year...

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What are you so afraid of?

I wasn’t always afraid of the world. Somewhere along the road of life, I learned to be scared of people and trying new things. I grew desperate for people to like me, and somehow that became more...

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I Stand For Kindness

In light of the recent attacks in Paris, I’ve been moved to revisit a post I had written over a year ago and never published. I sat on it intentionally, knowing that when I wrote it I was still upset...

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Frederik Meijer Gardens and a Thanksgiving Recap

  Last week I posted a few ideas I use to help cope with holiday stress, especially as someone with anxiety (you can find that post here). One of the things that I mentioned was visiting Frederik...

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An Open Letter to My Favorite Group of Women

Hiiiiii Okay, here goes. I’ve seen this group encourage and lift up people through some of their hardest, darkest days and yet I’ve always hung back on the sidelines. I make myself small. I silence my...

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Get Healthy with Andie and Gina 2016

My heart is just overflowing with the love that I have been shown in response to my last post. Seriously, if I could bottle this feeling I’d spend the rest of my life handing it out to everyone. A...

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Anxiety Makes Me Lonely

I think the worst part about anxiety is the feeling of isolation you get as a result. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately because I’ve been putting myself out there for this group but beyond...

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Le Bon Macaron and Burn Out

While I may dream of this blog reaching a wider audience than my sister and best friend(Hiiii!) someday, right now I can’t quit my day job. Or my night job, for that matter. I work two part time jobs,...

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Recent Notes

The months of April and May have flown by and I kept meaning to update until the list of things I had to say grew far too long. As May comes to an end, I’ve got a few plans to try and stay on track...

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The Road to Nashville

Isn’t there something said about the best laid plans? My friend Erin (Check her out at: Almost Fit) and I have been talking for weeks now about starting a bit of an accountability challenge for...

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The Road to Nashville June Update

What I’m listening to: Pandora has a Summer Hits of the 2000s station. You’re welcome. What I’m Reading: The One in a Million Boy by Monica Wood The month of June rather got away from me. As I type...

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Some Not So Happy Thoughts on Turning 30

I keep sitting down to write this post and hesitating. I don’t know what to say about turning 30. I still don’t even really know how I feel about it. So many older and wiser friends have told me...

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Birthday 2.0

For some reason, the word shenanigans popped into my head today, and I can’t let go of it. I don’t even know that what I did for my birthday could be called shenanigans, but I’m going to go with it!...

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Andrew McMahon and Courage

One thing that was planned in advance for my birthday was to get tickets for the Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness show at the Intersection on Thursday, July 7th. Yes, this meant taking a night off of...

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Meditation and Charles Mears State Park

The calm before the storm… (written on August 7th) I’m writing this from the comfort of my camp chair at the campground. I’ve watched the sunset on Lake Michigan and I’ve walked along the canal here in...

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