I'm very thankful for this time and each day i'm trying my best to focus on doing the things I haven't had time to do and solely focus on taking care of myself. As mentioned in my previous post, I haven't been going out as much only to grocery shop and weekly trips to the post office. My best friend did mention to me a few days ago that some grocery stores have stopped stocking bouquet of flowers and plants, that shipments have stopped coming to some stores..

I've been wanting to buy flowers for my place to add a little brightness and cheer.  But let's be honest, it's not really essential to go out and buy flowers.  Since I am staying home and saving money, I thought it'd be best to craft up some flowers to brighten up my quarantine days.




I had had a paper flower set from paper source for many years and haven't opened it up. I thought after doing a little work, i'd spend the rest of the afternoon crafting up flowers and i'm so glad I did!  It definitely brightens up the space and adds a little extra to the dining table as well.

The colors also worked out perfectly as it blends in so well in one of my consoles and dining room table. Another thing I've been trying to do daily is write letters, since April is National Letter Writing Month!  I have plenty of snail mail to share soon, as well as cards that i've been including when dropping off goodies to loved ones.

Have you done any crafting lately??!
Have a great weekend XO

This past Saturday we finally had some rain.  Well, maybe on and off sprinkles.  The weather was in the low 60's and rain was scattered on and off throughout different cities.  With the weather being this way I thought it'd be the perfect day to have afternoon tea. Plus, I try my best to go once a month ;)

My friend to whom I was spending Saturday with mentioned she's never gone to the four seasons tea room in Sierra Madre. If you know me well, this is one of my favorite tea rooms because the location is actually a house (& not in a plaza), and the scones are my absolute favorite. With the moody rain, and gloomy weather, catching up during afternoon tea was the perfect way to spend Saturday!


We both went all out and got the Royal afternoon tea which was a 4 course meal.  I'm always so satisfied as it starts off with a delicious spring salad with the yummiest vinaigrette.  After the salad is served in the beginning.. they bring out the tea sandwiches with edible flowers, following is the mouth watering fresh scones that they serve warm (right out of the oven!), and ends with little petite desserts that are easy to take home, since our tummies would be so full by then.

I've been to this tea room on so many occasions but have only shared it one other time here on the blog.  I even had rented out their garden outdoor area for my 25th birthday that I still have yet to share >.<.  I love this little gem of a tea room and can't wait to already go back :)

How did you spend your "rainy" day weekend?

Happy New Year and Happy Lunar New Year! (this post is so overdue!)

Getting adjusted into 2020 was much needed on my end.  There has been a lot of hustling and changes for me, and I am a firm believer in consistency ;).  This past weekend I spent mostly with close friends, family and mikes fam.  I went to 3 different CNY parties, and even checked out the Lunar New Year Decor over at DCA yesterday.  Now that everything is at a good pace for 2020 it's time to get to posting here!

I love putting together and writing snail mail (which you should know by now).  Working on snail mail is like putting together a little gift for your pen pal.  Here is one that I put together and sent off last year.  The way snail mail is done now a days incorporates so much more than just a written letter, see what I put together below-

The patterned blue and orange stationery was a purchase I made from Anthropologie years ago, it's just blank cards with a matching envelope.  Once I knew what my stationery was everything else just flowed together.  As always, this is everything that I already had on hand so no extra spending with the exception of paying a little more in postage since my pen pal is in Canada :) . I also crafted up a simple navy polka dotted greeting card and hand written a thank you note in there. I did add some gifts in there that i'll be sharing for Wednesday Wrapping!

Hope you all are having a great 2020 so far XOXO