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As I write this from my European vacation (what a pretentious way to start a post), I’ll note that I don’t usually pay too much attention to the market when I’m traveling. However, two days ago I remembered to open Monarch and refresh our retirement account balances, and discovered that I was quite close to…
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I did it! I finally did it. 810 days into my Duolingo streak, I finally finished the Duolingo Italian course. Working backwards on the math, it seems that I started this latest Duolingo quest back in March of 2023, a few months before we were scheduled to go on our very first trip to Italy.…
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New Greek pasta salad – My husband loves pasta salads. I, on the other hand, do not, and apparently have been subtly resisting any meal plan suggestions that veered into that territory. I must have been oddly receptive this month, as I, myself, suggested this recipe, after seeing it on Budget Bytes. With the chicken…
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Recently, I had a nice weekend. It was a long weekend, which meant that myself and my youngest child had the day off. My husband and my daughter also had the day off, but since it was a Monday, that’s less notable for them – my husband works Tuesday through Friday, and my daughter doesn’t…
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It’s the one year anniversary of Violet Sky! I had a few goals when I created this blog, which I don’t think I ever really articulated. I go through spells with my use of social media, where I feel upset, or guilty, or irresolute, or whatever, because I can tell that I experience negative effects…
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This was not one of my planned posts, but when you’ve decided to name your blog Violet Sky (after the lyrics from the Hole song) and the sky lights up pink, purple, and green, it’s probably a good topic to cover. The northern lights, to me, have always seemed like something that is interesting conceptually…
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