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Monthly Favorites | July 2019

Hello friends!

I’m back to share some of the non-beauty things that I loved during July!  All of my favorites were tech-related; I had a love affair with some podcasts and found amazing videos that are totally worth watching.

Life Update:

This month has been the most wild in terms of changes in my life, so it’s the big reason why I don’t have a good variety of favorites!

I got a new vehicle, I switched departments at my job, I started riding horses more frequently, and I moved – wow, what a list!  I did share a small update about my move in a previous blog post, and that’s why I ended up skipping some blog posts for the last week of July.

Podcasts:

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Moving & A Small Life Update!

Hello friends!

As I frequently do, I seriously underestimated the amount of stress that would come with moving into my new house and did not properly prepare myself.  Basically, that means that I haven’t been able to work on the blog nearly as much as I want to lately and I’m seeing some things slip; namely my ability to properly formulate thoughts on new products and get some fab Instagram shots.

I just wanted to let you all know that I’ll be taking a tiny break for the rest of July to give myself some time to adjust to my new house, settle into things, and just breathe!  I’m still very much in love with everything I’m doing and I’m actually really sad to have to put a pause on the blog, but it’s what’s best for me and my mental health!

I’ll be back again in August, and I could not be more excited to come back feeling recharged and ready to share my thoughts on beauty again!  In the mean time, feel free to let me know anything you want to see my thoughts on; I’m happy to take suggestions.

I’ll still be around on social media, so reach out there if you want to get in touch!

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2019 Goals: Spring Progress

Hello friends!

Can you believe we’re already halfway through 2019?!  It’s completely mindboggling to me; plus, I’m thinking I really need to get my butt in gear if I want to complete all my goals for the year!

2019 Goals: Spring Progress - A Midwest Belle

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30 Days of Decluttering | April 2019

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In January I did a decluttering challenge for myself where I wanted to get rid of 31 items; one for each day.  I ended up getting rid of so much more than that, but I can’t help but feel a little overwhelmed by how much stuff I still have.  I’ve also been bringing in quite a few new items lately, so I decided to do another daily declutter for this month!

The thing about this declutter is that it’s much harder than January.  I don’t have many items in mind that need to go, so I’m going to take a deeper look into my collection of stuff to see what I really feel like I don’t need.

30 Days of Decluttering | April 2019 - A Midwest Belle

Day 1: Sephora Favorites Give Me Some Nude Lip Kit Packaging

Day 2: Green Grid Washi Tape

Day 3: A pair of socks

Day 4: Revlon Ultra HD Matte Lip Color “Devotion”

Day 5: Revlon Ultra HD Matte Lip Color “Obsession”

30 Days of Decluttering | April 2019 - A Midwest Belle

Day 6: 16 Stationery Empties (9 sticker sheets, 2 rolls of washi tape, 2 glue dot adhesives, 2 sticky note packs, 1 pen)

Day 7: Memory Box Clearout (42 items)

Day 8: NARS Rikugien

Day 9: NYX Satin Ribbon

Day 10: 6 Makeup Bags

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My Current Weekend Morning Routine | Winter 2019

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Since starting my Monday through Friday job, I’ve learned to cherish my weekends, especially because I’ve always worked them since I was old enough to have a job.  Now that I have two days off in a row with no obligations but whatever I want, I like to put together a simple routine to help start my day in a way that makes me happy!

My Current Morning Routine _ Winter 2019

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