A few years ago, I was beginning a new planner every few months because I didn't like the format or the size or the color scheme or whatever I was using. I was a long time Emily Ley fan and while I loved the planners from the outside looking in, I was afraid to commit [...]
Tag: 2019
How to support entrepreneurs & bloggers
This little blog, is really little compared to full-time bloggers. Often times, I meet people who don't know that bloggers are actually entrepreneurs. When you support them, you're supporting their platform and helping them to pay the bills! So here is a short list on how you can support your small biz friends and bloggers. [...]
Dressember in July 2019 | Days 1-15
Dressember in July has been a fun way to talk about how I wear dresses all December long. It's also been a lot of fun to wear dresses (and skirts) all month with sandals and cute shoes! Dressember in July is all about raising awareness, bring the topic of sex & human trafficking to the [...]
Wear It Wednesday | 10freedays update
July 1-10, I was fundraising for 10freedays, for a non-profit named Our Daughters International in Nepal that focuses on the rescue, and restoration of girls (and boys) from human trafficking on the Nepal-India border. I set a goal of $300 for the 10freedays campaign, which is pretty lofty. I set the same goal for Dressember [...]
Dressember Book Club
Over the last few weeks, I've been reading A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah a powerful memoir of a boy soldier from Sierra Leone in the 1990's. Not that long ago, and insanely this kind of human trafficking is still happening. Children brainwashed into fighting wars that tore up their own families. Parts of [...]
33 Things for my 33rd Birthday
I’m 33. Let that sink in for a moment. Phew. Okay, so I’ve been chasing big dreams for the last few years and even if it looks like sunshine and rainbows from the outside I’m here to tell it is not. Lots of late nights, lots of waiting to get paid, lots of NO’s, lots [...]
Painted Mines 2019
On a recent visit with a friend, we ventured out to Calhan, Colorado to hike Painted Mines Park. This interpretive park is in the opposite direction of most things in Colorado Springs, you will need to leave town and go east to Calhan. I’m really great at getting lost and with the help of my [...]
2019 Sseko Designs 10 ways 10 days challenge
This post contains affiliate links, when you shop through them I earn a small compensation (at no additional cost to you) through which I am able to support this website and my family. This year is my 4th year participating in the #10ways10days Sseko Designs style challenge, what began as a challenge to wear your [...]
My Favorite Poolside Items
Hello, First day of Summer!I maybe a summer baby but I am not a summer girl. However, this year give me all the sunshine, all the blue sky days, all the afternoon by the pool, reservoir, lake, etc. It was a very long winter and I’m spending as much time as I can responsibly outside. [...]
Wear It Wednesday | Sandals for Summer
This post contains affiliate links, when you shop through them I earn a small compensation (at no additional cost to you) through which I am able to support this website and my family. So you’ve got some summer events filling up your calendar but now you have to pick out your outfits. With a variety [...]