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Monthly Mixtape: Fireworks and Lemonade (again!)

Monthly Mixtape: Fireworks and Lemonade / Bev Cooks

Happy June! We’re celebrating the very first mixtape I made back in the summer of 2015. Why? Because I said so. (mom sayings are applicable everywhere) I listen to this playlist from time to time because it’s just so much fun. It has summer livin’ and summer moods just oozing from it. It’s upbeat and […]

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Monthly Mixtape: Sweep It Off and Get It Planted

Monthly Mixtape: Sweep it Off and Get it Planted

April! Time to open windows! Time to garden! Time for picnics! I can chill. Things are starting to blossom. The temperatures are spectacular. Patches of lime green are spreading through the yards. Daffodils are the boss right now, and tulips aren’t too far behind. It’s a magical transition. So let’s have a slight get-ya-going mixtape, […]

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Monthly Mixtape: Sweaty Swiftie Armpitty

Monthly Mixtape: Sweaty Swiftie Armpitty

Look, it’s probably Armpity, but that looks odd too so we’re just going with it. Also, this photo would for sure fall into the category of “keepin’ it real.” This is 100% my treadmill running view. Hahahahaha! I normally have a box fan hanging in front of me but it fused out the other day […]

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Monthly Mixtape: Thick Socks and Woolen Blankets

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Hey heeeeeeey, new yeaaaar! Happy 2023. We made it. I’m still waiting on my planner and a set of pretty pens to arrive, but I’ll pull through okay. I’m easing back into a work rhythm after a semi-wild winter break. Between non-stop hosting and the snow and Covid (my dad, not me) and 15 thousand […]

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Friday Flotsam

pretty fabric / bev cooks

FLAAAEEEERRRRRRRTTTTsam. Tell me what makes you HAPPY. And no, we’re going to get all therapyish here. Do you know me at all? I’m just genuinely curious – what makes you the happiest? And I’m not really talking about the broad scope of life – family, friends and health. Not that. Let’s go tiny. Let’s get […]

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Monthly Mixtape: Wispy Winds and Foamy Rims

Monthly Mixtape: Wispy Winds and Foamy Rims

YES I SAW THE TAYLOR SWIFT TOUR DATES! (sorry to scream) I probably won’t sleep until I’ve successfully secured tickets for me and Nat, but that’s neither hither nor thither. (Also, I know my site looks weird. We had mega technical issues over the weekend but we’re slowly getting back to normal. Maybe.) It’s November! […]

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