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Hi everyone,
Here is my guide to Dover- the most iconic fortress in England! I hope that this post captures your historic imagination or love of architecture and inspires you to plan a trip down to Kent.
http://sojerden.com/2017/07/19/guide-to-dover-castle-the-key-to-england/
This is one of my longest posts- do you prefer my short or long posts? Any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated!
Love Soph xxx
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I’ve always wanted to travel to England, I live in the US. This made me want to travel there more. I loved not only the pictures but the information given about passes, parking and tours. How many times have you been to the castle? Thank you for sharing all this information! If you have a second could you check out some of my writings? I’d really appreciate it! Thanks. https://bloggerinablogworld.com/
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You should definitely try and visit England at some point! There are so many beautiful places to see.
I have been to the castle SO many times… too many times to even count.
Just checking out your Blog now!
Love Soph xxx
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That’s so awesome. England is definitely on the bucket list and now the castle as well. Thank you for checking out my blog. I appreciate it. đŸ˜€
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A very informative read. I enjoyed it very much. I like photos of anything so having the pictures in this post really helped us get a better idea of what these fortresses are like. I think the post is fairly decent length. Its not too long and not filled with words upon words. Its just right. Keep up the great work! I have a photo blog, so unfortunately I don’t write as much as many of the folks on here but if you are interested, then please feel free to check out my blog filled with pictures and words of wisdom! Thank you!
https://ayennyformythoughts.wordpress.com
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Morning!
Thanks for the comment! I am glad you like the length (you are one of the first people to actually like it). Stay tuned for more posts like this!
I’ve just checked out some of your posts. The photos are stunning. Whilst you do not write loads of words, the few sentences in each post are beautifully constructed and flow perfectly! I love your style!
Love Soph Xxx
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Thank you so much for checking out the blog and for the kind words!
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Hello fellow bloggers… Have a new harry potter DIY out đŸ™‚
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This is so creative and I love it! đŸ™‚
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Hope. Joy.. Feelings cloaked as words.
Hope you would visit my blog and enjoy your experience here. Thank you. 😊😊😊❤️❤️❤️💕💕💕🔥🔥🔥
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I like your writing, pal, and I’m a simple girl- I like someone’s stories, I follow them.
Cheers!
Anisha
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Thank you. 😊😊😊
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Pleasure đŸ™‚
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Hello all,
I made some recent updates to my blog, like changing up some widgets and pages. I would appreciate any thoughts on my page – particularly on the “Resources” section (not sure how to make it more user-friendly). Any thoughts on things I should keep or change would be appreciated!
https://onthisrockweb.wordpress.com/
Thanks in advance!
Eric
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It def looks good. The images are eye-catching, def like that.
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Thanks for the feedback! I try to pick pictures that look cool and relate to the content of the post. Thanks again!
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Wow! Great site! Well laid out and wonderfully presented.
As a fellow Catholic, I truly appreciate the insight and the courage that you have to share our faith with others. From what I have read so far, your descriptions and how you present the information demonstrates solid knowledge and conviction.
I look forward to reading more from you.
Cheers,
Mick
https://eclecticshooter.wordpress.com
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Thank you for the kind words! I also enjoyed looking through your site. Keep up the good work!
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Hey y’all!!
………………..so……..I have a new blog post would like you to check out… thanks…bye
https://thetellerstales.wordpress.com/2017/07/23/adam-and-eve-are-to-blame/
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Your post was a good read. I like how you got us ready to blame everything on Adam and Eve and then helped us see the four fingers pointing back at ourselves. https://gracelead.co
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Thanks for reading!
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Just became active at blogging
Do visit https://thelionessdiary.wordpress.com
I write about whatver teenage problem have taught me.
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Hi! As you’re still learning English, I can’t really blame you for grammatical mistakes. Don’t worry, as you begin reading more, it constantly gets better and you don’t even need to think about grammar while writing. Even my first language isn’t English (it’s Hindi if you’re interested). As for your writing, I don’t find any flaws in your thoughts đŸ™‚
Cheers!
Anisha
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Hi Friends! I just wrote a new post called “Watch It Burn” if you guys could check it out and tell me what you think that would be great!
biancamblogs.wordpress.com
If you need feedback on your work let me know! 😊
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Your poems really drew me in and I kept reading. I love that your shorter poems are on back rounds but you don’t limit yourself to just the short poems. I think my favorite was “I hope the brightness finds itself in you.” It’s beautifully written and reminds me of some of the struggles I have as well. Thank you for sharing and keep up the great work. If you have a second could you check out some of my writings and let me know what you think? I’d really appreciate it! Thanks. biancamblogs.wordpress.com
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Aww thank you so much for reading my poems and for your support! I checked out your blog and I loved your poetry as well! Your most recent one painted a wonderful image and made me smile! I followed you 😊
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You’re very welcome. And thank you so much for reading my poems. I really appreciate the feedback and that you enjoyed them. The follow means the world to me. đŸ˜€
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What a great quote, Bianca! I’d greatly appreciate your feedback on my work. Here’s the link to my blog- https://magicquill17.wordpress.com/
Cheers!
Anisha
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Enjoyed reading your poems. They’re all so well worded, everything just flows well together đŸ™‚
http://www.diyingmachine.wordpress.com
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Hi guys!! I have a wellness blog!! Come check out please!!
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Had quick scroll through your blog and seen at least 5 posts I’m about to read. I love the topics you focus on!
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Thank you so much!! Xo
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Congratulations on your long list of followers! Keep it up!
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Thank you so much!! Xo
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Hey, everyone! My site is all about people telling their own stories, struggles, and paths through lifes to inspire others in similar situations.
The latest post is a Military veteran.
Check it out: https://roadswetake.com/2017/07/16/harley-s/
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Hi my friends đŸ™‚ Here’s my latest blog titled: A Long Road Ahead
Let’s connect! I’m always looking for new blogs to read.
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Hello all you lovely people ! Want to see some blend of yellow and pink? Head over to my recent post and feel free to give me any kind of feedback ! đŸ˜€
https://artwithaish.wordpress.com/2017/07/24/yellow-el/
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Loved đŸ™‚ An interesting combination, for sure.
http://www.diyingmachine.wordpress.com
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Thank you so much ! 😁😁
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I just check out your blog ! It is sooo helpful w.r.t all thr things that we can do on our own ! Happy blogging ! 😁
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Yellow is my least favorite color. Nonetheless, I enjoyed your artwork đŸ™‚ https://gracelead.co
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Thank you thank you thank you so much ! ❤
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Hello to the People of WordPress! Please do check the link below and comment your review if you feel to.
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Hello again; If you happen to be looking for some great ideas for dessert, some joyful inspiration or even looking for a chuckle or two(or three), then look no further than KALEIDOSCOPE, the variety blog filled with tons of the most wonderful stuff and so much more! Check it out at http://www.j2w7.wordpress.com today, and any kind of feedback would be greatly appreciated! That address once more is http://www.j2w7.wordpress.com! Thanks so very much!-JW
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Good afternoon everyone. I just posted a new entry on my blog The Financial Fashionista and I would appreciate your feedback. It’s about recurring themes, or topics, that I have been seeing lately, that seem to reinforce my thinking on how to move forward. Thank you!
http://www.thefinancialfashionista.com/sign-seeing
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Good Monday morning and hello fellow Bloggers!
Please read my latest post as https://theceaselessreaderwrites.wordpress.com/2017/07/24/old-song-future-poem/
I’m asking for advice/commentary on both the poem and the how-to questions I pose in the post. Of course, feel free to poke around the rest of my blog while you’re there. Thank you for your time & input.
Take care, be well, and happy blogging,
Denny
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I really liked your song/poem. It felt very Altrock (my music of choice) to me and something I could see myself rocking out to in my car. If you want to post to multiple places it’s on the publish screen, under post settings. Go to Categories/Tags and it will give you the list of them. You select which areas you’d like your post to go. And you can make different categories there as well. I hope this helped some! Keep up the writing and I look forward to more. If you have a second could you check out some of my writings? I’d really appreciate it! Thanks https://bloggerinablogworld.com/
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Thank you, Holly! I was heavily into Whiskeytown, a now-defunct Alt Country band, at the time and in fact was doing my best to imitate them. If you’re interested, I posted a short-short story, “Morning Flight” last Friday in response to the Daily Post term, “Gate”.
Thank you for the blogging tip, too. I’m headed over to your site now…
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You’re welcome! I will definitely go check out your morning flight story. Thank you for checking out my writings as well. đŸ˜€
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Hi Denny, I really like your poem. I write poetry as well, here’s my book blog: http://www.alicereadsclassics.wordpress.com ☺️
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Hi
Check my prompts at http://aturquoiseleaf.wordpress.com/category/prompt/
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Hello! This is the first time I’ve jumped in the pool, but I’ve already seen some amazing posts. Looking forward to reading more.
I’d like to hear from parents who’ve also experienced the dilemma of enforcing rules, while knowing “rules” can be pretty fluid things sometimes. http://angelanoelauthor.com/inspiration-motivation/be-awesome-in-real-life/a-parenting-dilemma/
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A Sunday binge-watching marathon with my wife of the classic old British show The Avengers (not the Marvel Comics one) prompted my newest edition of Monochrome Mondays. Have a look right here and feedback always appreciated!
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Wrote a new post based on a photograph taken at Coney Island by my friend Robert Doyle.
Please read and let me know how it made you feel.
I’ll visit your blog as well. đŸ™‚
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You did such an amazing job on this…then again you always do! It was an honor to have my photo in your post đŸ™‚
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Lovely post from the image đŸ™‚ You are very talented. Enjoyed it a lot.
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Thank you. đŸ™‚
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I just visited your blog too. Great work you’ve done there. Stunning creativity.
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Thanks đŸ™‚
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What a great post!! I enjoyed reading this and it made me feel like I was actually there. Wonderful photos as well. I enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing!!
https://ayennyformythoughts.wordpress.com
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Thank you so much. đŸ™‚
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Hi my favorite quote for drink and life
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Hi everybody. Very new blogger here. Looking for advice on the overall layout of my blog and post content and to find some new blogging friends/blogs of interest. Thanks ahead of time if you stop be for a read or comment!
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I really like your intro into you! It’s very welcoming and informative. The quote, “Everyone has a story, what’s yours?” pulled me in as well. I look forward to seeing more from you and what you have to share. I would also love to make money through my creativity- that would be the best job in the world. Know I’m over here cheering you on. Also, you can post to First Fridays- which is like the community pool but just for new bloggers as well. I got a lot of great insight posting to the community pool and to First Fridays when I first started blogging. I’m still loving the community pool too. If you have a second could you check out some my writings and let me know what you think? I’d really appreciate it! Thanks. https://bloggerinablogworld.com/
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Thank you so much! Us creators need to stick together. So glad WordPress turned out to be the perfect platform for that! I will definitely be checking out your blog; thanks for checking out mine! Question about First Friday: can you post more than one Friday? I contributed last Friday and it was a really positive experience! Thanks for tuning in.
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I couldn’t agree with you more. There’s so many helpful, sweet and amazing writers on this site. Thank you for taking the time to check out my blog. On that I’m not 100% for sure- I only posted on Fridays when I used it.
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Did you chime in on more than one Friday, I meant. đŸ™‚
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Sorry I misunderstood. Yes, I commented all the time until they closed the commenting. And sometimes I would use the tag of First Friday in my post too so people reading it when know I was new still and etc.
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No worries! Words can be so tricky that way. Thanks for the reply!
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Hi Jessica, welcome to the world of blogging! Really enjoyed reading your post, plus I love INXS ☺️ here’s my book blog: http://www.alicereadsclassics.wordpress.com
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Thanks so much fellow INXS fan! My next post will likely be about my musical loves. ; Love to read; just wish there were more hours in a day to do so!
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You’re welcome ☺️ and i totally agree, I would get through reading books a lot faster.
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What a neat way to write a fun post! I enjoyed reading this and I loved the parts where you talk about your mom. My mom is very dear to my heart so I liked that the best. Great read!! Thank you for sharing!!
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Aw, thanks a bunch. Moms really are the best!
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Happy Monday, if a Monday can be happy. 😄 Hope everyone has been well!
Does anyone know how to diminish white space for pages on the blog? I have a section called “series” and no matter how hard I try to divide the space in half, even attempting to use the left, center, and right justify, nothing seems to work. Is it because I’m using bulletin points? Any feedback would be great!
Also, what are some thoughts about using paid ads etc. in terms of making money on blogging? I’m contemplating and would like pertinent information before making my informed decision.
Check out my blog if you’d like! It’s a fiction based dictionary word of the day theme that happens to be about British English.
https://britwitblog.wordpress.com
Have a great day and the rest of your week. Cheers! 💫
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I think the white space will be difficult to control unless your theme allows you to do a 2-column layout instead of one column. I read your post. I like the approach of a micro-story that illustrates the use of the word of the day. https://gracelead.co
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Ah. So it’s a theme problem not so much a user problem or an inability problem. Got it. Thanks so much for checking it out, I truly appreciate it! It’s been irking me for a bit now. Glad to know I’ve got a second opinion on it. 🙂
Also, thanks for checking out today’s mini. I’ve never considered them as a micro-story. Huh. Nice term. It’s probably due to the fact I’ve only just sort of adjusted to “flash-fiction.” Thanks again! 💫
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Hi, this is my lastest blog, I look forward to reading some of yours.
https://32yearold.wordpress.com/2017/07/24/i-need-adventure/
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Wonderful post!!! You really open yourself up and share. I wish you all the best and hope that can find the adventure and the balance that you need đŸ™‚
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Thank you so much for your comment. It feels much easier to express your feelings whislt writing.
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Great post! I’m 19 but I’m looking for an adventure too ☺️ I have a book blog: http://www.alicereadsclassics.wordpress.com
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Thank you. Keep looking, Im a firm believer in the need for adventure. I will take a look at your blog as I am also a book worm.
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You’re welcome and will do, hope you enjoy reading it ☺️
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I def need adventure too. Should push myself to actually go do something about it đŸ˜¦
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Do it, life is all about the different adventures we take.
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Go get your adventure, I wish you all the best✨💛
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Hey there! I’ll be upfront and say I do not have children, and since I’m in my 20s I am in no rush to have any or even make the decision if I want them. That’s okay. And I give you props and kudos for your choices! Have at it! I am all for adventures; and like you’ve said, you’ve already gone through the journey of motherhood and you would know best if you wanted to go through it again, yeah? It’s obnoxious that friends and family (and virtual strangers!) feel the need to comment on someone’s “wrong choices” or even say you’ll change your mind. Keep up your lovely life! And thank you for sharing, I enjoyed it in case you couldn’t tell between all my rambling. 🙂💫
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Thank you for your comment. I have learnt to ignore others and foucs on my adventures and my life.
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Hello everyone, in my latest post, I have explored a topic which people generally don’t want to talk about : Euthanasia. I would love to know your views on the topic, and what you think of my opinion. Please suggest if there is any room for improvement.
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True, not an easy topic, but you wrote a good post on it.
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Hello everybody,
when I started blogging, it was more about leading conversations with myself. I didn’t used tags or I haven’t done anything to make people to read it. But anyway some people found it, like it and start to follow. Then I saw, that my thoughts placed here might be interested for others and sometimes even helpful. So now I would like to share with you one of it. Here is the link:
To be honest with all of those who asking me for feedback, I can’t promise to visit your blog. However if will not visit it today, keep on trying and I will probably visit your blog other time, read your post and I will give you honest comment. If I will not leave a comment it’s mean the post was neutral for me or I have nothing to say in that matter.
Sounds fair?
Have a good time everyone and a lot of ideas for writing.
Take care.
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Are you motivated this Monday?
Check out my recent #motivationalmonday and share what gets you motivated in the morning.
http://www.frugaldod.com/imup-motivated/
Share your site in the comments if you have a post I should check out.
Thanks for stopping in. Have a wonderful week! đŸ˜€
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I am certainly trying to get motivated this Monday!! Busy week ahead, but ready to tackle it!!
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https://beautifulsouthernheart.com/2017/07/20/the-problem-with-missionaries/
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Monday I find is the hardest morning to get motivated. Once I get past the early morning I am pretty motivated throughout the rest of the week đŸ˜€
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Monday’s usually don’t get me down like they do others. But that’s also because I AM a morning person đŸ™‚ This week though, oh this week, is filled with a list of things I have to do and will do before it’s all said and done.
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What gets me motivated is loud music ☺️ I have a book blog: http://www.alicereadsclassics.wordpress.com
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Loud music for me is terrific for my hour commute to work. Gets the blood pumping and keeps me awake đŸ˜€
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Same here! I love singing along too but I do have to get up early when other people are sleeping so I can’t be too loud đŸ˜›
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Yep, I can’t start really blasting the music until I get into my car, unless I want to wake my wife or daughters đŸ˜›
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I don’t drive haha but I try to keep the noise down when I’m travelling on a bus ☺️
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It would take me 2 extra hours on the bus to get to work…. not worth my time đŸ˜€
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Great post!!! I really quite like that it was to the point, and gave specific advice!
I enjoyed the layout of your site as well. Quite clean and great pictures !!!
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Thank you for checking it out. Glad to hear you liked it
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Def not dry. Enjoyed reading it đŸ™‚ maybe you could have added a bit more?
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Thanks for the comment. I have a tendency to ramble on that I constantly fight against, so maybe I did cut it a bit short. I may do a second post with a bit more.
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This was the last post I wrote and I was a little nervous putting it out there. Would love to know what you think about it and my blog in general! Happy Monday!! https://beautifulsouthernheart.com/2017/07/20/the-problem-with-missionaries/
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Hi Kristen, thanks so much for blogging about your experiences. It was a really interesting read ☺️ here is my book blog: http://www.alicereadsclassics.wordpress.com
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What some people don’t get is that He expects us to go where He sends us. It isn’t that there aren’t needs in our backyard. There are needs everywhere. He won’t send everyone to another country or even another city. May we all listen to Him and be willing to go where He directs, next door or on the other side of the world. https://gracelead.co
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Yes! I actually believe THAT is the most important aspect of it all. Like, I don’t get to question what He wants from me or where He wants it to be at, I just do it.
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Hello everybody this is my second community pool and I am so excited to get your reviews on my website and get you to see the inspirational content I share. Yay! Please check it out and give the feedback.
http://lifebites.blog/2017/07/24/the-fat-guy-just-won-the-race-mentality-matters/
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Blessed Monday folks! Just wrote my sixth blog today. A letter to the society. Find the link below. Your feedback appreciated; here or on the blog,
https://nitojosef.wordpress.com/2017/07/24/inner-sentiments/
A link to my site also lies here in, feel free to visit. As always, feedback appreciated; advice taken.
http://nitojosef.wordpress.com
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Hi Kenyanito, just read your Inner Sentiments post, love the opening paragraph about roses not always being red and violets not always being blue. I have a book blog if you would like to stop on by sometime. Best of luck with your blog ☺️ http://www.alicereadsclassics.wordpress.com
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Hi Alice, amazing work you got there. Effortlessly mind catching. I love how you take the readers through you book reviews in a simple yet powerful way. Kudos!
Thanks for passing by my blogs. I’d say the same to you: best of luck and happy blogging too đŸ˜‰
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Thank so much Kenyanito! I really appreciate it ☺️
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Anytime Alice.
I appreciate too. đŸ™‚
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This post is incredible. You definitely have a way with words!
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Actress, am humbled,
Can’t get enough of your posts too!
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Interesting point of view. I think your writing is very creative. I do feel though that we, ourselves, can take responsibility for where we are at, how we are feeling, and what we do with our lives.
Thank you for sharing!!!
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JustAGirlAndABike thanks a lot for passing by blog. Feel free to revisit. I agree with you though sometimes we are made to believe that certain things are done in certain ways: I advocate for self independence; independence of the mind; mental independence.
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