10 New Ways to Travel for 2019

Who says that travel always has to involve booking a flight, hotel, and checking out the attractions in the destination that you’re visiting? While there’s nothing wrong with taking this route, it’s always worth remembering that it’s a big old world out there, and a million and one ways to explore it all. There are plenty of options when it comes to seeing the world! If you love to travel, then it’s well worthwhile checking them out; they’ll put some excitement back into your adventuring. Take a look at some options you might want to consider for your next getaway […]

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Links I Love: December 2018

Links I Love December 2018 / www.vanessahwood.com

I am so excited to share some of my favorite “links I love” with you because this is the last “links” post for the year. It’s an eclectic collection of links, including New Year’s Eve outfit ideas, new beauty products to try in 2019 {did someone say cranberry?}, and a list of spices you should keep in your kitchen. Check out these links, and more! Beauty & Fashion Cranberry Beauty Products That Are More Than a Sweet Treat For Your Skin {StyleCaster} – Beauty brands like Eminence and Drunk Elephant are proclaiming the benefits of cranberries {listed as cranberry seed […]

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I Am FabFitFun… Are You? Celebrating 1M with FabFitFun 2018 Winter Edition Unboxing

FabFitFun 2018 Winter Box Unboxing / www.vanessahwood.com

Little did I know when I opened up my FabFitFun 2018 Winter Edition box that this subscription box company would be celebrating the milestone of having one million members across the United States and Canada. That’s HUGE! When I started going through my winter box a couple of weeks ago, I had a sense of kinship, a kind of closeness, with my fellow FFF members and was wondering if there was anyone else who got the same exact things as I did! Who knows, but I can’t wait to share with you what I got in this winter box! {*Disclosure: I […]

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Merry Christmas to You!

warm wishes / www.vanessahwood.com

Merry Christmas to you and your family, from me and my family! Today is Christmas, and I’m taking time to reflect on this past year. I’ve had some ups and downs this year that still affect me emotionally on an almost daily basis. Having to put our sweet, precious Daisy down was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do this year {or ever, to be honest with you}. Taking care of my husband after some woman pulled out in front of his motorcycle, causing him to flip over her car and be hospitalized for a week, was […]

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Links I Love: November 2018

November was a busy month for my inbox. Every blogger I know or follow on Instagram or Facebook had their own “holiday gift guide”, “Black Friday Specials”, or “Cyber Monday Deals”. In this month’s “links I love”, I featured a few of those holiday gift guides, but I also featured a couple of other great links I’m sure you’ll love as well. First I wanted to link to a post about performing “good deeds”. Ever since I started following Jacey, a.k.a. Damsel in Dior, I have noticed how, despite being a fashion-forward blogger with multiple collaborations and brand partnerships, she […]

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