I had planned on reserving my business spotlight features for local Austin businesses, but I'll make an exception for this one. Meet reFORM Studios, a personal training business in Charleston, South Carolina. It's owned by none other than my big sis, Katrina, who is...
Book Review: The Language of Flowers
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh I'd heard some buzz about this book on Twitter a few months ago, so when I found myself in the airport in need of something to read, I picked this up. And I'm so glad I did. The book is told from the point of view of...
Alaska Recap Part 3: Ketchikan & Victoria
What: 7-Day Alaska Cruise Who: Me, the Boy & certain members of the Boy's family Warning: this is a photo-heavy post. ๐ Ketchikan Our third port was Ketchikan. I think it was the largest of the Alaskan towns we saw. Here we abandoned all pretense of being rugged,...
Alaska Recap Part 2: Skagway & Juneau
What: 7-Day Alaska Cruise Who: Me, the Boy & certain members of the Boy's family Warning: this is a photo-heavy post. ๐ Skagway Our first stop was in Skagway, and I have to say I was not prepared for the size of this port. All of my previous cruise experience was...
Tuesday 10: Recommended Reads
This week I am co-hosting the Tuesday 10 with Lena! Our topic this week is Top 10 Recommended Reads/Favorite Books. I had a really hard time narrowing down my list, so I tried to think of it as not just what my favorite books to read are, but what books I would like...
Alaska Recap Part 1: Ship & Sea
What: 7-day Alaskan Cruise Who: Me, the Boy, and certain members of the Boy's Family Our first two and half days of the cruise were spent at sea, making our way from Seattle up to the northernmost point of our route. Unless you feel like gambling or shopping non-stop,...
Blogiversary!! + a Giveaway
That's right, folks! Today marks exactly 1 year since I started this little web venture. It seems like it's been much longer, and also not nearly that long, simultaneously. Strange feeling. Good feeling. Dragonflight has definitely grown a lot over the past...
Right Now…
Right now, I am... still slogging through all of the photos from Alaska. Recap post(s) will probably be this weekend/Monday. Got some good ones, though! in disbelief that tomorrow is already June. 8-| On the upside, that means it's my 1 year blogiversary! Stay tuned...
99 Things
Stealing this list/meme from Emma's blog. I'm guessing the full name of the list is "99 Things to Do Before You Die" since it seems like a bucket list type of deal. 52 out of 99 isn't bad for not even being 30 yet, I think. ๐ 1. Started your own blog - um, hi. You're...
5 Tips for a More User-Friendly Blog
This originally appeared over at The Streeters Unlimited as a guest post. With so many blogs clogging the interweb today, it can be hard to attract a following in the first place, let alone grow it. And aside from all the advice about networking, and having great...
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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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