My Year in Pictures

As far as memories go, 2014 has to be the most widely documented year of my life. I have folders and folders full of pictures on my phone and laptop, not to mention the last six months in posts. Here’s …

New Year’s Suggestions

I have yet to keep up with any New Year’s resolution and I’m sure I’m not the only one. This year, rather than binding myself to promises I know I won’t keep, I thought I would come up with a …

Just My Luck

The concept of luck has always intrigued me. I’m torn between believing in it completely and wanting to disregard its existence. I like to believe that free will, and the choices or decisions that stem from it can overpower the …

Family Vacation

Last week my family booked an impromptu trip to Orlando, Florida. The last time we’d all been there together, I was five. That trip was a bit of a disaster as I became dehydrated and spent the majority of the …

Beauty Wishlist

This time of year almost always inspires a bit of wanting. It’s the spirit of Christmas really! (Sort of.) My birthday falls exactly a month after Christmas so I’ve been working extra hard on my wish lists. Here’s what I’ve been lusting after …

Identity Crisis

You know the classic teenage meltdown every one experiences? It’s generally in the phase where you feel oh so misunderstood and very very self-deprecating? (Refer to Jenny Humphrey in season 4 of Gossip Girl). I haven’t felt that way since I was 14. …

Cliques

Everyone says that bullying stops after high school. I beg to differ. It doesn’t stop, it evolves into a sneaky paper-cut like wound. Small and easy to forget about until its triggered, causing burning pain that brings it back to your …

Empties #2: Beauty & Bath Products

If anyone ever saw me carefully store my empty shampoo bottle in an old gift box and place it on my bookshelf, I would probably be locked in an empty padded cell. Saving my used-up beauty and shower items has now become …