Love Letters and Lace

Hey everyone! My final exams are finally over, which means it's now officially the holidays for me! I'm so behind in my Christmas gift shopping, but I'm so excited to get started! I also can't wait to fill my home with tons of baked goods! I'm also excited because this means I can blog more! I can't wait to connect with you all and share more things I've been loving! If you wan't to see what I'm up to/things I'm loving, I have an Instagram account now that I'm super active on, so definitely follow that here ! How are your holidays so far? Have you finished your shopping? Bake anything yummy recently? Lets chat! xo

I love buying and trying out new makeup. There's nothing quite as exciting as picking up a new product to test out and add to your collection. But I have reached a point right now where I need to go on a makeup no-buy, and while I'm not too excited about it, I think it's pretty necessary. I have a lot of makeup. My collection is definitely nowhere nearly as large as many other people's, but it still is quite big. As much as I enjoy buying new things, I really have more than enough to use right now. So I made the decision that I will not be purchasing any new makeup for the foreseeable future. Besides the fact that I have more makeup that I can use up, I am also back in school which means I'm not working nearly as much as I was in the summer, so spending money on makeup isn't the most financially responsible thing for me at the moment. I'm trying to see it as more of a challenge, rather than a limitation, and I encourage a lot of you to try it out ...

Honestly, I'm getting really sick of all the hype around boxing day. I'm not denying that there can be great sales on this day, but it comes to a point where, are we buying this stuff cause we really need it, or are we buying it cause it's a great deal? Shout out to everyone who worked in retail today; I've been there and I feel your pain. Your hard work is truly admired. So. I attempted to go shopping at the mall today, to check out if the deals were really worth it, but honestly, I didn't get past the parking lot. It was insanity. You'd think the stores were just handing things out for free. You can defend it all you want, but you and I both know that at least half of these so called "sales" are really not even worth it, and those that are come with wild crowds and endless lines. And as much as I love a good deal, there is no way in hell that I'm going to swim through massive crowds and wait in line for 45 minutes just to save 40% on somethi...

Alright, so I'm officially stressing out. Every year for the holidays, I always bake a lot. However this year, I think my plans are a bit too ambitious for the amount of time I have left and the sheer amount of things I need to get done before the 24th. (Which is in 2 days by the way, in case anyone wasn't keeping track.) I figured that writing out this blog post will kind of serve as a bit of a reality check and planning guide for myself to get on track as to where I need to be. Because, I don't know about you guys, but I go all out for Christmas, but I don't usually wait until the very last minute to get started. Here's the situation: What needs to get done in the next 48 hours: -Finish Christmas shopping -Wrap said gifts -Bake gingerbread cookies -Bake a pumpkin pie -Bake a cake -Possibly bake a cheesecake Obstacles in my way: -I work every evening from 5pm-nearly midnight -I have to babysit every day from 11am-4pm and have no means to leave the ...

Hey everyone! I took a small break from Blogmas the past couple days just to relax and recharge post exams, but I am back now! Yesterday I had such a nice (although hectic) day of Christmas shopping with my boyfriend. The stores are so unbelievably busy, which I'm sure anyone reading this is like, duhhhh, but I'm used to getting my Christmas shopping done well before the last couple weeks of Christmas, so this is new territory for me. It was slightly disappointing to be honest, because besides the fact that the lines to pay (and sometimes even just to get into stores) were insanely long, but also because the stores just seemed so understocked. There were so many things that I expected to find at certain stores and they just didn't have any. I spend the entire day shopping and I'm still missing so much! So now I have to squeeze in shopping time between my work schedule and babysitting my sister who is now done school. Which likely means I'll be finishing my s...

Hello everyone! So, for those of you in a relationship, I completely understand that sometimes its hard to come up with creative date ideas that also keep the season in mind. It can get a bit dull always going out for dinner and a movie all year around. So here are some suggestions for festive date ideas for the winter season! Hopefully you enjoy them and try some of these out! Skating The most typical (and super fun!) date during the wintertime for me is to go skating together. Usually at a festively decorated outdoor skating rink, but it could be indoors if you live somewhere that doesn't necessarily get too cold! It's a fun, active date that you'll both enjoy. Hopefully at least one of you can skate well though, cause it might not be so fun for the both of you ending up falling on your butts! This is definitely a date you should try at least once with your significant other. Stay in and watch holiday movies Ok, hear me out on this one, since I know it doesn...