WHY YOU SHOULD WEAR CLOTHES THIS HALLOWEEN & ALSO SOME NON-SCANDALOUS COSTUME IDEAS

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So Halloween is merely two days away...usually I've got my costume planned by now but this year I think James, Coco & myself are going to have a quiet night in with A LOT of candy and maybe a scary movie...(I'm a real chicken, so we'll see)

What about you? What are you up to? And more importantly, what are you going to wear?

But wait, before you answer that, can we have a little chat? A little heart to heart about Halloween costumes? 

As a child I remember wearing some pretty awesome Halloween costumes...pumpkin with balloons stuffed inside, a California Raisin...even a hand sewn playing card with a matching head piece (I was the Ace of Hearts incase you were wondering).

But something in me shifted when I entered high school...my awesomely creative costumes were tossed aside for much less than awesome costumes...french maid, moulin rouge girl, sexy cop...yeah not the wisest costume choices.

But you don't have to make the same mistake that I did. You have the chance to pick a super awesome creative costume that you could wear in front of your grandma and she would be like, "Your costume is so on point!" instead of having a heart attack or fainting when you show up trick or treating dressed as a school girl.

Here's a few reasons why you should consider wearing an awesome non-scandalous Halloween costume this year...

  1. It's original! Non-scandalous costumes totally force you to step out of the box and find something original. 
  2. Scandalous costumes are so overdone. I mean come on!! How many cheerleader and nurse costumes do you see on Halloween. A billion! How many Bjork in the famous swan dress costumes do you see? Yeah that's what I thought.
  3. It's too cold to go out wearing hardly any clothes. It's October 31st...practically November...practically WINTER! I remember one Halloween when it SNOWED! No one wants to be caught in a snowstorm wearing booty shorts and fishnets. NO ONE.
  4. Chances are you could wear your non-scandalous costume again. Especially if you consider going as Holly Golightly. I mean come on, give me an excuse to buy a simple black dress and pearls!
  5. You'll look back and chuckle instead of looking back and cringing. Take this from an ESHCW (Ex Scandalous Halloween Costume Wearer). You'll actually want to repost your Halloween costume on a #tbt.

So if you're still stuck on a Halloween Costume, consider some of these awesome non-scandalous ones...

Frida Kahlo by Kaela Napier

Halloween Costume Ideas
Halloween Costume Ideas

Bjork Swan Costume by A Beautiful Mess

Halloween Costume Ideas
Halloween Costume Ideas

Mary Poppins by Lauren Conrad

 

Now I'm off to research a costume for Coco....I'm thinking girl cat boss? What do you think?

Hope you have a safe and fun Halloween!

xo,

s.s.♥︎

FREEDOM'S CALLING...CAN YOU HEAR IT?

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It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.

 

Last Summer in Redding there was one morning where I tagged along with the gang and attended the Worship U session. They started the mornings off with one hour of worship. It was incredible. The video below is the spontaneous song that two of their worship leaders started singing....in that moment my heart pounded as it started preparing for the moment that is about to come.

Freedom is calling.

Freedom Conference starts tonight and I am believing God for MIGHTY things. These past few months he has set me free from mindsets that I have had for almost my whole life...it's actually insane and I will share more with you soon...but I know his work isn't done yet, it's just beginning. He has called us to live a life of freedom. Why would we strive for anything else?

Freedom's calling, can you hear it?

If you live in Victoria, there is still time to sign up for conference...details and registration ---> here!

 

It's going to be a killer weekend, can't wait to share it all with you next week!

Hope you have a wonderful day, I'm off to get some conference nails...yaaaaa!

xo,

s.s.♥︎.

MY THANKSGIVING DECOR & TIPS ON HOSTING A BIG DINNER

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With conference just a few days away it feels like Thanksgiving was aaaaaaggggeees ago but I thought I'd still share with you my table decor. Now I took these when the table wasn't quite set (some plates were still in the dishwasher) and it was too dark to take good pics when we finally sat down to eat but just imagine an incredible meal...mmmmm turkey

Now for the tips...

I'm no pro but this is what I learned:

  • Try to get as much done the night (and nights) before. I spray painted the leaves two days before and worked on the names the night before. So glad I did, as they took forever!
  • One of my friends suggested having appies out before the meal and that worked great. James made a massive board as you can see above and people did nibble on it while we waited for food to be ready.
  • Do it potluck style because seriously, you do not need to kill yourself cooking a massive meal for 15 people.
  • Try to save the cleaning for when the guests leave. Now we defs failed in this one we did a lot of cleaning during the meal and didn't get to sit and enjoy our family as much as I wanted to. As sucky as it would have been to be cleaning the kitchen till midnight, I'd take that if it meant more time laughing and chatting with family.

Those are my tips, but I know I could learn some from you! What are your tips for hosting a big dinner party?

xo,

s.s.♥︎.