Monday, May 30, 2016

DIY Coffee Tumbler and Water Cup



For some reason, I always tend to drink more water if I am drinking out of a cute cup! Even if I put some water in an old Starbucks cup, I will no doubt drink more water than if I put it in a normal glass... So that inspired me to put together a DIY video featuring some cute decorated drinking cups! Hopefully these will inspire you to stay hydrated, especially with summer coming up! I hope you enjoy, and please feel free to send me pictures of your own designs if you end up trying out this DIY! Have a super fabulous day!!

XO, Lauren

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Moments of the Month: May 2016

Many times I feel that we push aside small moments and experiences to focus on bigger ones. But, personally, I believe it's the small moments that make life worth living. I have been practicing gratitude a lot more lately, and it's made me realize that it's the little details that make life an interesting adventure. With this new outlook, I've decided to do a series on my blog called "Moments of the Month" where I show you guys random things that made me smile, laugh, or even cry during that month. So here I go! These are some of my little moments from May 2016:

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Moment Descriptions:

1.) MAY 1: Starbucks date with the best mom in the world!!
2.) MAY 4: Exploring downtown with friends
3.) MAY 6: The cute mood ring I bought at Disney Springs!
4.) MAY 7: My cousin's college graduation!!
5.) MAY 8: Road trip with Finn
6.) MAY 9: Cinnabon cinnamon rolls are THE BESTTTT!!!
7.) MAY 11: BFF date with the cutest mini donuts
8.) MAY 11: Crocheting my own halter top because the one at Hollister was too expensive...
9.) MAY 11: Staying up till 11pm to finish my halter top #dedicated
10.) MAY 12: Crocheting another top!
11.) MAY 12: This top also took 8 hours to make.. #handcramps
12.) MAY 19: I found this ADORABLE jacket, but I had to leave it at the store because I didn't have enough to buy it. Oh well, maybe I'll make a jacket for myself too...
13.) MAY 20: Embroidered a lotus flower as homework for my costume class!! Pretty proud of it!
14.) MAY 21: Finn being cute.
15.) MAY 21: Finn being even cuter. 
16.) MAY 23: My sister's Spring Concert! I'm so proud of how well she performed!
17.) MAY 23: The stage for Abby's Spring Concert. They made the cutest flower decorations.
18.) MAY 24: Chalkboard wall at a local coffee shop
19.) MAY 24: BFF coffee date featuring iced coffee and matcha latte with boba
20.) MAY 24: Riverwalk sunset

I really hope you enjoyed a small sneak peak into what I've been up to! Please feel free to share with me your favorite moments of the month, I absolutely love having conversations and interacting with you guys. Anyways, remember that it is important to find something to be grateful for every day, even if the day is not going as planned. I hope you all have a wonderful and fabulous day and I'll talk to you in my next post!!

XO, Lauren

Disney Springs Outfit + Vlog


Hello my lovely readers and viewers! I'm a bit late in uploading this onto my blog, but if you haven't seen it on my channel already, here's a little vlog/ outfit of the day for when I went to Disney Springs! It was a lot of fun, so I hope you enjoy watching. Have a super fabulous day! 

XO, Lauren

Monday, May 9, 2016

Downtown Adventures Lookbook & Vlog


I've found that the best adventures are those where the unexpected happen. Recently, I made a trip downtown with a couple of my friends, and had an amazing adventure to celebrate the end of the semester before we went our separate ways for the summer. It was such a bittersweet day since we were having so much fun, but at the end of the day, we knew we wouldn't see each other again for about four months. Anyways, this day happened to be the only day it rained out of the whole week... And that was were the adventure began! Watch the video to see all the funny unexpected things that happened along the way! I hope you enjoy, and have a fabulously adventure-filled day!!

XO, Lauren

Monday, May 2, 2016

DIY Mother's Day Gift Ideas


I always find it hard to pick the perfect gift for my mom on Mother's Day. My mom always does so much for me, so sometimes I feel like it's difficult to show her how grateful I am for her. Over the years, I've found that my mom really appreciates when I give her gifts that I've made myself! It shows that you have taken the time to make something just for her! So, with this in mind, I decided to make a DIY Mother's Day Gift Ideas video so you guys can make cute gifts for your mom too! I really hope you enjoy and be sure to tell your mom how much she means to you always!

XO, Lauren