In my humble opinion, banana bread is really underappreciated. How many dishes do we make that require an ingredient that is past its prime? Banana bread is one of the few recipes I know that say, “No! Don’t throw out that ingredient! It may be ‘bad’ in everyone else’s eyes, but to me, it is perfect” <3 Like if you…
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Lately In My Amazon Cart
Anyone else take advantage of their Amazon Prime Membership possibly too much? If there’s two places where I can blow my whole paycheck without thinking, it’s Target and Amazon. Unfortunately, there is not a Target super close to my apartment anymore (I mean it’s like 25 minutes, so I just don’t go to kill time or for whatever now), so…
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Wedding Registries: What You Need vs What You Will Return
G and I are about to hit our ONE YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. Guys, I’m getting kind of emotional thinking about that. This year has absolutely flown by. And to be 100% honest, it’s been nothing but a blast. Since we got married 4 months after I graduated college, and a year after Garrett graduated, we really weren’t starting out with…
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Favorite Things: Vol. V
What. A. Week. Kind of more like two weeks, but ya know. Been taking classes and studying like mad to get my CCRN (Critical Care Registered Nurse), which is basically just a few extra fancy letters to add to the end of my name. That, plus working a lot of back-to-back shifts has my body feeling a little out of…
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DIY Coffee Table
Okay, anyone else love Fixer Upper?? You know that guy who builds whatever Joanna wants…Clint Harp? WELL, my dad is my personal Clint Harp. I currently live in an apartment so I always go over to my parents to take advantage of their garage and equipment to build things. My dad is the brains behind my DIY projects, and does…
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Last-Minute Gift Guide: Valentine’s Day Edition
Valentine’s day is WEDNESDAY people! Who else has not gotten anything for their significant other? lol Okay well I complied a little list of ideas to get your man for Valentine’s day because lets be real, men are the hardest to shop for on every holiday, but especially Valentine’s day! 1. a Cozy Bathrobe My husband got a bathrobe for…
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Favorite Things: Vol. III
We finally made it to February, y’all! Anyone else feel like January was 7 years long? I just cannot wait until it gets a little warmer out! I’ve made a few things for potlucks in the past week, so I figured I would include them in my Favorite Things for this week. Pinterest is just like the greatest gift that…
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Sort-Of Staycation: Weekend in Uptown Charlotte
For Christmas this year, my parents bought G and I season passes to the local performing arts theater here in Charlotte. It’s awesome because it allows us to see five different musicals that come to Charlotte throughout the year. We saw Les Miserables (amazing!) in December and Phantom of the Opera was this past weekend. Because this gift was no…
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Favorite Things: Vol. II
Well… I didn’t even manage to do a favorite things post last Friday. G and I had a stay-cation weekend here in CLT (post coming soon!) last week, so I tried to unplug and focus on that! Anyway, I’ll make this one a bit longer to make up for the lack of posting! First things first: AIR Aerial Yoga. A…
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