Grad-itude 101!

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The ever so talented Erika over at Chimerikal started this new blog link-up that focuses on the idea that practicing mindful gratitude on a regular basis can change our lives. In her series introduction she shared how gratitude is a way of seeing the world, a perspective, and how focusing on what you have rather than what you do[...]

Where I Come From – Blogtember

Today is the first day of Story of my Life's new blogging challenge: Blogtember! After participating in Jenny's - Blog Every Day in May challenge i was so excited to hear that she was working on a new one for September :) This time around she decided to put prompts only for the days of the week, that way we have the weekends off! Stick around this month and[...]

Pin-spiration Thursdays: Backyard Party!

My friend Heather and I have been daydreaming for a while of living in a house or an apartment on the first floor with a backyard, why? We LOVE to have friends over and both of our husbands love to BBQ, but our tiny porch is not very ideal for entertaining people. After seeing a Kinfolk gathering on Bleubird, Amber's dinner pinboard and this magical di[...]

Back-to-School with: CampusBookRentals!

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This back-to-school season i am feeling a bit nostalgic. It's officially been a year (this June) since the last time i was in college. You see while i was taking a summer class to be able to graduate last December, G got the news of his PCS (permanent-change of station) to Okinawa. The next couple of months were spent wondering what will happen[...]

Weekly Wishes #9

Posted In: Weekly Wishes
Hello and welcome to Weekly Wishes!! an awesome link-up created by Melyssa from The Nectar Collective, as a way to breakdown our own goals/wishes for the week, as well as share positivity and motivation to others. I think the idea of creating some goals/wishes before the week begins is a great way to start fresh and with a focused mindset. After[...]