Here are 20 facts about me: In 2006 I participated in a study abroad program in Kenya, Africa. My favourite flavor of ice cream is chocolate chip mint. I have 4 tattoos. I currently have my nose and bellybutton pierced but I also had my tongue pierced for 12 years. My birthday is on Cinco de Mayo. My mother had a long, difficult labor with me and I had to…
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Blogging Challenge Day 1: Your Blog’s Name
Those of you who have been following me for awhile will know that Live, Love, Simple wasn’t always the name of my blog. My blog used to be called Evolution You. When I started blogging publicly back in July of 2009, my goal was to be a self-improvement blogger. I wrote about what I called, “My Journey from Darkness to Light” — the story of how I overcame depression &…
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30-Day Blogging Challenge
This month I’ve decided to launch a 30-Day Blogging Challenge. It will be a great way for us to get to know each other better! If you would like to participate, just include the image above in your post. Leave a link to your post each day in the comments so that I (along with other readers) can check out your posts, too. You can join in at anytime! Enjoy!
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Day 30: Your Hopes for Your Blog
I started this blog in the summer of 2009 as something to do when I was bored at work. It quickly evolved into a journey, my story, and a little community grew around it. Over the years, the concept has changed. It went from “self-help,” to motivational, to lifestyle, to a mommy blog. I hate to put a label on it though. It is simply an extension of me. It…
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Day 17: Your Favourite Blogs
I have so many favourite blogs that sometimes it’s hard to keep up with my feed reader. I’ve made so many new friends recently, that the list could get unwieldy. So rather, I will focus on the blogs that have been my favourites for years — the tried & true. Bleubird: James is a homeschooling mama of 4 beautiful children. She has the most gorgeous aesthetic. All of her posts…
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SPRING FITNESS CHALLENGE: The Results
First & foremost, I apologize that this post is 7 days late and that I bombed out on Weeks 7 & 8. You won’t find any excuses here. I take full responsibility for the fact that I messed up. I let myself down & more importantly, I let my fellow challenge participants down. Ugh, this sounds like one of those ridiculous affair apologies from the likes of Tiger Woods/Arnold Schwarzenegger/Anthony…
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SPRING FITNESS CHALLENGE: Week 2 Wrap-Up
Week 2 Challenge Theme: DETERMINATION. Morning Power Walk Today, I woke up earlier than usual at 6:00 a.m. It felt heavenly to wake just as the sun was rising. I got up early because today was the day that I started power-walking! I’ve been wanting to start since the beginning of the challenge, but bad weather & useless excuses kept getting in the way. But this morning, everything was perfect.…
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5 Ways to Incorporate More Gratitude into Every Day
It can be so easy to get caught up in the next task or what is going wrong throughout the day that we forget to stop and appreciate what we have. This posture of thankfulness is called gratitude. Research has shown a powerful correlation between gratitude and happiness, as well as many other positive effects on mental and physical health. Let’s take a look at the impact of gratitude and…
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Divorce: A Mother’s Perspective
A long, long time ago when this blog was still in its infancy, I had a column called, “Ask Dena.” I invited my readers to share their pressing life questions with me & I answered them with gentle guidance & love. One time, a reader asked me if she should stay with her husband for her children’s sake, despite the fact that she was miserable in her marriage. I responded…