At the risk of sounding dramatic, this week hasn’t exactly been filled with thumbs-ups. It’s pretty hard to be sunshine and rainbows immediately post-breakup, but my broken heart hasn’t totally gotten in the way of my realizing how blessed my life is. This Thursday was a bit quieter than the norm. I was lucky enough… Continue reading Thumbs Up for Thursdays! (August 8)

Sometimes, our plans can change in an instant.It doesn’t matter whether we like it or not. It doesn’t matter if we had all of our ducks in a row, and our heart set on something. Sometimes, things are out of our control. Not meant to be. Sometimes they are.It’s easy to drown in the sadness… Continue reading Perspective

Like most – if not all – women, I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with my hair at the best of times. I often lament that it needs to be longer or shorter, occasionally asking the universe why it couldn’t be a slightly different variation of blonde or curly or straight or just… Continue reading Undressed Tresses? BB Texture hair (un)dressing creme Review

Crazy coconuts, you guys! It’s August!!! That means summer is half over. Insert sad face here, amiright? It’s also Thursday, meaning it’s high time we bust out the positivity as we head into tomorrow’s Beautiful Friday and enjoy a long weekend! It’s not quite 8 am and my day already feels crazy. After my 9-hour work… Continue reading Thumbs Up for Thursdays! (August 1)

First of all, I want to high-five Clinique for putting “chubby” and “beauty” in the same sentence. Thanks for that. ANYWAY.It’s Friday (yay!) and it’s also the day Red comes home after 26 days of being all heroic and sexy in his military uniform (double yay!). I’ve pretty much been planning my outfit for when I go… Continue reading Lippier than Usual – Clinique Chubby Stick Review