If you're anything like I am, you love a good deal. If I'm spending money - even if the item is on sale - I will only spring for something quality. Where is the crossroads between quality + a fair price? The luxury outlets. Have you been outlet shopping? Read on to learn about my outlet shopping tips and tricks and my favorite outlet to shop. ... Read the Post
OUTLET SHOPPING
THIRTY THREE
April, May, June, and July have been unusual months for me. As blogging/social media have been in my life for the past eight years, it was strange to step away from it all; yet, for four months, that is what I have done. The beginning of April was incredibly difficult, one of the hardest times of my life, because a tragedy struck... and it struck me to my core. I choose not to go into the ... Read the Post
G R O W T H
I have not been the kind of person who is prone to missing people. I’ve been a trust-in-the-bigger-plan type of person + I accept that people have wonderfully complicated paths + purposes that cause them to come + go and jump around this beautiful planet of ours. ... Read the Post
M I N D S E T = T R A N S F O R M A T I O N
“Be who you needed when you were younger.” Photo on the left - 2008 (22 years old) Photo on the right - 2018 (32 years old) Today I woke up in a grateful, happy, + reflective mood. I made myself a matcha latte and sat on the couch in my new home. A thought hit me. A simple thought. That thought was: “This is my life.” It was a thought filled with wonder + disbelief + gratitude + awe. I have ... Read the Post
COURAGE + KINDNESS IN THE NEW YEAR
As we approach 2017, I look back at 2016 with a flood of emotions. This year has been absolutely life-changing. And it's been a year filled with "the feels." Why? It all came down to a decision to change. Not because I didn't like who I was... I did (and that's important. I want everyone to LOVE exactly who they are). I decided that I wanted a great adventure. A fairy tale. A ... Read the Post
NOURISH THE CHILDREN
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r47N7ssfSRs I rarely use this blog as a platform for social change... but today is one of those days when I feel the need to encourage our generation (Millennials, I'm talking to you!) to give back. Let's NOT be known as the self-absorbed, entitled, and selfish generation... let's be known as the generation that didn't just insist on change, but actually ... Read the Post