Human Rights Day 2018: Book Recommendations

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the passage of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights check out these thought-provoking social justice books.

Long Time No See: Why I Took a Break from Blogging

Hi friends! As you may have noticed (or not, that's okay haha) I took a break from blogging for a little over two months. Partially, this was because I gave up social media / blogging for Lent, but part of it was also because of tensions I was feeling in the realm of fashion blogging. …

A Happy Shade of Blue: Fall Quarter 2017

  Recently I've been thinking about what this blog stands for. Originally, I chose the name "A Happy Shade of Blue" because I felt like it captured the essence of my goal of searching for rays of light + positivity amongst negative or difficult times. Like most things, this blog has changed as it has …

Top 17 Photos of 2017

2017 easily brought some of the most challenging times, but also some of the most colorful + precious memories.  I have always been known to carry a camera (or two) on me because I love to capture the magic of the moment for myself to look back on + to share. I've been wanting to share …

5 tips for surviving cold / flu season

Wearing: scarf from Lulus, BP sweater from Nordstrom, Levis, Seychelles booties Hey guys! 😊 For the past week I've been dealing with an awful cold, but I realized that at least one positive thing can come out of this... a blog post! With all of the falling leaves, pumpkin spiced lattes, pumpkins to carve, & …

September Favorites: Home, Office, Books, & Beauty

It's hard to believe we're already into the autumn season..! Nevertheless, I am looking forward to sipping spiced apple cider,  playing in corn mazes, wearing Hunter boots, and falling asleep to the sound of rain outside my window. Before I leave September behind, here are my favorite products from last month! "The Little Paris Bookshop," …

College: “10 things to start the year off right”

With my junior year at the University of Washington just kicking off this week, I am sharing  a new post that I wrote for our university paper, The Daily. In order to have the most successful, fulfilling, and productive year I wrote about the top 10 things you can do early on to prepare + …

5 Things I Wish I Knew as a College Freshman

Sending a warm, smile-filled hello to all of my readers! Since this is back to school season I am sharing a short list of a few of the things I wish I would've known before entering college. To those of you who are freshman I hope these help you to adjust to college life and …

How I became a Columnist

Since April 2016 I have been building my journalism repertoire. From junior high onward I toyed with the idea of being a journalist, but my schedule was already packed with core classes, orchestra, P.E. (EW), and Spanish. Fast forward to when I started college, and the idea came back up to the surface after I started …

It’s the little things..

It is all too easy to miss the most priceless things in life by focusing on the most pricey things.