Ok, so Christmas and New Years are right around the corner and we all know what that means...
Proposals, holiday parties, happy couples shopping for trees, Hallmark movies and everyone you know posting their joyous moments all over social media for the world to see.
Holiday magic and Christmas cheer eeeeverywhere you turn...
But what if you don't have anyone special to spend the holidays with or if you cant make it home to be with your family? Maybe you're even dealing with the loss of a loved one this holiday season?
Let's face it, it can be pretty hard to be cheerful when you're constantly being bombarded with images that remind you of what you don't have.
So whats the solution?
Change the narrative and beat the holiday blues!
Being someone who's had to cope with the harsh realities of being single or not being able to see her family during the holidays. I've come up with 10 things that have helped me and will help you manage the holidays alone and lift your spirits this holiday season.
New rule any day after Thanksgiving is officially Christmas!
Dont argue me =)
Lol ok ok...while it may not ACTUALLY be Christmas it sure starts to feel like it pretty fast. Stores have up their holiday decor, Christmas music is on the radio and the Halmark channel has you covered from the roota to the toota (is that how that saying goes?) with sappy Christmas movies.
Oh and you know I love it.
The holiday season is pretty much like my drug of choice, I get jittery just thinking about it and what really tickles my fancy most of all you ask?
Gift giving-- I'm a pro at it, im talkin about expert level gift giver. I take the time to think about what the person needs, what they want and what they will like all before buying just to make sure I get it right.
Now, I know everyone isn't great at coming up with gift ideas and that most people wind up running around at the last moment looking for anything will do.
So to help you avoid that this year and get you on your shopping grind early I pulled together a list of ___ of my favorite things by catagory that will make the perfect gifts for all your special someones this holiday season!
Finally a post about my most favoritest (not a word) thing in the whole wide world!
Lipstick!!
I feel like ya'll have come to expect that i'll have on a bomb ass lipstick every time I post a selfie on Instagram. And with a collection of almost 100 lip colors even i've started to think of myself as somewhat of a lipstick aficionado.
So I put all my lipstick expertise to good use and comprised a list of 10 must have fall lip colors that you need in your makeup bag right now.
I'm talking berries and nudes and deep red's...oh my!
Now get ready to run to your local Sephora and MAC to grab these fall shades...because theres nothing better than a kissable fall lip!
What's everyones favorite thing to post on Instagram?
SELFIES!
Call it narcissistic if you want but Instagram is selfie central and one thing's for sure, you cant have a poppin ass selfie if your skin ain't on point (trust me...I know).
You all love to compliment me on how clear my skin is in my selfies and me spilling the beans on how I keep my skin so clear is one of my most requested blog post/video.
So...after much delay YALL GETTIN THIS WORK TODAY.
I'm letting yall in on my skin care routine complete with 7 skin care secrets and products to keep your skin poppin and keep you from having to pop them zits.
So its finally happening...i'm accepting the fact that my 20's are almost *gasp* over!!
Like i'm not even talking about getting close to the end of my 20's guys. I'm talking full fledged THIS IS IT. In 9 months i'll be 30, this is not a drill folks the clock is ticking!!
*Sigh* and as with all things, as they come to an end you start to reminisce. For most of my reminiscing wasn't just about how much my life changed in my late 20's, but how much i've changed as a person as well.
I mean all of a sudden, as if over night my priorities shifted, friends vanished, dislikes became likes. At times things were changing so quickly and drastically that I felt like my world was falling apart...sometimes it was even scary.
So in the spirit of sharing, reminiscing and making sure anyone going through their late 20's struggles doesn't feel like they are completely alone. I figured i'd share some of the most common shifts you go through in your late 20's. I threw some comedy on it too, cuz what's struggle without a little laughter right?
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