Visiting Texas: Halloween & Fall Festivals in Texas

Butterflies there’s only three seasons that I look forward to each year, love season, cancer season and spooky season. Spooky season benefits: the weather is nicer, pumpkin flavored everything is available and you can dress like your favorite weirdo without being judged. Since it’s October and officially the start of spooky season I thought I’d share some of the cool fall festivals and Halloween events happening all around Texas:

In the Kitchen: 7 Fun Ways to Enjoy Pumpkins This Fall

Butterflies, it’s the first day of fall and nothing says autumn like fresh pumpkins. Whether you are cooking with them or decorating with them, pumpkins are so much fun and provide many great health benefits. Below are a few of my favorite pumpkin things:

May Is National Mental Health Awareness & National Masturbation Month!?

I’m making a quick post about two of my most favorite topics to discuss; I am ecstatic there is an entire month dedicated to them. Did you guys know that May Is National Mental Health Awareness Month as well as National Masturbation Month? I won’t talk much on the latter of the two topics (IYKYK 👀😂🤫) but I do want to mention that sexual health is important and matters just as much as mental health.

Around the World From Home: 7 Interesting St. Patrick's Day Facts

Haigh (hi) Butterflies! Like so many others, I've participated in the fun traditions that are apart of the "St. Patrick's Day" holiday for as long as I can remember but the only thing I truly knew until recently was 1) it's always celebrated on the 17th day of March and 2) you have to wear green to avoid being pinched. This year I decided to do some research about this green holiday and here’s what I've learned...

Life, Love, and Relationships: Partner Appreciation

How do you show your partner you appreciate them? An even better question is how often do you show your partner that you appreciate them? If you only show your partner love on their birthday, Christmas or Valentine’s Day then you could definitely stand to show more love. I get it, we all get busy with life and forget about the things/people that matter the most. Life’s too short to not love on our loved ones as often as possible; to help you remember, below are some alternative holidays meant for showing your significant other appreciation.

Travel: Celebrate Travel Inspired Holidays

Butterflies, Did you know that there’s a National Shop for Travel Day and a National Plan for Vacation Day? I didn’t but it’s a good thing that I usually start planning my next vacation while on vacation lol. The start of a new year is a great time to update your travel goals and start making some plans, not to mention it’s when most peoples vacation days reset. If you’re looking for some travel inspiration, check out these and other travel inspired holidays below:

Wellness: Self-Love Holidays to Celebrate

For the past few years I’ve been on my own personal journey through self-awareness, self-care and self-love. Living the adult life, as well as caring for the ones we love has the tendency to lead us down a path to disregarding our own needs and wants. As the saying goes, you can’t truly love or care for anyone else until you’ve learned to love and care for yourself, to help us remember to love on ourselves as often as possible, here is a list of holidays that will serve as perfect little reminders to spoil yourself this year:

Wellness: World Introvert Day & Other “Me Time” Holidays to Celebrate

Just because we introverts don’t enjoy socializing that often, doesn’t mean we don’t like to celebrate. If you’re an introvert or just really enjoy spending time alone, check out these cool holidays you can celebrate alone. Also, check out my introvert music playlist!

Music: Best Holiday Songs

Happy Holidays! If you’re anything like me and can only stomach so much of the holiday season (it can be a bit overwhelming), you definitely need some music in your life. No matter the situation, music always seems to find a way to even things out. Cheer up and check out my holiday playlist on Spotify.

Visiting Texas: Fun Things to Do for The Holidays in Texas

Butterflies, can you believe it’s that time of year again, already? It’s no fun how stressful this time of year can be but the fun holiday traditions make up for it, right?

You’ve probably spent months trying to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list, so take a break from searching through gift ideas and get out and create some memories. If you’re in Texas, check out these fun holiday events:

Gift Guide 2023

Butterflies, if you experience holiday stress or just worry about giving the perfect gift, this is for you. I personally try to unburden my family and friends of this struggle by keeping my wishlist updated year round so they know exactly what I want without having to guess. However, if you don’t have a wishlist for the people on your list, here are a few of my favorite brands for unique gift ideas this year...

25+ Best Quirky Advent Calendars You Should Try This Year

Hey Butterflies. Advent Calender's are used by many to count down the days until Christmas; usually starting December 1st. I started seeing advent calendars everywhere online since early last month, that inspired me to check out what other cool advent calendars were out there since December is just a few days away and of the advent calendars I found, these are my top favorite...

In the Kitchen: Southern Thanksgiving Recipes from My Favorite IG Cooks

Butterflies, what’s your favorite thing about Thanksgiving Day? Do you have a favorite dish? With less than a week to go…Thanksgiving will be here in no time. If you’re hosting this year or just want to prepare a nice meal for home but haven’t got your menu/recipes together yet, check out these classic southern food dishes made by a few of my favorite Instagram (IG) cooks.

Around the World from Home: Holiday Card Exchange 2023

Butterflies! For the last eight holiday seasons, I’ve had the pleasure of participating in an old fashion holiday card exchange; sending and receiving beautiful handwritten cards is so heartwarming and it defiantly helps spread holiday cheer. I wrote a guide post sharing gifts from around the world and that post inspired me to expand my reach so instead of just exchanging cards with people in the States, I started exchanging holiday cards with people from all over the world. It’s a great experience and makes for a wonderful holiday tradition.

The Holidays: Top 10 New Year Traditions & Superstitions

Butterflies, for the last couple of years I’ve been celebrating the new year really low key. On New Year’s Eve I usually put up a few decorations, make some tacos, pickup cupcakes, and lots of champagne and bring in the new year from the comfort of my home. On New Year’s Day I prepare a traditional meal and spend most of the day setting my intentions for the year. How do you bring in the new year? Do you customarily participate in any New Year traditions or superstitions? Check out my list of the top most popular New Years traditions:

Music: I Am Woman by Emmy Meli + Celebrating Women’s History Month

Butterflies, this song was super popular on TikTok last year and I think it’s the perfect song to help celebrate the start of Women’s History Month. Check out the song I Am Woman by Emmy Meli and my favorite lyrics from the track below:

Music: New Balance By Jhené Aiko

Butterflies, we survived another year…Happy New Year! What are your goals for the year? What are you hoping to accomplish? I try to update my vision board at the start of each year to help me stay focused on my goals and life’s purpose and in the process, for the last five years this song seems to always pop in my head.

New Balance was featured on Jhené Aiko’s second studio album titled “Trip”; the album was released in September of 2017. This song is easily one of my favorite songs of all times; for me it’s about finding peace. What about you? What do you think? Check out my favorite lyrics from the track and the music video (audio only) below:

30 Days of Gratitude (2021)

Can’t believe it’s that time of year again. I don’t know if it’s just me, but this year is a big blur…seems like it went too fast. I am grateful for so much, a lot has happened this year and there’s a few experiences I’d love to share with you. Here are my 30 Days of Gratitude 2021 edition:

Movies: 10 Things I Discovered Watching The Nightmare Before Christmas As an Adult

In addition to the Halloween cult classics, one of my favorite spooky season movies is The Nightmare Before Christmas. The Nightmare Before Christmas was written by film director/producer and artist Tim Burton, most of my favorite movies were written and/or directed by Tim Burton. If you’re a fan of Tim Burton’s work, what’s your favorite Burton movie?

The Nightmare Before Christmas was released as an animated movie in October 1993, it has been a Halloween favorite for almost twenty years and if you have a Disney+ subscription you can watch it for FREE! Getting to it, here are ten things I realized after rewatching The Nightmare Before Christmas as an adult:

Around the World from Home: Celebrating Eid

Eid Mubarak (Blessed Eid) Butterflies! If you’re unfamiliar with Islam, Eid is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims all over the world, marking the end of the dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan which lasts between 29 and 30 days, depending on when a new moon is sighted. Since the exact date of Eid depends on the lunar calendar, sighting of the new moon means that Eid al-Fitr can begin.