MY FIRST REAL CHRISTMAS TREE.
This year I debated whether or not I was actually going to put up a Christmas tree. It wasn't because I don't love Christmas or decorating for Christmas because I totally do. It's because I wasn't...
View ArticleWHAT TO WATCH THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
Contrary to what might be popular belief, Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost In New York aren't the only movies I watch at Christmas time…though they are the ones that I watch the most! Here are a few...
View ArticleA Holiday Gift Guide of Things to Give & Receive
It seems like every blogger is doing holiday gift guides so…I thought why not? But I'm keeping it SUPER simple and sharing just one list. I was going to do three lists but then I got busy and it's...
View ArticleMY FIRST WINE AND CHEESE PARTY. LADIES ONLY.
For the past year or so I've wanted to host a little wine and cheese party. So about two weeks ago, with a little nudge from my friend, I decided I'd do it and promptly sent out text invites to a few...
View ArticleMERRY CHRISTMAS.
Popping in to wish you all a very, very, merry Christmas!I will probably pop back in again before it's 2015 so I'll save my end of year ramblings for that post. In the meantime, I'm going to spend the...
View ArticleRANDOM FAVOURITES OF 2014
I had this kinda random thought to do a bit of an end of year favourites list - some of the things that, looking back at 2014, were my favourites. There's absolutely no real rhyme or reason to this...
View ArticleNew Year's Eve Eve
calendar via snug.studio'Tis New Year's Eve Eve. Is that a thing? New Year's Eve Eve?At any rate, today I got a text message from a friend asking if I was doing anything special tomorrow and my...
View ArticleACTION + EXECUTE
A week or two before 2014 ended, I began thinking of what word I would want to define 2015 for me. I've seen other bloggers do it and I think picking a word that will guide you throughout the year and...
View ArticleMY 8 RESOLUTIONS & GOALS FOR 2015
Now that we're a few days into 2015 I thought I would share the resolutions and goals I've come up with for myself. I've listed them above but, for myself in my personal journal, I've broken each of my...
View Article4 BLOG GOALS FOR 2015
I wasn't sure if I had any blogging goals for 2015 but after thinking about it during my drive home earlier this week and a few random times during my holiday vacation, I came up with a few and I...
View ArticleMANDATORY: HAIR HOOK ELASTIC THING
I discovered these…hair hook elastic things via a vlogger during the summer of 2012. In her video, she went on about how awesome they were for thick hair and I thought "sure, I'll give them a try." So...
View ArticlePERSONAL STYLE - HAVING FUN AND OWNING YOUR SH#T
One of my resolutions/goals for 2015 is to have more fun with my personal style and to really own my sh#t. I thought I'd do a post digging into that goal a little bit more. What does it mean to "own...
View Article24 BOOKS in 2015
Growing up and well into my 20's I would devour books. That is to say, there was hardly a time when I didn't have my nose in a book; I was always reading something. And then I got a car so no longer...
View ArticleDAS / 01
Hey y'all. It's already Thursday! Does this week feels like it's going really fast or is it just me? Anyways, some posts and links to things that I've really been enjoying lately and thought I'd...
View ArticleSOUP EXCHANGE
This past Saturday I attended my first ever soup exchange and had a lovely time. How did it come about? Well, I've been following Tahsin, one of the co-hosts of the exchange, on instagram for a few...
View ArticlePAUSE
Art is something that is really subjective. I love going to the museum but art galleries? Not so much. Mostly because I find I just don't get it. You'll see a piece that costs thousands of dollars and...
View ArticleFANCY THIS
I heart bags. Seriously. A good bag is just so…well…good.I mentioned, back here, that one of my goals is to travel more this year. I don't want to jinx it but I'm in the planning stages of a trip...
View ArticleMANDATORY: THE FACE SHOP NOSE STRIPS
Over the past year I've read a lot about Korean beauty routines and supplies, so when Korean beauty store The Face Shop opened up in a mall near me I stopped in to take a look. One thing I left with...
View ArticleBECOMING A MORNING PERSON
I'm not a morning person but I seriously want to be one.I swear, every evening I promise myself that I'll get to bed at a decent hour and wake up with enough time to do…stuff, you know make myself a...
View ArticleDAS / 02
Time for another round up of links to things I found particularly noteworthy over the past little while.01. I'm a kid of the 90s so when I saw this reunion it made my entire week and was pure...
View ArticleTMI (AKA. 23 RANDOM QUESTIONS)
It's FRIDAY! Yay for short weeks, right?Usually when I'm washing the dishes and tidying up the kitchen I watch YouTube videos to help pass them time. It somehow makes the whole tedious process of...
View Article#SelmaIsNow
I'm an awards show watcher. There, I said it. And if you're an awards show watcher, like I am, you know that the awards show of the year is The Oscars. It's the only awards show that I'll also watch...
View ArticleBEAUTY ON THE OUTSIDE
You know that saying, "look good, feel good"? It's so true. As much as feeling "beautiful" starts on the inside and feeling good on the inside, who ever says feeling and looking good on the outside...
View ArticleHOW TO ACCEPT A COMPLIMENT
It wasn't until I was in my early 20s when I learned how to take a compliment. Prior to that I thought I was okay at taking compliments. I mean, I'd never really given it much thought before. Someone...
View ArticleTHIS 01
this netflix show | this book | this portable battery charger | this shower curtainIt's funny how one hour forward can make a difference, but it does doesn't it?I am SO ready for Spring. A few things...
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