Each month, I share three things I accomplished in the previous month and preview three things I’m excited about or hoping to accomplish in the month ahead. It’s fun to look back and forward, and as an added bonus, these monthly check-ins keep me accountable to reach my goals. I hope you’ll join in and …

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Start your week right! Every Sunday I post my favorite links from around the web and share my goals for the upcoming week. Links On Being Yourself: Strength Is The New Beautiful: Get Gutsy community member Anne Fassnacht penned this beautiful post about overcoming rejection recognizing your value and appreciating your strengths. Motivating! Unapologetic: Wow. This …

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One of the dreaded tasks on my blogging to-do list for the past year has been a complete overhaul of my blog’s About Page. The About Page (or aptly-named Meet Jessica page on my site) is the most critical page a blogger will write. It’s one of the first pages readers typically click to when …

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Start your week right! Every Sunday I post my favorite links from around the web and share my goals for the upcoming week. Links On Blogging: The Nerds-Eye View on Blog Comments- Why They’re Awesome and Also Completely Unimportant: I personally love blog comments (and respond to every single one), but it’s no secret that …

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In June I went on a cruise with my mom and sister to celebrate Jamie’s college graduation. If you’ve never been on a cruise before, you may not know that you’re often assigned a seat in the dining room with complete strangers to fill up an entire table. My tiny party of three was assigned to …

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Start your week right! Every Sunday I post my favorite links from around the web and share my goals for the upcoming week. Links On Positivity: Ready To Break Out Of Negative Thinking?: If you ever get sucked into negative self-talk (come on, who doesn’t?), Kyle Roma’s post is a must-read. On Traveling: Planning A …

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Let’s face it…there’s A LOT of negativity on the Internet. From snarky articles to mean tweets to the never-ending feeling of FOMO that a constant stream of social media brings, sometimes being online can just be overwhelming. But  there’s also a lot of kindness on the Internet. And there are ways that you can add …

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