Tag: girl in pursuit blog
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Chicago Botanic Garden
I’m a sucker for some flowers, and the Chicago Botanic Garden has tons of them. It’s one of my favorite places to go visit in the summer, and the place is big enough so that it’s hard to get bored exploring. It’s $25 (per car) to park and get into the garden, which is not…
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The Summer Guide to Weekend Trips to Take From the Chicagoland Area
I love to travel, but I don’t have the means to go all of these faraway destinations all the time. Living in the suburbs during my summer breaks at home gets repetitive, since there’s not a whole lot to do. But I am fortunate to live in an area where there are a couple of…
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Congrats to the Graduates
This spring, I had the opportunity to take senior pictures for a couple of my friends graduating college, and my sister, who is now a high school graduate. I had the best time taking these photos, especially since I love portrait photography. Here are some of my favorites from the past couple of weeks.
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Life Lessons to Remember
April was a roller coaster. Cliche, I know. But last month took me up and down again and again. I’ve been really happy, then deeply sad. I’ve said good-bye, worked my hardest and laughed a lot. It’s left me with a couple of thoughts, and I know this falls outside of what I usually post,…
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Books to Read to Help You Escape From the Real World
Reading is one of my favorite things to do in my free time, when I have free time. It’s been one of my goals this year to read more, and I think I’ve been doing pretty well so far. I’ve made a list of books I’ve read that have successfully gotten my mind off things,…
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Learning to Find That Healthy Balance
My relationship with food has been on the rocks for a while. It’s no surprise either, when you see all the pressure on social media, on T.V. and in advertisements to look a certain way, especially when you’re a teenager. Something else that didn’t help: I was a cross-country and track runner in high school,…
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Lightroom Editing Tips
I’ve been using Lightroom for around a year and a half now, and I’ve picked up a lot of things that have been really useful for photo editing. I also just downloaded the app on my phone and have been obsessed with playing around with editing photos, which is one of the best things you…
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Here Comes the Sun
Spring is almost here – the days are stretching longer and the air has that exciting feeling of change, like something wonderful is about to happen that only comes with the switch of seasons. Stark trees hold the promise of new life, just biding their time to start blooming.
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Easy Ways to Live More Sustainably
If you want to help create a change, you have to change the way you live. The same goes for protecting the environment. We can’t keep living the way we have been if we want to help protect the earth. There’s actually a lot of things you can do that can help you live more…
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10 Ways to Recharge and Relax
Taking time for yourself and doing something you enjoy is really important. It helps prevent from becoming burnt out and overly stressed, plus it’s good to slow down every now and then and enjoy life a little. So I’ve made a list of some good things to do to help you de-stress and not think…
Jessie Spangler 