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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.

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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.

Posing in front of the Arc de Triomphe at Paris Casino in Las Vegas.
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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.

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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..., Blog + Dog, Lifestyle

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.