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Creating a More Natural & Cruelty-Free Beauty Cabinet

July 27, 2020

Beauty products are, without question, one of my biggest guilty pleasures. I find it nearly impossible to walk past the aisles of face masks, perfumes, hair products, or make-up, and always have something sitting in my online shopping carts just waiting to find a home in my beauty cabinet! Over the ...

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Posted by Aly Hess
Filed Under: Beauty Tagged: beauty, beauty products, health & wellness, mindful living, vegan

Exfoliating Coffee Body Scrub

March 20, 2017

We sure do accumulate a lot of used coffee grounds in this house. While used grounds can be recycled in several different ways, one I've been meaning to try for quite awhile now is turning them into a body scrub. ...

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Posted by Aly Hess
Filed Under: Beauty, DIY Tagged: beauty, DIY, health & wellness

10 Smoothie Ingredients to Increase Nutrition + Flavor

March 7, 2017

Smoothies have long been a staple in the health and wellness industry. When made with the right ingredients, and the right amount of ingredients, they can be a delicious and nutritious addition to any diet. ...

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Posted by Aly Hess
Filed Under: Drinks, Recipes Tagged: drinks, health & wellness, recipes, vegetarian

My Fitness Story

January 3, 2016

Over the course of the last year, I’ve changed my eating and fitness habits and, as a result, lost almost forty pounds. I’ve been back and forth about sharing my story. It’s a subject that feels weird and a tad uncomfortable to put out there. I still don’t feel 100% confident in discussing it, ...

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Posted by Aly Hess
Filed Under: Beauty, Living Tagged: fitness, health & wellness, real life, tips + tricks

4 Ingredient Super Juice

November 4, 2015

"Superfoods" and "healthy eating rules" always seem to get shot down just as quickly as they gain their popularity. One minute, a group of "experts" tells us that almond milk, kale, or eating paleo are the best things for our health and the next, another group of "experts" is telling us to ditch ...

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Posted by Aly Hess
Filed Under: Drinks, Recipes Tagged: drinks, health & wellness, recipes, vegetarian

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Hi! We’re Aly & Jeremy, a wife and husband based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. We use this space to share about our adventures at home, around the world, and in life.

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Hey, cuties. Have a sweet weekend. 🌸 #bakestag Hey, cuties. Have a sweet weekend. 🌸

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June starting off strong, reminding me how much my June starting off strong, reminding me how much my soul craves a good summer golden hour. ✨
A little bang and a little blonde for summer. 🌞 A little bang and a little blonde for summer. 🌞

Thanks to my girl @alissa.serres for always making my hair dreams come true! ✨

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Almost every nook and cranny of our home is filled Almost every nook and cranny of our home is filled with sentimental pieces. I’m the daughter, granddaughter, and niece that will gladly take items the family may otherwise get rid of or have tucked away in closets for decades, untouched. The kind of traveler that looks for leaves and shells and rocks to keep in my pockets and carry with me, so I can always hold a piece of where I’ve been. Usually, I have no idea where these things may come to live in my own home, but they always manage to find their perfect places in time.

These shelves alone hold a basket full of stones and shells from around the world, framed high school love letters my grandpa wrote to my grandma in the 1940s, an assortment of found and inherited books, some well more than a century old, and sweet portraits of my great grandparents. 

While I strive to avoid clutter, I do love filling every room with as many meaningful pieces as I can. Because while many things are just things, some are so much more. 🤍

#interiordesign #heirlooms #shelfdecor #shelfstyling
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