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My Highs and Lows of 2020

Cheers too 2021! As I settle into the year, I’ve been reflecting on 2020. While it was a wild ride (I’m trying to refrain from saying unprecedented times, but wild ride doesn’t seem to work either), I have to say that this period has proved to be a time of patience, growth, and learning. Maybe I say that as someone who has the privilege that I do, but I truly believe that you can’t experience the highs without the lows. Today, I wanted to take the time to reflect the highs and lows before I manifest for the coming year. Keep reading to find out more.

4 Green Flags Found In My Boyfriend

So yesterday was National Boyfriend Day, and I’m so grateful to have the wonderful boyfriend that I do. I’m willing to talk about him all day long, and I can do it with a smile on my face. Today’s blog post is inspired by this week’s The LadyGang: Quickie, where Keltie, Jac, and Becca all talk about the green flags in their relationships. It’s definitely more positive than red flags, so I thought I would do my own take on the matter.

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18 of My Favorite LadyGang Episodes

After 5 years of podcasting, Keltie, Jac, and Becca have released countless hours of questionable advice, honest experiences, and endless laughs. For today’s post, I wanted to highlight my favorites in case you wanted to check them out. In no particular order, here are my 18 favorite LadyGang podcast episodes.

Why Your Mother-Daughter Relationship Doesn’t Need to Be Perfect

Since today is Mother’s Day and day 10 of my blogging challenge, I am going to open up and get really personal with you today. The thing about a lot of bloggers is that they open up and really expose themselves to you, and their life seems perfect. The truth is that no one’s life is imperfect, and if you were to ask me about the imperfect parts of my life, I would say it’s my relationship with my mom. And that’s okay. If you want to know why, keep reading.

5 Things That Add Positivity to My Life and Others

By: kristimyblog May 8, 2020

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For day 7 of the blog, I wanted to share 5 things that help me remain positive in hard times. These things are based on the 5 love languages, which I’m a big fan of. The things I’m about to share are 5 ways that help me stay positive throughout the day, and ways that I try to spread positivity to others.

Why I Started Blogging

I’m going to try and challenge myself to blog for the next 15 days. To start off, I wanted to start with a post detailing why I even started doing this. There are so many blogs in the world, so what made me think I should start one of my own? Read all about it here.

Friday Favorites: 3 Memories with My Sisters

By: kristimyblog April 11, 2020

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At my worst and at my best, my siblings have been by my side. While I grew up jealous of the attention that they sometimes got, I’ve grown to really love them. That’s why, for today’s post, I wanted to share one of my favorite memories with each of them.

Why Damian is the Love of My Life

By: kristimyblog March 25, 2020

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Even though life is rough and unpredictable right now, I’m grateful that I get to be home with my dog, Damian. He’s the love of my life. Here’s why.

What I’m Reading (and Doing) During Social Distancing

By: kristimyblog March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

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Today, I thought I would take the time and share what’s on my reading list during this self-quarantine. I’ll also be sharing other things you can do to fill your time, and how these things could be a little less lonely in a time when we’re trying to isolate ourselves.

My Highlights of the Decade

By: kristimyblog January 10, 2020January 10, 2020

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2020 is in full swing, and with that comes the start of a new decade. There is so much to look forward to in the coming years, but before things really start, I want to highlight some amazing moments I’ve had in the past decade. Since there are ten years in a decade, I’m going to highlight ten moments in time here.