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Life Update

Hello all, It’s been a while since I’ve made a post, so I wanted to make a sort of life update. Hence the title. I realize that this may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I know it’s going to help me in the long run by writing down my thoughts and everything. I guess the first thing I want to talk about is my job situation. I’ve been working as an assistant for the director of a dance studio…

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New Year, New Resolutions

It’s the start of a new year which also means the start of New Years resolutions. Some resolutions will be met and others will kind of die off. I’m here to give you some tips on how to make good and attainable New Years resolutions. 1. Be specific This is probably the most important thing I will write. You can’t be vague about what you want or it will be difficult to keep the resolution and…

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Christmas traditions

I feel like every family has their own sort of Christmas or holiday tradition. Since my family celebrates Christmas, I’m going to tell you all what we do every year. The first thing I always think of is doing secret Santa. What we do first is write our name and three things we would possibly want from our secret Santa, and then we fold the paper up and put it in a hat. It always has to be a hat.…

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December Ipsy bag

I’ve been subscribed to ipsy for a few months now, and I absolutely love the service! So today I thought I’d share with you want I got in my most recent ipsy bag for the month of December! First things first! Well start with the bag. It’s very pretty. I’ve noticed that a lot of detain goes into making these bags, and I honestly appreciate that. For this month, they went for a sort of frosty…

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The Season of Giving

Ah, yes! It is the holidays, the season of giving, and the season of receiving as well. Today I will be talking about the meaning of giving to others during the holiday season. Getting a little personal, my family used to be on the receiving end of programs like the Christmas Angel Tree. For a couple of years, so I can connect with those who aren’t always doing so well during the holiday season.…

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Decorating the Christmas Tree

Typically a family tradition in many house holds, decorating the tree for Christmas is always a fun time. Well, sometimes… but this year was a great time for me and my family. We played one of my favorite Christmas movies, it’s actually on the list of Christmas movies I posted earlier. Go check it out!! We also made some hot cocoa to sip on as we put the ornaments on the tree. I’ve learned that…

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Winter Wonderland

Hello everyone! I’ll be honest with you, I spent time with my family last night so I didn’t prepare a post to put up today. I do, however, have a really cool picture I took of the snow. Living in central Virginia, we don’t get much snow in December. Normally, we don’t get any at all, but last night we did! So here’s a little look at the winter wonderland at my doorstep.

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Thoughts on Kylie Cosmetics Silver Brush Set

*To start off, this is all my personal opinion, and I am in no means trying to hurt feelings or anything of the sort. I was scrolling though my Instagram this morning when I stumbled upon Kylie Cosmetic’s announcement of their new brush set coming out. They gave the prices of each individual brush and the price for the whole set. As I looked at the prices, I was a little shocked and just thought…

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Everyday makeup

Hello everyone! For today’s post I decided to show you the things I put on my face on a daily basis. So, without further ado, let’s jump into it! I always start with using this primer. I have really big pores on my cheeks and this stuff helps me out a lot. nThe next thing I normally do is foundation and concealer, and I blend that all in with a beauty sponge. Foundation: maybelline fit me matte…

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My Favorite Christmas Movies

Hello Everyone! I wanted to post something small for today as not to overwhelm you all with essays every day of Blogmas. I thought that the perfect little thing to get people in the Christmas spirit would be a list of my favorite Christmas movies. Now, all of these movies are technically musicals, and they are also a little older so I will include the year they came out. Scrooge (1970) This is…

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My Favorite Christmas Movies

Hello Everyone! I wanted to post something small for today as not to overwhelm you all with essays every day of Blogmas. I thought that the perfect little thing to get people in the Christmas spirit would be a list of my favorite Christmas movies. Now, all of these movies are technically musicals, and they are also a little older so I will include the year they came out. Scrooge (1970) This is…

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Krampus, A History

In recent years I’ve been hearing about this Christmas time creature named Krampus. I’ll be honest with you, I got a little curious, so i did some research of this new phenomenon. Something I learned is that this dude is not new at all, but actually about as old as Saint Nick himself. He’s even portrayed as Santa’s helper or sidekick. Where is He From? The name Krampus originates from the German…

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Oh, Christmas Tree

I’ve always wondered about the origins of the Christmas Tree. Who is responsible for the reason my mom wants to move around the furniture and make me decorate a plastic tree every year? Well, I have done some research and I think I know now. The Christmas tree, much like the celebration of Christmas itself, stems from pagan practices. Specifically German pagan practices. Pagans would decorate…

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Let’s Go See the Lights

No matter where you live, whether it be in a small town or a big city. There is bound to be some sort of Christmas light spectacular near you. I live near Richmond Virginia, so there are actually a lot of lighting events that happen in December. So I decided to drag my boyfriend to one of them. I was a little overwhelmed at the amount of people there, but what do you expect when you go to the…

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Blogmas

As an avid YouTube watcher, I am familiar with the term “vlogmas” which is simply when a YouTuber vlogs every day of December until Christmas. As I am not a YouTuber but a blogger, I thought I’d try “blogmas” instead. I’m not sure if this term has already been coined already, but I’m excited to do it. So, expect a blog post from me every day until Christmas this December! I don’t think I’m going…

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Making Myself Up I finally decided to film myself doing my make up, and I've decided to post it here. It's not the best quality in terms of video editing, but I'm proud of myself for doing it. Here you go!!

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Fall Look Book

Hopefully I’m not the only one, but fall is honestly my favorite season. It’s not just because fall is the time of year when my birthday comes, though. I love the cozy vibes and the warm drinks and especially Halloween. So, I thought that I’d put together a mini look book of fall outfits for the season. I promise there will be more to come because I had a lot of fun doing this. I love tshirt…

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