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Welcome, Sterling!

If you follow me on Instagram, this is not news to you. But, if for some reason, you don’t, please allow me to introduce you to our son, Sterling Archer Banks. If you’re one of those people that is going; “wait…like….Archer…?” Yeah….. We’ve found people either absolutely love the name or just roll their eyes …

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No Spend Challenge

I feel like between the months of November and December we spend so much money in our house. Obviously, part of it is because we’re buying gifts, but the sales are also always so good that we use that time to replace things around the house or upgrade/update things/spaces that are showing wear. While we …

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Labor Day Sale Round-Up

It has been awhile since I have done a sale round-up around these parts. But I’m still doing some back-to-school shopping and some house shopping, so it seemed appropriate to do one this weekend. Labor Day is one of those holidays that has a tendency to have a lot of sales around it and they …

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Back to School

It’s Back to School time! Last year, around this time, I made a post about how the school year (last year) was going to look different and some ways to help you and your children cope throughout the uncertainty and how to help get them excited for school, even if it wasn’t what they wanted. …

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Recent Amazon Favorites

I order probably almost everything on Amazon at this point and it’s been awhile since I’ve shared some of my recent favorites, so I thought I’d highlight a few here today. I will say, though, looking through my recent orders, I noticed that a lot of my recent purchases are house and personal care related. …

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Sephora Holiday Savings Event

This week has been stressful for everyone; not pretending it hasn’t. Some people are stress baking, eating their feelings, stress cleaning, or shopping their feelings away. Devon and I decided to spend yesterday “off”. Off of work in every way, off from home projects, off from cleaning, off from all of the things that we …

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FabFitFun Fall 2020 Unboxing

FALL IS THE BEST SEASON EVER! Okay, I’m done now. But seriously, you all know, at this point, anything fall-related/themed makes my cooler weather loving heart really happy. So, I was really excited to get my favorite subscription box to see all the fall stuff. And then, I opened the box….. And, for the first …

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