What I Read in January: Romance, Fantasy, and Sometimes Both

My goal for the year on Goodreads is to read 75 books and I am 10% of the way there after January. Getting back into reading has been so good for me and my sleep patterns. I started turning off the TV and reading before bed with my Trader Joes Well Rested tea and magnesium and I am sleeping like a baby. Lets review what I read in January!

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16 Classic LBD’s and Colorful Dresses For Valentine’s Day

The best part of Valentines Day isn’t the chocolate, isn’t the flowers, it’s having a reason to wear something cute, sexy, and fun to celebrate (though chocolates and flowers don’t hurt). Whether you want to take a colorful approach or go with a classic LBD I have you covered! For those of you looking for…

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5 Journal Prompts from The Mountain Is You

For a long time I read the self development books that I loved and took some good lessons away but never felt like they fully got through to become a real part of my routine. When I started reading on my Kindle I used the highlight and note feature to start tracking quotes I loved…

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Big Sis Book Club January: The Mountain Is You

Lets kick off Big Sis Book Club in January! Our first Big Sis Book Club Pick of the Year is The Mountain is You. I have been seeing this book every where on the internet and decided to pick it up. And I think this is a perfect book to start the year with. I personally…

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I love my Kindle: how using an e-reader changed my reading habits for the better

Never did I ever think that I would be a digital book or Kindle girlie. I have been a reader since childhood – constantly reading, asking to go buy more books. I even used to spend recess inside helping to put away the books for the librarians (and probably giving me a break from the chaos of the playground). The running joke was always that I never learned how to play. I was never really into games or activities. I was, and still am, happiest with my face buried in a book.

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French Girl Chic: Trying French Skincare Products for Effortless Beauty

Sneak peak at my picks here! Anyone else dream of eating baguettes and strolling the streets of Paris? Without the consequences for your skin? SAME. Of course I was influenced by TikTok to try out a few skincare products from frenchpharmacy.com to make sure I was getting the exact right products. Want to see what…

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The One Step, One Ingredient Solution for a Greasy Scalp

I am not sure if it is the changing of the seasons but I was getting greasy hair so quickly lately! I tried a scalp scrub which worked well and I loved the volume that it gave me but after a few weeks even the scalp scrub and mask wasn’t working to get rid of…

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A Perfect Trip to Wine Country: Sonoma Travel Guide

One of our absolute favorite places in the world is Sonoma. It has been a staple trip for my family over the years starting with my parents and then once my brother and I were old enough we took our first trip. Scott was a little tentative – he thought that it would be too…

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Mascara 2021 Recap: The good, the bad, and the flaky

This March in honor of March Madness for those of us who know more about beauty products than basketball I decided to go on a quest to find the absolute best mascara out there for you guys! Here were the rules: mostly that there were no rules. I just picked mascaras I had heard good…

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