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  • Things I Didn't Ask My Breast Reduction Surgeon That I Should Have, But Didn't Know To
  • My Nexplanon Experience: Why I Removed it After Four Months
  • 5 Things That Changed After My Breast Reduction
  • My Breast Reduction
  • My First Bra Fitting After My Reduction
  • My Breast Reduction 5 Years Later
  • My Three Year Breast Reduction Anniversary
  • My Behavioral and Psychological Changes After My Breast Reduction
  • How to Say "No" to Selfish Friends
  • A Guide to Complaining When You and Everyone You Know is Emotionally Exhausted
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    Habits,  Uncategorized

    My Skin Care Routine After Nexplanon.

    August 29, 2020 /

    My current skin care routine to treat acne scars caused by my Nexplanon Implant.

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    Learn How To Say and Practice Saying “No”

    November 6, 2019

    Phone Addiction Update: Week three

    September 15, 2018
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    My Simple Skin Care Routine

    December 13, 2018
  • Breast Reduction Series

    My Breast Reduction 5 Years Later

    July 8, 2020 /

    I had a breast reduction five years ago and this is how I feel about it now.

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    My Breast Reduction

    December 30, 2017
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    Things I Didn’t Ask My Breast Reduction Surgeon That I Should Have, But Didn’t Know To

    August 12, 2019

    5 Things That Changed After My Breast Reduction

    January 29, 2018
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    My Nexplanon Experience: Why I Removed it After Four Months

    June 28, 2020 /

    Warning: slightly graphic image of a wound, under a bandaid, but still a wound I got the Nexplanon Implant and had it removed four months later Due to my inability to access birth control as it was prescribed to me (prescribed for continuous use for mood and migraines) at any pharmacy where I previously lived (rural, isolated town). I opted to try out the Nexplanon hormonal birth control implant as a last ditch effort to get the hormones my body needed. I had the Nexplanon implanted October 18, 2019 and I had it removed January 30, 2020: just a little over four months. I did this for a variety of…

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    My Thoughts on Christmas

    December 24, 2018

    I Will Never Pass Up A Selfie

    February 18, 2018
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    My Skin Care Routine After Nexplanon.

    August 29, 2020
  • Love Yourself,  Mental Health Series

    I Tricked Myself into being Comfortable With My Body

    June 21, 2020 /

    I tricked myself into loving my body using a variety of methods and steps. I say tricked, but I really mean I trained myself to look at and think about my body in neutral and positive ways. Its not easy and I have a long ways to go but I can confidently say I don’t hate what I see in the mirror anymore (and haven’t for a while) and the mirror was a really important part of learning to love my body. Now as a disclaimer because I don’t want people in the comments saying “But Brette, you’re a hypocrite! You’ve had plastic surgery!” and they would be kind of…

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    A Guide to Complaining When You and Everyone You Know is Emotionally Exhausted

    April 22, 2020 /

    I don’t know about you, but I am emotionally exhausted. The global covid-19 pandemic is emotionally exhausting as much as it is scary. And if you are trying to be responsible and stay informed, the news updates everyday can be overwhelming. I have decided to go about my days expecting that everyone I know feels exactly the way I do (regardless of if they do or not). So what do you want to do when you are emotionally exhausted, lonely, and scared? You might want to scream and never stop screaming. You might want to escape to the nearest forested area, lie down, let the moss claim you, and become…

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    January 8, 2020

    Why I Have a Problem With Sarcasm

    August 26, 2019

    Welcome To Brette’s Bliss

    August 2, 2018
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    Learn How To Say and Practice Saying “No”

    November 6, 2019 /

    In the past I have talked about how to say no to selfish friends ; but that’s no easy feat. In the post I talked about clear ways to tell your friends “no” without saying “no” and when to evaluate and communicate in a relationship where you feel you are being used by a selfish or toxic friend. Sometimes learning how to just say the word “no” is  the real challenge, but you also need to practice using “no.” A lot of us feel that the word “no” makes us disagreeable and may lead to confrontation.  A lot of us have been in relationships and situations where our “no” was disrespected,…

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    How To Read More Often

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    Nail Biting Habit Update: Taking a Break From Gel Manicures

    April 3, 2019
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    Mental Health Series

    Getting Motivated: How to Make Tiny Changes in Your Life to Get Back the Motivation You Lost

    October 30, 2019 /

    I have not posted in a while. I lost the motivation to write, edit, make images, and post. Everyday I thought, "you should work on your blog." It only takes a few hours a week to create one post, why not just do it? The answer was simple, I didn't want to. I lost my motivation.

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    How to Find Your Support Group

    August 24, 2018
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    Discover The Life You Want To Live

    July 19, 2018
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    College Series

    I Wasn’t Prepared for Life After College, but This is What I’m Doing About it

    September 25, 2019 /

    I just graduated! Actually, I graduated back in August (Like I said I would in my graduation post here). It’s been over a month now and I will be honest, life after graduating is not what I thought it would be, while also exactly like I thought it would be. I used to be scared of life after graduating from university, then I was excited for it as it got closer. Now I’m feeling a little lukewarm about graduating. I’m excited that I don’t have to go back to school this fall and that I can now start working full time, make money, start a career, and still have more…

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    How I Apply for Scholarships

    April 26, 2018
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    July 1, 2018
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    Roommates: How to Look For Them and How to Pick One

    April 24, 2018
  • Breast Reduction Series

    The “Right” Reasons To Get a Breast Reduction

    September 18, 2019 /

    As someone who writes a lot about my breast reduction and is a huge advocate for the surgery, I get shitty people posting shitty comments that I always delete (I read and approve all comments on my content) because I don’t need that kind of negativity and no one else does. 100% of these comments are about the “right” reasons to get a breast reduction. This pisses me off to no end. When someone claims that there are “right reasons” to get a breast reduction, they are saying that most reasons are “wrong reasons.” The only wrong reason to choose a breast reduction (or augmentation for that matter) is when…

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    December 30, 2017
  • Habits,  Mental Health Series,  Simple Life Series

    Becoming a Good Enough-ist

    September 11, 2019 /

    Becoming a good enough-ist has allowed me to grow and learn and be the best I can be, being a perfectionist only made me a stagnated, selfish and unreasonable person. Now, perfectionism isn't "good enough" for me.

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    My Skin Care Routine After Nexplanon.

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    How To Read More Often

    August 31, 2018
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