Tomorrow is the first day of 2018. It will officially be the year that I have been thinking about for a very long time. It is the year that I turn 18, graduate high school, and start college. I also plan on launching my secret project that I have been talking about. Next year, around this time, I can only imagine how I'll be feeling from the crazy year.

Starting with January I wanted to do a full recap of this past year so I can reflect on what all happened and so that I can look back in the years to come. Overall, I think this past year was a great growing opportunity for me and also a great opportunity to do things that I have never done before. I started new things, went out of my comfort zone, and began new chapters of my life.

I will try to add as much as I can but I might be missing a few things considering I am pretty forgetful haha.

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6

Howdy! Happy Sunday! I didn't really have a post scheduled for today so I thought it was the perfect time to share a challenge to you and also update you on what I've been working on.


So as I continue to work on this to-be-shared secret project, work, finish my finals for the week, and try to celebrate the holidays as much as I can, I wanted to share a challenge to you. So, as we all know, this time of the year is known for (and with good reason) to be a 'giving' and 'family oriented' season. In honor of that I wanted to challenge all of you (including myself) to go spend time with family and give to others. Sometime before the year is up try to get a loved one and go give to someone else. That could mean donating toys, food, clothing or donating time to someone in need. I personally love that this time of the year is also a reminder of this wonderful gift that we have been given which is known as love. You might not necessarily associate love with a hamburger or a barbie doll but someone out their right now might interpret that act as just that-love.

I don't really know what I want to do yet but I would love to donate to a good cause. I know that in the long run it would be a great thing to do and that someone would truly appreciate it.

The second thing that I wanted to address in this post was a secret project that I have been working on, well, for a very long time. I don't want to give it away just yet as to what exactly it is but, if all works out, I should be able to announce it very soon. I have been researching for I don't even know how long and I am very excited that I have been given the opportunity to work at this. I am pretty sure that y'all will be too.

I know I didn't really give you anything else as to this 'secret project' but it shouldn't be too long before I can share more. I hope you seriously consider my challenge to you and I hope you are excited about what's to come. ♥

Hello! Today I wanted to share another Christmas themed blog post-my Christmas wish list! For a little disclaimer I am not planning on receiving all of these items and I am not sharing this as a 'look at me' or to show off. The sole reason that I decided on writing this is because a) I wanted to be able to give my readers some ideas and b) I personally enjoy these kinds of posts because they do help me with deciding my list as well.


Now that I have explained let's get into the list.

I have officially decorated for Christmas! I was a little bummed that I had to put up my fall decor but nevertheless still very excited for the Christmas decor. I went a little overboard this year considering I have two Christmas trees just in my room but more on that later...

Transitioning from fall to Christmas decor was pretty easy because I pretty much just changed all my fall things out for similar decor but with a Christmas theme. For example, I changed my fall banner out for a Christmas one and my fall flowers to Christmas flowers. I had a lot of fun decorating my room and I love how it turned out. This year was the first year that I really got to decorate a lot so I am so grateful that I was able to this year.

Keep reading to see how I transformed my room into a Christmas-ready environment.


 On my dresser I put these red flowers and bouquet in the vase and also this fa-la-la-la-la decor that I absolutely love. I placed my advent calender next to it and also my frosted cranberry candle.


 Above my bed I hung up this wreath and tied a bow around it. My bow-tying skills are not perfect but I tried.




On my bulletin board I changed out some of the prints for Christmas ones that I also got off of Pinterest.

Happy Holidays! I feel like I can officially start my Christmas blog posts with you all. To start it off I wanted to share some free printables that are perfect for this time of the year. If you took advantage of Black Friday and did some gift shopping then you just might be looking for some cute wrapping paper to get your gift ready to give. If you haven't done any shopping yet then don't worry, we still have time;)

If you are wanting to get some free wrapping paper and gift tags then read on as you are in the right place. I made two different variations of the gift wrap and gift tags so I'm sure you will find one that you like. I made the theme of the printables black and gold and the other black and silver. I wanted them to be simple but still really cute and classy.

Aren't they darling? I really like them!

So if you are still looking for the download link look no further cause here it is. Once you sign up to the email list you will be sent the free printables to your email. Pretty easy right?

To sign up to the email list click this link.

You will recieve the files in PDF format.

I am very happy to be giving away these free printables but I do have a few conditions with using them. Don't worry they are not hard.

1. This is for personal use only. Commercial use is not allowed without prior consent.
2. Please do not redistribute, sell, or the like without my consent.
3. If you could be so kind as to link back to this post when sharing, that would be great!

That's it! Once you sign up to the email list you will be receiving the printables shortly and can wrap gifts until your heart's content. Have fun and happy wrapping! ♥

Hey y'all! Happy Wednesday! Can you believe that tomorrow is Thanksgiving?! I can't. I'm already trying to prepare myself for the amount of food that I will be eating. Anyone else?

Since today is the last day until Thanksgiving, I wanted to do one last Thanksgiving post before it is over. So, today I will be sharing 3 festive Thanksgiving outfit ideas. I chose this topic because I hadn't done a fashion post in a while and I also thought that it might be helpful to some of you. To some, picking out an outfit for Thanksgiving might be crazy and over-doing it a little but I personally really like it. I want to be as festive as possible so why not be festive with an outfit too??

I have 3 different outfits lined up ranging from least casual to most casual. They are all really simple and you could probably pull them off with things that you already own. Nevertheless, they are still very cute and perfect for the holiday. Of course you could also change them up a bit. For example, changing out the sandals for some boots or vice versa.

The first one is a sweater with jeans (rolled at the bottom) and some booties. I found this sweater at Target and these jeans are the American Eagle Super Stretch X jeggings. I also got these booties a while back at Rue21. I think that this outfit is so cute but very simple. Even the texture on the sweater makes it even cuter.

So Thanksgiving is on Thursday and being thankful is on everyone's mind during this time of the year. I think having a holiday like Thanksgiving is a great reminder to us all to take the time to be thankful. Since I know that it can be easier to remember to be thankful during these fall months, I wanted to share a few scripture verses that we can use to remind us to be thankful year-round.


1 Chronicles 16:34: "Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever."

1 Thessalonians 5:18: "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

Colossians 3:17: "And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."

Psalm 95:2-3: "Let us come before Him with thanksgiving and extol Him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods."

2 Corinthians 9:11: "You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God."

These are just a few verses about having a thankful heart. Hopefully throughout the year you can remind yourself of these verses. You could set a reminder on your phone, write them down somewhere, or memorize them so that you can more easily remind yourself to be thankful and also remind yourself to be thankful not just during these months but to have year-round thankfulness. ♥

I know I know, I haven't posted a lot these past 2 weeks. But I plan on getting back on schedule so that I can have time to post all of my holiday posts that I have in mind. Today will actually be another season/holiday related post (don't you just love them?).

Before I get into my current Bath and Body Works holiday favorites, I want to share a few little updates. First, this past weekend my family and I had a little road trip to go to my cousins 2nd birthday party. We pretty much spent the whole weekend with them and I had a great time. It was nice being able to get away and do something new for the weekend. Secondly, I am in the process of setting up a new email subscription service so if you have never subscribed keep and eye out for when it is ready to subscribe to because then would be the time to do so. I am excited to get it up and going. Lastly, you may have noticed that I have been changing a few things on the blog. One of them being that I have now published the Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, and Disclaimer that you can access by clicking the links or by scrolling to the bottom of the blog and clicking on the links.

Now that I have those out of the way, I can share my current Bath and Body Works holiday favorites with y'all. So a little backstory to how I chose these as my favorites. I have been looking for some more good candles recently and heard that BABW's was having their 3-wick candles on sale for about half-off the regular price. Because, lets be real $24.50 is a little pricey for what I would like to spend on a candle. They were also having the 3 for $15 sale on their little candles so I went in to see what they had out. I don't think I smelled them all but, out of the ones that I did try, these were my favorites:



I loved all of these especially the cinnamon caramel swirl (which I got in the big size). There were some that I didn't like and others that weren't on the floor yet, though. I haven't burned any of them yet but I'm sure that they will smell great. If you are looking for a gift or a gift for yourself;) then I highly suggest trying these out and adding them to your list.

Have you seen the BABW's holiday collections yet? If so, which ones are your favorite? Leave a comment letting me know! ♥

November is officially here! That means we are getting closer and closer to 2018. Wow. I wanted to create for myself some new goals to try to work towards before the year is officially up so today that is what I will be sharing with you all.

Did you know this costume was posted on Daily Mail? Check the article out here. 

Halloween is in two days and and November is in three?!! How did this happen? Since Halloween has arrived upon us quickly and I know that other people struggle with this issue, today I wanted to share a last-minute DIY Halloween costume. I know you have heard of those people that wait until the last-minute (sometimes the day of Halloween) to pick out a costume and there is nothing wrong with that if you are one of those people it just means that you like to not stress yourself out and like to be spontaneous;), so for those of you who relate to this and have yet to figure out what you are going to wear or already know what you're wearing but are looking for an idea for next year than I think I have just what you are looking for and today I will be sharing with you just how to make it.


First things first, you'll need:
- Balloons (assorted colors, oblong-shape preferred)
- Large clear trash bag
- Ribbon
- Printer
- Tape
- Scissors


Now, in order to make it:
1. Cut leg and arm holes in trash bag.
2. Print off Jelly Bean logo. Tape it to inside of trash bag.
3. Blow up balloons.
4. Place them in trash bag.
5. Tie a bow around neck of bag.
6. You're done!


See? This costume is very easy to make and perfect for a last-minute DIY. I know that this costume is getting more and more popular and I can see why. It's easy and cute!

If you wanted to do something extra with the costume you could also tape the logo to a headband or wear some colorful socks. You could even carry around some real jelly beans!

If you try out this costume then make sure to tweet me a picture. I would love to see how it turned out! If you are planning on wearing something else then leave a comment down below telling me what you are going to be. Also, I hope everyone has a safe and good Halloween! Thanks for reading! ♥

Hey y'all! It's finally here! My fall room decor post! I have been looking forward to this one for a while and now it's finally up! I was waiting for the pillow case (that you will soon see) to come in the mail before I posted this so, obviously, I received it and now here it is.

In previous years, I never put out this much fall decor but this year I was really excited to. I wanted to make my room feel just a little more cozy and I wanted to surround myself with as much fall-esque (??) things as possible before the season is over. I really liked how it turned out and it was actually pretty easy to do.

I also wanted to point out that I do mention some certain brands and resources but this post is not sponsored. All opinions are my own.