10 Beauty “Truths” You Should Probably Ignore | easy everyday makeup + beauty

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Beauty guru culture has revolutionized how we wear makeup. That’s a good and bad thing.

Don’t get me wrong, the surplus of makeup tutorials out there on the internet have taught me so much of what I know about makeup. But I have also picked up some bad habits and methodologies along the way.

Of course, I’m not blaming the beauty community. These beliefs manifested from my own shortcomings, and I want to make a conscious effort to abolish them. These are things that have changed the way I go about my beauty routines, and make me behave in ways that don’t really suit my personal style. I feel like it is time to address these things because many of these habits totally go against the ideology of The Millennial Maven!

Maybe you have unwittingly fallen into some of these habits or beliefs too. If so, let’s change that!

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10 Toxic Habits That Are Over-Complicating Your Life || How To Live Your Best Life

10 Toxic Habits That Are Over-Complicating Your Life || How To Live Your Best Life || The Millennial Maven #toxichabits #selfcare #healthyhabits #healthylifestyle #productivity

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I am the queen of bad habits. This is how to live your best life by ditching those toxic habits.

If you’ve ever searched for a downside to that routine life, this is it. I thrive on routines. Most of the time routines are great for making sure everything gets done in an orderly fashion, just how I like it. Unfortunately, sometimes we get so comfortable in our routines that we don’t notice they aren’t actually serving us anymore. Or maybe they never did in the first place.

These toxic habits were all born out of routines with the best of intentions. All I wanted was to get more done in a day, to do more in life, and to be a more “productive” person, whatever that even means anymore. This is what happens when you allow your quest for business perfection to go too far off the deep end. It took me a while, but I eventually realized that these 10 toxic habits weren’t doing me any favors, and I promised myself I’d make a change.

Do you recognize any of these behaviors in your life?

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How To Plan A Vacation | a step-by-step guide to trip planning from start to finish

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how to plan a vacation

how to plan a vacation

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Trip planning is… a lot.

When I was a kid and my parents did all the trip planning, I thought planning a vacation contained two important steps. Step 1: Book Flight. And Step 2: Pack Suitcase. Ahh, the naivety.

Since then, I have planned enough trips, (and gotten enough things wrong,) to know that planning the perfect vacation is a system. With so many things to think about, (and being a planner at heart,) I take comfort in having a tried-and-true formula that guides me through the planning process. With this system, I can enjoy the trip itself and the planning process knowing that I left no stone unturned and no chargers unpacked.

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