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    10 things making me smile

    by Kaylah Stroup October 2, 2019

    Finding little creatures around my neighborhood. For a while it’s just been dinosaurs and other animals but recently there was an alien invasion!

    Bending down to pick up a kind of boring piece of clear beach glass only to spot what is easily the nicest red piece I’ve ever seen.

    Family time. Working on the bus, dump digging, and metal detecting at abandoned houses. I feel so close to my people right now and its the best.

    Even more exciting than plastic aliens – real ones!! More photos of this little model here.

    My favorite idiot and his unconditional love.

    Mushroom season!

    Bikes, pals & friendly strangers. This is from the end of August (Critical Mass is the last Friday of the month) but I can’t not share. I really enjoy this video. Nights like this one make me never wanna leave the city.

    This determined plant that went from not being watered in months, to just some leaves with roots to two healthy plants (and this is the small one! Those leaves on the right yielded two pots worth of plant!)

    Watching cicadas emerge! I’ve got a play by play here!

    Tiny kitties, giant bean bag. Will I ever be that cozy? Probably not.

    Other nice things; ▴ this GIF from what feels like a million years ago ▴ when Spotify makes you a “time capsule” playlist and it’s full of bangers you can sing along to while you burn the midnight oil ▴ seeing my favorite band twice in one week ▴ fresh baked pumpkin muffins ▴ when you forget about a food you like to make and when you make it again its better than ever (sausage gravy & biscuits!) ▴ this recent dumb and dumber inspired purchase ▴ this photo of Professor ▴ decorating the apartment for Halloween (today’s agenda!) ▴ tiny turtles! ▴

    What’s making you smile today?
    xoxo

    PS. Can’t recommend this gratitude journal enough!

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  • Vincent Baptist Church Cemetery – Chester Springs, Pennsylvania

    by Kaylah Stroup October 1, 2019

    I feel like recently a lot of my posts have mentioned how ridiculously cool I think my family is. This is another one of those posts. Back in January, my sixteen-year-old nephew texted me about our many greats great grandfather. He’s super into genealogy which is something that interests me but basically only in the …

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  • Friday Favorites #534

    by Kaylah Stroup September 27, 2019

    This post contains affiliate links. Check out our disclosure policy for more details. I love Sophia Rapata’s work so so so much! How terrifying is this spider!? Love it! Creepy Candles makes some wonderfully… wait for it… creepy candles. Seriously, how rad it this coffin shaped one that burns to reveal a human skeleton!? Stay …

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  • #1 houseplant care must have!

    by Kaylah Stroup September 26, 2019

    Okay, so maybe this isn’t the “#1 houseplant care must have”. I’d say that goes to proper lighting or pots with drainage. BUT, holy cow, it’s been a major game changer for me! The Dr. meter moisture meter! *cue angels singing in the background* It is a small device that you poke into the soil …

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  • hair dye diaries – bright yellow + flamingo pink

    by Kaylah Stroup September 23, 2019

    If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably noticed my hair looking a bit more yellow than normal. It’s actually kind of been a while but I was slow to get around to editing the video. It’s here today though! I’ve been dyeing my hair bright colors for nearly my life at this point but …

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