Christmas is coming!

I cannot believe Christmas is 12 days away! 🎶”On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me” 🎶 These past couple of weeks we have been moving and settling into our new home. I was a little worried at first with it being so close to the holidays but we are finally…

Societal Expectations + Life Update

I apologize for being MIA the past couple of weeks. I had started this blog post and hoped to get in out a couple of weeks ago but it got a little hectic in the process. Life Update! I’m going to start this post with my life update! Something cheery before we get to the…

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving Friends! 🦃 I know that Thanksgiving is definitely an American holiday which honestly gave me the idea that if the rest of the world doesn’t haven’t to wait to listen the Christmas music than I don’t either 😜 With that being said though, I know that Thanksgiving isn’t always celebrated but for those…

50 miles in 30 days

I joined a new challenge this month. This challenge is a Facebook challenge hosted through St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital. If you’re unfamiliar with St. Jude’s, it’s a wonderful organization with a beautiful mission statment. “The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment….

Reading Challenge: A Summary of The Books I’ve Read This Year

I have met my reading challenge for this year! My goal was to read twice as much as I did last year, which honestly wasn’t much. I only read five books last year and this year I have read ten! I’m pretty proud! Do any of these book seem to peak your interest? Have you read any of them before? Let me know in the comments!

Spring Clean! In Fall?

13. Do a spring clean I have shedded layers of myself this past couple of months. I have focused a lot of my energy on decluttering my home one bit at a time. I have filled bags and bags with clothes and things that no longer hold meaning in my life. Things that I couldn’t…

Why Volunteering is Important

7. Do volunteer work Where to Start As I ponder the possibilities of volunteering my options seem infinite. I have volunteered in the past at a local homeless shelter and even some at a local humane society in my high school days. I used to be very involved in my community back then. Back then…

5 Habits of Every Successful Person

If you want to be successful one of the best things to do is to study successful people and notice that there are a lot of very consistent things that every successful person does. So I am going to cover 5 of the most important habits that I think are most consistent. Wake up Early….

Social Networking

I sometimes forget that Instagram, Twitter and Facebook are considered social networks. I love using social media as a way to connect and engage with other people. Espeically now more than ever when everything seems to be virtual. I feel like social media is meant to be fun. It’s meant to be yours. It’s a…