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

    November in Arizona is a special month. It considered by many to be the start of Arizona’s tourism season. (Some say tourism season is October to April while others say November to April) People travel to the state to see…

    By essieofwho November 1, 2024
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Food and Cooking,  Heath/Safety,  Home,  Kitchen,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    A Life Update: Eczema, Refrigerator Problems, and Wrapping My Head Around Fixing My House

    Well, life has been… interesting. I’m still struggling to maintain a constant post schedule this year. I thought everything had returned to normal last week… until something really serious happened to my refrigerator. Since there are so many things happened…

    By essieofwho October 7, 2024
  • Arizona,  Blog,  Personal & Comentary

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

    October has finally arrived in Arizona and it is the first month with many celebrations. Along with Halloween, Oktoberfest  and other seasonal festivals happen in the month. Pumpkins are in season and farms are open for pumpkin picking. This, and…

    By essieofwho October 1, 2024
  • Blog,  Home,  Home Repairs,  Personal & Comentary

    Fall 2024 Home Repair Update and If I Should Hire Someone to Work on My House

    It’s the fall, which is ironic because Arizona is going through a heatwave. A heatwave so hot it feels more like summer than fall. Even though it isn’t unheard of to go through such hot temperatures in the fall, this…

    By essieofwho September 30, 2024
  • Arizona,  Blog,  Personal & Comentary

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

    It’s September and it’s the month when the Fall Equinox happens! So much happens during the fall in Arizona. Festivals and fairs start showing up again. Football has officially returned and the professional baseball season is starting to wind down,…

    By essieofwho September 3, 2024
  • Advice,  Blog,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    A Missed Birthday and How I Changed Since My Relative Passed Away

    Earlier this week was the birthday of one of my relatives. This relative passed away in 2016 and I took care of them for many years prior to their passing. Since they passed away, I began to fully grasp how…

    By essieofwho August 16, 2024
  • Advice,  Blog,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    The Season of Ups and Downs and Changing a Perspective Whenever Nothing is Going Right

    Right now I am in a season of ups and downs. Just like many people, my whole entire life is just one big up and down, but recently it has been more pronounced. For an example, I got a new…

    By essieofwho August 14, 2024
  • Blog,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Organization,  Personal & Comentary

    Photographing My Daily Activities… and Why I Don’t Want to Do It This Summer

    In June, I decided to try to do something for myself every day. That ended up being taking a photograph every day during the summer. When I decided to do this, it was in mid June, so I didn’t have…

    By essieofwho July 3, 2024
  • Blog,  Heath/Safety,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    A Pondering on a Stressful Month of June

    I have to admit, so far this summer has not been what I thought it would be. It has been pretty busy for me. I am not surprised I am busy, but I am surprised at the reasons why I’m…

    By essieofwho July 2, 2024
  • Blog,  Cleaning,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Organization,  Social Media

    Offline Life and Bogging: A Talk About Why I Took So Much Time Off Blogging

    I don’t know if anyone has noticed, but I haven’t been doing a good job keeping up with publishing posts on my blogs. There are reasons for this, but right now it is due to things going on in my…

    By essieofwho June 10, 2024
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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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