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When “What If” Becomes “What Is!”
It started on a whim. My business partner, Cristina…co-collaborator…partner in crime…woman about town…collator of my chaos, and I had been dreaming of London for ages. She’d had it on her vision board for a few years in a row, and I’ve always wanted to go back and see it with adult eyes (a story for…
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6 Ways to Make Your Home More Fun
Paid Partnership with Faux Brickwork If you know me, then you know that I love a good time! Good vibes, positivity, and fun are what I’m all about and if your home isn’t fun, then it can bring down your mood. The opposite is true, too. If your home is fun, it can help make…
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It’s Not Me, It’s the Narrative
How do I say this… My whole life I thought I’d be married one day. It’s just what you did. You grew up and you got married, everyone knows that!! Hello!! So, imagine my surprise when that didn’t just naturally happen to me. I wasn’t given my government issued husband at the appropriate age of…
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Legacy
Tell me you’re a grandchild of The Great Depression without telling me you’re a grandchild of The Great Depression. I’ll go first: “Use is up, Wear it out. Make it do. Or do without.” Otherwise known as my Granny’s favorite mantra. Chanted time and time again throughout the corners of my mind. When someone wanted…
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Resources
2019 is approaching and with it a time for goal setting, dream making and vision casting. But resolutions and big ideas are no good without a plan. By February, these goals we make tend to fall by the wayside. This year, don’t let them go! Whether you’re a blogger, vlogger, podcaster, small business owner, entrepreneur,…
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So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
Well, everyone, it is time to say So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!! And by fish…I mean support, love, unending kindness, eyeballs to read my stories, stories to share back at me…the fish have been unending for 8 years. The fish have meant everything to me. The fish have changed my life. When…
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Paperless Post
*Sponsored Post I have always loved giving and receiving mail. To mark holidays and milestones, to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries, or even just to send a note of love or encouragement any old time of the year! But it’s the end of the year that sees an extraordinary number of card sending occasions.…
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Hunger in Your Belly
I met a dancer once. The fittest person I’ve ever met in my life. Part of her job and livelihood meant staying fit and keeping in the best shape she possibly could. As a basic American girl who has long been exposed to the false narrative that beautiful boils down to skinnier…plain and simple, I…