If bright warm earthy hues are your deal, Seattle is quite the place lately. Bright blue skies, not so much. However, the drizzly grey days seem to make the foliage hues pop. I witnessed a
10 Mood Boosting Sweaters
It’s officially chilly, cold, and grey here in Seattle. (I’m writing while wearing sweats, a thermal tee, and a cardigan. I’m holding out on busting out the Ugg slippers as long as I can, but
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Condition Colorfully.
As much as I love and appreciate color, living colorfully, dressing in a bright manner, and the vibrancy of a good palette, I just haven’t been able to jump on the bright hair color bandwagon.
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Belle Surf. C’est merveilleux.
Nestled just off of Front Street in Lahaina is a little coffee shop that (in my opinion) is the kind of cafe that a coffee lover’s dreams are made of. Yes, I might be biased
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25 Random thoughts
Took a break. Mind is all over the place. Need to write. Oh yeah, it’s also Mental Health Awareness Day. Which means, time for one of my favorite writing exercises: 25 random thought therapy. So, here
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Just What The Eye Dr Ordered
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Out Of Office, But Very Salty
If I ever go missing for over a week, with no peep on here, don’t worry. It’s usually because I’m somewhere really sunny, with palm trees, and I play so hard during the day that
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Mama’s Got Her Shag Back
For some reason, I feel a need to document whenever I make a change to my hair. Hey, it’s hair. It grows and I like to have fun with it. So, after realizing I’d gone
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In A Fall Mood
Somehow it’s the first day of Fall, and honestly, it sure feels like it. It’s like a switch went off last week and the grey is starting to gradually roll into Seattle. I also had
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20 things I’m savoring these days
I’m trying to avoid the word busy at all cost these days. Yeah, I wish I could invent cloning in a humane and non-creepy way, therefore having myself be my own free assistant. But I
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Messy Desk On The Move
You know all those inspiring pictures you see of artist’s studios. Bright, light, kind of spacious with big canvases, palettes full of paint, and just inspiration spewing out of the walls. Yeah, That’s not mine.
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Hot Mess Hair
Gotta love when you find a quick under 2-minute hairdo to rock regularly. Yeah, it’s one part quasi chic twist, and one part “I swear I didn’t sleep in this overnight and was too lazy
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Ma Plus Belle Aventure
I finally got the tattoo I’d wanted for our ten year wedding anniversary…a year and a half later. And completely changed what I wanted it to say at the last minute (but always knew I
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La Petite idylle. Oh My.
You ever see something and just say, whoa that’s so cool? Well, that’s what happened when I stumbled on the colorful beachy boho handiwork of Idyl, the creator of La Petite idylle. It’s a gorgeous
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The Lineup
So many beauty products out there. So so many. So many ads for so many things. So many different messages. So many ingredients (some good some bad, some I think just sounds good.) So many