I am so excited for the next 13 days! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays and I’ve been hardcore planning all of these posts for weeks now. First up for my 13 Posts of Halloween: Decades costumes! In this post I provide links and tips for simple and easy Halloween costumes for the 1920s, 1950s, 1970s and 1980s. Hope you like them!
Over the weekend I went to my first Oktoberfest with a few girlfriends Kalen and Melissa in Vienna, Virginia. My Oma was sooooo proud of me for embracing my German culture. I definitely need to invest in a dirndl (the girl version of lederhosen) but for now I’ll stick with this sweater-skirt-booties combo. It’s October but it still gets up to 80 degrees most days. I can’t wait for it to actually feel like fall! I thrive in sweater weather. I’ve worn this sweater in a previous blog post from last year, but since it was hot as balls over the weekend, I changed up the look a little.
Since my birthday was a week ago, I was wondering if I should make a “turning 23” post. But I wasn’t quite sure what that would/should be. Since its finally October and the official start to fall, I was thinking about all the fun things I want to do this season and what I need to change in my life to reach my goals. As the leaves change and fall away, I think some of my bad habits should as well. But instead of focusing on only the bad, I want to focus on the good too. Change is good! This time in my life is very unique but I also think 23 is a good year to start getting in the habit of doing certain things to maintain a healthy body and mind. So at the moment, here are the 23 things I’m working on:
It’s officially fall, my favorite season. It’s been raining non-stop in Maryland for the past few weeks, but the humidity has subsided so nights are getting cooler. I finally switched out all the summer clothes in my closet for my fall/winter clothes, so even if the weather isn’t in total agreement, I have transitioned to autumn. I have a lot of fall blog ideas I’m excited to share, but I wanted to start off with 3 colors that I’m literally obsessed with right now. Every time I’ve gone shopping in the last few weeks I was on the hunt for these fall colors. I hope after this post you will see why.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… I am the slowest reader I know. But despite that, I wanted to start this book review series on my blog. I am madly in love with book stores and new books, especially the smell of a newly printed book and that feeling when you finish a really good book. Only problem is…I don’t make reading a priority. The only time I usually set aside time to read anything is when I’m on the beach or on a plane. Now that I’m working 40 hours a week, I tend to put reading at the bottom of my to-do list, unless a book immediately hooks me from the beginning. This was the case with the book I’m reviewing today, Circling the Sun by Paula McLain. Read More >>
“Nobody likes you when you’re 23“… fortunately I know thats not the case because I just had the loveliest birthday brunch with some of my best friends. Today on this September 24th, I am officially 23 years old. I just had the best weekend hanging out with my twin brother Chris, little brother Johnny and best friend Allison down by the water in Southern Maryland where the twin just moved. Then Allison and I drove home super early Sunday morning for this wonderful potluck brunch. Brunch is absolutely my favorite meal of the day, so it was a no brainer this is how I wanted to celebrate. I’m so lucky to have such amazing friends so close to home. I’m not sure what 23 has in store for me but if it is anything like this weekend, this is going to be a spectacular year.
Did I ever tell you about that time I was a second semester senior and I lost my only pair of glasses 6 weeks before graduation? It was awful. Technically I don’t need glasses all day everyday, but they definitely help me see far away for instances like reading the board or driving. So this was a total bummer. I was so convinced I would find them by the time I moved out of my college home, but to no avail. For months I had friends telling me “Kim, you really need to go get new glasses” over and over again. It wasn’t until this summer when I actually listened to them and made a new eye doctor appointment. I got my eyes checked, dilated…the whole cha-bang. I really wasn’t a fan of the style glasses at my eye doctor’s office, so I went hunting online for a cheaper and more stylin’ pair of specs. This pair was the outcome and this is one of the first times I’m actually wearing them for an extended period of time. This can be explained below.
Hey ma, look! I’m wearing my glasses!
Having just graduated from college, I’m not ashamed to admit I’ve had my fair share of rough mornings that involve chugging a bottle of water, eating Saltines, scraping last nights make-up off my face and trying to untangle the birds nest on top of my head. Hey, we’ve all be there. But during all of those times of hitting a low point, I’ve discovered a few handy-dandy products that make me look a lot better than I actually feel when I have stuff to do. So if you’re like me and you’re just trying to make it to Denny’s the morning after a night out, the library to study for a big test or just back to your bed without looking like a total mess, try out these products.
This post is not sponsored. I’m just sharing my honest opinion.
So honestly this post is a little old. I made this photo collage like 8 months ago. Since then I’ve tried a few new products or found cheaper alternatives. But I don’t really have time to make a new collage so we’ll stick with this one. I’m not a huge make-up expert, but thanks to the help of some friends who actually know what they’re doing and have been kind enough to show me some tips (shoutout to the meatballs) I have a basic make-up routine. I usually go to Ulta for these products because that was the only make-up store in Salisbury, but also because they have great deals (get the Ulta Rewards card!) Below I have linked a bunch of my favorite beauty products, where to get them and the basics as to how I put them on.
This post is not at all sponsored. I’m just sharing my honest opinion.
So even though its after Labor Day, I have a hard time with that “not wearing white” rule because I own a lot of white. I took these pictures when I was at the beach a few weeks ago and almost forgot about them. I’m posting this outfit now because this weekend I’m going to Dewey Beach, DE to celebrate one of my friend’s birthdays and I think I’m going to wear this. I know this outfit looks extremely similar to the outfit in my last blog post, but what can I say…a girl knows what she likes.