Kid at Heart

Proof that I am really just a 5 year old masquerading as an adult: Fruit snacks are an acceptable breakfast food. I still mix up chocolate milk with Hershey's syrup on a regular basis. My syrup-to-milk ratio is a thing of beauty. Hint: it's heavy on the chocolate. I...

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Tuesday Treasure Trove

Tuesday Treasure Trove

Am I A Hypocrite For Professing Radical Self Love While Wearing 5 Inch Heels? The Intersection Between Fashion, Personal Expression & Loving Who You Are - a thoughtful post & good read from Gala about everything in the title. Lovely Letters: A Pen Pal Project. I love...

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Ambushed

If by chance I have any male readers, they should probably stop here. And those squeamish of TMI posts. I need to blow steam about something, and if I can't do that in my own online space, where can I? Ladies. Periods suck. We all know this. The cramps and the (duh)...

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Send Something Good: The Essentials

Send Something Good: The Essentials

As part of the Send Something Good gift swap, today all participants are linking up with posts to let their secret swap partners know a little more about them and the kinds of things they like. So, here are the essentials about me: I am not religious, vegetarian,...

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Right Now

Right now, I am... in PJ's after my daytime outfit got soaked during puppy bath time a bit ago. bummed for Ian because he has to go in to work an hour earlier tomorrow, which means an hour earlier bedtime for him tonight. sketching out the next screen design for shop...

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Tuesday 10 – Favorite Movies

Tuesday 10 – Favorite Movies

I'm joining up with Lena and several other ladies in the weekly Tuesday 10 themed posts. This week's theme is Favorite Movies. Choosing a favorite (or 10) of anything is hard for me, so I narrowed it down to movies that I can easily watch over and over and still love....

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Book Review: One Day

Book Review: One Day

One Day By David Nicholls I picked this up because I started seeing advertisements for the movie, and I generally like to read the book a movie is based off of before seeing the movie itself. After finishing this, though, I don't think I'll be running out to see the...

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TGIF

TGIF

It has been a WEEK. And I'm not stressing the number of days, but just the sheer full busy-ness of it. I am tired. So much so that I completely forgot to put together a Friday Favorites post. So you get this instead: How cute is she? All curled up by my office chair....

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Right Now

I am... absolutely loving the text mail notification service the post office now offers for my P.O. Box. No more wasted trips hoping for paychecks only to be disappointed by an empty box! still really tired, despite application of caffeine. I may have drunk too much...

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Thoughts on Style

Thoughts on Style

Please keep in mind that these are just my opinions/preferences and what works for me. You are free to think and do whatever you want, and I won't judge you for it. But I won't necessarily think it's something I should try. So. This is not a full-out style or fashion...

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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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