Climbing the Walls You Run Into

Awkward. Uncomfortable. Sad. Angry. Disgusted. Nervous. Scared. I consider those feelings walls. They stand between a person and their goals. Be it advancing in a career, starting a new hobby, or...

Have you MET Gatsby?

Please excuse my title pun and excuse the fact that you came all the way here just to be escorted out, again. As I was winding down the week, I realized that this has just been a super fun week for...

Festival Fatshionista

Polyvore is an old friend but a new addiction. I can’t stop bookmarking items to use on sets! This particular set is what’s started me down this time-eating road. After seeing so many girls in...

Things I Love; For the Moment; Early-05/2013

This Video || I know most of you look to me for what’s vintage, foreign, and subculture but I’ll never claim to be immune to Pop’s allure. Right now, the whole country is tapping lucite heels and...

Handsome People of Hattiesburg

Like any self-respecting Aesthetic Adventurer (Noun. One so concerned with beauty in all things that they actively dedicate their lives to seeking out visually appealing situations, settings,...

New Layout & Extra features!

I’ve rolled out the new layout and while most of the changes are “under the hood,” I hope the black & white simplicity isn’t a turn off for dedicated readers. I know most of you have been following...

Do it, anyway.

I’m always in awe of how afraid people are of… almost everything. People ask me “How did you overcome…” or “How are you so happy all the…” or “Why do people like you so…” And it’s literally because...

For the Love of Flub!

Especially now that I’ve started HEALTHY Unique Beautiful on Tumblr, I get a lot of questions about confidence and fatness. “If you love your looks and your body so much, why are you trying to lose...

It should be clear to you that…

After seeing Mitsu’s post about shoe trends in Japan’s gyaru culture, I have been obsessed with getting clear heels. So far, I haven’t purchased a single pair. For valentine’s day, I -did- get a...

Things I Love; For the Moment; Mid-02/2013

This Remix || “Feed Me Diamonds” by MNDR couldn’t get any better. Bravo to the RAC & bon appetite to you. Go consume this with your earholes. This Tumblr || Following UrbanTape has brought me daily...

The stars are not wanted now: put out every one

Image Credit: Patrick Lowery As you know, I’ve lived in Hattiesburg, MS most of my life. Through my adult years, I’ve often left… but always felt an urge to return. This city is more of a home to...

Cultivate & Grow your Joy

This is why I love Southern winters 2013 is only two weeks old, and already I feel optimistic about this year with the big, bad, unlucky number. You have to take the bad to get the good, I’d say....

2013 FEARLESS

I’ve been afraid of so many things throughout my life. Many of these are due to specific traumas. My issues with trusting others could fill an ocean. It’s only because I’ve been bitten a few times...

Design Crush

Today, my design crush is Erin Jang of The Indigo Bunting. My favorite, traditional Christmas song presented in tactile typography with a modern design. I swoon, loves. Swoooooon! I’m a big fan of...

Art Walk

I’m heading downtown for the Holiday Art Walk! I’m excited to be doing Whimsical portrait commissions, again. They’re always a fun project for me and a great gift for you during the holidays! Hope...

How to respect the Black people in your life.

If you have Black friends, you have a friend that has experienced racial prejudice. If your Black friend is me, you have someone that’s been physically attacked and verbally abused by authority...

H.U.Blog-Love: Halloween Links

I haven’t done a link haul in a couple of years! Since this is my favorite time of year, I figured a quick one-off to share some of my favorite Halloween posts would be a help for you and a future...

Halloween Hattiesburg(ish) Haunts

Everyone knows that I LOVE HALLOWEEN because it’s the only day of the year where I look kind of normal. Yah! Anyway, the whole month of October is super magical due to all the parties, parties,...

The Casual Vacancy

I can’t believe I scrapped up my little pocket change and pre-ordered this book. I literally can’t get into it. I’ve forced myself to read to page 40 and I still just don’t care. I can’t tell if...

Poor People and Cell Phones

I did NOT write the following article. I just think it’s important that people take a moment to consider this. Conservatives, in their drive to deny services to leeches low-income people, are...

Self-employment

A man that bumps into me around Hattiesburg approached me last Saturday. He wanted to know what I did. He couldn’t wrap his brain around the concept of being self-employed and asked questions about...

July/August photos are up!

Looking for the latest party pictures? Check out the photo albums on HonestUniqueBeautiful’s Facebook page!

Chunky Report

Apparently, I’m back in the habit of losing weight during the school year & gaining it over the Summer. Even staying busy every day didn’t help. Too many barbecues, I suppose. XD On the bright...

R.I.C.E: to rest, ice, use compression and elevate

I sprained my ankle, last weekend. There was an epic battle with a mountain lion, a witch, and a war drone. My foot is the size of my head and hurts a’ (female dog) but I managed to win the battle....

Morning Matrimony: My Morning Wedding Experience

As a huge fan of photos and a lover of looking, I have to admit there’s no light better than sunlight. To have an entire ceremony occur under the best possible lighting conditions has always been a...

H.U.Photoblog: Weekly Snapshot Challenge

In October 2010, the lovely creator of Eat Shop Love posed a challenge to bloggers, worldwide, to post a photo every day of the month.I pose a new challenge to myself (and anyone that wants to...

“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.”—Robert Kiyosaki

Be…

“You will fail along the journey to success…guaranteed! It’s how you deal with failure that will determine how well you succeed.”—darren hardy

Run for your Life

There are a MILLION reasons to get up and get moving, but here are ten reasons to run! It burns tons of calories & keeps your metabolism pumped during other parts of your day No need for any...