Six Important Tips to Balance Your Side Hustle With A Full-Time Job

Six Important Tips to Balance Your Side Hustle With A Full-Time Job

Are you currently juggling your 8-5 with your 5-9? If so, here's five tips to keep in mind. 

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12 Important Money-Saving Car Buying Tips and Tricks

12 Important Money-Saving Car Buying Tips and Tricks

Before heading to the dealership, I did tons of research on how to negotiate, obtaining financing, and tips and tricks on how to snag a deal. I've made rookie mistakes when buying cars in the past and I refused to do the same thing this time around. Here are some great  tips and tricks that helped me snag a deal on my car. These tips can be applied whether you decide to buy new or used. 

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My Recent Car Accident + Hutchison & Stoy PLLC

My Recent Car Accident + Hutchison & Stoy PLLC

Have you ever sought assistance from an attorney? Trust me, I know this is a question that you probably don't get asked every day but it's still important. Some of you may remember that last month was an extremely difficult time for me. 

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What's Up With Shasha: May 2017

What's Up With Shasha: May 2017

I'm fully aware that I've been absent and inconsistent on my blog and social media. Don't worry, I'm OK, and yes this break was planned. Well sorta kinda. 

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What You Need to Know About Building Your First Home: Part Two

What You Need to Know About Building Your First Home: Part Two

Is it just me or do you feel like time has been flying? It was only a few months ago when I announced that my husband and I are building our first home. 

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How to Pull Yourself Out of a Blogging Funk

How to Pull Yourself Out of a Blogging Funk

The blogging struggle is real. Although I wrote a previous post about avoiding blog burn out, I'm not exempt from experiencing it. Over the past eight days many of you have noticed that I've been absent. I've been MIA from comment pods, haven't posted any photos on Instagram, and my blog has been very quiet. Some of you have even sent me texts about my whereabouts.

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Because Women Love Brunch: The Brunch Series & Community You Should Join

Because Women Love Brunch: The Brunch Series & Community You Should Join

Positivity. Connection. Sisterhood. Collaboration. All of these words exude the purpose of the Because Women Love Brunch created by Amanda Bell. As a creative and business owner its so important to understand the importance of networking, relationship building and community. 

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What You Need to Know Before Building Your First Home: Part 1

What You Need to Know Before Building Your First Home: Part 1

During my last Whats Up With Shasha post, I mentioned how my husband and I are in the process of building our first home. Yay! We visit our lot every Sunday afternoon to keep track of the progress. It's exciting to see even the smallest change, as it makes us feel one step closer to home ownership. I never thought that we'd build a home, and I definitely didn't think we'd build one in Texas. Sometimes, I kick myself because we didn't make the decision sooner. Have you ever thought about building or buying a home? I always thought that home ownership was a far fetched goal for us.

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Cooking with the Home Chef Meal Delivery Kit

Cooking with the Home Chef Meal Delivery Kit

Last month you might remember my review of the Blue Apron meal delivery kit. Since I'm always interested in comparing products I wanted to give Home Chef a try. Home Chef is very similar to Blue Apron in that you receive weekly recipes and ingredients delivered straight to your doorstep. Get the scoop on my Home Chef experience below.

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How to Avoid a Blog Burn Out + 6 Free Hours of Virtual Assistant Services!

How to Avoid a Blog Burn Out + 6 Free Hours of Virtual Assistant Services!

2017 is finally here! I know you're probably excited to hit the ground running with a plethora of new blog posts and awesome content. But what happens if you go full steam ahead with your blog, only to find yourself exhausted?

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An Honest Review of the Blue Apron Meal Delivery Kit

An Honest Review of the Blue Apron Meal Delivery Kit

Now that cooler temperatures have arrived, I've tried to smarten up when it comes to my meal planning. Since my husband and I are currently saving money for a house, we've cut back on eating out and are more conscious about our spending. I recently saw a commercial for Blue Apron and was intrigued by the concept. 

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What's Up With Shasha: 2016 Year End Review

What's Up With Shasha: 2016 Year End Review

his quote perfectly captures my thoughts about 2016. My 2016 was filled with uncertainty. At the beginning of the year, I went full throttle on building my blog. You may hear people thoughtlessly say that blogging is easy, but there's nothing easy about it. I've had moments where I doubted if I'm built for this. I've made mistakes along the way, but have also learned many important lessons. 

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These Awesome HP Products Need to Be On Your Must-Have List

These Awesome HP Products Need to Be On Your Must-Have List

Are you guilty of having hundreds of pictures stored in your phone, but you never print them out? I am! I've gone on incredible vacations, and captured great moments, but a vast majority of my photos stay trapped in my phone's gallery. I recently joined the HP Millennials Panel which allows me to try many of their new and innovative products one of them is the HP Sprocket. 

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10 Important Things I've Learned During My First Year of Blogging

10 Important Things I've Learned During My First Year of Blogging

I cannot believe that today marks my 1-year blogiversary! Over the past year, I've had many ups and downs associated with my blog. However, the successes have outweighed all challenges. Here are a few helpful lessons, that I've learned.

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Behind the Scenes of Blogging

Behind the Scenes of Blogging

The subject of this blog post is one that's near and dear to my heart. It's been almost a year since I embarked on my blogging journey and it has not been easy. Now, some might question the authenticity of that statement. Many people that I've encountered easily see the beauty in my struggle, however they don't understand the ugliness of my success. 

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