33 Before 33

As promised, here is my list of things I want to accomplish before my next birthday! Take a look: Finish the restructuring of my design site. Been working on this a little while, would like to finish it up and launch sooner rather than later. Finish designing a...

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32 Before 32 Goals Recap

32 Before 32 Goals Recap

Today is my birthday! I have, somehow, reached the age of 32 intact. I make myself a list of goals I want to accomplish before next year's birthday each year. This is what I set for myself last year at this time. Let's see how I did: Go to a design conference. Nope,...

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32 Before 32

32 Before 32

As promised yesterday, here is my new list of goals that I hope to accomplish before my next birthday. On a sidenote, I might be getting old enough that I need to do like a half-age before age kind of list (i.e. 16 before 32). Or else fill it up with really easy...

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31 Before 31 Goals Recap

31 Before 31 Goals Recap

It's that time of year again. No, not pumpkin spice season. Today is my birthday! I turned 31 in the wee hours of this morning. We are kind of Event'd out, though, so not doing anything big. Ian has something small planned for tonight, and then tomorrow we're doing...

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31 Before 31

31 Before 31

As promised yesterday, here is my new list of goals to (hopefully) accomplish before my next birthday. Take a vacation with just Ian (I've pretty much decided this will go on the list every year). Get to see my little sister. Create a lookbook for the screen printing...

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30 Before 30 Goals Recap

30 Before 30 Goals Recap

Well, as of around 5:30am this morning, Mississippi time*, I am officially 30 years old. Yup. The big 3-0. Three whole decades of life. Honestly, it doesn't feel like that long, or that big of a deal (though that won't stop me from milking this milestone birthday for...

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My Reverse Bucket List

My Reverse Bucket List

I came across Erika's post about a reverse bucket list through one of those internet rabbitholes you can't really trace the path of afterwards. And the idea really struck me. You guys know I'm a fan of making goals lists. But I think it's important to look back every...

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29 Before 29 Goals Recap

29 Before 29 Goals Recap

Today is my birthday! I'm the big 2-9 (for real, not the fake 2-9 I'll be next year). And that means it's time to check-in on how I did with my big list of goals of 29 things I wanted to do before I turned 29. Take a vacation with just Ian, no other friends or family....

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Birthday! And a Goals Recap

Today is my birthday! I'm actually writing this the night before, because tomorrow I'll be hanging out with Ian at a vineyard and an Italian restaurant and who knows what other shenanigans. I was looking around for a good my-birthday-this-many-years-ago photo to...

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100 Foods to Try Before You Die

Technically this should bee called 100 Foods & Drinks, since it has several beverages on it, but whatever. A friend had this on Facebook, and I was interested to see how many I had already eaten. (There may have been some intensive Googling, since I didn't even know...

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Hi, I’m Amanda!

I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.

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Currently Reading

The Surviving Sky
Be: A No-Bullsh*t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Net Worth by Simply Being Yourself
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms
Thinking, Fast and Slow


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2023 Reading Challenge

2023 Reading Challenge

2023 Reading Challenge
Amanda has completed her goal of reading 75 books in 2023!
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