A few weeks ago, I finally got around to going to Smorgasburg LA and I returned last weekend! Since I’ve been working from home, I’ve been trying to make weekends more exciting and Smorgasburg is perfect for that. Smorgasburg is a market with food vendors and shops. It started in Brooklyn, New York, but it’s grown to include a flea market and a beer hall in New York City, special events, and a new location in Upstate New York, LA, and – get this – Osaka, Japan! I visited both with friends and my boyfriend so it’s perfect for a […]
3 Tips on How to Be Productive When Working from Home
Hello friends! Today I’m back to talk about how to be productive while working from home and how to handle the pull to social media, Netflix, and wanting to do literally anything but work. Let me back up. After starting my new job a little over a month ago, I had a few weeks of downtime where I did online learning modules and training. Training, getting situated, and waiting for a project, I was pretty bored. This is typical of an entry level campus hire at my firm. When I finally was on a project, I was ready to start […]
Summer Road Trip From Seattle to LA
Hello from Los Angeles! After a very hectic August, I finally made my way down to my new city. I wanted to check in since I’ve been gone a couple weeks before diving back into the Southeast Asia travel series posts. Those will be resuming along career related posts (like what to wear and do)! A road trip, moving into a new place, and preparing for my new job have consumed my life for the last few weeks… A few Thursdays ago, I flew to Seattle and got everything sorted out at my old house and picked up my car. […]
Summer Makeup You Won’t Melt Through
TIt’s finally summer which means more time outside, vacations, and new clothes. However, for me, it also means going makeup free more often and wearing less when I do decide to put some on. Summer makeup for me usually consists of only mascara and Chapstick on days I’m leaving my house but some days require more effort. The first thing I do (after moisturizer with SPF) is put on a little primer around my nose and cheeks. You only need a tiny bit of this e.l.f. Poreless Face Primer for your whole face for smoothing and blurring pores. I let […]
5 Ways To Crush Your Goals and Get Healthy
Think back 7 months ago to your New Year’s health resolutions to get healthy and now think about where you are right now on those goals. Don’t worry, you’re not the only one who hasn’t even thought about those goals in months. Obviously, the beginning of the year marks making promises to get healthy, lose weight, and work out like a maniac. The beginning of the year is a great time to make these goals. It feels like a fresh start but it shouldn’t matter what time of the year it is to make changes! You can have that new […]