orange juice cake

From Scratch Orange Juice Cake Recipe

This Orange Juice Cake is bursting with citrus flavor in every bite! This quick and easy recipe can be prepared in 20 minutes. Then it’s baked for an hour in the oven, filling your home with a warm citrus aroma. Every winter when the weather turns frigid, I start craving citrus. You would think these…

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We went straight from summer to winter here in Kansas but I’m not letting that stop us from doing our favorite fall activities!
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How many of you visit the pumpkin patch during October? It’s one of my all time favorite autumn experiences!
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#october🍁 #fallfun #pumpkinpatch #blueskiesfordays #iloveoctober #rockyourhappy #kansasphotos #kswx #beautifuldays #thankfulforoctobers

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It’s been the best birthday! And even better because for the past year I’ve been telling everyone I’m 46 when actually today I turned 46 😂🤦‍♀️
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@ella.r.doyle and I are in New York and today was filled with lots of walking, lots of food and lots of fun. Spending the evening doing my favorite thing...hanging out in our hotel with dinner and dessert delivery, pj’s, books & binge watching old episodes of Friends. What more could a girl want?
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#ilovenyc #thisis46 #nystateofmind #centralparkmoments #birthdaytrip #nycity #notinkansasanymore 📷 cred @ella.r.doyle

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Ella and I are heading to New York City tomorrow. I’ve been so many times but this will be my first time going in the fall and I can’t wait! And based on the weather forecast it looks like I’ll be there just in time for boots and weather season arriving!
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Any must do’s with a 13 year old girl? We have a list started but would love to know if we’ve missed anything. Send suggestions our way! Please and thanks so much!
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#travelnyc #nyctravel #ilovenyc #dumbobrooklyn #brooklynbridgeview #momdaughtertrip

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When your daughter thinks she needs a dinosaur costume for her turtle and you’re good friends with @buttered.noodles.crochet , you get a dinosaur costume for her turtle. Queenie is looking fierce and ready for Halloween 😂.
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#boxturtle #rescueturtle #makesmelaugh #turtlesofinstagram #crochetinspiration #crochetofinstagram

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Do you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep at night?⁣
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I read a quote recently that hit home...it was something like "Insomnia causes anxiety and anxiety causes insomnia." Can I get an AMEN from those friends who are my age, struggling with that dang peri-menopause messed up sleep cycle? ⁣
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I discovered in my 30's that sleep was such an important key to my happiness and let me tell you from my 40's...not getting enough sleep makes my mind race and the cranky come out. ⁣
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A month ago I told you I was going to give meditation through @headspace a try and I wanted to give you an update on my experience! ⁣
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First of all, friends...if like me, you are having trouble falling asleep, waking up in the middle of the night, or just clearing your head so you can relax, download the Headspace App today and check out their "Sleep" tab. The Sleepcast feature is my absolute favorite...read by people with the softest and most soothing voices, these calming "wind downs" put me to sleep so quickly. It's the best! They also have a Nightime SOS section, with guided exercises to quickly help you fall back asleep if you wake up in the middle of the night. I'll admit, I've had to use this feature a few times and it's worked every time. ⁣
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The daily meditation is helping too - in part because I'm working really hard on developing consistent morning and evening routines and incorporating #Headspace into that. On those days where I'm feeling lazy - which I'll admit happens more than I'd like to admit - I remind myself that the Headspace app has guided meditation exercises that are as short as 3 minutes. THREE minutes! If I can't find at least 3 minutes in my day to quiet my mind, I probably have my priorities messed up. And I actually enjoy it, so goodbye lazy, hello quick meditations to clear my mind. ⁣
I'm continuing on my meditation journey with Headspace and look forward to touching base with you next month with another update. If you want to join me, download the Headspace app today! ⁣
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#ad #meditation #SAVERS #getfocused #guidedmeditation #whyimeditate #headspace

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I'm just a girl, standing in front of my #libraryhaul wondering how I'm ever going to get through all of these awesome books before they are due back at the library! Ack!⁣
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Here's what I currently have in my library TBR:⁣
📖 Disappearing Earth by @juliaphillipswrites (Reading this now for a group buddy read with @happiestwhenreading & liking it a lot so far)⁣
📖Well Met by @jendelucawrites⁣
📖They Both Die in the End by Adam Silvera (Buddy read with @shannonsphotocorner)⁣
📖Mrs Everything by @jenniferweinerwrites (due back SOON!)⁣
📖Signs the Secret Language of the Universe by @lauralynnejackson⁣
📖 The Other Half of Happy by @rebeccabalcarcel⁣
📖The Reckless Oath We Made by @bryngreenwood (LOVED her other book)⁣
📖 Things You Save in a Fire by @Katherinecenter (Finally off hold!)⁣
📖Race Me in a Lobster Suit by Kelly Mahon (comic relief)⁣
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HELP! What books should I read first?⁣
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#librarybooks #booksbooksbooks #buddyread #readeveryday #booknerd #toberead #bookstack #bookish

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