Labor Day Bucket Listing

Last year, as Summer drew to a close I shared my bucket list of activities I wanted to tackle before the weather turned cold. In honor of Labor Day in just a few days (tear) I'm bringing you my 2013 list. This version is based off of last year's but only includes the things I really enoyed and/or didn't have time do accomplish. I know it's often hard to make time for summer fun with work, family and life responsibilities but with summer dwindling down, I'm making it a priority. So without further adieu... Bucket List 2.0 Have a beach...

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#trending

As I prepared to write this post I got to thinking...what is considered a trend outside of the fashion world? That's typically where my mind goes whenever anyone mentions, tweets, or hashtags anything to do with trends, trending and the like. To answer the question I turned to my trusty advisor, also known as google, and came up with the following: Trend- The general direction in which something tends to move. Ah, that narrows it down... not!  So, with ambiguity looming large, here are 3 trends I'm happily moving with this season. 1....

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Monday Blues

After a long week, the weekend is a welcomed respite from powerpoint decks, travel budgets, event planning and timesheets. But all too often, the 2 days fly by giving way to a Monday morning that beings with one too many snooze buttons and the mumbling of "I don't wanna go". This cliche was all too true for me this morning. Last week crawled by like a turtle with no where to go and this weekend, while wonderful and filled with family, went by much too quickly. So, with that said, I'm rounding up a recipe for Oatmeal Cream Pies that...

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Ramblings

10 random thoughts to carry you into the weekend. 1. This blogging three times a week thing is hard, like really hard.2. I'm totally obsessing over these at the moment Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream Sandwiches a la Erica's Sweet Tooth 3. Golden retrievers are awesome. Fluffy, friendly, amazing. 4. Josh and I are having a movie night with Velveeta tomorrow and I feel a little bit like this about it 5. Confession: I don't wear socks when I run 6. High School was the best 4 years of my life. Judge on. 7. I ate a whole...

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Falling for Fall

I know I'm a day late with my first ever trends post (so I'm my mother's daughter) but it comes with a snazzy blog make-over so get over it. Now, before you chastize me for wishing away my all time favorite season, read on. I'm a Summer girl through and through. I live for warm weather, iced coffee, sun dresses, deeply tanned skin and flip flops. Not to mention no makeup (see deeply tanned skin), weekends at the beach, pedicures, cocktails with hints of citrus, and the endless number of evenings outside. That being said, I can't...

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Recipe Roundup

Good afternoon! For the first installment of Recipe Roundup I figured I'd go with a classic. I'm an avid baker, always looking for a new recipe, new tip or trick to take things to the next level. I often find inspiration on pinterest and have collected more than a few dream worth recipes (if you're interested you can check them out on my Decadently Devine board here). Although I wish I had all the time in the world to sift through these recipes and actually bake them all (gasp, sugar overload!)... I don't. So, in deciding...

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Structure...we all need it. We don't always like it.

Happy Monday loyal followers. Over the weekend I started to think about all the ways my life (and I) have changed over the course of the year and half that I've been writing. I've moved twice, I'm no longer single, I've changed careers and I've officially entered my "late" twenties. With these personal changes, it seems only fitting that my blog make some changes as well. With that being said, I've decided to add a bit more structure to my posts. I'm going to try and post 2-3x per week on a variety of topics. The schedule I'v landed on is as follows: Mondays: Recipe Roundup. Food inspiration that's got me itching to cook. Wednesdays:...

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