I could cover many things in this little letter, but there are some key topics I need to address that are to the point and unapologetically honest. First of all, why do you make trying to create a functional, stable and happy home so impossible to obtain? The housing market is bare for all of…
Author: vvaldez42
Working Retail: A Christmas Story
‘Tis the season for spending quality time with family, baking Christmas cookies, watching The Christmas Story TV special on loop and of course all of the shopping. Families pack into malls and other brick and mortar shops to search for that perfect something for their loved one as anticipation and a hint of anxiety hangs in…
Balancing Act: Stress, Anxiety, Moving and College
I know it’s been forever since I have made a blog post or at least it feels like it for me. I have recently moved into a cute little one bedroom apartment in Santa Rosa, CA with my amazing boyfriend and let’s just say my life has been getting pretty hectic. I want to be…
“The True Cost” A Look Into The Reality of The Fashion Industry
I have always been interested in fashion considering “retail therapy” is a real thing for me and has been for pretty much my entire life. However, it wasn’t until I watched the documentary, “The True Cost” on Netflix that I truly began to understand the reality we are living in when it comes to the…
Story Behind My Tagline
When I started my blog I was unaware I had to make a tagline that would encompass who I was, what I stood behind and where I was coming from in terms of my brand. I could have opted for a lovely little quote by someone famous that meant nothing to me or I could…
6 Outfits Inspired by Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
The sequel to the movie that brought ABBA to the big screen and captured the hearts of all fans of the first Mamma Mia did not disappoint and neither did its fashion that inspired the bohemian dancing queen in all of us. When I watched it for the first time with my friends I was…
Wordless Wednesday: August 8th, 2018
In an attempt to post more frequently, I found this creative and cute way to share my life on a weekly basis by doing a “wordless Wednesday” in which I will just post pictures I have taken the past week without any context. This will give you a little update on what I have been…
The Carr Fire
I don’t even know how to start writing about one of the worst fires NorCal has ever experienced if not the absolute worst. A part of me feels wrong speaking out about this because I am one of the lucky ones who to still has a house to go home to and power at this…
Affordable Makeup: Summer Edition
Having been one of those girls that has worn makeup everyday from the moment she was allowed to in middle school to now, makeup has definitely cost me a pretty penny throughout my life. Drugstore makeup has been quite the journey for me as I was never the kind of person to spend all my…
