all time beauty favorites | 2019
I was watching a video by Samantha Ravndahl, and I really liked the idea of having all time favorites. Some …
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showing gratitude | january 2020
I usually don't say this, but January seemed to last foreverrr. While I had a few amazingly major things that happened last month, I have to say that January was pretty uneventful. I've been really working on my mental health, which involved meditation, exercising, reading, playing videogames (currently Stardew Valley), and watching tv shows (currently Dexter & Haikyu!). I ended up spending a lot...
Fourth Ray Beauty Rainfall Serum Review.
It's not often that I do a full review on a skincare item, but today I'm going to do a review on the Fourth Ray Beauty Rainfall Serum. I've been using this product for about three months now, and really wanted to go on here and chat about my thoughts on this. For those of you that don't know, I...
5 things you can do to be more environmentally friendly.
In the last two three months, I have been interested in two things, decreasing my spending and slowly making changes to my lifestyle to become more environmentally friendly. Not only do these changes make a difference to the planet, but they positively impact your wallet in the long-run! buy reusable cotton rounds This was a big one. Cotton rounds aren't...
MELINA’S BOOK CLUB | #16
I'm posting this a little later than usual, but it's cause my mind's been buzzing with thoughts. My favorite pieces to write a personal thought pieces, and so when I get the inspiration, I love to be able to sit down and break down my thoughts. To take a step away from these deeper, yet sometimes draining posts, I'm back...
this facade i wear is too strong sometimes.
Growing up, I've always had a difficulty opening up to people. I didn't, and still don't, like to be vulnerable to the outside world. It was so easy to keep people an arm's length away. I would give people just enough details about my life so people would feel like they were close to me, but it was actually all...
showing gratitude | december 2019
I know this is coming in a bit late, more like a lot late, butt I really like to practice gratitude, and so I'm going to talk about all the good that happened in December! Brunch at Laduree Soho On December 1st, I brought in December right by going to brunch with my best friend, Jill, at Laduree! I have...
POST I’M LOVIN’ | #21
Hey I'm back again! While I skipped doing a favorite posts in December, I knew I wanted to bring this back in 2020. I've been doing these posts almost since the beginning, and I just love sharing posts with you guys! It's also a cool way to see what kinds of posts interested me in the past. So enough chit...
i'm not publicly talking about my goals this year.
For the past week and a half or so, I've seen dozens of posts talking about people's goals and resolutions for the year. I've considered whether I wanted to talk about my goals or not. Last year, I didn't make a post about my goals, but I did make one two years ago. I've always held my goals and aspirations...
2019: the highs & lows.
I wanted to find a proper way to close out 2019, and I thought the proper way to do so was to take a lil' trip down memory lane. I'm going to talk about the highs and lows of the past year! January "I've been starting 2019, feeling lost. More than lost actually...". The first words in my journal for...