Author: Emily Sara Smucker
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A Wild Week in Lancaster City: Car Accident, Locking Myself Out of the House, and More TV Show Info
So far I’ve been having a beautiful time in Lancaster city. The wild Autumn breezes whip the leaves along the sidewalk as I walk to the nearest coffee shop. I admire the houses I pass—cozy brick structures, but instead of identical row houses, they all have interesting unique designs. But I’ve had my stressful moments…
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HUGE Life Update: A Secret Trip, Several Moves, and Auditioning for a TV Show/Contest
Part 1: The Nomad I left Virginia last June. Moved away for good, not just for the summer. I thoroughly enjoyed living with Jenny, but it quickly became apparent that Virginia is not the place for me. I drove my car to Pennsylvania, parked it there, and then flew to Oregon to work in the…
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Unexpected Travels
I’ve done a lot of traveling in the past few weeks. Some of it was planned, and some of it was unexpected. This is a post about the unexpected parts. It all began when I decided to come to Oregon for a good chunk of the summer and work in the harvest again. As you…
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How to Communicate Kindness
Note: This was originally posted a year ago on my Patreon, but today I decided to share it on my main blog to close out the April Blogging Challenge In the past year especially, I’ve seen a lot of online posts about racism. Inevitably, someone in the comments will say something to the effect of,…
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What The Bunnyslipper! The Story Behind My Favorite Catchphrase
Today I’m going to tell you the story behind my favorite catchphrase. When I was young, most common expressions were taboo. You weren’t supposed to say “oh my God” because that was taking the Lord’s name in vain, but neither were you supposed to say “oh my gosh.” The thinking was, if the substitute word…
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ABC Post 16: Nine Life Hacks I Made Up (That Actually Work!)
I’ve always secretly wanted to work as a life-hack inventor. Surely you’ve seen those weird videos that pop up on Instagram or whatever. They promise to give you amazing life hacks to, say, repurpose old jeans. Next thing you know you’re watching someone turn jeans into bizarre unflattering bedroom slippers, sequined chaps, or ugly chairs,…
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ABC Post 13: What I’ve Been Reading Lately
I’ve been extra tired the past few days and don’t have the energy to post about important and potentially controversial topics like MLMs or artificial scents. So I’m gonna do an easy post today. Are you feeling nosy about what I’m reading? Well then this is the post for you. I try not to read…
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ABC Post 11: Some Happy News + A Few Updates
Yesterday I received some happy news, but before I get to that I want to give a few updates about some of my previous posts in the April Blogging Challenge. First, a great number of people commented on my last post to express their disappointment that the prune juice didn’t lead to me having to…
The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots 