THE BEST FLORALS FOR THE HOLIDAYS

for the home

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hey natalie jean / another feather / once wed

for the hair

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a beautiful mess / weltder traeume / unknown

for the table

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 domino / ruffled

for a gift/in a vase

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the knot / bloomnation 1 / 2 / 3

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i love flowers. having them in the home is such a pick-me-up, and they can totally add festivity to the holiday season. just take a look at those eucalyptus crowns! a quick and easy way to create the perfect holiday centerpiece - enter BloomNation. when i first learned about BloomNation, i was so glad to hear of such an amazing service! if you haven't heard of BloomNation, they are a flower delivery service that supports local florists through their online marketplace. i live in chicago, and when i order through BloomNation, it supports the florists in my community and all around the chicagoland area. it's a truly remarkable service. take a look around at their site, you're surely find the perfect florals for your holidays. 

AUTUMN WITH WARBY PARKER

when i was younger, i always wished i needed glasses. during my freshman year of high school, i realized i couldn't see the board very well in my algebra class. my mom took me to the walmart optical - yep. walmart - and my childhood dreams came true. my first pair of glasses was from that sketchy walmart, and when i went back six months later to get my prescription strengthened, i knew i wanted to get new glasses, and i knew where from. 

i can't remember exactly where i first heard of warby parker, but i'm really glad i did. i had caught word about their home try-on, and thought it was a really amazing idea! i picked out my five favorite pairs from their site and they were delivered to my house in less than a week! you can see which frames i chose here. (i look so young!) 

at about beginning of october, i decided it was time for some new frames. i repeated the home try-on process, and it was just as great as the first time. my sister claire and friend sarah got in on the action too. we headed out to a local cornmaze with my five fave glasses selections in tow and were ready to experience an amazing fall day. 

the frames i wear currently are durand in woodland tortise. my fall home try-on consisted of laurel in tea rose fade, percey in scarlet tortise (a part of their 2015 fall collection!), chamberlin in saddle sage, newton in aurelia tortise, and keene in beach glass. 

my friend sarah trying on chamberlin in saddle sage

 my sister claire wearing keene in beach glass

 my boots doubled as a nice glasses holder in between takes. haha!

 one of my favorites was newton in aurelia tortise

 keene in beach glass

 my sweater is from the mens section at urban outfitters + it's on sale right now!

 one of the best parts of fall is the ability to get apple cider donuts anywhere + everywhere. so good.

 the cornmaze we went to had a little petting zoo and one of the goats wanted in on the action :)

i really love glasses!!!

thanks to warby parker for being amazing and making equally amazing glasses. thanks to fall for being the best season ever. (just kidding i love all seasons equally) thanks to walmart for fulfilling my childhood dream. i'm sure next year, i'll need to choose a different pair, we'll repeat the same process over, and it'll be just as good.

CONQUERING WEEKEND BOREDOM (AND AN AWESOME GIVEAWAY!)

it's not everyday that i find myself doing something really fun. with five days of school, then the weekend, then cross country meets, then homework, then blog work, it's hard to plan around my busy schedule. and in those rare moments when i find myself with a free day or two, a little bit of boredom kicks in. (usually leading to netflix! :)

this past weekend, I happened to have a saturday night free, and i wanted to stray away from my usual routine of binge-watching grey's and gossip girl. so with a little brainstorming, i put together a quick bonfire for a couple of my friends and i complete with snacks (like doritos, chex mix, and bunch a crunch®), s'mores, and good music.

it was a super last minute party with some awesome friends and good times. i can say that the weekend boredom was officially conquered. now it's YOUR turn! the amazingly kind folks at nestle® have offered a lucky reader $20 to try to conquer their own boredom! enter the giveaway below for your chance to win and purchase some amazingly yummy chocolate! how will you conquer your own boredom? let me know in the comments, or post to instagram or facebook using the hashtag #lifehacktoboredom! tag me in the picture too! i can't wait to see how you shake up your normal routine! and don't forget to enter! -m



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