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The Year of “Shine”
As a final wrap up of 2019, I wanted to share with you my word of the year. Since 2015, I have found a faith-based word to focus on each year. In these last five years (!!) I have had: trust, give, patience, surrender, and then for this year I got shine. Every word has… Continue reading
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31 Good Things that Happened in December
Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, the final edition of 2019! 2019 was a year full of good things, even though sometimes the good seemed hard to find under the bad. I can only hope that 2020 is filled with just as much, if not more good, and that this… Continue reading
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My Favorite Moments of 2019 (List-cember #9)
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it approximately 600,000 times: this year was busy! But within the confines of our crazy calendar, there were so many good moments. And I don’t just mean big, fancy moments. Some of my favorite parts of this year were the small but meaningful bursts of joy. The cozy,… Continue reading
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17 Goals for 2020 (List-cember #8)
It’s that time of year again, y’all. I’m going to be honest, this list was not easy to make this year. My 2019 was absolutely CRAZY in terms of busyness, so a lot of my goals were left unattended and it made me very discouraged. For a hot second I thought about not setting any… Continue reading
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My Decade Recap (As Told by Old Facebook Statuses) (List-cember #7)
I have seen a bunch of posts in the last month where people recap their decade, going through the highlights of each year to cringe, reminisce, feel nostalgic and propel themselves forward into this new decade. When I sat down to do a post of my own, I struggled with what I wanted to share/not… Continue reading
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My 2019 Rec Roundup (List-cember #5)
Nothing has ever qualified me to tell you what the best books, movies, music, etc., of the year are, but that has never stopped me from giving you what I believe to be a highly educated opinion. I mean, who needs all the fancy words and validating credentials when I can just tell you, hey,… Continue reading
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A Passive Aggressive List of All the Bad Driving Habits We Should Leave in 2019 (List-cember #4)
We are nearing the end of a decade. Thus, when the ball drops this New Years Eve, that feeling of potential and newness will undoubtedly be a little magnified. We might be inspired to try new things, make big changes, and find exciting ways to kickstart 2020. In that spirit, I thought I would mention… Continue reading
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10 Places to Buy Winter Clothes that Will Give Back (List-cember #2)
It’s safe to say fall is in full swing, which means the temperatures have dropped, and getting dressed in the morning now consists of tucking and buttoning and layering—and for some, layering and layering and layering. The cool thing is, there are tons of places you can find those layers, plus accessories, shoes, and other… Continue reading
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30 Good Things that Happened in November
Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world. Let’s dive… Continue reading
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About My Closet
I own a lot of jackets. I realize this is ridiculous because I live in Southern California where our four seasons are spring, summer, subtler summer, and summer feat. wind and occasional rain, but alas, I’m a baby, I’m always cold, and so I continue to buy jackets. I continue to buy jackets and yet… Continue reading
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