Hello everyone! I want to introduce you to someone very special to me. This is high school Vanessa. Yes...the awkward one in the ...

1. Appreciate your parents.  You don't know what will happen. 2. If you don't want to wear make up, don't.  If you love th...

Hi guys! Did you know that I have a beauty Instagram???  You didn't???  Well guess what?  I do!  You can head over to xoxo_ness13 and ...

Something I've learned about myself is that I am quick to reaction. In situations where hurt feelings are involved...I become a little l...

To any girl reading this: I've been thinking about my life and all the lessons I've learned and I thought....if I could share anyth...

I've tried to keep my resolutions as realistic as possible And I don't know how I'll top last years resolutions But ...

I've been reflecting a lot on what I've learned over the last year.  2013 was a tough year for me and I promised myself that in 2...

I've been trying to think of what I want to express about Christmas. I've experienced a different Christmas season than I have in...

Shepperd - Geronimo Aerosmith - Dream On Lights - Don't Go Home Without Me (probably will be played at my wedding) +44 - Make ...

  I know that people probably get tired with me talking about anxiety...but.....I don't care.  I saw this little ...

I've been on this earth for 28 years.                          Weird. For some reason this birthday made me reflect more than my other...

weekend collage by vanessanelson featuring lips makeup A weekend collage update!!!  Things I loved this weekend..... for m...

Here's the thing: 
I think I could love you 
really hard. I truly do. 
 I used to pinch my skin, 
rub it raw, 
hoping that my exterior ...

Why hello there everyone!!! Yes blogging has kind of taken a backseat to "real life" but I'm back and kicking it off with......

"You know that place between sleep and awake?  That place where you still remember dreaming?  That's where I'll always love ...

Maroon 5 : It Was Always You Stu Larsen: San Francisco Matt Wertz : Old Flame Jason Mraz : Hello You Beautiful Thing Angus & ...

The first person who saw your face was delighted by you. Isn’t that something? You managed to bring joy only by breathing.  Your mother will...

I both love and hate moving.  Hate for the obvious reasons....packing, cleaning, hauling things (basically labor in general) BUT I LOVE sho...

100 points to the person who knows what song inspired the title of this post. I thought to get back into it I would do a little life updat...

I am a girl who always wants things too much.  I get attached.  I fall in love with a hundred things a day. I was recently described as an ...