Lately I’ve been thinking about how much I’ve learned these last six months. I hate the pandemic and the loss of life, loss of jobs, and loss of stability it has brought to the world. To those it has not hurt physically or financially it has most definitely hurt mentally. Everyone is struggling in some… [Read More]
Six ways I’m surviving quarantine
Life has changed a lot in the last few weeks. Josh and I are both working from home. I haven’t been around people in a month. We get all our groceries delivered to our front door. I half cover my eyes before loading news websites, scared for what the latest headlines are. I feel like… [Read More]
Life Updates
It’s crazy to me to think that I started this blog at 20 years old and here I am nearly 10 years later, still writing and sharing my life with you. You guys have been with me through some of my biggest life moments and changes. (Getting married! Moving to the Midwest!) I am so… [Read More]
How to whitewash a brick fireplace (for under $50)
Josh and I are almost two months into homeownership. We are generally loving it, but oh wow is it so much work. We’ve had some awesome highs (moving in and celebrating our first Christmas here) and already some lows (discovering mice in the basement and going through 300 million leaf bags thanks to trees with… [Read More]
Gift Guide: Erin’s Favorite Things + Gifts for Her Under $50
Pin me! Strong women: may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them. And may we spoil them with Christmas gifts! This gift guide is chock-full of Christmas gift ideas for her. They also happen to be some of my very favorite things. And they’re all under $50!! (Not only are they… [Read More]
Moving with cats: 5 easy ways to keep them happy (and you from going insane)
Moving with cats is not easy you guys. Cats *do not* like changes in their routine or interruptions to their daily patterns. Mess their schedule and they can hide, meow incessantly, get sick, go on a hunger strike, and/or just turn into brats. We knew leaving our apartment and moving into a house was going… [Read More]
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Growing up, I spent a lot of time in my head. I felt like an onlooker to my own life, studying it and narrating it from afar. It was like those around me were really living life while I was merely watching them live. I waited for the day I’d grow up and life would… [Read More]
My favorite Amazon finds in August
I love Amazon. Browsing their fashion and beauty items is like a treasure hunt, you never know what amazing goodies you are going to find. This past month was the month I got hair extensions, so a lot of my purchases have to do with my hair. I bought all the cute headbands and the… [Read More]
Life after LASIK
I can’t believe it has been nearly four months since I had LASIK surgery. Time flies when you have better than perfect vision! If I had to pick one word to describe my life after LASIK it would be easy. I don’t have to worry about looking for my glasses first thing in the morning… [Read More]
7 eco-friendly products that help support the environment
If I’m being honest, I’ve been feeling a bit bummed out by the news lately. There are a lot of news stories that make me sad, but the ones that make me feel the most helpless are the ones about our planet. Global warming is real and the fact that we as a society aren’t… [Read More]
3 ways to maximize your time
24 hours. We all have the same number of hours in our day, but how we use that time varies widely. How is it that some of us are able to accomplish so much with our days, and others seem to never quite get a handle on the best ways to use our precious hours?… [Read More]