Emily Rachelle Writes

The Golden Link  by Keira Moyer Arianna grew up with an overprotective legal guardian on the bad side of town... until she learned she's the believed-dead twin sister of the princess. Click the cover to buy This book was very conflicting for me.  On the one hand, it's an amazing plot and very well thought out story.  On the other, there's a lot of unrealistic elements and not-so-great writing.  So I've decided to break down this review into two parts.

I didn't post about this because I still had party stuff to take care of, plus lots of new OneWord365 posts to share with you.  So this actually happened two weeks ago.  But regardless of when it happened, I did it. I got a second ear piercing. When I chose to live out dream this year, I knew I'd want to keep an eye on my bucket list and see what dreams of mine I could complete.  As my birthday came up and I couldn't think of anything I wanted, I decided to pick a couple activities that would cost a little money and would make good birthday presents.  One of these was "get a second ear piercing." I have one set of regular holes from when I was a few months old.  One thing you, my lovely readers, should understand is that I'm not a normal girl when it comes to jewelry.  I can't wear any earrings that aren't pure yellow gold for more than a few hours.  I get lucky if they last all day without itching, redness, possibly even gross allergic-reac...

Week Ten: Homemade Pumpkin FroYo {all photos linked to source} The Pin: four ingredient pumpkin fro-yo

A note: since I changed my blog name and address, I had to create a new Facebook page.  Please go like the new page here:  http://www.facebook.com/EmilyRachelleWrites As you, my lovely readers, know, this month I celebrated my seventeenth birthday.  Therefore, birthdays and the things associated with them are forefront in my mind.  (I promise this is going somewhere one-word-related.  Hang with me.) {via} Kids a few weeks before Christmas or birthdays start to spend a bit less time outdoors or in a book or on a video game and instead sit quietly in bedrooms or on sofas, studying glossy photographs of the latest and greatest in the toy industry.  They dog-ear pages to come back to, circle or star favorites, write numbers to help themselves prioritize.  Once they've memorized the color options and included accessories of all their favorite toys, they pull out a piece of paper and carefully record the best of the catalogs in their neatest handwr...

A note: since I changed my blog name and address, I had to create a new Facebook page.  Please go like the new page here:  http://www.facebook.com/EmilyRachelleWrites Recently I shared information about a website called Wish Upon a Hero .  One of the wishes I discovered there was actually for the wisher's friend, a woman with three kids.  Her three-year-old son has hydranencephaly and the wisher wanted to spread awareness about this rare disease. NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, has an information sheet on hydranencephaly.   Here's their explanation of what hydranencephaly is:

See my previous OneWord365 blog posts . A note: since I changed my blog name and address, I had to create a new Facebook page.  Please go like the new page here: http://www.facebook.com/EmilyRachelleWrites I recently created a OneWord365 tab for a separate page here at my blog, with links to advice and ideas from my blog and others.  I may also do a regular end-of-the-month update - still undecided.  You'll have to wait and see!  Anyway, on to the journal I wanted to share with you: From my first entry: When, a little over a week ago, I announced my participation in OneWord365 and my choice of the word "dream," I never expected my first month to be so flooded with opportunities, blessings, and ideas.  In order to chronicle and track my year of dreams, I've started this OneWord365 Journal. I'm participating in Melanie's Monthly One Word Linkup Party.   Join us!

Week Nine: Sock Bun Hair Curling {all photos linked to source} (Sorry this is late!  I suppose moving, even when it's just a virtual move, still messes life up a bit.  This was scheduled to go up today but then was switched to draft during the move yesterday.) The Pin: sock bun hair