Bits & Pieces

I had a crafty post all planned for today, but then life happened and I just didn't get around to the project this weekend. I'm still nursing my tiredness from the socializing marathon and loss of an hour (curse you, DST!), so 'real' posts will resume tomorrow. ๐Ÿ™‚ In...

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Right Now

Right now, I am... doing laundry while catching up on replying to blog comments and also working on my dining passport. thinking that I'll use said dining passport to pick somewhere new for us to go on date night this week. really happy to have gotten a big ol'...

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Pinterest Challenge

Pinterest Challenge

Janssen over at Everyday Reading (along with her sisters) instituted a Pinterest Challenge earlier this week, and I'm jumping on board. The idea is to pick 6 things from all of your many boards and pins, and actually DO them over the next 6 weeks. (and blog about it,...

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Happy Weekend

Happy Weekend

Blogging kind of got away from me this week. I've been a bit frazzled and generally overwhelmed most of this week. So instead of a real post today, I leave you with this picture of my adorable dog and wish you a happy weekend: Here's hoping I'll be back to my A-game...

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5 Things Friday

5 Things Friday

1. Lately I've been marathoning my way through the show Alias on Netflix, on the boy's recommendation. And overall, I quite like it. I'm currently in season 3. Season 1 was awesome and got me hooked, and season 2 was mostly more of the same goodness. But right at the...

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Right Now

Right now, I am... procrastinating on doing work. Not because any of my projects are all that hard or have headache-inducing clients, but because I am just tired. about to do my leg workout for the week. Yeah. The procrastination is so bad that exercise looks good in...

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Sunday Confessions

Linking up with Alyx. 1. I don't understand places that don't let you leave a tip on a gift card if the whole meal/whatever is covered by it. I think that's a silly rule. And it's like paying with a different sort of credit card, so why wouldn't you be able to? Who...

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2012 in Review

2012 in Review

I thought it'd be fun to do a little review of things that have happened on this here blog over the past year and see what's what. I don't generally pay too much attention to my pageview stats, so some of the selections for the most popular posts were a bit...

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5 Things Friday

5 Things Friday

  1. So the evening of Christmas Day saw us take a trip to the emergency room because Ian was having severe pain in his ear and jaw - meds weren't helping and it was getting steadily worse. This is the guy who doesn't really like to go the doctor, so the fact...

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About

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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