Official Newsletter Launch + Giveaway

If you’ve been following me on Twitter, you know that I have an exciting project launching today! I’ve been working super hard to make sure I got everything done on time and figured out every detail. I’m officially launching my newsletter! To...

Monthly Goals: September

August Goals PITCH COLLAB IDEA – ON HOLD – I decided to wait on this goal, I have so much blog related things right now and I want to focus on those things before I start another one. I definitely still want it to happen, though. COMPLETE ONLINE PORTFOLIO – DONE...

Blog Love: August

I recently took a week off work to visit my grandma with my mom and sister. We flew down to see my grandma for a week and my aunt & 2 female cousins came for a girls weekend! One of the cousins completely surprised us, which was awesome because she’s the...

Reader Survey + a Giveaway!

I’ve been trying to figure out exactly what I want to write about on my blog and figured I would turn it over to you! This isn’t going to change the direction of my blog, it’s just something I want to take into consideration as I figure things out! I...

Monthly Goals: August

Writing this post was pretty interesting, it went fine until I got distracted by One Tree Hill and dinner. Then as I started writing again, the power started going in and out for a half hour and it started hailing. Luckily, it’s back on now and I can finish my...
Best Blog Class Ever: Badass Babes Blog Club & e-Course

Best Blog Class Ever: Badass Babes Blog Club & e-Course

This post contains an affiliate link, although everything in the post is true and 100% honest! My decision to join in on the Badass Babes e-course was super last minute as I signed up on the last possible day. I had been following Sarah’s blog for the longest...
April Blog Love

April Blog Love

Since yesterday was Easter, I didn’t have my usual Sunday post writing day! I only have one day where I knew I was going to be seeing my family, but I ended up doing something with cousins, niece/nephews, aunts, etc. every day this weekend. It was amazing...
How to Get Out of a Blogging Slump

How to Get Out of a Blogging Slump

These might not work for everyone, but I was in a blogging slump for the longest time. Although I was still somewhat in a slump while still pumping out blog posts, I slowly figured out how to get out of it and not become overwhelmed.  CREATE AN EDITORIAL CALENDAR...
Blog Goals for 2015

Blog Goals for 2015

This was not the post I had planned for today but lately I’ve just been feeling like I can’t do anything. I’m sure it will go away soon but since I don’t want to post things I’m not proud of I decided not to post on Wednesday. So today...

Blogging Break + Call for Guest Posters

You may have noticed there hasn’t been much passion behind my posts lately. So I’ve decided to take a blog break for a couple weeks! The blog wont be going untouched though! I’ll be having guest posts going up on the days I usually post, Mon-Wed-Fri....
New Blogging Schedule

New Blogging Schedule

 I’ve been thinking about my blog a lot lately and you might have noticed my posts have been a little different. I’ve just been in this weird mood when it comes to blogging. I went from being super inspired to wanting to do a complete redesign to...
Blogger Google+ Hangout!

Blogger Google+ Hangout!

This is something I did when I first started blogging and I had a lot of fun with it. For some reason I decided to stop after a couple months. I never want it to be something that’s paid for in order to get in, just a monthly thing were bloggers can have...
Designs By Emily F’s 23rd Birthday Giveaway

Designs By Emily F’s 23rd Birthday Giveaway

I’m super excited to be giving all of you a few of my favorite things for my birthday this year! This year I’ll be spending my birthday zip lining with my cousin & then co-hosting the Blogger Pajama Party. If you want to get me anything just hang out...
Canon Rebel T3I Giveaway!

Canon Rebel T3I Giveaway!

Today I’m partnering up with The Freckled Fox & giving away a Canon Rebel T3I! I’m definitely super excited about this giveaway, I’d love if you entered! Such a great camera! I know because it’s one that I use just about every day:) I...
Find Your Blogging Soulmate & A Giveaway!

Find Your Blogging Soulmate & A Giveaway!

Have you ever wondered if there was a blogger that had so much in common with you but had no way to find one? I had this random idea one day and instead of waiting for someone else to make it happen I decided to try it out myself!How It WorksFor you it’s simple,...
Michigan Blogger Meetup

Michigan Blogger Meetup

  I’m super excited to announce that we are doing a meetup for any bloggers in Michigan! I always thought that there weren’t any in Michigan until I found 2 in HCBN and started looking around and ended up finding 7 or 8 of us. I basically just wanted...
Stepping Up My Game + A Sephora Giveaway

Stepping Up My Game + A Sephora Giveaway

If you look around you may notice a few things look different. I decided to purchase a blog consultation from Katie of  Something Winnderful. She was super helpful & nice, it was definitely worth it. I decided I needed to take a week off to get inspired &...
My Top 16 Favorite Bloggers

My Top 16 Favorite Bloggers

Today, I’m sharing all the bloggers that I love reading. Some of them I’ve been reading for a long time & some are newer discoveries. If you aren’t on this list it doesn’t mean I don’t love you or your blog but I had to stick to 25 to...
Summer Book Swap

Summer Book Swap

Do you love discovering new books? Do you love getting things in the mail? Do you love blogger swaps?Of course you do!I’m so excited to share a unique and fun opportunity with fellow book lovers like myself. Tiffany from Endless Bliss, Emily...
People I Love:: Rachel

People I Love:: Rachel

I just moved back to my hometown of Portland, OR after three years in NYC and love to blog about things I find interesting, especially restaurants and tons of local stuff that has jumped up since I moved away and back! Come read about me-a happy duck swimming among...