5 Gardening Tips Every First-Time Gardener Needs to Know
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Welcome to Bri Books, and Happy Earth Week! Today, I'm sharing the tips first-time gardeners need to know: how to start a vegetable garden, raised bed garden, herb garden, or kitchen garden without breaking the bank. These easy gardening tips and gardening hacks that'll make your life easier. Follow listen to Bri Books on , and show me your garden by using on Instagram. 1:30 - #1: Identify your USDA hardiness zone. The Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. It's divided into...
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8 Garden-Starting Hacks to Get You Growing in 2024
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Welcome back to Bri Books. In this episode, I’m sharing my garden starter hacks, including a gardening method I created myself! This method has taken my gardening and succession planting to the next level when it comes to growing my own food. I call this my "theBriGarden Breakfast Gardening Method." I created and coined it myself for . It revolves around repurposing food waste to create a food bounty. Who would've thought breakfast is so ripe for gardening!? Follow on Instagram for garden tours, growing hacks, and gardening secrets. If you’re new to the show, leave a of Bri Books on and...
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Unveiling the Top 5 Wedding Trends of 2024: Part Two
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Welcome to Bri Books! Today, we’re dissecting 5 ingenious wedding trends of 2024 that you’re bound to see everywhere. Listen to the most recent episode, This episode is about wedding industry-wide trends, and what you can expect in 2024. Whether you’re the guest, the host, or one of the intended, these wedding trends will get your juices flowing. We did all the things for the bride last time, so now let’s take it to everyone else. Here are a few quick trends that are taking over the wedding industry. Micro-weddings: This trend has been years in the making (predated the...
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Valentine’s Day: 9 Beauty Ideas You’ll Love
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Welcome to Bri Books and happy Valentine’s Day. In honor of the day of love (self love, familial love, etc), I want to bring a quick beauty-focused episode about my favorite skincare, makeup and beauty picks to help you practice the art of self-love 24/7. I’ll jump right in. Once again, as always, Lush has pulled out the stops when it comes to Valentine's Day. I think Lush is the perfect 'To me, from me' gift. Love can be friendship and laughter and wild nights and quiet mornings. Lush is all about celebrating all the loves in your life and finding ways to celebrate them. The brand...
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Unveiling the Top Bridal Trends of 2024: Part One
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Welcome to Bri Books! This week is all about trends. We’re a few weeks into 2024 and I’m getting cozy in the new year. This week, we’ll be discussing trends of all kinds: from bridal and wedding to Pinterest Predictions, Beauty trends, fashion trends, and tech/ media trends. I attended the pop-up last week in NYC to explore the future of bridal. The pop-up was in partnership with AnthroLiving and Terrain, and they leveraged Pinterest Predicts trends to highlight the best of 2024 wedding trends. I left feeling very inspired about the emerging bridal trends on Pinterest, and enjoyed...
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5 Steps to Getting Your Life Organized with Bullet Journaling
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Welcome back to Glow Up Goals Week on Bri Books! Today we’re doing a deep dive into the world of bullet journaling: What it is, what it solves, and how to get started. I’ll be sharing the steps you want to follow in order to turn any notebook into a bullet journal, and how to optimize your life using bullet journal strategies like daily and weekly logs. What is Bullet Journaling? What’s the Difference Between a Bullet Journal and a Regular Notebook? A bullet journal, in essence, is a notebook with bulleted on-page dots and an accompanying system of organizing your world....
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The Ultimate Guide to Goal-Setting: 6 Steps to More Intentional Goals
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Welcome to Bri Books! Today, I’m sharing the 6 steps to more intentional goal-setting (and goal-keeping!) Consider this your guide to healthy and effective goals. Goalsetting is a healthy practice, but it can be hard to find the best strategy that empowers you to execute your goals. 6 Steps to More Intentional Goals Be compassionately realistic about where you are. Be specific about your “why'“: Drill down on precisely what you want to achieve. When you spend time understanding the “why” that drives your actions, it’s easier to avoid distractions and focus on pursuing your...
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Manifestation Journaling 101: A Complete Guide to Starting a Manifestation Journal
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Welcome to Bri Books! In this episode, I'm covering how to start a manifestation journal, and sharing my favorite manifestation journaling tips. Consider this your guide to manifestation journaling and morning pages. This episode will be a crash course on what exactly manifestation journaling is, where to start with manifestation journaling, scripting, and how to make manifestation journaling less overwhelming. 2:00 - What Exactly Is a Manifestation Journal: How to Start Manifestation Journaling A manifestation journal is an excellent way to describe your life story the way you want to...
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3 Secrets for Selecting the Perfect Wine, Every Time
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Welcome to Wine Week on Bri Books! Today I'm sharing with you my 3 can't-fail secrets for selecting the perfect wine, everytime. Whether you're making a wine menu for holiday festivities or you're selecting wine for the table whilst out to dinner, these 3 tips will make you an instant Sommolier. 2:20: #1: Start and end with bubbles! In my humble opinion, bubbles are a must for any summer gathering. Served chilled, it’s a decadent way to greet your fête’s first arrivals and toast the end of the evening. I learned this trick from , author of the and host behind the . For a wintertime...
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8 Ways to Read (A Lot) More Books in 2024
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Welcome to Bri Books! Today I’m sharing my 8 tips and strategies for reading more books in 2024. Listen for reading hacks and tricks that'll help you make a daily habit of reading more books. 8 Ways to Read (A Lot) More Books in 2024 1:30: Reframe your take on reading: Reframing isn't about tricking yourself into doing tasks, but reframing the nature of the task to wake own the dread and avoidance around them. So when it comes to reading, instead of, “I have to finish these pages,” refreame it as, “I get to expand my consciousness and knowledge. I get to work my muscle of...
info_outlineHere are the skin care products in my current rotation that I’m reaching for every day.
AM skincare:
- Cleanser:Body Shop Carrot Wash face cleanser, $10 (Body Shop)
- Toner: Heritage Stone Rose Water, $10 (Target)
- Essence/ Serum: Lumene Nordic C Glow Boost with Vitamin C Glow Boost Essence Serum, $25 (Target, Lumene)
- Moisturizer: Caudalie Vinosource SOS Intense Moisturizing Cream, $42 (Caudalie, Sephora)
- Sunscreen: Neutrogena Helioplex SPF 70, $7 (Target), $12 (Ulta)
PM skincare
- Cleanser #1: Farm to Skin by Patricia Walker Organic Retinoid Oil Cleanser, $48 (Farm to Skin)
- Cleanser #2: Body Shop Carrot Wash face cleanser, $10 (Body Shop)
- Mask: Glamglow Super Mud, $59 (Sephora, Glam Glow)
- Mask #2: Caudalie Instant Detox, $39 (Caudalie, Sephora)
- Rosehip oil, $14 (Whole Foods)
- Sisley Paris Black Rose Precious Face Oil, $235 (Sisley-Paris)
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