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HI! I am Lydia. I am finishing my graduate thesis in Creative Writing. I am a new mother of a teeney baby girl who is precious and takes up a lot of my time. I am also a yoga teacher! I love reading, knitting, blogging, cooking, singing, tea, Dr Who, Harry Potter, TOLKIEN!, Sherlock, a fresh brewed cup of coffee, steampunk, Food network, buying more books than I could read, hand lettering, bible journaling, running, whimsy. the sound of rustling leaves, Cracking the spine on a new novel, the smell of an old novel, YARN, Yoga, Joss Whedon productions, dismantling the patriarchy, The Oxford Comma, earl grey tea, and Jane Austen, Socks, overstuffed chairs, making cards, and bullet journaling! I am a writer, so if you don't like long letters....sorry.

Amazon Wishlist:http://a.co/5sHeC84

SO MANY TO NAME!!! I'll do a top five! 1-Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple 2-Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 3- Grace Eventually by Anne Lamott 4- Daring Greatly by Brene Brown 5- THe Liar's Club by Mary Karr

I love YA, FAntasy, Urban Fantasy, Steampunk, Chick Lit, Memoir and Essay, Narrative nonfiction of all kinds, Good sci fi I do not read : Westerns, Harlequin Romance, Religious Fiction,

KNITTING! Journaling, bullet journaling, art journaling, writing cards and letters, making cards, hand lettering, macrame, embroidery.

Community, Dr. Who, Sherlock, Downton Abbey, Vicar of Dibley, Great British Baking Show, 30 Rock. Parks and Recreation, The office, Westworld, Silicon Valley, John Oliver, Good Stand up, Happy Endings, Torchwood, the 100, Big Love

Cacti/Succulents, Unicorns, Cherry Blossom, Kawaii, Bright Colors, Marbled, Space, Inspiring quotes, books, magical themes, babushka dolls, jackalopes, pusheen, feathers, arrows, daisys, feathers, flowers, VW busses, Yoga, Mindfullness, tea, Tea cups, Tea pots, Fountain Pens, Productivity

Dislikes: Brown, most orange, glitter by itself, kid's stickers for a chore chart stuff, roibbus tea, glitter at all really

WASHI!! Scrapbooking paper Vintage postcards Fun scraps from magazines Zines Tiny cards Stickers Gel Pens Fountain Pen INk Journaling Supplies Charms ATCs

Serenity, Stranger than Fiction, SLC punk, Braveheart, Forest Gump,

I am a bullet journal and Traveler's notebook obsessee. I use an A5 bujo/tn and a B6 tn. I love love love all things bujo. As for journals, I love A5 and B6 sizes. I adore Leuchturrm, Baron Fig, and Moleskine.