• new years resolutions
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    17 New Year’s Resolutions that Will Inspire Change in Your Life

    01/13/2016 - By 

    I have always had a love/hate relationship with New Year’s resolutions. January always seemed to carry so much energy and promise, yet I always found myself feeling a bit stumped. Mostly because I always felt my New Year’s resolutions were basically meaningless commitments I was forced to make as the clock struck twelve and champagne glasses clinked. Work out more. Find love. Find a job. But the truth is, you don’t have to wait until the 1st of January to turn over a new leaf. If anything, January 1st can be a benchmark date to check in on your progress. You can start to make positive changes in your life…

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    2015 Rewind.

    12/30/2015 - By 

    I know it’s been said so many times, but I honestly think it is crazy how fast 2015 went by. I had a pretty lengthy to-do list this year, and I am happy to say that I checked off the majority of the list. I am not going to lie though; there were lots of highs and lots of lows. There were some challenges, both expected and unexpected. But there were plenty of moments with laughter and bliss, enough to make up for any of the rough patches. Here is a little recap of my 2015. January. Something really sad happened…

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    Paris is always a good idea.

    12/04/2015 - By 

    I was looking forward to going to Paris for the first time this summer. Was Paris on the top of my travel list? Well, to be honest… no. But I had seen enough movies set in Paris to paint this picture in my mind of a quaint, affluent city—oh and of course it’s in black and white. The one thing that I always found fascinating about Paris is how much people swoon over it at its mention. You always hear about the American in Paris clichés and the romantic Parisian narratives that have been crafted. But why? What makes Paris so…