Homecoming, WOO! || Stuff&Things

Heyoooooo!

How is everyone today? Hope you're all well! I am currently on the train back to my apartment, perusing Twitter and laughing at some silly selfies my friends have sent me from their homecoming dance festivities. I know I have quite a few readers who aren't from the US, so for you all, I'll explain a bit! Homecoming is a tradition carried out by many high schools and colleges throughout the nation, to welcome back students and residents to the school. It usually will include sporting events, parades, activities, and A LOT of school pride. In high school, there is also an annual homecoming dance, and if you've read anything on this blog at all, you'd probably be able to guess my favorite part: dressing up and wearing fancy makeup. Woohoo! But, I am no longer in high school (thank god) which means I have the oh so lovely opportunity to live vicariously through my sister and my younger friends. :)

Lets start with Jess and Abby *insert heart eye emoji x10*

Jess and Abby are two of my most amaaaazing friends! We met on Twitter, as we are all v in love with 5 Seconds of Summer. They are lovely <3 Hi girls!

I also have some more beautiful 5SOS friends who had their homecoming dances this month! (Mags and Meghan! Arent they gorgeous? *squeak*) 

Look out for more about these ladies in a post coming later this week about internet friendship. :)

Also attending the homecoming dance this year was my younger sister, Madisyn! She planned her entire homecoming dance alone (without any credit of course, ugh) and did an awesome job, and she looked beautiful!

So I know this is a bit of a random post (and it was very short) but this has been something fun I have been hearing about from my amazing friends, and I wanted to share this for them! What are some of your favorite homecoming or school dance memories? Leave them in the comments below!

Sparkles and high school dances, 

Why Do You Blog? || 12 Day Blogger Challenge

Heyo!  So, while perusing Bloglovin' and looking for things to inspire me, I stumbled upon this challenge on The Color Palette, so I thought I would give it a go!

Day 1: Why do you blog? (Plus five random facts)
When I talk to others about my blog, it is very obvious that I am passionate about it. I get such a rush from sharing my voice with people. You may think, "What? But you only have 20 followers...." and that is true, but I am sharing my words with 20 people who are taking the time to read them. I love this. I dont care if it is cheesy, it feels good that people are interested in what I have to say. I also blog because I love beauty and fashion, but it is difficult to talk to many people about it without sounding superficial. Its cool to connect with people who understand that beauty and fashion are ways to express ourselves, not just paint that we use to make us look better. Blogging is also an awesome way to organize my thoughts, because I can get a bit scatterbrained at times.... hehehe. 
Five random facts! Since I feel like you already know a lot about me, I'm going to do 5 random fashion/beauty facts!
1. Nail polish and I have a love, hate relationship. I adore wearing it, and I think colors look beautiful in the bottles, but I rarely wear colors other than black or gray. I have super short nails, so I never feel like any colors look good on them. But I am working on my nail confidence! (......nail confidence? Apparently that is a thing...)
2.  I love putting on makeup. I find it super relaxing! If I take 45 minutes to put makeup on, it's most likely really because I needed 40 minutes to de-stress. 
3. I have 6 bracelets that I always wear. They are all from my times at Camp Tatiyee, and they remind me that happiness is a choice! 
4. I dont take alot of risks when it comes to fashion, but I am working on changing that! <3 center="" nbsp="">
5. I don't have a set style. Some days I am girly, other days edgy, other days bohemian. It is always changing!
I encourage you to do this challenge, and comment links to your posts! I wanna read about why you love blogging! 
Beauty facts and nail confidence...

November Goals!

Heyoo! So while it's still early in the days of this November, I thought I would share my monthly goals with you! Let's gooooo!

1. Drink more water. This may seem like a random one, but I feel like my body is just in a constant state of thirst, so I'm thinking I should change that.  2. More, more, more makeup! As in, owning more, not wearing more. I used to collect, but I threw most of it away last year in an attempt to de-clutter my life. (....why did I do that? haha) So this month, I want to start making a list of the new products I would like to try! If you have any products that you swear by, leave them in the comments! 3. Start making lookbooks. I have always been wary of putting up lookbooks on my blog because I am curvy and I wear plus sized clothing, but I love fashion so I am going to be bold and start doing it! #Confidence. 4. Save money. I am really bad at saving money, so this is a huge goal for me this month, especially since the Christmas season is approaching!  5. Organize my thoughts. Blogging always helps, (hence this list) but this month I'd really like to write things down when I need to remember them and get them done as soon as possible. Because I am a master procrastinator. 6. Not worry as much, just live! I am definitely a worrier, but this month I want to just live my life in the moment and not create fake scenarios in my head about how awkward I am! (that last part probably wont change....) 7. Blog! This is a goal for every month! I want to expand and connect with as many people as I can! I live in the Chicago area, so I'm sure there are plenty of bloggers near me, and I want to go to a meetup or something and really have the chance to connect with people. So, there you have it! I will create a post at the end of the month updating you on whether or not I am an organized, non-awkward, makeup owning, water drinking, lookbook blogging, money saving, connection machine of happiness. :) Lookbooks and carefree living...