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  • Reflections On My Twenty-Ninth Birthday

    Twenty-eight has been a great year! At the start of this age, the CDC announced that the pandemic was officially over. After two-ish years of quarantine and lockdown, everything was finally opened back up again — no masks needed! This automatically made it a better year than the prior. I made a point to get myself

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  • Taylor Swift Releases “Speak Now” and “1989” Taylor’s Version!

    Following the 2021 re-recordings of “Fearless” and “Red”, this year brought us “Speak Now” and “1989.” And sandwiched in between that was the original release of “Midnights” in 2022, not to mention a worldwide tour through all of that. The woman never rests! “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” came out this past July. It’s the re-recording

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  • Book review: “The Woman In Me” By Britney Spears

    Britney Spears wrote a memoir called “The Woman In Me” that was released last Tuesday. I was so captivated by the book that I couldn’t put it down. I read most of it until I had to go to bed, finishing it up the following day. I have been following Britney’s career since I was

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  • The Lore of Taylor Swift

    The Lore of Taylor Swift

    Taylor Swift has become a modern-day mythological figure with her own lore (I’d say “folklore,” but that would be too on-the-nose.) Her romantic life is a storyline that plays out like a movie. As someone who was formerly obsessed with her and paid very close attention to her life – her song lyrics, interviews, etc.

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  • Album Review: “Autumn Variations” by Ed Sheeran

    This is the year of Ed Sheeran – two album releases in 2023! After “Subtract” was released this past spring, we were graced with another album this past September called “Autumn Variations.” What makes this particular album so special? This is the first album released through Ed Sheeran’s own record label called “Gingerbread Man Records.”

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  • It Took A Pandemic To Make Me Realize That I’m Not Antisocial

    The quarantine and social distancing taught me how much I actually value human connection. The pandemic has changed us all. For me, it sincerely showed me that I am a social being. All humans are social beings. That was what my sociology professor said to us on the first day of class: human beings are social beings.

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  • How Have I Changed In The Past Five Years?

    We are constantly changing. It’s important to look back and identify how much you’ve grown. Nothing ever stays the same. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that. The days are long and drawn out. It makes you feel like you’re frozen in time forever. Looking ahead, all you can think about is how much further there

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  • I’ve Discovered How Passionate I Am About Languages

    Learning about different languages has opened up a portal to a much more deeper understanding of the world. When I was a kid, I didn’t really understand the magic of languages. I thought, the whole world should speak one language, and that way we could all understand each other without any barriers getting in the

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  • Autumn goodbyes

    It’s always sad when a coworker who you were good friends with leaves. This past week I said goodbye to Mel, my coworker who left to move to another state. Her and I started this job at the same time together, one year ago. Most of us who work with her, thirteen of us, went

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  • Last weekend I got to meet my very first nephew, my brother and sis-in law’s baby boy named Marco. It was absolutely surreal! He is less than a month old. I drove to NY the day before so that I could fly over to Chicago with my dad and sister. I can’t fly alone because

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I’m Lotus Laura

I write about all kinds of things including spirituality, philosophy, mythology, health, cats, witchy tips, media reviews, and more, along with some personal life updates. I’m a self-published indie author of three novels. I am an astrologer and tarot reader. I offer personal readings for sale; you can also find free readings on my blog and youtube channel.

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