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3 Goals for February
January always seems NEVERENDING. When February finally comes around, I feel like a whole year has passed already. That is a little dramatic, but it always feels like the longest month of the year and I just felt like setting some attainable goals for February would be just what I need to jump start the rest of this year! I decided not to set resolutions this year, but I like the idea of a few monthly goals to focus on. At this point in time, having some small goals to focus on will be helpful! 1. Pack lunch for work everyday Admittedly, I have been not the greatest at packing…
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Weekday Wardrobe #5
I took a break from weekday wardrobe posts last month but I got my haircut and color touched up last weekend and I had to take a cute outfit photo with the cute refreshed hair! Over the last few years I have started to love button up shirts more and more. The are a little less casual than t-shirts but you can dress them up or down easily. This shirt is from Old Navy and I love the olive color. My skin has so redness to it but I feel like the olive color still goes well. I’ve paired it with my favorite Old Navy jeans and these cute cheetah…
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How I Am Going To Show Up For Myself This Year
Last year around this time I wrote about why you don’t need a new you. It is still so relevant to my life, choosing to accept myself as I am is a decision that I need to make every single day and there are still a lot of days that my anxiety and inner negative nelly win. This year I wanted to share how I am planning on showing up for and prioritizing myself. By practicing these things I hope that my confidence will grow, that my inner demons will be silenced, and most of all that the decision to choose myself becomes easier and that those days become greater…
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Winter Reading List & What I Read in 2020
Last year I really got back into reading and devoured several books on audible as well as from my own library. Each book helped get me through the good days and bad days of 2020 and I am excited to dive into a whole bunch of new stories this year! Here’s what I read in 2020: A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín Everything is Figure Outable by Marie Forleo Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Girl on Fire by Cara Alwill Leyba White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo Train Happy by Tally Rye Untamed by Glennon Doyle Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s…
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2020 Reflections
What can I say about the year that is 2020? Like many, I STRUGGLED this year. My mental health took a major hit at several different points and I found it difficult to deal with stressors coming at me from several directions. Stressors that normally give me a hard time but felt like they were amplified because of the circumstances of this year. Accepting that it was okay to not be okay is something I found most difficult this year. I couldn’t go onto social media without seeing all the bread baking, exercising, etc that people were doing and not feel like there was something wrong with me because my…
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My House at Christmas
After a long year, Christmas is finally here! Here’s how I decorated our house this year! I was very inspired by the greenery of the evergreen Christmas trees and you’ll see a lot of it on my porch and in various parts of the rooms, I decorate year after year. I think the decorations this year are my favorite ones that I have done yet! I hope you like them and I am wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
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My Porch at Christmas
It’s only in recent years that I have focused more on decorating our front porch for the holidays. It’s not a very big space but I have felt so inspired to make it feel as festive as possible (see my Halloween decor post here)! I am so proud of the Christmas design this year that I thought I would make my porch decorations their own post! My Christmas decor aesthetic is very Christmas traditional. I love greenery, deep reds, cream and off white, and some natural elements and colors thrown in. Last year on the porch I bought some faux garland from Michaels and started it on the small brick…
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DIY Wrapping Paper
I love wrapping the presents I have bought for my friends and family and picking super cute wrapping paper out every year is essential! This year I thought it would be fun to try and make my own so I hit up Amazon for some Kraft paper and got to work! I have two different designs to share with you today! I used a simple sponge for my stamp and picked up some paint from the craft store! If you try these, take a photo and share them on social media and tag me in your photos, I would love to see your creations! What you’ll need: Craft paper (I…
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My Christmas Tea Collection
My favorite drink this time of year is a cozy cup of tea. I love it in the morning, the middle of the day, and in the evening! I have a nice flavorful selection of herbal teas and one spicy black tea to share with you today. I love the seasonal flavors and I think you guys will too! Twinings Christmas Tea This is the only black tea and it is literally Christmas in a cup! Twinings Peppermint Cheer Twinings Winter Spice Twinings Holiday Berry Celestial Seasonings Gingerbread Spice What is your favorite seasonal drink?
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DIY Christmas Sweater
Who doesn’t love a good Christmas sweater?! When I was younger, I put my degree in Costume Design to good use and created an EPIC ugly Christmas sweater for a party that my friends and I used to have yearly. This is a project I did last year but never got around to sharing it so I thought this year is as good as any! I did this project in one afternoon, it is kind of involved with all the cutting and gluing but I put on a good audiobook and went to town. This sweater turned out better than what I imagined and I will be rocking it again…
