Photos are everything to me. I love how they can capture a moment, trigger a memory, and lift my spirits. Granted, most of the photos on my phone are of my cat (oops!) - but when I do decide to take photos of things other than my cat, I end up with the prettiest collection of colors. It's crazy. This world is beautiful. I'm looking forward to taking some beautiful snow-filled photos in December and I hope you all had a wonderful November!
If you've been following my blog - you'll know that I recently decided to ditch my subscription box addiction! This is a bittersweet decision for me because I love subscription boxes with all of my heart, however, I really couldn't justify the cost of subscription boxes when I didn't feel like they were truly giving me the value that I was paying for them. Instead, I've decided to try re-budgeting the money I used to spend on subscription boxes towards a guilt-free happy shopping budget where I'm letting myself buy home, style, or beauty items that simply make me happy!
With this new plan in place, I'm hoping to find a lot more new products that I love and essentially create my own collection of fun lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and home items that make me just as happyas subscription boxes do! Except, this time, I get to pick products I 100% want and a greater value and feeling like I spent my money in the right place! So without further ado, here are my November finds!
Elf Matte Lipstick in Wine - Elf Matte Lipstick in Praline - Elf Matte Lipstick in Natural - Revlon Matte Balm in Sultry - Home Scents Candle in Tahitian Vanilla - Harvest Decorative Pumpkins - Elegant Writer Calligraphy Markers - Target Mondays Mug
Most of the items from this month are finds from Target because conveniently, I live right next to a Target and go there whenever I'm in need of a little happy boost! All of those memes about how you go into Target to buy toothpaste and come out with $100 worth of random junk you don't need? Guilty. Target is awesome.
The most surprising find of this month was the Tahitian Vanilla Candle! I don't normally think of Target as a place to buy candles (I'm a Bath & Body Works kind of gal through and through) but ever since I picked it up, both my boyfriend and I have been in love with it! It was only $7 and fills the room with the most amazing vanilla smell - without being too overpowering. I actually ended up buying a second one because we burned through the first one so quickly!
Since I've budgeted about $100 towards my happy budget each month, I'm satisfied with what I've spent this month! Christmas shopping is going to get crazy so it's probably best that I went under budget for November! Plus, I may have done a little bit of a shop here and there for Black Friday, but I'll be counting that in my December Finds instead - shhhh! What are your favorite finds of the past month? :)
Sweater: H&M / Sunglass: Urban Outfitters / Shoes: Payless / Bag: Coach / Earrings: Target
I still remember my pre-teen angst days when I absolutely hated turtlenecks. My mom used to dress me in turtlenecks all the time because hello, we live in Wisconsin and as a responsible parent that's what you do when it's negative 20 outdoors. It wasn't until about 10 years too late that I started to actually appreciate turtlenecks! As much as I'd love to be the cool girl that always dresses in 10 stylish coordinated layers during the winter, in reality, I'm usually the lazy girl that prefers to throw on one top that covers all my bases.
This cozy turtleneck from H&M does just that for me. It's warm, cozy, and makes me look like a decently well put together human being without requiring too much effort! The pre-teen in me would cringe at this outfit but the 20-something me couldn’t love it more :) What are your favorite cozy and simple combinations for winter?
