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Dating Your Spouse: Why It’s Important and My Top Tips
Who else has always heard that it’s important to continue dating your spouse throughout marriage? I honestly think it might be one of my favorite pieces of marriage advice. On our “date days” or after a designated “date night”, I always feel closer and like our relationship is stronger than ever. Dating your spouse doesn’t only apply once married though. Throughout a relationship, we should always be consciously dating our significant other. To date someone implies romantic interest. Dating consists of performing social activities. It provides opportunities to continually connect and reconnect. So why does is matter if you are “dating” your spouse (or significant other) or not? Research literally…
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8 Random Things I Loved Last Month
Happy September, friends! I can’t believe how quickly August came and went. At the end of July I shared my newest top 7 product obsessions. And it was super fun, so I’m thinking about making it a monthly thing! At then end of each month, I’m going to share with you all some things I’m loving from fashion and beauty, to books and podcasts, movies, and foods! So without further chitchat, here are 8 random things I loved last month. Chatbooks I’ve used a few online photo album making websites, including Chatbooks, in the past. However, after my phone crashed and I lost a year worth of unbacked-up photos (will…
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How to Transition Summer Wardrobe into Fall
August is almost over, y’all. And to me, that means it’s time to start preparing for the second best time of year, FALL! (the first best being Christmas, obviously) It’s time to break out all the pumpkin everything, get cozy, and figure out how to transition our summer wardrobe into fall. I don’t know about you guys, but I have a bunch of cute sundresses I got this spring that I haven”t been able to wear anywhere. I had just finished using my birthday gift cards to amp up my sundress collection in preparation for some fun trips that I had planned for late spring and summer when….bam, quarantine started.…
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How to be Intentional in Your Relationship: 7 Best Tips
In honor of our one year engagement anniversary, three years together anniversary, and being less than 100 days until our wedding, I wanted to share some ideas for how to be intentional in your relationship. Our relationship isn’t perfect, no relationship is. We have our strengths and weaknesses. We disagree and we argue from time to time. But something we always agree on is that we want to stay intentional in our relationship and continue to strengthen and grow our bond. Brian and I genuinely get along really well. We have since day one. Our conversations and interactions flow easily. We have fun and laugh together. Brian and I have…
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7 Products I’m Loving: July Must haves
I don’t know about you, but I love seeing and hearing about products other people genuinely love and use. So I thought I would share 7 products I’m loving this month! Most of these are summer essentials that are helping me survive my first Georgia summer. Top 7 Products I’m Loving this month Tula Skincare protect + glow daily sunscreen First off, we really should be wearing sunscreen AT LEAST on our faces daily, throughout the whole year, not just during the summer. But this is a new product from Tula this spring/summer, and I’m here for it! It’s light and breathable, not sticky, and gives a very subtle glow/shimmer. …
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4th of July: But Make it Stylish and Affordable
As a military kid, I have always had a deep love for all things patriotic. Especially the 4th of July. Other than Christmas, the 4th of July has always been my mom’s favorite holiday. As soon as Easter is over, the house was always decked out in patriotic red, white, and blue decor until mom changed things out for autumn and Thanksgiving decorations. After the social isolation during the spring and with ongoing social unrest and concerns about Covid-19, I’m taking every opportunity to celebrate and be with family. This year we’re actually going to the beach for the 4th of July!! And I’m going all in (Brian might say…
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Father’s Day Gift Ideas: For the Last Minute Shopper
Ok people, Father’s Day is now 5 days away! So for all my procrastinator friends out there, here are some last minute Father’s Day gift ideas for you. The best part is, all of these items can be found IN stores that most communities have. That means you can still find something great for dad without worrying about shipping times. And I think we can all attest to the fact that nothing is shipping as quickly these days with added COVID-19 precautions. Grab your hand sanitizer and face mask and get your booty over to your local Target, Walmart, Kohl’s, or sporting good store. If you’re lucky, you might even…
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Mental Health Awareness: Let’s End the Stigma
May is Mental Health Awareness month. Mental health issues are important to me both personally and professionally. As a nurse practitioner, I have cared for patients with a variety of disorders at varying levels of severity. Personally, I have struggled with anxiety and depression that at a time became very debilitating. Family members of mine have also battled anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder. I know it’s now the end of mental health awareness month, but I still want to share my perspective with you. I have been thinking about, planning, and trying to write this for weeks now. But mental health awareness is such an important topic, that I didn’t…
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Favorite Essential Oils: Top 5 Must Have Oils
Over my years of using essential oils I have definitely noticed there are a few that I reach for more often than others. That is to say, I have developed some favorite essential oils. The 5 essential oils I think no household should go without are lavender, lemon, peppermint, thieves, and stress away. I use all 5 of those oils almost daily. Lavender and stress away are always in my bedtime diffuser blend. I diffuse different blends in the main house daily. At some point in the day the diffuser is always running some combination that includes thieves, lemon, and/or peppermint. The immune system supporting roller blend that I apply…
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Book Review: Find Your Next Favorite Book
Who here is a reader? I am! And I love getting book recommendations from friends and family and others book reviews. They often suggest books I’ve never heard of or wouldn’t normally pick up on my own. In that spirit, I thought I would share a little book review with you guys! I love reading. I have been passionate about books and have been an avid reader since I was young. Reading was the one activity my parents always supported and encouraged without question. Anytime one of us girls wanted a new book or wanted to read, my parents were all about it! During my schooling years I was so…
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