I’d be remiss if I only shared posts when my words and work made it to print because for every piece I share that’s “made it” there’s been at least five that have been rejected. Within the last week I have had two pieces passed on and another that I’m drafting but the idea in…
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Embracing Rest Over Rush
On Saturdays and Sundays my social media feeds are full of all the events families are busy doing and seemingly having the time of their lives. We,however, are the family that purposefully keeps our weekends quiet and free and that doesn’t mean free so we can make plans to run ourselves ragged that means free…
Easy Peasy Everyday Make-up Tutorial!
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To see my full disclosure policy, click here. I don’t know if it’s the recent streak of sunshine but I am feeling all the pink eyeshadows this past week! And I’m especially fond of liquid shadows! Easy to apply with a doe-foot applicator (I sound like I know what…
Rebel Eats: Meal Plan Week Of September 26, 2020
Some weeks my meal plan is innovative. Maybe even what some would consider healthy. I try new recipes and I enjoy doing it. This is not one of those weeks. Let's be honest. Since the children have gone back to school, in whatever capacity that may be, it has been hard. My drive to create…
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Dermaplaning Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
DISCLAIMER: The following post contains affilitate links, like one I think, but to see my full disclosure policy, click here. I am a dermaplaning convert. I had been hearing about it for years but was terrified of shaving my face because I did not want it to grow back thicker. I don't know for sure,…
Rebel Eats: Berry Smoothie, Deli Platter Lunch Hack, Chicken Fajita Casserole, and Chocolate Mousse Recipes
I have spent hours scouring Pinterest for meal worthy gems only to have been repeatedly disappointed in the outcome. So, I am making thise Rebel Eats series to filter through all the disappointing and not worth eating recipes and delivering the ones worth trying. When it comes to meal planning I have minimal criteria: easy,…
Keeping the Budget-ish in a Pandemic
Prior to our current circumstances, my husband and I were rocking and rolling Dave Ramsey’s financial freedom budgeting system. Small backstory: We spent a lot of time in our twenties getting ourselves into debt. You know from student loans because we were supposed to go to college, to swiping credit cards because the economy tanked…
Food Is Hard
I have spent most of my life battling food in one manner or another. As a teen, the battle consisted of avoiding foods for the purpose of punishing myself. They say withholding food is an eating disorder and one that is about control. If that's true, then I was trying to control my perception of…
I’m A Mom And…
I have spent countless hours in therapy re-defining myself. Learning that I am not a one dimensional being; that I am not defined by my trauma or individual experiences. That I play many a-roles and have had many an experiences; and that this collection of roles and experiences is what actually define me. PSA: You…
Christmas Shopping Edition: The Aftermath
*This post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure policy here.* I know y'all are anxiously awaiting a recap of how our intentional gift giving extravaganza went this year. SPOILER ALERT: Successful. QUICK RECAP on the highlights: I'm not going to lie, as I was wrapping things up I started getting a wee bit sweaty…
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