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Prime Early Access sale – my top picks!

Sharing the best of the best for the Prime Early Access sale! This is when you can get Black Friday-ish deals before the holidays and so many of my faves are discounted right now. *Affiliate links are included below that allow me to earn a small commission I use to keep this lil blog running.…

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random thoughts for a Monday morning

Hi hi friends! How are you? How was the weekend? Ours was a good one. The weather was a dream – it felt like San Diego, plus it rained every day – and P had a soccer game. We smoked chicken for dinner, met up with friends, caught up on chores, and enjoyed relaxing as…

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Friday Faves – giveaway CLOSED!

Hi friends! Happy Friday! Whatโ€™s going on this weekend? P has a soccer game, weโ€™re meeting friends for dinner, and Iโ€™m making a baby meal for a friend with newborn twins. I hope you have a lovely weekend ahead! Read on for a lil giveaway at the end of this post, too. ๐Ÿ™‚ Edited: giveaway…

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112: Tips for anxious flyers (from a Pilot)

Sharing tips for my friends who are scared of flying, nervous, and anxious about air travel.. just like yours truly. I reached out to the Pilot to write a guest post, and am also sharing some of the tips Iโ€™ve picked up! *Update: 10/6/22: Thank you so much for your overwhelming feedback on this post!…

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September Book Recap

Sharing a September book recap and if Iโ€™d recommend adding these to your TBR list!ย  Hi Hi friends! Howโ€™s the week treating ya? I hope youโ€™re having a great one so far. Iโ€™m here working on SEO all day – one of my least favorite parts about being a blogger. Blahhhhh- and looking forward to…

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weekend things

Hi hi! Happy Monday! Thank you so much to those of you who let me know you were missing the old school blogging recaps, so Iโ€™m bringing them back. It wonโ€™t be every day, but will definitely be scattered more frequently on the blog. Thank you so much for sharing your feedback with me. Itโ€™s…

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111: Why diets don’t work with Lisa Moskovitz, RD

Hi friends! Happy Thursday! I have a new podcast episode and canโ€™t wait to hear your thoughts on this one. Today, Iโ€™m chatting with Lisa Moskovitz, RD, all about quieting the diet noise and why diets donโ€™t work. Hereโ€™s what we talk about on todayโ€™s episode: How to quiet the diet noise: how become a…

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around the weekend

Hi friends! How was the weekend? I hope you had an amazing one. This blog post is a way to bring it back old school and share some more real-life adventures. Quite a few of you let me know that you missed the style of blogging from the past (I do, too!) so Iโ€™m trying…

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Friday Faves

Hi friends! Happy Friday! Before I head into the usual Friday Faves post, I wanted to send a huge hug and thank you to all of you for your wonderful messages, emails, texts, and comments about saying goodbye to sweet Caro. All of your lovely messages lifted us up during a hard week. I hope…

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Sweet Caroline

Iโ€™m writing this post with tears streaming down my cheeks and the biggest knot in my stomachโ€ฆ because sweet Caroline is gone. She crossed the rainbow bridge on Monday, and devastated is an understatement. She hasnโ€™t been doing well for a couple of years – sheโ€™d have a rough week and always seem to pull…

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Friday Faves

Hey hey! How are ya? Happy weekend!! What do you have going on? We have a friendโ€™s Air Force retirement party and a soccer team outing. Iโ€™m also hoping we can catch a family hike. I hope you have an amazing weekend! Some exciting news: I finished my Integrative Practitioner Level One Certification! Aaaand Iโ€™ve…

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