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Treat Yourself

buffalo bayou trail

Have you ever stopped to think how the pandemic has affected you? I think in our quest to return to any sense of normalcy, that we can forget – or ignore – the stress we’ve all been through over the last year. Some of you are still working from home, some of you will be working from home forever, some…

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Weekend in Review

Broadbent | vinho verde

Happy Monday! I hope you had a fabulous weekend. Today is going to be one of those days that is filled with meetings. It’s hard to get actual work done when I’m in meetings all day, but luckily, my schedule clears up slightly for the remainder of the week. Here’s what’s on my agenda today: Training – new intranet Anniversary…

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Travel

Puerto Vallarta Bachelorette Recap Part III

secrets Puerto Vallarta

I’m back today with the last and final recap for my Puerto Vallarta Bachelorette party. As I mentioned on Monday, I’m still looking into some fun activities for our upcoming Mexico trip, and I’ve had fun reliving my bachelorette party for you. Here is part I, and you can read part II here. Day 3 It wouldn’t be a bachelorette…

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Cooking

Quick Weeknight Dinner: Veggie Enchiladas

veggie enchiladas

It’s been awhile since I shared a recipe, and this one is in my dinner rotation quite frequently. I try to make one-two meatless dinners a week, and the veggie enchiladas fit that bill. The best part about this recipe, is that it makes so much filling that you can actually freeze half for an even easier weeknight dinner at…

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Travel

Puerto Vallarta – My Bachelorette Recap Part II

tamarindo | Now amber

I hope you enjoyed Part I of my throwback recap to my bachelorette party in Puerto Vallarta yesterday. I’m back today for part II. I left you yesterday at night one. Now, my friends and I all love a mix of adventure and relaxation. So, we decided as a group, that Day 2 would be our adventure day. We researched…

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Travel

Puerto Vallarta – My Bachelorette Recap Part I

Secrets Puerto Vallarta | bachelorette party

I thought it would be fun to take it way back – and recap my 2016 trip to Puerto Vallarta. Aaron and I have a trip scheduled to Mexico in June, and we’ve started researching some fun activities to do. And, since I recently picked blogging back up again, you guys have never heard about my Bachelorette party. So, here…

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Weekend Wrap-up+Exciting News

Texas goldens

Happy Monday! I was sitting at my desk working this morning, and these beauties showed up at my door: They were accompanied by this sweet note: I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again – I’m so glad to have some of the best friends near and far. This was from mine and Aaron’s friend, Gary, who currently lives…

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Books

World Book Day+10 Free Books

I'll be gone in the dark

Happy Friday and happy World Book Day! Ya’ll know that I love to read, and World Book Day is something that I discovered about two years ago thanks to a friend. Now, I want to share two of my current reads with you. I forgot who recommend this book to me, but it sure is an interesting read. I’m currently…

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Some of my Trader Joe’s Favorites

Trader Joe's Scandinavian swimmers

Does anyone else have a favorite Trader Joes? I certainly do. I like this one because it’s big, they always have plenty of fresh flowers and unique produce, and I just really like the whole vibe. (Okay – so maybe I do sound a little crazy). My favorite Trader Joe’s is about 15 minutes away from my new house #firstworldproblems.…

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