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Michaels Stores Trick or Treat 2025 Halloween Decorations

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Blog, Food and Cooking, Home, Lifestyle, Shopping, Target

Favorites from Target’s 20 Years of Design for All- Michael Graves

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DIY Crafts I Want to Make for Next Year’s Christmas

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  • Blog,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor,  Shopping,  Valentines Day

    Favorite Valentine’s Day 2026 Decorations from Walmart

    February 5, 2026

    Last month, the Walmart I normally shop at put their Valentine’s Day decorations on shelves. After browsing what Walmart had, I found some decorations I liked, but not enough to buy them at that time. Since Valentine’s Day is next week, I want to show my Valentine’s Day favorite decorations for sale at Walmart.

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  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle

    Books I Read in January 2026

    January 2026 was a month that didn’t turn out quite like I expected. I thought there would be a lot of problems throughout the month. Even though here were many problems, the problems were far more manageable than I thought…

    By essieofwho February 4, 2026
  • Accessories,  Blog,  Books,  Clothing,  Fangirl Lifestyle,  Fashion,  Home,  Home Decor,  Jewelry,  Sweaters

    Bloomingdale’s x Wuthering Heights Collection Favorites

    Last month, I discovered that Bloomingdale’s has a new collaboration in their stores. This collaboration is with the movie Wuthering Heights and the studio releasing it, Warner Brothers. The movie, which will being it’s theatrical run on February 13, 2026,…

    By essieofwho February 3, 2026
  • Blog,  Heath/Safety,  Lifestyle,  Other,  Personal & Comentary

    An Update on My Eczema and Allergies- January 2025

    For the past few years, I’ve been focusing on improving my eczema and reducing the amount of allergens in my food. I’m happy to say that I’m doing much better! I’m not completely eczema free and I don’t have any…

    By essieofwho February 2, 2026
  • Blog,  Gardening,  Hobbies,  Home,  Lifestyle

    I Have a New Basil Plant!

    A few months ago, I went shopping for my groceries. On that day, they had new plants available to purchase. Some of those plants were herbs. I browsed them and liked how healthy they looked. I wanted to buy another…

    By essieofwho January 15, 2026
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Fragrance

    Juliette Has a Gun Pear Inc. Fragrance Review

    A few years ago, I decided to search for new fragrances from brands I can’t find as frequently as others. One of the brands that caught my eye was Juliette Has a Gun. During a shopping trip to Sephora, I…

    By essieofwho January 14, 2026
  • Blog,  Lifestyle,  Other,  Personal & Comentary

    The Closure of Sprinkles Cupcakes and How I Feel About It

    If you haven’t heard, Sprinkles Cupcakes immediately closed all store locations and their cupcake ATMs. The last day all stores and cupcake ATMs were open was on December 31, 2025. You can read a news article about the closure of…

    By essieofwho January 8, 2026
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    New Year Reading Goals and Why I Don’t Want to Talk About Them Online

    Every year, people make new years resolutions to help them improve themselves. Around this time of the year, avid readers also like to set reading goals for the year. I normally don’t make reading goals for myself, but this year…

    By essieofwho January 7, 2026
  • Blog,  Clothing,  Fashion,  Personal & Comentary

    5 Favorite Clothing Brands I Like to Shop

    Over the last year, I’ve been cleaning out a lot of things from my house. Some of the things I needed to get rid of was old clothes. During this process, I noticed there are certain brands I liked more…

    By essieofwho January 6, 2026
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Fragrance

    Juliette Has a Gun Not a Perfume Fragrance Review

    In late 2024, I decided to add a sample of a new fragrance to my Sephora order. I wanted to try one of the fragrance for a few years, but I wanted to try it first before I purchase it.…

    By essieofwho January 5, 2026
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  Lifestyle,  Other,  Personal & Comentary

    5 Things I’m Looking Forward to in 2026

    Looking forward to 2026, I don’t have any major plans for the year. I decided not to make new year’s resolutions or make plans for 2026 due to other things going on in my life right now. Even though I…

    By essieofwho December 30, 2025
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