In a year that was unprecedented in so many ways, one thing remained the same: my love of stuff. I definitely had my moments... in the midst of quarantine, I felt that I did have too much stuff but a little purging and donating helped that.  Ever since I was a little girl I loved my stuff. I loved knick-knacks and acc…

This was not the year of beauty for me. For the first time in 6 years, I did not obsessively spend money on beauty products... yet I still became Sephora VIB Rouge and Ulta Beauty Platinum so I guess my wallet begs to differ.  For the majority of 2020, I did not wear makeup. I think I applied foundation five times thr…

My goal for the year was to read 40 books. According to Goodreads, I've read 49 which is pretty great. I definitely wouldn't have read as much if it wasn't for being newly single and being in quarantine. This year, I definitely read less thriller novels and more fiction/non-fiction books which I was happy …

Well, this is it, folks, the last week of 2020, and boy what a year. It started off rocky for me, with the death of my aunt and an out of the blue break up... then Covid hit, and the world as we knew it changed forever. When I let myself think about this year, I get very sad, I mean, how could you not? This was the wo…

Merry Christmas Eve! As a Roman Catholic, Italian-American from New York, Christmas Eve is always a much bigger deal than the Day. When I was a little girl, I remember Christmas Eve as the night we got dressed up in fancy Christmas outfits while Christmas Day was slightly more casual and we kind of just lounged aroun…

Sherpa is having a moment. It started a little bit last year but I think everyone has gone full cozy and rightfully so... it's the best, most comfortable material ever. Plus, it screams winter and hygge and I simply cannot get enough!  Now more than ever before every brand is releasing their own version of cozy, s…

We're back with a 2nd round of Lights Lacquer Manicure Monday and I'm very excited to share it with you! If you haven't read my first feature, head to last week's post for the backstory .  This week I used the green and champagne polishes from the Lights Lacquer holiday collection. The green is called …

Friday night is here again and I'm sitting by my Christmas tree and watching Dateline. They're talking about Princess Diana tonight, and now I'm really sad. I think I mentioned watching The Crown a few weeks ago and how I actually had to pause it because I felt so drained from it. Now, I'm reliving it …

It has been quite a year. I know it wasn't the year any of us imagine... who could've imagined a global pandemic? Sure we probably saw some of it coming, like the political tensions but to have experienced every other trauma we have, both personal & worldly was just unprecedented.  I've gone through m…

When I first heard about this novel, " Self-Care " I was really excited. I had gotten rejected for a Netgalley ARC but vowed to purchase it when it came out and that's exactly what I did. I loved the idea of this book... an NYC startup that is run by two millennial women, and it's centered around the…

My acne has been on point lately... and obviously not in a good way. I think we can thank masks for that (wear your mask, IDC about your pimples) but also I've been suffering from acne for a little bit. It's nothing outrageous, just a few chin breakouts during that time of the month and some random cheek &…

My holiday nail game has been slacking lately only because I feel silly wearing anything other than red, gold, silver, or green before Christmas... after Christmas, I'm all about the deep, dark shades mixed in with some winter whites and blues.  That's why I was so excited when I received the Lights Lacquer H…

I can't believe we're at week 50 of the year. I can't believe 2020 is almost over. What was supposed to be the best year for so many turned into the worst for the world? I don't know if I have fully comprehended that fact yet... it just seems so insane. I don't think we'll ever be able to under…

What do we call scarves, gloves, hats, and earmuffs? Are they winter accessories? I couldn't find the right world for them when writing this post and I feel like it was driving me a bit mad.  Either way, I wanted to talk about them today! I feel as if these winter accessories are commonly forgotten about... I kno…

At the start of my blogging career, I wasn't a big gift guide person but over the years, I've become someone who shares maybe 3 guides for very specific groups of people: the introvert , the homebody , the girl who likes nothing  or the girl who likes everything . This year, we're sticking to the same th…

This is the latest I've ever done a monthly favorite in years but better late than never! I might've skipped it completely but I had a lot of favorites this month and wanted to share!  November felt very long for me. Election Day feels like it was 500 days ago and the month dragged on; as cases of Covid rose a…

This was a lighter week than normal on the blog and I'm a little disappointed in myself. I had posts planned and my calendar keeps moving, mostly due to time constraints, other freelance work I've picked up, and I just couldn't get myself to write. It's definitely a goal of mine for this month *and th…

I have never read a Christina Lauren book.. shocking, I know because they are the rom-com queens of novels. And yes, Christina Lauren is a THEY -- it's TWO people! I just found that out last year and was stunned. I find that super interesting... the process must be astounding.  Even though I had never read a Chris…

Today is my 28th birthday and I'm unsure how I feel about it. I had an entirely different post planned today -- I wrote it yesterday and I was in a horrible mood so the post reflected that. Today I feel better so I didn't feel like posting something so horribly negative... I also need to learn to not put so mu…