Well just like we all knew, the episode started with the girls chatting about Bekah's age while she swims int he pool.

Today it's bitter cold, so cold, schools are on a delay! But to brighten your day, I'm sharing with you my favorite bloggers. This changes daily since I subscribe to so many amazing bloggers, but these are the ones I'm super pumped on. They're the ones I look for on Insta and in my inbox for new posts.

They are all bad-ass woman, kicking ass in the blog world. They're all smart, passionate, stunning, funny and I think you will love them all.

Lauren Kay Sims // Lauren is a Boulder blogger, dog mama, wife and super athlete. She just ran her first marathon! I love her sense of style and her hair. She's absolutely darling and her insta stories are the best. Her instagram is HERE!

Something Navy // Arielle is my favorite blogger. She's from NYC, has the cutest babe Ruby and is expecting her second. Her life is more than fabulous and she is so good at documenting all of it. Plus, she has an amazing line at Nordstrom. Her instagram is HERE! 

Positively Posie // Whitney is my real life BFF and blogs all things motherhood, lifestyle, fashion and fitness. She's a military wife living in San Diego with her adorable babe Blakely. She shares the best beauty, fashion, kids clothes and recipes. Her instagram is HERE! 

One Small Blonde // Brooke blogs about the best fashion, lifestyle and great food. She seriously has the best style and my favorite part? She's super relatable. Her Instagram makes me want to be her best friend. Her instagram is HERE! 

Lifestyles by Lauren // Lauren blogs about everything. Food, beauty, great clothes. Her blog is adorable and I love all the content she posts. She lives in NYC, so obviously I'm living vicariously through her.  Her instagram is HERE! 

My Kind of Sweet // Suzanne is a mama to the two cutest little babes and is so fashionable while doing it! The thing I love most about her blog is she is super relatable and her clothes are everyday.  Plus, her Insta stories are the best. She's always sharing stories about her family and her kids.  Her instagram is HERE! 

Life as a Larsen // Chandler is another amazing mom blogger who shares her marriage tips, family, and lifestyle tips. She's super honest, funny and has the cutest babe. Her instagram is HERE! 

Chasing Whimsy // Mackenna is my Colorado blogger babe. Besides being absolutely stunning, she showcases the cutest clothes in the best places around Denver and Colorado. Plus, her positive attitude will make you feel better any day. Her instagram is HERE! 

Dani Austin // She's newly-engaged, a huge Texas influencer and so cute and quirky. She's not afraid to show her nerdy side (she does retainer talks on insta stories) but she's an incredible blogger and encourager. She is full of faith and feels like a great friend even though we've never met. Plus, she has fabulous clothes. Her instagram is HERE! 

The Darling Detail // Jessi is a stunner with the best fashion. But, she's super honest about her faith, her struggles, her life as a 20-something-year old girl. Her instagram is HERE! 

Happy Monday! Who's watching The Bachelor tonight? I know, I am! Bekah's age is finalllly revealed!

This week was absolutely all over the place, so now, just some thoughts. 20 thoughts during the bachelor. What are you bachelor thoughts, leave them in the comments. Let's chat.

ONE // This is the season of belling shirts, abs and Lululemon.

TWO // Who comes up with these stupid date ideas? GLOB? Girl wrestling? Are we joking?

THREE // Thee wrestling girls are mean and I honestly don't blame for the girls being upset.



FOUR // Seriously- Kenny from Rachel's season? This is when it's too much.

FIVE // Bibiana, have you learned anything in 22 seasons of this offing show. The girl who tattles goes home. Every. damn. time.

SIX // Krystal is too much. Steals Arie first. Interrupts the girls to chat her time. Her voice. I can't. She is obviously a little delisional and doesn't quite realize there are other girls in the house.

SEVEN // "We know we want to end up together and this is just a process we have to go through." Are you joking Krystal?

EIGHT // Whenever Arie is talking to a girl, I feel like he is half listening half waiting to kiss.

NINE // Lauren S. is never going to make it. She's too ditzy and laughs too much. I do appreciate that she's 31.

TEN // The only words in Lauren S' vocal - "so cute, so handsome, amazing, so amazing, so awesome."

ELEVEN // ARIE IS EATING THE FOOD. ATTENTION. No-one eats the food. THIS IS A RULE.  He must be SO bored. She's going home.

TWELVE // Another traumatic experience from Annaliese - first bumper cars, now dogs. Whats next gf.

THIRTEEN // Legit bachelor question, if they come together on a private jet, how does the loser go home?

FOURTEEN // All I can say about the dog show is that Lola was going nuts the entire time they were barking and growling. In the words of my friend Kate, "longest 20 minutes of an episode, ever."


FIFTEEN // Not gonna lie, I totally spaced that ENTIRE girl-dog group date. Whew, that was dull. Beside Annaliese trying to get a kiss, saw that girlfriend.

SIXTEEN // If you were the Bachelor/ette, what would your drink of choice be? Mine would be champs.

SEVENTEEN // ARIE STOLE BIBIANA'S SETUP FOR LAUREN B. I'M DYING.

EIGHTEEN // Do you think as a contestant you get a say as to what goes in the fridge? Like, hey'd Id LOVE some Nada Moo Salted Carmel Ice Cream and So Delicious coconut milk vanilla creamer.

NINETEEN // Poor Annaliese asking for a kiss. Oh no.


TWENTY // Is it just me or are the previews more exciting than the episode?
BYE GIRL BYE:
Lauren S, Annaliese, Bibiana



Stay tuned - Monday, my 10 favorite blogs you MUST read.

Happy Monday friends! How was your weekend? Ours was so fun! After the flu ravaged our house last weekend, we needed to get out. Happy hour, dinner with our friends, home improvement projects and binge watching Homeland. It was great.

I'm so pumped to share with you all the details of the Fab Fit Fun box! I've heard so much about it and when I finally got it, I was not disappointed.

The coolest part about this box is you can personalize everything. When you sign up, you take a 10 minute survey on everything. Hair, beauty, clothes, food, home decor. Your box is totally personalized to you. The box ships four times a year, spring, summer, fall and winter! And the items in the box are not only personalized to you, but to the season.

The best part now, you can get 10% off your first box! Click here and enter promo code TENOFF.

Let's chat Fab Fit Fun.

So we've met the ladies, picked the villains, found our favorites and judged Arie. The second episode is always where things get a little nuts. We're still learning the girls names, we have our first one-on-one and the "falling in love" toasts are in full swing.

Part of me wishes this post was blogged in real life because making this a drinking game would be amazing. Drink whenever they say "falling in love" "date card" "Arie" "talk about his eyes" "jealous" "pillow lips"



First One-On-One: Becca K. Don't you wonder how Arie picks the first one-on-one? I honestly don't remember much of her from the first episode so I'm curious as to how he picked her. Sidenote: the road their driving down is the road I used to live on in college and it makes me soooo jealous (drink!). I just want to be there. RACHEL ZOE - WHAT. I want her to dress me! And Christian Louboutins? Okay, well this would be a great date to be on. No way she gets to keep the Neil lane diamonds. This is the ultimate bachelor swag bag.

Is it just me or is the silver dress not the dress I would have picked for the date? She got the rose.

Second One-on-One: Krystal. Krystals voice irritates the **** out of me. They're going to Scottsdale. I instantly get jealous when people go to scottsdale because I'm so protective of it! Kryal goes all he way to Scottsdale and he takes her to his highschool? And then baby pictures? I'm bored. Wouldn't it be so awesome to never have to carry a purse? Lauren B met Ben's family early on the Bachelor and she won - just saying. Arie's mom is a babe! Literally watching Krystal talk drives me crazzyyy. I think she's gonna go far, but I'm over her. PS this is the song they danced too - he has a beautiful voice. The highlight of this super boring date.


Group Date: Maquel, Marikh, Tia, Valerie, Annaliese, Lauren G, Kendall, Bekah, Jenny, Janna, Caroline, Brittany, Bibiana, Chelsea. Bekah is literally wearing no clothes. This part should be like a lululemon ad or something. Everyones just in sports bras and leggings/shorts. I'm sticking to my thoughts that Tia is still one of my favorites.


Cue the tears Annaliese. She literally hummed the circus song, talked about being a kid in bumper cars and wont stop crying. She literally was the most scared but she was also the most badass. I think this would be so fun! I want to do this - anyone know where we can?

I take back my earlier thoughts, Chelsea is the worst. And, I officially hate watching Arie kiss.

Not that it's funny, but I love guessing which girls are going to unravel the quickest. I didn't expect Bibiana to be that girl, but she is quickly losing it. She's already almost crying. She's fighting with the other girls. She has a horrible attitude. And she yells at the producers, like "hey girl you signed up for this shit."

Okay, I get it, age is just a number, but Bekah is 22 and Arie is 36. 14 years. 14 years. 22. 36.

Seinne gets the rose! Hooray! I love her.

The Rose Ceremony. Did Bekah really just say she always needs a fur on her? Cue the eye roll. Lauren B is so cute. I really like her. Oh my gosh, Krystal interrupting Bibiana. Shits about to go down. Bibi just gave it to Krystal. Whew. You can watch it here. You gotta love that they put Krystal and Bibiana next to each other.



Spoiler Alert: The girls who go home are --  Jenny, Valerie, Lauren



Wow Jenny, not even saying goodbye. Further proof she is only 25. "I'm not sad about you, I'm sad about the girls."

Next week looks extra good. So many tears, so many fights.

Happy Friday friends! Monday - all the details on FabFitFun! It's a post you don't want to miss!

Is it just me or is January the worst. Its the longest, coldest and most boring month of the year to me. It's full of diets and resolutions, Christmas is over, the decor down and now it's just cold and all the leaves are off the trees. There are no more holidays until like Easter and that's only a day. If this was a Christmas post, I'd end that with a bah humbug!

We currently have nothing on the schedule (except a quick trip to AZ! whoo!) and while I'm excited we are free, I need some fun stuff to look forward too! Send ideas!

This doesn't seem like much, but let's make a happy list. Simple, tiny, easy things to do daily to make your day a little brighter. I'm talking to myself here.

January doesn't have to be all cold weather and resolutions. Let's get happy.


Happy Thursday friends! We're almost to the weekend! I am so pumped for this weekend. Last weekend, the flu and extreme colds kept us down. I cannot wait to get out of the house and enjoy the weekend! We're so close!

Stay tuned, tomorrow -- all things bachelor, including a girl who cried about bumper cars. Cue the eye roll.

We're officially one week in to the new year! So far, 2018 has been the year of the colds. Adam and I spent new years in Breckenridge with his family and everyone got sick. Between colds, flus and altitude sickness, we were all ready to burn the house down when we left.

Adam and I took those colds back to Denver and Adam's unfortunately turned into the flu. At this point, everything has been disinfected, the cleaning ladies came yesterday, the sheets have been washed and things are shaping up.

Over the last few months, between Insta and this blog, I've been asked some of the same questions multiple times! I figured instead of answering them one-by-one, I'd just do one fun blog post. If you have more questions, make sure to leave them in the comments!


Let's get to know each other!

1 // WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE RECIPE?
I get this one all the time. "I'm starting paleo, send me your favorite recipe." "My mom is coming in town, send me a great recipe." "What do you love cooking for Adam?" Adam is sweet and says he loves all my recipes bu these three are his favorite:

Paleo Mushroom Ravioli
Paleo Lasagna
Paleo Banana Bread

If you're looking for more awesome recipes, check the paleo tab. There are tons of delicious (and easy) recipes!


Lastly, great for a group? Beef Enchiladas. Make them with chicken. Add more cheese. Make three pans. Do wha you gotta do.

2 // ARE YOUR NAILS REAL?
This is a trick question. The easy answer? Yes. I get my nails done with hard gel. Think of shellac, but harder, I only have to get them done every four weeks instead of 2. The polish doesn't chip and I'm obsessed. My nail girl is incredible. The steps: file off the previous color and top layer of gel. Fresh layer of gel. Light. Polish. Light. Gel. Light. It takes a little longer than a regular manicure, but it also lasts 4 times as long. If you're in Denver, you can contact my nail girl Nicole by Insta or Facebook!




3 // HOW DO YOU CURL YOUR HAIR?
Let me start by saying, my big sis in college taught me how to curl my hair every day for over 2 weeks and I still had a hard time. If you've never curled hair before, it's a challenge. But you can do it! To start I use a Hot Tools Ceramic Curling Iron, size 1 1/2. I separate my hair into two parts, top and bottom. The tip - keep the curling iron straight up and down. Take a small piece of hair. I don't use big chunks, but thats preference. My hair curls better in smaller chunks. Curl the hair, leaving 1 inch out at the bottom, hold for 5-10 seconds, let go. Remember, keep the curling iron up and down, don't turn it sideways. When done, run fingers through hair to combine curls. I don't spray, but if you know your hair needs it, a light mist should do the trick!


4 // WHAT IS YOUR NEW JOB?
As many of you know, I used to be a practicing attorney. I graduated law school in 2013 and have been doing some version of practicing law since then. Late last year, I was offered a position to work for a startup. I was approached with the question, "Do you want to keep practicing law or do you want to try something new?" I had been struggling with whether or not I waned to keep practicing but I'm a creature of habit and switching jobs was terrifying to me. Adam and I sat down and really talked it out. We talked about our future goals, both personally, financially and with out family. We talked about how this would change my life for the good and bad. And at the end of the day, his whole goal, he wants me to be happy and do what I want. After we found out we lost the baby, life kind of changed for me. Priorities shifted and my ego that was telling me I had to stay a lawyer quickly dissipated. I knew I wanted a change. This new position allows me to work from home, have a little bit more flexibility and overall is a great change. I am the Director of Content and Sales for the startup. I'll let you guys in on more details once we launch, which is soon!

5 // HOW DO YOU MANAGE TWO DOGS?
Patience, a love for dogs, wine, a kennel and a partner to help you with the animals. I've had Henry since I graduated college. I am very used to life with a small dog who listens to pretty much everything I say. He's tiny, can travel with us and is so dang good. Enter Lola. My 30 pound wonder. She's so hyper, loves to exercise, is super emotional and is the sweetest dog.


My tips: 1) Introduce the dogs in a neutral place. 2) Have a partner who loves dogs and will help with the training, walking, feeding and loving on. 3) Have a strong kennel or gate to close them off so you can separate them when necessary (and separate them from you). 4) Stick to your training. Its very easy to let them sleep on the bed or get on the couch, but if you don't want that to happen, you gotta start early, even when they are cute little pups. 5) Reward 6) If you have big pups, exercise them. Built up energy is when they start acting out. 7) Love on them hard. Dogs are the greatest gift ever.

Happy Tuesday friends!! Get excited, Friday's bachelor blog is gonna be amazing. Did you guys watch last nights episode? Crazy town. And, we're just getting started.

Ps. If you have more questions, leave them in the comments! 

Welcome to 2018! I cannot believe this year is already here. Not gonna lie, I was so ready for 2017 to be over. Don't get me wrong, it was a great year, but it was also a really hard year. And there is something about a new year that creates a sense of a renewed spirit.

I am so ready to get back to my routine, start fresh, start clean. I know, I know, I don't need a new year to have a fresh start but there is something symbolic about the first of the year.

Last year was the first year I gave up resolutions and picked intentions. Last year my intention, my phrase was, "If its not a hell yes, it's a no." I looked at what I want less of and what I wanted more of. It was a decision to chose the things I want and need versus the things I was blah about.

This year, I'm setting goals. I'm creating new intentions.  Call this my vision board for 2018. It's time to set intentions and watch them come true.

The hardest part for me about setting intentions is watching them not come true. Part of my intentions is learning to live those intentions through God's plan. These are my intentions. But I'm walking in to 2018 knowing that Gods plans and intentions are way bigger and better than my own.

Today, my family and I lost a very important man. He's been a mentor, friend and now guardian angel to my family for over 50 years.

During his life, he made it his goal to live by 5 lessons; Be Honest, Work Hard, Have Fun, Be Grateful, Pay it Forward. I learned a lot from him during my life. And today, I'm writing out my 8 life lessons. 8 in 2018.


Accept each season of life as it comes all while knowing the season will change. 
This has been my hardest thing for me to do. It's so easy for me to get bogged down in the middle of a Thursday and forget to look up and see the weekend is only 2 days away. Or get bogged down in a hard month and accept that this too will pass. This year I really want to focus on accepting each season and choosing to learn what I can from that season knowing that it will pass eventually.

Make babies, raise babies, love babies.
This has been a personal goal for a while and here's to watching it come true this year.  This also applies to all the other amazing babies in my life. Nieces, nephews, friends babies. I have a feeling 2018 is going to be the year of the baby.

Someone else's success is not your failure.
This has been on my heart a lot lately. It is so incredibly easy to get bogged down in the success of others and compare it to yours. I work on this daily. Here's to supporting other girls, other guys, other bloggers and instagrammers.

Start each day with a grateful heart. 
Oh gosh, its so easy to wake up with a why me attitude. Why do I have to get up so early? Why do I have to make the bed? Instead, I'm choosing to wake up thinking, I get to go to work. I'm lucky to have a bed to make or dinner to cook for my family. Seeing the positive in the minute tasks is powerful.

Work harder. 
This was something my dad used to say (and still says) to me all the time. He used to tell me, "You may not be the valedictorian of your class, but you can always be the one who works harder." At the end of 2017, I started a new job with so many new challenged and this year I'm pushing myself to always work harder. Work harder than I did yesterday, work harder than my co-worker, work harder than myself.

It's never too late to start again. 
This goes to everything. Did you have a crappy day? Start again tomorrow. Did you have a bad hour? Start again next hour? Was the blog post bad? Write a better one tomorrow. Jump in, start again, stop waiting for something or someone to create your future, your goals, your life. Keep moving forward.

Be intentional. 
This whole post is about creating intentions and sticking to them, but what about being intentional. I desire to be intentional with my relationships, my friends, my jobs. I crave relationship. I crave closeness to people. I desire intentional time. I desire intentional moments.

Chose kindness. 
Being kind is so much easier than being mean. Spread kindness, show kindness, speak kindness. It's incredible what one small token of kindness can do for someone. Life is hard enough, don't be mean.

Happy 2018 friends! Let's make this year the best year.