Month: November 2018

Local Tourist: November 2018

Posted November 30, 2018 by shooting in Cincinnati / 16 Comments

It’s time to share all the fun, local adventures you had this past month with myself and Dara from Not In Jersey. Join us every last weekday of the month for Local Tourist; you can link up your posts below. To be honest, there wasn’t a ton that I did in November that would really […]

Leaving On a Jet Plane: Headed to NYC!

Posted November 26, 2018 by shooting in Travel / 25 Comments

Hey, everyone! I am headed to New York City today with some friends. We’ll be seeing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and I cannot wait. My sister and I were lucky to see the play in London when it first came out, but it will be really exciting to see it on Broadway. I […]

Gift Guides: Books + Stocking Stuffers

Posted November 23, 2018 by shooting in Uncategorized / 31 Comments

It’s officially Black Friday, though I’m sure we’ve all been taking advantage of some deals already. If you’re one who likes to do most of their shopping online (like me), then feel free to use my gift guides to get you started. I hope you find something on your own list, or for someone else […]

Fall Bucket List: The First Update

Posted November 21, 2018 by shooting in Personal / 23 Comments

How is it already time to do a Fall Bucket list update? Winter doesn’t start until December 21, so I actually included a mix of typical Fall to-dos as well as some Winter themed ones. However, some of the bloggers that I link up with have decided to share a Winter Activity Bucket List on […]

Beauty and Fashion Gift Guide

Posted November 20, 2018 by shooting in Beauty, Fashion / 25 Comments

It’s the week of Black Friday, and Cyber Monday will be here before you know it too, so I wanted to start sharing some fun gift guides I’ve put together. Please let me know what catches your eye in the comments! Beauty and Fashion Gift Guide All items are affiliate links; clicks and purchases give […]

10 Essential Elements of a Welcome Email

Posted November 19, 2018 by shooting in Discussion / 29 Comments

You can subscribe to my blog via email, but you’re only getting notices about new posts. I don’t have an actual newsletter for the blog where I give different, exclusive content, and I keep thinking about changing that. I’m always hearing that if a social media site should shut down, you want to have people […]

5 Reasons I Love Google Drive for Blogging

Posted November 16, 2018 by shooting in Discussion / 33 Comments

5 Reasons I Love Google Drive for Blogging Folders You can create as many folders as you want in your Google Drive, so you can have a folder for just Blog Stuff, another for school, another for personal information, etc. Whatever works for you! Google Docs Under each specific folder in Google Drive, you can […]

Keep It Together: Do You Plan Future Reads?

Posted November 15, 2018 by shooting in Planning / 33 Comments

How is it the third Thursday of November already? Well, I guess when the first of the month falls on a Thursday, things move quick! Anyway, it’s time for another Keep It Together with myself and Alexandra. You’re welcome to link up any post related to planning/planners, scrapbooks, Project Life, really anything related to planning […]

Touch the Sky by Christina Lee + Nyrae Dawn

Posted November 14, 2018 by shooting in Book Review / 12 Comments

Touch the Sky by Christina Lee and Nyrae Dawn Review by Lauren Source: personal copy; all opinions are my own Official Summary (add to Goodreads): Lucas Barnett and Gabriel Stewart didn’t have it easy as kids. They were only trying to deal with bad situations at home when they became lifelines for each other. Their […]