Goals for 2023—reduce stress, read more, be creative, structured gel manicures… I got acrylic nails once in high school and vowed I would never do that again. The damage…yikes! For some years, when I eventually did start “getting my nails done” with Cheryl (please reference some of my prior nail posts if you are unfamiliar), I would get a manicure with…
Almost three months after my first structured gel manicure and I’m obsessed.
Farewell 2022
Farewell 2022, this is it.You have been a doozy, I must admit.Relentless and trying but still full of hope for better.Farewell, 2022—my personal auld lang syne letter.Thank you for thirty-nine, a miraculous eighty-three, and a sweet six.For all the questions you did and didn’t answer, the problems you did and didn’t fix. Farewell to the…
My very Christmassy Christmas tree and the story behind the red cardinal ornament
In speaking with my creative director (Ash), the recommendation was for a red and green Christmas tree this year because “Those are the Christmas colors, mommy.” And that’s how this very Christmassy Christmas tree came about. I am overjoyed to share it (as witnessed by the barrage of photos in this post), as it is one of…
What I wear when: I want to wear hot pink
I had every intention of blogging about the style trends of 2022—feathers, platform heels, crochet pants, the return of stirrup pants, and hot pink because if 2022 were a color, it would be hot pink. It was all fabulous. I wore all of it! And if ever you think it is such a thing as…
My Christmas Playlist
It’s that time of year, my favorite time of year. Christmas decorations, movies, and music reign! And it feels like being wrapped in the loveliest of blankets. Today I am sharing my playlist—a list of twenty-five Christmas songs in my favorite renditions. You might ask why ‘Silent Night’ made the list three times. There is a brief…
Have a lovely, perfect, and excellent week
If I am being honest, this year has been ghetto. And I have been taking it one ghetto day at a time. I was well on my way to internally writing the year off, telling myself to throw it away and try again next year until the glorious entrance of November. It was the first of November….