For along time, I haven't really been a lipstick person. I usually like the look of much more natural, sheen-y lips but any lipstick with that finish lasts about four minutes. Very occasionally, I love a pop of matte color but those are far too drying on my lips. I'm just a little finicky. As … Continue reading My Absolute Favorite Lipstick Formula
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
About a month and a half ago, I found my beautiful baby Bowie outside of my school. You can read the whole story in this post. I love him so much. He is charming and funny and sweet. I thought that everything was settled in my two being family. About a week after I got … Continue reading Margo: Why I went ahead and adopted another baby
When I was 11, my family had three cats: Enzo, Lydia and Tess. I come from a long line of cat lovers. Unexpectedly, Enzo, the only boy who I had for my whole life died. A week later, my dad found Oscar. He was the tiniest baby cat with beautiful grey and white fluffy fur. … Continue reading The Story of Bowie: My New Kitten
March usually is a bit of a difficult month for me. It's the month that my mother died. It's the month of my father's birthday. There's really not much to look forward to in March overall. As usual, this March was pretty bleak. While there were a couple of highlights, for the most part, March … Continue reading March Wrap Up
Hello everyone! I've been missing in action for almost a month here. Where have I been? What have I been doing? Let's jump right in. New home First and foremost, I've officially moved! I'm still living in Cartagena but at last I'm living alone. It was a really interesting experience moving and definitely I have … Continue reading Where have I been? Quick February and early March Update
Hello, everyone! Welcome to my makeup no-buy year. I've decided that this year is the year I'm going to stop buying makeup for the entire year! Yes! You read that correctly! No new makeup (almost). I started in January with some basic rules. I figured I would share them with all of you and let … Continue reading Makeup No-Buy Year: Guidelines and Update
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
Hello all! I was so stressed out about getting this post ready this week. On Wednesday, my Macbook took an absolute nosedive. Out of nowhere it just stopped working. I think I jinxed it when I wrote about how much I trusted Apple in this post. Alas! I remembered I had my old, trusty Macbook … Continue reading 2019 Goals: By a Person who is NOT goal driven
The Minimalist Abroad 