Affordable Tips and Tricks for Rad Home Decor!!!

I am obsessed with my house.

I mean, it is my house, so why wouldn't I want to obsess over it??? I literally never want to leave! haha. I always have people asking me to help decorate their house or bedroom! So I thought, "Why not start a blog?" and share the process I take... (: 

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See that DARLING yellow lamp there?? Yeah, the one with the yellow velvet trim? H-OMG! I can't get over it.... IT WAS $14.00!!! FOURTEEN! And that CUTE ASS SHELF in the corner?! $5.00 effing dollars! Like, whaaaaaa???!?!?!?!?! 

"Oh my gosh, I wish I could decorate my house cute! But It's just too expensive."

But you just spent $14 on a coffee and bagel at Starbucks... I totally get it. I loveeeee my coffee! I don't go without it! Honestly, You have to adjust your priorities.

If You spend little bits at a time, its totallyyyyy do able!  

K&C Photography

K&C Photography!!! Did the cutest home session with us! I will post that shoot soon! Check her out!!!

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---My Biggest piece of advice.... DON'T CARE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK!!!---

I usually get this response...

"Ewww. you seriously go get stuff that other people have had in their house?"

UH YES! Yes I do. It might not be for everyone. Everything I buy, I CLEAN! Like, Deep clean the shit out of whatever you get. It's that simple!! I have found some things that I am so in love with but it can't be saved or cleaned and that is always a sad day! haha. It doesn't happen often! but it does!   

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If you love it, that is ALL THAT MATTERS!! Seriously. There are quite a few people who don't vibe with my house. And that's cool too! (: 

I don't onlyyyyy shop thrift. These are some of my favorites: At Home, Ross, Target, TJ Maxx, Worldmarket, Urban Outfitters and IKEA. I always seem to find superrrr cute stuff at these places!! World Market and Urban Outfitters are a little bit on the pricey side, but hey, if you got it!!! (; 

• ANOTHER THING!!! My paychecks don't stretch too far! So don't think I'm just rollin'! haha. Living in a space that I love to be in is super important to me! So I will set aside $20-$40 here and there and pop on over to Savers! (:

PLANTS. PLANTS. PLANTS.

You can get superrrrr cute plants at Home Depot, IKEA, Lowes, Cactus & Tropicals(If you're local), Paradise Palms(Again, local) and Walmart(Sometimes)! I know there are more, but these are my go-to's! 

Plants add soooo much to any space! I know... something you have to keep alive! *gasp* Not all plants are hard to take care of! I have figured out which ones I can and can't have in my house! I haven't always been able to keep plants alive! I have totallyyyyy killed some plants along the way... quite a few actually!!! Don't be ashamed! Do some research! You'll get the hang of it!! If you don't know where to start, I will be posting a full on step by step process soon! 

Well, I hope someone got something out of this! If no one reads this, that's cool too (; If you just like to see how weird my shit is, that's also rad! (; 

Aliens!!!

Nails. Nails. Nails!!!

I am sooooo in love with my holographic alien nails!! Whenever I am feeling a little saucy and want to shake thing up a bit, I go to my girl Nena!!! This was right before we went to California for the ISSE show!!! And I was feelin' myself!!  

She will make all your nail dreams come true!!! ALL. OF. THEM!!! Go give her a follow and check her out!!! Cause...I mean... just look!!!

Instagram!!! ---> @getnailed_bynena <--- 

Goldie's Jams Vol. 1

Do you ever have those days when you can't figure out what you're in the mood to listen to? Ugh. I do. Well, These have always been some of my go-to's (; And now they're all in one place :D

1. Say My Name - Destiny's Child - The Writing's On The Wall
2. Gettin' Jiggy With It - Will Smith - Big Willie Style 
3. Here Comes The Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze 
4. Jumpin', Jumpin' - Destiny's Child - The Writing's On The Wall
5. It Wasn't Me - Shaggy - The Bombastic Collection
6. Bills, Bills, Bills - Destiny's Child - The Writing's On The Wall
7. Bump, Bump, Bump - B2K, Diddy - Pandemonium! 
8. No Scrubs - TLC - Fanmail
9. Ride Wit Me - Nelly, City Spud 
10. Milkshake - Kelis -Tasty 
11. Hot In Herre - Nelly - Nellyville
12. Baby Boy - Sean Paul, Beyonce - Dutty Rock
13. Miami - Will Smith - Big Willie Style
14. Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot - Mack Daddy (; heh. heh. 
15. Bust A Move - Young MC - Stone Cold Rhythm'
16. Bootylicious - Destiny's Child - Survivor 

I can totally jam to this playlist anytime!!! Cleaning, Road Trips, Morning drives to work, etc! Hope you like it!!! 

If you have any more song suggestions to add to this playlist, let me know! And I'll totally check them out! :D 

Going, Going Back, Back to Cali, Cali!

.CALIFORNIA. 

Newport Beach! I love you!

I went on a trip with my school back in January! and I never got around to posting these pictures!!!

Oh wow. The houses right on the beach were killing me. Like, okay. How do I get myself into one of these? I wanted to sneak into every one of them just to see how they were decorated... and then maybeeee stay forever and call it mine. haha. There were a few that I swear were made just for me. Big old yellow door, cactus everywhere, covered in vines! But I'm sure the owner feels this way too. Lol. But a girl can dream, right? 

Is this place even real?? 

Newport Coffee Company

This. This was the most delicious smoothie bowl!!! Straight. Up. YUM!!! 

ACAI BOWL. Blended with mixed berries, banana & apple juice!! 

Hemp Seed Granola. Banana. Strawberry. Blueberries. Coconut & Honey.

I totallyyyyyy added coconut!!! Best decision ever! If you are ever in Newport, get this! 

WORLD OF COLOR!!! 

World of Color is MAGIC. Literal Magic. I seriously could watch this every night! I get all giddy and crazy butterflies. If you have never been, YOU HAVE TO GO! I'm not even kidding. It will change your life! 

BIG TIP: You have to get the fast pass RIGHT AS YOU GET TO THE PARK!!! Last time I went, it was by the grizzly river run! But I'm not sure if its just because it was under construction or not!

I basically want to have the World of Color in my back yard every night! Watch it and have magical Disney dreams at all times! 

This is a picture I took a few years ago. But its lovely, so I thought I'd throw it on here too (; 

Well, Until next time (; Hopefully I'll be there sooner rather than later!! 

A little bit about ME (:

Introductions are in order (; 

Yooooo, I'm Mack! 

I'm from Salt Lake City, Utah. Not your average Utahn, if you catch my drift! I am 27 years old, but for some reason, every time someone asks me, I go right for 21! LOL!! I have tons and tons of plant babies!!  A few of my favorite things: Coffee, Crafting//DIY, Essential Oils, Embroidery, Thrifting, Photography, DOGS, Travel, Food, and anything out of the ordinary! I love all things Hair and Makeup! I absolutely adore My Boyfriend and Our little Ziggy! They make my entire world go around! Don't worry, they'll get their own introduction post soon!!(;

As for my DIY & Crafts!!---> I'm just wingin' it on about 98% of whatever I'm making!! Honestly. I will just be sitting there and think of something and go for it! Or I'll look at something that I've already had forever, and change it up! I hardly EVER plan stuff out! It's usually on the fly! haha. (: 

***I thought I would start a blog because I really like to take pictures, make graphics, share my DIY and Crafts, my unique home decor ideas... I dunno! Hopefully you all can vibe with whatever I'm puttin' down (:

I LOVE LOVE LOVE your feedback! So if you like something, I would love to know :D Or if You have something you'd like me to post about, just holla at your girl (; I love new ideas and new friends!! :D 

You'll get to know me better the more this blog thing goes on (; 

Thanks so much for popping in to see whats up! 

I'M NEW TO BLOGGING! So I hope I can keep it pretty saucy! (;