The past year has been one of amazing change and growth for me. I graduated college, left my first real-ish job as editor of the university newspaper, jumped into a career as a social media consultant, learned to let go of people who didn't bring me joy, watched two of my closest friends get married, lost someone who I loved, and began to find myself--...

I'll be honest. This was the year I fell out of love with makeup. Makeup just wasn't bringing anything new to the table and skincare was lookin' all fine and clean and pretty... I just had to switch it up. Same with my hair care; it was like my side chick or something. I'd forget about her for a while but when I...

I want to start of this week's Life Lately by saying that I hope you had a wonderful holiday season, no matter what you celebrate. But now that Christmas is over, the start of a new year is right around the corner and that means that a lot of us will be trying to come up with resolutions to make 2016 the best...

Christmas is almost here! I'm more excited for the holiday than I usually am thanks to the amazing weather we've been experiencing here in West Virginia. It's feeling more like early or late summer than the beginning of winter, so obviously Santa Claus is real and has gotten my multiple letters asking for no snow. But I do admit that the lack of...

Every few months, I take some time to consider the nature of my blog. In the past this has caused me to change the layout, change the name, or change the type of content I post. But, months later, I will still feel like my blog isn’t quite what— or where— I want it to be. Sometimes it is like my blog and...

We've come to the end of my gift giving series and I'm sure there are a few of you out there that still haven't even begun your holiday shopping. I started mine at the beginning of the week and I'm almost finished, but there have been years where I didn't even start my shopping until Christmas Eve. In fact, I don't think that I...

Last week we talked about your usual, run-of-the-mill beauty gifts. Giving someone the new Gwen Stefani + Urban Decay eyeshadow palette is great, but what if they already have it? Plus, let's be real, your giftee may not even like makeup. Which is cool... They're wrong, but it's cool. (Just kidding.) And maybe clothes aren't their thing either-- if they are, there are...

The holiday season is here and, if you're like me, you've only just started your shopping. Maybe you love the thrill of shopping last minute or maybe you're just a procrastinator... But if the reason you're leaving the shopping 'til last is because you're not sure what to get the people in your life, I'm here to help. And, of course, we're starting...

The latest Target Beauty Box went on sale the weekend after Thanksgiving in the early morning hours. I happened to snatch one up thanks to the lovely Nouveau Cheap posting about the deal on her Instagram-- usually I'm uninterested or they sell out before I have a chance to buy.  I really like the idea of Target's beauty box. You get to see...

My November favorites are more than just favorites— they are things that have literally helped me survive the past month. Two week-long trips to Southern Illinois, starting some exciting new projects and just generally being busy meant that my makeup and hair were not my number one priority. I wanted to simplify everything. I’m talking five-minute makeup and only washing my hair when absolutely necessary....

This month, most of the music I have been listening to was inspired by a Southern Illinois radio station, 89.1 The Bash. I was in Illinois for Thanksgiving and I didn't want to use up all my data streaming from Spotify, so I went old school. I listened to the actual radio. And, to my surprise, there was a station run by college...