A blog about life, beauty, and fashion.
It’s the start of a new year and a new blog series! I’m joining forces with Erika of Cat Eyes & Skinny Jeans and Lauren of Shooting Stars Mag to bring you Glossies Made Me Do It, a year of our favorite magazines and what we learned from them. Books, beauty, food, you name it – […]
Happy New Year! I love that January is a time of reflection and plans. It’s both an ending and a beginning and is so full of possibilities it feels like any dream could come true. I really like this annual post from Modern Mrs. Darcy, so today I’m stealing a page out of her book […]
Merry Christmas Eve! Settle in with a mug of hot chocolate, and relax with these special Vlogmas videos… From Christmas traditions to books I’ve read this year, you can see the full list of videos here. This blog uses affiliate and referral links. Clicking a link costs you nothing, but the small commission from your […]
Is there anything better than a package of fun things arriving in your mailbox? No, especially when there are so many awesome subscription boxes. From books to beauty to style, there really is a subscription for everybody. This year I tried a bunch of different services, and there still so many I want to try! […]
Winter is coming. This fact shouldn’t surprise you because it is nearly the middle of December. Weathermen and women have casually started throwing around terms like polar vortex and snowpocalypse, and you wonder why these terms didn’t exist when you were in school. All you ever got was the occasional snow day, which isn’t nearly […]
Gift your loved ones stockings full of things they will actually use. Here are 30 stocking stuffers that won’t be a waste of money! Beauty 1. Tweezers (you can’t go wrong with these!) 2. Manicure set 3. Hand lotion 4. Makeup brush (one of my faves!) 5. Lotion socks (I want another pair of these.) […]
As a child, I loved watching Christmas cards flood my family’s mailbox. Colorful envelopes. Shiny gold seals. Glittery card stock. The holiday season was a paper lover’s dream. Plus, many of the cards came with awkward photos of rarely seen family members and vainly written newsletters that were both painful and amusing. It seemed a […]
Watching: Moana and Doctor Strange. The first is a sweet movie with a good soundtrack. The second is, well, strange, but it does have Benedict Cumberbatch! Also, I’m watching way too many Hallmark Christmas movies. Listening to: This mix of classic Jane Austen soundtracks. It’s guaranteed to put a smile on any Jane Austen fan’s face. Reading: A […]
Happy Thanksgiving week! I hope this short story puts a smile on your face as you juggle family gatherings, Black Friday sales, and the start of the holiday season… How to Host Your First Thanksgiving: A users guide to hosting your first family Thanksgiving created for the clueless, the lazy, and the uninitiated. Follow instructions at your […]
It should be so easy to slow down, to step away from the computer, to put away my phone. With the holidays approaching, I want to spend more time in the real world and less time online. Yet, my phone and my computer constantly call to me, singing a siren song that is hard to […]
