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Grieving Lost Dreams 🌹

Come come sit with me, grab yourself a drink and pull up a chair. Have you ever had one of those weeks… or maybe even months… where you feel like you’re grieving, but you’re not fully sure what you’re grieving about? I realized my grief was about lost dreams. You know… we all carry these pictures in our heads of how we think life is going to look. The things we thought we would have by now. The people we thought would still be beside us. The moments we were sure would happen one day. But then time passes… and some of those dreams never get fulfilled the way we imagined they would. Some of those dreams have truly passed on… and honestly, that hurts. The strange thing is, you think you’ve let them go. You think you’ve made peace with them. But then out of nowhere, they pop back up unexpectedly… and you realize the ache is still there. I think sometimes we grieve the life we thought we would have by a certain age. Maybe we pictured marriage, children, more security, a di...
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❤️ The Beauty of Wedding Dresses Around the World

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Come come sit with me, grab yourself a drink and pull up a chair… Oh hunny, I just have to tell you… after watching Perfect Crown , I fell down a complete rabbit hole looking at wedding dresses from around the world. 😄 Because let’s be honest — most of us grow up thinking brides wear white or ivory. But other countries? Mmmm… now THEY know how to wear a wedding dress, in my opinion. LOL I remember having a friend from India who showed me her wedding dress years ago. Hunny… I was in ahhhh. It was this deep purple colour and oh my goodness… it just jumped out at you. The detail, the richness, the meaning behind it — it felt so different from what I grew up seeing. Then after watching Korean dramas, I started looking at weddings from different cultures and realized just how much beauty, symbolism, tradition, and love exist around the world. And honestly? I found it fascinating. Now hun, before I start, I just want to say this is all based on my own curiosity and person...
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When Love Is Showing Up ❤️

Come come sit with me, grab a drink and pull up a chair... I have so many thoughts running around in my head lately, but one of them keeps coming back to romance books… and what actually makes a good one. Or honestly… what makes any good book? You all know how much I love romance, but for me it’s never just about two people falling in love. It’s everything that goes into it that makes it unforgettable. You have the loud kind of love… the quiet kind… the teasing kind… the protective kind… the touching kind… So many different ways people love each other. And I think that’s why romance books pull so many of us in. Because deep down? Most people want to feel chosen. Seen. Wanted. Safe. Understood. I’ve been thinking about love a lot lately and how people crave it so much that we will go to great lengths trying to find it, protect it, or hold onto it. But sometimes… when we finally get love, we throw it away thinking something better is around the corner. Or we ...
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I Tried Something New… and Got Completely Hooked 😄

Come, come sit with me… grab yourself a drink and pull up a chair. Hun… I have to tell you — I am all up in a show right now. 😄 And let me say this right away… I am not a TV person. I love reading, listening to romance podcasts, and music. If I do watch TV? It’s usually sports… I know… sports, Lisa? Come on. 😂 But I really am a sports girl. Okay, okay… back to this show that has my full attention. Let me tell you — it has everything my little heart loves. Romance, romantic comedy, suspense… just everything. It’s called Perfect Crown , and it’s a Korean drama with subtitles. Now normally? I am not a subtitle girl. But I was so invested in this show that it actually made it better for me. Like you’re not just watching… you’re in it . I first saw it on my Facebook feed and decided to give it a try. Girllll… it was GOOD. 😂 I was sold immediately. You know when you say, “just one episode”… and next thing you know you’re like, 👉 “Okay… just one more.” ...
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Things We Pretend We Don’t Do (But Absolutely Do) 😂

Come, come sit with me… grab your drink and pull up a chair. Listen guys, I have had a tough week and I just wanted some laughter… so this blog is for pure fun. No lesson, no teaching… just fun! 😂 Girl… tell me why we all pretend we have our lives together when half the time we’re just out here surviving on snacks, tea, and delayed emotional reactions. 😭😂 Like… Why do we: Open the fridge 14 times like new food is going to magically appear? Reheat our tea/coffee three times and still drink it cold? Say “I’m going to bed early tonight” and suddenly it’s 11:47 PM and we’re watching cat and dog videos with voice overs like they’re full cinematic productions? 😂 And don’t even get me started on fake arguments in the shower. Ohhhh in the shower? I win EVERY argument. 😂 The comebacks are flawless. The attitude? Award-winning. Then the real conversation happens and suddenly I forget my own name. And another thing… Why do we all suddenly become professiona...
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Do the People in Our Lives Feel Our Love?

Come, come sit with me… grab yourself a drink and pull up a chair. Alright… let’s talk. And I mean really talk — the kind where you don’t just hear me… you feel me. A friend said something to me the other day that hasn’t left my mind since. She said that whenever she says goodbye to friends or family, she sometimes wonders: What if this is the last time I see them? And then the next thought comes… Do they know how much I loved them? Here’s the thing… we always think we have more time. More time to call. More time to visit. More time to say the things sitting in our hearts. But do the people we love actually know how much they mean to us? Really think about that for a minute. I knew my dad loved me. He just wasn’t the kind of man who said it all the time. That was his generation. He showed love differently. But after he passed away, I had so many of his friends come up to me and tell me how proud he was of me and the boys… and how much he loved us. And ...
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When Cooking Is Your Love Language

Come, come sit with me… grab yourself a drink and pull up a chair. Can I just tell you… I have been peopling and cooking for the whole month of April 😂 And girl… A LOT of peopling. Between birthdays, dinners, work, life, and trying to figure out what day it even is half the time… your girl has been in the kitchen. Anyway… I did a birthday dinner that I’ll write about in another blog. But this weekend? I made a meal that was so good — and honestly? A total game changer for me. The funny thing is… I had to pivot on the spot. I originally thought my friend liked salmon, but then I found out it wasn’t really her favourite. And listen… when I make a meal for someone, I want it to feel comforting. I want it to feel like them . So immediately I switched gears 😂 Chicken it was. I had been out grocery shopping earlier and picked up different meats — salmon, ground beef, pork, and chicken. Listen… I like to be prepared 😄 Okay, so onto the meal. I wanted something...
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