When Maxie first told me she wanted to start a blog, I turned into a giant cheerleader. If anyone should be blogging, it’s Maxie. (I love love love her advice!) Sometimes it’s hard to get into the rhythm of blogging and even more so, sticking with it. So proud of Maxie for hitting the one year…
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My Favorite Blog Reads
After Tuesday’s post, a few people wrote in the Carly the Prepster Facebook group how they found my blog and why it resonated with them. I loved reading what people wrote; it brought me so much happiness… To pay it I thought I’d share some of my own favorite blogs to read. The first thing…
Why I Blog (plus blogging tips!)
One of the questions I get asked most frequently is, “Why do you blog?” I think it’s one of those questions where the answer could be at least the length of a book… if not more. There are so many aspects of blogging that I absolutely enjoy. (I’m not sure how I could spend the time…
SIMPLE TIPS FOR TAKING BETTER BABY PHOTOS
I was forced to learn how to shoot better photographs at the beginning of the pandemic when my photographer couldn’t come out from the city. It ended up being a “fun” project and looking back, I’m glad I was forced to figure it out because I’m not sure I would have been able to do…
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Q&A: TIPS FOR FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS, MATERNITY LEAVE, and HOW I COME UP WITH BLOG CONTENT
I did a Q&A on my Instagram last week, but couldn’t get to every question. I pulled a few more to answer in a blog post. Q&A: TIPS FOR FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS, MATERNITY LEAVE, and HOW I COME UP WITH BLOG CONTENT How will maternity leave work for you? This is a great question… I’m…
My Tips for How to Manage Finances
This is not going to be an entirely comprehensive post of money management tips. Of course, with just about anything, there is always more to learn and know. I did want to share my thoughts on personal finances though after writing the post about loving my car. I also have to put the disclaimer out…
Beauty Tips for ALLERGY FACE®
I am partnering with ZYRTEC® this spring and our first activation was a panel with beauty tips for combatting ALLERGY FACE®. When I first learned that ZYRTEC® coined the term “ALLERGY FACE®,” I couldn’t stop nodding. Watery eyes? Unfortunately. Puffiness? Ugh, yes! Redness? Call me Rudolph. While ZYRTEC® helps relieve pesky allergy symptoms like sneezing…
How to Make Product Collages for Your Blog
I shared some of my tips for editing Instagrams last week and I mentioned that I was going to share more tips and tricks that I’ve learned over the years for blogging. While I think it’s always helpful to hear advice for blogging and “how to be successful,” I do think that there’s some tangible skills…
Things I’ve Learned About Myself
I’ve mentioned on here before that I’ve been working to rewrite the stories I have written about myself in my head. I’m a firm believer that (generally speaking) what you think/believe becomes your reality. Obviously, there are exceptions to that, but if you think you’re going to have a bad day, it’s going to be a…