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  • Style,  Weekday Wardrobe

    Weekday Wardrobe #7

    August 16, 2021 /

    When I saw this adorable Schitts Creek shirt on Etsy, I knew I had to have it! There is nothing I love more than a white t-shirt and one that combines that love with my obsession with all things Schitts Creek is something that needs to be added to my wardrobe like yesterday. I like to keep my outfits simple during the summer so pairing this new t-shirt with my ripped shorts and new sandals is probably what you’ll find me in most days! It’s simple but the t-shirt makes it fun! OUTFIT DETAILS: T-shirt: Etsy (here) Shorts: Torrid (old – similar here) Sandals: Torrid (here) Sunglasses: Faux Ray Bans…

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  • Food,  Gardening,  Lunch

    My Ultimate Tomato Salad

    August 13, 2021 /

    In my humble opinion, the tomato is the perfect food. Don’t @ me, I stand by that statement and I have loved tomatoes since I was old enough to eat solid foods. They are full of nutrients and are delicious in any form, sundried, raw right off the vine, sliced on a sandwich, stewed, roasted, sauced, in soup form, in salsa, as ketchup…I mean the list is endless. I may just be the biggest tomato fan in the entire world…no exaggeration. My dad used to grow tomatoes in his garden when we were kids and when I was old enough and out of the house, the first thing I wanted…

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  • Goal Setting,  Life

    3 Goals for August

    August 9, 2021 /

    I’ve done a few of these types of posts this year and for the most part, I have achieved what I set out to do in those posts. The reason I like setting goals for each month is that the time period is short and the goals I set can be part of the stepping stones towards achieving a bigger goal I have. This month I am focusing on self-care habits and creating a routine that works for me. I am feeling in a funk right now and am trying to shake it off. I am hoping the goals below will help me with that. 1. Workout 3 times per…

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  • Style,  Weekday Wardrobe

    Weekday Wardrobe #6

    June 28, 2021 /

    What a heatwave!! If you’re not in the Pacific Northwest right now, I envy you. I am currently sweating at my desk while the temperature outside is currently 109 degrees very unheard of in western Washington. I also want to acknowledge the fact that I haven’t posted in quite a while but it’s for a good reason. I am still trying to figure out blog, work, business, personal time balance and once I do, I hope I will be making regular posting a thing. This is the first spring/summery outfit I have posted on this blog and I am LOVING it! I bought these shorts for our honeymoon in Bali…

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  • Gardening,  Home

    Seeds We’ve Started and the plan for our 2021 Summer Garden

    April 5, 2021 /

    I haven’t shared a lot about my garden in years past on the blog. You can see our 2017 garden here and a post about our backyard here. If you’re interested in our gardens from the last two years you can check out my highlights over on Instagram. Since I was a kid, I have loved the idea of a garden. My dad always had a big garden in our backyard and the moment we bought this house I was planning our garden. I am learning more and more each year and I really want to share more in this space about what I’m learning! We are in gardening zone…

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  • Goal Setting,  Life

    3 Goals for April

    April 2, 2021 /

    Hi there! I took another hiatus for personal reasons at the end of February and all of March but I am back for April with fresh new content and a new posting schedule! My new schedule will be every Monday and Friday and I hope, an increase in some Insta-content in between! Back in February, I set myself three attainable goals for the month. They were simple and I was able to achieve them by making small changes to my routine and I would consider the month a success! I enjoyed myself so much I decided to set 3 more goals for April! 1. JOURNAL AT LEAST 4 TIMES PER…

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  • Food,  Lunch

    Easy Tomato & Leek Tart

    February 7, 2021 /

    Tomatoes are one of my all-time favorite foods, I have liked them since I was young. This recipe is one of my favorite ways to use the summertime tomatoes that I grow in my garden. Sometimes though, in the winter, I just really need that taste of summer and I always go back to this quick delicious recipe! I have some leeks growing in my garden currently and I thought that using one of the smaller ones would work great for this recipe. Ingredients 2 medium tomatoes (mine were on the vine) and 2-3 cherry tomatoes, sliced 1 small leek, finely chopped Feta cheese crumbles 1 TBSP fresh herb combo,…

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  • Goal Setting,  Life

    3 Goals for February

    February 5, 2021 /

    January always seems NEVERENDING. When February finally comes around, I feel like a whole year has passed already. That is a little dramatic, but it always feels like the longest month of the year and I just felt like setting some attainable goals for February would be just what I need to jump start the rest of this year! I decided not to set resolutions this year, but I like the idea of a few monthly goals to focus on. At this point in time, having some small goals to focus on will be helpful! 1. Pack lunch for work everyday Admittedly, I have been not the greatest at packing…

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  • Style,  Weekday Wardrobe

    Weekday Wardrobe #5

    January 13, 2021 /

    I took a break from weekday wardrobe posts last month but I got my haircut and color touched up last weekend and I had to take a cute outfit photo with the cute refreshed hair! Over the last few years I have started to love button up shirts more and more. The are a little less casual than t-shirts but you can dress them up or down easily. This shirt is from Old Navy and I love the olive color. My skin has so redness to it but I feel like the olive color still goes well. I’ve paired it with my favorite Old Navy jeans and these cute cheetah…

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  • Life,  Personal Development

    How I Am Going To Show Up For Myself This Year

    January 10, 2021 /

    Last year around this time I wrote about why you don’t need a new you. It is still so relevant to my life, choosing to accept myself as I am is a decision that I need to make every single day and there are still a lot of days that my anxiety and inner negative nelly win. This year I wanted to share how I am planning on showing up for and prioritizing myself. By practicing these things I hope that my confidence will grow, that my inner demons will be silenced, and most of all that the decision to choose myself becomes easier and that those days become greater…

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