Stained Couture’s weekly series, Link-End Round-Up, features interesting reads I read from around the internet this week.

Happy Friday! Well, this weekend crept up on your girl. I spent most of the week being a emotional wreck thanks to “Aunt Flo” being in town. However, homegirl has left and it’s back to business. The business for this weekend is to take my sister to go a car seat, because my upcoming nephew might be making an early arrival. So, I did say that I would buy a car seat as a baby shower gift and I’m already not looking forward to it. I don’t mind buying cute little outfits and some diapers, but when it comes to the cribs, strollers, and car seats? Oh, I’m not in the mood, but I will have to be this weekend. #Pray4Me

Another thing I want to start this weekend is decorating for fall. Many people don’t know this about me, but I love decorating my home for fall. I don’t even enjoy decorating for Christmas as much as I enjoy decorating for Fall. The main reason I enjoy it so much is because it mainly involves me creating cozy nooks and warm scented candles. I just love it so much!

Here’s to a lovely weekend in preparation for amazing week! Let’s chat some more next week.

LINK-END ROUND-UP: September 14, 2018

• Go-to-guide for shopping for window treatments – Domino
• The reasons you can never make a decision – Fast Company
• How Pedialyte went from toddler flu remedy to hangover cure – Vox
• Skin Care Glossary – Every Term You Need To Know, Decoded – Allure
• Household appliances you aren’t cleaning, but need to – Style at Home
• The right way to cover pimples according to makeup artists – Into the Gloss
• Things you’re spending too much money on and how to stop – The Everygirl

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Stained Couture’s weekly series, Link-End Round-Up, features interesting reads I read from around the internet this week.

Happy Friday! I hope your first week of September? Well, mine was all over the place. So much so, my M.O. for this weekend is chill vibes with an occasional moment of fun compliments of Southern Heritage Classic tailgating tomorrow. Last weekend, my anxiety and I didn’t feel like partaking in any football festivities, but we won. The game was over by half-time and ended with a blowout. So, I didn’t miss out on anything.

On another note, I’ve noticed how tired I’ve been and I haven’t been drinking as much water I used to/ should be drinking. So, I think I’m going to make a couple of gallons of my favorite lemon, cucumber, and mint detox water this week. The detox water usually does a good job of helping me “clean” myself out and give myself a much needed restart. I’ve also been thinking about trying keto, but I’m still in the research phase. I research the heck out of major life changes before I take the plunge, but it also helps prepare me. We’ll see!

Here’s to a lovely weekend and the fact that summer is almost officially over. So, enjoy these last weekends of summer, because it will begin to actually feel like fall sooner than later.

LINK-END ROUND-UP: September 7, 2018

• How to ask for a raise – New York Times
• Why is plus-size vintage so hard to find – Racked
• Yoga stretches to relieve lower back pain – Outside
• How to make shot glasses out of ice – Food & Wine
• Reminding yourself why you do what you do – Entrepreneur
• Minimize jet lag based on what doctors have to say – The Washington Post
• Universal Basic Income and the Future of Pointless Work – The New Republic

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Stained Couture’s weekly series, Link-End Round-Up, features interesting reads I read from around the internet this week.

Happy Friday and last day of August! I’m still in a little awe that tomorrow is will be September, which is also my birthday. Like I’ve mentioned countless times, I’m not one of those people that are really into their birthdays. I hate being the center of attention and making a big deal out of things related to me. So, although I acknowledge my birthday month, don’t expect me to mention it all the time.

This week was a drag for me, because I had a hard time getting focused and be productive. I took a personal day on Wednesday to have a day when I can be productive, but not responsible. For example, I drove 20 minutes away to pick up a B-day gift for the BF, but also binge most of the final season of Quantico. I also ate all day, but it was mostly healthy food and I had some intense bouts of being active. A total yen and yang day, but it was needed.

Although fall is still less than a month away, I feel like this will be the first weekend where it actually feels like fall. Not only are Pumpkin Spice Latte, but also football. Although I’m not a major fan of either, I did order a tall PSL on Wednesday and I will be partaking in a little college football this weekend. I might even hit up a tailgate or 2. We’ll see! Plus, it’s going to be a 3-Day weekend, because Monday is Labor Day. So, no work on Monday and I might even try to light up the grill for some hit dogs and smoked wings. YUM!

Well, here’s to a lovely weekend and let’s chat some more next week.

LINK-END ROUND-UP: August 31, 2018

• Tips on how to sleep better – Vox
• Protect your Instagram from getting hacked – Later
• Tips for plant-based eating while traveling – Veestro Blog
• The psychology of hate-following people – The Man Repellar
• Meaning of planets, moon, and sun in astrology – Refinery 29
• Difference between a $5 White Tee and $125 White Tee – Huffington Post
• How women can get what they want in a negotiation – Harvard Business Review

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