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Four Reasons October is the Worst
There’s a million reasons to love October–give or take a few. Roasted pumpkin seeds, haunted houses, Halloween costumes, turning leaves, bonfires… all of these things call to mind the snap of cold air…
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Finding a successful p.m. routine
I’ve written before about the importance of having an a.m. routine for success. From a non-morning owl, every tip and trick I can use to get myself going in the morning is essential.…
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Makeup newbie to makeup maven: What are undertones?
My journey into makeup began innocently enough… I started researching drugstore foundations. The problem with drug store foundations is that you can’t test them out. You just buy a product. It may only…
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Is Boxycharm still worth it? Three years in…
My annual tradition is to do a value break down of the actual value of loved items over a year. This approach averages out the value of Boxycharm to compensate for the occasional…
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Red flags and deal breakers: Point keeping
One of my huge dating pet peeves and easiest “pink flag” to notice (and to avoid) in a new relationship, is point keeping. Imagine the following scenario: “What’s your favorite movie?” “Hmmm, that’s…
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Fantasy self or goals: Impostor syndrome
If you read my last post about figuring out if your fantasy self is just an image to toss away or if it’s the goal you should be striving toward, you might have…
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Fantasy self or goals? How to figure out if your fantasy life should be your real life
I’ve spoken before about the fantasy self. Sometimes my fantasy self likes expensive whiskey and sometimes my fantasy self thinks I’ll read much smarter books than I tend to read. Sometimes my fantasy…
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Red flags and deal breakers introduction
I’ve done my fair share of dating in my adult life. Frequently when I tell stories of my dates, my happily in-relationship friends suggest I should put my experiences into a book. Alas,…
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Setting SMART health goals
I believe I first introduced my interest in SMART goal setting with my Vision Board post. For my Vision Boards, I’ve separated my goals into different categories–relationships, health, finance, career, etc. (For more on…
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Are you the smartest person in the room in your relationship?
One of my favorite quotes is: “If you’re the smartest person in the room, then you’re in the wrong room.” It’s been attributed to a number of people, including Confucius. At its core,…
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How do you depot makeup?
If you’re this far in my four-part installment on depotting makeup, you’ve decided this is something valuable for your makeup collection (and you’re right). And you’ve (hopefully) read my top-five things to know.…
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Five things I wish I knew before depotting makeup
Welcome to the third installment of my depotting journey. I’ve already discussed with you my own personal makeup journey, how I began acquiring makeup palettes with dubious quality such that I wanted to…
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Why should I depot makeup?
This is the second post in my series on depotting makeup. Yesterday I wrote about depotting in general, explaining the terminology. Today’s post will go into more detail on the key reasons to…
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The Beginners Guide to Depotting: What Is It?
I started my makeup “journey” innocently enough. I wanted to find a few products that worked for me–mascara that didn’t burn my sensitive eyes, foundation that actually matched my skin tone, lipstick that…
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Fall Bucketlist 2018 Introduction
This year the weather turned cold alarmingly sudden. We went from 93 degrees to 50 degrees with a 60 mph wind storm that shook the house and brought down branches. It was the…
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13 by Halloween Update
This is probably my most eventful project pan update ever. I have made more progress than in any other one. So I’m either becoming better at panning or better at planning the items…
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Summer Bucketlist Finale
September 22 is the first day of Autumn. That means we only have slightly over a month and a half left of summer! Here’s my progress report on my 18 for Summer 2018…
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Q3 2018 Goals update
At the beginning of January I posted my 12 goals for the 12 months of 2018 (Not one per month, just a nice numeric alliteration of sorts). Since studies show that sharing goals…
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A Hiatus, A New Look, and Blogtober
New look, who dis? I had a bonkers busy August. I realized I wasn’t able to keep up with my regular posting schedule as well as engage in my plans for a refresh…
