I think I’ll climb a mountain today.

My family and I visit Arizona pretty frequently because my brother, sister-in-law and niece live there. When we were visiting a few weeks ago for our family Christmas celebration, I got to experience a new (not to mention exhausting) opportunity. Arizona State University’s football stadium is nestled between two mountains, one being named “A Mountain.”

One day my mom, sister-in-law, Neely, and I felt on the adventurous side and decided to climb said mountain. Well let me tell you, that sucker was steep. It had to be at least a 50 degree incline, so my out of shape self was huffing and puffing the whole way up. Once we made it to the top, took a few photos, and I caught my breath, I felt a serious sense of accomplishment and pride. So if you ever have the chance to do something a little out of your comfort zone, I encourage you to grab it by the horns. How many people can say that they have climbed a mountain in their lifetime? Well I have!

DIY Holiday Gift Tags

As some of you know, I tend to demonstrate OCD tendencies at times. One of my favorite activities is list-making and keeping an organized, tidy, and not to mention adorable calendar of my life, so it’s no wonder that I love a company called May Books. They specialize in customizable notebooks, organizers, cards, etc. Here is my own weekly agenda book:

                                                 

As the holidays approach, these are great gift ideas if you know any crazed organize freaks like me. However, there is a new offer from May Books that I wanted to share: printable holiday gift tags to make your gift giving even more festive and fun! And here’s the best part, they’re free! To print, simply click here and print on white cardstock. Happy gifting!

                                               

Hello, world!

Well, I finally caved. I’ve been considering starting a blog for about a year now, but never committed because I didn’t know if I would have anything interesting to write about or if anyone would even read it for that matter. But here I am, starting one anyway because some friends of mine convinced me that I might be a little creative and at least they would read it (ahem, Kate and Jessica). So I’ll give it a shot and share my brand new journey. I have recently graduated from college and have entered the real world kicking and screaming, just a little bit. The adult life is very new to me and taking some getting used to, but instead of entering depression like some of my crazy friends, I am ready to embrace this world and find new adventures.

This blog will serve as a vessel for things I enjoy, experiences, endeavors, travels and lots and lots of DIY projects, some that I may actually execute, and some that I’d like to say I will complete but never will. Also, I’m really obsessed with my (almost) 6 month old niece, so if you hate adorable pictures of babies then maybe you should stay away. Fun posts to come!

                         Until then,