blogging

  • Lil Troops giveaway

    I was recently contacted by a company called Party Animals to review their Lil Troops figurines. I received two samples in exchange for an honest review. The Lil Troops Series 1 features five troopers: the Desert Trooper, the Infantryman, the Rescue Pilot, the Recon Scout, and the Urban Trooper. I received the Infantryman and the Rescue Pilot….

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  • Things blogging has taught me

     1. You can form some amazing friendships with women you’ve never met.2. Conversely, people aren’t afraid to be terrible people because they have the protection of the Interwebs.3. There a ton of women out there who look like models and have seemingly endless closets. Sadly, I am not one of those women.4. Along those…

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  • Making a blogging budget

    Blogging is a fun, free hobby, but like all hobbies, you can really get carried away. How many of us have picked up crafty hobbies and wound up investing a lot of money? I’m going to start self-hosting after I switch over to WordPress, so I’ve decided to create a budget to keep my hobby…

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  • But first, let me (not) take a selfie

    These days, selfies are a big thing. Pretty much everyone everywhere has hopped on the selfie bandwagon. And let’s not even mention the song. Yes, I do take photos of myself and of other people and me. But I am not a regular selfie taker, and here’s why. 1. I have a knack for always taking…

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  • Why I blog about weight loss

    If y’all haven’t noticed, I tend to blog about my weight loss journey around once a week. I try to be open and honest here about this part of my life (even if I’m not overly specific. I’m not quite to sharing my numerical weight yet).  Part of my motivation is accountability for myself….

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  • Influenster Vox Box: the $50 razor

    Have any of y’all ever not shaved your legs before going out in order to keep your self behaved? That plan once backfired for Robin Scherbatsky. Yes, I’m referencing a TV character. She didn’t want to take things too quickly with her date, so she didn’t shave. The date turned out to be a stud heart…

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