Friday Things + OPI Lincoln Park After Midnight
OPI Lincoln Park After Midnight It's been a good week, for the most part. It started out on Monday with a terrible case of food poisoning (ugh) which left me feeling slightly overwhelmed for much of the week. I just hate getting behind. I was laying...
Things I’ve Learned In My Twenties: Stuff & Things
I've spent some time lately thinking over the last decade. I'm in my last year of my twenties, and oddly, I'm not totally freaked about turning thirty. To be honest, I feel like thirty is a badge of honor we earn simply for surviving our twenties....
When Things Don’t Go As Planned
I just got off the phone with my best friend, our second chat of the day, a rarity. I've come to expect her call mid-morning as she's walking with her daughter. It's usually what marks my transition from writer to nanny. But tonight, our...
Serial Podcast: Did Adnan Do It?
I was ten years old, waiting impatiently in the living room for my turn at the TV. My dad was glued to the screen, awaiting the verdict in a trial he was so sure about. It's almost over he told me, practically giddy to see a guilty man convicted....
September Beauty Favorites
My makeup game has changed ever since the Naked palette came into my life. I'd been lusting after it forever, but I finally pulled the trigger on it over the summer with some birthday money. I don't have to tell you that it's great, you probably already...
Healthier Nails Thanks to Julep: Featuring XOXO + A FREE BOX!
September's Julep Maven box included a bonus polish for all subscribers, one of the many reasons I'm absolutely obsessed with Julep! Free polish!! This gorgeous magenta is an exclusive creme polish called XOXO. Such a perfect jewel tone for fall!...
Stuff & Things: Webinar Edition
Okay. So as you all know, I've been blogging for (wince) 7.5 years. I've never attended a conference. I've never read a blogging book. I've never taken an e-course or participated in a webinar. Well, that was until Wednesday night. I'm...
Everyday Essentials: Things I Always Have With Me
The other day, I was running a little behind schedule. I grabbed my purse then made my way around the house collecting all the things I need throughout the day, and I realized I had quite a list of things that I constantly need with me. I wear a lot of...
Tips On How To Fake A Clean Home
Saturday mornings, I clean. I keep telling myself I'll implement a cleaning schedule to maintain throughout the week to avoid spending any precious weekend time scrubbing toilets, but that hasn't happened yet. But I woke up tired on Saturday with a pile of work...
Dinner In Minutes: Featuring Smithfield Marinated Pork Sirloin
I live a double life. At home, I am wife, pet parent, and writer. But at my day job, I have four kids who just returned to school. And we all know what that means: the return of homework, after school activities, and chaos. I'm easily...
