Since my January pen pal letters were a success (despite my Minnesota mail not arriving), I decided to send another batch of happy mail to my family. My February pen pal with me themes centered around Galentine’s Day and mermaids. In addition to the envelope art, I decided to include a few goodies in the…
During the pandemic, I was inspired by a post I saw back in 2020 to do pen pal letters. The actual post was a news story about nursing homes on the east coast asking people to send letters to their residents because they could not have visitors and would enjoy reading letters from anyone who…
Since I decided to continue with my bullet journal journey this month, I needed a really cool theme for my February 2022 bullet journal design. After spending a ridiculous amount of time trying to decide what theme to use, I finally settled on a Care Bear theme for this month and I couldn’t be happier….
This month’s design is special because I have officially completed one full year of working in my bullet journal. It was a personal goal of mine to work in my journal for an entire year and I actually achieved that with this design. HOORAY FOR ME! Anyway, my January 2022 bullet journal design is a…
I’m a little late with this post because I had no clue as to what to do for this month’s theme. I finally settled on creating a Christmas theme at the last minute. I know, it’s very cliché for the month of December, but I wasn’t inspired to do anything else. After I settled on…
IT’S FALL YALL! Therefore, I chose to create a fall theme for the month of November this year. Although I had drawn a similar theme in my original journal, I couldn’t think of anything else to do this month. My spirit moved me to do this theme, but better in my current journal. Once I…
We had a variety of ideas on our things-to-do list during Kola’s visit to Arizona. One of those items on the list happened to be the Surprise Your Eyes Pop-Up Art Experience located in Scottsdale. I thought this would be a unique experience from the moment I saw it appear on my Facebook timeline months…
During my cousin Kola’s visit to Arizona, we took a quick day trip to Sedona. I chose Sedona because it’s considered to be a beautiful and mystical place due to its scenery. Also, I figured she would enjoy taking photos of the various views of the red rocks and soaking up the local flavor. Our…
World renowned architect and educator Frank Lloyd Wright and his apprentices built a compound in Scottsdale, Arizona named Taliesin West. Established in 1937, Taliesin West is an architectural marvel dwelling in the heart of the desert. Taliesin was built as a winter home for Wright and his family which was also meant to inspire and…
In my quest to find kid friendly activities to do with my nieces during their two week visit, I came across As You Wish Pottery in Glendale, Arizona. It seemed like the perfect indoor activity to do with Noelle and Ayla on a hot and sunny Arizona afternoon. As usual, I checked out their website,…
In June, I started to see ads for the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit appear on my Facebook timeline. I was instantly intrigued by the prospect of experiencing this exhibit when it started in August here in Phoenix. I automatically knew it would be a great outing for my mother and I to have in August…
My family loves all things tea. This includes tea cups, tea pots, and having afternoon tea together. Therefore, having lunch and tea at The Spicery in Glendale was a perfect activity for us to have during my nieces two week visit. If you love having afternoon tea like we do, take a moment to read…