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    I Bought a Pumpkin for Fall! Why I Did It and What I’m Going to Do With It

    Yes, the title of the post says it all. I purchased a pumpkin for the fall! It wasn’t very expensive, but it is still important. This pumpkin is the first pumpkin I ever purchased to create pumpkin pie with! Before…

    By essieofwho September 27, 2023
  • Arizona,  Blog,  Fall,  Holidays,  Travel

    7 Fall Town and City Road Trip Destinations in Arizona

    For many, fall is a great time to go on a road trip. The temperatures are cooling off. In honor of the changing season, there are so many special events and thing happening. Fall road trips are especially important in…

    By essieofwho September 26, 2023
  • Arizona,  Blog,  Fall,  halloween,  Holidays,  Travel

    My Dream Fall Bucket List Activities for 2023

    It’s officially fall! I’m always really happy to see this season come, but this year, I feel like I need to make this year’s fall special. I want to celebrate the fall arrival and enjoy the fact there are so…

    By essieofwho September 25, 2023
  • Blog,  Home,  Home Repairs

    An Update About Home Repairs and How I’m Doing

    After years, I finally decided to begin to do repairs on my house. I still am planning on moving, just not at this immediate time. Since I will be here for a longer time I anticipated to be, I decided…

    By essieofwho September 21, 2023
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle,  Shopping

    June 2023 Collective Book Haul

    It’s Wednesday, which means another collective book haul post. Today’s haul is from June 2023. In June, I purchased a lot of books. My intention was to buy as many books I wanted (As long as they peeked my interest)…

    By essieofwho September 20, 2023
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    A Few More Thoughts on Allergies and Making My Own Food

    Over a week, I wrote a post about making my own bread due to my allergy to an ingredient commonly put into breads I normally eat these days. Since then, I started to wonder if there are other foods with…

    By essieofwho September 19, 2023
  • Arizona,  Blog,  Exercise and Fitness,  Lifestyle,  Travel

    Thoughts About A Recent Refreshing Hike in the Arizona Desert

    For many years, I would go out for a walk in the desert. The desert I like to walk around is near my relative’s home. The desert terrain ranges from easy to hike to moderately easy to hike. (It could…

    By essieofwho September 18, 2023
  • Blog,  Books,  Fall,  halloween,  Holidays,  Lifestyle

    The Annual Fall Reread of Fantasy Novels (And How This Became a Tradition for Me)

    For the past few years, I’ve been watching aesthetic themed YouTube videos. To be honest, I really wanted to watch these YouTube videos in order to offset the crazy, not-so-cozy life I live. The escapism these videos have provided for…

    By essieofwho September 15, 2023
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Lifestyle

    Baking My Own Bread and Why I’m Frustrated With Ingredients in Store Bought Bread

    I have realized for the past few years that finding bread made without my allergens is becoming harder to do. This problem has become worse over the past year. I have noticed my favorite place to buy bread at (a…

    By essieofwho September 14, 2023
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle,  Shopping

    May 2023 Collective Book Haul

    It may be September, but I am still going through and reading all the books I purchased over the past few months. I had originally wanted to write book haul posts about them, but I didn’t get the chance to.…

    By essieofwho September 13, 2023
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Hello! My name is Jessica Anderson, formerly known as Mary Ruth Anderson online, and I am a woman who lives in the Sonoran desert of Arizona. I started this blog in order to encourage myself to fulfill my dreams as well as talk openly about anything I am interested in.

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  • I Bought a Pumpkin for Fall! Why I Did It and What I’m Going to Do With It September 27, 2023
  • 7 Fall Town and City Road Trip Destinations in Arizona September 26, 2023
  • My Dream Fall Bucket List Activities for 2023 September 25, 2023
  • An Update About Home Repairs and How I’m Doing September 21, 2023
  • June 2023 Collective Book Haul September 20, 2023

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