February 22nd, 2012

Friendship Truths

January was a busy month for me with work “stuff” and that meant I had to take a few steps back from my typical social plans. And while I missed happy hours and brunches and nights out, it was honestly a good break, and it gave me a chance to think a lot about my friendships. For the most part, I’m exceedingly happy with my friendships, and if

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February 21st, 2012

New York and Paris: Help!

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{Image via this adorable blog and series of prints, Paris vs. New York. It feels so appropriate right now! I’m obsessed!}

The Paris trip I’ve been talking about FOREVER is coming up super, super fast. I can’t believe it’s almost here! We will be spending a long weekend in New York first, and then jetting across the Atlantic to the City Of Lights.

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February 17th, 2012

Friday Best…

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Hi friends! Happy Friday! Aren’t you glad it’s Friday? I AM. It’s also a three day weekend, which means it’s even more magical. It’s also my last full week of five classroom days (huzzah, trainings!) until after my Paris and New York City trip. Crazy how fast this year is going. I’ve started getting a weird lump in my throat when I think about saying

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February 16th, 2012

Looking forward instead of back…

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“I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don’t have complete emotions about the present, only about the past. ..” — Virginia Woolf

I am a nostalgic person by nature. I have kept extensive journals since I was a child, meaning that my past

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February 14th, 2012

Poetry Break: Love Poems

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Your Basic Love Poem that Can Be Read at Any Wedding

Things in their most basic form

are the hardest to put words around:

the winged tail of a shrimp.

a freshly washed pillow case,

growing crisp in the autumn air.

The late winter sun

quenching itself on a bowlful

of snow. The half moon

resting, always,

in your right thumbnail.

 

What I mean is this—

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February 13th, 2012

iPhoneography with PowerCam

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One of my favorite things about having an iPhone is the fact that it’s made me much more into documenting my life in photos. I’m obsessed with trying new photo apps, and I was super excited when Wondershare contacted me about trying their free PowerCam iPhone app.

There are a million things to love about this app. First of all, there are a ton of filters.

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February 9th, 2012

Healthy Tips and A WINNER!

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First of all, a huge congratulations to Jen, who won my giveaway! I know she’s been a workout machine lately, and I have no doubt she’ll put the prizes to good use! Yay!

This is my final post in this series of posts about being a smarter snacker, and to close, I thought I’d share some of the advice and healthy living tips

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February 8th, 2012

Things That Changed Her Life…Part 10

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There are some moments that change your game, your view, your life.  They start out normally, but well, they never quite end that way, do they?  This is one of mine. You can read about the rest here.

I was frazzled and running late, barely making it to the post office by the 3:30 deadline for passport applications. I wasn’t

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February 7th, 2012

Notes To Myself…

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What I’m learning lately…

Sending nice emails to people you admire is nice. And worth the time. Your mental health is more important than being liked. Everything is better when you’re getting enough sleep. Everything. Do what ought to be done. It’s never too late to make a change. Forgiving others who are in the wrong often makes you feel better. Have faith that the

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February 6th, 2012

Winner, and Giveaway #2

Happy Monday! A few fun things to kick off the week:

First, huge congrats to my dear real-life friend, Merissa, who won my C o m p l i m e n t giveaway! Merissa is one of my favorite people in the whole world, so I’m ECSTATIC that she won!

But, if you didn’t win, don’t be sad! Melissa, my friend and owner

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