Money Goals for 2022
It’s my favorite goals of the year, financial goals! Since college, I’ve been obsessed with tracking my finances, debt, and plans. And now with a steady income and organized bills and all, I’m finally ready to take action and start taking on my finances this year and actually making progress towards my goals.I always stay […]
How to Stick to Your Read More Books Resolution
Welcome to week two of January, the time where we’re all doubling down trying to keep to our resolutions. Note “we” and “our,” you are not the only one giving these resolutions all you got. One resolution I have been able to successfully stick to each year is reading more books each year. It takes […]
How to Keep Your Skin Healthy and Moisturized This Winter
We’re deep in the snow up here in the North East which means one thing and one thing only for me: Dry Skin. The air is dry, we’re outside shoveling, the heat is pumped up drying out the house, and my skin is full of scales and cracks. The one good thing after having dry […]
New Years Resolutions & Goal Setting for 2022
2021 is over, and that’s all one can really say. It was better than 2020, but it was wild from start to finish. I did pretty well working towards my 2021 goals, and I’m excited to review and refresh my resolutions for the new year. For 2022 I focused on building up myself, my home, […]
12 Months of Budget-Friendly Parties & 7 Tips to Host on Budget | Budget-Friendly Party Challenge
I love hosting parties for my friends. Truly I thrive on having people over and being the central spot to be for my friends. And give me a theme? Done. Sold. Brain on overtime and I’m thriving. That being said, I, unfortunately, don’t have unlimited money to spend on hosting parties (strange how that works??), […]
10 Winter Sick Day Essentials
This post was originally going to be cozy winter essentials, which we all need and love, but so many of us have come down with some level of a Christmas cold, I decided to mix it up. In light of my sniffly nose and scratchy throat, I’m sharing my 10 winter sick day essentials so […]
Ranking the Books I Read This Year + Reading Goals Update | Book Explorer Vol. 9
Welcome to the coziest, book-iest time of the year! Well it should be, I have my windows open to a breezy 60 degree December day today. I always love to cozy up with books in the fall and winter. The world slows down, and there’s no better way to warm up after a long day […]
Holiday Playlists for Wrapping, Baking, and Christmas Dinner
Nothing makes the holidays like a good playlist! I’ve been spending every spare moment prepping for the holidays and these playlists have been essential in keeping the holiday cheer going. I made up playlists for the three key Christmas activities: Wrapping, Baking, and Christmas Dinner. I’ve spent many, many, many hours curating and perfecting these […]
18 Board Games to Play with Family During the Holidays
The holidays are a time of family gathering, and no family gathering is complete without a board game. Hear me out, these are not your grandma’s board games, no game of Life to be found here! Trust me, there’s no better way to break the ice, fill time between dinner and dessert, or get a […]
How I did a Weekend Roadtrip for Less Than $500 | Travel on a Small Budget
Every year we spend the weekend after Thanksgiving traveling on a road trip. It started out on a whim after our first Thanksgiving, just a few months after we started dating, and now it’s become an annual tradition to kick off the holiday season. Usually, we end up at a family house in the Poconos, […]