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KonMari Your Phone
Y'all. I think I might have cracked the code.Lately, I've been REALLY struggling with my phone, especially Facebook. I'd find myself mindlessly scrolling through my newsfeed when there were so many...
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Stitch Fix: Month Three and My Summer Capsule Wardrobe
5 for 5, baby!My Stylist NAILED it this month! I got the adorable maxi dress you see above - that fits like a DREAM. A lightweight short sleeve tee JUST as I was thinking I needed a short sleeve shirt...
View Article"Boys will be boys."
Last night, I laid in my hotel room and cried. I let Donald Trump’s ugly words wash over me and the stress I’ve been feeling for months as this race stretches on and on and I cried.I cried for every...
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Stop Waiting. Start Staining... Plus a giveaway!
This is what it looks like outside my house right now. It's raining cats and dogs which isn't exactly prime DIY weather. See that playground in the background being soaked to the core? It really needs...
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A Weight Lifted
Today I realized for half of 2016 I've carried a pebble of dread in the pit of my stomach.Since we realized that something was wrong with Felix's arm and decided to consult a pediatric neurologist,...
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I am THROUGH with swimsuits
Let me ask you this. What have swimsuits ever done for you?You know what they've done for me? A hot mess of nothing. Even the best ones are ill-fitting, expensive, and downright uncomfortable.So, you...
View ArticleHopeless
I don't feel mad. I don't feel shocked. The numbers don't even affect me anymore 3, 16, 32, 50.The numbers increase. Nothing changes.I consider myself an optimistic person. I consider myself a hopeful...
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JORD Wood Watches and a Giveaway
I've come around on watches. For a long time, I thought I didn't need one. Then, I found a watch I loved and decided I needed ONE good watch. Then, I branched out even further and found watches can...
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Find your Enneagram the EASY way
As I recently shared I've become incredibly interested in the Enneagram Personality Types, there are lots of ways to figure out your Enneagram from short quizzes to books to hiring Enneagram...
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Donald & Hillary: My trips to the conventions
The balloon drop at the RNC First up, I went to see Donald Trump in Cleveland. Beth and I got last minute credentials for the final evening of the Republican National Committee's Convention and...
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Floating: My 90 minutes of bliss
Photo Credit: garrett.frandsen via Compfight cc Several months ago, my friend Jessica started raving about float tanks. Jessica - like me raves about all her new discoveries - and she's usually right...
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My newest podcast obsession
Malcolm Gladwell, New York Times bestselling author of Blink and The Tipping Point, has a new podcast and I am OBSESSED. Revisionist History will go back and reinterpret something from the past: an...
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How to quit yelling at your kids
Recently, I posted on Facebook that I was trying to stop yelling at my kids. There wasn't one rock bottom moment but there were enough bad days that I woke up one morning and thought, "I'm not going...
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My little secret to staying Calm
I've tried meditation on and off for years. I've practiced yoga for over a decade so I was familiar with the physical and psychological benefits of mindfulness but always struggled to make it an...
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Exit the Echo Chamber: Bipartisanship As An Act of Faith
Photo Credit: chrisinplymouth via Compfight cc Twice a week, I co-host a political podcast with a Republican. I’m a Democrat. This means that twice a week I sit down and engage in political debate...
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Last night, I laid in my hotel room and cried. I let Donald Trump’s ugly words wash over me and the stress I’ve been feeling for months as this race stretches on and on and I cried.I cried for every...
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Running for office as a woman
I waited until after election day to write this post for a very specific reason. The unconscious bias I encountered while campaigning (and I do believe most of it was unconscious) is a lot of things...
View ArticleMy word for 2017
My word for 2017 is humility. Inauguration Day seems like the most appropriate time to share that. Election Day 2016 seemed to open my eyes to the importance of humility in ways I hadn't fully realized...
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Gray hair
Can you see them? I have no idea how I missed this many for this long. They shine best in the light let in by my sunroof, which I've only begun opening recently. Maybe that's how. I never had quite...
View ArticleThe past, the present, and the future
I am an eighth generation Kentuckian. My family has been living in Kentucky since the 1700s. My 6th-great grandfather Elias Lovelace fought in the Revolutionary War. My 4th-great grandfather William...
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