How I’m living my best life
Yes, living your best life means having fun and living out your wildest dreams and all that good stuff. But it also means something greater.
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apayne1002
- Mar 15, 2018
- 4 min
7 things no one told you about marriage
For as much as people tell you about marriage, there are still some hard lessons you just have to learn firsthand.
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apayne1002
- Mar 7, 2018
- 3 min
To the girl without a tribe
Whether it’s a 1:1 friendship or a foursome, there is not a better way or a right way to experience strong, fulfilling female friendships.
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apayne1002
- Jan 23, 2018
- 1 min
8 couples share words of wisdom for dating and marriage
Every relationship is different and there’s no manual that tells any of us how to find love or how to make it last. But what we do have are
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apayne1002
- Jan 16, 2018
- 3 min
The uncertainty of parenting
To all my moms and dads out there doing the amazing, but uncertain, work of raising kids, I’m right there with you.
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apayne1002
- Jan 11, 2018
- 3 min
From Straight to Curly: Real life lessons I learned from hair
With an open mind and a little reflection, you can turn anything into a lesson ... even the journey to embracing your natural hair.
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apayne1002
- Jan 2, 2018
- 2 min
If you don't have anything nice to say...
We’ve abandoned our verbal filters and have gotten very comfortable saying whatever comes to our minds. It may just be time to reclaim kindn
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apayne1002
- Dec 30, 2017
- 3 min
6 goals you should set for 2018
You guys! We’re just getting ready to close the books on another year. As you think about what 2018 holds, here are 6 goals to take with you
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apayne1002
- Dec 20, 2017
- 3 min
7 books to take into 2018 with you [+ your peeps]
Baby it’s cold outside, which means my reading stock is about to skyrocket! Here's my winter reading starting lineup.
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apayne1002
- Dec 18, 2017
- 1 min
Cheers to the weekend: December 15
It's day two of '12 Days of Blogmas' -- our countdown to Christmas filled with inspiration, encouragement, and even some holiday
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apayne1002
- Dec 14, 2017
- 1 min
12 random facts about me (according to my husband)
The countdown to Christmas is on...12 days until Christmas morning, which means it's time for 12 Days of Blogmas! First up, 12 random...
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apayne1002
- Dec 2, 2017
- 1 min
Cheers to the Weekend: December 1
Cheers to the weekend, peeps! Let’s chill + read. Here’s the weekly roundup of (IMHO) dopeness from around the web.
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apayne1002
- Nov 30, 2017
- 2 min
When things don’t go as planned
Things don’t always go as expected. And what I’ve learned is that some of my greatest lessons have come from a perceived ‘fail.’ At the...
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apayne1002
- Nov 27, 2017
- 3 min
Oh hey, progress
The other day Dropbox was harassing me about logging in to an old account before it got deleted. (Rolls eyes). “Let me login to see what...
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apayne1002
- Nov 20, 2017
- 3 min
Open letter to the world about my son
In celebration of my son's 14th birthday, I decided to pen a note to the world introducing this amazing young man.
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apayne1002
- Nov 14, 2017
- 2 min
7 love lessons we learned from A Different World
Thirty years ago A Different World gave us Dwayne and Whitley, an unexpected romance that left us love lessons for the ages.
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apayne1002
- Nov 8, 2017
- 3 min
How I'm thinking about trust as an attitude
I attended a local TEDx event that centered on a theme of trust. It got me to thinking about trust as an attitude and what that really means
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apayne1002
- Nov 7, 2017
- 3 min
Fall Favorites: Must-see movies to (re) add to your watch list
Whether you’re snuggling up with your honey, hanging out with your sister circle, or vegging out as a family, I got you covered with some of
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apayne1002
- Nov 3, 2017
- 3 min
That time I was a coward
It was a sunny Saturday afternoon. We were in game three of four at a soccer tournament and I was more than ready to get through the...
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apayne1002
- Nov 2, 2017
- 2 min
Why I decided to #bloglikecrazy
You know that sinking feeling in your belly you get juuuuust before you do something you’ve had to work up the nerve to do? That’s me...
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