Beauty and books are the two things I religiously review here so it was easy to put them in their own category for 'best of 2017'. This post is all about my ultimate favorites of the year... the items I couldn't live without and just loved to the moon and back. These are the items that made 2017 a standout…

When thinking about what categories I wanted to include for Best of 2017, beauty was a no-brainer... I mean, I do classify myself as a beauty blogger most of the time. This was the year that I back peddled on a lot of beauty purchases and really didn't spend as much as I usually do. I was grateful for that because…

Last year was the year of audiobooks and that continues this year. I listened to more books than I read and I'm ok with that because it allows me to 'read' more than ever before. I can't read in a moving vehicle so this allows me to occupy my time and read as much as possible. I read and listened to a …