style, stories & everything in between
this friday, i'm in love with... beautycounter oils || my love affair with beautycounter just continues to grow with each passing product i try. after having the opportunity to sample a couple of their touted oils, i ordered the brightening and balancing facial oils as a birthday gift to myself. i realize i've only been using ...
well our four-day vacation aside, we've officially been in the new house for over two weeks now. woo! and despite the pile of boxes still occupying our dining room, the home feels more and more settled everyday. heck, i've already done a handful of loads of laundry (our washer/dryer are a DREAM) and ran the ...
well we're back (begrudgingly) from our vacation and back into the thralls of regular life. in all honesty it was so nice to be back in our home after a few days on the road but i'd be lying if i said i didn't miss the freedom of life without alarms, set schedules, and full ...
if there was ever a year that felt like it came and went in a hurry, it's year #32. in fact, the rate at which my 33rd birthday has crept up on me was so alarming that i almost didn't want to write this post. not because i'm scared of turning another year older, but ...
this friday, i'm in love with... playstation vue || i mentioned last week on my instagram stories that after S and i cancelled our cable at the condo, we decided to try out playstation vue instead. it's a streaming service so it runs through our wifi and it's a fraction of the cost of what we ...
this friday, i'm in love with... memorial day sales || obviously i couldn't go into the weekend without sharing the awesome sales taking place in honor of the holiday. i for one have put off a few purchases until this weekend in hopes that i could snag said items at a discount. happy shopping! madewell || 20% ...
on sunday my mom and i took a visit to the bulls eye. we went a little crazy but in a productive kind of way. here are a few items we bought for casa de rivera: hearth & hand tray || i mentioned this in yesterday's post, but we managed to track down one of these ...
i used to take baths religiously in high school. i'd come home from a long day of classes and cheer practice, draw myself a bath and do my required AP reading for hours until the water had turned cold and my fingers resembled raisins. the pages of my books all had the water damage to prove it. but ...
this friday, i'm in love with... peony season! || no explanation needed. when the perky posy starts popping up in my instagram feed, i know i need to run, don't walk to trader joe's to get my hand on a bunch or five. what is it about peonies that makes the world a brighter place? denim skirts ...
house hunting is kind of like dating. it's a lot of work, you're constantly disappointed, and in the end you start to wonder if you're just better off staying single. but as i can attest with my personal dating history, all it takes is one really good date. or in this case, one really good house. and after ...
shawna leeann rivera
san diego-based style blogger and twin mom to henry & delilah. curator of simple, affordable fashion. lover of my husband, family, coffee, traveling, and the bravo network.