Dear 2017, oh. my goodness. where do i start? I remember exactly a year ago today - my heart felt like it weight a trillion tons, and like someone was holding my head underwater and that life was moving on and i was standing still. I was so unhappy, and heartbroken. I didn't know how to love myself, but even worse - i...

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Gratitude--- 1Today I am thankful for the start of a brand new, sweet month! And Christmas time! 2Today I am thankful that I ACTUALLY woke up early again, for once - and for Saturday's! 3Today I am thankful for Sunday off of work, FINALLY!!! 4Today I am crazy grateful for the start of a new week and my last monday @ Nordstrom! 5Today...

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  Hope you all had a super sweet Christmas! XO.        ...

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Real or fake tree? - Real. Through and through. Have you ever kissed anyone under mistletoe? - Never! But the month is still young ;) Any christmas traditions? What are they? - My family always buys a brand new ornament that has all our names on it every year! What’s your best idea of a christmas dinner? - Lots of cozy and comforting...

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1. Decorate a gingerbread house. 2. Bake and/or decorate Christmas themed cookies! 3. Make a Christmas playlist and jam out all day. 4. Go ice skating! (on or around Christmas day) 5. Drink gallons of hot cocoa. 6. Do an act of service/random act of kindness. 7. Go see the temple lights! 8. Drive around looking at Christmas lights/decorations! 9. Take lots of...

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Hi everyone!!! So as of December 10th I have officially had my braces for a full 6 months! I think that the first 2-3 months of having braces consisted of the the MOST change so far, so I figured 6 months was a pretty good time period to get a gauge on the pros/cons of having braces (pre-rubber bands of course, lol). PROS: 1....

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Hi everyone! So in honor of getting into the Christmas spirit, this month I chose RED and GREEN bands! I think they're my favorite combo yet! Haha. Also, I had ONE bracket adjusted because one of my teeth were still slightly sticking out so my orthodontist wanted to get that realigned with the others! otherwise, everything else has MOSTLY stayed the same! woohoo....

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1. Flosspik! - I think since getting braces I am OBSESSED with teeth, haha. So I want like every super cool gadget that will make taking care of them easier/way better. 2. Chacos... still. 3. Face mask! - I ask for a cool, new (but still too expensive for me to justify buying with my own money) face masks every year! Haha. 4....

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1. Home Alone. 2. Home Alone 2 (while you're at it). 3. Elf. 4. Polar Express. 5. How The Grinch Stole Christmas. 6. Christmas with the Kranks. 7. The Santa Clause. 8. Rudolph. 9. Frosty. 10. A Charlie Brown Christmas. ...

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Hi guys! I'm back with the LAST monthly goals list for the year of 2017! Thank you so much if you've kept up with all my monthly goal lists! I'll be back with more next year ;) 1. DO NOT OVERSPEND. It is so easy to get carried away with the holiday season and to throw your budget right out the window, but...

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