Facet of Change: Next Steps

Facet of Change: Next Steps

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Speaking of, my plans for the start of 2020 and a new decade was full of adventures and experiences. However, these past six months have…

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Summer Mood Board

Summer Mood Board

And not to mention, us Texans have to start our cars at least 15 minutes to blast the AC before going anywhere. And speaking of,…

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7 Ways to Make the Most of Your Downtime

7 Ways to Make the Most of Your Downtime

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For a last quarter of the year, evert area of our lives and routines have been disrupted in some way. Despite the negative impacts, what’s…

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Gratitude Unlocked: What I Took For Granted

Gratitude Unlocked: What I Took For Granted

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Even going through personal things at the beginning of the year, I tried really hard to stay positive. Then the rest of 2020 hit. I…

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5 Cruelty-Free Beauty Brands You Need to Try

5 Cruelty-Free Beauty Brands You Need to Try

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If you’re new around here, I’ve been passionate about the environment since my late teens. It all started from taking an AP environmental science class…

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A Meaningful Memorial Day

A Meaningful Memorial Day

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For those who are able to take today off, remember that however you spend it, gathering with family/friends, shopping, or barbecuing in your backyard, please…

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For the Home: Modern Kitchen Essentials

For the Home: Modern Kitchen Essentials

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I love cooking and have always preferred cooking over baking since I don’t have much of a sweet tooth. Considering I’ve had a ton of…

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For the Home: Modern Interior Inspiration

For the Home: Modern Interior Inspiration

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Lately, I’ve been looking at so many images to gather ideas to update my living space. In the process, I’ve realized that I cannot wait…

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Spring Lifestyle Mood Board

Spring Lifestyle Mood Board

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Whether it’s fashion, beauty, switching out home decor or trying out “lighter” food, I love it when seasons change because it signifies new beginnings. Today,…

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How to Organize & Recycle Your Makeup

How to Organize & Recycle Your Makeup

To be transparent, I used to not care about makeup/skincare. However, as time went on, I slowly gave in to my beauty addictions. Pretty soon,…

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As of Late, I’ve Been…Spring 2020 Edition

As of Late, I’ve Been…Spring 2020 Edition

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Even with 2020 throwing off nearly all of our plans for the new year, one thing’s for sure: we have been given a lot of…

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60 Creative Things to Do At Home

60 Creative Things to Do At Home

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As someone who’s almost always positive, I usually try and look for the silver lining in any situation. To me, it’s a way for me…

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Life Lately: Time Well Spent

Life Lately: Time Well Spent

I just broke down one day. Truthfully, I couldn’t take it anymore and just needed a moment to cry my eyes out and throw myself…

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What It Means to Love Yourself

What It Means to Love Yourself

Considering I had a rough start to 2020, I wanted to take a step back, even if it’s taking a hiatus from my passion: writing….

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When Life Throws You Curveballs

When Life Throws You Curveballs

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I’ll be honest. I’m not one to complain, but 2020 has NOT been the greatest start for me. When I ended 2019, I ended on…

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Discovering Dallas

Discovering Dallas

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I also realized that I wasn’t a great reference for my friends. That said, I’m excited to announce that I’m evolving SSD into a resource…

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Happy Three Year Blogiversary, She Sweats Diamonds!

Happy Three Year Blogiversary, She Sweats Diamonds!

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I CANNOT believe yesterday marked the three year blogiversary of the launch of She Sweats Diamonds! Time has certainly flown by because I’ve had a…

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Self-Care Diary: Healthy Habits

Self-Care Diary: Healthy Habits

Inspired by my favorite news media team, The Newsette, I thought I’d share a different yet fun update on my self-care journey with you guys….

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Vogue’s 73 Questions

Vogue’s 73 Questions

Several months ago, I watched Vogue’s 73 Questions with supermodel, Gisele Bündchen and thought it would be a great way to kick off the new…

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New Year, New Decade: Happy 2020!

New Year, New Decade: Happy 2020!

Hellooooo and happy new year, friends! The new decade has started and just like how I like my car, I love starting with clean slates!…

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2020: Right For Me

2020: Right For Me

I’ve never been one to make resolutions nor have a “word” for the new year. For some reason, neither have worked well for me. What…

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Christmas 2019

Christmas 2019

Happy Christmas, loves!!! As you’re reading this, I’m with my family keeping things low-key while making some wonderful memories. You bet I’ll be soaking up…

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10 Things That Get Me in the Christmas Spirit

10 Things That Get Me in the Christmas Spirit

Christmas is no doubt my favorite time of the year. For me, the holiday festivities have already begun! To keep things fun and light here on…

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Holiday Memories: Stovetop Christmas Potpourri

Holiday Memories: Stovetop Christmas Potpourri

There are hundreds of recipes out there, but today, I wanted to share a simple recipe that I’ve used for the last several years that…

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2019 Stocking Stuffers Gift Guide

2019 Stocking Stuffers Gift Guide

I don’t do as much as I used to, however, with one and half weeks to go until Christmas, I thought I’d share a super…

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Giving Back: Erno Laszlo + Project Beauty Share #HAULidayDonation

Giving Back: Erno Laszlo + Project Beauty Share #HAULidayDonation

A few weeks ago, on , I highlighted the importance of giving back. Today, I wanted to talk about one specific way you can give…

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As of Late, I’ve Been…Fall 2019 Edition

And just like that, the last month of the year and decade is here! Within these last few months, I’ve been reflecting a lot, making…

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Giving Tuesday 2019: The Most Valuable Thing You Can Gift

Giving Tuesday 2019: The Most Valuable Thing You Can Gift

Since we’re past , I wanted to take some time to talk with you about an even more important event: Giving Tuesday 2019. A few…

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7 Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas for Her + GIVEAWAY

7 Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas for Her + GIVEAWAY

Happy Thanksgiving Eve, y’all! I know most of you are running around getting last minute things done before the big day tomorrow. To make things…

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Thanksgiving 2019: 30 Days of Thankfulness

Thanksgiving 2019: 30 Days of Thankfulness

Happy Thanksgiving week! Every year for the last five years, I’ve shared on my personal Facebook page things/people I’m grateful for to acknowledge my blessings…

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7 Modern Everyday and Ethical Jewelry Brands

7 Modern Everyday and Ethical Jewelry Brands

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Style-wise, there’s nothing like feeling like you’ve come into your own. My personal style has evolved a lot in recent years and I must admit…

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Help Our Planet With These Eco-Friendly Habits

Help Our Planet With These Eco-Friendly Habits

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Note, you don’t have to be an “environmentalist” — personally, I don’t consider myself one as I’m more about stewarding our blessings (and that includes…

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Singles Day 2019: The Importance of Being Single

Singles Day 2019: The Importance of Being Single

It’s Singles Day 2019 and who would’ve thought I’d be writing about this topic?! “Not I,” said, me (if you got this reference, brownie points…

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Finding Joy: 50 Things That Make Me Happy

Finding Joy: 50 Things That Make Me Happy

I hardly ever complain about life and the things it throws at me. However, that’s not to say I don’t get annoyed with bad things…

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Dior: From Paris to the World

Dior: From Paris to the World

You guys know I love clothes, shoes, bags, and accessories as much as the next fashion-lover. However, what I love more is learning about the…

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Birthday Thoughts: It’s Never Too Late

Birthday Thoughts: It’s Never Too Late

I’m so glad I took today off my day job to attempt to do things for myself. You know that whole self-care thing? Yeah, I’m…

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Fall Intentions

Fall Intentions

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Fall is a time of reflection, transition, and change. Today’s post was going to be Monday Motivation-related, but I thought I’d change it up a…

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Enough is Enough

Enough is Enough

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Enough is enough. People not participating in conversations because they’re afraid they’ll say something stupid to holding themselves back from doing what they love because…

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I’m Not Just a Blogger.

I’m Not Just a Blogger.

To be honest, I absolutely detest being generalized into this group.  And this leads me to today’s article. I feel like I need to be honest…

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Choose Your Life

Choose Your Life

Late last week, while I was in the middle of attending a conference, listening to a speaker, I learned that my friend, Phil Young, passed…

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Why I Have Not Promoted the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

Why I Have Not Promoted the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

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As you can see from that post, it was not sponsored. I was not paid nor was gifted product to promote the sale. I talked…

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More Than A Number

More Than A Number

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“I’m sorry. You can’t give blood. You’re two pounds underweight.” I walked away from the blood drive during my senior year in high school so…

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Static Nails Liquid Glass Lacquer

Static Nails Liquid Glass Lacquer

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This week, I want to introduce you to this gorgeous nail polish palette by Static Nails. I came across Static Nails on Instagram about a month…

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Postcards from Cape May

Postcards from Cape May

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Jersey is a great place to visit if you want to do things in a relaxed environment. People in the New England area care very…

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What’s In My Bag: Travel Edition

What’s In My Bag: Travel Edition

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I’m looking forward to the next week where I’ll be spending some of my vacation time from my day job to celebrate a best friend’s…

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The Way We Live: World Environment Day 2019

The Way We Live: World Environment Day 2019

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A few weeks ago, on my way to work, I was sitting at a stoplight when I looked to my left. In the middle of…

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Life Lately: True Happiness & Being Yourself

Life Lately: True Happiness & Being Yourself

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Today’s semi-random real talk post is going to be informal as I want to catch you up on my life lately and share my thoughts…

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I Went On a Month-Long Spending Freeze and Here’s What Happened

I Went On a Month-Long Spending Freeze and Here’s What Happened

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I’m a woman who loves to shop. Actually, to me, shopping is considered retail therapy. Aside from reading, shopping is what I do when I…

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How to Navigate Addiction Within Friendships

How to Navigate Addiction Within Friendships

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This topic isn’t easy for me to talk about as I’ve had to experience this indirectly directly (if it makes sense) for over half a…

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The Gift of Rest: What I Did & Lessons I’ve Learned

The Gift of Rest: What I Did & Lessons I’ve Learned

And after a few years of practicing, I’m pretty sure I understand what God means when He says He wants us to rest after working…

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