Anthro-A-Holic Reviews

With my house in shambles as the process of moving continues, Justin and I went to visit the mall on Saturday so that I could get my hair cut and finish accessorizing an outfit for an upcoming event. Of course, no trip to the mall is complete without a stop by...

Inspiration & Friday Thoughts

1. Ira Glass on Creativity One of the blogs I follow posted this video, and now here I am posting it again. The truth is, I have a love/hate relationship with photography. When I capture a stunning image that even impresses me, I love it. When I am fighting...

Five Pinterest Snacks

I'm hungry, so today I'm going to blog about food! Woot! Here are 5 pin-worthy snacks that I haven't tried yet, but I want to. 1. Sweet Baby Cheesus I'm not even going to ask about the name. The biggest problem I see with this recipe is that they call for...

Frozen vs. Brave

Back at Christmas time, Justin's family was planning on going to the theatre to see a movie. The choices were Frozen, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, or Saving Mr. Banks. I held off until very recently seeing Frozen. Disney movies were sub-par up until Pixar and even then I am incredibly particular about movies. I finally gave in when I kept hearing good things about it. Commentary has died down...

Allergic to Debt

Justin bought a truck. We're going to Europe. We already owed money on credit cards. And we're moving. *cue crazy sneezing* Needless to say this post is the last thing I want to do. Share that I am broke with the entire internet? haha. :( The Good News: - We...

Weekend Moving + Spring Cleaning & Organizing Tips

image from MorgueFile As you all know, Justin and I are in the throes of moving. One of the positives is that our [current] house has been sold and will be torn down which means no major move-out cleaning for us! Yay! The negative, of course, being that 1)...

5 Things That Made Me Smile This Week

Sometimes life can really get you down. Things aren't going the way you want them to, and you get more and more depressed. I've found that the best cure, for me, to get out of that depression is to think back on the best things that have happened to you during a particular day (week, month, year, and so on…). If you really start thinking about it, it is easy to find things to be grateful for or even...

3 Blogging Tips

One of my favorite things to do is to write. I love writing blog entries, essays, e-mails, … Writing allows me to free my mind, focus on a topic, and say what it is that I want to say. As an introvert, often times saying what I want to say can be really difficult. The words don't necessarily come to me, and if they do, they aren't always the correct words. When I write, I have the opportunity to edit...

Shopping with Me

Last night, I went to both of my favorite stores, Anthropologie and Free People. Anthro was having a sale, and I wanted to check out the merchandise before buying something I didn't think I'd like. I thought I would review a few of the items I tried on and kind...

My First Car

On the heels of yesterday's post, I decided to answer the SITS Girls writing prompt about my first car … except that I don't remember much about my first car. Chrysler sebring coupe To be honest, I don't know much about cars in general. I can tell you that...

Weekend Recap: Buying A Truck

Over the weekend, as I was packing, Justin went out to work on his truck. We knew the truck needed new tires, but he was going to fix the brakes. As he worked, he realized that 1) he couldn't find the problem with the brakes and 2) the truck had more problems...

My Ideal Vacation

Ever since Justin and I found out our rental house was sold, we've been in high gear trying to make sure we had all of our ducks in a row. Granted we don't actually have ducks, but if we did I'm not entirely sure they would actually be in a row. As soon as we...

Walgreens Good & Delish Products Review

About two weeks ago, I was sent a package from House Party full of wonderful and delicious Walgreens Good & Delish products to review. I was very excited because the box of yumminess also contained some coupons that I was going to give away on the blog. Unfortunately,...

Another Sick Day: Random Thoughts

I didn't sleep last night, and I thought I was doing good this morning by being up early. But no, my body decided to rebel. I'm feeling awful… :( Therefore this post is going to be pretty short. 1. I finally booked my hotel room for Paris. I used IHG's website, calling prior to booking and asking about the "best rate guarantee". They said they would match another site, so I went ahead and booked....

Going to Great Lengths

Over the next year, Justin and I are taking on some fairly expensive tasks including: - going to Europe - paying off credit cards - possibly buying a car and (the big one) - buying a house I'm still a bit in shock at the changes we are expecting to make in...