For all you by-the-book bloggers out there, I’m about to say something crazy. It shouldn’t seem that radical really, but it does go against everything I’ve been taught about blogging.…
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My First Book Discussion and Signing
February 17, 2017Last Thursday night, I held my first public book signing at Joseph Beth Booksellers in Lexington, KY. I honestly didn’t have a chance to get nervous because I had a…
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Make Blackout Poetry
January 27, 2017Guest post brought to you by the Editor of Lessons We Paid For, Shelby Smith My participation in the Instagram trend of Blackout Poetry began as a fun experiment. The…
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Not in Our Halls: On Campus Sexual Assault and Other Violence
January 24, 2017Rain drop, drop top. When will this stop? Per usual, I’ve got a lot of thoughts on recent events – particularly those that are political in nature. I put off…
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Really Embracing a New Year
January 2, 2017Every year is your year if you’re living. How can you go from surviving to thriving in 2017? I think we’ve heard it all this year – including that 2016…
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Everything I Learned about Self-Publishing a Book
December 13, 2016So, You Want to Write a Book? In the fall semester of my senior year of college, I decided to write a book. As if I wasn’t busy enough finishing…
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Why I’m in Love with LulaRoe and You Should Be Too
December 11, 2016I first encountered LulaRoe when I complimented my coworker’s brightly colored swing dress and asked where she purchased it. When I learned that it was through a direct sales company,…
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Your Questions About Workplace Holidays, Answered
December 1, 2016I’ve teamed up with Katie + Skylar of Pare and Flourish to bring you a post about professionalism during the holidays! Holidays are possibly the best time of the year—maybe…
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Showing Small Business Some Love
November 25, 2016For a very long time, I found it difficult to call myself a small business owner. Although I’ve been running my blog for over three years, I didn’t begin taking…
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Please Clap: Evolving Authentically
November 23, 2016In June of 2013, not all too long ago, I composed the following blog post titled “My Kind Of Southern: Identifying a Southern Belle.” It was actually markedly successful on…