I hear wedding bells! If you're reading this, you're probably eager to start looking for the perfect dress for your big day. You came to the right place, girlfriend. As a bridal stylist and former pageant girl, I've seen it all, so I'm sharing my top tips for dress shopping to make your experience easy, [...]
Happy World Mental Health Day, goons! This day of recognition, established by the World Health Organization, presents an opportunity for government leaders, civil society organizations and others to discuss and raise awareness of mental health services, disparities, and personal stories. If you've clicked around here a bit, you know mental health is a common topic I [...]
Hey, girl. You're heading into pageant season, probably feeling a huge mix of emotions -- stress, excitement, anxiety, gratitude, confidence, comparison... If you've had any range of these feelings, CONGRATULATIONS!!! You're human. The pageant life is unlike any other. It's both an incredible opportunity for personal and professional growth, but it's also a very public [...]
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and this season either makes me the most annoyed ever, or I get caught up in all the feelies. Your feed is probably littered with pictures of Valentine's Day flowers and gifts, relationship goals, sweet sentiments, and sappy pictures of couples that already broke up 548027365 times but [...]
You're here because you are searching for last minute holiday gifts, aren't you? Your procrastination is showing, sweet thang. I won't judge. I spent 45 minutes in line at the post office today trying to mail a package five days before Christmas, so I have no room to talk. For all you peeps who are [...]
Hate to break it to you, but the earth is crumbling. How's that for holiday spirit, babaaaay! I'll pick up the positivity here. I've been working on reducing the amount of waste I produce. It's CRAZY how much we throw away. Lately, I've been trying to be a little more aware of the things I [...]
In continuation of this year's gift guide series, I wanted to share some options that are much more than material. My FAVORITE gifts are the ones that allow you to spend quality time with others. Especially during quarantine, it's so important to set aside time to be a little creative or make your own entertainment. [...]
If I had a million dollars.... I'd play Oprah. YOU GET A GIFT AND YOU GET A GIFT!!! I love choosing really special gifts for people in my life, but that often requires a little bit of money. HA. Don't got it. However, some of the best gifts don't cost much at all. All it [...]
I'm SO pumped to kick off this holiday gift guide series with some of my favorite brands. There's no denying that small businesses took a hard hit this year. Small business owners are easily some of the most passionate, driven, hardworking people-- the thread that holds our communities together. The holiday season is a time [...]
CW: Body dysmorphia *going full Joey Tribbiani* How YOU dooooin? Something about the title of this post must have caught your eye, so I'm really glad you stopped by to hang with me. This topic isn't something I discuss much and my Enneagram type 1w2 has me staring at my screen for days trying to [...]
Trying to save money is HARD. Saving in your twenties is harder, especially if you live by yourself and are tens of thousands of dollars in debt like me. You might panic a little when a new bill shows up (those things slide into my mailbox too often, I swear they're playin' me). You might [...]
So we've been cooped up for a million years, right? That sounds about right. Sure feels about right. While we're all dealing with the same Hurricane Corona, we're each in separate boats, handling different obstacles as COVID-19 flips our lives upside down. For me, I've struggled to eat like a functioning adult while quarantined because [...]
Boy oh boy, well looky here, Jess is writing again. I know, I haven't written since like...Apruary of 1856. Pretty close. Unless your name is Patrick and you live at the bottom of the ocean under a rock, you might know there's a global pandemic taking place amidst national protests fighting for justice for the [...]
I don't even know what day it is. I can't remember the last time I washed my hair or put on real pants. I'm okay with it, but I'm also not okay with it. There has been so much going on lately, yet not much at all. My brain and my body are so confused [...]
Hello. Greetings. Welcome to my blog humble abode. It's been a hot minute since I've been on here and a lot has changed since we last chatted. Something BIG...er, small, like 600 square feet small. BUT STILL BIG. I also want to be mindful and #woke and recognize the crisis that is COVID-19, which has [...]
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