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5 Indie Books I Read + Loved

I truly believe that indie authors need to support one another, which is why I was more than happy to purchase and read these books. 1. The Book of Brave - I've been a big fan of Laura Jane Williams ever since I discovered her on thought catalog. Her brutal honesty about life, love, work and sex is absolutely refreshing. The moment I...

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Aug 31, 2015 by
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Do you have a morning routine?

I've always been a morning person. BC (before child) I could basically make my mornings look however I wanted them to, but with a two year old running around, I have to be more deliberate with how I spend my time. These days my mornings usually look a little something like this: I set my alarm for 5am and lay in bed for...

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Aug 25, 2015 by
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Week in the Life 2015 | Sunday Words + Photos

Number of photos taken today: 16 Here's a look at Sunday. ...

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Aug 24, 2015 by
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Week in the Life 2015 | Saturday Words + Photos

Number of photos taken today: 40 Today went pretty much the same way most Saturdays go. Slow and simple. Here's a look at my Saturday. ...

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Aug 23, 2015 by
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Week in the Life 2015 | Friday Words + Photos

Number of photos taken today: 27 This is how most of my Fridays look lately. They always involve work. They almost always involve take out for dinner. And they usually involve a writing session at Panera. Here's a look at my Friday. ...

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Aug 22, 2015 by
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Week in the Life 2015 | Thursday Words + Photos

Number of photos taken today: 23 Because DJ was back home with this, Thursday felt like a more realistic and complete sample of our every day. I took less photos today than any other day, but still loving the project. Here's a look at how my Thursday went. ...

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Aug 21, 2015 by
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Finding Lily: A Novella is now available for pre-order

Friends, it feels so nerve-wracking to be writing this, but so exhilarating at the same time, so here goes: my debut novella "Finding Lily" is now available for pre-order on Amazon Kindle. So much work has gone into this book and I'm so happy to be showing it to the world September 22nd, 2015!  You can find it here. ...

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Aug 20, 2015 by
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Week in the Life 2015 | Wednesday Words + Photos

Number of photos taken today: 53 Last time I took part in this project I remember beginning to feel a little burned out around this time, but I'm feeling great. Documenting the everyday is kind of my jam. Here's a look at how my Wednesday went. ...

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Aug 20, 2015 by
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Week in the Life 2015 | Tuesday Words + Photos

Number of photos taken today: 22 And I made it through Monday unscathed! I actually already love seeing how my days are different from when I did this project last year. Mainly, I now work full-time and DJ spends 2 days with his grandparents and 3 day in daycare. And Dom now works a full-time job in addition to his real estate work....

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Aug 19, 2015 by
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Week in the Life 2015 | Monday Words + Photos

Number of photos taken today: 55 And I made it through Monday unscathed! I actually already love seeing how my days are different from when I did this project last year. Mainly, I now work full-time and DJ spends 2 days with his grandparents and 3 day in daycare. And Dom now works a full-time job in addition to his real estate work....

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Aug 18, 2015 by
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Week in the Life 2015 | My Plan

 Next week begins a #weekinthelife and while it's only my second year taking part, I definitely know ahead of time what I will be able to keep up with, and what will quickly drive me batty. For one: I need to keep things simple, just like I did last year. Unlike last year, I'm now working full-time so I'm going to simplify things...

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Aug 13, 2015 by
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Project Life 2015 | July

It's a #projectlife bonanza today as I'm sharing all of my July spreads! ...

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Aug 10, 2015 by
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Writing Update | August 6, 2015

For something a little different, I decided to make a quick video to give you an update on how things are going with #FindingLilyNovel. It should be titled something like "Me being awkward as I try to tell you about how hard the editing process is" ...

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Aug 6, 2015 by
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Shop Update | 8.5.2015

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Happy Wednesday! Today's shop update may be a small one, but it's one I'm excited about. If you've been around since I opened my shop almost one year ago, you may remember the original Here + There set. Well, today's shop update is a new and improved version of that set, called - go figure - Here and There No.2 and it's $1.00...

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Aug 5, 2015 by
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Project Life 2015 | June Three + Four

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Aug 3, 2015 by
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August 1

When we bought this chair I used to sit in it in the darkness of the freshly painted nursery, rubbing my seven month pregnant belly and wonder what it would feel like to nurse my son right in that spot. And once we stopped nursing I thought about how it would feel to sit with him on my lap and read to him...

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