Holiday Gift Guide: UncommonGoods

November 16, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

Hi y’all, happy Friday! I know that it’s still a little early to be shopping for holiday goodies, but it’s always better to be prepared, right? From now until Christmas, I’ll be posting themed gift guides every Friday! Recently, a coworker and I were bonding over our mutual love of uncommongoods.com. It’s chock-full of beautiful, […]

Reminders on World Mental Health Day

October 10, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

You cannot pour from an empty cup, put your own oxygen mask on first, you know the drill: take care of yourself first. Take a shower, scrub, use your fluffiest towel to dry off, slather yourself in coconut oil. You have permission to rest. You’re doing your best, and that’s okay! You look great today […]

Disney x ColourPop Designer Collection Review

October 5, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Happy Friday y’all! You know I love a Disney collab, so when I heard they were teaming up with my favorite affordable makeup line, ColourPop, I had to snatch up some goodies from the Disney Designer collection. Below are my honest thoughts on the products; enjoy! I purchased a Super Shock Shadow in […]

Put Down the Peanut Butter, Depressed Friend

October 3, 2018.Reading time 15 minutes.

Happy Wednesday to you, reader. I’m sharing part two of my series on mental wellness. Part one was about keeping your living space clean during a mental health struggle. Today is all about quick and easy meals for your low-energy days. First off, I want to explain that my cooking habits have really only recently […]

My October Bucket List

October 1, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables October is here, readers! I love September, but it hasn’t felt like fall in Connecticut lately–it’s either been stormy and grey or sunny and hot! Now that things are finally getting crisp this month, I’m excited […]

Wash Your Sheets on Hot (and other ways to clean when you’re feeling depressed)

September 26, 2018.Reading time 11 minutes.

Welcome to another Wellness Wednesday, readers! Today I wanted to share the first part of a two-part series on my mental wellness journey. In part one, I’m going to talk about ways to keep your living space clean and healthy even during bad mental health days. In part two, I’m going to share quick and […]

On “Work from Home” Days

September 17, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Happy Monday, y’all! For many of us, Mondays mean a return to the office. Today, I want to talk about what I believe is an unnecessarily controversial topic: taking a day to work from home. Now I’m not talking about all of the mom-trepreneurs and #girlbosses out here making a living from the comfort of […]