Fall used to be my favorite season. Until I bought a house and realized that fall leads to winter, and winter sucks. So now my favorite season is spring. But I'm still a sucker for everything that fall brings with it - cooler weather, beautiful leaves, pumpkin spice everything (I am basic af.) Not everything on this list is fall-themed. More than anything, I wanted to share a peek into my life - I haven't blogged since May, and I spent my summer struggling with myself and my mental health, so now that everything is good, I want to share. So, ... Keep Reading
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Five Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Bought My House
I love home ownership. I adore having a space to call my own. And, quite honestly, I don't think I've ever been happier than I've been since we moved into the house. Next month will mark an entire year since we started the home buying process. While I wouldn't turn back the last year for anything, there are definitely some things I know now that I wish I'd known then. Your Water and Your Sewer Bills Aren't Necessarily The Same Thing Living in apartments, or with my parents, for the entirety of my adult life, I'd never had to pay a water ... Keep Reading
Grove Collaborative Made Me Love Cleaning
Heads up! This post contains affiliate or referral links. To learn more about my use of Affiliate Links, click here. Well, okay - love is a strong word. But it made cleaning my house a whole lot more enjoyable. I've been sticking to my social media detox pretty well - I haven't looked at my Facebook news feed in well over a month. But I'm still using Pinterest and Instagram, and I've been ~ intrigued ~ about the things I've been seeing from Grove Collaborative. I needed to stock up on cleaning supplies anyways, so I thought I'd give them a ... Keep Reading
A Retrospective on 2017 (and My 2018 Goals!)
Before I start, I know I need to address the garbage fire that was 2017 for the country. The American political system is a mess, literal Nazis took to the streets, people were killed over clashing in ideals, and the government is conspiring to ruin the environment and destroy the middle class so they can sit on their rich, white asses and get richer. It's a mess. Yet, for all the worldwide shortcomings, I can't help but think I'll remember 2017 with a certain fondness. In a world that was going to hell in a handbasket, I managed to carve out ... Keep Reading
Dining Room / Office Makeover!
I love our home. It's beautiful. But the first time we did a walkthrough, there was one thing that was glaringly apparent: we needed to paint. The colors were... well they were awful. I won't get into our living room too much (saving that for a whole other post), but the dining room was a lovely shade of burgundy. With white and grey trim. I hated it. It was dark and moody. The red walls made the room look tiny. And the grey clashed horribly with the red, leaving the whole room feeling icky and out-of-whack. Throw in the textured wallpaper ... Keep Reading
Boston Comic Con & a Trip to the Coast
Last Friday, Seth and I took off for Boston - the start of a crazy (yet oddly relaxing and enjoyable), much-needed vacation. We kicked the week off by heading down to Boston for Comic Con. I've been planning this since January - Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and John Barrowman were going to be there and damnit, I was going to be there, too. Unfortunately, the trip to Boston was... Underwhelming. We did get to meet Matt, Karen, and John. For collectively about 45 seconds. We stood in line for ages, and we're rushed through the photo op with ... Keep Reading