Miyu Beauty* // So, this Canadian beauty line is just a winning combo of beautiful packaging and fulfilled promises. I literally ticked off almost every single box in the "you'll love it if" section (you do not drink enough water, consume too many caffeinated beverages, travel frequently, live in dry climates or just naturally have parched skin....guilty as charged!), and my super dry...

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My love affair with watermelon goes way back to the days when I was a pint-sized (well....actually 'husky-sized) kid. I would jump up and down with glee when my Dad would make a detour on his way home from work and visit Stanley's, a local fruit and veggie market. The ultimate prizes that Dad would bring home in those humid summer months would...

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In Instagram speak, these are what I'd call wayyyyy latergrams. John and I were in San Antonio a couple weekends ago visiting his parents who flew into town, and it was quite possibly one of the most needed and relaxing staycations we've ever had. I mean, how often do you see a sloth live and in the flesh when wandering in the hotel...

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April's showers had me thinking purely of flowers, which meant I hightailed it to HomeGoods to pick up several pots for our deck and began planting basil, rosemary, mint (anyone want a watermelon mojito?!), dill, parsley, lavender, red lantana, pink and white petunias, and a bunch of other flowers with names I'll never know. A couple months ago, I went on another green...

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