Learning to Celebrate Small Accomplishments
Learning to Celebrate Small Accomplishments

It's one thing I suck at. Celebrating small accomplishments when you're running a small business is nearly impossible. You're always moving on to the next thing, planning out the next release, and constantly going, going, going. It's safe to say that this is one of...

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2019 Ashley Shelly Planner Review & Giveaway
2019 Ashley Shelly Planner Review & Giveaway

If I were to do college all over again, this would be the planner I splurged on. It's the type of planner that just makes sense if you're in school. You'll see what I mean as we go along. Plus one of you lovely lot will win this planner! I've reviewed previous...

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Goals for the Rest of 2018
Goals for the Rest of 2018

I feel like I've mentioned this on the blog before, but I'm garbage when it comes to goal setting. Sure I have goals, but I can never seem to put the right benchmarks in place to get them done in a timely fashion. So here's hoping a blog post will keep me accountable...

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Perfect Gifts for the Cotton Anniversary
Perfect Gifts for the Cotton Anniversary

Alex and I just celebrated our second wedding anniversary and we take gift giving very seriously. We decided last year to stick to the "traditional" anniversary gift themes to keep us creative.When our cotton anniversary approached, we both knew the competition was...

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Current Beauty Favorites | End of Summer Edition
Current Beauty Favorites | End of Summer Edition

The summer blew by in a blink with all the travel we got up to. We only went kayaking once! What a serious shame. I did find some time to shake my my makeup routine and a few products stood out as summer favorites I'm sure I'll be using even as sweater weather hits....

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Forever a Cat Person and Other Adult Decisions
Forever a Cat Person and Other Adult Decisions

I strongly believe that when you hit a certain age, you suddenly develop opinions on things you never had opinions on before. For me that age is 26. Here I am, basically the same human I was 365 days ago, but with some strong opinions. Here's what they are. I'm a cat...

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5 Products You Need to Buy This Month
5 Products You Need to Buy This Month

There are some new loves (and an old favorite) in my makeup collection that just haven't gotten their time in the sun with a blog post yet. So here we are! Let's dive right in with the five products you need to buy (or at least swatch) this month. Urban Decay's Born...

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KAYLA BENDA

Amateur potter. Cat enthusiast. Sad poetry writer.