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Continue reading →: Rappelling With The Troopers
We all have different things in life that cause us fear. For some its fear of drowning, heights or even getting in a car crash. Today’s Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute class challenged some of my fears…and then some. Whew — what a class! Today’s class was held at Camp…
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Continue reading →: Birthday Wishes
Today I have to give a big birthday shout out to my dear friend Ashley Danielson. She was one of the first people I met when I moved to Des Moines, as she was one of my co-workers at Trilix. Ashley has been a rockstar in my life — she…
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Continue reading →: Gettin’ Digital
For those of you that know me well, you know that I love all things digital and all things social media. They are like my middle name. Seriously. So I was pretty excited when Pete Jones, who works at the Des Moines Register, reached out to me about a free…
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Continue reading →: GDMLI Retreat
Today was day one of our first big class events for GDMLI! The retreat was held at White Oak Vineyards in Cambridge, to the northeast of Ankeny. The location was beautiful and we had picture perfect weather! It was a day packed full of activities. The morning was spent dissecting…
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Continue reading →: Sometimes You Need A Lil’ Retail
Today when I got home there was a package in the mail for me, and I knew just what was inside! Recently I have become obsessed with the deals on the site Very Jane (thanks to my dear friend Madison over at Espresso and Cream for sharing the site!). It’s…
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Continue reading →: Born To Be A Hawkeye
Summer is starting to fade away, and the fall weather is quickly moving in! With the beginning of fall comes football, a sport I love to watch. One of my favorite games of the year is the Iowa vs. Iowa State game where I can watch my beloved Hawkeyes play…
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Continue reading →: {A Weekend In The Windy City}
For the long Labor Day weekend I traveled to Chicago for a long overdue reunion with my closest friends from when I lived in the city after college. I had such an awesome weekend packed full of friends, seeing all things Chicago and eating delicious food! I drove to Williamsburg…
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Continue reading →: {Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute}
Last night I felt like I was going to my first day of school. I walked up feeling nervous because I was seeing 49 new faces. It was orientation for Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute! Orientation was held at the Salisbury House in DSM, which is a gorgeous mansion and…
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Continue reading →: {Girls Night}
Last night I had a Premier Jewelry party, which means a girls night out! I stayed up crazy late on Monday night preparing all the food (2:15 a.m.!), which wasn’t a good idea…but there aren’t enough hours in the day to get all the preparations done! It’s just way too…
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Continue reading →: {Sunday Funday}
Summer weekends always seem to be so crazy busy! And this weekend was no exception as my family was in town. After a fun afternoon/night with my family, my parents spent the night at my house on Saturday. On Sunday morning I went to Lutheran Church of Hope with my parents to…
