Love Letters and Lace

Hello! I just got my nails done for the New Year and I'm completely in love. It's a shellac manicure in the colour "Glacial Mist" which is the most stunning, sparkly ice blue. I'm obsessed. It's part of the CND Shellac Aurora collection (I previously got Nordic Lights, a sparkly purple, which was also so so incredible) and I have nothing but amazing things to say. What do you think? How are you doing your nails for the New Year? xo

Dear younger me, There are so many things I wish I knew when I was your age. There are a lot of things that you will unfortunately learn the hard way, but I wish I had someone to tell me (and if they did tell me, I wish I really listened). 1) The friends you make in high school will not be your friends forever. No matter how much you tell yourselves that you will, many of you will drift apart and that's totally okay. Don't bring yourself down trying to hold onto a friendship that's run its course. Not everyone you meet is meant to be in your life forever and you will meet other people who will fill that space. 2) The only person you should be wearing makeup for, or dressing up for, is yourself. If it makes you feel happy, go for it. But don't change your appearance because you think people will like you better for it or pay more attention to you. Believe me, those aren't the kind of people you want in your life anyway. 3) Do not be in a rush for your "

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

Just a little something for you all to take a listen to today. This little girl's voice gives me chills, it is truly so lovely to hear something so inspirational and soulful from such a young girl. If only I was so talented at 8 years old! Hope you're all having a lovely day xo

Hey everyone! Just a quick post to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! I hope you're all having a great day with loved ones and are feeling all of the love and happiness! I had so much fun with Blogmas this year and I'll definitely be doing it again next year! I hope you all enjoyed reading these posts as much as I did writing them! Have a lovely day, whether you celebrate Christmas or not <3 xo Dina

Hey everyone! The past 24+ hours have gone by in such a flurry of excitement and productivity for me, I honestly cannot believe it's already the 24th! All my gifts have been bought, wrapped and placed under the tree. My pumpkin pie is baked and ready to eat and my cake is baked, leveled, stacked and crumb coated! All I have left to do today is to decorate my cake which sounds like a pretty fun Christmas eve activity to me! Along with Christmas eve supper and then Christmas movies and hot chocolate!! I have to say I'm a bit sad that after all this fun buildup, Christmas will be over once again. But the next few days will be tons of fun and I'm super excited! What are you guys doing today? Do you have any Christmas eve traditions? Happy Christmas eve everyone! PS. would anyone be interesting in seeing the final product of my cake once it's decorated? It's a pumpkin and spice cake with a cinnamon cream cheese icing!! xo

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