A PLAYLIST FOR AUTUMN - PART DEUX
September 22, 2021 • a playlist for autumn, fall 2021, fall playlist, midwest blogger, minneapolis blogger, minnesota blogger, mostly lisa, music, playlist
Hello my fellow skincare enthusiasts, today I wanted to talk about these two beauties! This is not sponsored by Fresh Beauty (however, feel free to hit me up FB, I would adore being an ambassador for you) but I'm enamored with these products and wanted to share a little bit about them and how they fit into my skincare routine flawlessly. After trying both in a sample size several months ago, I originally put them to the side due to both of their price points and not being able to justify the spending. That has now changed and I'll just say, I'm probably never going to go back. Both products in their full-size form are well worth the purchase, especially if you use the proper amount every time. A little goes a long way! Please read on for my thoughts and let me know what you think! Have you tried a Fresh Beauty product? Pros? Cons? I'd love to know any other items I should try.
Sugar Strawberry Exfoliating Face Wash
A ROMANTIC PAIRING
July 9, 2021 • beauty, beauty finds, fresh beauty, minneapolis blogger, minnesota blogger, mostly lisa, mostly lisa beauty, twin cities blogger
Hello my fellow skincare enthusiasts, today I wanted to talk about these two beauties! This is not sponsored by Fresh Beauty (however, feel free to hit me up FB, I would adore being an ambassador for you) but I'm enamored with these products and wanted to share a little bit about them and how they fit into my skincare routine flawlessly. After trying both in a sample size several months ago, I originally put them to the side due to both of their price points and not being able to justify the spending. That has now changed and I'll just say, I'm probably never going to go back. Both products in their full-size form are well worth the purchase, especially if you use the proper amount every time. A little goes a long way! Please read on for my thoughts and let me know what you think! Have you tried a Fresh Beauty product? Pros? Cons? I'd love to know any other items I should try.
Sugar Strawberry Exfoliating Face Wash
A few things to love this month.
Look at this lamp! ✨ The perfect mixture of elegance and sophistication is what I think Anthropologie does well with its home decor, so I'm not surprised that I would find this and love it immediately. This has been on my wishlist for a while, but I hope that July will bring it to fruition.
Reacting to 'THE HILLS' with Whitney Port
This YouTube series is such a guilty pleasure of mine! I love Whitney and her husband, Timmy, as they re-watch 'The Hills' from start to finish and provide hilarious commentary throughout. It's fun to watch, 30-minute episodes that are easily digestible and can be on in the background if you want. If you ever watched the show originally, I highly recommend starting this series!
A comfortable flat from Loeffler Randall that has me dancing off the ceiling! Seriously, these are a dream.
A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS: JULY EDITION
July 7, 2021 • a few of my favorite things, july inspiration, minneapolis blogger, minnesota blogger, monthly inspiration, monthly loves, mostly lisa, twin cities blogger, what lisa loves
A few things to love this month.
Look at this lamp! ✨ The perfect mixture of elegance and sophistication is what I think Anthropologie does well with its home decor, so I'm not surprised that I would find this and love it immediately. This has been on my wishlist for a while, but I hope that July will bring it to fruition.
Reacting to 'THE HILLS' with Whitney Port
This YouTube series is such a guilty pleasure of mine! I love Whitney and her husband, Timmy, as they re-watch 'The Hills' from start to finish and provide hilarious commentary throughout. It's fun to watch, 30-minute episodes that are easily digestible and can be on in the background if you want. If you ever watched the show originally, I highly recommend starting this series!
A comfortable flat from Loeffler Randall that has me dancing off the ceiling! Seriously, these are a dream.
I came across this series of photos last week and I've been thinking about them ever since. There's something so magical about them.. maybe it's the anonymity of who the woman is carrying the big bouquet of flowers or maybe it's the hint that they're off in a hurry to meet someone they love OR they just need to get the stems in water as soon as possible. I mean, the possibilities are endless and I love that little fact. This has inspired me to go out and see if there are any other mysterious ladies carrying the world's most beautiful flowers and living a life I can only dream of. So please, enjoy and help me make up some fantasy about who they are and what they're doing. 👀🌺🌿🌼
LET ME WALK IN ROSES
May 26, 2021 • floral, flowers, lifestyle blog, minneapolis, minneapolis blogger, minnesota, minnesota blogger, mostly lisa, photography, street style
I came across this series of photos last week and I've been thinking about them ever since. There's something so magical about them.. maybe it's the anonymity of who the woman is carrying the big bouquet of flowers or maybe it's the hint that they're off in a hurry to meet someone they love OR they just need to get the stems in water as soon as possible. I mean, the possibilities are endless and I love that little fact. This has inspired me to go out and see if there are any other mysterious ladies carrying the world's most beautiful flowers and living a life I can only dream of. So please, enjoy and help me make up some fantasy about who they are and what they're doing. 👀🌺🌿🌼
Today's guest post comes from someone I greatly admire and am inspired by here in the Twin Cities. Brittany Chaffee uses words in such a beautiful, romantic and poetic way that I figured she'd be the perfect person to create a story for what self-love means and how love can come into your life when you least expect it. Please read on and enjoy her melodic musings on romance.
typography by cannedsorbet
We envision love, in the beginning, to be a striking and complicated muscle. But when we fall in love, the movement feels a lot like slipping. The looseness, expansive. Right before I found my now husband, when I was angry and twenty-three years old and tired of dating bad men, my mom told me: “Brittany, love is effortless. You’ll be surprised by it.”
But something else happens when we fall in love. When we come to know people; slip under the looseness of their open hearts, we come to know them as intimately as ourselves. That part is scary. It takes vulnerability. Because, in turn, we have to reach deeper into the pockets of ourselves. If the love is right, we wade deeper into self.
My favorite line in the entire book, Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, is this:
“We don’t need other people’s love in order to love ourselves; we don’t need a romantic partner to be ‘complete.’ But we need other people to teach us how to love ourselves best.”
A month before I fell in love with my husband, I finally found peace with being alone. I thought: you are beautiful and twenty-four. Your world has only recently spread open. The minute I felt myself slipping, falling in love, I thought: oh, shit. There’s more. Because loving is the damn truth. Loving him reminded me that I did, in fact, love myself.
Love is beyond dual coverage and picking up takeout because you’re hungry and being an emergency contact and meeting family and Thanksgiving. Love is finding new ways to love ourselves because there’s another human involved. They become our mirror; our reminder that we get what we give. Loving is, at its root, selfless. But, the act of it says so much about what we’re capable of offering. We offer what we need, what we desire. For the first time, we realize our hearts are available for big moments, big affirmations. And realize we deserve all of them. That is self-love.
Love is showing someone else why you care about them because you care about yourself. Love is self-love flipped on its head, the equal give and take of human-defining togetherness. It is beyond what we ever imagined and above what either of us originally believed.
"Love is effortless because it helps define who we are. It’s as beautiful and simple as that."
SELF-LOVE WHEN YOU'RE FALLING IN LOVE
February 12, 2021 • brittany chaffee, falling in love, guest blogger, guest post, lifestyle blog, minneapolis blogger, minnesota blogger, mostly lisa, self-love, valentine's day
Today's guest post comes from someone I greatly admire and am inspired by here in the Twin Cities. Brittany Chaffee uses words in such a beautiful, romantic and poetic way that I figured she'd be the perfect person to create a story for what self-love means and how love can come into your life when you least expect it. Please read on and enjoy her melodic musings on romance.
typography by cannedsorbet
We envision love, in the beginning, to be a striking and complicated muscle. But when we fall in love, the movement feels a lot like slipping. The looseness, expansive. Right before I found my now husband, when I was angry and twenty-three years old and tired of dating bad men, my mom told me: “Brittany, love is effortless. You’ll be surprised by it.”
But something else happens when we fall in love. When we come to know people; slip under the looseness of their open hearts, we come to know them as intimately as ourselves. That part is scary. It takes vulnerability. Because, in turn, we have to reach deeper into the pockets of ourselves. If the love is right, we wade deeper into self.
My favorite line in the entire book, Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, is this:
“We don’t need other people’s love in order to love ourselves; we don’t need a romantic partner to be ‘complete.’ But we need other people to teach us how to love ourselves best.”
A month before I fell in love with my husband, I finally found peace with being alone. I thought: you are beautiful and twenty-four. Your world has only recently spread open. The minute I felt myself slipping, falling in love, I thought: oh, shit. There’s more. Because loving is the damn truth. Loving him reminded me that I did, in fact, love myself.
Love is beyond dual coverage and picking up takeout because you’re hungry and being an emergency contact and meeting family and Thanksgiving. Love is finding new ways to love ourselves because there’s another human involved. They become our mirror; our reminder that we get what we give. Loving is, at its root, selfless. But, the act of it says so much about what we’re capable of offering. We offer what we need, what we desire. For the first time, we realize our hearts are available for big moments, big affirmations. And realize we deserve all of them. That is self-love.
Love is showing someone else why you care about them because you care about yourself. Love is self-love flipped on its head, the equal give and take of human-defining togetherness. It is beyond what we ever imagined and above what either of us originally believed.
"Love is effortless because it helps define who we are. It’s as beautiful and simple as that."
Because who doesn't buy Valentine's Day gifts until the last minute? At this point, I don't really know any other adult who doesn't procrastinate at finding something that their significant other, themselves or even a furry friend will truly love. I am ahead of the game this year as I will be buying something for myself AND something for my very first Valentine! 😍 That being said, I figured I would put together a few items that will be easy to pick up if you're really waiting until the last minute. Enjoy!
A heart-shaped vase that can stand perfectly on its own or be filled with your favorite flowers to create a stunningly sweet home decor piece!
SOME *VERY* LAST MINUTE VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT IDEAS
February 10, 2021 • budget gifts, gift guide, gifts for her, gifts for him, mostly lisa, mostly lisa gift guide, romantic inspiration, valentine's day, valentines gift guide
Because who doesn't buy Valentine's Day gifts until the last minute? At this point, I don't really know any other adult who doesn't procrastinate at finding something that their significant other, themselves or even a furry friend will truly love. I am ahead of the game this year as I will be buying something for myself AND something for my very first Valentine! 😍 That being said, I figured I would put together a few items that will be easy to pick up if you're really waiting until the last minute. Enjoy!
A heart-shaped vase that can stand perfectly on its own or be filled with your favorite flowers to create a stunningly sweet home decor piece!
Pardon me but I'm just going to appreciate that when forming an idea for what this post would be about, I immediately thought of 'The Californians' from SNL. Mostly because of the fact that they clearly live in a 'Spanish style mini mansion' to which my thoughts led me into watching every skit, playing some GTA V, and finally turned into growing to appreciate the actual architecture of what these Spanish-style homes are. Holy crap are they beautiful AND expensive?! These houses are definitely more apt to be found in warmer climates - CA, AZ, FL, TX, etc. - and they make me insanely jealous as I'm sitting here in MN trying to stay warm when it's -14 degrees outside.
A Spanish-style dream home offer a more natural, yet sophisticated look reminiscent of early Colonial dwellings built by the first Spanish settlers. The official term is called Spanish Colonial Revival and also influences heavily from Mediterranean architecture. Think stuccoed walls, bright and vibrant solid colors, red tile roofs and gorgeous tile work. To commit to this type of house, you definitely have to start on the exterior and work it into every other aspect of inside the home. This can be done subtly, but of course it's more fun doing it as bold as possible. Hello Spanish tiles that I would line in every nook and crevice! I highly recommend checking out the HGTV link above for more background on this style and maybe you'll fall in love with it as I have. If you do, feel free to take a look at these dreamy homes for some captivating inspiration.
A SPANISH-STYLE DREAM HOME
February 8, 2021 • architecture, home decor, home décor, interior inspiration, minneapolis blogger, minnesota blogger, mostly lisa, twin cities blogger
Pardon me but I'm just going to appreciate that when forming an idea for what this post would be about, I immediately thought of 'The Californians' from SNL. Mostly because of the fact that they clearly live in a 'Spanish style mini mansion' to which my thoughts led me into watching every skit, playing some GTA V, and finally turned into growing to appreciate the actual architecture of what these Spanish-style homes are. Holy crap are they beautiful AND expensive?! These houses are definitely more apt to be found in warmer climates - CA, AZ, FL, TX, etc. - and they make me insanely jealous as I'm sitting here in MN trying to stay warm when it's -14 degrees outside.
A Spanish-style dream home offer a more natural, yet sophisticated look reminiscent of early Colonial dwellings built by the first Spanish settlers. The official term is called Spanish Colonial Revival and also influences heavily from Mediterranean architecture. Think stuccoed walls, bright and vibrant solid colors, red tile roofs and gorgeous tile work. To commit to this type of house, you definitely have to start on the exterior and work it into every other aspect of inside the home. This can be done subtly, but of course it's more fun doing it as bold as possible. Hello Spanish tiles that I would line in every nook and crevice! I highly recommend checking out the HGTV link above for more background on this style and maybe you'll fall in love with it as I have. If you do, feel free to take a look at these dreamy homes for some captivating inspiration.
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