Author: Cate

Busy professional and parent (to 1 human, 3 cats, 2 guinea pigs, and a Shih Tzu. I enjoy blogging about this and that, generally in the wee hours of morning. I’m also a ballet dancer, competitive roller figure skater, and portrait artist. Current obsessions include: horror films, shopping for things vintage and handmade, experimenting with essential oils, and slowly restoring our big old house by the beach.

Blogmas Day 16: December Ipsy Unboxing

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Hi guys and happy Friday! I’ve just posted my first impressions of the December Glossybox and was a little hesitant to do another beauty subscription unboxing so soon. Then I started looking at these photos I snapped when the Ipsy box arrived the other day, and realized that an Ipsy unboxing could be useful for the sake […]

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Blogmas Day 15: TBT-Snowy Days Past

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Hi guys! Can you believe there are only 10 days until Christmas! For this week’s Throwback Thursday I was inspired to post this nostalgic photo. I can’t say how old I am for sure here, but likely younger than Evie is now. When I remember being a kid in winter, it always seems like there […]

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Blogmas Day 14: December Glossybox-First Impressions

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  Hi guys! Happy 14th day of Blogmas! As I type this, a snowstorm rages outside, gusting madly at the windows, and dragging the lawn furniture I failed to put away to destinations unknown (hopefully not the neighbor’s garden). I’m sitting by the fire, wishing I had a hot cup of tea, but too lazy to make […]

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Blogmas Day 13: Perfect Audiobooks For Holiday Travel

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Hello guys and welcome to Blogmas day 13! I see road trips in the near future for many of you. And it doesn’t take psychic ability to predict that becoming immersed in a new page-turner is immeasurably preferable to listening to your family members belt out the top 20 hits for hours on end. Enter […]

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Blogmas Day 12: Holiday Candles

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Hello guys and welcome to the 12th day of Blogmas! As you might have guessed from past posts, I’m a little bit of a scented candle enthusiast. 🙂 Since about mid-November, I’ve been burning holiday candles, pretty much non-stop. I purchase most of my candles from Bath & Body Works because they generally get scents right, their […]

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