Back to School Supply Shopping and Why I’m Not Happy With What is Available This Year

School has officially started (Unless you live in my school district. Then It’s been in session for over a month and a half…) and that means stores are starting to phase out back to school stuff for fall. As a childless adult, I can honestly say that, even though I don’t need to shop for children, back to school time is a great time to shop for office supplies. Pens, highlighters, and sticky notes are more plentiful and comes in styles, colors, and qualities that cannot normally be found any other time of the year.

Even though I’m don’t have children, I have friends that do. Whenever back to school stuff is available in stores, I like to look at anything my friends’ children would need as well. I don’t normally buy them anything, but I do enjoy looking at the different styles of folders, notebooks, and pencils targeting children.

This year, I was not really happy with the the things I saw available to purchase this year.

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Shopping at Home Goods and If the Trendy Internet Shopping Craze is Really Worth It

Earlier this week, I decided to spontaneously stop by my closest Home Goods. I haven’t been to this particular Home Goods since the beginning of this year due to vehicle problems… and my own lack of motivation to actually shop. During this trip, I needed to go to the area for another reason. When I drove past the shopping area Home Goods is located, I remembered I wanted to shop for several things there. So, I decided it was a good idea to stop by!

While waiting for a price check on one of the items I was shopping for, I talked to the cashier about the store and a few other things. That was when she mentioned how popular Hello Kitty was last year. She talked about a long line for people to get into the store before it opened just to be able to purchase Hello Kitty merchandise.

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Sephora Spring 2025 Sale Haul

Last month, Sephora held a sale for all their rewards program members. I’ve wanted to skip the spring sale for a few years, but this year I decided to place an order. There are multiple reasons why I decided to shop this spring’s sale, but the major one is because I needed to throw out my old lip balm because it was old and it was irritating my skin. Sephora sells my favorite lip balm, so I decided to place an order for it and some other beauty products I want/need.

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Kate Spade New York x Target Collection Favorites: Women’s Clothing

Well, it’s time for my last favorites post from the Kate Spade New York x Target collection! As anyone that browsed the collection knows it is a large and diverse collection. For this post, I decided to focus on the last category of the collection I liked: Women’s clothing.

I like Kate Spade’s clothing and have purchased pieces on sale. I like the clothing, but sometimes they don’t fit me or cost quite a lot. (Thus why I like to look for the clothing on sale) This is why I was really excited to see what the Target collection has.

I like quite a lot of the clothing, but this collection does not have any of the clothing styles I’m currently looking for. Despite this, I am interested in the graphic design shirts, ruched linen tank tops, and a skirt I forgot to include in this post.

Everything in this post (And all other posts in this series) will be available to purchase online on April 12, 2025 at 3 EST and in store on April 12th.

All the photos in this post are originally from the media pack available for free on Target’s website. I edited them for this post.

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Kate Spade New York x Target Collection Favorites: Party Supplies

As a fan of the fashion brand Kate Spade New York, I associate certain things with their products. One of them is how well made and stylish their handbags are. Another is there will be polka dots. And yet another their whimsical and sometimes funny designs.

When Target announced their collaboration with Kate Spade New York, I wondered how the collection would include what I associate with the brand: Their whimsical designs. Although I found many products in the collection that I see as Kate Spade whimsy-like designs, I liked the way the party supplies look the best.

For this post, picking my favorites were easy. Some of my most favorite party supplies are the Make a Wish candles, Hip Hip Hurray headbands, and the 2 count round boxes. Although these are many products featured in this post, I decided to include products I laugh at, but probably will not be buying. The most prominent one is the 4 piece mylar balloon headbands. They look cute and I think they are funny, but I don’t think I will ever use them!

Everything in this post (And all other posts in this series) will be available to purchase online on April 12, 2025 at 3 EST and in store on April 12th.

All the photos in this post are originally from the media pack available for free on Target’s website. I edited them for this post.

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Kate Spade New York x Target Collection Favorites: Homewares

While browsing the new Kate Spade New York x Target collection, I discovered a lot of things I liked in the homewares section of the collection. Since the collection is so large, I was not surprised I would find things I liked in every category. What surprised me is that I liked the homewares more than the other categories! Stand out products are the vinyl record player, the tent, and umbrellas.

Everything in this post (And all other posts in this series) will be available to purchase online on April 12, 2025 at 3 EST and in store on April 12th.

All the photos in this post are originally from the media pack available for free on Target’s website. I edited them for this post.

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Kate Spade New York x Target Collection Favorites: Accessories

Kate Spade New York is one of my favorite fashion brands to browse and buy from. When Target announced their collaboration with Kate Spade New York, I was really excited.

The collection is described on Target’s website as…

Known for redefining the handbag, kate spade new york has become a full lifestyle label devoted to turning everyday moments into iconic celebrations.Now, you can toast togetherness and host the ultimate spring party with this limited-edition collection from kate spade new york and Target that’s designed to dazzle every guest on your list.

Out of all the things in the very large collection, I was the most excited to look at their accessories. Specifically their handbags. The handbags are by far my favorite things to shop for from Kate Spade. I had high hopes for the collection and their handbags. After browsing the accessories, which include jewelry, hair accessories, and keychains, I picked my favorites to feature in this post.

All the photos in this post are originally from the media pack available for free on Target’s website. I edited them for this post.

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Ulta Beauty’s 21 Days of Beauty Spring 2025 Favorites- Week 3

Well, it’s time for the third and final week of Ulta Beauty’s 21 Days of Beauty Spring 2025 sale!

This week there are many products that I both use and want to purchase to try. Some of the products I use include Armani’s Acqua di Gioia Eau de Parfum, KVD Beauty Tattoo Eyeliner, and Juicy Couture perfumes. The products I want to purchase to try is Urband Decay’s Face Bond Self-Setting Waterproof Foundation (The concept of a water proof foundation peeks my interest), Bio Ionic SMART-X Dryer And Diffuser Set, and Supergoop! (Re)setting 100% Mineral Powder Sunscreen.

Note: Not all sale prices and products are available in store and products could be dropped from the sale while others added. Please look at Ulta Beauty’s website for further information about what products are on sale and where they are located. Also, if shopping at Ulta Beauty at Target, no matter if in person or on Target’s website, please check to see which products are on sale. Not all products sold at Ulta Beauty’s official stores and website are available to purchase at Target. Please check before shopping.

All product photos are from Ulta Beauty’s website. All information featured in this post is current as of March 20, 2025.

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Ulta Beauty’s 21 Days of Beauty Spring 2025 Favorites- Week 2

It’s almost time for week 2 of Ulta Beauty’s 21 Days of Beauty for Spring 2025! I hope everyone has the ability to purchase everything they want during week 1 of the sale!

for week 2, I have many favorites for the first three days of the sale. After that, I struggled to find products I like or want to mention in this post. Even though I struggled to find my own personal favorites this week, I know there are still popular products that I didn’t pick but are in the sale. Because of this, I highly recommend checking out Ulta Beauty’s website and look at their 21 Days of Beauty sale preview.

Some of the stand out favorites from week 2 are the fragrances (Including Lancome’s Idole and Clinqiue’s Happy), IT BRushesCosmetics for Ulta makeup brushes, and Estee Lauder’s Prue Color Revitalizing Crystal Lip Balm. There will also be a surprise fragrance deal on Friday.

Note: Not all sale prices and products are available in store and products could be dropped from the sale while others added. Please look at Ulta Beauty’s website for further information about what products are on sale and where they are located. Also, if shopping at Ulta Beauty at Target, no matter if in person or on Target’s website, please check to see which products are on sale. Not all products sold at Ulta Beauty’s official stores and website are available to purchase at Target. Please check before shopping.

All product photos are from Ulta Beauty’s website. All information featured in this post is current as of March 13, 2025.

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Ulta Beauty’s 21 Days of Beauty Spring 2025 Favorites- Week 1

It’s time when Ulta Beauty holds their 21 Days of Beauty sale! For this year’s spring sale, there was a preview day for Dimond and Platinum rewards level members. This preview day, which was held on Thursday, March 6, was when the middle and top members of Ulta Beauty’s rewards program could shop the sale a day early.

Every 21 Days of Beauty sale, I try to write a post about my favorite products in the upcoming week’s sale. Unfortunately, I was too busy to finish a favorite post about the sale for the preview day. Instead, I will be focusing on what rewards would be available for sale for all reward program levels. For week one, I found many popular beauty products and tools on sale. My favorites are the BayBylissPRO hair dryer, Dry Bar hair curling tools, and Bionic hair curler.

Note: Not all sale prices and products are available in store and products could be dropped from the sale while others added. Please look at Ulta Beauty’s website for further information about what products are on sale and where they are located. Also, if shopping at Ulta Beauty at Target, no matter if in person or on Target’s website, please check to see which products are on sale. Not all products sold at Ulta Beauty’s official stores and website are available to purchase at Target. Please check before shopping.

All product photos are from Ulta Beauty’s website. All information featured in this post is current as of March 6, 2025.

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