To put it simply, I love stromboli! There's so many different ways to make it and although it isn't always the healthiest food choice, it's definitely a comfort food and seriously what is there not to love?! I recently tried making a few different versions that were a bit healthier so that I didn't feel as bad about eating them and this one is by far my favorite! This is also one of those recipes that you can make using the things you have left in your refrigerator and/or pantry which is great for those days before food shopping if ya know what I mean! ; ) It's also so, so, so easy to make and a really great appetizer idea for parties as a finger food; it can be pretty messy because of the cheese but when something is this good, that really doesn't matter!
If there's one trend that never gets old and can be so versatile, it's scarves! Blanket scarves, skinny scarves, gauze scarves; there are so many styles and ways to wear them that they work for basically every month of the year in every kind of weather. My scarf collection is constantly growing; I have two of these scarf organizers hanging in my closet that keeps my scarf collection organized and I'm pretty sure I could find one there to match every single outfit combo in the world. I love accessorizing with them in the spring and using a cozy blanket scarf to keep me warm in the winter and still look cute.
Since spring is upon us, it's usually still too cool to wear sandals and tank tops but perfect for capris and a short sleeved tee or a thin, long sleeved shirt. My perfect spring outfit is a tshirt, crop jeans, espadrilles and a pretty scarf! It's amazing that such a simple piece like a scarf can change the whole look of an outfit and can be styled in so many different ways, but I think that's exactly why they're becoming more and more popular. There were a ton of gorgeous scarves and wraps on the runways of NYFW this season too.
Here are some of my favorites for spring:
This is possibly one of my favorite VoxBox's I've ever received! I'm obsessed with trying new shades of lipsticks, glosses and stains so this was a really exciting mail day. I had never heard of Amuse Bouche by BITE before this VoxBox and now I'm absolutely in love and will be for a long time too. There are 34 amazing shades and I wish I received them all, but three of the prettiest will do! ; )
Happy Monday and more importantly, happy SPRING BREAK!! I am so excited that the best week is finally here and it's super sunny today to kick off the week before I even get into the warmth! This is the best time of year and such a perfect time to get away on a vacation or even a staycation - the main goal is having some much needed R&R and that is nooo problem for me ; ) I'm a terrible packer mostly because I'm so indecisive so I end up taking with me way more than I need but with some of these things, over packing is so necessary!
Here are my Spring Break Essentials:
For a long time, I've been completely obsessed with the idea of subscription boxes but never have looked into loving one enough to trying them. I knew this would change as more and more started to become available - especially since there's so many now - but this happened sooner than expected when I received my very first Rocksbox Box last week!
First of all, if you're feeling skeptical toward subscription boxes like I was, let me be the first to tell you that they are SO worth it!! I don't know about you, but an exciting mail day is such a good day! ; ) Jewelry is by far my favorite accessory so a subscription box like Rocksbox with designer jewelry in it is like a dream come true!
When I began my blog, from the start I thought that Daily Dose of Design would be strictly a design blog - I would share design tips, decor palettes, the whole nine yards for every. single. post. That idea went out the door REALLY quickly and I decided I would write fashion and design posts.. This worked for a while and then I got kind of bored - I wanted to write about more and as stupid as it sounds, I didn't know that I could! (cut me some slack, I had been a blogger for three months tops!)
I hear a LOT from other bloggers - in Facebook support groups mainly - that you should stick to one niche or not branch out into too many different topics on one blog. Granted, a majority of bloggers agree with what I'm saying on this but there are a ton of people who don't. To each their own; your blog is your blog for a reason. If you want to blog solely about fashion, blog solely about fashion. But if you want to blog about travel, food and life experiences, you can do that too and you shouldn't let anyone tell you otherwise! Now, I totally see what people are saying when they say that it's important to sort of stick to a topic and I agree, but that's only to a certain extent. I consider myself a fashion/beauty and lifestyle blogger but in that "lifestyle" category there's so many subcategories: design, travel, food and actual lifestyle based posts.
My point here is to run your blog how you want to run your blog and don't let others make you think that its wrong. There's really no wrong way to blog (unless of course you're stealing content or something stupid like that, ya know, the obvious things) and as long as you work hard at what you do, there's room for success for all blog niches. I've learned a lot when it comes to blogging about multiple topics and I think there's some really important things you can do to make sure that being a multi-niche blogger is a success for you.
How I manage being a multi-niche blogger:
Happy March!! I am so excited that we're officially in a "spring" month! We've been really, really lucky in New York this winter when it comes to the weather; we've only had three or so "real" snow falls and it's melted so quickly and it's been so gorgeous out - even as I look out my window now, 51 degrees on March 1st is unheard of! I'm so excited to be out of the winter months and I'm so looking forward to the warmer, sunnier weather and the amazing accessories, beauty products and clothes that come with it. I know I said in my January Currently Craving post that this series would be the last Friday in every month but this passed weekend was beyond hectic so I'm a few days late ; )
Here are my February favorites:
