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Posted on Jan 1, 2018Dec 31, 2017 by: Shelby Padgett

2018 Reading Challenge

Happy New Year, Germies, and welcome to our 3rd annual reading challenge! The past two years I’ve given you checklists to complete over the course …

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Posted on Dec 20, 2017Dec 20, 2017 by: Shelby Padgett

Midweek Hype: Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

If you caught my last Midweek Hype, you might be able to guess this one’s theme. This week, as we barrel toward the holidays at …

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Posted on Dec 6, 2017Dec 6, 2017 by: Shelby Padgett

Midweek Hype: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

It’s no secret that I absolutely love Christmas music and have been known to take a listen as early as July. One of the things I …

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Posted on Nov 29, 2017Nov 29, 2017 by: Shelby Padgett

Fat Is a Neutral Word: Good nor Bad, It Just Is

I have a certain memory from years ago that I can’t seem to shake. A friend one day wore a pink shirt paired with a …

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Posted on Nov 22, 2017Nov 22, 2017 by: Shelby Padgett

Midweek Hype: Plenty to be Grateful For

If you’re in the States, then you’re probably getting in the headspace of counting your blessings. At least I hope so. Thanksgiving can be stressful, …

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Posted on Nov 8, 2017Nov 8, 2017 by: Shelby Padgett

Midweek Hype: Obsessive Love

Though many classics cause debate, I’ve found none so polarizing as Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights — which just happens to be our book of the month. It …

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Posted on Nov 1, 2017Feb 2, 2018 by: Shelby Padgett

Fat Is a Neutral Word: An Introduction

I’m fat. I always have been, and, honestly, I probably always will be. My jeans make a very specific “swishy” sound when my thighs rub …

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Posted on Oct 25, 2017Oct 25, 2017 by: Shelby Padgett

Midweek Hype: Halloween Spooks and Thrills

It’s time to dust off your costumes, carve your pumpkins, start your witches brew, (rewatch Hocus Pocus), and go to town on as much candy …

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Posted on Oct 22, 2017Sep 27, 2017 by: Shelby Padgett

Daily Germ

“She feels in italics and thinks in capitals.” –Henry James

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