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Six ways to hack your lunch hour
At my job, I have an hour lunch break for lunch. This has always seemed like a waste of time to me. Let me eat at my desk–especially days when I’m in a…
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Nine by Independence Day – Project Pan Update
With just over a month to go, it’s time for a nice little update to my current project pan, Nine by Independence Day. Smashbox Light It Up Contour (This is one of three mini…
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Bootcamp ideas to kickstart habits and boost your happiness
If you’ve visited this blog before, you’re probably familiar with my monthly bootcamp series. (If you’re new, welcome!) Monthly bootcamps are based on the idea that you can do anything for 30 days.…
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The Bachelorette Bracket Cheat Sheet for Becca
It’s the best time of the year–the time we pour over Bachelorette contestant photos and bios, trying to figure out the best odds for our Bachelorette fantasy brackets. This season ABC waited a…
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Highlights of Torun, Poland, as a solo traveler
Growing up in the same state as Carhenge, my barometer for the ambiguous term “interesting” was set to a different level than many of my peers. In travel, I find the unusual and…
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What is project pan and why would you do it?
I’ve been tracking “Project Pans” for months now. Keeping an ongoing project pan was even one of my 2018 goals. Watching certain members of the “project panning” community on YouTube, this language became…
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Monthly bootcamp progress report
I’ve been advocating for a regular monthly bootcamp since October. While I’m sure others also take this approach to skill and habit formation, the idea came to me from Gretchen Rubin’s Happier Podcast,…
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Is there ever a right way to share your sorrow on social media?
I’m a fairly private person (says the woman who posts semi-personal blog posts twice a week). It took a great deal of thought for me to open my instagram and twitter to the…
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Fitness, Fad Diets, and the Whole30
I’m on day 20 of the Whole30. I thought it would be simple to explain the dietary limitations that come with a Whole30, but I’ve found few people speak the language of “fad”…