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Apparently, I Give Alex Munday Energy
(And I’ll take that as a compliment.) Someone told me recently that I reminded them of Alex Munday. At first, I just smiled politely—because truthfully, I had forgotten who that was. I assumed it was flattering (the tone suggested it was), so I smiled anyway, said a sweet “Oh, thank you!”, filed it away, and Continue reading
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Taking the Scenic Route
I didn’t disappear. I just took the scenic route. Sometimes that looks like a quiet waterfall in the middle of a journey. A pause you didn’t plan for, but needed all the same time. These past few years for me, life happened. Quietly. Loudly. Beautifully. And somewhere between becoming and unbecoming, I needed to live Continue reading
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Thirty Nine: Celebrating Life and Future Adventures
Hello there, it’s me. I’m back : ) Yesterday I turned 39 years old. Yes, that would make it just one more year until I turn forty. Crazy, right? It was already 9 years ago when I made such a huge deal about turning 30, I wrote a post about aging and how to fight Continue reading
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Homecoming
30 years later Annie is back Hello again WordPress. I tend to come back here at the end or the beginning of a year. This happens after realizing that I haven’t written in a long, long time. And I mean it by loooong time. Time is going by too quick, it’s scary. Last week, I Continue reading
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Happy 25th Anniversary “Ever After”!
One of my favorite movies of all time, Ever After: A Cinderella Story, turns 25 years this year! I cannot believe it has been that long, as I watch it every year or so just to relive the marvelous story of Danielle de Barbarac (played by my favorite actress Drew Barrymore who by the way, Continue reading
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“Godmothered” – A bippity boppity fun and heartful film review
I absolutely love fairy tales….and princesses and true love’s kiss and happily ever afters. I’m never going to grow out of it, no matter how old I get. I believe that there is magic everywhere. Which brings me to talk about the newly released, and oh-so-wonderful, feel-good Disney film Godmothered starring Jillian Bell and Isla Continue reading
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Emily in Paris – Say Bonjour to Netflix Most Anticipated New Original Series
Oh my goodness , it has been eight months since my last post! 2020 has so far been a strange year filled with never-ending negativity and uncertainty. There is something that I am definitely certain about, though… Emily in Paris, starring the ravishing Lily Collins, streams on Netflix October 2nd and I CANNOT WAIT. The Continue reading
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Galentine’s Day Celebration Ideas
Galentine’s Day is just a few weeks away. (Yes, you read right, and No, it is not a typo.) For fans of the show Parks and Rec starring Amy Phoeler as Leslie Knope, you are probably no stranger to the non-official holiday, Galentine’s Day. What is it exactly? “It’s only the best day of the Continue reading
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The Magical World of Ghibli
Our next Japan trip is only three months away. As we plan to revisit the magical world of Ghibli, it inspired me to create a quick post to share with you some of my most favorite quotes from Hayao Miyazaki’s creative masterpieces. Not but not least, wise words from the legendary man himself… Sharing Continue reading
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Hello MMXX!!!
In just a couple of days, we will be ringing in 2020! What a grand celebration as Wednesday, January 1st, 2020 marks the first day of a new decade, the 20th year of the 21st century and the 20th year of the 3rd millennium! Not to mention that 2020 is also a leap year! For Continue reading
About Me
A thirty-something-year-old girl living in a beautiful rock in the middle of the Pacific. Welcome to my little island of happiness. Sweet confessions spoken through blahblahs in this crazy, but beautiful world of mines.

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