Category: Life
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Renting 101: How to Assess the Value of a Property You Haven’t Seen (And Don’t Know the Address Of)
The trouble with finding a rental in a totally new place is that you don’t know where the good (or bad) locations are, what a decent rental price is, or even what kind of standards there are. (Like, am I just having bad luck, or are 80% of the houses there over half a century old??)…
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Renting 101: How to Find Rental Properties in a New City
Looking for a rental property can be intimidating your first time. Knowing where to find rentals or what you should be looking for is hard — especially if you’re trying to move to a new city. Kristofer and I recently moved to the St. Pete area in Florida, and were looking to live in a…
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What to Expect: Apple iOS 8 Tips and Tricks
As an Apple developer, I’m given access to the betas – such as this chance to try out the new iOS 8 and share with you the features that will be changing in the upgrade. Get ready – the look and feel is the same, but we’re going to see some seriously expanded functionality! Here…
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My favorite sites for being completely unproductive
I’ve been far too productive this last week, so today I’m revisiting all the wonderful sites that keep me grounded in uselessness – and I hope they are a benefit to others! Playing Games I don’t let myself play many games, because I just do not want to stop playing them. I break the rules when…
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Starting a freelance career out of college
Working freelance hasn’t always been my dream job. In fact, I’m not sure it was ever really an option in my head. Yet at some point, I can’t even tell you when, I began to take it seriously. I was starting a freelance career out of college. When I realized starting a freelance career out…
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Moving back home with your parents after college
After writing my post Coming to terms with what my blog says about me, I thought it would be beneficial to share some of the struggles I’ve encountered since graduation. If you’re considering moving back home with your parents after college, read on. Coming to terms with moving back home with your parents after college…
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Coming to terms with what my blog says about me
I have to be honest. I never saw myself blogging about fashion or nails or those sorts of things. I saw crafts and creativity and photography. So I want to ensure that there is no mean intent when I say this: I don’t really like what my blog says about me & my life. My…
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The life question: where to next?
Now that I’ve graduated college and promised myself that I won’t take a job that I’m not passionate about, I have to admit that the future has become a lot more daunting a thought than previously. I’ve quickly moved from unable to interview anywhere (since I was off in London), applying and interviewing for a…
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Where Is She Now?
After disappearing for a few weeks into mounds of school work, a really breathtaking trip to Iceland, a visit from Kristofer and, somehow, a bit of misery, I have returned to the States! Ever since arriving, I’ve been hopping around, with nearly no free time. I’ve been in 4 different cities and probably spent over…
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Etsy Blog Boutique!
Follow my blog with Bloglovin! I am so excited to announce that I’ve opened an Etsy shop that I am stocking in my free time! It’s exclusively for blog content (hence “Blog Boutique”) and right now I have seven WordPress themes along with some social media icon sets. Here are my top three most-liked themes:…
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Wisdom Wednesday: Maya Angelou
Now that I’m done with the most hellish semester of my career, I’ve been sitting back and deciding what I want to do with this blog. It’s become apparent that I need better direction. So I’ve come up with a cheesy theme for every day of the week! And while I knew some of them…
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Did you know doodling improves cognitive capabilities?
It’s not that I don’t remember to visit my site, and update it with all the awesome things I’m doing, making, cooking. It’s more that I’m so busy I don’t have time to do awesome things, let alone write about them. It’s actually depressing, because it’s not like I can look forward to an easy…