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The Carolinas, Travel ·

October Retreat | Day 2

Well, I had to turn 33 eventually… So why not celebrate it while on vacation?! We started the day off early with some room service, because you can’t have a fun vacation without ordering some… We did a bit of…

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The Carolinas, Travel ·

October Retreat | Day 1

This past weekend, we traveled to Asheville where my mum was attending a Needlepoint.com Stitching Retreat. It so happened to fall on the weekend of my birthday, so we fit in some celebrations as well. Our first stop after getting…

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I first started The Avid Pen, a Charlotte based lifestyle blog, as a place to celebrate the artistic world. As someone who has always had a love of color, I enjoy seeing the art in everything from beauty and skincare to fashion, food or in the places I travel to. I longed to tell a story both through words and through photographs.

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