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Wonder Like I Do.", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2019/04/22/im-certain-laverne-defazio-never-had-to-wonder-like-i-do/", "published_at": "2019-04-22T14:03:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-02b9-70d2-9ddc-458dc982440d", "title": "Using the Roadside America App With Intention", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2019/04/17/using-the-roadside-america-app-with-intention/", "published_at": "2019-04-17T20:30:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-02b9-70d2-9ddc-458dc9baf05e", "title": "Local Appreciation Society", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2019/04/09/local-appreciation-society/", "published_at": "2019-04-09T13:00:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-02b9-70d2-9ddc-458dca18b98b", "title": "Meet More People: Travel Alone.", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2019/04/04/meet-more-people-travel-alone/", "published_at": "2019-04-04T20:20:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-02b9-70d2-9ddc-458dcaf13de5", "title": "How to Remove Coconut Meat Without Losing Your Mind", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2019/03/22/how-to-remove-coconut-meat-without-losing-your-mind/", "published_at": "2019-03-22T12:12:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-02b9-70d2-9ddc-458dcb1653c6", "title": "My Name Is Melisa and I’m a Born Again Fanilow.", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2019/03/05/my-name-is-melisa-and-im-a-born-again-fanilow/", "published_at": "2019-03-05T19:48:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-02b9-70d2-9ddc-458dcbd8df03", "title": "Two Years.", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2019/03/02/two-years/", "published_at": "2019-03-02T22:36:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-02b9-70d2-9ddc-458dcc7215bb", "title": "The Ugliness of Air Travel, or Travel is Fun!", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2019/02/25/ugliness-air-travel-is-fun/", "published_at": "2019-02-25T21:41:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-02b9-70d2-9ddc-458dccddbdd7", "title": "Enjoying the Ritual", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2019/02/18/enjoying-the-ritual/", "published_at": "2019-02-18T21:04:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-02b9-70d2-9ddc-458dcd03125c", "title": "Check Yourself.", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2019/02/12/check-yourself/", "published_at": "2019-02-12T22:57:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-02b9-70d2-9ddc-458dcda512e2", "title": "Another Brilliant Idea That Definitely Won’t Happen", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2019/01/06/another-brilliant-idea-that-definitely-wont-happen/", "published_at": "2019-01-06T22:19:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-6a1d-7110-bb67-9cbfe9b6f631", "title": "My Year of GoodReads", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/12/30/my-year-of-goodreads/", "published_at": "2018-12-30T23:48:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-6a1d-7110-bb67-9cbfeaaa5741", "title": "That’s Life.", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/12/28/thats-life/", "published_at": "2018-12-28T18:37:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-6a1d-7110-bb67-9cbfeb9866da", "title": "Tradition Indicates That I Write About This Tradition", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/12/24/tradition-indicates-that-i-write-about-this-tradition/", "published_at": "2018-12-24T16:28:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-6a1d-7110-bb67-9cbfec317dac", "title": "Awkwardly Pleasant and Pleasantly Awkward", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/12/17/awkwardly-pleasant-and-pleasantly-awkward/", "published_at": "2018-12-17T21:42:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-6a1d-7110-bb67-9cbfeca9a1e2", "title": "A Taste of Home.", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/12/11/a-taste-of-home/", "published_at": "2018-12-11T21:29:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-6a1d-7110-bb67-9cbfecc3a0fd", "title": "Live.", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/12/01/live/", "published_at": "2018-12-02T02:03:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-6a1d-7110-bb67-9cbfed09a024", "title": "#NaBloPoMo 2018: Check!", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/11/30/nablopomo-2018-check/", "published_at": "2018-11-30T21:55:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-6a1d-7110-bb67-9cbfed859cc5", "title": "We’re Exactly Like The Incredibles, But Different", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/11/29/incredibles/", "published_at": "2018-11-30T00:30:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-6a1d-7110-bb67-9cbfee13597d", "title": "The Spirit of Aloha", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/11/28/spirit-aloha/", "published_at": "2018-11-28T21:19:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-6a1d-7110-bb67-9cbfeeb951af", "title": "How to Receive a Gift", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/11/27/receive-gift/", "published_at": "2018-11-27T23:43:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-f2a8-7275-96ac-8b1ec79a2a86", "title": "Another Demographic That Needs to Learn “No Means No”", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/11/26/another-demographic-no-means-no/", "published_at": "2018-11-27T01:49:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-f2a8-7275-96ac-8b1ec81f045c", "title": "So Funny.", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/11/25/so-funny/", "published_at": "2018-11-26T01:53:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-f2a8-7275-96ac-8b1ec83b0a02", "title": "What I Know For Sure", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/11/24/what-i-know-for-sure/", "published_at": "2018-11-25T00:35:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-f2a8-7275-96ac-8b1ec87f97a1", "title": "Let Me Be Frank.", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/11/23/let-me-be-frank/", "published_at": "2018-11-23T19:47:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-f2a8-7275-96ac-8b1ec92e12d8", "title": "Abundance", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/11/22/abundance/", "published_at": "2018-11-22T20:22:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-f2a8-7275-96ac-8b1eca0ef3d8", "title": "A Scene on the Road", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/11/21/scene-on-the-road/", "published_at": "2018-11-21T19:23:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-f2a8-7275-96ac-8b1ecad46288", "title": "Keep Moving", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/11/20/keep-moving/", "published_at": "2018-11-21T00:05:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-f2a8-7275-96ac-8b1ecbb5c3c8", "title": "(Almost) Done.", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/11/19/almost-done/", "published_at": "2018-11-20T02:08:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-f2a8-7275-96ac-8b1ecc15c441", "title": "I’m One of Those.", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/11/18/im-one-of-those/", "published_at": "2018-11-19T00:20:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-f2a8-7275-96ac-8b1eccc8f831", "title": "6 Tips for the Gift-Giving Challenged", "url": "https://www.melisawells.com/2018/11/17/gift-giving-tips/", "published_at": "2018-11-17T23:32:39+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2026

Thirteen Minutesoriginal ↗
26 Mar 2026
The Legacy She Leftoriginal ↗
18 Feb 2026

2025

Putting “Take a Picture: It’ll Last Longer” Into Actionoriginal ↗
23 Jun 2025
A Picture Is Worth 1037 Wordsoriginal ↗
28 May 2025
Sea Glass Beachoriginal ↗
21 Feb 2025
Protecting My Peaceoriginal ↗
22 Jan 2025

2024

A Visitoriginal ↗
10 Oct 2024
How I Travel: Preparedoriginal ↗
7 Aug 2024
No Such Thing As Too Much Cakeoriginal ↗
10 Jun 2024
Positively Unquantifiable.original ↗
1 Jan 2024

2023

A Gratitude Story, 40 Years Longoriginal ↗
7 Nov 2023
Talk to Strangersoriginal ↗
22 May 2023
King Me, King Me, King Me!original ↗
6 May 2023

2022

The Perfect Sign on a Perfect Afternoonoriginal ↗
4 Nov 2022
Forsythiaoriginal ↗
31 Mar 2022

2021

On Occasionally Persistingoriginal ↗
6 Oct 2021
9/11, a Tradition, and a Questionoriginal ↗
11 Sept 2021
Eight Months and Two Daysoriginal ↗
27 Aug 2021
Road to Nowhereoriginal ↗
19 May 2021
One Year Since Everything Changedoriginal ↗
1 Mar 2021
Thanks, Healthcare Workers! (or, Here’s a Template for a Thank You Note)original ↗
30 Jan 2021
Bitter Sweet Symphonyoriginal ↗
14 Jan 2021
The Kindness of Strangersoriginal ↗
3 Jan 2021
In Celebration of a Life Well Livedoriginal ↗
1 Jan 2021

2020

A Thanksgiving Like No Other…But Still Pretty Great.original ↗
26 Nov 2020
Quilts of Many Colorsoriginal ↗
24 Nov 2020
It’s Okay Not to Be Okay.original ↗
21 Nov 2020
Power Triporiginal ↗
20 Nov 2020
Relearning Old Skills is Easier When You’re Kind to Yourself.original ↗
14 Nov 2020
Always Learning, Sometimes Annoyingly.original ↗
11 Nov 2020
Now That the Polls Are Closedoriginal ↗
7 Nov 2020
Before the Polls Closeoriginal ↗
3 Nov 2020
The NaBloPoMo Game (Hear Me Out: I Have an Idea!)original ↗
1 Nov 2020
I Have Made This Pumpkin Bread Recipe Approximately 231,945 Times. Still Awesome.original ↗
19 Oct 2020
Pandemic Thoughts: Lack of Practice Makes Us Rusty.original ↗
22 Sept 2020
Tradition: Commemorating 9/11 in a Meaningful Wayoriginal ↗
11 Sept 2020
My Earliest Political Memory Was That Time I Got In Trouble.original ↗
20 Aug 2020
New Pandemic Hobbies Keep Us Busy!original ↗
13 Aug 2020
Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day and Neither Were Good Macarons.original ↗
2 Aug 2020
11 Best Practices for the 2020 Election Seasonoriginal ↗
29 Jun 2020
What Will We Carry Away From Spring 2020? (Strength, For One Thing.)original ↗
20 Jun 2020
Almost Like Flying to Paris and Back, Just For Dinner.original ↗
15 Jun 2020
A (Partial) List of Anti-Racism Resourcesoriginal ↗
1 Jun 2020
It Just Seems Write.original ↗
11 May 2020
I’m Like a Birdoriginal ↗
13 Apr 2020
Creative Ways To Connect and Learn While Social Distancing: A Guide to the Silver Liningsoriginal ↗
18 Mar 2020
25 Things to Do While Social Distancing During a Global Pandemicoriginal ↗
11 Mar 2020
Middle-Aged Dogs, New Tricksoriginal ↗
24 Feb 2020
Don’t Let the Polls or Anyone Else Dictate How You Vote This Year: Make Up Your Own Mind.original ↗
10 Feb 2020
Change It Up.original ↗
30 Jan 2020
The Best Kind of Quiltoriginal ↗
15 Jan 2020

2019

My GoodReads Reading Challenge Goal was Thwarted by…a Book.original ↗
31 Dec 2019
On Getting Lost and Foundoriginal ↗
29 Dec 2019
Christmas Traditionsoriginal ↗
24 Dec 2019
Here’s a Chocolate Truffles Recipe That Will Make You Super Popular.original ↗
23 Dec 2019
A Note To Future Melisa Re: Mail Mergesoriginal ↗
17 Dec 2019
I’m One Year Older and Here Are My Grievancesoriginal ↗
9 Nov 2019
My 7 Books, or Just One More Way I’m Breaking the Rulesoriginal ↗
4 Nov 2019
Courtney and Kelsey Montague: Art and a Sister Act That Lifts You (and Me)original ↗
24 Oct 2019
Crisis Averted.original ↗
8 Oct 2019
Not the First Time I’ve Written About Change and Probably Not the Last, Either.original ↗
26 Sept 2019
18 Years and Always Rememberingoriginal ↗
11 Sept 2019
I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up.original ↗
23 Aug 2019
Precious Timeoriginal ↗
15 Aug 2019
The Thrill is in the Hunt.original ↗
23 Jul 2019
Friender Benderoriginal ↗
10 Jul 2019
Photographic Evidenceoriginal ↗
7 Jun 2019
A Body Positivity Story in Two Pieces: An Update…and a Strategy.original ↗
23 May 2019
Read This: The Power of Momentsoriginal ↗
29 Apr 2019
I’m Certain Laverne Defazio Never Had to Wonder Like I Do.original ↗
22 Apr 2019
Using the Roadside America App With Intentionoriginal ↗
17 Apr 2019
Local Appreciation Societyoriginal ↗
9 Apr 2019
Meet More People: Travel Alone.original ↗
4 Apr 2019
How to Remove Coconut Meat Without Losing Your Mindoriginal ↗
22 Mar 2019
My Name Is Melisa and I’m a Born Again Fanilow.original ↗
5 Mar 2019
Two Years.original ↗
2 Mar 2019
The Ugliness of Air Travel, or Travel is Fun!original ↗
25 Feb 2019
Enjoying the Ritualoriginal ↗
18 Feb 2019
Check Yourself.original ↗
12 Feb 2019
Another Brilliant Idea That Definitely Won’t Happenoriginal ↗
6 Jan 2019

2018

My Year of GoodReadsoriginal ↗
30 Dec 2018
That’s Life.original ↗
28 Dec 2018
Tradition Indicates That I Write About This Traditionoriginal ↗
24 Dec 2018
Awkwardly Pleasant and Pleasantly Awkwardoriginal ↗
17 Dec 2018
A Taste of Home.original ↗
11 Dec 2018
Live.original ↗
2 Dec 2018
#NaBloPoMo 2018: Check!original ↗
30 Nov 2018
We’re Exactly Like The Incredibles, But Differentoriginal ↗
30 Nov 2018
The Spirit of Alohaoriginal ↗
28 Nov 2018
How to Receive a Giftoriginal ↗
27 Nov 2018
Another Demographic That Needs to Learn “No Means No”original ↗
27 Nov 2018
So Funny.original ↗
26 Nov 2018
What I Know For Sureoriginal ↗
25 Nov 2018
Let Me Be Frank.original ↗
23 Nov 2018
Abundanceoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2018
A Scene on the Roadoriginal ↗
21 Nov 2018
Keep Movingoriginal ↗
21 Nov 2018
(Almost) Done.original ↗
20 Nov 2018
I’m One of Those.original ↗
19 Nov 2018
6 Tips for the Gift-Giving Challengedoriginal ↗
17 Nov 2018
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