Love Letters and Lace

Hello everyone! Since, as many of you know, I'm extremely excited about the holiday season and I want to share my excitement I've decided to partake in Blogmas this year: one blog post every day of December up until Christmas eve. Now I'm not sure if I'll regret this decision, since December is finals season as well and I'll be busier than ever, but I'm super determined to do it, and I think it'll be a fun 24 days of great posts! Hopefully you'll all follow along with me as we draw nearer to the holidays and get excited with me! Let me know in the comments if there's anything you'd like me to write about during Blogmas! I'd love to hear your suggestions!! xo

I'll start this off by saying that I never considered myself to be addicted to my phone. Yeah, I use it to text and to keep up with my social media but I have a minimal amount of apps and I don't particularly feel like I need them. But then I lost my phone. For one whole day. And it was hard. The first reason that made it difficult was just the simple anxiety of trying to figure out what happened to my phone. Where did I lose it? Is it okay? Of course, this would happen on a day when I had an important test, which made reviewing for that next to impossible. Once I finally managed to track down my phone, my thoughts were pretty much preoccupied with getting it back. I found myself often forgetting I didn't have my phone and reaching into my empty pocket to get it. Which was kind of concerning. Do I really check my phone this often? Truly, the worst thing for me not having my phone is that I never had a clue what time it was. I'm not the kind of person who wears

Oh yes! It's getting close to that time of year again! The holidays are truly one of my favourite times of the year. Yes, I may be one of those people who start listening to Christmas music in November and plan out my holiday shopping/decorating/baking weeks in advance. And yes, my family is the kind who put up their Christmas tree on December 1st. For all of you who aren't quite in the holiday spirit yet (and those of you like me who are TOTALLY in the holiday spirit) I thought I'd share a collection of photos that just might get you a bit more in the mood to get excited about the holidays!! Are you excited for the holidays? Tell me about it in the comments! xo

It's normal for a job to cause you some amount of stress. We all experience it. Even the most basic of jobs come with some stress. But what about when that stress becomes too much? This is something I wanted to write about because I recently had this dilemma. I had a job for the past 6 months that was intensely stressful. The pay was great, something that most people my age were not making at their part time jobs, but as time went on, I began to realize that maybe this wasn't for me. I was constantly stressed and the shifts were long. I wont go into too much detail, however as an anxious person, this really began to have an effect on me psychologically. I dreaded having to go into work. I would spend the hours before going to work in a state of panic. And as much as I needed to have a job right now, this is the point when I asked myself, is this really worth it? And for me, it wasn't. So finally, I quit. I'm extremely lucky to have been able to find another job qu

I've made a Wanderlust post in the past and it was one of my favourites ever, so I thought I'd make another one! I've collected a bunch of pictures of some of the most beautiful places on Earth for you all to enjoy. I honestly cannot wait to be done with my studies to be able to go and travel to some of these beautiful destinations. I'm already in love and I haven't even been there yet! Let me know which ones you think are the most awe inspiring and also let me know your #1 dream vacation destination would be! I'd love to hear.

Every couple has a Honeymoon phase. You know what I'm talking about. When you first start dating and everything is perfect. You love everything about your significant other. They don't have flaws, simply little quirks you can live with and can even find cute. Everything is smiles and happiness and kisses. You want to spend every minute with them and just a few hours without them feels like a lifetime. Just thinking about them makes your heart race. You don't get mad or annoyed or sad with anything they do. Everything is just sunshine and roses. Evidently, this phase does not last forever. Some couples have a longer honeymoon phase than others, but eventually the glorious light in which you see your significant other dims a bit. I don't mean this in a bad way at all. What I'm saying is this: eventually, not everything they do will be "cute" to you. Some things they do will annoy you. You will argue. The excitement of this new relationship has worn off.

I've mentioned in several blog posts before that a big thing I'm working on in my life is being a happier person and really focusing on self-care and being kind to myself. I thought I'd write about some of the things I like to do when I'm sad that always help me feel better, and hopefully this can help some of you out for when you're next feeling down. 1) Watch a funny movie  This is my go-to thing to do when I'm feeling sad or anxious. Watching a movie to take your mind of things and make you laugh out loud always helps. (Side note; a few episodes of Friends also does the trick!) 2) Comfort food When I'm feeling really down, along with my funny movie, I like to have some yummy comforting food. Soup and hot chocolate are usually my top choices. Something warm and familiar usually does the trick. 3) Talk to a friend Sometimes talking it out with a friend is the best therapy. Call up a good friend and have a chat, vent, complain, reminisce and have

Hey everyone, I was thinking a lot about this today and I felt like I needed to write a bit about it. This may be an unpopular opinion of mine, or maybe many people agree with me and I've just never heard their side of the argument. But today, I wanted to talk about that ever so popular saying/belief/whatever that you must love yourself before you can love anyone else. And I want to talk about what I think this is complete bullshit. Keep in mind that this is my own opinion, and perhaps I'm totally misinterpreting it. As a young woman in the 21st century, I think I speak for many others when I say that truly loving yourself is not as easy as it sounds. We are so hell bent on believing that we are flawed, chasing this idea of what is "perfect" that we are never completely satisfied without ourselves. I think it would be very rare to find someone who can genuinely tell you that they love who they are 100%. I, like many others, are working every day to begin to love

Hello hello! For this weeks Pinterest picks, I couldn't resist choosing some gorgeous hairstyles to get you from autumn to winter! I'm loving the messy buns and braids and I'm super excited to start trying some of these before I cut a few inches off my hair (girls with super long thick hair, I know you feel me). Which ones are your favourite? Whats your go-to winter hairstyle? Let me know xo

I've seen a few articles like these around and I always love reading them and reminiscing on my high school days. As excited as I was to graduate and finally get out of high school, I find myself looking back on it a lot and missing it a lot more than I expected. Going to an all-girls high school is a pretty unique experience but it leaves you with endless unforgettable memories. So in order to compile this list of hopefully #relatable things, I got my best friend Tracy (who I just so happened to meet on my very first day of high school) to help me brainstorm (and believe me, it took forever cause it just turned into a "remember when...?" nostalgia fest). Anyway, without further ado, the 21 signs you went to an all-girls private school: 1) Your school "assemblies" were actually liturgies School spirit? Pep rallies? Nah, it's time to read some bible verses!  2) You were excited about having mass because it meant skipping class So not down for math to

One of the worst things ever is disliking your coworkers or having to work with coworkers who dislike you. Its something that happens to everyone, as we don't necessarily always get along with everyone we meet, but it just seems to be so much worse in a work situation. Why? I guess because, lets be honest here, especially when we're working a part time/minimum wage/transition job while working towards our dream career, we're not exactly working a job we really love. We probably don't exactly shiver with excitement every time we're on our way to work. What makes an unenjoyable job just a little better is having coworkers you get along with and can have some laughs with, to get you through the shift. But what happens if you don't like each other? I've been in this situation time and time again. You're working with some people and you just don't quite get along. Whether its you or them, it doesn't matter. What matters is that you now have to wo

I made a post like this a few days ago about the best things about being single. But of course, as a girl in a relationship myself, I had to make a post like this for those of you who are in a relationship. Cause it is pretty awesome. 1) You always have a cuddle buddy How great is it to always have someone to cuddle up with on the couch with a nice cozy blanket and a movie? Or someone to cuddle in bed with at night. Yeah, its pretty great. Especially now that its starting to get chilly out, I really do appreciate my boyfriend letting me be a heat leech. Warm winter cuddles > everything. 2) Having someone you can tell everything to There are some things you just can't tell to your friends. Your significant other is that person you can tell everything to, good or bad, and will always love you in the end. They know you better than you know yourself and you love them for it. 3) Someone to come home to after a long day After a long stressful day at work, school or wherever