We were friends first, which gave us a great foundation. Our love story contains a meet cute involving mutual friends and a 3 year long distance relationship. My husband Emanuel and I were married on July 23, 2016! We dated for 8 years prior to marriage. Yep, 8 years! We were engaged for 1 […]
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Your postpartum experience begins the moment baby makes its entrance into the world! I tried my best to prepare, but nothing completely prepares you for your unique postpartum experience. And I really wasn’t prepared for my new baby to journey through an experience with jaundice. Some of the things I’ll talk about are not for
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You’ve heard about them. You’ve thought about starting one. Maybe you even started one in the past, and then you just kind of let it go. You read them. You look on Pinterest and find some good posts that actually help you. Posts that almost made you want to go ahead and start your own
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Truthfully? I don’t want to talk about this. I’ve been avoiding addressing this subject on social media. I don’t think we really realize what’s really going on right now. The fact is that we’re living through the biggest pandemic of my generation. The level of disregard, and nonchalant attitudes by people not taking necessary precautions
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Protein treatments are a super important part of your hair routine. They aren’t something you need to do every day, but they should be done at least once a month, preferably twice a month. I personally don’t use a LOT of protein because I’ve found that protein tends to make my hair feel hard and
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Sometimes time will not allow a full beauty beat because well, life! One day I was driving in the car feeling so tired and worn out. I had a busy day ahead of me, like many other days. I looked down like I have so many other times before, and saw the dryness of my
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You would think the most awkward time to be an introvert is the moment my toe hits the steps. When I step onto a stage to do the thing I love most. To sing my heart out in front of crowds of people. To lay my heart and soul out there for the world to
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It was 9:30 am on a Friday. I was 38 weeks pregnant at my weekly doctor appointment with my OBGYN. I’d had a long pregnancy journey, like many Mommas. And that day when my Doc asked me how I was feeling, for the first time I said tired. Here’s my labor story and what it
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Your easy skin care regimen should include three steps: 1) Cleansing, 2) Exfoliation and 3) Moisturizing. That’s it! These three easy steps are the basis for every regimen. They will give you the most irresistibly beautiful skin ever! There are some caveats of course, but let’s walk through your regimen together to help you understand
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What to Expect During Your First Pregnancy I wanted to talk about my pregnancy experience because a lot of things happened that I wasn’t prepared for. No two pregnancies are alike, but I’m hoping through sharing, it may help someone! Here’s how it all started. We had a huge blow up over the dishes. Yep,
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