The Everything Bagel of Lifestyle Blogging
I can’t stop learning new crafts, guys. Seriously, if this blog turns into a weekly log of my latest craft attempts, know that you’ve been warned. Over the last year, I’ve tried my hand at a variety of artistic-related endeavors, ranging from jewelry making to wax seal stamping to embroidery. It seems every couple of […]
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“I think I’ve worn this sweater three times this week already.” If you haven’t asked yourself some variation of this question over the last year, good to you. But also, like, how?! One of the strangest parts of coming back to my blog has been trying to decide how to approach the fashion component. When […]
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I should start this out by admitting that until last week, I wasn’t sure whether I’d ever write this post, or any other for that matter. It’s been three months since I last blogged, and in that time I toyed with the idea of making this break permanent. Of course, given that I’m writing this […]
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For as long as I can remember, I’ve prided myself on being non-confrontational. Finding ways around conflict has always come easy to me. From the first sense of hostility, I am up on my toes, ready to navigate around the situation. It is like an alarm goes off in my head, the words ALERT, ALERT, […]
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At the beginning of June, I had a clear vision of what I wanted to do with my blog this summer. Then, I went through a creative rut. I did not write a post (or even attempt to write a post) for a month. That’s the longest I have ever gone since I started blogging […]
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I don’t know about you, but I love spending time at the beach. Whether it’s a brief walk along the shore or a full day of relaxing in the sand, I never pass on the opportunity to head to the water. While I was on a day trip at the beach last week, I made […]
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My drafts are flooded with blog posts that will probably never be written. Some of them are only headlines. Others contain a couple of poorly strung together paragraphs and maybe a few photos. There are even several that don’t have any useable components at all; they’re literally just sentences that say things like “write post […]
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Wake up. Turn off alarm. Check notifications. That used to be the way my mornings began…until I realized how much it was actually dampening my productivity. Mornings, for lack of a less cliche phrase, set the tone for your day. Whether you’re aware of it or not, the first thing you decide to do when […]
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