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the drifter

a blog by mallory strode

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my life · 01.30.16

23 is weird

Being 23 is weird. I don’t know if I like it. 21 is still my favorite so far, and then 22 is my number of choice so…. 23 had a lot to live it up to starting on July 20…

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my life · 09.15.15

nyc diaries | part 1

Bonjour pretty people of the Internet!! Hope you are all doing 100 on this day. As in like A+, not like going 100 mph in your vehicle or motorcycle or smart car (is that possible?) or Barbie jeep (def not…

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my life, style · 08.31.15

the comeback kid

hat: urban everything else: forever 21 H E L L O. It’s been a while. A while TOO long. A lot of things have happened these past few months; and I finally have the chance to sit down and type…

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my life · 05.08.12

and that’s a wrap

So, it’s all over. Freshman year is officially a closed chapter of my life. It really hasn’t hit me yet. The fact that I will never live in my dorm again, or walk the same routes to and from my…

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my life · 04.26.12

my current state of mind

As I have stated over and over and over again, college classes are ALMOST over. Next week marks the final week of actual class, then we have exams. Now, let us all take a moment and say a prayer that…

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my life · 02.16.12

my life in polaroids: distance makes the heart grow fonder

When I first started this blog, I promised myself I would not bore my readers with posts about my life. However, my mind has been changed (kind of). I realized my life isn’t just fascinating to me, but to others…

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I am a 30-something southern gal who loves to document life in the form of photos and wordy sentences. My husband and I have two boys and two dogs that keep us quite busy considering the boys are only 18 months apart! I created this space years ago as a visual scrapbook for me to look back on and share things I love. Welcome to my little space of the internet. I'm happy you are here!

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I am a 30-something southern gal who loves to document life in the form of photos and wordy sentences. My husband and I have two boys and two dogs that keep us quite busy considering the boys are only 18 months apart! I created this space years ago as a visual scrapbook for me to look back on and share things I love. Welcome to my little space of the internet. I'm happy you are here!

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my new weekly tradition bc I need a highlight reel my new weekly tradition bc I need a highlight reel of the 127142 videos I take weekly 😅 garden tour, teacher appreciation week, Georgie visiting big school, home projects and a lot in between 5.2.26-5.9.26
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