Alyssa Dawson

what I wore: on Christmas, but talking about a new year

button up: mom, under-t: aeropostale (similar) , jeans: tjmaxx (similar), boots: famous footwear (similar), watch: no longer sold (similar), necklace: cents of style, bracelet: threads This is my first official post of the New Year! Yay 2014. I’m so excited for what this year has in store for me and Brand. I love new years because it always feels like a fresh start, a sort of new outlook, a clean slate. I know how important it is to realize that we don’t have to wait for a new year to start new, it’s our option… Read More

realistic resolutions for 2014

top: f21 (similar, similar), skirt: eshakti (similar), tights: target, shoes: famous footwear (similar), necklace: c/o PersunMall, watch: no longer sold (similar), bracelets: threads Last year I created a list of realistic resolutions for 2014. To check them out head here. It’s kind of fun to look back at them and see what my intentions were at the beginning of the year. And then the other part of me is like, well I didn’t do this and I didn’t do that… but overall I still love making these resolutions. Also, there isn’t anything wrong with… Read More

2013 a year in review

So many things happened this year, and it’s this time of year that I remember why I love blogging. I love looking back on my life and seeing all the things I’ve written, remember the places I’ve been, and all the friends I’ve made. At the beginning of this year I made my first beanie for Brand and styled it in my first awkward and awesome post of the year. It was a great month for fashion because I bought my very favorite-ever-loving bordeaux jeans that I have worn at least two times a… Read More

a successful first week of winter break

I’m starting to understand why these students love winter break so much. How can you hate waking up whenever you feel like it, or getting ready for the day whenever you feel like it? Yeah, I don’t know either. There have been a few days this week where I’ve felt really productive. Like Wednesday when I baked cookies all morning, made a crock pot dinner and cleaned up the house. Or when I did alllll the laundry, like everything was put away and there was no more that needed to be done–I think this has… Read More

how to keep your color run shirt stained or how to keep the color on your color run shirt

Yes, you read that right. I wanted to keep my color run shirt stained with color. Why? Well, why not?! It just adds that extra festiveness to a plain old white shirt, plus I wanted to remember all the color full fun we had. Our color run was a little bit different, in that it was raining while we were running. But, this should still help keep the stain in. All you need is vinegar. and newspaper Take your color run shirt and douse it in vinegar. I filled a spray bottle with vinegar and… Read More