It's been a fair amount of time since my last makeup declutter. I try to do one every six months or so. I have been on a 'No-Buy' with moderate success. I have broken it a couple of times for new items - but far fewer than I would have at another time in my … Continue reading A Mid-Size, Mid-Year, Makeup Declutter
For 3 weeks this month, I was without a computer. While I am well aware that this isn't actually that big of a deal, I use my computer a lot. I like to toss on youtube videos if I'm drawing or painting. I use it to design lessons for my students. I keep in touch … Continue reading Lessons I learned during my Digital Detox
Hello everyone! Welcome back to my monthly wrap up. Maybe you noticed (maybe you didn't) that I didn't post nearly as much as I hoped to in the month of January. Well, there's a good reason. I was completely without a computer. I'm going to write about living without a computer for 3 weeks as … Continue reading January Hymn
This year, I tried to slim down my makeup and beauty collection. At this point, I'm basically on a one-in-one-out product buyer. If I buy something, I probably am replacing something in my collection or have recently decluttered. One of my favorite purchases this year was actually a magnetic palette which I was able to get … Continue reading 2018 Makeup Favorites
This weekend is a long weekend here in Spain so I wanted to do some catch up cleaning, decluttering and organizing around my house. So I started by deciding to slim down my pen and marker collection. It was preceded by the fact that I bought myself a 100 pack of Crayola Super Tips. I … Continue reading The End of the Year Pen Purge
Since being an adult, I've obviously made a ton of buying decisions. I've noticed some distinct patterns and I've written some posts about brands I'm loyal to for specific products (read about makeup, skin care and stationery in these posts). While I was writing and thinking about those, I starting thinking about the brands I … Continue reading Random Brands I am Loyal to
I am a total skin care convert. I absolutely love the ritual of going through skin care motions before bed. Over the past several years, I have bought and tried a lot of skin products. Historically, I also subscribed to subscription boxes which introduced me to different brands and products. While I wouldn't say I … Continue reading Things I keep Repurchasing: Skin Care
So I wanted to continue on with my series on things I keep repurchasing with another consumable type of product: makeup. Something interesting about makeup is that it takes literally months or years to finish products. So if you actually repurchase a product, it means that you really love it. I came up with a … Continue reading Things I keep on Repurchasing: Makeup
So I've been thinking a lot about my purchasing patterns lately. I see which items I keep repurchasing over and over again. I take particular note of which brands I favor over others. Now, if I'm honest, I'm only making these lists based on the products themselves, not because of brand values or good business … Continue reading Products I keep on Repurchasing: Arts, Crafts and Planning
I've spent in the last few years organizing all aspects of my life. I love tidying, decluttering and organizing my time, social media and spaces. This Friday and Saturday, I catalogued all of my weekly sticker kits. I've only lived in my new apartment for a few weeks and already I've reorganized my clothes, makeup … Continue reading Organization: Is it Ever Done?
The Minimalist Abroad 