In my personal life, I am known for two things; baths and Disney. Let’s keep it that way.
In February of 2018, I found out about something called Project Panning. It was a pretty big trend for a minute. My YouTube recommended section was full of videos on panning. Panning is, when it all comes down to it, about using your products.
I know that many of us have a lot of stuff.
While I look at minimalism with an impressed eye, I know that I will not be able to ever be a minimalist. I love knick-knacks, owning books, and not throwing things away. Often, my collector habits also exist within my cosmetic and beauty products.
I started 2018 with a pledge to not purchase anything from Lush. I have nothing against the company (I absolutely adore them, actually). But I had a massive storage container full of their products. Starting there, I learned about panning, and decided to rethink my collection as a whole.
I picked up this book ages after reading Furyborn (also by Claire Legrand). I had read that it was kind of a monster story, but mostly about strong young women, and I was very much into that. So it was right at the top of my TBR when I bought it, and I’m so glad I read it.
I know I am a bit crazy about sheet masks, but I want you to know, I’m still crazy about them. I bought these two packages of face packs in Epcot’s Japan pavilion; an incredible place to buy all manner of things from Japan. That includes skincare. I hope you all remember just how much I adored the terrifying (and also surprisingly good for my skin) Gudetama mask, because we’re in that same vein here.
Friends, I picked up A Semi Definitive List of Worst Nightmares exclusively because of the incredibly long title. I buddy read it with my friend Sam (we have different paces but planned a Skype date for when we got half way through), and we both fell in love with it. It’s a beautiful and sad book, but also incredibly positive.
As I hope you remember, I fell in love with Amanda Lovelace’s poetry books a couple months ago. I started with The Princess Saves Herself in This One, and immediately needed more. Luckily for me, Lovelace released To Make Monsters Out of Girls last month. I knew I needed to pick up a copy once I was off of my buying ban.
Hello again, my lovely friends! Self care has been a bit of a hot button topic recently; articles are constantly coming out about the fanciest face masks, every self help book suggests water and self care, and Parks & Rec has a whole day dubbed Treat Yo’self. What exactly does self care mean, though? Is it as simple a formula as buy yourself a bunch of unnecessary items once a year, or a weekly sheet mask? Depending on your day and needs, it’s both a yes and a no.
I bought this book because I read that it had a bit of a Heathers vibe, and that’s totally my jam. But think of it this way; if one of the people Veronica & JD killed had a younger sibling, who wanted to dig to find the truth behind what happened, this would be that story.
Warning; this book contains things that may be triggering to some folks. If that is you, please don’t continue on.
Oh my goodness friends, I just read Ship It and it’s every Fangirl’s dream. Go read it yourself, immediately, because it’s even better than everything I heard about it!
To finish out our summer, my boyfriend and I are going on a road trip next month. We’ve been really excited about this for quite some time, and in that excitement, we’ve done some serious planning. So buckle up friends, it’s time to road trip.