How I’m Forcing Myself to be Productive

June 4, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

I am always trying to be more productive. Between blogging, working, and maintaining all of my other responsibilities, it can be hard for me to accomplish things if I don’t use my time wisely. Like many of us, I am constantly in a search for a balance, attempting to get as much done as I […]

How to Get Excited About Your Wardrobe Again

May 31, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Like any creative pursuit, fashion delivers its ups and downs. There are mornings when I wake up with a desire to pull something stylish together and then there are other mornings when all I want to do is throw on the first thing I find. The latter days can be a drag for me, especially […]

How to Make Your Mornings More Tolerable

May 27, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Waking up isn’t fun for anybody. The jarring sound of your alarm disrupting your peaceful sleep can make the morning almost unbearable. I for one used to despise the mornings. And while I don’t exactly love them now, I do feel better about them because of the little steps I’ve taken to make them tolerable. […]

The Struggle of Getting Started

May 20, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

My drafts are flooded with blog posts that will probably never be written. Some of them are only headlines. Others contain a couple of poorly strung together paragraphs and maybe a few photos. There are even several that don’t have any useable components at all; they’re literally just sentences that say things like “write post […]

I stopped checking my phone first thing in the morning, and honestly it’s been life-changing

May 16, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Wake up. Turn off alarm. Check notifications. That used to be the way my mornings began…until I realized how much it was actually dampening my productivity. Mornings, for lack of a less cliche phrase, set the tone for your day. Whether you’re aware of it or not, the first thing you decide to do when […]

Is Creative Embarrassment A Thing? I Think So.

May 13, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Do you ever feel a twinge of insecurity right before you share your creative work with someone? Even if you’re 100 percent proud of what you’ve created, a small part of yourself feels doubtful about showing it to others, and you can’t explain why. I have this theory that I’ve dubbed “creative embarrassment” for […]

Five Skincare Products You NEED to Try

May 9, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

One of my favorite topics to read about is skincare. I love scrolling through articles about the latest trends in skincare and discovering new tips + techniques that help make skin better. It’s been a while since I’ve done a beauty-centric post, so I figured I would share some of my current skincare must-haves, particularly for […]

Three Ways to Style Pumps

May 7, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

For several months now, I’ve been scouring the internet for a very specific pair of black pumps. Convinced they would be my shoe of the summer, I searched every retailer I could think of in the hope that one of them would have exactly what I had in mind. Then, when I was out shopping […]