It is November 14th and I have broken many of my self-inflicted holiday rules. I have not decorated for Christmas yet but I have bought Christmas snacks, candles, and baking supplies... however, I haven't used any of these yet. As I write this, I am currently watching Home Alone 2, after watching Home Alone and t…

Well, this is it folks. Halloween is tomorrow and Election Day is in 4 days. I am terrified, anxious, and just sick over the fact that I let politics get to me in this way. I cannot control what happens and that is inherently the core of my anxiety disorder.  I'm nervous for the outcome but I think I'm more n…

Happy Friday! This week felt incredibly long even though it was kind of short since I'm working at home today. I'm excited for the weekend and even more excited for a long weekend next week. It's so sad that I'm daydreaming about next weekend and this one hasn't even really started yet! Last weeken…

Wow, we are on the final week of 2018 and I can't believe how fast the year flew. A lot of things changed this year, I grew a lot and changed a lot; my life changed a lot and I just feel like a totally different person. 2018 was a good year; I really advanced my writing career and the blog grew a ton and I scored …

Oh Friday, how sweet it is to see you again! It was another very long week but it was made shorter by the fact that I'm working from home today. I'm so productive when I work from home and just feel so much better! This week I was very anxious, for a mix of reasons. I was PMSing, the multiple bomb threats in N…

Well I think we're finally in true Fall mode! It was FREEZING this week and oh my, it was glorious! I was in the best mood all week because of it, and probably because my leg is finally feeling 100% better and my best work friend came back from maternity leave! I was off from work on Thursday because I went for on…

I write this as the 15th season of Grey's Anatomy is starting. Can you believe this show has been on for 15 years? It started in 2006, as I was starting high school and it's disgusting to think about. I can't believe it's still on the air and still remains an incredible show. Shonda Rhimes is an insane…

Does anyone else feel drained and defeated by the time Thursday night comes? I just feel like I can't do anything on a Thursday night; mostly because I'm anticipating Friday and the weekend and because I worked all week and I'm just over it. That's how I feel right now and it took everything for me to …

TGIF and I've never been happier. My anxiety and depression were high this week and I'm ready to just not think about anything of substance all weekend. I know WHY I was feeling this way, for once, and it's mostly because I don't feel fulfilled. I need to write more and I want to write more because whe…

Another short week has come to an end and it was the first unofficial week of Fall... with 90-degree weather in New York! It should be cooling off now and I'm excited to get truly into the Fall feeling of things. For as much as I love Fall and love the week after Labor Day, I just felt off this week. It could'…

This was an odd week because I only worked 2 days. I called in sick on Monday, was off on Wednesday for a doctor's appointment, and then had a Summer Friday today. It's going to be an interesting two weeks because I go to Florida on Monday until Tuesday afternoon for work and then it's back in the office. …

The week after a holiday is always the hardest, and it's even harder when you launch a new foundation at work! YUP, Filter First Luminous Foundation by Laura Geller was released on Sunday and I've been nonstop working on it. It was stressful but really exciting -- we've never had a launch this big and the …

This was such an odd, long yet short week. As mentioned previously I was off from last Friday to yesterday. The long weekend + holiday really threw me for a loop. Combine that with oversleeping TWO hours yesterday and being late for work, plus a near empty office and I'm really off my groove. I'm back at work …

TGIF! Do I start off every Royal Round Up like that? It's a nice long weekend for me -- 6 days off to be exact and I'm so excited! I have a summer Friday today, took off on Monday because I thought I was going away and then off for 4th of July on Tuesday & Wednesday. I'm hoping to relax, get a lot of s…

TGIF! This week was super long and I'm so happy to have a summer Friday today. It's Thursday and I'm writing this and I'm so exhausted -- it's always Thursday nights that are the toughest because I'm coming down from the week and know that it's almost over. I have a busy weekend ahead of me…

This was a very long week and I'm happy it's over. Everything just dragged on and there were some little things that really annoyed me but it's the weekend! Another reason the week sucked is because Kate Spade died. I wrote my post a few hours after I found out (and just posted it later that night) and I d…

Happy June everyone! We're almost halfway through the year and we're just a few more months away from the fall season! You know me, always counting down to my favorite season ever. However, I have really been enjoying the little good weather we've gotten in New York over the past few weeks. I feel like it&…

We're a little late with the roundup this week but the good news is that it's a holiday weekend! I have been counting down the days to MDW for a few weeks now because I just needed a break... and an excuse to binge watch something. It's Sunday, it's raining, and I'm on my couch watching Southern Ch…

What a weekend!! It started off very happy on Friday with my sister's college graduation. It was a really bittersweet day because I was so happy to be with my family but I was really sad that my dad wasn't there. Another milestone spent without him really got me worked up. However, it was a beautiful day and i…

Friday is here again! I was exhausted this week and that is thanks to the pollen that is killing me slowly. My allergies have not been this bad in years but this week, whew, they threw me and everyone around me for a loop. Because of that, I fell asleep stupid early Tuesday & Wednesday night -- I'm talking 8:3…