Fall Golden Glow Makeup // Awkward Girl Does Her Makeup II
With fall just around the corner (well, probably here for most of you), I wanted to share my fall golden glow makeup tutorial (Part 2 of “Awkward Girl Does Her Makeup“). In my Everyday Makeup Routine video, I shared the exact steps and makeup I use every day to do my makeup. I keep it super simple, skip the foundation, and call it a day… But sometimes, I shnazz it up a bit with some foundation and eyeshadow, and I’ve gotten a lot of requests on my Instagram to share the steps I use to do the golden eyeshadow look I use a lot. I used some new…
Stop Saying Sorry // 3 Big Shifts and Self Awareness
Stop saying sorry. In this post, our guest author Nicole is going to share exactly how she learned to STOP saying sorry, and why you should too. “I’m sorry…”, “Please forgive me…” and Other Silly Things That Made My Life Difficult. Does that statement ruffle some feathers? I was raised predominantly by my grandmother. My mom was a teenage mother and my grandparents thought she didn’t need the burden of raising a little girl. So they sent my mom off to New York to fashion school while a 3 year old little girl (me) stayed behind missing her mom to bits and creating limiting beliefs that she is not good…
5 Habits That Simplified My Life
In the journey to discover what self care is and what it means to me, I’ve discovered 5 habits that simplified my life. I’m not a minimalist by any means. I do miss my college days where I lived in an apartment with no television and no microwave, and where I was on a food budget of $50 a week. But marriage means compromise, and these days I don’t ind treating myself to pre-cooked mashed potatoes and a lot of Netflix. That said—at my core, I really do like to keep things simple. And I’ve found that these 5 habits that simplified my life help me to feel happier, more…
How to Create Tiny Happiness // 6 Tips
What do you think of when you hear the phrase “create tiny happiness”? A while back, I made a video about “how to be happy”, and while I think that the tips addressed how to find more contentment, I also think “how to be happy” or the idea of being happy in general is overused and misunderstood. You’re not going to be happy all the time. And there’s a reason for it—your brain needs the highs and lows in order for you to comprehend relative positive and negative experiences. One thing I think most articles miss when talking about how to create tiny happiness and contentment is something that I…
How to Build a Versatile Wardrobe // 34 Outfits From 10 Items
After wearing the same outfit for 21 days and creating a dress code out of it, I’ve felt intrigued at the idea of how to build a versatile wardrobe from a few items. Some call this a capsule wardrobe, some call it a minimal wardrobe, but the bottom line is… I wanted to try to create 50 outfits from 10 pieces of clothing. Suggested reading: I Wore the Same Outfit for 21 Days Why build a versatile wardrobe? Capsule Wardrobe Introduction Reason 1: Simplify Life I talked about this in the post above, but the idea is that wearing the same outfit every day and/or building a capsule wardrobe…
Building Self Esteem, Confidence and Honoring Intuition // Live Event Recap
I was invited to speak live in a Facebook group, where I covered Building Self Esteem, Confidence and Honoring Intuition through sharing the most transitional 7 years of my life. I discussed how to make difficult changes, accepting transformation and how to utilize and practice self care and I broke it down into three phases… Phase 1: Building Self Esteem Phase 2: Building Confidence Phase 3: Honoring Intuition A lot of what I shared in this event are things I’ve shared in the past through various articles, so below, I’m going include 1) references to the full story whenever possible and 2) any resources that viewers may find…
Therabox Unboxing // Self Care Subscription Box Review
This week, I’m doing a Therabox unboxing. If you want to catch this self care subscription box review, check out the video below! –> Try the Therabox Self Care Subscription Box Therabox Unboxing: Packaging Just like my Hopbox unboxing review from Cratejoy, this the Therabox packaging was adorable. The contrast is really low and the printing wasn’t as intricate as the Hopebox, but I still found it very sweet and endearing. Recommended reading: Hopebox Unboxing Therabox Unboxing Items Review There were fewer items in the Therabox self care subscription box, but I’ll start by saying… They were much higher quality than what I got in my Hopebox. Not only…
How I Grew My Pinterest From 0 to 200,000 Impressions in 30 Days // 7 Steps
Late in June, I decided to start seriously marketing my blog, and in this post I’m sharing exactly how I grew my Pinterest from almost zero impressions to over 200,000 in exactly 30 days. The steps in this post aren’t necessarily the best for newbies. You’ll want to 1) have a Pinterest business account and 2) make sure to verify your website before you get started. If I get enough interest, I’ll create a follow up post just for newbies and I’ll link it here. I hired a coach to work with me, Chelsea from HerPaperRoute, and I worked with her on a mentor-ship basis for a few months. She…
Self Care Guide for Extremely Busy People // 5 Tips
Recently, I’ve been extremely busy, which is why I’ve been thinking about what a self-care guide for extremely busy people would look like. I have a full-time job, I’m working on growing my YouTube channel, and I’m focusing on my blog. And I’m 100% committed to these things every week—which means I’ve been spending a lot of time working. And even though I’m passionate about all of these things—no one is making me do them—I still feel overwhelmed sometimes. So, since I’ve been writing a lot about self-care recently, I realized that due to my limited time, I needed to start thinking about how I could personally incorporate more self-care…
Size 12 Shorts for Women // Mini Summer Amazon Haul
Are you struggling to find flattering size 12 shorts for women? Well, I was too and decided to buy a bunch from Amazon and have myself a good old fashioned Amazon haul. (Ok, mini haul). For ages, I hated my legs and wouldn’t wear anything that showed them. They’re thick. They rub together. I’ve never had thigh gap? But you know what? I look heckin’ fine and I’m ready to try on some shorts, look cute and be comfortable. I tired on 5 pairs of shorts from Amazon, and at the end I also showed a pair of shorts I recently bought from Walmart during a summer emergency situation. Below…
