Happy July friends! This summer feels like it’s flying by. There is a part of me that wishes it would slow down, but another part of me is wishing 2021 away so that it can be October 2022 already and…
Travel Diary : A Three-Day Trip to Beautiful Beaufort, South Carolina
Tucked away on South Carolina’s Port Royal Island is Beaufort, South Carolina; a historic and charming, sea island town. In Beaufort, time seemed to slow as we cruised on bikes beneath the moss drenched oaks, strolled through downtown, and sipped…
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Everyday Magic : March & April 2021
Hey friends! 👋🏼 If you’re new here, welcome to my Everyday Magic series. Everyday magic is a monthly list of things that have been bringing me joy during the month. The list will be an eclectic combination of the exciting and the ordinary,…
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Update : I’m Back & We Bought a House
Oh hey friends 👋🏻 I know that I have been M.I.A. for a while. I have unapologetically ebbed and flowed with my frequency of blog content over the years, but this time I wanted to be here, my time was…
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The Best Advice I’ve Ever Received
I went to USC for my first semester of college. My time there was brief and painstakingly miserable. Nothing against the Gamecocks or Columbia, it just wasn’t for me. The best gift I got for Christmas that year was moving…
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A No to Shattering
In the world of writing, there is a lot of rejection. There are magazines, contests, and publications to which you can submit your work and wait, for what feels like years, to hear what they think. If you’re a writer…
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The Best & All the Rest
In a constant state of preparation for my first 3 days of grad school, I spent hours this week piecing myself together. I was fixated on all of the delicate, tiny, particular details of my appearance; the way my hair…
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All She Is & All She Is Not
Analise was born 1 month and 3 days after my 4th birthday. I do not have any recollection of her as an infant so I will not type here pretending to know what it was like to bring home a…
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Things I Can’t Carry
About two months ago, I was talking with an old friend over drinks. He and I have been friends for 8 years so you could say he knows me fairly well. Our conversations usually take a turn for the deep…
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Do We Want to Be Mothers or Do We Want to Be Like Our Mothers?
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. “This” being motherhood. As some of you may know I adopted a puppy back in May which means I have joined the club of “furmoms” or “pupmoms” or whatever you want to…
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Post-Accutane: Update & Skin Care Routine
After my Accutane treatment, I thought my days of pimples, spot treatments, and heavy concealers were behind me, but these past 9 months have proven me very wrong. If you have read my Accutane story, you’ll know that I started my treatment…
