I used to love writing posts like this, but in the last year, it has become increasingly difficult. Why? Because Polyvore shut down! I feel like Polyvore was such a unique, early-to-mid 2000s blogging resource and now, it’s simply gone. I’ve turned to Instagram instead to gather outfits to inspire u

Welcome back to another edition of Things I Love (or TiLT)! If you’d like to read past TiLTs, click here . How is your October going so far? If you’re doing Blogtober, are you drowning yet? I swear, the past week has been the fastest of my life. I really thought I’d have more time with Forre

Me: I’m going to buy ALL the sweaters. Also me: *sees sweater prices* well, let’s see which ones I should prioritize. I love a good sweater, but sometimes it is hard to sort through all the trendy sweaters (I’m looking at you, Dinosaur Fair Isles that show up at Forever 21 every year) to find one

Autumn quotes, they float around everywhere, don’t they? Some of them we are familiar with (“I’m so glad I live in a world with Octobers”) and some of them are new. I am a quote collector; I’ve kept a spare notebook to write down lines from books, articles, and just about everywhere for years. This

My birthday is October 20, so it’s safe to say that my birthday always has memories of Autumn activities: pumpkin patches, hay rides, carving pumpkins, making costumes… you name it, I probably did it on my birthday! I love pumpkin pie, apples, popcorn balls, and anything cinnamon spiced; I never pas

Last year, one of my most popular Blogtober posts was this one: My 4 favorite Autumn teas . It was one of those posts that I didn’t expect to be quite as popular as it was, but hey, I wasn’t complaining! This year, I decided to share 3 more of my favorite teas for Autumn! Danny & I are yea

Originally, this post was going to be all spooky accessories. I know, I know! It’s a bit of a copout. But I couldn’t find any cute, creepy, spooky, but not cheesy and garish, accessories. A lot of the stuff I found was cute, but very Halloween and not something the average person would be able to we

In 2017, I shared how I took better iPhone photos—and that included my editing process in the app, A Color Story. (You can read that post here .) My process has changed a lot in the last year. I primarily take blog photos with my DLSR these days (iPhone photos just end up too blurry in blog posts

The past few years, I've noticed tons of bloggers posting about Blogtober. I never really got interested in what that actually was until recently. I just assumed it was a blogging event that I wasn't part of--and honestly, I was too busy anyway. However, this year when I first started see

You know what I love most about these posts? Being able to look back and see what was going on in my life this time last year. (You can read all my past Things I Love posts here .) It’s funny to imagine a year from now remembering this week through this very post. It’s been a big week here! Dann

Every October, we do a traditional visit to the pumpkin patch with Danny’s parents. They only visit about twice a year, so this is a big occasion for us. Last year, Forrest could have easily spent about 2 or 3 hours in the pumpkin patch. This year, he wasn’t quite as obsessed with pumpkins, but he s

I love make up, but I tend to wear the same looks every day. Either a brown-toned or rusty-pink toned eye look, the same blush every day, and really similar lipstick every day. (I'll cop to admitting way too many lipsticks, but really only wearing 4-5 colors.) For that reason, I've been l

Sometimes, I think to myself: Michelle, is there any value in writing about lipstick so much? Short answer, yes. Long answer, absolutely yes. Here’s the truth: is writing about lipstick going to change the world as we know it? Probably not. However, does lipstick make me happy? Could finding

It's been so long since I've done one of these posts. The few readers that have followed the evolution of my blog(s) for the last several years will remember it, possibly. Basically, Inspiration Sunday posts were sort of chatty posts I used to put up every week; they included photos I was loving, ar

For me, Fall always reminds me of cozy days spent indoors, usually alone, or just watching movies. But it's also a good time to get a few last fun dates in before the weather gets too atrocious. Danny and I like to plan fun family activities together, but sometimes, it's nice to get out of the house

I love rainy days. It’s not everyone’s favorite thing, but nothing makes me happier when it starts to rain after a long, dry summer. (This may be because of my hyperawareness of forest fires.) The air smells fresh; everything gets dewy; the sound is beautiful. I love rain Sundays spent with a candle

I am not a traveller. I know, I know. It seems like everyone these days talks non stop about traveling. Everyone wants to travel and see the world. And in some ways, I definitely want to see the world. But I don’t like traveling. I don’t like driving for long periods of time. I don’t like airp

Welcome back to week 3 of my Best of Blogtober series ! I love doing this series, as I said last week, because it gives me an excuse to read nearly every blog post that comes across my timeline. I love finding new favorite blogs to read. One new blogger I wanted to share this week is my sister-in-

I love going to the pumpkin patch every year. There is a small window of time in Oregon where the leaves are changing and the patches are open--before the rain starts and turns all the pumpkin patches to absolute rivers of mud. Some people don't mind going when it's muddy--but I do!

If you’re reading this article while it is still summer, congrats - it might mean that you’re done with the heat and the mosquitoes. It also means that you are probably longing for something that provides a bit more comfort than the incessant dog days that keep you permanently sweaty. And if you’re reading this article when it is already fall - congrats again, for your favorite season is finally here! And to share this joy with you, we’ve created a list full of fall quotes talking only about the best things about this beautiful season.

I'll be perfectly honest when I say that my make up routine doesn't necessarily deviate from season to season. That being said, I have been trying to incorporate some new items for the Fall--and trying to leave my bright, peachy-coral eyeshadows for Summer. (This is truly a sacrifice because I love

I go through phases with tea. Sometimes, it's all I want to drink. But usually in the summertime, I stop drinking tea. Once the rain starts around mid-October though, I start to replace my afternoon coffee with an afternoon tea. And gosh, tea is refreshing after a break! I usually end up

Enjoy beautiful quotes from famous people about the most beautiful season of the year - autumn. Fall deeply in love while watching falling leaves.

Are you a blogger? Are you taking on Blogtober this month? Thinking up 31 topics for blog posts throughout the month can be a huge challenge. My advice is always to plan your content in advance, work ahead as much as you can, and take shortcuts whenever possible (like using stock photos when you sc

It’s NaNoWriMo prep season. If you don’t know what NaNoWriMo is, I have a blog post for that . But long story short, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, an event where everyone tries to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. I’ve participated in NaNoWriMo since 2010; I’ve won 5 time

Can I just say something about Blogtober? I am exhausted . I brought this on myself though. I’ve massively neglected my Instagram in favor of writing so many blog posts. The page in my bullet journal dedicated to my writing goal is dominated by writing blog posts in advance every

Autumn quotes, they float around everywhere, don’t they? Some of them we are familiar with (“I’m so glad I live in a world with Octobers”) and some of them are new. I am a quote collector; I’ve kept a spare notebook to write down lines from books, articles, and just about everywhere for years. This