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Muddy Boots And Bubble Baths
Reflections on softness, effort, and real self-care
5 hrs ago
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Andrea Selley
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A Night at –3°C
Self-kindness, frozen doors, and the kind of gratitude that answers back
Feb 17
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Andrea Selley
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When There Is No Capacity for Words
This week, I don’t have the capacity for words.
Feb 10
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Andrea Selley
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Smoke Alarms and Sepsis
Oct 7, 2025
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Andrea Selley
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Held In The Hard Things
Dec 10, 2025
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Andrea Selley
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The Day Aldi Broke Me
Aug 12, 2025
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Andrea Selley
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A Heart Full of Hope
Apr 28, 2025
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Andrea Selley
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Friendships Forged in the Fire
Aug 18, 2025
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Andrea Selley
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Cake and relationships
Sep 6, 2024
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Andrea Selley
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Staying In My Own Garden
A small reflection on boundaries, responsibility, and learning when not to jump the fence
Feb 4
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Andrea Selley
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Allowed to Lean
On agave, expectation, and unmanicured grace
Jan 27
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Andrea Selley
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Cleaning the Glasses
On disappointment, gratitude, and learning to see clearly again
Jan 20
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Andrea Selley
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A Candle In The Window
Advent reflections on rest and resilience
Dec 24, 2025
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Andrea Selley
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The Paradox AND
A Christmas Reflection on Living Between Opposing Truths
Dec 16, 2025
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Andrea Selley
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Held In The Hard Things
This week, I had to face a CHC appeal meeting I barely had the emotional capacity for, and a dear friend quietly gave up her morning to sit beside me…
Dec 10, 2025
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Andrea Selley
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Sometimes Choosing To Stop Is The Work
No blog this week: I’ve been benched by my own nervous system. Back next week.
Dec 2, 2025
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Andrea Selley
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