Recent Design / Sprout Blog

Hey y'all! So a little while ago, I started doing some design for other bloggers, here and there. Since then, I've worked with some awesome blogs + shops on creating an eye-opening brands for their passion projects. One of my favorite recent projects is this one, for a soon-coming blog called Sprout. Being a plant lover, I immediately loved the name. The woman behind the blog, Naomi, started...

Curated Weekly / 11

This week has definitely been one of those that flew by but yet last Friday feels like forever ago! I made an impromptu decision to visit my grandmother (who lives about two hours away) for the weekend. Let me tell you, it was just wonderful. I don't even know how to put my love and respect for that woman into words. I talked a little bit about her here!We had such a slow weekend together (I can't...

On Blogging: Leaving Quality Comments

Commenting on blogs is something I've been thinking quite a bit about lately. I've always considered myself a "lurker"--I read tons of blogs. I probably read 20-30 posts every day but only leave two or three comments a week. That's a really low percentage! As a blogger, I love getting comments on posts that I've spent a lot of time on. And to me, the community is a huge part of why I love to...

My Goals for the Semester [A College Girls Blog Tour]

Hey y'all! Today, I'm trying something new. I wanted to share this post about my (mostly) academic goals for the semester and I also thought that there were a couple other college bloggers who might want to join in as well! So we decided to make a mini blog tour out of it. If you enjoy this post, please visit Gina, Jordan and Aly and see their semester goals!I'm already two weeks into my semester...

Curated Weekly / 10

This week was...nice! Just uneventful. I'm getting into the swing of classes + work is beginning to pick up but not so much that I feel like I'm drowning. I always like the first few weeks of the semester because I get to meet new professors and kids in my classes + that means new friends! Today, I'm especially excited because I'm surprising my grandma with a visit for the weekend! My grandma...

Baby Steps to Minimalism in Your Beauty Routine

Baby Steps to Minimalism is a new recurring series about my efforts to cut out things in my life that are neither good for me nor making me a happier human being. Join me!I am not a minimalist person by nature. I love to shop and I love my stuff. I do. I'm not a huge fan of uber-minimalist interior design or fashion. I love color--lots of it. But there comes a point when having more things doesn't...

6 Books I'd Like to Read in 2015

This Christmas season, without school taking up all my time, I decided to read two books. I love to read but I just don't get to much during the school year (which, yes, is a sort of lame excuse). Turns out, I totally failed with this and only read one book. But as I've been looking around for what books to read, I've been updating my to-read list. Here's what I'm thinking for the next few months!...

January Goals

Instead of making resolutions for the whole year, I'm really focusing on monthly goals. Here's what I'm planning on the rest of this month!+ Begin a hand-lettering course. I've been eyeing a few around skillshare but I wanted to wait until I got into the swing of my semester before I started it. I'm not positive I'll be ready to start by the end of the month, but I'll be working on it!+ Read one book...

Curated Weekly / 9

Well it's Friday! I made it through (almost) my first week of classes. Early, early Monday morning, H and my dad took me to the airport for my flight. A friend from school picked me up and I spent the rest of the day unpacking and getting settled! I even made it to yoga twice this week! I've had a super productive week, full of meetings and scheduling and running errands to prep myself for a wonderful...

Color Files: Flint

While I have always been a huge fan of color, the older I get, the more I tend to dress in neutral colors. The majority of my closet these days is white, black, navy, grey or taupe. And while that sort of sounds boring at first, it's actually really freeing because everything matches and I can mix them in tons of different ways. Plus I feel kind of stylish and French chic. Or something like that.Anyways,...

Curated Weekly / 8

Spending this week with family has been nice, but I am definitely ready to get back to school! I've always been that way--the last few weeks of summer are torture for me. I get so bored of all the free time and want to get back to work (though it hasn't been much like that now that I work). I've spent the weekend in freezing Michigan with my family, eating lots of good food and playing lots...

Happy New Year!

Have a wonderful 20...