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Showing posts from September, 2014

fall favorites

I am totally, utterly, wholly, absolutely, perfectly, entirely, OBSESSED with fall. I'm going to get on a little rant here [ language warning ]: I am so incredibly sick of this "Basic Bitch" bullsh*t that is all over social media right now.  It has borderline ruined fall for me this year, an…

farewell captain

This week has been an emotional one for me. I have spent my entire adult life && most of my teen years with Derek Jeter as my favorite baseball player.  My mother was a Yankee's fan, so I was a Yankee's fan.  When she passed away, I kept the tradition of following the Yankee's every season. …

#girlboss [book review]

At seventeen, Sophia Amoruso decided to forgo continuing education to pursue a life of hitchhiking, dumpster diving, and petty thievery. Now, at twenty-nine, she is the Founder, CEO, and Creative Director of Nasty Gal, a $100+ million e-tailer that draws A-list publicity and rabid fans for its leading-edge fashion…

glossybox harper's bazaar edition

I enjoyed a free box courtesy of Glossybox.   Affiliate links are used below.  All opinions are my own. Glossybox was awesome and sent me the limited edition Harper's Bazaar box!  I have tried to keep my subscription boxes to a minimum && I don't currently subscribe to Glossybox [ that'…

favorite post of the week

I've recently came across some fantastic blogs && have had such a great time reading them.  They inspire me and have reignited my love for blogging.  For so long, I didn't read any other blogs.  Past blogs I followed either started doing sponsored posts so much that it lost creativity, or they g…

a blog, a playlist [september 2014]

I pretty much listen to music 24/7 .  If I'm blogging, there is most definitely music playing.  Whether I have headphones on, or music booming from the living room speakers, it's always on.  I thought it would be fun to do a monthly series sharing what my most played music while blogging was.   I sub…

hers & hers moleskine planners

Affiliate links used below. As promised, this weeks planner post is featuring Jess's moleskine as well.  We have different styles, so I thought it'd be fun to show you hers as well.  She mainly uses hers for keeping track of her school work.  She's new to using a planner, && doesn't dec…

hello kitty planner haul

Can I just say how much I LOVE the Target Dollar Spot?!  I swear there is no where else you can get DIRT CHEAP Hello Kitty stuff [...and Hello Kitty stuff is important to own, aha] .  Yes, I'm 31 years old.  Yes, I'm turning 32 in November.  No, I don't care.  I love Hello Kitty.  I love ALL Kawa…

using color palettes for knitting

Have you ever started a new knitting project that required several colors && had the hardest time deciding on what shades to go with?  I have your solution... I'm obsessed with color palettes, I seriously could pin them all day on Pinterest.  It's fun to see what mix of colors create the perfect …

dermalogica dynamic skin recovery [holy grail]

I was sent this product by iFabbo for review.  All opinions are my own and post may contain affiliate links. I was sent this product for review .  I'll be honest, I let it sit on my counter for a veryyy long time.  I'm not sure why, other than I was confused by it.  Was it a daily moisturizer?  Is it …

Confessions of a Blogger

I don't do a lot of link up posts, but I thought this one was adorable.  I had to get in on it, aha!  There is so much that goes on behind the scenes of being a blogger most people don't know about.  That is what myyy confessions are going to be about...  what goes on behind each && every post.  Enj…

13 most effective ways to relax

With my POHS  keeping my stress low is very important.  Studies have shown that stress can elevate complications with POHS.  I can't say I live an overly stressful life as it is.  I only work part-time outside the home [28hrs], my son is 16 so I don't have little ones, and aside from the POHS itself I don&#…

week 37 [planner love]

Week 37 was slower than it has been.  Not much to show you this week.  I did utilize an owl sticky note for the most important "to-do's".  I can't tell you enough how much I'm loving this moleskine turntable planner.  It's simple layout makes it perfect && not distracting.  With …