Category: Lifestyle
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How to Play When You’re Too Old for the Playground
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Today’s Bloganuary subject (or rather, yesterday’s now…I came at this whole thing pretty late) is: “Do you play in your daily life? What says ‘playtime’ to you?” Nostalgia I’ll answer the second question first. For me, this word immediately conjures memories of playing outside with friends, siblings, and sometimes parents.…
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Bloganuary: My Biggest Challenges
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This is my first time ever participating in Bloganuary, and I’m a day late to the party. This year’s first question is, “What are your biggest challenges?” I’m really going to just focus on one here, and that is: Finishing things. Take Bloganuary, for example. I’ll tell you right now,…
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My Favorite Shops at Christmas Made in the South
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I have been going to Christmas Made in the South almost every year with my mom for many years now. It has become one of my favorite holiday traditions. Here is a list of ten of my favorite shops from this year and others. Time in a Bottle: Linda makes…
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10 Fun Things I’ve Found Online
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Here are 10 fun things I found online in November of 2023. Movies Rolling Stone‘s nostalgic oral history of the movie The Fugitive, starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. With the new release of The Boy and the Heron, we’ve been getting our Ghibli on lately, and who hasn’t…
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In Search of the Perfect Tubing Mascara: A Review
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I’ve been a Too Faced Better Than Sex girl for years now. There’s just nothing else like it that creates so much length and volume all with one swipe. But after years of rubbing off panda eyes, I finally had to face the facts that liquid mascara just isn’t for…
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10 Fun Things I’ve Found Online
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Here are 10 fun things I found online in July of 2023. Art (Or Not?) Whether or not you choose to refer to AI prompters as artists, or even if you’re undecided, it’s hard to deny that Ben Myhre is creating mysterious and magical worlds with AI. From dark manors…
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Garlicky Sweet Potato Pizzas
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For Christmas, this foodie was the excited recipient of a subscription to Local Fare. Because I suddenly had so many beautiful, fresh veggies when my first delivery arrived, I needed a recipe that could be prepped in a 15-minute break from the workday so I could begin enjoying healthy meals…
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How to Spend a New Orleans Weekend
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Forty-nine years ago, my boyfriend’s parents celebrated their honeymoon in New Orleans. Last week, they invited him, his sister and brother-in-law, and me to join them there for their anniversary. What fun! I was not accustomed to traveling with a group, and particularly not one I like so much. We…
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Lookbook: Badgley and Bradford
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Throwback to that time this Badgley Mischka “Belle of the Ball” gown and I did a Renaissance-style portrait sitting in Miami with Bradford Portraits. Bradford Rowley is an uber professional, expert photographer, finding and snapping the perfect shot within seconds and swiftly moving on to the next. He offers his…
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13 Pieces of Advice That Have Gotten Me Through
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We all go through hard times now and then. Here are 13 pieces of advice that have stuck with me and carried me through the bad. I made both Pinterest and Instagram versions for whichever you prefer. (And you can grab the Pinterest versions here.) This post will be the…