Man, oh man! This week has really been a whirlwind adventure! For years my family and I have been wanting to make this trip, and it hadn’t been possible until now. So Wednesday afternoon we left MD to start our roadtrip to California. Here’s my recap from last week starting Wednesday. 🙂
Birthday Celebrations, Field Trips & Family Visit
This week has been a crazy one! My grandparents came to visit us a week ago, so we’ve been doing a lot of entertaining. Â Since this week has been so full of field trips and activities, I thought it would make a great recap post!
24 Things I’m Doing In 2017 + Why I Don’t Believe In Making Resolutions
Hey guys!
Are you excited about the New Year? I’m so excited about 2017, and have been for a while! In the beginning my mind went straight to New Year’s resolutions, but then I threw out that idea entirely. Because you know what? As soon as I had ditched my New Year’s resolutions for 2016, the real change began. The motivation of the new year only lasts so long, and it’s fueled by the kind of excitement that something new like getting a fitbit can bring. The excitement is there initially, but after a few weeks or months it wears off. Life happens. You get distracted. And that’s great! Because whatever truly needs changing, can only change if you’re willing to change. And often excitement isn’t part of the change.
Fall Bucket List
If there’s one thing I really love and do on a daily basis, it’s writing lists. There’s just something so satisfying about crossing out something that was on your list, and seeing it get shorter and shorter. I have lists for everything: groceries, recipes I want to try, bucket lists, things I want to buy, whom I’m buying christmas gifts for, etc. Since there are so many awesome things to do in Fall, I thought I’d create a Fall Bucket List/To-Do List! If there’s anything I’ve missed, please share/comment below!
How To Naturally Clean Your Makeup Brushes
Let’s be real..we all probably don’t wash our makeup brushes as often as we should! I know I don’t! But it’s important to do it anyway. Makeup in itsself isn’t the greatest for my skin, but add in all of the dirt that gets stuck in the brushes, then my skin is REALLY not a happy camper!
Weekly Inspiration
It is so easy to get discouraged by the slow progress one makes trying to accomplish any goal. This is something I have to tell myself everyday. It doesn’t matter how big the progress is, the fact of the matter is that I’m progressing at all! Any kind of progress is better than none. No matter how big or how small. We often don’t celebrate small accomplishments as we do big ones, yet it’s equally important.
My Skin Care Routine
This is embarrassing for me to share, but I’ve had some pretty bad acne in the past. I remember I’d drive my mom crazy, because I’d walk around with my head down, big sunglasses and a baseball cap feeling like a monster. I’d borrow my mom’s concealer everyday and cry because I felt like when people would talk to me, they’d be staring at my acne instead. It shouldn’t have been such a big deal, but I’ll admit even nowadays when I see a slight raise in my skin my head goes into panic mode.