Well my lovelies, I hope you had a fantastic winter holiday, whatever you celebrate. We went home for a visit and overscheduled ourselves like usual. I'm exhausted and feeling a little bit like I'm dying, but it was great being able to see people and engage in some merriment. So, Black Friday. I used to... Continue Reading →
It’s Blogmas again, friends
Oh, hi there. It's been a long time since I've done Blogmas and I know I'm already a day late. Hell, it's been a long time since I was here at all. I miss it though. I decided (like an hour ago) that I'm going to make a concerted effort to post this month, and... Continue Reading →
Holiday anti-haul: Sephora edition
Here we go again: another anti-haul! Today we're looking at Sephora, and there's a lot to rag on here so let's get right to it. Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Carnaval Extravaganza Beauty influencers everywhere are weeping that this made someone's anti-haul, but I really don't get why it's so universally loved. It's supposed to... Continue Reading →
Holiday anti-haul: Ulta edition
Now that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over I think we've reached critical mass when it comes to holiday releases. While I did make a few purchases during the sales (mostly gifts for other people, I swear!), there's a metric fuckton of things I won't be purchasing because I couldn't possibly care less. This... Continue Reading →
Beauty-related resolutions
I'm not normally the New Year's Resolutions type, but I feel like I really need to get my act together when it comes to my beauty collection. It's getting ridiculous. Wear makeup every day - I'm not currently doing this, which is insane because I have so much. With any luck, wearing makeup every day... Continue Reading →
The things I don’t like about Christmas
We're reaching the end of Blogmas, and I thought it only fitting that I mention some things that I don't like about Christmas. Really, there's only one thing: I don't like when it's over. After the fun and festivities of the last few days, today felt a bit anti-climactic. I'm happy to have some time... Continue Reading →
Unboxing my subscriptions!
I got a nice little surprise today; both my Sephora Play box and my first FabFitFun box arrived! My last few Play boxes have been really nothing special so I'm hoping for something good, and the FFF box is supposed to be epic, so here we go. My first thought when opening the Play box... Continue Reading →
Favorite Christmas songs
Guys. It's day 21. WOOT. I like Christmas music. It's not my favorite thing ever, and I can't listen to it 24/7, even during the holiday season, but it's not something I loathe. My taste is Christmas music is a little weird, so I decided to share some of my favorite songs with you. So... Continue Reading →
I got an early Christmas gift!
Today Dan and I went on a little adventure. Now, Dan is a man, and as such he sometimes struggles when it comes to giving me gifts. I suggested he just go to Sephora with me and set me loose, but he didn't want any part of that. He claims it's because I buy my... Continue Reading →
Winter skin care
This post could also aptly be titled "WTF is happening with my skin right now". Typically there's a bit of a freakout when the season changes so I was expecting a little of this, but my face is full scale freaking out. Zits, dryness, the whole nine. In my attempts to keep the freakout at... Continue Reading →
Favorite Christmas books
So this post is going to go off on a tangent for a minute. Stay with me. I don't like a lot of sentimental crap. I'm not into rom-coms really, and I don't like romance novels. I don't know why I'm not into this stuff, but it actually annoys me. I find myself being like... Continue Reading →
Holiday anti-haul
Blogmas day 16 seems like a good day to talk about all of the holiday things I won't be buying. There's a lot of stuff that comes out at Christmas, and normally I'm really excited about it all. This year has proven to be an exception, as I have little interest in any of it,... Continue Reading →
Struggling to find inspiration
Blogmas day... 15? I'm starting to lose track. I'm also starting to struggle to find topics that really speak to me. I kind of feel like I phoned it in with yesterday's post, and I really don't want to make a habit of that. I have a whole list of Blogmas topics but none of... Continue Reading →
What I love most about the holidays
Greetings internet friends! For Blogmas day 14 I was thinking about the things I love the most at Christmas. Honestly, this goes hand in hand with my Christmas traditions post, as those are the main things I love. I also love the lights when I'm driving down the street. I love the snow, if I... Continue Reading →
Letter to Santa
Dear Santa, I know it's been a few years since I've written, but hear me out: I grew up and somehow let the world convince me that you don't exist. Silly, right? It's a thing that happens to the best of us though. Now that I'm in my mid-30s I like to think I have... Continue Reading →