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    Inside My Racing Mind: Why I’m “All Over the Place”

    October 6, 2025

    Inside My Racing Mind: Why I’m “All Over the Place” (And How I Make It Work) If you’ve been reading Sincere Scribbles for a while, you’ve probably noticed something about me:one week I’m fermenting sauerkraut, the next I’m talking alien spacecrafts, the next I’m planting elephant ears by a frog pond. I am all over the place — and that’s not a branding gimmick. That’s literally my brain. I live with manic bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.That’s a mouthful, I know. But it’s my everyday reality. My Mind Never Stops Picture…

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    Repatha Side Effects Nearly Ruined Me: My Painful Experience

    September 27, 2025

    When the Cure Feels Worse Than the Disease: My Repatha Nightmare I thought I was doing the right thing when I agreed to try Repatha injections. Supposed to help with cholesterol, supposed to make things better. Well, let me tell you — it did anything but. After my very first injection, I thought I was fine. Then day three rolled around, and I woke up sick as a dog. I’m talking full-blown vomiting, all day long. By 10 PM that Thursday night, I was so dehydrated and weak that I had to be hauled off to the hospital. That was…

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    Luxe Radiant Roots Skincare | Natural Handmade Skincare Products

    September 26, 2025

    Luxe Radiant Roots Skincare: Natural Care, Elevated When it comes to skincare, the truth is simple: what you put on your skin matters just as much as what you put in your body. Luxe Radiant Roots Skincare isn’t just another beauty brand—it’s a fresh take on what skincare should be. Clean, botanical, handmade, and rooted in nature. This is modern luxury with a soul. No harsh chemicals, no watered-down formulas, no filler junk. Just real ingredients that do what they’re supposed to do—nourish, protect, and restore. What Makes Luxe Radiant Roots Different Plenty of brands call themselves “natural,” but Luxe…

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    Mapping the Free Gold of Bulk Dump Season

    September 21, 2025

    Every neighborhood has its seasons, and if you pay attention, you’ll notice patterns. Spring clean-up days, college move-outs, estate sales — they all add up to piles of free stuff sitting on curbs. Furniture, tools, books, even unopened pantry goods. Spring Cleanups: Old yard gear, chairs, tables — free if you grab them.College Move-Outs: Dressers, microwaves, half-decent couches. Students ditch more than you’d believe.Estate Clear-Outs: Whole kitchens of dishes, tools, sometimes unopened food. Don’t wait for luck. Build a scavenger map of when and where it happens in your area. Once you know the cycle, you’ll never miss out again.

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    Fingers Crossed for the GMC: How Free Lumber Fuels My Homestead

    September 21, 2025

    Fingers Crossed for the GMC: Chasing Free Lumber and Freedom You know what feels like real freedom? Not a fancy vacation, not some new shiny car — just the thought of getting my old 2003 GMC Envoy back on the road. I’ve got a new computer for it, and a guy’s supposed to come swap it out today. If it works, that’s not just fixing a vehicle — that’s fixing my independence. Right now, I’m stuck waiting on my neighbor to make the Thursday run to the lumber yard for free wood. And every week, they roll in late. By…

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    When Promises Fall Flat: The Ugly Truth About Depending on Someone to Fix Your Home

    September 20, 2025

    When Promises Fall Flat: The Ugly Truth About Depending on Someone to Fix Your Home Let me tell you something that’ll drive you crazy faster than a busted water pipe: relying on somebody else to show up and finish a job in your home. I’m living this hell right now. The Setup A few weeks back, I finally got my old shower torn out. Promises were made, tools were hauled in, and I thought, “Yes, finally! Progress.” Except here I am, sitting on a Saturday afternoon, still staring at bare walls and a half-finished mess because the one who promised…

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    When Projects Pile Up: The Honest Truth About DIY Overwhelm

    September 20, 2025

    When Projects Pile Up: The Honest Truth About DIY Overwhelm If you’ve ever started a project on your homestead—or hell, even just around the house—you know how quickly one job turns into ten. You pull down the old shower wall, and suddenly you’re fixing water leaks, replacing drywall, and staring at a hole in the ceiling. Next thing you know, your to-do list is longer than the weekend and your patience is shot. The Ugly Side of DIY Nobody tells you how heavy it feels when projects keep stacking. The internet makes it look easy—one weekend and poof, your house…

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    The Truth About Living Small: Life Inside a Packed Mobile Home

    September 20, 2025

    The Truth About Living Small: When Your Mobile Home Is Packed With Life (and Stuff) People love to romanticize “tiny living.” You see it all over Instagram—minimalist homes with spotless counters, two mason jars on a shelf, and plants that somehow look like they’ve never seen a bug in their lives. Well, let me tell you the truth: living small isn’t always cute, trendy, or Instagram-worthy. Sometimes, it’s flat-out overwhelming. Especially when your little space is packed wall to wall with real life—and a whole lot of stuff. The Fantasy vs. The Reality They don’t show you the part where…

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    Why I’ll Always Feel at Home Near Water – Finding Peace in Florida’s Waters

    September 20, 2025

    Why I’ll Always Feel at Home Near Water There’s something about water that feels like it holds me together when the rest of the world tries to tear me apart. I’ve never been one to find peace in crowded rooms or noisy streets. My peace has always come from water—rivers, lakes, oceans, even the sound of rain beating down on my roof. It’s like my soul breathes differently when water is close by. Florida Waters, My Healing Place Out of everywhere I’ve traveled, nowhere hits me deeper than Florida’s waters. Not the tourist-packed beaches with overpriced drinks and loud music—I…

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    Burnout in the Kitchen: 30+ Years of Cooking, Cleaning, and Still Nobody Helping

    September 20, 2025

    Burnout in the Kitchen: 30+ Years of Cooking, Cleaning, and Still Nobody Helping Let me tell you something nobody likes to say out loud: homemaker burnout is real, and it is ugly. I’ve been running this household for over three decades—cooking meals, scrubbing dishes, wiping counters, washing clothes, and picking up after everybody. And you know what? I am flat-out burned to the ground. I don’t mean the kind of “oh, I need a little spa day” tired. I mean bone-deep, soul-heavy, if I see one more dirty dish pile up I might lose it tired. The kind of tired…

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    Reiki Self-Healing Techniques That Are Shifting Everything in Me

    May 22, 2025

    How Reiki Self-Healing Techniques Are Reshaping My Entire Energy Field I’m now deep into this free Reiki course, sitting at Lecture 29 — and I’ve finally stepped into the part I’ve been waiting for: the reiki self-healing techniques. These are the exact tools I’ve needed to go inward, reset, and take back control of my own damn energy. This isn’t performative healing. This is soul-deep work. And it’s changing everything. Using the First Reiki Power Symbol in Reiki Self-Healing Techniques Learning the First Reiki Power Symbol shook something loose in me. It felt ancient — like it had always been…

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    Ongoing Reiki Healing Journey: Real Shifts, Real Talk, and What’s Still Left to Heal

    May 22, 2025

    Let me tell y’all something real honest — healing ain’t always pretty. And my Reiki healing journey is proof of that. But it’s also powerful, eye-opening, and just what my soul’s been crying out for. I started this journey with curiosity and a whole lotta inner chaos. Now I’ve got my second Reiki session with Mary lined up for June 4th, and I’m already seeing shifts I can’t deny. So come pull up a stool in my kitchen, because I’m about to break down where I started, how Reiki has helped so far, and what I still need to work…