Sunday Inspiration: Feed Your Mind

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I’m a firm believer that positive thinking and positive speaking can improve your mood, and improve your outlook on life. If you tell yourself that you’re smart, funny, or beautiful, then you’ll begin to believe that, and that’s wonderful. Those are life-affirming words. I believe that a positive attitude will not only change the way you look at life, but it will affect those around you. Your positivity will infect your friends, your co-workers, and your family. If you’re battling insecurity, then keeping a positive mind – feeding it with faith, truth, and love – will improve your outlook on […]

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Sunday Inspiration: Where’s the Pause Button?

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Sometimes a Sunday can feel like an albatross around your neck, especially if you aren’t looking forward to your Monday. So, where’s the pause button on Sundays? I know some people who “Netflix and chill” on their Sundays {I’m over here raising my hand as I binge-watch Gossip Girl}, while there are those who choose to work on Sundays. I actually plan to do a lot of things on my Sundays, but sometimes I actually do nothing all day long. I work hard all week long that I honestly don’t feel {too} guilty for lounging around and doing nothing on […]

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Using Sundays to Plan for the Best Week Ever

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Who else uses Sundays to plan for the upcoming week? Come on, raise your hands! I do, and I have a feeling that I’m not alone because I see all those Instagram photos {#mealprepping} and the myriad of other bloggers who post about how they use Sundays to plan for the week ahead. We all want to have the best week ever and planning ahead to make that “dream” come true is why there are so many of us who use Sundays to plan for “the best week ever”! When I found this “Sunday Routine” on Pinterest the other evening, […]

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Celebrating My #2017BestNine from Instagram

I can’t believe we’re already into the second week of the new year. Where has the time gone? I was thinking about last year (like it was so long ago), when I remembered that I posted my #2017BestNine Instagram photos on my IG account. In looking at those nine photos, I realized that they were all photos I posted to promote a blog post I wrote, with the exception of the ninth photo. So as a recap of last year’s “best nine” {I mean, today is #flashbackfriday, am I right?}, I thought I would share the blog posts that match […]

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Sunday Inspiration: I’m Closer Than I Was Yesterday

A few weeks ago, I was beginning to get a little discouraged with myself as a blogger. Then last week some exciting opportunities fell into my lap. So when I found this quote while scrolling through Pinterest, it struck a chord in my heart and mind. There are times when I feel like I’ve made it as far as I’m going to make it, especially when it comes to my blogging. I keep plugging away, writing, and reading and taking tips from other blogs. Lately I’ve been reading blog posts and articles on “how to make your blog posts successful.” What I’m […]

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