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Meet
Ellie
Hi! I'm an author, lover of dogs, books, family, and my Savior and Heavenly Father. For sure not in that order. When They speak to me, I try to write it down.
CONFESSIONS
OF A
NEGATIVE (N)ELLIE
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Negatvie (N)ellie
Oct 8, 20214 min read
IT IS HARD
I know what you’re thinking. No way. There is no way those idiots got another dog. You, my wise, young friend, would be wrong. We did...
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Negatvie (N)ellie
Sep 10, 20214 min read
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26. That’s not really a birthday people go out of their way to celebrate, is it? There's no sash, no dedicated balloons, no level...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Aug 13, 20215 min read
BLOG TAG
Four years. For almost four years, I have been documenting and scripting my various bouts of crying, whining, and complaining for all to...
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Negatvie (N)ellie
Jul 30, 20215 min read
FIGHTING CHANGE
Ahh, a girl and her basset hound. I’ve never seen a photograph capture a relationship of mine with such incredible precision and clarity....
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Negatvie (N)ellie
Jul 16, 20213 min read
THE WORTH OF SOULS
This morning, stressed and anxious, and needing a run more than anything else in the world, I went on a hunt for my running shoes. After...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Jul 2, 20214 min read
HE KNOWS WHAT WE NEED
We are shaking things up on Confessions of a Negative (N)ellie, today. How you say? Well, with a game, of course! You dear, beloved,...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Jun 4, 20214 min read
LESSONS LEARNED AT GRANDMA’S HOUSE
Alright, after weeks of in depth field work and experience, I’m here to report my findings. For decades, rumors have circled the globe,...
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Negatvie (N)ellie
Feb 13, 20216 min read
PERSISTENCE IS KEY
It is a well known fact here in the world of Negative (N)ellie that one basset hound reigns supreme as my nemesis. Proudly, she claims...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Nov 20, 20203 min read
CURRENTLY TRENDING
In case you managed to miss the overwhelmingly gloomy, murmur-ridden posts I have released over the past few months, here is a quick...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Sep 25, 20203 min read
SONGS OF MY LIFE
Twenty-five. How have I possibly been alive that long??? Looking back, some of the trials I have faced make me feel like I should be a...
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