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Brooks Beach is an online space for normal girlies to romanticize their lives. In 2025 I decided I wasn't going to use ChatGPT for anything anymore, so nothing is ai generated. I’ll be sharing tips, tricks, and personal stories on everything from cozy home decor to budget-friendly finds We’re all about making life a little brighter with fun date ideas, cute thrifted items, and everyday joys
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Hey there! It's so nice to meet you! I'm Sam the creator and founder of Brooks Beach. Brooks Beach is an online space for normal girlies to romanticize their lives. I'm an artist and photographer living in Southern California. I'll share weekly blog posts that cover everything from personal stories to business ideas. It's a space to feel good, garden, have date nights with romantic partners and get togethers with friends, and lots of tips and tricks. So cheers to building a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside.
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WE WERE ON A SOCIAL MEDIA BREAK – any F.R.I.E.N.D.S. fans here? It’s absolutely my comfort show, but Ross and Rachel shouldn’t have gotten back together. And she should’ve gone to Paris. Anyway, I’m not leaving social media entirely. I mean Ross and Rachel still saw each other. But I am choosing to prioritize my […]
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We Just Built Raised Garden Beds! And it was surprisingly easy to build raised garden beds! I am so excited to finally have a backyard garden and things are already starting to grow. Now that I’ve done it I’m really surprised I didn’t do it earlier. I can’t wait for my first harvest and when […]
Since we bought our home last March we have been using plants as home decor, which is so much fun. House plants are just amazing. I took a poll on Instagram to find out why people love house plants. The five answers I got the most were: Plants reduce stress Taking care of house plants […]
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Our weekly date reminds us of why we fell in love And no one ever said you have to spend money to make your weekly date night count. Or that it had to be a weekly date night. While we love the experience of eating at a nice restaurant, there are other ways to have […]
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JT and I bought our home in March of 2020, right at the beginning of the pandemic. When we started the process in January of 2020 we had no idea what was around the corner. But buying a house as an entrepreneur still felt like a huge step. The day we closed on our […]
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Adulting has turned out to be a lot harder than I imagined it would be when I was a little girl. But it has also turned out to be a lot of fun. I'm embracing the dichotomy and sharing the good, bad, and embarrassing here. We're trying our best.
Creating a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside
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