What Marie Kondo Taught Me
Like most things I waited for the hype surrounding Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up to die down before I grabbed a copy. I know that if I rode the hype train every day I'd be broke and in possession of too many things I didn't really want. So...
How to Keep People Coming Back to Your Blog
Although I'm such a strong advocate of blogging for yourself, it's also nice when people read and experience what you put so much effort into. So here are some ways to keep people coming back to your blog time and time again. Write interesting content that's...
How to Keep Your Makeup Collection to Must-Haves
Now I must admit, this post is just as much for me as it is advice for all the beauty horders out there. I do love a good drawer bursting with makeup, but I've found that life is so much simpler when everything in it are products I love and reach for often. So here's...
The #1 Thing I Learned While Planning Our Wedding
Our wedding is about six months out and we're knee deep in planning preparations. Our save the dates are out, or venue picked, and dresses obtained. Through this whole process so far there have been the fair share of headaches and people who want to help but just are...
Why There’s No Good Time To Start a Business
There really isn't a good time to start a business. I've been thinking about that concept for a while now and I really do believe the stars just don't align one day making it the best possible time and place to start that project or business idea you've been talking...
Ten Things You Don’t Know About Self-Employment
Self-Employment is a confusing blend of how I expected it would be, and how I could have never imagined it to be. When I tell people I'm self-employed and work from home, it's often met with sighs of, "oh how lucky" and "I bet you just sleep all day long." So I...
10 Ways to Save Money
Alex and I are in full boxing mode to prep for the move and really working on our budget. Getting a new home can definitely put a new strain on finances so we've come up with a few ways to save money in the process. So whether you just want a few extra bucks in your...
Recipe: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Muffins
Nothing like a good recipe to get us through the rest of the week huh? I found this recipe while popping around various blogs and decided to add my twist to it! It's so simple and you'll be making them in minutes. You can make mini muffins like the original recipe,...
5 Things to Do for Yourself Today
Wednesdays are always hard days for me. There's something about them being smack dab in the middle of the week that I dislike them more than Mondays. I always try to make them a bit more relaxing than other days in order to keep me going until the end of the week. So...
KAYLA BENDA
Amateur potter. Cat enthusiast. Sad poetry writer.
