Life has been a bit of a blur lately. I turned 29 years old on Monday, so it’s a new year. For me, and for you too, as September is “the other new year” and we pick up the routine and busyness of life we left off in May. I was on vacation in Florida last week.
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TGIF Link Love / 2.
Happy Friday! I love four-day weeks, but sometimes they turn into five days worth of work jam-packed into four days, you know? At least that’s how this week felt — it was a whirlwind! But the week is over and soon I will be off for a whole week! I am going to Disney World with my in-laws
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TGIF Link Love / 1.
It’s Friday! Before a long weekend! Woohoo! I decided to start a new Friday series as a way to share links and stories that I find interesting across the web. This concept is hardly new in the blogsophere and I may not post every Friday (gotta keep expectations low!), but I’d like to at least start it as
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faith
Letter to Myself
Dear Self, I thought about writing a letter to your younger self, but she has already lived those days so what’s the point of going back? Life is too short for regrets and today is too important to worry about the future, so let’s focus on this present day. These beautiful, golden days that you
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Currently
SINGING this Hillsong song in the car on my way to work. READING the $100 Start Up WATCHING Girls on HBO Go. DREAMING of our trip to Europe next year. PLANNING our autumn weekends. They are filling up! WISHING for this necklace for my birthday. #hinthint PINNING inspiration for fall fashion. REDISCOVERING my favorite Dixie Chicks songs.
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A Tip for All of the People Pleasers
I am a people pleaser. I care a lot about what people think of me, and other’s opinions shape my perceptions of my life. Almost all of my fears and hesitations stem from the questions “What will people think of me? What do people say about me when I’m not around?” (Which is kind of a crazy thought
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blogging
DogVacay + A Night on the Town
I am no blog superstar by any means, but occasionally I am approached by advertisers to check out their products or pay me in exchange for a post on the site. As you can tell from the lack of sponsored posts on this site, I normally reject them. I’m not against sponsored posts per say,
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health & wellness
Mid-Summer Update on our Weight Loss Competition
Seven weeks ago J and I agreed to participate in a summer weight loss challenge — a friendly competition to see who can lose the most weight by September 2nd. And y’all the stakes are high. We are halfway through the competition, so I thought I’d give a little mid-summer update on how we’re faring. Here
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An Open Letter to Hollywood: Bring Back Quality Chick Flicks
Dear Hollywood, I have an important issue to discuss with you: gender equality in the cinematic experience. It has been years since you have produced a timeless, quality chick flick. I can count on one hand the “girly” movies I have enjoyed in the last few years, and most of them are lackluster compared to the ones
