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5 Ways to Celebrate International Tiara Day

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Kate Spade New York x Target Collection Favorites: Food

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Beauty Product Favorites- June 2024

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  • Blog,  Get to Know Me,  Lifestyle,  Other,  Personal & Comentary

    Healing and Moving on From Guilt Over a Life I Could’ve Had but Didn’t

    February 21, 2026

    Normally, I want to keep things happy and optimistic on my blog. Yet, I’ve been feeling really down about a lot of things. So, for a while I’m going to publish post about things that have been worrying and bothering me. I don’t know how long this will last (Maybe a few posts?) but I just want to talk about these things for a while. For many years, I’ve felt sad about how my life has turned out. I had plans for my life as a teenager, but the only thing that has worked out is figuring out why I…

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  • Blog,  Comic Books,  Fangirl Lifestyle,  Lifestyle,  Movies,  Movies & TV,  TV Shows

    The Sale of Warner Brothers, The CW, and Panic Buying My Favorite TV Shows on DVD

    The sale of Warner Brothers has been really huge news for quite some time. It isn’t every day a studio as large, well known, and is over 100 years old begins the process to sell it’s assets (Including the actual…

    By essieofwho February 13, 2026
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle

    Twilight Deluxe Limited Edition Book Feature

    In late 2025, there was a lot of buzz about Stephanie Meyer’s novel, Twilight. It turned 20 years old in 2025. In honor of this anniversary, two new versions of Twilight were released. The first was a 20th anniversary paperback…

    By essieofwho February 11, 2026
  • Blog,  Cleaning,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Other,  Personal & Comentary

    Starting to Clean Out My Stuff Again After Letting My Pulled Muscles Heal

    Last year, I pulled muscles while cleaning things out of my house. After deciding to continue cleaning, I quickly realized these pulled muscles were not ordinary pulled muscles. Yes, they were pulled muscles, but I pulled them really badly. So…

    By essieofwho February 9, 2026
  • Blog,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor,  Shopping,  Valentines Day

    Favorite Valentine’s Day 2026 Decorations from Walmart

    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…

    By essieofwho February 5, 2026
  • 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
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  • The Sale of Warner Brothers, The CW, and Panic Buying My Favorite TV Shows on DVD February 13, 2026
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