MELINA’S BOOK CLUB | #16

I'm posting this a little later than usual, but it's cause my mind's been buzzing with thoughts. My favorite pieces to write a personal thought pieces, and so when I get the inspiration, I love to be able to sit down and break down my thoughts. To take a step away from these deeper, yet sometimes draining posts, I'm back...

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this facade i wear is too strong sometimes.

Growing up, I've always had a difficulty opening up to people. I didn't, and still don't, like to be vulnerable to the outside world. It was so easy to keep people an arm's length away. I would give people just enough details about my life so people would feel like they were close to me, but it was actually all...

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showing gratitude | december 2019

I know this is coming in a bit late, more like a lot late, butt I really like to practice gratitude, and so I'm going to talk about all the good that happened in December! Brunch at Laduree Soho On December 1st, I brought in December right by going to brunch with my best friend, Jill, at Laduree! I have...

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POST I’M LOVIN’ | #21

Hey I'm back again! While I skipped doing a favorite posts in December, I knew I wanted to bring this back in 2020. I've been doing these posts almost since the beginning, and I just love sharing posts with you guys! It's also a cool way to see what kinds of posts interested me in the past. So enough chit...

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i'm not publicly talking about my goals this year.

For the past week and a half or so, I've seen dozens of posts talking about people's goals and resolutions for the year. I've considered whether I wanted to talk about my goals or not. Last year, I didn't make a post about my goals, but I did make one two years ago. I've always held my goals and aspirations...

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2019: the highs & lows.

I wanted to find a proper way to close out 2019, and I thought the proper way to do so was to take a lil' trip down memory lane. I'm going to talk about the highs and lows of the past year! January "I've been starting 2019, feeling lost. More than lost actually...". The first words in my journal for...

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fall favorites | 2019

Happy New Year! Can you believe that we're in 2020 right now? I usually say something along the lines of "this past month has gone by so quickly!" or "I feel like I just wrote one of these posts!", but today, I just can't believe that 2019 is over! This past year has flown by so quickly, and I'm so...

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So i tried halo beauty kiwi booster: here’s what happened.

Hey guys, I first want to say that I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and for those of you who are Jewish, I hope you're enjoying Hanukkah! Christmas is one of my favorite holidays every (after Halloween of course), and so I hope you all spent it with your loved ones and had an amazing time. Now...

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2019 isn't over yet.

It's that time of year, when everyone starts the countdown to 2020. Some people are giving you a countdown to hit your achievements, while others are assuring you that there are only a few weeks til you can start over. I don't know why but those reassurances bug me. 2019 isn't over yet. You still have time to start over,...

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melina's book club | #15

It's that time of the month again! I haven't gotten much reading done in the last month, so when you see what I'm currently reading, you'll see that haven't made much progress. But let's get right into my book club post! currently reading:         Instead of finishing up some of the books that I already started reading,...

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