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Appetizers and Snacks

Sweet & Salty Chocolate Caramel Chex Mix
Hot & Cheesy Artichoke Dip
Chocolate Cranberry Trail Mix

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Beverages

The Best Slow Cooker Hot Cocoa Recipe You’ll Ever Make
Copycat Blimey Limey Smoothie
Skinny Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

Breakfast

Light and Healthy Strawberry Breakfast Tart
The Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe that will Make Your Weekend
Better than Starbucks Cranberry Orange Scones

Desserts

Easy Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Double Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
No-Bake Special K Bars

Main Dishes

How To Make The Best Deviled Egg Sandwich
Creamy Chicken Bundles
Grilled Tomato-Basil and Mozzarella Panini

More Main Dishes

Muffins, Breads, and Rolls

How to Make Perfect Strawberry & Cream Muffins
9 of the Easiest Bread Recipes You’ll Ever Make
The Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe that will Make Your Weekend

More Muffins, Breads, and Rolls

Side Dishes

Easy Garlic Parmesan Roasted Vegetables
The Best Broccoli Salad You Will Ever Make
Crock Pot Cream Cheese Corn

More Side Dishes

This and That

Easy Buttercream Frosting
Make Your Own Bacon Bits
Homemade Jamaican Jerk Seasoning

More This and That

Hi, I’m Kalyn—a recovering perfectionist who nerds out about organizing systems, personal productivity, and helping you prioritize what matters over the pressure to do it all. I have a feeling we’re about to become the best of friends! Learn more >>

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Have you ever thought about how tiny your rearview

Have you ever thought about how tiny your rearview mirror is compared to your windshield? 🤔⁣
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Because of its size and position, you only use your rearview mirror to see what’s behind you. Whether you’re changing lanes, checking for police cars, or making sure you didn’t flatten the squirrel that ran out in front of you. 😝⁣
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But compared to your rearview mirror, your windshield is huge! You can drive confidently to your destination because you know exactly where you’re going. 🚙⁣
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You can't do that if you’re constantly looking back. 👀⁣
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So often, we get caught up in the past. Whether we’re hurting over a past relationship or smarting over words said in anger or frustrated by the lasting effects of a broken upbringing.⁣
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I’m not saying your past isn’t important or should be forgotten or that it’s easy to let go. But just as the rearview mirror offers you a quick glance of what’s behind you, it shouldn’t guide you. Learn from your past, yes, but then give yourself permission to leave that past behind.⁣
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This coming week, I encourage you to live looking forward. Shift your attention to what’s happening right in front of you instead of replaying those past experiences like a never-ending video loop.🤯⁣
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This mindset shift WILL take time and practice (at times it might be a moment by moment reminder to think of something else!), but as you make new memories, the pain from your old ones will begin to fade. ✨⁣
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And the past won’t rule over you anymore because you refuse to give it that power. 💪

Here’s a fun Q: How do you name your pets? 🤔

Here’s a fun Q: How do you name your pets? 🤔 When we adopted Cody at four months old, he was named Rose. Yep, “he” was supposedly a “she”! 😳 We changed his name to Chloe, but two months later, we found out that “she” was a “he”. Apparently, it’s almost impossible to tell the gender of a rabbit that young! So we called him Cody (which kind of sounds like Chloe). 🐰 When Cinder came into our life as a foster bunny, I had just finished reading the first book in the Lunar Chronicles—a sci-fi retelling of Cinderella. 🏰 The heroine is a feisty cyborg named Cinder, and I couldn’t get the name out of my head. Plus, Cinder’s fur is an ashy color and she has persevered through many a health struggle, which made it a perfect fit! 🐇 Now it’s your turn. I can’t wait to hear your stories in the comments! 👇 #petsofinstagram #bunnylove #bunniesofinstagram #rabbitsofinstagram #bunnyoftheday #bunnystagram #codybun #englishspotrabbit #englishspot #bunnyrabbit #bunnygram #theeverygirl #bunnykisses #bunniesofig #bunniesoftheworld #houserabbit #rabbitlover #instabunny #smallbiz #bunstagram #abunnynamedcinder #cinder #abmhappylife #petnames #rabbitsofig #rabbitsworldwide #rabbits #rabbit #rabbitlove #rabbitoftheday

Five years ago last month, Joseph suddenly lost hi

Five years ago last month, Joseph suddenly lost his job. 😱 We grieved over the loss of our life as we knew it. But since pouting didn’t get us anywhere (and rarely does!), we got BUSY. We both picked up freelance work. We also launched my first book together, which showed us that we could turn my blog into a full-time gig. Looking back, neither of us would have chosen this sudden life change willingly, but we decided to look at this major obstacle as an opportunity. We could finally design the life we wanted. A life filled with freedom, flexibility, and the ability to work from the road. 💪 I'll be honest—an "opportunity" is not the first thing I think of when faced with something hard and unexpected. But choosing this perspective took away our thoughts of a ruined life and replaced it with a new and better life. ☀️ Is there an obstacle that you're experiencing right now? Maybe it's a side hustle that didn't result in as many sales as you thought or a computer hard drive that crashed and lost all your precious photos. Or maybe it's a diagnosis you weren't expecting or a relationship that fell apart. 💔 Maybe it’s just 2020. Don't wait for the opportunity to present itself. Go find it. Brainstorm creative solutions. Alter your perspective. Believe in yourself and that you will get through this. ✨ Obstacles may be inevitable, but they are not the end of the road. 🚧 They're more of a strategically placed detour. And that means you'll end up back on track, in a better place than before. 🌱 Swipe ➡️ for a shareable graphic. #lifehappens #2020 #motivationalmonday #lifehacks #helpfultips #smallbiz #thatsdarling #darlingmovement #darlingweekend #pursuepretty #petitejoys #flashesofdelight #thehappynow #nothingisordinary #livethelittlethings #morningslikethese #livecolorfully #abmlifeissweet #abmhappylife #dshappy #myunicornlife #livebeautifully #nothingisordinary_ #theeverygirl #jobloss #opportunityawaits #opportunities #seetheopportunity #detourlife #obstaclechallenge

How many Hallmark Christmas movies have you watche

How many Hallmark Christmas movies have you watched so far this season? 🎬🎄😍⁣
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Not only am I a sucker for a tropey love story, but their movie checklist totally feeds into my nerdy side. 🤓⁣
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I just published a short video on YouTube about where to find this checklist, how to download a copy, AND what to do if you want to resize this list to fit inside your bullet journal. I also shared 3️⃣ ways you can watch the newest Hallmark movies even if you don't have cable!⁣
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Pop over to the link in my bio and click on this photo to watch.👆

Despite almost everyone I know jumping on the Audi

Despite almost everyone I know jumping on the Audible train, I just can’t do audiobooks. But podcasts? Now we’re talking! 😍 This week on the blog I'm sharing 10 of my all-time favorite podcasts (it was so hard to choose—I'm subscribed to over 30 of them!). 🤔 Get a sneak peek at three by swiping right ➡️, but if you want the other 7, drop a headphone emoji in the comments below. I'll send the post directly to you. 🎧 Q: Do you listen to podcasts? Which ones are your favorites?

I know I’m not the only one who wishes 2021 was

I know I’m not the only one who wishes 2021 was just here already. There are plenty of memes and quotes flooding social media right now echoing that lament—you've probably seen them...maybe even shared them! 🗓⁣
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But I don’t want to spend the last two months of the year wishing they were over, do you? 🙏⁣
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Instead, let's challenge ourselves to find joy in every circumstance. To flip everything negative that has happened this year on its head in order to find the bigger meaning inside of it. ⁣
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Because if you do that...⁣
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🌟 You might foster more feelings of gratefulness.⁣
🌟 You might become a happier person to be around⁣
🌟 You might even find a renewed sense of purpose in making every day better than yesterday.⁣
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In other words, showing up for your life now will prevent you from clocking out until January. 🕑⁣
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This is how I want to close 2020. ☝ With a positive perspective and appreciation for this year and all the meaningful lessons it taught me ... before I head into the next.⁣
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Will you join me?

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