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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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Habit tracking has seriously changed my life. I’m not “that girl.” You know the one I mean. She’s up at 6:00am, in the gym with a green smoothie. I admire that girl so much. But I’m not that girl. I am working hard to prioritize the things I do value, like creating boundaries with my […]

How Habit Tracking Changed My Life

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Simon Sinek wrote the book “Start with Why” that I read years and years ago. I absolutely loved it and immediately incorporated everything. That lasted about 2 weeks. Now I don’t remember anything from that book, but I do follow the advice of the title. Every time I do anything in my business I just […]

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Lifestyle

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Lifestyle

Why I’m on a Social Media Break

WE WERE ON A SOCIAL MEDIA BREAK – any F.R.I.E.N.D.S. fans here? It’s absolutely my comfort show, but Ross and Rachel shouldn’t have gotten back together. And she should’ve gone to Paris. Anyway, I’m not leaving social media entirely. I mean Ross and Rachel still saw each other. But I am choosing to prioritize my […]

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How to Build Raised Garden Beds

We Just Built Raised Garden Beds! And it was surprisingly easy to build raised garden beds! I am so excited to finally have a backyard garden and things are already starting to grow. Now that I’ve done it I’m really surprised I didn’t do it earlier. I can’t wait for my first harvest and when […]

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For The Home

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How To Use Plants as Home Decor

Since we bought our home last March we have been using plants as home decor, which is so much fun. House plants are just amazing. I took a poll on Instagram to find out why people love house plants. The five answers I got the most were: Plants reduce stress Taking care of house plants […]

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THE GIRL BEHIND THE WORDS (AND IMAGES!)

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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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