Happy June! We recently returned from a short trip to Austin to see my oldest niece graduate from high school. Big congrats to her!! We have a vacation coming up very shortly that I’m very excited about and will of course recap here after the fact.
Let’s take a look at the beauty products I emptied in May:
Happy May! Spring has fully arrived here in DC, and it has been so beautiful. We had some travel in early April and had a couple visitors as well, so it was a fairly busy month. I have quite a few empties from April, along with some declutters and single use products (apologies to Mother Earth).
Now that the Sephora Spring 2025 Savings Event is done and dusted, I’m sharing my full haul. I filmed a video show-and-tell, which you can watch here:
You know spring has arrived when the cherry blossoms hit peak bloom in DC, as they did last weekend. Even though there is a shitstorm taking place in this country, DC is truly beautiful in the spring.
I had more beauty empties than usual in March, and I decluttered a handful of products as well. Keep reading to see what I thought of everything.
Happy March! I am excited that it feels like winter is finally beginning to lift. It’s been pretty cold here for awhile, and I cannot wait to not wear a heavy coat every time I set foot outside.
Also, happy TENTH blogaversary to me! This blog’s tenth anniversary was actually on February 17, but I didn’t feel like I had much to say in the moment. So I didn’t bother writing a dedicated post about it. Blogging is a hobby for me, and if I don’t feel like writing, I don’t write. But I can’t allow such a milestone to pass without acknowledgement! Ten years of blogging is absolutely something to celebrate; most people who start blogs (or influencer accounts, or podcasts) don’t keep them going for this long. So I’m going to give myself a pat on the back for still being here, even though I don’t post super often. Good job, me!
Let’s move on to my February beauty empties!
Oh, January 2025. You were an endless month, and I won’t miss you. I will, however, miss some of the products that I emptied. Self care feels even more important at the current moment, and it’s a real privilege to have products that I enjoy in my daily skin care routine.
Happy New Year! I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions, but since a few days after the election I’ve been avoiding the news and will likely continue to do so for awhile. I am very concerned about the next four years in the US, but I don’t have the bandwidth for four more years of constant news stress. Humans aren’t built for long term hyper-vigilance or the emotional management of breaking news alerts in concert with outrage.
On to more lighthearted things, like my beauty empties from December 2024. I emptied so many items at the end of the year!
Happy December! I’ve had a really nice time visiting family in St. Louis, and now we’re moving straight into holiday season. I emptied plenty of products last month, including a handful of sheet masks. I also picked out a few items that needed to be decluttered.
Things are very crazy in the US right now, and that’s about all I’ll say about that. I’ve been avoiding the news like mad and will continue to do so for awhile, so ANY distraction is very welcome right now. In happy news, today is the fifth adoptaversary of our awesome cats Cheddar and Linus! We will be celebrating with extra cuddles and, of course, Churus.
Another perfect distraction? Talking and blogging about my Sephora haul from the store’s fall 2024 savings event.
I filmed a haul video to add to my YouTube channel; you can watch it here:
I’ve done it: I completed my tenth consecutive 31 Days of Horror! My complete list of films is shown in the photo below, but read on to find out my short impressions of each one.
