This felt like a very long month with many ups and downs. It might've been the most difficult month for me since quarantine started and I'm happy that it's over. I'm also excited for Fall, obviously but because August was so difficult, I'm finding it hard to get into the fall spirit. I realized a l…

What a week! I say that every Friday but this week was extra long. I feel like August itself has been extremely long and weird. There is so much happening in the world and this week it got to me. I was completely overwhelmed with grief and sadness. Mentally, I cannot handle the over-stimulation of the bad news happen…

Etsy has always been one of my favorite places to shop. It has everything you could ever want or need, whether it's a piece of jewelry, home decor, or notebooks. When you shop at Etsy, the possibilities are truly endless. Sometimes when I have something in my head, it can be difficult to figure out what kind of re…

Create and Cultivate is a career website and resource, catered to women but advice for all. They host conferences, they have a podcast, the founder has written a book, and now they have an entire online community dedicated to helping women create and cultivate the life of their dreams.  I've been following the co…

This was quite the week and I was noticeably quiet on the blog. I've been open about my anxiety on the blog over the years and I never want to stop that. I switched to a new medication this week and the side effects were outrageous. I'm finally feeling a little more like myself and ready to get back to the gri…

If I'm being honest, the Nordstrom sale this year seems like a mess and a half. It went live for exclusive tiers at the beginning of the month and there was hardly anything left when Early Access started last week. I'm writing this post a few days before the sale actually goes live so we'll see if things a…

Hi, my name is Briana and I'm addicted to TikTok. The obsession started shortly after Christmas and has only become more rampant during the quarantine. I mean, there's not much else to do other than sit on TikTok for hours.  My obsession got so bad at one point that I had to set a time limit on the app. I allo…

This was a hard week in many aspects; how is it that everything can be fine and a mess at the same time? My personal life is fine, career is great and I'm having a pretty good summer. However, the world seems like it's falling apart.  My outlook on the virus sank to low levels this week, the USPS is being defu…

I received this book courtesy of NetGalley and finished reading it a few months ago. I've been waiting to review it until we were closer to the publication date, which was yesterday so here we are. "The Last to Know " takes place in a small town in England. It revolves around an old house, old family se…

I've spoken extensively over the years about my love of Drybar but I've never done a full Brand Buzz aka brand overview about them.  Drybar has been on my radar for a while... at least 4 years because that's when I went to Drybar for the first time. However, I think my love affair with the brand had been…

My first memory of making S'mores was at my family's summer house in Long Island. My cousins and I would look forward to the nighttime when we would gather around the firepit their great grandfather built every night we were there. Our parents helped us roast marshmallows and put together the S'mores and i…

This felt like the longest week of my life and I'm not really sure why. I only worked Wednesday & Thursday! I felt extremely off this week, but really, aren't we all feeling a little off? There is no end in sight of this global pandemic and it just feels like the world is falling apart. I felt extremely si…

Back in 2011, I read the Hunger Games series along with the rest of the teenage/young adult population. I was intrigued at first and looking for something to replace Twilight. I read the first book with ease and Catching Fire was intriguing but Mockingjay, the final book, was so confusing. I was also reading it in the…

We're already a few days into August and I can't believe we are actually here. July was pretty slow & fast at the same time... but I've been feeling that way all summer. August is usually the time I start counting down to Fall but that feels different this year. I'm not in a rush for the Fall seaso…

Today is National Watermelon Day and I'm actually pretty siked. Fun fact: I am allergic to watermelon so can't eat it but watermelon flavored things? SIGN ME UP! I love a good watermelon drink or a watermelon-flavored candy... it's always the first flavor I reach for. In recent years, that love of watermel…

Happy Saturday everyone! I have spent the better part of the past two days on TikTok. If it gets banned, I will throw a fit. But the addiction is real. Have you seen Noah Beck and Blake Grey? I'm in love with them and truly believe I have feelings for them. I know I'm coming in hot but I can't stop thinkin…