Lucky in Love follows our main protagonist Maddie, a high school senior who’s only goal in life is to study hard enough to not only get into a great college, but to also get a decent sized scholarship. Maddie’s dad lost his job and things in the family have been tough ever since. Her brother … Continue reading Book Review: Lucky in Love
For some odd reason, I have been in a terrible reading slump this Fall. Typically I can pinpoint a reason as to why this happens, but this time I'm truly at a loss. Thankfully, I think that I have finally come out of it after finishing The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee. I remember hearing a … Continue reading Review: The Thousandth Floor
One of my favorite parts of celebrating the Fourth of July is getting to put together an outfit that coincides with whatever I'm doing that day. Living in Portland, I've always found that there is an abundance of things to do on the Fourth. Whether it's going to the local high school to watch their … Continue reading Red, White & Blue: Independence Day Outfit #1
In the past year, while attempting to keep up with current beauty and fashion trends (note the word *attempt*) and have noticed the brand Glossier taking the beauty industry by storm. Known for their minimalist approach and clean aesthetic design, Glossier prides themselves in putting skincare first and makeup second, even keeping their makeup options … Continue reading Glossier: A New Cult Classic?
Well hey there everyone. I know that I've been MIA on here for the last few weeks, but I have been crazy busy with work (job #1 and job #2) AND I've had a super severe case of writers block. It's like I've had all of these things I wanted to say and post about, … Continue reading Reading Wrap-Up
Happy Monday! I hope you're starting this week off well caffeinated (or decaffeinated for those like myself with caffeine sensitivities), basically I hope you're reading this with your choice beverage in hand and ready to kill it this week. Can you believe it's already the second week of May? I keep getting all these Facebook … Continue reading Monday Musings
In honor of February being the month of love, I thought that I would compile a list of my all time favorite romantic contemporary authors! This tends to be my absolute favorite genre to read, so I had a difficult time narrowing down my list to a top five. The authors that I ended up choosing … Continue reading Romantic Contemporaries
There's just something about fall time that makes me want to break out every faux fur item in my closet. There's just something about a little faux fur that can dress up any outfit! I got this little number from Nordstrom Rack a few years ago and I think it totally fits into the cozy … Continue reading Faux Fur in Fall
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