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    Hold On, Let Me Overthink This

    March 23, 2021 / No Comments

    Yep, that’s what my shirt says. It’s what I do. I like to think of myself in recovery, overthinkers anonymous. Hopefully that’s true, because this shit is getting old and so am I, well older.😉 Let me invite you into my…

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    Nicole
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    Minefield Boxes

    February 23, 2021 / 4 Comments

    Do you have any minefield boxes or bags in your home? I sure do! Let me explain…In times of desperation or laziness I have grabbed a box or a bag and shoved a bunch of random stuff in it. Maybe we…

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    Good Grief

    December 18, 2020 / 4 Comments

    This is my second attempt at writing this post. My first attempt led me down Peanuts (aka Snoopy & Friends) & See’s Candies rabbit holes, more on that later. Because I would much rather think and write about Snoopy and chocolate…

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    Self-care and Grief

    April 5, 2020 / No Comments

    Process, purge and let go…process, purge and let go, process, purge and let go. This has been my week. Between my mother passing away last Saturday and it being the end of Virgo season I’ve been driven to release the stuff…

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    Paperwork and Grief

    October 22, 2019 / No Comments

    Have you seen those lovely pics of a cup of tea/coffee sitting on a table or bed tray with candles, leaves, pumpkins, and perhaps a journal or good book? It is the kind of pic that you just want to dive…

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    Survival Mode

    March 22, 2019 / No Comments

    Are you going through some major shit right now? So much shit that you don’t know what words to use to describe how you are feeling? This is not a self care post, this is a survival post. This is a…

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    Nicole

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Hello and welcome to Messy & Mindful! I’m Nicole Ervin and I’m glad you are here. My husband, Dan, and I live in the Sierra foothills of Northern California with our son Noah and three cats, Louis, Willow & Sierra.

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