Cup of Jules

I am one of those people that the second Thanksgiving is over I start focusing on Christmas. As much as I love Thanksgiving, Christmas is truly my favorite time of the year. So what better way to begin the Christmas season than by getting a Christmas Tree. Getting the tree is one of my favorite traditions and this year. Every year we go to Walsh Tree Farm in St. Louisville which has a huge and wonderful selection of pre-cut and cut your own trees. After we get our tree we go to the Granville Inn (which is already decked out for the holidays) for dinner. All the way there and all the way back we listened to Christmas music. There is still so much to do before Christmas, including the shopping, decorating, and of course studying for finals. Every year the Christmas season goes by quicker and quicker, so I like to cherish each day. BTW this is not our tree. This is the beautiful tree in  the Granville Inn When do you start preparing for Christmas, do you have any...

It may seem early for some of you, but I have already began my Christmas shopping. I like to get it done early because while I am in Chicago I have access to the most stores plus it means I won't have to worry about it during my Christmas break and can instead focus on time with family and friends (as well as the dozens of Christmas movies I HAVE to watch every year.) Here is a list of  some of my personal favorite places to buy presents for everyone on my list. Francesca's : Are you really surprised that my favorite store made it on this list! Not only does it have adorable clothes and accessories, for your loved ones and yourself ;) but it also has an accessory and home section with cute holiday themed items that make perfect stocking stuffers or small gifts! P.O.S.H .: This is my new fav that I discovered randomly while strolling in the city. It is perfect for hard to shop for parents or anyone that loves vintage items. There is only one store located in Chicago but ...

Another month has come and past, which means its time for another bullet journal spread. I apologize that I have not posted any pictures of my costume from Halloween, but I did not like how any of the pictures turned out. But now that its November I can prepare for two of my favorite holidays, Christmas and....Christmas Eve! I'm just kidding Thanksgiving I love you (almost) as much. For this journal I kept a lot of the same pages I used last month, because they actually did a great job of keeping me organized and on track with my habits and spending. So once again I have a habit tracker, expense tracker, as well as lists of possible blog posts and daily activities and meals. (BTW please don't laugh at my Snoopy parade float doodle, like I've said before I'm not an artist). I have also added two new pages to my layout. One is a weekly to do list that I will add in with these adorable sticky notes. And since it is November the other one is a daily thing that I...

I'm going to be honest, ever since I moved here part time, Lincoln Park has become one of my favorite neighborhoods to explore. This weekend it is finally starting to cool down and it was the perfect day to grab lunch do some window shopping and just walk around enjoying the mild weather. After a full week of me being in denial thinking it was Fall (even though it was 70 degrees out) I finally felt a nice crisp fall breeze. Although it was still slightly warm enough to get Jenni's Ice Cream, which is a nice little ode to my dear Columbus Ohio. This outfit is the perfect example of a "Basic Julia Outfit" which will usually consist of jeans, a striped top, scarf, and statement earrings. Seriously I wear some kind of variation of this at LEAST once a week in the fall. By the way I absolutely adore how perfectly my scarf and earrings match! I couldn't find them online but the earrings are Kate Spade and I got them at TJ Maxx and the scarf is from Francesca (I wa...

I feel like I'm pretty late on this. It's only because I've been waiting until we were all decorated for Autumn and everything was put together. I share my dorm with three other roommates and I just adore what we have been able to do with this space. The main area is so cozy and chic and I finally have a dining area where I actually enjoy eating meals (P.S. the cookies on the table were provided by some of our lovely floor mates!) I love decorating for seasons and holidays so the small pumpkins everywhere really help get into the autumn spirit. We also have a Bath and Body Works plug in called Leaves that smells amazing! My bedroom is quite small but also very cosy! In it you'll find an array of random items that most likely don't mesh that well together, including my mini shrine to all things British (God Save the Queen....and Mr. Bean!) Also MORE PUMPKINS! I will admit that I mainly use my desk as a makeup table and a place to get ready in the morning...

This weekend was my Fall Break from classes. This was also my first time back to Ohio since starting classes this fall. I love this break because it is a great opportunity to spend time with friends and family in Ohio and do Autumn activities that I can't do in Chicago (such as going to a high school football game for the first time since I graduated.) This was also a great opportunity to wear some of my new fall wardrobe! Most of what I wore this weekend is actually from Target, because they just released this new line called "A New Day". The price and quality of this line is amazing and I honestly love everything I've seen from this new collection. My first outfit was perfect for a day of running around town with friends and going to a football game. It was one of those days where during the middle of the day its really hot out so I was just wearing the tank, but when it cooled down at night all I needed was to throw on my trusty green army jacket. Also I am a fi...

Happy 1st Day of October! Time to get Spooky. Since starting school again I've been wanting to start a bullet journal, but I just haven't found the inspiration or determination to start it. With the new month here, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to buckle down and finally start it. Just a reminder I am not an artist and I am still experimenting with what exactly I want to use this journal for and what kind of pages I want in it. So my doodles and prompts are pretty basic and hopefully over time I'll be able to expand on it. October is such a fun time of year because it is finally starting to feel like fall also Halloween makes it so fun and festive. So I enjoyed my tiny Halloween design and doodles. My main focus is a daily log by the week where I'll put what I did that day and what I need to accomplish that day. Hopefully this will make me more organized. Also I included a habit tracker that will track daily habits such as exercise, making my bed...