Illustration Contest (+ Giveaway)

Illustration Contest (+ Giveaway)

I'm not very talented as an illustrator, but I'd love to have little icons for each of the main tags on my blog so when I post about that topic, a cute little image pops up alongside it. I want to host an illustration contest for any of you skilled fine art folks out...

Bucket List: Write In Wet Cement

Bucket List: Write In Wet Cement

I've always wanted to write in wet cement, which is why it was on my official Bucket List. They've been doing a lot of construction near Joe's house lately, and it seemed like we always just missed the stage where it was wet! One day, Joe left the house to run an...

Weekly Happiness

Weekly Happiness

Happy Wednesday, you gorgeous human! How is your week going? I hope you're having fun and being productive. This weekend, Cristen and I are going to be selling our art (and crafts) in our tent at a Baltimore street festival called Hampdenfest. If you're local, I'd...

Rainbow Doors In Baltimore

Rainbow Doors In Baltimore

After I participated in Brittany's Dress The Rainbow challenge, I started noticing colorful walls everywhere. Not that color doesn't pop out to me on a regular basis, but now it's like my brain works differently. As my eyes float to colorful buildings, I realized it's...

One Year

One Year

They say you can't love someone else till you love yourself. I don't know if that's true, because I've been in love in times of total self-doubt, but I can say with certainty that love is so much better when you love yourself. I don't know if everything about Joe was...

Body Shaming Is Bullying

Body Shaming Is Bullying

You've probably seen Nicole Arbour's video called "Dear Fat People" which went viral. I'm glad it went viral because people are mad, and for good reason. She rants for six minutes about how much she hates people being fat. She claims fat shaming is "not a thing", and...

We Love Colors Tights Giveaway + Challenge

We Love Colors Tights Giveaway + Challenge

When I was nineteen, I was trying to adjust to my new shape. I had been gaining weight drastically because of the medications I was taking to make myself feel better and less symptomatic, and all of a sudden most of my clothes didn't fit. The clothes I was able to...

Glow In The Dark Monster Mini Golf

Glow In The Dark Monster Mini Golf

One of the things on my Bucket List is to visit all of the attractions listed on the Roadside America website. I've done a bunch of check-ins to recap my visits to these places, but the most recent attraction warranted its own post. Monster Mini Golf sounded really...

Interview With Louise Androlia

Interview With Louise Androlia

I've been a huge fan of Louise Androlia's Instagram for a long while now, but until recently I had no idea she had a blog or this whole other internet presence where she helps others and herself take over the world. She's vibrant, inspiring, and you're going to love...

Uncustomary August Recap

Uncustomary August Recap

In August, I hosted my very first Instagram Challenge: Uncustomary August. There weren't ten thousand participants, but the people who did take part pretty much kept it going till the end, and that is beautiful. I really appreciate all the work you put into this...