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All things considered general lifestyle.

Streaming services and binge watching.

the best shows to stream in 2023

Although many businesses suffered in 2020 under stay-at-home orders and continue to do so, streaming services have been booming. Netflix alone added almost 16 million subscribers in the first quarter of 2021. Not only is membership up for streaming services across the board, but original content continues to rise too. Some of these shows are […]

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Essential oil bottles and blends.

essential oil blend recipes for diffusing and rolling

You know that one episode of The Office where Michael says, “I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious”? That’s the way I feel about essential oils–“I’m not super oily but I am a little oily”. Anyone else? I love using essential oils for cleaning (especially lemon!) and for diffusing. But I’m definitely no […]

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4 simple things to do to choose joy daily.

how to find joy daily and change your attitude

I’m not going to lie, the past year has been rough in a lot of ways. As I sat around thinking of all the ways that “this isn’t fair” I was reminded of what Mike and I always tell our kids–“Life isn’t fair. Different people get different things at different times.” “You are in charge […]

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photography by Britney at Your Creative Counterpart

21 pictures to take in 2021 for moms

The past 12 months have seen a lot of historic events take place. From a global pandemic to escalated unrest–and that’s not even mentioning the things that transpired in our own personal lives. Did you remember to document it all? When I host a party I always remember too late–shoot, I didn’t take enough pictures! […]

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