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I ALMOST GOT TAKEN OUT BY A MORPHO PELEIDES

We escaped the 30 degree Michigan weather inside the Frederick Meijer Garden 85 degree atrium. Each year in the early spring, the atrium is filled with butterfl...

Photo of the Day: I Was Afraid I'd Fall to my Death

This suspension bridge made my stomach churn when it started undulating as we walked across it. I'm afraid of heights, because I have a severe fear of free fall...

The Only Plant I Haven't Killed

Is anyone else out there a plant killer with a wannabe green thumb?...

Millennium Park, Michigan

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Postcard from Paris

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Photo Collection 01: Our Day Downtown Grand Rapids

Cappuccino & dirty chai tea latte with coconut milk Former office building covered in glass in the 80s currently under restoration to its original external glor...

What I've Learned After Working 6 Months in a Male Dominated Field

Men call each other out on things more often, small or big. This is something I love to watch when the men gather, as it's usually funny or heated. Either way i...

Huntington's Disease: The Family Fatality

My paternal grandmother died from this disease. My father has this disease. I have a 50/50 chance of having the gene that causes this disease. Huntington's Dise...

Recipe 02: Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Waffles

They're delicious- I swear! Since moving into our new apartment, I've noticed this has become our Saturday morning tradition: chocolate chip waffles for breakfa...

Recipe 01: Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chili

This is Recipe 01 because this is my first ever post about cooking! The decision to cut certain foods out of my diet started almost tree years ago with one simp...

I Hope Giles Coran Got Fired

I spent my Saturday night watching BBC's show "Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby" on the couch with my boyfriend and dog. I had been eyeing this series on N...

I Painted Sober This Time

I attended my third Wine & Paint night with my best friend from college, and this is definitely my best painting to date. The painting is of an icy winter lands...

My Neighbors Got My Dog High

I hate the majority of my neighbors. In particular, I hate the ones that live below us. The first month after they moved in, they hammered into the walls every ...

Art Prize Nine: when the city of Grand Rapids comes alive

The 90 degree heat wave has passed and it is officially fall in Grand Rapids, Michigan which means Art Prize is here! This is the time each year that the city b...

Cup of Blonde Investigates: Why do ALDO Shoes fall apart so easily?

The material on the back of my heels is peeling off. The heel tap on my right shoe has come off and the metal is poking through. My feet each make a noticeably ...

Do we have a voyeur in our apartment building?

I let the dog out on Saturday around 8 a.m. after I rolled out of bed. As I was hiking down the three flights of stairs I noticed a pair of binoculars underneat...

Why do so many people value marriage over love?

My philosophy on finding my soulmate was to look for the type of love I wanted and to see where the journey would take me. I never had it in my mind that I woul...

The First Time I Got Drunk & Painted

After I shared my first post about my wine & paint double date night, I thought I would show you my first wine & paint night painting so you could see how far I...

Sunday Afternoon Walk With Ross

Good afternoon! It is a beautiful day here in Michigan. The sun is shining and we are almost at 70 degrees! My boyfriend and I wanted to get out of the apartmen...

Review of Betty Crocker Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Eating gluten free treats can sometimes be a disappointment. I miss the days of being able to buy a gluten-full pack of premade cookie dough to throw in the ove...