Author: Sarah H.

Scratch & Sniff

embroidered button-up shirt, skinny jeans, bead hoop earrings

When: June 8 // Weather: hot // Real life: work

embroidered button-up shirt, skinny jeans, bead hoop earrings

embroidered button-up shirt, skinny jeans, bead hoop earrings

embroidered button-up shirt, skinny jeans, bead hoop earrings

embroidered button-up shirt, skinny jeans, bead hoop earrings

I’m skeptical by nature. I stopped believing in Santa at age 5, stopped going to church at 16, and astrology? I never fell for that B.S. for a second. But my life-long back problems have been particularly annoying lately, and I’m getting desperate. Not desperate enough to pray or anything ridiculous like that, but desperate enough to look into non-traditional, hippie-dippie crap like acupuncture and essential oils.

I haven’t actually tried acupuncture yet, but I’m thinking about it. Anybody tried it for back pain? Love? Hate? Give me the scoop. I did try essential oils though, and I was pleasantly surprised (freaked out almost) at how quickly they worked. I used peppermint and lavender EOs diluted in coconut oil and rubbed them on my back, and within 5 minutes the muscles were just as relaxed as when I take a prescription muscle relaxer! Don’t go giving me a tarot reading or anything, but I might be an aromatherapy convert.

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Go On, Brush Your Shoulders Off

off shoulder midi dress, YSL college bag

When: May 12 // Weather: 80 // Real life: shopping with Kristin and her mom

off shoulder midi dress, YSL college bag

off shoulder midi dress, YSL college bag

off shoulder midi dress, YSL college bag

off shoulder midi dress, YSL college bag

Well, folks, it’s that time of year! That time when I show off a little skin, and douse it in sunscreen lest I burn to a crisp in 15 minutes. I go from Casper to Elmo with a quickness. Lately I’ve been toying with the idea of getting a spray tan, just for fun, but I’m torn. I’ve never understood the whole obsession with being tan, nor have I ever understood why people like to tease me for being pale. As if being pale is innately ugly or something I should be embarrassed about. What’s the deal with that? I mean, have you people ever seen Cate Blanchett?! Anyway, I’ve always embraced my paleness. It’s just what my skin looks like. So if I get a spray tan, would I be abandoning my principles? But on the other hand, I wear makeup most days, and how is this any different? And I must admit, a little glow is nice and summery, and why knock something before I’ve tried it?

Time to weigh in, Internet. Here are your options: (1) Sarah, go get some faux color; (2) Sarah, don’t give in to the tan pressure; or (3) Sarah, children are getting separated from their parents at the border. Please shut up. Your problems are not problems.

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