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My life revolves around my hair... Part 2

My life revolves around my hair… Part 2

I wrote about this back in May 2015 and it appears that my life hasn’t changed much with regards to my hair. I just now found myself planning my next 2 hair washings based on (a) when I washed my hair last and (b) when I need to have my hair freshly washed for the vacation I’m about to take. Today is Sunday October 24th. I leave to spend some time with my sister at 6am on Saturday Nov 6th. That…

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Life in Scotland 2019... the final entry!

Life in Scotland 2019… the final entry!

I’m going to shove the last 3.5 weeks of my time in Scotland into this blog entry. Eek!

After my day trip to Glasgow, I went on a random, last minute jaunt to a little party in Grangemouth with 2 sisters from my congregation. We got to meet some new people and I was reunited with some friends from Pioneer School. Those new friends we made came doe Edinburgh to our Sunday meeting the next. All…

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October 2019 - My last complete month in Scotland

October 2019 – My last complete month in Scotland

This month was so full of activity that I will split it into 2 entries.

As previously mentioned, my friend Amanda arrived at the end of September. On October 2nd, we embarked on a short mid-week road trip towards the west coast of Scotland… to Oban. On the way there, we stop at Finnich Glen and hiked down to a ravine called Carnock Burn. We walked barefoot in freezing cold water to get to the…

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September 2019 - New flat... who dis?

September 2019 – New flat… who dis?

LOL I crack myself up! Well, after Pioneer School, Brittany returned home to Ohio and I was all set to move in with my friend Hilary. But first, I spent a few days in an Airbnb smack in the center of town with some friends that were visiting from Ohio. It was lovely. I didn’t have to take a bus to my metro shift. It was just a few minutes walk. There as a some pics of the outing we had through…

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August 2019 Part 3 - Scottish Highlands road trip & Pioneer Service School

August 2019 Part 3 – Scottish Highlands road trip & Pioneer Service School

Our little road trip had some lovely stops… the first of which was a little golf pilgrimage. We went to the St. Andrew’s Old Course. Terry hadto take a photo on the “Swilcan Bridge” and we got a few souvenirs for some of our gold enthusiast friends back home in Ohio. Got some great pics at Dunnottar Castle. Photos from the golf course and castle are after the 3rd paragraph with the other photos…

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August 2019 Part 2 - England

August 2019 Part 2 – England

I got home from Holland on a Friday morning and I spent the weekend studying for Pioneer School (which was coming up at the end of the month). Tuesday night Brittany and I took an overnight Megabus (because we’re broke and cheap haha) to London. So began the 2 most ridiculously exhausting 2 days of travel I have ever experienced…

We got to London at 7:30 am on Wednesday. Within a few hours, we…

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August 2019 Pt 1 - International Convention in Utrecht, The Netherlands

August 2019 Pt 1 – International Convention in Utrecht, The Netherlands

Y’all… August was jam packed full of activity for me. It was ridiculous, but worth it. Anyway, since there was SO MUCH going on, this month may take up 3 blog entries. Bear with me.

The 1st major event of the month was the International Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses that took place in Utrecht, The Netherlands. SO MANY pictures to share… it is going to be difficult to narrow them down.

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July 2019 Part 2 - London & Edinburgh

July 2019 Part 2 – London & Edinburgh

As previously mentioned, we left Paris for London Tuesday morning instead of Monday night, as planned. Le sigh! We had a Bible tour of the British Museum scheduled for 10 am but our flight was now arriving a little past 7 am and we couldn’t take our luggage into the museum. We had to leave our stuff somewhere but didn’t really want to pay for storage at a tube station. Also, we were kinda gross…

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July 2019 Part 1...adventures in Paris!

July 2019 Part 1…adventures in Paris!

Once my friend, Eve, went home to Ohio, I got new visitors. Kiersten and Anna from California. So it was cheaper for them to fly into Paris, so I met them there. Brittany was also supposed to come but she had a different flight. She got stuck in Birmingham and had to go back to Edinburgh in the end. That was a hot mess of a situation.

Anyway, we left the airport, got on the metro and after 2…

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Let me tell you about a little trip that I took...

Let me tell you about a little trip that I took…

In May, I told you all that I was going to Scotland for an extended stay, nearly 6 months. I also told you that I would be posting every few weeks while I was over there.

Haha sorry. I really did think I was going to post while I was away. Well, here’s the thing… I wasn’t exactly on vacation. I’ve posted on past trips but they were legit vacations. I was essentially living in Scotland (with a…

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I'm a terrible blogger!

I’m a terrible blogger!

Hey y’all! Remember how I said I was going to blog every other week about my living in Scotland? And do you notice how many times I’ve posted in the nearly 3 months thay I’ve been here? 0!

I didn’t realize how busy I’d be while I’m here. I don’t really know why I thought it’d be easy to blog while I’m here, as if I was on vacation. I’m living here. I still have to work, go out in the ministry, go…

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Wedding shower weekend in Connecticut So before I head off to Scotland, I made a stop in Connecticut to see my 2nd family.

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And everything is packed!

Not gonna lie… this was a long process. Also, I thought I would have been done long before today…the day before I leave.

Checked bag, carry-on bag, personal item (that striped on will fit under the seat in front of me, yeah?)

So… I don’t know if y’all remember this about me but I often do too much and I am super bad at saying “No” to people… especially when it’s something I would like to do…

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30 days to go… So I'll be leaving Ohio in 30 days (and the US in 36 days)... and I wish I felt more prepared.

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So much to do… so little time… or maybe it’s opposite? So, I'm leaving for Scotland in about 100 days. Well, I'm leaving Ohio for Connecticut to see my BFF for a few days before I fly to Edinburgh out of New York.

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My 2nd 'sports' injury

My 2nd ‘sports’ injury

Yes… another one just a few days after my first. So if you are wondering what it looks like when 40 lbs of weights falls into your ankle, there is a photo below. Granted this is an hour later so it looks better. The purple-ness of the bruise has lessened.

So I’m at “Power Lift” at 5am at MVP Dance Fit, we’re starting on the 2nd circuit of exercises, I’m in the middle of a Bulgarian squat & the…