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    5 Reasons I Love (and 5 Reasons Why I Hate) This Month in Arizona- May

    It’s May! Another month means so many great things will happen, but also there are some not so great things as well. As a resident in Arizona, there are both good things and bad things about this month. Since the…

    By essieofwho May 1, 2024
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    Ordering More Groceries Online and Why I’m Doing It More Frequently

    Ever since 2022, I began to order more groceries online. Whenever I say this, people sometimes believe I am placing a pickup order at a local grocery store. Instead, I am purchasing more groceries online and having them shipped to…

    By essieofwho January 19, 2024
  • Arizona,  Blog,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary,  Travel

    5 Reasons I Love (and 5 Reasons Why I Hate) This Month in Arizona- January

    It’s January and it is the beginning of a new year. Over the years, I have both loved and hated this month. Some of those reasons changed as I got older, but I have found the reasons why I love…

    By essieofwho January 8, 2024
  • Blog,  Fashion,  Personal & Comentary

    Current Fashion Trends and the Problems I Have Finding Clothes in My Favorite Fashion Style

    This past weekend, I did some online shopping for clothing. I both wanted to shop for end of season sales as well as clothing for the fall and winter season. After looking at all the stores I normally browse as…

    By essieofwho July 17, 2023
  • Blog,  christmas,  Fall,  halloween,  Holidays,  Personal & Comentary,  Thanksgiving

    Thoughts on Skipping Halloween and Why I Need a Year Off From the Holiday

    In pervious posts, I talked about how things in my life isn’t going the way I want it to. Despite this, there is always something happy to look forward to and celebrate. No matter if it’s great news from my…

    By essieofwho October 5, 2022
  • Birthday,  Blog,  Holidays,  Lifestyle

    It’s My Birthday! Why I Love and Hate Being Born on November 3rd

    Today is my 32nd birthday and I’m happy to be alive another year! This year was a year of changes, not just because of the pandemic, but because of progress in my own health. Although it didn’t turn out the…

    By essieofwho November 3, 2020
  • Blog,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    My Thoughts About Cottagecore

    A few months ago, a few sewing YouTube channels I like to watch began to post videos with a reference to something called Cottagecore. I’m not great at following trends online or internet aesthetics, so I had no idea what…

    By essieofwho October 14, 2020
  • Blog,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    Thoughts about Overcoming My Physical Health Challenges in Daily Life

    Recently, I decided to clean on of the rooms in my relative’s home. It was very dirty, but after three hours I made huge progress and it looks and smells much cleaner. I though I was going very good energy…

    By essieofwho September 26, 2020
  • Blog,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    5 Thing I Hate About Living in a Small Town

    I’m from a small town and, after living in that same small town all my life, I can honestly say there are many things I hate about living in my town and in a small town in general. Even though…

    By essieofwho August 23, 2020
  • Blog,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    5 Things I Love About Living in A Small Town

    I don’t talk much about my home town, but I am from a small town in Arizona. There are many reasons why I don’t talk about it, but it mostly deals with privacy. Despite this, there are many things about…

    By essieofwho August 22, 2020
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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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