Midweek Ramblings + Recent Purchases.

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Ramblings:

• Best haircut EVER: As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I went to get a healthy hair trim yesterday (first trim in over a year... yikes!). I had a salon that I used to go to at my former college, but once I moved to Charlotte a few years ago I always resisted finding a hair place, and that was always something that I continued to do in Maine. I'm not really sure why- but to me finding a hair place seemed to solidify for me that being here in the South was "official".... haha!! Anyways, I'm pleased to report that my haircut went wonderfully, and thanks to my friends' wonderful recommendations, I found an excellent hairdresser! I had to drive a bit out of Charlotte to find her, but the low cost and excellent price made it worth it. She even spent extra time curling and styling my hair at no charge (seen in photo above!). Yay for healthy hair! (And if you're in the Charlotte area- e-mail me and I'll let you know where I went!)
• Christmas gift shopping is underway: I always like to buy my Christmas presents very much ahead of time. I'm not a last minute shopper when it comes to gifts! After my hair appointment, I stopped at Concord Mills, a huge indoor outlet mall outside of Charlotte, and started tackling my Christmas list. I found my dad's present and also gifts for a couple girlfriends. I find that spreading out buying presents helps me to keep a better budget, and definitely has me a lot less stressed when the holidays do arrive!
• I swiped....DELETE: I deleted my Tinder app this past week. Well... doesn't that feel interesting typing that out on my blog. ;-) Question: as I plan out blog content for December/January, would y'all be interested in me writing out a post detailing some of my experiences and thoughts with Tinder? I feel like this has become such a fascinating cultural phenomenon, and while my experiences weren't 100% negative, it definitely wasn't for me (at this time in my life). 
• Life update: If you're friends with me on Facebook, then you know that I shared a big update about my personal life and future plans a few days ago! I'll be sharing on the blog soon! 

 

Purchases: 

• Still in my "attempting to save for Black Friday" mode... but utterly failing. I've been going out to eat (or actually going out! Haha) with friends a lot this month, and this definitely adds up. But my logic is that memories and good times (and good food!) spent with college friends during my senior year are always worth it. 
• As I wrote above, Christmas gift shopping is also underway! I'm not going to share the purchases that I've made so far as I don't want to spoil gifts (in case any of the recipients read my blog ;-) )... but a few of the stores that I've shopped at so far for presents include here and here.

     Hope that y'all are having a wonderful week! It's currently initiation week for my chapter of ADPi, which we call Diamond Days, so every night I've been keeping busy with sorority events! 

      xoxo Miss ALK