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  • An Honest Look At My Medium Earnings From 2023

    In November 2022, I joined the Medium Partner Program, which allows me to earn money through blogging on Medium. My earnings are determined by how many people read my stories. I wanted to provide an extremely transparent look at how much money I earned through Medium. For my fellow bloggers, you may be wondering if…

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  • Happy birthday, Dad!

    Happy birthday, Dad!

    Happy 70th to the number one world’s greatest Dad!  Dad, thank you for always being there for me. You have always been so kind, patient, and understanding as a father. You’ve encouraged me to be independent and make my own choices, but have always been there to lean on when I need help or advice.…

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  • It’s been a good weekend for herbal crafting

    I’m getting back into kombucha again. I had my own batch going a few years ago but I didn’t keep up with it and stopped. Hoping this time around goes better! I also set up my aero garden again, now that I’m settled into my new place. Can’t wait to watch these herbs sprout! I…

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  • The Three Ayurveda Doshas: Which One Are You?

    In Ayurvedic medicine, there are three types of energetic bodies: Vata, Pitta, Kapha. Ayurveda is a system of medicine that comes from ancient India, tracing back to over 3,000 years ago. “Ayurveda” translates to “science of life” in Sanskrit, the world’s oldest recorded language. We are all composed of a different balance of doshas. This is known as our…

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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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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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