If you know me, you know how much I love summer. It’s my favorite season by far, and I always mourn the end of pool days, long nights, and a permanent tan. However, once school starts back and the summer trips come to a close, I always get so ready for fall. I live in Mississippi, where fall doesn’t start until much later, but that doesn’t stop me from dreaming of 60 degree temps and colorful leaves. Sharing my fall bucket list in case you need some inspo for this season too!
It’s been a minute! I unintentionally took a break from writing/reading blogs in general, but it is so fun to catch up on all the articles I’ve missed. It feels like a “productive” way of being online, in a way. I don’t leave feeling like I just doomscrolled for 30 minutes; I actually gained inspiration instead. My goal is to post at least once a week: about my current thoughts, monthly favorites, what God has been teaching me, health inspiration, and more.
January is always such a slowwwww month, and this one seemed especially long. But so much happened! I got a new job, got into a new workout routine, and went out of town to visit Tampa for the first time. Oxford got hit with a really bad ice storm the last week of January, and I was out of town visiting my friend in Florida.. My trip got extended by almost a week because I couldn’t get home with the icy roads, so it was a bit of a different month for me! Even with all the change and chaos, it was a pretty good month, and I have a lot of favorites to share!
Spring has sprung! I couldn’t be happier that it’s April and the weather is warming up. I am not a winter person at ALL, so the months of December to February are always hard for me. I feel like the second half of March was when I really started to notice that I was reaching for fewer layers, the skies are getting bluer, and everything is blooming again! I felt like I was in such a rut the past few months, but I can feel myself getting more inspired and motivated… defrosting, if you will. I really want to make the most of the next few months and be outside as much as possible to enjoy the spring weather before it gets miserably hot this summer. Today’s post is a roundup of a few things I’ve had my eye on for my spring wardrobe. I really want to branch out and wear more colors this season!
While going through my Goodreads account to pull books for this post, I realized I have really been slacking on my reading this year. I went through so many books last year, but some of them were audiobooks and I also feel like I wasn’t as busy as I am now. I really want to make it more of a priority to set aside reading time in each day, but I usually am so tired at bedtime that I read two pages and pass out. I feel like with summer approaching, I’ll read more at the pool or sitting outside after work. Today’s post is a roundup of my favorite books of this year (so far!) and my spring TBR!
Hi! It’s been a minute! After graduating and starting a full time job back in 2023, I really let my blog slip to the back burner. I loved blogging in high school and college, but just haven’t felt very creative or had the time for it recently. Somehow, almost two years went by and I haven’t posted at all! Since then, I’ve moved back to Oxford after college, got a 9-5 job, changed jobs, and moved to a different house, with lots of random travel and changes in between. I may go into a longer life update post in the future, but today’s post is just a catchup of some of my current favorites from the past week. I think these are so fun to read from other creators, so I want to try to post these regularly!
Hi everyone! I originally saw this idea on YouTube, where a lot of book/reading channels were doing a video reviewing some of the favorite books of the year and answering questions about different categories of books. If you know me, you know I’m a big reader, and this year I’ve been trying to expand my reading genres and branch out with my reading. I haven’t read quite as many as last year (so far at least), but I’ve definitely still read some great books, and I’m excited to go through and recap some of my favorites. The mid-year book recap answers a few questions about different books and ends with some books I’m excited to read before the year is over. I’ve read 58 so far, and my goal is 75, which I feel like I’ll probably surpass by December!
It’s been a minute! I blinked and it’s somehow almost July- this year is flying by! I haven’t posted since April, and quite a bit has happened since then. I finished exams, graduated college, packed up my apartment and moved back to Oxford, went on a few trips, and got a job- a busy two months to say the least! Summer is no doubt my favorite season, and I’ve been loving being done with school and having a bit of a slower pace the past few weeks. Trying to soak it all up the next few days, because I actually leave to nanny next Wednesday! I nannied last summer in Southampton, and this summer I will be up north again- in Connecticut and Nantucket. I kind of decided to nanny last minute, but I’m so thankful for the opportunity to travel a bit and live in a new place!
For the past month or two, I feel like I’ve been really consistent with my routines and been better at keeping up with healthy habits. I am someone who thrives off of a routine and plan, and I feel my best when I follow a few healthy habits and have structure to my day. I have tried so many different “health practices,” whether it’s different workout styles, ways of eating, morning routines/wakeup times, supplements, etc. I definitely don’t have it all figured out by any means, but the recent products + habits I’ve been keeping up with have really made a difference! I feel like the biggest thing that has helped me is consistency and doing my best to keep up with my healthy routines, even if I don’t always feel like it. Balance is important, but I find that I crave getting back on track with these habits after a few days without them!
Howwwww is it April? March was the fastest month of the year so far, I blinked and it was over. It was also probably my favorite month so far, filled with lots of fun memories and my spring break trip! This is my last full month at school before graduation prep, and it still hasn’t hit me that I’m about to be done. I’m trying to soak it all up and enjoy my last five weeks at school, but I’m definitely feeling the stress of finding a job and figuring out what’s next. I really want to make April a month of prioritizing fun and making memories, not stressing so much and feeling too overwhelmed!
Spring break was about a week ago now, but I’ve been wanting to write this post and share some photos from my trip! I got the chance to study abroad in Seville, Spain, for the week, and it was such an awesome experience. I was super nervous to go, because I didn’t know many people on the trip and didn’t know what to expect, but I’m really glad I went. I was gone for about ten days total, with lots of long travel days, and we did so much exploring around the city! It was a mix of class lectures in the morning, tours and excursions in the afternoon, and lots of yummy dinners and a night activities. It was a pretty big group that went- 60 students- and I got to meet some new friends as well! This post is a big photo dump of some of my favorite sights/memories from the trip, enjoy!
Happy Thursday! Today was my last day of classes before spring break, and I’m heading to the airport tomorrow for my trip to Spain! I’m studying abroad for a week in Seville, and I’m nervous and excited all in one. I never usually go on any big trip over spring break, so I think it’s going to be really fun for my senior year. Today’s post is a big roundup of all my recent favorites from the past few months. Some of these are Christmas gifts, Amazon finds, random food favorites, and more! I always love reading what other people are loving recently, so this was so fun to write.
How is February over? Even though it’s just a few days shorter than other months, it always flies by. I feel like I’m finally in a routine back at school and have gotten into a groove with my classes and extracurricular work. The first week or so of February was super cold and rainy, but it’s actually been warm and sunny for the past few weeks now! I’m hoping the sunshine is here to stay, because it’s been so nice to walk around campus in shorts and a t-shirt. It makes me excited for spring and for everything to start blooming again. I actually read a lot this month, both physical books and audiobooks. I read a mix of nonfiction, Christian, dark academia, and fantasy- definitely switching it up from my usual genres!
Long time, no photo dump! I realized the last time I wrote one of these was September, so there were so many photos to sift through and choose from. I really need to be better at doing them every month or two so it’s not like a hundred pictures every time, haha. I’ve done a few of these in the past, but basically I go through my VSCO and pick out some of my favorite photos from the past few months that sum up what I’ve been up to. Looking back, I think senior year of college has been my favorite so far. I just finally feel rooted and comfortable here at school and have made some good friends, which I’m so thankful for! Catching up since October, so enjoy some flashbacks!