Wait, didn’t I just pack this suitcase last week? A week and half ago I left the airport to go to Atlanta, Georgia and today I am all packed back at the airport to go to Florida. A few years ago I never left the state except to drive to Pittsburgh to see family. However, now I feel like I am traveling a few times a year visiting new places. Continue reading “Packing Tips”
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Colorful Corduroy
Fun Flares
In college I played it safe and looked like everyone else. I dressed like everyone else, had long hair like all of the other girls and tried to blend in. I hated high school because of the feeling of never fitting in and in college I did everything to look like everyone else. Since graduating, I have found that my style has evolved and I like to take risks when it comes to fashion and style. In October 2015, I chopped off 13+ inches of hair to donate to Locks of Love. Then in November I went in for a trim and went for a shorter style. The last year I have been playing with a short stacked bob and now a lob. I feel the excitement of having short hair quickly fading. My hair is so long now compared to how it usually is. A coworker pointed out that my hair was not this long the previous week! It grows so fast, which is awesome when I want to play with it doing different lengths. Continue reading “Fun Flares”
pom poms for winter
There are things I want and things I need in life. One of the struggles of being an adult, is having to choose paying my car payment over something I want to add to my closet. This winter, pom pom hats were everywhere. Everyday at work I wanted to buy one, but I just could not justify spending money on a winter hat I would wear only a few times a year. However, after Christmas, we got a lot of returns and all of the winter collection was going to major clearance. While at work one night, I found the black pom pom hat I realllyyy wanted on sale for $9 in the clearance bin. Guys, I was really excited about this hat and the price was too good to be true!
J. Crew Factory has the pom pom hat in a variety of colors, but if you wear makeup daily or want a hat that goes with everything, I suggest getting the black one.
Right now the hats are on major clearance at J. Crew Factory. I cannot guarantee that they are still in stores, but I checked and they are still available online!
Some of the other colors include…
valentines day goodies at target
I love to give people presents. It brings me a lot of joy to put a few things together and give them to a friend. I have a few different plans for Valentines Day planned with some galentines, so I went to Target recently to get some presents. I suggest shopping now because these things never last and quickly disappear from the shelves!
The Dollar Section is amazing right now! I brought home the cake tray and it took a lot of self control not to bring home the glitter pillows. The kitchen towel sets are perfect for moms or friends who have their own apartments for Valentine’s Day.
Lots of cute Valentine’s Day home decor items in the Dollar Bin that will help you decorate your home for the holiday! Or if you are like me and obsessed with pink… now is the time to buy pink decor!
Can we just talk about how cute these mugs are?!? If anyone knows me at all you will know that I love coffee and especially coffee cups.
And yes… you do need the heart pillows!
For the men in your life.
For the Gals in your life.
Gummies.
Everyone needs socks for the holiday!
And you can never go wrong with chocolate!
I hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine’s Day surrounded by the people you love!
#goals : declutter
One of my yearly goals is to clean and declutter. This may not seem like a lot of fun, but decluttering you room, your home, car, closet, etc. brings so much happiness into your life. Walking into a space that is messy makes me very stressed out. It’s hard to go to bed if I have clothes on my floor or there are dishes in the sink. It sounds crazy, but waking up in the morning and everything is in its place helps me get out of the house faster. This is coming from the girl who loses her keys at least once a week (because I put them in a new place every night)!
Cleaning seems like a big task, but if you do one big clean in the beginning of the year and maintain it, it’s not as scary as a task. One way to make it easier is to declutter. Go through each room at a time and then go through each drawer, and each category of clothes. I wrote another post on this here that I highly recommend.
Another exciting project that I am starting is the Home Organization 14 Week Challenge. It started when I found this Facebook group and every year they have this house cleaning challenge. Each week there is a different room to clean and it provides a to do list to make sure you go through all of your items, purge, declutter and do a big clean so it is easier to maintain throughout the year. You can find the challenge here.
Over the weekend I started with my kitchen and checked off a lot on my to do list, but there is still a lot more fun to be had! Since I did this last year, so far the cleaning has been very easy to do. I created places for everything last year, so it is just me putting some things back to where they belong.
My parents are in for a big surprise when they try to find things this week! I am sure they want to kick me out of the house after all of this cleaning!
Who wants to do this with me??
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