and hello. I’m somehow alive, pretty sure I’m sleep-typing this but I’m alive. This week has been beyond crazy. State speech, millions of school related things, dance team tryouts, and today is prom. for lack of a better word I’m just plain exhausted. I have so many awesome post ideas for you guys coming up though so here is just a little peek into where I’ve been the past few days. Can’t wait to write for you all again very soon but until then I figured this would do…

LILLY FOR TARGET LOOK BOOK IS FINALLY HERE.

I’m in love. so much love. and so many good prices for things i didn’t even realize Lilly would be putting on the shelves. Here are a few of my current favs of the collection:

OH MY, right? Cannot wait to pick up some goodies! What are you lovin’?

xoxo, Allison

Spring 2015 is FINALLY here and boy oh boy am I ready. I’ve been eyeing J.Crew’s spring fashion cookbooks and have been Pinteresting for months and I finally came up with a bunch of my faves that I’m most excited to sport this spring:

baseball tees// I am such a huge fan of these kinds of sporty shirts. J.Crew has a few snazzy bedazzled ones and they caught my eye the second i saw them. The short sleeved ones are great for the warmer days but the classic 3/4 sleeve are just as cute and classic! overall in love with these tees and will picking up more than a few!

pompoms// pom moms are simply too stinkin’ cute! whether it be bordered on shots or tasseled on sandals i’m head over heels. Anthro has the cutest pink and green pair of scrappy sandals adorned with poms here and this Etsy shop has the most adorable pommed shorts (hoping “pommed” is a real word)

J.Crew Paper Bag Skirts// i have a grey and a black one at the moment and they are my go-to staple when it comes to skirts. i adore all the fun colors and NEED some spring hues to throw on as well. they are so versatile and truly look good with everything, i wanna say they’re magical. check out more colors here…AND THEY’RE ON SALE.

baubles// i’m so in love with everything bright right now i couldn’t pick just one, so here are links to a few of the pieces i’m lusting over at the moment:

J.Crew Necklace

Baublebar Pearl Back Studs

Etsy Rope Bracelet

Stella&Dot Statement Necklace

hope you’re just as excited for spring as I am! Let me know what you’re currently loving! happy a happy week!

xoxo, Allison

Let me start this post off by reminding you, trust me, the life of Allison Nicole isn’t always sparkles and giggles and smiles. yes believe it or not there are plenty of moments when the sun isn’t exactly shining my way. examples: when the Starbucks lady gives you like 99% ice and approximately 1% Starbucks goodness, when the Chick-fil-A worker forgets to give you sauce, and worst of all: when McDonald’s is out of ice cream (which is practically every time i’m craving an m&m mcflurry) On a more serious note, yes sometimes i have low points. But lately those awful events have been slim and i’m more than over the moon about it. overall, i’ve just been very, happy.

i LOVE the word thrive. it truly defines what i strive and achieve to do every single day. i’ve learned life is so much more fun with you have meaning to what you’re doing and you do everything to its absolute fullest potential. in other and more common words: live life to the fullest.

life is such a cool, amazing, stunning, and beautiful thing and being able to experience it one little moment at a time is just the absolute neatest thing. taking time for myself to sit down and think about what my goals are and how i want to achieve them is probably what has made me most happy lately. it’s one thing to know that a certain goal is something you want to achieve. but it is a whole new experience to sit down and not stress yourself out by thinking about this task, but instead just realizing it is possible.

for me it’s sitting on pinterest with my coffee in the early mornings or late nights. looking at quotes and realizing what my beliefs are, my motives, my morals, my every day mottos. finding little words that stand out to me and make me realize, “that’s it, that’s what i wanna do today, i want to live with those words in mind”

so i’ve created a little something for you guys. a section of my blog dedicated to these quotes i find and love. I’m going to try to update and refresh it whenever I find a new set of words i’m in love with so you guys can have those morning mantra moments as well. just click the “happy place” section at the top of this page and it’ll lead you straight there! I hope this is just a little slice into making your day a little bit better.

remember, go out there and thrive.

xoxo, Allison