For a Mother’s Day/Wedding present for my mom, I bought her a light blue Russell + Hazel binder and all the trimmings she needs to set up an efficient planner system to help plan her busy schedule. I just love getting this huge Russell + Hazel haul, even if it’s not for me!
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Below, my sister (Sad Robots) begins her guest blogging series entitled Lunch Downtown with her favorite lunch place, The Embassy. (To read them all, click here.)
Maybe you have jury duty. Or maybe you have to go to some lame corporate meeting. Or maybe you just have the genuine misfortune of having to work [...]
When you’re a teenager and you get visited regularly by the acne fairy/monster, the solution is Proactiv. Just use it as directed and you’ll be fine. Ok, now that we’ve set the youth straight, it’s time to talk about the horrors of adult acne. I hate my acne problem but what I hate [...]
I have loved Fresh Sugar lip gloss since 2006 – the smell is lemony fresh, the consistency is perfect and non-sticky, the colors are sheer. However, as wonderful as this product truly is, it has one flaw. For some reason, it leaks everywhere all the time. Never throw this lip gloss in [...]
**Boulevard Haus is closed (I’ll miss the food!), but in its place, Lily’s Bistro will be opening soon!**
So as it turns out, I like German food! I went to Boulevard Haus mostly because I wanted to try German food for the first time and had heard that BH made [...]
When I saw these in my inbox from Kate Spade, I was overjoyed. I remember spending an enormous part of my summer vacations reading these books and now here they are in purse form! Now all I need is $325 of fun money…
When you are cursed with bad skin, makeup is not an option – it’s a necessity. Taking off makeup at the end of the day is the most important thing you do for your skin. However, I hate hate hate washing my face at night. The last thing I want to do right before bed [...]
When I was in high school, I used Carmex in either the squeeze tube or the pot mostly for the shine but also for the healing properties (ok, the tingly/burny feeling). Sure, it was messy but I had a trick for that: I’d stealthily wipe off the excess on the inside of my pant leg. [...]
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I love Dayton, I've lived here for all of my 26 years and don't plan on settling anywhere else. I started this blog as a way to showcase the best of Dayton (as seen through my perspective) and also to share some of the things that occupy space in my mind, namely beauty, home decor, quotes, and various aspects of my life. Ad

