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Archives for August 2014

Weekend Wrap Up

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Looking at all of my friend’s Instagram and Facebook photos has made me envious of their summer time fun. Unfortunately, the past two weeks in Sydney have only been filled with large amounts of rain, wind and wet feet. So this past weekend was about embracing the rainy day activities. On Friday night I met […]

Back to My Birthday

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Birthday celebrations were in full swing a month ago. Here is a recap of how I celebrated in good Australian fashion. I woke up that day and made the best buttermilk pancakes (much better than the ones you shake and pour). I skyped my parents and opened presents with them. Even my pets came on […]

7 Wonders of the Web: In Case you Needed a Smile

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I have been spending the past few weeks moving into my new apartment and finding jobs. Its all been a little overwhelming and busy, so this post contains all of the things that are currently making me smile or saving my life (not sure what I would do without gumtree). ONE: It may be Winter here, […]

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  • “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITH A LITTLE SUNSHINE AND A LITTLE PINK.” -Lilly Pulitzer
  • BREAKING NEWS ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📰 Instagram is getting rid of likes this week. You may have already seen this on your feed (if so comment and let me know). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📰 I am beyond excited about this change and wrote all about it on my blog. Click the link in bio to learn about my personal thoughts, how this will affect your biz, and content ideas to help you navigate this change. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📸 @camber
  • WHAT BRINGS YOU JOY? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ☕️❤️ Two of my favorite things coffee and the holidays have come together at Starbucks. So here is your annual holiday cup post and cheers to many more cups of coffee this season. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
  • 🎉 IT'S FINALLY HERE 🎉 THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO HAVASUPAI I am so beyond excited to finally be sharing this blog post. It has taken me far longer than expected but I wanted to make sure this post had all the information you need to plan your own trip to Havasupai. Click the link in bio to read. 💛 I am so beyond grateful that I had the opportunity to see these beautiful falls. Over the course of 4-days, we hiked more than 50 miles and explored beautiful turquoise blue water in the middle of the Grand Canyon. To say Havasupai lived up to my expectations would be the understatement of the century. 💛 Thanks, @camber for going along with my crazy idea to hike into the middle of nowhere, even when I blamed you for all the uphill.
  • “THE ONLY THING I LIKE MORE THAN TALKING ABOUT FOOD IS EATING.” -John Walters ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🤤 I was scrolling through photos from the year and realized I never shared about things amazing spot in San Diego. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🥟 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you ever get the chance check out @harumamasd for whimsical buns.
  • AGREE OR DISAGREE? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📚 I am currently making my way through a large stack of books that is next to my bedside and I couldn’t be happier. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📚 If you’re ever looking for book recs check out all my book round ups over on BeautifulDetour.com
  • I DID A THING ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ I am so excited to share these @beautifuldetour stickers. I had been wanting to create a physical representation of my brand outside of just business cards for awhile and I am so excited to share these. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ I worked with @theblogstop on creating the graphics and she truly brought my ideas to life.
  • BET YOU DIDN'T SNOW THIS WAS COMING. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ❄️ Snow season came a little early this year, and while it might not be here to stay it sure feels like it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ❄️ I spent the morning unpacking some of my go-to winter essentials and have linked them all in my stories.