Congratulations! We've done it! We've survived the first two weeks of Blogmas. If you're participating in Blogmas, you're probably tired and running out of ideas. If you are having zero problems during this Blogmas and are on fire with these posts, well you are very lucky. Writer's block, especially during Blogmas, is no joke.

For all my fellow writers who are experiencing writer's block or are running out of ideas for Blogmas posts, today's post for is for you. I am giving you the gift of some blog post ideas for Blogmas! Let's check them out.

Posts to Make You and Others Feel Festive:

Advent Calendars

Christmas Music Playlist/Favorite Holiday Songs

Best Ways to Spread Christmas Cheer

Best Christmas/Holiday Movies To Watch

Christmas Tree Unveiling

Holiday Decor Ideas

Making a Winter Bucket List

Your Holiday Traditions and Memories

Living Your Best Life This Winter:

Dealing With Holiday Stress

Holiday Health Tips

Ways To Treat Yo' Self

Hangover Remedies

Doing the Holidays on a Budget

Ways To Give Back This Holiday Season

End of the Year Reflection

Resolutions for the Upcoming Year

What's Going On In Your Neck of the Woods?:

Christmas Markets

Local Holiday Events

Christmas Tree Lightings

Holiday Concerts

Festive Date Night Ideas

Posts That Help With the Gift Giving Process:

Your Christmas Wishlist

Gift Guide for Significant Others

Where to Find the Best Deals During the Holidays

Gift Guide for Tech Lovers

Ideas for Stocking Stuffers

Gift Guide for Pets

DIY Gifts

Secret Santa Tips

Last Minute Gift Ideas

Being A Holiday Trend Setter:

Christmas Makeup Looks

Winter Essentials

Festive Nails

Christmas Outfit Ideas

What To Wear to a Holiday Party

Winter Skin Care Guide

How to Find the Cutest Ugly Holiday Sweater

Best Holiday Scents

Eat, Drink and Be Merry:

Holiday Cookie Recipe

Favorite Christmas Treats

Holiday Cocktails Recipe

Christmas Dinner Menu

Hot Chocolate Recipe

Healthy Holiday Snacks

Getting Crafty:

Gingerbread Houses

Making Your Own Christmas Cards

Wrapping Presents Guide

DIY Gift Tags

Christmas Crafts for the Kids

Customizing Your Christmas Stocking

Whenever I run out of ideas for Blogmas, what really gets me inspired is seeing these kinds of ideas from other Blogmas bloggers. It's okay if you run out of ideas, it happens to everyone. What's important is that you don't give up, inspiration will come eventually. And if you need some extra help, you can always turn to your friends and family for ideas. If you want to talk to another writer, I'm always willing to help out a fellow blogger.

Until tomorrow!

Testing out any new beauty product can be an annoying and expensive task. Especially if you're not familiar with a brand. One great thing about today's modern age, is that beauty experts and influencers do all the work for you now. They get the latest products, try them out, and then they let you know how each product worked for them. Sounds like a dream job right?

If you're just an average beauty user, like myself, don't be so hard on yourself. Companies don't want just the experts to review them, they need consumers like us to test out products and let our friends and family know what we think. This is all possible today with companies like Influenster.

If you have no idea what Influenster is, no worries I got you. Influenster is a website where you review products and can actually test out products for free based on your social media influence. Every once and a while members get to take surveys to see if they match up for a product campaign, which are also known as Voxboxes. With the product campaigns, you get to test out some products and you are assigned optional social media tasks, the only requirement is to fill out the survey after! The best part is that, this website is 100% free! How cool is that?!

I was lucky enough to be selected for the Covergirl Peacock Voxbox! Influenster sent me two full size Covergirl products to test out and review all for free. Inside this Voxbox were the Covergirl Peacock Flare Mascara and the Covergirl Melting Pout Liquid Lipstick in Shade Number 105.

Now just to make things clear and lay it all out in the open, I did receive these two products complimentary for testing purposes. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Scouts honor. Now let's dig in!

The first product I actually tested out was the Peacock Flare Mascara. For me, I'm super picky when it comes to mascara. I have super short eyelashes, and I always look for a mascara that is going to give me longer lashes. While the Peacock Flare doesn't necessarily lengthen your lashes, it does give them some extra volume. The mascara has a vitamin and mineral enriched formula, which does feel nice and absorbs quickly onto your lashes. The applicator is also very great, it applies well and is able to reach all your little lashes while giving an even coverage. It's a pretty basic mascara, but it does get the job done and is a great option for a drug store mascara.

Next up is the Melting Pout Liquid Lipstick in Shade Number 105. When I saw Shade Number 105, I thought it was going to be a nude pink shade. But the color packaging does not match what the color looks like on your lips. On my lips, it was almost a shade lighter. The lipstick itself isn't very vibrant or bold. But to fix that all you need to do is either apply an extra amount of lipstick to your lips or buy the lipstick you want in one shade darker. But other than that the lipstick is not that bad. What I really like about it is the applicator, which is actually a really fluffy sponge that is soft on your lips.

Typically I'm not a huge Covergirl fan. For me specifically, I hate buying most of those drug store makeup brands simply because they're not cruelty free. Whenever I buy makeup, I buy from brands I trust, brands that promise to not test on animals. Covergirl is NOT a cruelty free brand, so I will not purchase anything from them until their policies change. But what I will do, is give them a fair and unbiased review. There products are not bad quality at all, I was pretty impressed with the two products I tested out. If Covergirl was a cruelty free company, would I go out and buy these products? Possibly. But until that happens, it's all just a what if scenario.

Until tomorrow.

The best part of the holiday season, hands down, is decorating the Christmas Tree. Getting to decorate the tree for the holidays with your loved ones is a big tradition for most families. Plus, we all know it's officially Christmas time when the tree comes out.

When it comes down to picking out a tree there are so many options. Some people have a fake tree they use every year, which is very smart and saves a bunch of money. While others purchase an actual real tree, that smells really good. Plus let's face it, real trees are much better and are more authentic than a fake free.

So when Christmas time comes around to the Simpson household, we like to go as a family to our local Christmas Tree lot and look for our perfect tree. Traditionally, our perfect tree is a 6 foot tree with heavy flocked tips. For those of you who have no idea, a flocked tree is a tree is a tree basically covered in artificial snow. So the Christmas Tree looks like snow has lightly fallen. Because even though we can't really have a white Christmas in Southern California, the flocking makes it feel more wintery and festive.

The next part of the process when it comes to prepping the tree is picking a theme. Yes, we're one of those families that comes up with a different theme for our tree each year. In the past we have had a Frozen themed tree, an Ireland themed tree and so many more that I can't even remember. A lot of the time, we pick a theme based off how the year has been.

This year, my mom originally planned to have a really depressing theme. She wanted to have a tree in mourning, and decorate it in all black. Shockingly, no store sells solid black ornaments, thank goodness. So instead of being completely morbid we decided to have a happier tree. So this year's theme was around the world! Normally whenever my family travels purchase an ornament from the vacation destination. So over the years, we've accumulated a lot of ornaments so it was something easy and simple to do! Plus, we won't be home this year for Christmas, so the travel theme really works this year.

I may be a little biased, but I think the tree looks amazing! Plus, how can you not love the warm feeling you get when you see or walk by the tree. Plus seeing all the presents under the tree gives you that warm and fuzzy feeling inside, even though those presents may not be for you. It's hard to not feel festive when you take the time to decorate and admire the tree.

And there you have it, you have now seen the Simpson's Christmas Tree! What does your Christmas Tree look like this year, do you have a theme or maybe a color scheme? Let me know! Also, tweet me pictures of your Christmas Tree at @heykaitlinmary I'd love to see your Christmas Tree pictures this year!

Until tomorrow.

I don't know what it is about this year, but somehow I really feel like I am in the Christmas spirit. Is it because I've had chestnut praline in my bloodstream since November? Is it because of all the holiday Disneyland trips? Or is it because Blogmas has really put me in a jolly mood? Who knows! But I've certainly felt a lot jollier compared to last year. So whatever it is, thank you!

Now I never really help decorate the house for Christmas, but this year I have been. The most I did last year was decorate my little tree with some lights. But this year, I helped my mom hung garland in the living room. And I even hung garland around the staircase. I did that all with my own free will. Now I hate decorating for the holidays, but somehow, some way I found joy in decorating the house this year.

Even my bedroom, which is NEVER decorated for ANY holiday, has found some Christmas cheer. Garland is EVERYWHERE! It's all along my shelves, my bar, my windows, like I said IT'S EVERYWHERE! And it makes me happy and jolly. Ho ho ho.

Helping my mom with the Christmas tree ornaments was fun this year, we decorated them and put them on the tree together. And even helping my mom and dad put up Christmas lights has been fun. Watching my mom and dad bicker as they put up the lights on our house was entertaining.

It's true what they say, decorating your house can help put you in the holiday spirit. And when you decorate with your loved ones, it's great bonding during the holidays. Decorating the house with your loved ones actually can be fun and entertaining.

If you're in the need to feel festive, try decorating your home or workspace! Wherever you spend the most of your time add a little holiday cheer to it! It will help make you feel more festive and excited for the holiday season. Christmas is less than two weeks away, so why not make the most of the time before? If you're worried about costs, have no fear, discount stores and dollar stores have all the decorations you'll want and need! Plus around this time, Christmas decor is already starting to go on sale at craft stores like Michael's.

There's no need to go full out and drown your house or space in Christmas decor, sometimes, just the little touches can go a long way. Like a couple of lights outside your house or maybe come garland around some shelves! A little bit of decorations can boost your cheer and holiday spirit up! So don't be a Scrooge or Grinch this year, just think, tis the season! Fa la la la! Until tomorrow.

Everyone wants to live a happy and healthy life, but we all don't do the healthiest of things. We all live crazy busy lives and sometimes it can be hard to be healthy and perfect all the time.

Sometimes it's just easier to to grab dinner from a fast food restaurant instead of cooking a meal at home. And other times, we get caught up in work or relaxing instead of exercising. But there are little things you can do throughout the day that make your life a little bit healthier.

Get At Least 8 Hours Of Sleep
Studies say that eight hours of sleep is exactly what an average adult needs each night. But everybody is different, some people (like myself) need nine hours to be well rested. While others can function perfectly on six hours of sleep. We all need sleep in order to function and stay alive. Consider sleep to be your recharging time. You don't want to go through the day not feeling 100% right?

Walk 10,000 Steps A Day
I know 10,000 steps may seem like a lot, but it's not impossible! According to The Walking Site, the average stride for a person is 2.5 feet long, so around 2,000 steps equals one mile. If you do the math, 10,000 would be around five miles. People who aren't so active walk around 1,000 to 3,000 steps a day. Isn't that crazy? To increase your step count try: taking the stairs instead of the elevator, when you go somewhere park in the back instead of near the entrance or take your pet on a walk or even take a walk with your friends! I use my Fitbit to track all my steps and how many miles I walk in a day. Invest In A Planner & Make To Do Lists
Life gets a little less crazy when you plan it out! When you write something down, you have a better chance of remembering it. Plus if you forget you'll end up being reminded when you see it later. Make a daily to do list with all the things you want and need to get done! Make personal and professional check lists, it will make life easier. Planners aren't just for students, they are great for all ages. It keeps you organized and you can write down your appointments and events. And with the calendar, you can always make sure your schedule isn't conflicted. Planners are a great way to reduce stress and keep track of your goals. And it's cheaper than hiring a personal assistant.

So those are my three healthy habits that I always try to incorporate into my daily life! They work well for me and I hope they work well for you. What are some of your healthy habits? I'd love to know. Until next time.