Movement and Change

Late night musings while listening to Thomas Tallis, perusing Karmaloop and simultaneously giving my blog a little face lift:

A lot of changes are happening. The longest day of the year came and went. Hi Summer! The largest the moon will appear just passed by. Nature is shifting. And I think I’m moving with her. Lots of thoughts brewing and what better time to blow off the dust and get back to blogging. Well, at least more than once every 4 months. lol

Biggest change happening? Moving! I’ve literally moved about once a year since 2006. I can tell you I’m definitely getting too old for this! Permanence, a home, is sneaking her way into my “to-do in life” list. One day. Some day. The good news: I’ve given up apartment living finally. No more neighbors on all 4 sides of me. No more driving like a maniac to get “your” parking spot. No more maintenance men knocking at your door at the most inopportune times. Nope, I’m about that duplex life now. Haha not TOO far a stretch from an apartment but it’s a start. It’s definitely more a home-y feeling at least and that’s the goal! Plus, I signed a 2-year lease so I’m here to stay for a while.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’ve already got some things (kudos to my Mom’s fabulous home décor advice that I’d get nowhere FAST if I didn’t have) that are making it feel like home already. I’m absolutely in LOVE with my new couch and rugs! It feels so grown up  to have matching/coordinating pieces even if it IS just a few things…for now. Yeah. Late twenties and just getting around to this. =]

And I’m currently obsessed with blue palettes (if you couldn’t tell from the pictures lol). Blues, teals, aquas. Gimme more! Everything in that color spectrum I’m instantly drawn to. Enough to plan on painting some walls to fit the theme! All in good time though. Baby steps.

It’s just a slow, tedious start. There’s still a LOT more to do, plan for, implement and follow through on. But for now I’m just soaking it all up. Enjoying.

-Seoul Happy

My October Birchbox!

Okay. I’m about a month-after-the-fact in posting this. And the only reason I’m doing it now is because I just received a notification that my November box has shipped. lol! BUT. Anyway. Here ya go!

So, I saw a couple celebrities tweet/blog about this new, cool deal called Birchbox. Where you pay $10/month to receive sample (and some name brand) goodies. Now, as a lady who likes to use a new product for about a week then on to the next… this seemed perfect! Then, in Allure magazine they had a whole article about sample deals (Birchbox seeming the best of them all) and I signed up! For 10 bucks I got a pretty good deal. Pretty much everything that came I would use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Starting clockwise)

Juicy Couture Viva la Juicy La Fleur: THIS smelled sooo good! I’m saving the cover to take with me when I go to find a bottle! It’s just enough fruity mixed with the darker, musky scents. It is more summer/spring oriented but I’d rock it any time truthfully.

Kerastase Chroma Sensitive: I haven’t used this yet. One: everything is written in a foreign language so I don’t know what the instructions say. Two: I don’t do much with hair product unless it’s flyaway creams. haha! So, if anyone knows what this is for fill me in please!

twistband Hair Tie: I’m not sure of the hype on this hair tie. They say it can also be used as a bracelet…which I seem to find more use with. It doesn’t really make a secure ponytail. Although it doesn’t leave a crease. I use it to wash my face with.

theBalm cosmetics Mary-Lou Manizer: It’s a 3-in-1 highlighter, shadow & shimmer. I played with it a little bit. It goes on pretty smoothly and doesn’t flake off after the first 3 minutes so I’ll keep trying it out.

tili Bags: These are big enough that I plan on using this when I travel. Keep my lotions/shampoos or anything else that would likely squirt out and get ALL over my bag.

Mox Botanicals Pomegranate & Fig Lip Butter: I have a dilemma with this. It’s a good product. Goes on not too thick and keeps my lips moisturized for a good while. I just do not like the taste. At all. It’s too potent. I don’t like tasting a lip balm every time I lick my lips. Let alone when I’m just talking. So, I use this sparingly when I can’t find my cocoa butter around.

And that’s it! I’m excited to see what November has in store!

Fall is finally here! For me at least.

I don’t call it “Fall” until the weather changes. How can you say it’s Fall when it’s still reaching upper 90s? So, with that said…my FAVORITE season of the year is here!!! Seriously. What’s not to love about Fall? The temperature is absolutely euphoric. The air turns so crisp I swear you could detect every little different, distinct smell on the wind. And let’s not forget it’s also the season of yours truly birthday month! Scorpios rule! =]

Every Fall means I look forward to a few special Autumn favorites. Here’s a few of those things I wanted to share.

Hocus Pocus on ABC Family. Or actually, the entire Halloween countdown on ABC Family. If you don’t like this movie we can’t be friends. 3 of the best witches ever (took me forever to realize it was Carrie Bradshaw). Judge me. “Come little children. I”ll take thee away…” Ooops. Sorry. Got caught up in the moment. And how can you not love the oh-so cute Thora Birch (pre-boobie exposing American Beauty)? Which reminds me I want to watch Now and Then again.

Colors. Nothing is prettier than the changing of the foliage. I would DIE to drive up through New England right now. I know it’s absolutely breathtaking. But for now I’ll make due with driving to my parents house in the country and enjoying the scenery there.

Hot cocoa + warm cozy blanket + sofa + movie = heaven (And don’t you dare mix any pumpkin in my perfectly good chocolate cocoa!)

College football. School pride runs rampant in these parts around this time. And I love it. I’m a Big 12 girl. And rather than have a real pic I thought this was SO much better! Although now it’s somewhat void. But you get the picture. Poor Mangino’s face is priceless! And Gundy’s hair is hilarious! GO POKES!

And of course…the style. Now is the perfect temperature to blaze style and be comfortable wearing it! Hoodies, scarfs, boots, sweaters, tights, blazers. What whaaat?! I like summer fashion and all, don’t get me wrong but I’m usually melting away versus being able to really appreciate it. I could post so many pics but I’ll save you the misery and pick a few of my favorites from my Pinterest.

So what’s your favorite things during the Fall season?