With fall comes changes – cooler weather, darker nights, holidays & cozier days. You don’t have to make major home adjustments to have your living environment start feeling festive either. Don’t feel the pressure to start doing a full home remodel every season – think of it as more of a switch from pool floats to pumpkin decorating.
Are we cold yet? Everyone started pulling out their sweaters & jackets because fall is here! If you have a shopping addiction like me – you stop, look at your inventory & wonder why you kept everything in your closet for so long. I wore these sweaters 398 times last winter, they need to go. Time to start scrolling through the new, soft, warm fall clothes!
Every year Halloween rolls through I’m either ALL in, or I take a minimal approach – but rarely skip it. I think it’s a good idea to have at least a simple backup costume on hand so you’re ready to go if you get a last minute invite somewhere that requires a costume, because showing up without a costume to a Halloween party is absolutely unacceptable.
We’re already feeling the fresh air & cool breeze that naturally comes with the new season – even in Texas. There’s nothing better than walking outside to a big welcoming breathe of fresh, cool air. You know, I’ve had a long term crush on one very important thing that makes your face feel as good as that breathe of cool fresh air? That crush is ROSE WATER.
Living in Austin, it’s really hard to ignore the Austin City Limits Music Festival. The city is consumed with people, music & one big party. Admittedly I’m not a big music festival person – traveling to different cities to knock out big festivals. I’m too tired. But I join in Austin’s because I can participate at my own pace & go to my own home afterwards. And I can’t say I don’t like dressing in the festival gear, minus glitter because that’ll follow you around all year.
To me, being thoughtful means slowing down & thinking about whatever situation you’re in. I don’t typically say be positive or be kind because I don’t necessarily think that’s always the best advice. I actually wish that wasn’t the advice I heard when I was younger. I’ve learned there are specific scenarios where we shouldn’t be kind, that’s my opinion. Especially as women, there are times I wish someone told me to be bossy, stand up for myself, don’t be pushed over or passive. Of course those instances are rare but they do happen – therefore I encourage being thoughtful, which coincidentally often means being kind.
Today I’m following up on SOCIAL MEDIA.
Alright, today’s a big day – we’re talking TRENDS. I’ve been seeing the big name bloggers & pretty models walking the runways. Through the common themes, there’s 1 trend in particular that I’ve seen appear over & over again that I’ll happily get on board with – Animal Print!
A little Instagram round up for you this morning! Like I mentioned last month, I want to start an Instagram round-up the last Friday of the month, then all my pictures are in one place – Instagram is all about STORIES now, forget the photos.
I’ve been waiting to share my thoughts on Live Comedy for a long time but didn’t know what angle to attack it! Because attacking it is exactly what I wanted to do. I have yet to meet someone who doesn’t enjoy laughing. Is there anything better than a deep, can’t breathe, crying laugh? I don’t think a tropical Hawaiian vacation topped with perfect weather & chilled rose is better than a fantastic, hard, gut paining laugh.
If you can think of something better, challenge me.
I’ve been trying to stack my closet w basics! I’ve been so busy lately but don’t want to compromise my food or style… SO BASICS make it easy to keep everything running biz as usual. I don’t like feeling “off” so it’s important that all parts stay in sync. Adjustments made, sails keep sailing!
Once I started posting Basic recipes, I couldn’t stop. I’m amazed at how many simple, delicious recipes I make every week. When I started sharing, I thought I’d have Basic Turkey Burgers & Basic Sweet Potatoes, but I’ve already added Crispy Chickpeas, Black Bean Dip, and today Baked Cauliflower…
One of my favorite activities in the world is purging household items. Yes, even more than spending date night reading labels in the grocery story. Don’t I sound like a good time? The less you have, the better. And when I say less, I’m referring to – clothing, kitchen tools, food, furniture, mail, pens, ect. But today I’m taking it a step further. We’re getting rid of any unwanted feelings, memory’s, or conditions.
We’re talking – SOCIAL MEDIA
