I've spent a lifetime figuring out how to look as good as I possibly can while spending as little as possible. Here are some tricks I've learned to being bougie on a budget, but I've learned the bougiest thing I can be is happy.
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A list of things, people, places, whosits, whatsit, and random things I write about on Mondays at 11:11.
11… Fun Facts I Know and Love to Share
Knowledge is power. At the very least, the more I know, the more I know, and I really like knowing things. I'm full of and willing to share fun facts because I'm always looking up things I don't know, and there's a lot I don't know. So my Google search history varies wildly. Anyways, here are eleven fun facts I can think of off the top of my head.
11… Habits I’m Trying to Re-Form This Summer
I spent 2019 and the beginning of 2020 working really hard to form a consistent and healthy lifestyle. Then February 2020 arrived with a pregnant rescue dog and quarantine quickly followed. My life changed almost instantaneously and all those habits I worked hard to maintain disappeared. I replaced my former self with a frenetic couch schlub, pack mom. I had wanted to have a slew of healthy habits in order by my 30th birthday. Oh hey, that arrived, and I don't have any of those good habits anymore. So I'm slowly working on bringing them back and maybe even some good new ones.
11… Ways I Passed the Time in Las Vegas
I spent five lovely days in Las Vegas soaking up as much as I could. I did a whole lot of walking, eating, and people watching. This isn't a travel guide—it's coming—but it is an overview of how I spent a great first vacation since COVID.
11… Ways I’m Forgiving Myself
As a human with anxiety, I'm really good at never ever forgiving myself for anything I do. I'm trying to be kinder to myself, which is really hard. But if I don't, how can I expect other people to be kind to me? Anyways, I'm working on forgiving myself for these eleven things. It's a lot, but it's a start.
11… Ways Tessa Changed My Life in 366 Days
A year ago last Friday, I picked a heavily pregnant dog up off the street. I ended up keeping her and raising her thirteen puppies. I accidentally kept four of those puppies. I had no idea how much my life would change when I brought her home, but I am a better person because of it.