by Simply Olivia Grace | Oct 30, 2020 | thoughts
Hey there, friends! Looking ahead at the next few months, I’ve been thinking about where I want to be by the end of 2020. I’ve decided I want to press the pause button on this blog, for a little while. As the days grow shorter, the evenings grow longer, and the...
by Simply Olivia Grace | Jul 10, 2020 | thoughts
They say hindsight is 20/20. Looking at the past, we see things with clarity. Things that don’t make sense while you’re living them will usually, with time, fall into a grander plan. In the same way, 2020 has unraveled strangely, bringing massive change and upheaval...
by Simply Olivia Grace | Dec 31, 2019 | thoughts
Happy New Year’s Eve! This time last year, I was freshly home from a life-changing study abroad program in England. I had a year ahead of me to save up money for tuition, so that I could afford my last semester at college, but it also meant a year to focus on...
by Simply Olivia Grace | Dec 9, 2019 | thoughts
Ah, December! The month of advent and Christmas carols, holly and ivy, cold and warmth, comfort and joy. The house is bedecked with greenery and candlelight. The evenings are long and cozy and blessed with many comforting books and marathons of Gilmore Girls. If the...
by Simply Olivia Grace | Dec 2, 2019 | thoughts
It’s time. After months of waiting, after weeks of waiting for Thanksgiving, we can finally blast Christmas music at full volume and come alive with the festivities of midwinter. It’s time to swap out all our pumpkin candles and chai tea for pine wreaths and...
by Simply Olivia Grace | Nov 30, 2019 | thoughts
November is a strange month. Smack between the cheerful autumn festivities of October and the comforting cozy joy of December, November is brooding, dark, and thoughtful. Despite the darkening of the month, late autumn has become a time to turn inward and invest in...