I love Christmas as much as the next person, but I don’t feel like my entire house should have to look like the scene of a Hallmark movie. Sure. Christmas towns in Hallmark movies don’t seem that bad. They ARE where all hardworking business ladies fall in love after all, but they just aren’t my thing. Getting festive doesn’t mean having to sacrifice aesthetic.

The formula is simple: a mixture of things I need and things I want. But ultimately filled with everything that have caught my eye recently. I just find the art of gift giving incredibly…overwhelming.

Ugly sweaters are all the rage. But what do you wear if the holiday sweater isn’t the wardrobe appropriate option? I have some ideas.

It’s been a long couple of months. I haven’t had the time to focus on a proper, themed playlist for November. So instead, I thought I would compile another edition of What I’m Listening To. Where has my head been at this past month? Well, some of the tunes have a bit of a glimpse into my scattered mind while others are just new releases everyone should know about. Where do I even begin? Let’s see.

Hi there,

If I’m being honest, I wasn’t quite sure I wanted to do this. I have been blogging since the very early days of the internet when really all I did was share my teen angst. Obviously blogging has become an entirely different thing over time, but I kept at it. I guess I see it as a way to be creative and put my stamp on things other people are talking about.

This year I'm having a love/hate relationship with Thanksgiving. I typically love Thanksgiving although it's a holiday everyone else would rather skip over in order to get right to Christmas. I think my love of Thanksgiving stems from when I was a kid because when Thanksgiving was finally here so was Christmas. But now Christmas pretty much starts in July essentially ruining the season by the time Christmas actually comes around. But I digress. I think this year's Thanksgiving is upsetting to me because the year is almost over, and I just don't feel like I've accomplished anything I truly wanted to do.

It's my favorite mix of the year just in time for Halloween weekend. Let's get spooky. 

If loving pumpkin makes me basic then so be it. I love it all. My hand soap smells like pumpkin. My coffee creamer is pumpkin spice flavored. I'm counting down the days until Thanksgiving because I just really can't wait to consume more pumpkin pie than humanly possible. Why wait till Thanksgiving? Cause I have to practice self-control. I have to set limits.  

It feels like the last week of September moved slower than usual. Even with everything insane happening in the world and on the news, it felt like moving in slow motion. Maybe that is just how I felt. But I'm excited it's October. Time to get spooky. I'm really looking forward to it not being 100+ degrees and it finally raining again. I am in a very melancholy mood so bring on the rain. I do love October. I get to watch scary movies and go to ghoulish parties. Plus I get to work on my favorite playlist of the year: Halloween.