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Brooks Beach is an online space for normal girlies to romanticize their lives. I’ll be sharing tips, tricks, and personal stories on everything from cozy home decor to budget-friendly finds. Expect real reviews, beauty ideas, easy recipes, and garden hacks for small spaces. We’re all about making life a little brighter with fun date ideas, cute thrifted items, and practical tips for everyday joy.
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Hey there! It's so nice to meet you! I'm Sam the creator and founder of Brooks Beach. Brooks Beach is an online space for normal girlies to romanticize their lives. I'm an artist and photographer living in Southern California. I'll share weekly blog posts that cover everything from personal stories to business ideas. It's a space to feel good, garden, have date nights with romantic partners and get togethers with friends, and lots of tips and tricks. So cheers to building a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside.
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20 Lessons
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7 Date Ideas That Aren’t Dinner and a Movie
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How to Create a Thriving Indoor Herb Garden
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5 Books That Will Instantly Improve Your Mood
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Where to Find the Best Plus-Size Basics (That Actually Fit)
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Couch Chronicles – my weekly hour of therapy Why should you care about my therapy journey from here on out referred to as couch chronicles? Well because hopefully, it leaves you with some insight into my weekly hour of therapy without the $120 price tag. Although for an hour of self-care $120 isn’t bad. Especially […]
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How to be intentional while using social media How to be intentional while using social media is such a hot topic right now. Since social media is literally my job I thought I would share some of the tips I’ve picked up over the years that have helped me be intentional about my social media […]
How to Plan a Productive AND Relaxing Day with your Partner Does your partner have a set schedule? Or does it change every week? Unfortunately, my partner’s schedule varies from week to week. That means that our days off are rarely the same day. And that on the days off we DO share together we […]
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Mud Room Reveal The house we ended up buying wasn’t my favorite one overall. We toured dozens of homes and each home had some positives and some negatives. J fell in love with this house instantly. But it took me looking at the home multiple times to decide to put in an offer. There was […]
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VAudioBooks Reviews – My Favorites and The Ones I Didn’t Finish It’s no secret that I am having a love affair with the local library! And the app Libby has made it easy for me to ditch Audible! So I’m excited to share my audiobooks reviews with you! Sometimes people will ask me how I […]
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Adulting has turned out to be a lot harder than I imagined it would be when I was a little girl. But it has also turned out to be a lot of fun. I'm embracing the dichotomy and sharing the good, bad, and embarrassing here. We're trying our best.
Creating a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside
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