Category: Telling Your Story

vanilla bean and oatmeal cookie recipe
Food and Wellness

Vanilla Bean and Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

I have never been able to make those prefect cookies. You know the ones — the ones where they are thin and a little crunchy around the edges but soft in the middle with the perfect flavor? Yeah, those. My cookies have always turned out cake-like. Moist, but thicker and

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Telling Your Story

An Open Letter to OSH Friends

Dear Friends, In case you missed Amanda’s video/post on Facebook awhile back, I wanted to introduce myself and say “hello”. Amanda is crazy busy these days and moving on to other projects and to a new adventure. Change is difficult, scary, and exciting, but she feels now is the right

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10 Best Ways to Let Yourself Go After You Turn 30
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The 10 Best Ways to Let Yourself Go After You Turn 30

I’ve absolutely let myself go since I turned 30. Here’s how you can, too:   Let yourself go and make female friends. 10 years ago, I would have said that I’m incapable of making female friends. I would have told you that I had more in common with guys. I

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Telling Your Story

Whimsical DIY Unicorn Costume with a Colorful Wig and Handmade Horn

Looking for a DIY unicorn costume that feels whimsical rather than store-bought? This easy costume combines a colorful wig, handmade horn and ears, flowers, wings and comfortable white clothing to create a retro-glam unicorn look. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of these links,

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Telling Your Story

Amanda Answers Your Questions

I invited readers to email me questions about anything and everything. Here’s a few of the most frequently asked questions with my answers. If you have others you’d like me to answer, send them my way! Q: What exactly is your job? A: I get it. People don’t understand what

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Telling Your Story

If These Walls Could Talk: 8/21/15

Every morning at 9 AM, a girl walks by our house. I say girl but she is probably more appropriately described as a woman. I guess I say girl because I still feel like a girl. I still feel 15. Maybe 5? Anyway, I imagine this girl-woman is laid back

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