L-O-V-E A seemingly simple word, yet complicated and challenging to manifest. A concept many of us daydream about, yet struggle to attain outside of our own vivacious fantasies. A gift we wholeheartedly give and receive from birth, but somehow that childhood innocence disappears as we get older and our expectation of true love resembles the […]
[Holiday Gift Guide 2014] for the Stylish & Practical
Do you need to give your bf or hubby some ideas on what to get you this holiday season? OR Maybe you are racking your brains trying to think of the perfect Christmas gift for your modern and fashionable mom, sis, bestie, or friend that is a girl? Are they the type that likes things they […]
How to thrive in the toughest trials of life
Can you believe it’s the last week of November? Boy does time fly. Before the craziness of the holidays set in, I like to take some time to reflect on the past year and to plan for the year ahead. Looking back, my 2014 has been a year filled with many ups which I am incredibly […]
The #SimplyHappy Manifesto
I’ve been meaning to DIY my very own manifesto for some time now…because I have a lil’ obsession with typography and because we all need a lil’ reminder every now and again of who we are, what we believe, and what we stand for. Like New Years resolutions and weight loss goals, having these things in […]
The Success Formula for Lasting Relationships
Weddings always turn me into a big ball of mush. The kind that leaves me: Weak in the knees. Completely and utterly in awe. And bursting with ginormous emotions that no words could ever describe. A bit over a week ago that was exactly how I was feeling as I witnessed my bestie and her […]
31 Truths About Life on My 31st Birthday
It’s that time of the year for me to celebrate being one year older. Seems kind of surreal that it’s been 31 years | 372 months | 1612 weeks | 11,315 days since I set foot on this planet….Okay plus a couple extra days if you want to get really technical and count leap years […]
7 Lessons I’ve Learned from the Hardest Experience in Life
“Whenever something negative happens to you, there is a deep lesson concealed within it.” -Eckhart Tolle I was a senior in high school and just weeks away from crossing that imaginary finish line to mark the end of being a kid. I was bursting at the seams with excitement in anticipation for this day to […]