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The Power Of Pink
As I sit here and listen to Pink on my Google Mini, I think about the impact that she’s had on me in particular as a woman and as a...

Jillian Bleackley
May 18, 20202 min read
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My Memorable Teachers
Perhaps it’s the weather or the fact that it’s almost the end of the school year that’s got me reminiscing about my time in school. I...

Jillian Bleackley
May 18, 20202 min read
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Who Inspires You?
As some of you who are close to me know, I have always wanted to become a public speaker and take my story from coast to coast. I have...

Jillian Bleackley
May 5, 20201 min read
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Willy Plumbottom And Seventeen Believers
A few months ago, I had the honor and the privilege to speak to a kindergarten class about writing. They were very patient and curious...

Jillian Bleackley
Apr 2, 20202 min read
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What's On Your Bucket List?
Just yesterday I had to say goodbye to Agnieszka, one of my nurses who has worked tirelessly here for close to twenty-five years. She was...

Jillian Bleackley
Apr 2, 20202 min read
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How I Created The Jellybean Perspective
In 2003 I was at camp for a week in the summer. It was called LIT, which means Leader In Training, and all of the leaders in training...

Jillian Bleackley
Apr 2, 20202 min read
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The Great Misadventure That Became An Adventure
A normal family get-together with my adorable nephews turned into a misadventure last Wednesday. We planned to go to the movies to take...

Jillian Bleackley
Apr 2, 20202 min read
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X Marks The Spot
Choices: we make them every day. Big ones, small ones. We make choices even though we don't realize we're making them, such as what we're...

Jillian Bleackley
Mar 31, 20201 min read
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Sweet November
For today's post I wanted to blog about one of my favorite months, which is November. Why is it my favorite month, you may ask? Because I...

Jillian Bleackley
Mar 31, 20201 min read
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All About Willy Plumbottom
As you probably already guessed from my Facebook Author's Page, my much-anticipated second sequel children's book Plumbottoms in Paradise...

Jillian Bleackley
Mar 31, 20201 min read
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Knotty Angels
It's not that kind of blog today, people. Get your minds out of the gutter! As most of you know, my mom has taken to making cedar angels....

Jillian Bleackley
Mar 31, 20201 min read
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2020 Looks Bright!
It's January 2nd and Christmas is a wrap. All the bows and pretty ribbons are put away and the gifts have been unwrapped. We're all over...

Jillian Bleackley
Mar 31, 20201 min read
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If Mental Illness Had A Face
I would like to start my blog by reiterating my new favorite quote by Brene Brown. She said; "When we deny our stories, they define us....

Jillian Bleackley
Mar 31, 20201 min read
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Loving Yourself Is The Best Gift
I was having a little trouble coming up with a theme for this week's blog post, and then I realized it's self love. Don't get me wrong; I...

Jillian Bleackley
Mar 31, 20201 min read
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Antisocial Butterfly
By now, we are all familiar with the virus COVID-19 that has gripped the world in its clutches and just won’t seem to let go. I have to...

Jillian Bleackley
Mar 26, 20202 min read
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Blueberry Kindness
Since it's almost the festive season- meaning Christmas- I figured this blog post would fit perfectly with the time of year. Several...

Jillian Bleackley
Mar 26, 20201 min read
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She's Not Just A Pretty Face- Part 2
For today's post I would like to do a Part 2 of She's Not Just A Pretty Face. Check out Part 1 for some more incredible stories. These...

Jillian Bleackley
Mar 26, 20203 min read
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She's Not Just A Pretty Face- Part 1
I was inspired to create a series of posts by a podcast called Girlboss Radio that I was recently listening to on my Google Play. It was...

Jillian Bleackley
Mar 26, 20203 min read
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Rocketman
Spoiler alert! If you haven't seen Rocketman, this blog post contains some spoilers. Proceed with caution! :) On my weekend away from...

Jillian Bleackley
Mar 26, 20202 min read
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What Are You Afraid Of...
Until yesterday I was struggling to come up with a post for this week, but thanks to David, my Spiritual Coordinator at my house, I got a...

Jillian Bleackley
Mar 26, 20201 min read
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