Chilling in the Fast Lane: Your Guide to Staying Present

[contributed post] Your phone's buzzing like a swarm of bees, that endless to-do list is screaming for attention, and you're swapping tech faster than socks (yikes!). Sounds like another day in paradise, huh? Let me hit you with the talk: Can we slow down a little? Just take a breather? Yes, yes, we can. Let's explore how to hit that...

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Hello my friends! I unexpectedly dropped off the face of the planet. I was getting into the groove of things with blogging, but then life got ahead of me. I've been struggling a bit mentally, and I was so busy. But here I am! Let's get into today's Fridaze Blake's Birthday Let's start with how I last updated you. That...

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Tips for Traveling With a Picky Eater

Pixabay [guest post] Traveling as a picky eater isn’t easy. The further you explore, the stranger the food options can become. If food isn’t enough to put you off your travels, you’re likely looking for a solution to your picky eating. Fortunately, you don’t have to become less picky to find solutions to the problem. There are many ways you...

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Can you believe I've been writing Fridaze for 50 weeks? I know that I was writing similar posts, under a different name, but it still feels significant. The Dear Diary posts were monthly, which meant that I missed a lot of the lil' joys I have on a day to day basis. I would usually talk about the major highlights....

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I signed up for Storygraph. First Impressions.

If you've been following long enough, you will know that I joined Bookstagram last year. With that, I've found out about so many new authors and writers! I also learned about Storygraph. It's basically the competitor of Goodreads, but made by a black woman and her team. It's also a lot more stats based (which I love). I was seeing...

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Happy Fridaze! Last weekend was my birthday weekend, so I had a super busy weekend! Then I had a much quieter week. Grab something to drink, and let's chat (I'm currently drinking a regular cup of coffee, with a little bit of milk, cinnamon, and chocolate powder)! Birthday weekend My birthday was last Sunday (I do have a birthday post...

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where is the bump in the road?

A lil' bit of background information Before moving in with J, everyone told me to expect some bumps in the road. That there was going to be a transition period. And during that transition period to know that things won't always go smoothly. From the stories my friends told me, it seemed liking moving in with a significant other could...

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Whisky Business Elliot Fletcher Fridaze

Happy Fridaze! I've done a great job at keeping up with you guys this week. I loved reading blog posts, and just writing from the heart. I have a few posts in the upcoming weeks that are much more personal than I've been writing. So it'll be fun to publish that. This week has been pretty good! We had a...

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A Packing List For Any Destination: 5 Essentials

[guest post] If you want to travel more, all you need to do is search for a destination and book flights. Okay, that makes it sound a little too easy, but if you’re passionate about seeing more of the world, or even more of the country you were born in, you can travel more than you think. Once you book...

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Posts I'm Lovin' | 39

I've had a busy few weeks, so I thought today I would take it a lil easier, and share some posts I've been really enjoying lately! Grab a cup of coffee or tea, and here are some posts I've been lovin'. I'm always a sucker for a personal thought piece. Especially one that's as honest and well written as this...

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