Lifestyle — Recipes

Holiday Cocktails & Mocktails You Need to Make

There’s something so fun and festive about making cocktails this time of year. I love finding creative recipes online and doing my best to recreate them for holiday parties, date nights in, or even just a random Tuesday. ;) I actually concocted my own holiday cocktail this year that turned out AMAZING — you may have seen me sharing it on my Instagram Reels. I had a blast coming up with…

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My 2021 Holiday Decor

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! There are few things I love more than a house full of holiday decor. It’s SO cozy and festive. I’ve always loved decorating for Christmas, but there’s something even more special about doing it now that I have my own family. I want Four (and Duncan!) to look forward to this time every year growing up, and I think having a fun and…

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Holiday

Activities to Get You Into The Christmas Spirit

Tomorrow is the first day of December and do you know what that means?!? There are only 25 more days until Christmas! Before I met Duncan, I never really made a big deal about Christmas. November and December are my busiest work months of the year, so most days I was too tired and unmotivated to celebrate the Christmas season. That all changed when I met Duncan. It’s definitely his…

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Gift Guide: lululemon For Her and Him Cyberweek Sale

Happy Cyber Week, y’all! I’m so excited to share some of the great Black Friday specials happening with one of my favorite brands, lululemon. I actually can’t believe how much some of their stuff is discounted this year. I’m definitely planning to stock up on a few of my favorites like the All Yours Tee (literally only $39!) — I’ve got my eye on the two striped tees. I also want to…

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Several of my most favorite content on BTD isn’t necessarily the most recent, so I wanted there to be a spot on the Homepage that showcased some of the BEST and most helpful posts from popular, timeless categories.

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Self

20 Ways to Make You Feel Like You Have Your Life In Order

Adulting isn't always easy, especially when it comes to feeling like you have your life together. Believe me, I'm literally the worst. But I have LOTS of hope, and I...

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Style — Self-Care

4 Signs It’s Time To Slow Your Roll

I know I sound like a broken record, but it’s been way too easy to get overwhelmed these days. I think it was a month-long funk mixed with just feeling...

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Self — Self-Care

6 Ways to Stop Overthinking

Y’all, I’m a huge overthinker – have been for years – for as long as I can remember, actually. There’s never been a time in my life where overthinking has...

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Self — Success

4 Things Successful People Don’t Waste Their Time On

One of my goals for the new year is to focus more on how successful people became so successful – and how I can learn from them (and hopefully become...

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Self — Self-Care

10 ways to pamper yourself for Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day y’all! Who’s excited? Who’s not? I’ve got mixed feelings about it tbh, but I’m all about having an excuse to celebrate. If you’re not a big fan...

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Self — Motivation

The Do Something Principle

I’m back with my unofficial book club on BTD today. OK, I don’t actually have a book club, but y’all know I love to read and I’m pretty much always...

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Self — Motivation

How to be awesome

In an effort to brainwash myself into getting my life together (…been on the #hotmess express lately), I decided I needed to make a list – a super list of...

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Self — Motivation

4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss: Lessons & Takeaways

I love when I’m reading a (usually non-fiction) book and I want to highlight basically every single word. You know that feeling? It’s SO good and you have SO many...

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Self — Motivation

5 Books to Motivate You in 2018

Hey y’all! Hope you’re having a good day! With such a positive response to my post about Tim Ferriss’ The 4-Hour Work Week earlier this week, it’s obvious that we...

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Self — Success

5 Reasons Why You Procrastinate and How to Beat Each

I feel like – in many ways – my weeks have ebbs and flows. Some weeks I’m super into my workouts (fine, this is rare), others it feels like a...

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Self — Organization

18+ Ways to Get More Organized in 2018

How’s everyone’s 2018 going so far?! Have y’all survived the first couple days? I always find this week to be a tad overwhelming slash also pretty motivating. I’ve been spending...

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How to Organize Your Fridge & Keep it That Way

I actually didn’t realize this until I went to write this post, but I’ve never had my own fridge. Whether living with my family or roommates, I’ve always been in...

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Pantry Organization Tips

My pantry is one of the areas in my house that I have yet to address because ugh. In other words, it has been a complete disaster since moving in. I haven’t...

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Working From Home Tips for Productivity

I've been working from home for years now, and can't really imagine going into an office because I'm so used to my house now. And though the flexibility is freakin'...

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Beauty — Skincare

How To Get Radiant Skin

I feel like my skincare routine is one of those things that’s always evolving. I’m constantly trying new products and making little (or big) changes to my routine, and lately,...

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The 6 Face Masks That Changed My Life

Y’all, this headline might be a tad dramatic, but it’s the freakin’ TRUTH. I asked y’all if you wanted to hear more about my favorite face masks in a recent...

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Beauty — Makeup

How to Make Your Makeup Last All Day

Hi y'all! Today, I want to talk about makeup. More specifically, getting it to actually last. Because there's nothing worse than spending a bunch of time on a serious face...

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Everyday Makeup Routine: Complexion Essentials

Y’all have probably picked up that though I talk about beauty here and there on the site, I’m not one of those girls who lives and dies by makeup. Some...

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Beauty — Hair Tips

How To Style Clean Vs. Dirty Hair

We all know by now that washing your hair daily isn’t ideal. Aside from drying it out and stripping your expensive color treatments, washing and drying your hair is also...

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Shopping

Cyber Week Sales

Hi Friends! Guess what time it is?!? It’s Cyber Week! There are some great sales this year! This year, some of the sales started earlier this month. Nordstrom started their sale a few weeks back. My picks from the Nordstrom sale can be found here. But I’ve got some additional finds that were more recently added to the sale below so be sure to check those out too! I started my…

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Style — Fall

My Go-To Outfit Formula for the Holidays

The holidays are officially here! I can’t believe Thanksgiving is in two days. There’s so much I’m looking forward to this year now that Four is here. In case you missed it, I wrote a full post on some holiday traditions I want to start with our little family this year. I just love all of the firsts! I also love getting to enjoy tons of festivities this time of year.…

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Style

Gift Guide: lululemon For Her and Him

Y’all know Duncan and I both love lululemon. The All Yours Tee and Align Joggers are absolute staples for me — and y’all must love them too because they’re both some of my best-selling items! Duncan’s most recent favorite is the Down for It All Hoodie that he’s been sporting during our morning walks now that it’s getting chilly out. I’ve said it before, but there’s a reason lulu is so popular (I mean the Align Leggings basically have…

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Style — How To Wear

Effortless All Black Outfits

Today lets talk all black outfits! This is a color scheme I’ve been wearing since the very beginning (even before my blogging days). All black is chic, flattering and easy to wear. You can use this color combo at work, on date nights, at a work out or even when wearing pajamas.

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