I was back on my thriller game a few weeks back when I decided to listen to The Lake House on Audible. It put me right back into my listening to books groove that I felt off of since listening to the entire Harry Potter series. I've seen The Lake House on a bunch of different "Must Reads" lists and deci…

A lot of you took well to my last Tuesday Inspiration and it got me thinking to kind of revamp the series. I used to just post a quote and be done with it, because that was an easy way to convince myself I was posting 4-5 times a week. Well, now I guess I use them more as a ranting/venting platform with a little insi…

I've officially hung up my credit cards. I've said it before but I will say it again, I need to get a hold of my finances and I need to stop shopping for makeup. I was doing good at some point but fell off the wagon and the result is this post. I definitely don't need all the makeup I have but it's tru…

How is it the last week of June? How in the world is that happening right now? June definitely has been the fastest month so far, in my opinion. We are halfway through 2016 and my mind is being blown. The year is flying by and so much has already changed...and so much is still changing. My move got pushed forward a fe…

I have never been a huge lip lover. I'm not drawn to lipsticks as I am other beauty products, like concealers. Lipsticks, glosses, none of it used to intrigue me. And then, all of a sudden, one day I woke up with 100 different lip products (not actually 100) ranging from lip scrubs to liquid lipsticks and everythi…

As I stated last week, I joined the gym. I've been meaning to for a WHILE and I finally did it. I feel pretty good since going but my body definitely needs to get used to exercise  I am a true wimp when it comes to physical activity. With a gym membership comes accessories & clothes. If you know me at all, or …

This product was sent to me in exchange for a review but all opinions are my own. I've been out of the subscription game for a while; I stopped my Birchbox subscription a while ago, I don't receive any food boxes anymore. I am receiving the Sephora Play box (post coming soon) but I'm unsure if it's wor…

This week was weird... mostly work wise and it went crazy fast. I've been weirdly anticipating this week to be over FOREVER because it's leading up to my first fatherless Father's Day and I'm not thrilled. I felt this looming over my head ALL week long and it showed in my mood. I was stressing about ev…

I haven't bought a physical book in a while because I don't have the space for them; either I've been listening to books or buying them on my iPad to read in the Nook app. (I like the Nook app better than Kindle & iBooks, especially because I can read it on my actual Nook when I don't feel like usi…

Jaclyn Hill is QUEEN. I love her so much and I think she is the best beauty guru on Youtube. That being said, this post may be SLIGHTLY biased, but to each his own. Last summer, Jaclyn released, in collaboration, with Becca Cosmetics, a highlighter called Champagne Pop . It took over the beauty industry and put Becca …

I go through phases with my makeup routine; some weeks I'll wear a full face of foundation, other weeks I can't be bothered to put any foundation on. Some weeks I will do a full eyeshadow look, other weeks I don't touch a single eyeshadow palette. It may be a certain product, or a certain trend, but when I…

The week after a holiday (Memorial Day) is always a semi rough one, mostly for me because I was off last Monday & Friday so being at work full time after a long weekend is always meh. This week felt oddly slow and oddly fast at the same time but all in all, it's another weekend arrival. A lot of fun stuff is h…

I originally had a book review of the sequels of The Selection series planned for this Book Review Wednesday but SO MANY of you told me in the comments last week that you were on the fence about reading this series but now wanted to. Now, did it make sense for me to spoil the entire series/sequels? Not a chance! So, I…

This is a different kind of Tuesday Inspiration. I've been thinking a lot about how people live their lives, how I live my life. I'm a simple girl who loves to shop, drink Champagne, hang out with friends, and stay home to be on the Internet or watch trashy reality tv marathons. In college I was that girl, but…

It's no surprise that I spend a crapload of money on makeup. It's a passion, it's a hobby, it's what I really, really enjoy. Sephora is my FAVORITE place to shop because well, it's the makeup motherland. Because of that, I'm a Sephora VIB Rogue, their top tier rewards members. There are a lot o…