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Tips for Making an Inspiration Board

Inspiration boards…love to have them, but making them is an undertaking. Thinking about what the vibe of the board will be plus finding all the images THEN printing them off, taping or tacking them up — can take more time than expected and leaves me with NO inspiration, lol.

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11 Ways to Single Task + Why It’s Important

“The power of multitasking is a myth. Human beings are, essentially, single-core processors. We can’t effectively check our email, listen to someone asking up for feedback on a project, and take notes simultaneously. We can do it, sure, but everything suffers.”

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New New New Arrivals No. 12

Ohhh la la! So much cuteness on the internets y’all! It was hard to narrow it down to just 9 items because I came across so many cute things! Even though my eyes always go to sweaters, I tried to diversify my picks this week to cover a few other categories like a rain jacket (SCORE) and a cute little red dress (heyooo). ONE // TWO // THREE FOUR //…

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Style — How To Wear

7+ Ways to Wear a Military Jacket

This is a post I’ve actually been meaning to write for years (what’s new?) because my love for the military jacket runs deeps. It’s one of my most-worn items by far, and I’ve gone through quite a few of them over the years. They’re a closet staple and they aren’t going anywhere – hence why I wanted to share this post with y’all! When styling the jacket, think of it…

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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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Self — Organization

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 — Hair Tips

How I Use Velcro Rollers for Volume

For this hair tutorial, I didn’t really have any specific one-two-three steps, but I think you’ll see from watching the video that it’s easy to follow! I’m showing you how I...

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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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Beauty — Skincare

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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Beauty — Hair Tips

How I Round Brush My Hair Dry

I’ve shown y’all a few blowdrying tricks on Instagram stories, but I wanted a place on the blog where we could talk ALL THINGS round-brushing techniques. And just to have...

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Lifestyle — Home

A Fall-Themed Dinner Party

Hey y’all, Katie here! With my first ever blog post, so cut me a little slack if it’s not the best thing you’ve ever read, I’m not as slick with the words like Brighton! But if you got a chance to learn about me here, you know I am passionate about any and all things creative. So why not start my first post with how to host the perfect, fall…

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Easy Date Night Outfit + Jackets Under $200

It feels like a while since I’ve shared a regular outfit post with y’all, so thought I’d do that today. Do y’all like seeing these quicker one-outfit posts mixed in with other content that’s exciting me? Let me know! Now that we’re finally getting some weather in Dallas (it literally rained for like a week straight), I’m busting out all the fall/winter outfits, including date night stuff! When I say…

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My Favorite Pair of Sneakers…Maybe Ever

OK let’s just be honest here – there are some investment pieces that are absolutely *worth* (obviously relative of course) spending a lot of money. But then, there are also items that are really cute or trendy that are hard to justify a big price tag behind. That’s how I’ve always felt about Golden Goose sneakers. There’s something about them that are SO FREAKING CUTE, but if you’ve ever looked…

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20 Quick Ways to be Healthier in Less Than 10 Minutes

To keep on with this whole health kick that I seem to be on, I thought it’d be fun to write out some ways to be healthier in 10 minutes or less. Because I know a big reason people (me included) fall off the health wagon is because of time. I’ve been trying some of the items off this list and of course being healthier in my spare time, and…

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I Went Off Social Media for a Weekend & Here’s What Happened

Y’all might remember that a month or so ago, I went to Austin with #mysteryboy and went off social media for an ENTIRE weekend. I already shared a little about the experience here, but basically, I forgot about social media – it wasn’t necessarily intentional. We were just really busy and having so much freaking fun that social media and my phone in general weren’t a priority. It helped that…

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Meet Katie!

Hey y’all! Katie, here! I think most of you know me by now if you have followed Brighton for the past year and a half. But if you haven’t caught any of her stories with me in them, then Hi, nice to meet you! Here, I am wearing one of my favorite, favorite, favorite pieces from Mi Golondrina. Each piece is one of a kind (which really is so special),…

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