Living Out Loud

[Not at All] Wordless Wednesday | Purple Ombre Hair, Before + After

May 9, 2012
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On Friday, I had an appointment to get my platinum roots touched up and I had the idea that I might like to add some color. After discussing it with my stylist, we opted for bright purple ombre color, and I am completely in love with it.

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Well, hello there!

April 13, 2012

According to my site stats, in the past 30 days, over half of the visitors to doniree.com have been new. Well, hello there! I think that I sometimes get into the mindset that the same people are reading my blog all the time, and therefore we all know each other a little bit. And while [...]

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Life Lessons Learned Pole-Dancing

April 4, 2012

At the start of the year, I resolved to “Do Interesting Shit Things,” and with that, decide that I need to learn new things. I took a four-week knitting course. I signed up for (and started) Codecademy‘s Online Programming Lessons. And, I signed up for an 8-week pole-dancing course, which ended this past Sunday. Sure, [...]

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Writing Prompts | Free Downloads

March 30, 2012

It’s been four weeks since both of my writing prompts series launched, and I’ve been hearing lately from subscribers that they really LIKE them (YAY!) and look forward to them (double YAY!). I love when I see a blog post published that was inspired by one of the prompts. Seriously, there’s little more gratifying than [...]

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I thrive in the noise and movement. For now.

March 23, 2012
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I think I figured this out about three years ago, either in Chicago or NYC or both. I can’t remember exactly, but at some point in my life, I realized that I thrive in loud music, chattering voices, and busy streets. Lately, I’ve noticed that I’m most productive in crowded and busy coffee shops and [...]

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