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life at home

Although we spend a lot of time adventuring and traveling, we also enjoy exploring locally and in our day-to-day lives.

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Home Life: Things to Do Outside in Your Backyard / Tips for Moving / 101 Things to Do at Home / Benefits of a Studio Apartment / Creative Date Night Ideas from A-Z / Where and How to Donate Hair / 100 Things to Be Thankful For

Subscription Boxes / Gifts: Date Night Subscription Boxes / Best Subscription Boxes / Best Travel Books / Best Travel Puzzles / Subscription Boxes for Travelers / Ways to Track Your Travels

Anniversaries Gifts and Date Ideas: 5 Years / 6 Years / 8 Years / 9 Years / 10 Years

DIY: Travel Watercolor Set / Creative DIY Travel Projects and Gifts / Cat Teepee / Corner Bookmark / Mason Jar Turkey

Recipes: Korean Perilla Leaf Kimchi (깻잎장아찌) / Meyer Lemon Crinkle Cookies / Honey Walnut Shrimp / Oi Muchum Korean Cucumber / Strawberry Roses / Butter Rum Cupcakes / Beef Bulgolgi / Korean Dried Squid (마른 오징어채무침) / Dulce De Leche Cheesecake / Taiwanese Pork Chops / Tteokbokki (떡볶이) / Mom’s Kimchi / Spaghetti Aglio Olio e Peperoncino / Thai Basil Chicken / Baked Ziti / Cheesecake Filled Strawberries

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Why I Practice Gratitude with a Gratitude Jar.

Why I Practice Gratitude with a Gratitude Jar

These past couple years I’ve been trying out all sorts of methods to practice gratitude. Ever since reading one thousand gifts, I’ve kept a gratitude

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Recap of May and Setting Personal Goals for June.

Setting Personal Goals for June

Wow. Summer came much faster than we expected. As much as we’re trying to stay positive, we’re dreading our very first Vegas summer. I am

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Lovely Letters May Snail Mail Exchange.

Lovely Letters June Snail Mail Exchange & May Link-up

Last month we announced our very first Lovely Letters snail mail exchange, and I’m so excited for everyone who participated. For our very first exchange,

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Learning Piano with a Growth Mindset.

What is A Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset?

I recently read the book Mindset by Carol Dweck, which helped open my mind to the stubborn areas in my life. Last Updated: January 26,

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Citrus Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Recipe | Spinach Salad Recipes.

Lemon Citrus Spinach Salad Recipe

This lemon citrus spinach salad recipe was introduced to me by my friend Jess and I’ve been making it for every other meal since! :) I

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The Meaning of Friends

What a Friend is to Me

I am so grateful for the quality time I spent with friends and for all the great conversations the past two weeks in San Francisco.

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“We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness.” — Ellen Goodman Quotes

52 Dates a Year Update + 17 Creative Date Ideas

Seems like every year that we told ourselves we need to go out and date more, life always seemed to get in the way. Don’t

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Summer Reading Challenge – Best Beach Reads

I’m really behind on my reading goal.. 1/36.. and the one book I read was the Little Prince with tons of illustrations! Jacob won’t read

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Hi. We’re Esther & Jacob. We are ATLiens who explore a new city every year. We’re currently in Las Vegas. Learn more about us here and don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content.

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