Lakaia Thornton

these are the things on my wishlist this year and the things i've had on my wishlist in past years

I broke my ankle this summer and these are the things I have and have bought to make being stuck in bed elevating it for two weeks/unable to walk for 6 weeks not the worst two months of my life.

This is a collection of everything I have bought for under $10 that has impacted my life in some small or big way. So many of these are things that I thought I didn't need but I end up using them all. the. time. I wonder if I had known that they were all less than $10 if I might have bought them sooner!!

I'm not much of a beauty girly. When I find a product I love I keep buying it for years. These are those products, endlessly reliable.

there is no rhyme or reason to this. i have read a LOT of books in my life, these are the books i find myself reading over and over and over again. here's what i can tell you so you can gauge interest: i love a happy ending and i need a book to be really really well written to enjoy it (unless i read it for the first time as a child in which case all standards go out the window) this list has a lot of classics on it and it's not hoity toity i promise they are just my favorite books in the world.

I am a classically trained oil painter, these are the products I use for plein air painting and live event painting! You can see my work and hire me as a wedding painter at my website: www.lakaiaart.com

Being sick when it's beautiful weather out is actually the worst. This is everything I used to survive the flu in June.

It may seem boring here but that's because you don't know where the good stuff is 😉 If you're planning a trip to Southern Oregon this is the list to check. If you have a friend coming to visit and you live here, this is also the list for you (we have to prove we're way better than Portland)

You may be thinking to yourself “she's 25 what does she know about travel” but THINK AGAIN because I've been to 26 different countries and I lived in Scotland for a year and I have learned some THINGS about traveling. I know what you need and I know what you definitely don't need.

I love to give thoughtful gifts and I know how hard it can be to find a gift that feels personal and useful. I love to give gifts that someone is going to use every day or at least really need a few times. While a lot of these were personal to the recipient, they might still apply to someone you kow as well. Or, maybe they will just inspire you to track down your own weirdly specific but useful things for the people in your life.

I recently designed and built my dream vintage bathroom. I laid the tile and installed all of the fixtures myself so I have first-hand experience with all of the products. Believe it or not, this classic vintage vibe was no more expensive than a standard, boring bathroom design.