Category: Books

  • I watched You on Netflix and I have thoughts

    I watched You on Netflix and I have thoughts

    I’m going to start this post off with a bunch of disclaimers:  There will absolutely be spoilers for the show in what is to follow. Turns out there are spoilers for Gossip Girl as well. I have not read the book that the show is based on. It’s You by by Caroline Kepnes if you’re…

  • 2018 Favorites

    2018 Favorites

    Hey hey, after Blogmas, it feels like it’s been a century since I’ve posted. Apologies! The past couple of weeks at work have been kind of wacky, but that’s not going to stop me from sharing my absolute favorites from 2018 (some of which secured their prize winning spot as late as December, so I’m…

  • 13 Days of BlogOween: Day 8, October Favorites

    13 Days of BlogOween: Day 8, October Favorites

    I can’t believe it’s been so long since I’ve done a favorites post! Interestingly, they are my favorite to post! Since it’s been a while, I’ve got quite a bit to share with you, and it’s not all necessarily from October, oops! Glossier. I raved about their skincare in an earlier post, but recently, my…

  • BlogOween Giveaway!

    BlogOween Giveaway!

    Guys! As promised, here are the details for our BlogOween giveaway! One lucky winner will receive a complete 7-book Harry Potter boxset and a 25 dollar Target gift card from yours trulies: How can you enter?  1. Follow @shutupcrystal and @laughingatleighann on Instagram. 2. Like our giveaway photo on instagram and tag a friend in…

  • July Favorites

    July Favorites

    Hey guys! It’s been a minute, but I wanted to jump in a few days early and get into some July favorites. July was pretty chaotic, some good, some bad, and would you believe that I’m already daydreaming about fall after complaining about cold weather for months? Trying not to get ahead of myself and…

  • May Favorites

    May Favorites

    Another month, another round of favorites coming your way. May was so nice! We finally got consistent doses of sunshine and warm weather, and I got to celebrate love and see a bunch of my friends! I’m ready for all June has to offer, but mostly, all those daylight hours!  May had a ton of…

  • April Favorites

    April Favorites

    Hey all! I apologize for how long it’s been! I’m working on a post with all the updates about where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to, but in the meantime I wanted to leave you with some April favorites. March and April were total whirlwinds of birthdays, house guests, flu round two, and…

  • January Favorites

    January Favorites

    STOP right now. If you’re reading on a mobile device, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your email to subscribe. You have nothing to lose! You will receive one singular email when I post, which would be, at most, two emails a week. If you’re on a computer, subscribe to your right,…

  • Winter Blues, Volume 3

    Winter Blues, Volume 3

    There. Is. No. Cure. Every year, under the falsely optimistic pretenses that something will be different, I become fully enveloped by the winter blues. In the couple of weeks leading up to the ever-important January 1st, while everything is still all sparkly and filled with the magic that is Christmas, I set all these goals…

  • When Life Gives You January

    When Life Gives You January

    Photo cred: Ken Lilly It’s funny that as I was mentally planning this post over the last few days, I was thinking, “Nope, January’s not done with me yet!” These words are coming at ya from under three blankets with a 101 degree fever. I woke up this morning feeling… funky. However, I was determined…