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#ObsessivelyGrateful

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When I joined Younique I really had no intention of actually working the business.  I wanted the kit, the discount, and to maybe help my friends a little bit here and there when I needed product refills.  My competitive nature quickly came into play, and once I started doing parties and building a team it became insanely fun!  I was in the midst of planning our wedding, and started realizing how much I could add to our wedding fund by putting some effort into my Younique business - so I did - and it helped tremendously. The wedding came and went, and July was the month of what I call "wedding/honeymoon hangover."  I was just SO tired y'all.  My plate had been so full for the past year that it just felt amazing to dump it in the floor and walk away for a month.  I did this with both my Younique business and my fitness journey.  If you've ever been into health/fitness, you know how hard it is to get back into the swing of things once you're out of it.  The same g

Nobody Warned Me...

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If the name-changing-process alone isn't enough of an incentive to stay married, I don't know what is?  Seriously- we will never get divorced simply because I absolutely refuse to go through all of this again!  Why didn't anyone warn me about this insanity!?  Forget about going to the Social Security office and DMV - that was the easy part.  It's the changing your name on EVERYTHING THAT HAS YOUR NAME ON IT part that sucks.  I understand that working for the Federal Government definitely adds another layer to this whole process that most of you don't have to deal with, but COME ONNNN.  I've filled out more forms than you can shake a stick at, and it feels like I'm only at the tip of the iceberg. Okay, I'm finished complaining. Merging lives legally is way more complicated than the actually being married part.  The #WifeLife has been fantastic!  It's been about 6 weeks and we are STILL working on getting things organized.  After living in my town