Happy Saturday, friends!

I hope you all have something to smile about this week.

Photo Credit: Gabrielle Henderson

If you read the post that I wrote back in July about the '3 Good Things That Happened During My Break From Blogging', you might remember that I talked a little bit about a regular feature that I used to have on my blog, called "5 Happy Things". At least once a month, I would sit down with my bullet journal and list all the things that had made me smile or filled me with joy... and then from that I would hand-pick the 5 most significant things which I would write about. Sometimes I would write about things as simple as the weather, or the TV shows I was watching. Other times, I would write about more intimate, personal things.

Well, today I decided to revisit that old tradition.

4 Classy Dresses To Shop This Autumn/Fall | Ad Gifted

 Happy Saturday, friend

NEWSFLASH: Autumn is in full swing!! 

The cool air has started to creep in, and the changing of the seasons has got me feeling inspired. October is my birthday month, so today I've decided to share 4 of the most gorgeous (and affordable!) Autumn/Fall dresses from Femme Luxe Finery. Before we go any further, I just want to make it clear that this post has been created on an Ad Gifted basis, HOWEVER: 1. I selected the dresses featured in today's post and 2. as always, all opinions are my own. 

A Letter To My Younger Self | Guest Post By Nadine Krill

 Happy Saturday, friends!

I hope you're having a really blessed week.

Photo Credit: Izabelle Acheson

Today's post comes from my good friend Nadine, who I incidentally met on TikTok, of all places. I actually featured on an episode of her podcast (the 4:14 podcast) last month to talk about all things blogging, so click here if you want to check it out!! Nadine is a really strong, passionate, and caring young woman who has a real heart for ministry, and so she has written a letter to her younger self... and I truly believe this letter is a beautiful reflection of Nadine's loving soul. Enjoy...

Jolie Beauty Second Skin Collection Review | Ad Gifted

Happy Saturday, friends! 

I hope you are feeling beautiful this week. 

I haven't always been keen on using blusher. But long gone are the days where we would all pack on an ungodly amount of contour & bronzer every day, and finish off with a heavy matte lipstick. Nowadays, I'm a lot more comfortable with myself, and my makeup routine definitely reflects that. Most days, all it takes is a couple dabs of concealer to brighten my face, a bit of bronzer & blusher to sculpt, and I'm good to go. 

It's taken me a while to find an affordable blusher/bronzer combination that sits well on my skin without appearing too harsh, so I was over the moon when Jolie Beauty reached out to me asking if I could review some products from their brand new Second Skin collection.

6 Lessons I Learnt While Reading 'A Love Letter Life' by The Roloffs

Hey friends! Happy Saturday.

I just want to kick off today's post by letting you all know that this is NOT an ad!! I genuinely love this book deeply. Actually, the six 'lessons' I'm going to be talking about were originally noted down in my bullet journal waaaaaaay before I even returned from my blogging hiatus. 

Jeremy and Audrey Roloff are an incredibly inspiring Christian couple who live in Bend, Oregon (in the US). They met 10 years ago, in January 2010, on a blind date set up by mutual friends. But believe it or not, they didn't actually hit it off the first time they met. Not that you'd ever be able to tell that looking at them now, with their seemingly picture-perfect family.