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“Just wear the dress:” My first watercolor workshop experience
Insights, Mindset, Self-Care Stephanie Allen 3/21/26 Insights, Mindset, Self-Care Stephanie Allen 3/21/26

“Just wear the dress:” My first watercolor workshop experience

If you’re like me and letting intrusive thoughts win, here’s your sign to fight back. Your permission to take one hour for yourself on a Friday night. Your friend standing in your corner telling you to just wear the dress. You need it more than you know.

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Creative Coffee Chats: Meet Indie Author Alina Kramer
Books, Creative Coffee Chats Stephanie Allen 1/20/26 Books, Creative Coffee Chats Stephanie Allen 1/20/26

Creative Coffee Chats: Meet Indie Author Alina Kramer

When someone balances sweeping romantasy, chilling horror, and life as a professional circus acrobat, you know that the conversation will be anything but boring. 

That’s why I’m thrilled to be kicking off the New Year with an interview with indie author Alina Kramer! 

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Creative Coffee Chats: Meet Indie Author Kalli O’Connor
Books, Lifestyle, Creative Coffee Chats Stephanie Allen 7/27/25 Books, Lifestyle, Creative Coffee Chats Stephanie Allen 7/27/25

Creative Coffee Chats: Meet Indie Author Kalli O’Connor

Meet indie author Kalli O’Connor, author of the Love ReVamped paranormal romance vampire series. We talked books, bold moves, and her journey into self-publishing her first novel…just to prove she could!

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Creative Coffee Chats: Meet Indie Author Jessica Roman
Books, Lifestyle, Creative Coffee Chats Stephanie Allen 7/3/25 Books, Lifestyle, Creative Coffee Chats Stephanie Allen 7/3/25

Creative Coffee Chats: Meet Indie Author Jessica Roman

Meet Jessica Roman, author of Scorpion Grasses, a coming-of-age paranormal romance exploring LGBTQIA+ identity, abuse, and acceptance.

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Monthly Reading Roundup: What I read in May 2025
Lifestyle, Books, Reviews Stephanie Allen 6/1/25 Lifestyle, Books, Reviews Stephanie Allen 6/1/25

Monthly Reading Roundup: What I read in May 2025

May was a slower reading month for me as I built this blog, but I still managed to finish a solid three books, one of which was my first-ever influencer gifted book!

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Calling all “Sailor Moon” fans: Read this book immediately!
Books, Reviews, Lifestyle Stephanie Allen 4/14/25 Books, Reviews, Lifestyle Stephanie Allen 4/14/25

Calling all “Sailor Moon” fans: Read this book immediately!

It has been over a month and I have still not emotionally recovered from reading Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu.

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If you’re barely hangin’ on but still showing up strong for your kiddos, you’re exactly our kind of people.

Episode 1 drops this Tuesday (WHAT!?),
We had an amazing time filming more podcast episodes with a super fun guest! We talked about the Boys of Tommen series and which characters we might trust with our kids 👀 someone may have fallen out of a chair at one point. We had good fun and good
We hit 200!!!! 

Welcome to Moms on Duty, where you’re encouraged to just come as you are. We are loud, messy, and barely keeping it together, but we love our little goblins with our whole hearts. 

The first episode of the Moms on Duty Podcast

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