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Autumn Bucket List (Things to do in Fall)

I can feel it coming in the air tonight… Autumn is nearly here! What a joy. I start to feel the excitement when the faint hint of crispness hits the air. Fall is my favorite season. There are so many great things to do in Fall. Somehow I always miss doing activities so this year…

Starting LDN and everything else I’ve tried for CFS so far…

I’ve been taking low dose naltrexone (ldn) for just over a month at this point and I wanted to share an update on how it’s been going thus far. I started taking ldn because I tried everything else in an attempt to feel better. At my last PCP appointment, I told him I’d be trying…

Checkerboard: The Latest Insta-Trend

You ever first see a trend and think, “nope, not for me.” That was, and still a little, me with the checkerboard trend. I’ve never liked checkerboard walls or floors. At least not enough to semi-permanently put it somewhere in my home. But I am still in pursuit of an interior design certificate and job…

My best Amazon Prime Purchases Ever

I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you that it’s time for Amazon’s annual Prime day. And you likely don’t need me to tell you about my best Amazon Prime purchases ever. But I’m telling you, these are such good products and I got them for a steal too!

Celebrating Pride Month With LGBT Businesses

Part of mindful consumerism, for me at least, is intentionally seeking out companies founded and owned by marginalized communities. Heritage and pride months are the perfect reminder to seek out alternative sources for goods and services. Join me in celebrating pride month with LGBT businesses below.

AAPI Skincare & Beauty Haul & Demo (dry skin, fragrance sensitive)

As my mental health has improved, I’ve enjoyed getting back into my mindfulness consumerism series. With AAPI month upon us, and quickly coming to an end, I took stock of what I needed to purchase and set out to buy replacements from AAPI skincare and beauty brands. I needed face wash, serum, and oil. For…

Simple Minty Eye Makeup Look (Indigenous Beauty Brands)

As much as I loathe dealing with fallout atop base makeup, I still always start with base makeup. But lucky for me, there’s no powder products going on my eyes today. Despite being a simpler makeup look, there’s still a lot of drama going on. A sharp cat eye winged liner elevates the eyes. And…

Indigenous Owned Shopping Faves

You’re shopping. Here’s everything you need to be shopping for from indigenous owned brands. From beauty to fashion to accessories and body care, these products are top tier. These may be my indigenous owned shopping faves, but they’re quality from design to ingredients to workmanship.

Full Face Latinx Brands

From September 15 – October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. During this time I wanted to put together a full face of Hispanic owned beauty brands. Some of these brands are well known and others are smaller brands. I tried to find a balance of big name beauty brands and up and coming. After testing…

Here’s My Faves for Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month is upon us! It’s always my goal to be mindful of where I’m spending my money. During Heritage and Pride months, I try to make an effort to seek out brands that I may not otherwise be aware of. It’s no surprise, what’s out there is truly amazing. And I want to…

Chinese free art prints

One of the fastest and easiest ways to decorate a wall is with free art prints. There are literally endless themes and colors. The free art prints I’m sharing today are all Chinese themed. Incorporate Chinese free art prints for the lunar new year. Or create a long term decorative destination. Wherever and whenever these…

The Year of 25 Projects

For the past few years, I’ve wanted to start the year with a list of home projects. These are projects I want to accomplish in the upcoming year. However, something always distracts me, and I end up not following through. Things have been going smoothly for the past six months, and I believe I’m finally…

Make It DIY Lunar New Year Decorations

Lunar New Year, aka Chinese New Year, is a celebration of the beginning of the lunisolar Chinese calendar. If you didn’t know, there are many calendars throughout the world. This is my first year celebrating Chinese New Year. I felt inspired and creative so I made DIY Lunar New Year Decorations. I just had to…

The Useful List Of Practical Gifts

Sure, Valentine’s day is on the horizon but there’s seemingly always some reason to need a gift. Therefore I bring you a timeless, useful list of practical gifts. Some, if not all, of these gifts can be used and appreciated all year long. Even better, they’re all around $35. It’s a gifting win-win-win. You win,…

Honoring Indigenous People for Heritage Month

I am sitting here, stuck, trying to come up with the best way to honor Indigenous People for this year’s Native American Heritage Month. While not indigenous myself, I do live on their land and benefit from work they’ve done. I want to give back communities that I admire and respect. Therefore, I want to…

Dark Halloween Art Print Collection

If you’ve seen some of my recent blog posts, you know I love temporary seasonal art. This time I wanted to share a dark Halloween art print collection. It is spooky season after all! I believe this collection is the one I’ve spent the most time on. Halloween is my favorite and that’s made it…

Instant Autumn Art Print Collection

Recently, I shared a collection of free dark autumn art prints. For those into a brighter aesthetic, I wanted to also share an instant autumn art print collection with brighter colors and themes. This collection features scenery, colors, flora and fauna analogous with Fall. If you appreciate easy and free decorating, you’re in the right…

Is it safe to buy makeup on Poshmark?

You probably know that you can buy clothing and accessories on Poshmark, but did you know you could buy makeup, too? I was skeptical when I first came across this. Is it safe to buy makeup on Poshmark? I had to know. So, I placed several orders, with several different sellers, and I’ve had a…

Dark Autumn Art Print Collection

Autumn decorating season is upon us. Have you started? I don’t have much up yet but I have been collecting things to put up. Usually for seasonal decorating, I go for creating a vibe. I feel like Fall can go two different ways. The first, warm and vibrant. The second, moody and dark. Today I’m…

Autumn Bucket List (Things to do in Fall)

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