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Simply Cha-Ching: I Joined the Amazon Associates Program, Y’all!
Hey hey, friends and fabulous internet fam! Guess who just leveled up her online hustle? That’s right—ya girl is officially an Amazon Associate! Now before you go thinking I’m out here slinging random products like a shady flea market vendor (“Get your banana slicer and bedazzled toilet seat cover—BOGO!”), let me reassure you: this is […]
Simply Sina: Domestic Delusion Diaries (aka Me vs. Housework)
Okay, y’all. Let me just lay it out there before someone else does: Not working is working me over. I’m out here living that “stay-at-home-girl” life, and let me tell you—it’s not giving soft housewife fantasy; it’s giving How did I get marinara sauce on the ceiling again? All I want to do is curl up in my […]
Two Weeks Left in Kentucky: Send Help (and Snacks)
Okay, y’all. Deep breath. We have TWO WEEKS left in Kentucky before we trade bourbon and bluegrass for sunshine and sand. Two. Weeks. That’s 14 days, 336 hours, or approximately 12 Walmart trips (if I pace myself). And I have no clue what I’m supposed to be doing. Do I finish packing? Cry into a basket of […]
Back to Class, Back on the Road, and Learning to Balance It All
The start of a new semester always brings a mix of excitement and chaos, but this time feels especially full. Classes are kicking off again, and with them comes the usual pile of assignments, discussions, and deadlines. I’ve been preparing myself mentally, but honestly, it’s a lot. Especially when you add in everything else happening […]
Mother’s Day: The One Day We Might Get to Pee Alone
Let’s talk about Mother’s Day—the holiday where the bar is set wildly low and yet somehow still manages to trip us. For one magical Sunday each year, moms everywhere wake up hoping for breakfast in bed, a moment of peace, and maybe a thoughtful card. What we usually get is a lukewarm Eggo waffle, a half-spilled cup […]
10 Incredible Benefits of Journaling for Mental Health
Let’s be real. Life is wild. One minute you’re confidently sipping lemon water and manifesting joy, and the next you’re deep in your feelings, Googling “Is Mercury in retrograde or am I just unstable?” Enter: Journaling.Yes, journaling. That thing your therapist, your grandma, and every wellness influencer on TikTok won’t shut up about. And guess what? […]
100 Things I’ve Learned from Living, Loving, and Side-Eyeing People
Life has taught me a lot. Some of it was sweet, some of it was messy, and a lot of it came while pretending to nod politely while secretly thinking, “You really said that out loud?” From awkward brunches to questionable exes, from fake friends to fabulous self-realizations, here are 100 things I’ve learned while living, loving, […]
Florida, Bugs, and the Legend of Omgitswicks: A Cautionary Tale
You know you’ve officially crossed into “real Florida” territory when your husband won’t stop sending you Omgitswicks videos like it’s a full-time job. And honestly? I get it. Because if you want the no-frills, bless-your-heart, hold-my-flip-phone version of what’s actually happening in the Sunshine State, Omgitswicks is your man. This dude? He will snatch up his 2002 flip phone, squint into the sun […]
It’s World Penguin Day, Baby! (Or as Quincy Calls It… JuJu Day)
Sound the icy trumpets and break out the fish-shaped confetti—because it’s World Penguin Day! Or, as my now very opinionated 8-year-old Quincy insists on calling it, JuJu Day. Why JuJu Day, you ask? Well, gather ‘round. When Quincy was a wide-eyed 2-year-old, he straight-up commandeered a penguin plushie from his big sis Carrley (zero regrets), named him JuJu, and declared that […]
A Quiet Escape
Every morning, Lily woke to the soft cooing of her daughter, Emma, from the crib beside her bed. It was always the same—the sun barely peeking through the curtains, the smell of stale air mixed with the faint scent of lavender from the baby lotion she used on Emma. The little girl’s small, chubby hands […]
