OK does anyone else struggle with coming up with a gift for a white elephant/dirty Santa/Yankee swap/gift exchange? To be honest, every time I participate in one, I think of that episode of the Office where Michael turns the office Secret Santa into “Yankee Swap” because he wants to get rid of the homemade knitted potholder lol Nobody wants to…
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It’s pretty hard for me to believe that I have been a nurse for almost two years. While the 12 hour shifts are long, two years is short and has truly flown by. The first six months of my being a nurse, I was orienting on my unit– aka had a preceptor helping guide me. For some, this may seem…
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Happyyyyy Fridayyy! How’s your week been? It’s been a while since I’ve posted a Favorite Things, so I’ll try to make it slightly longer than normal 😉 Enjoy this curated list of some of my favorite things from the past few weeks! 1. Vanilla Orchid by Good Chemistry This perfume is from Target’s new “Good Chemistry” perfume line. I love…
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Wow it is officially December! Christmas season is in full-swing in our apartment and I am not mad about it!! As usual, I’ve been really busy with school and travel so its been a few weeks since I’ve posted. I’m working on some content for y’all though, so be on the lookout. Today, I decided to share 10 facts about…
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I know its not a Friday BUT I wanted to share some of my favorite things this week but this week has been a little cray in preparation for Thanksgiving so this post is coming a tad late 🙂 G and I just put up our Christmas decorations (despite his constant complaining that they shouldn’t go up until after Thanksgiving)…
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Today, I’m going to count down my five favorite shows I’ve been watching lately! I watch a decent amount of television (Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime) when I’m doing chores, folding laundry, doing homework, blogging, etc. 🙂 I’ll count down with number 5 being good, but number 1, you should realllyyyyyy watch. 5. Splitting Up Together (ABC) This one is…
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Intriguing name, right? 🙂 This was actually my first time making homemade pecan pie (of course I used a store bought crust but STILL)! I went to a “Friendsgiving” last night (we actually call it “Fakesgiving”), so this seemed like an appropriate dessert to bring for the crowd. But honestly, now that I’ve made it, I think that anyone could…
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Howdy friends! We have made it to yet another Friday, and I managed to pull myself together to write a Favorite Things post! It’s kind of blowing my mind that we are already in November, it feels like yesterday that I was writing my 2018 Visions and here we are a couple months away from 2019 (ahhh!) I have big…
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Y’all knew a post with a photo shoot in a pumpkin patch would be coming sooner or later 😉 Hall’s Pumpkin Patch is so dang cute and right outside of Ballantyne in Charlotte, NC. It’s super popular because it has lots of activities for the kiddos– so naturally there wasn’t even a lot of pumpkins left when I went (as…
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