Happily Howards

So, two weeks ago, I shared that my hairstyles basically consist of straight, curly, or topknots and that I’ve been in a rut with hairstyle ideas. And because of that, I wanted to start challenging myself to be more creative with hairstyles and share them with you. In my last hair ... read more

So if you follow me on Instagram, then you know that I do weekly relationship challenges to encourage others to put time and effort into their relationships to ultimately make them healthier. Every so often, I combine them into a Relationship Challenge blog post to share with you guys, so I’m ... read more

I am SO excited to be sharing this clip-in hair extensions tutorial and FAQs with y’all today! I used to own clip-in extensions in college back when my hair was all brown and absolutely loved them! But then I gradually started switching over a more blonde color, and I could no ... read more

I’ve shared several hair tutorials in the past and it seems that they’ve been pretty popular (see my curling wand tutorial or my messy topknot tutorial). So today I wanted to share a loose curls tutorial for how I achieve these soft curls! Whether you have long hair like mine or ... read more

I’m so excited to be sharing this weekend getaway packing list post with you this week! Not only is it filled with helpful tips for packing, but it’s featuring an all-star guest in the video, Mr. Jay Howard himself! (Although, I really shouldn’t encourage his all-star behavior too much…) Anyway, Jay ... read more

I’m changing up this week’s relationship challenge a little bit. Typically, I share ways to love your significant other better or ideas on how to be a better friend. Because we all know that investing in those important relationships in our life is super important! Well, this week, I want you ... read more

As a fashion blogger, I think sometimes the expectation is that I dress on the more high fashion, dressed-up side. While I absolutely love getting glammed up and wearing heels, that’s not what my day-to-day lifestyle requires. I’m a working-from-home, yoga-going, night-church-attending gal, so there’s not a ton of need for ... read more

How is it almost Valentine’s Day?! Anyone else already slacking on their goals for 2016? Oops. Well, to make us all feel better, today I’m sharing a Valentine’s Day outfit & date ideas! First up, is a super gorgeous and super affordable Valentine’s look. I’m seriously obsessed with this dress and ... read more

I’m so excited to be sharing my curling wand hair tutorial with you this week! I just got this new curling wand (I was previously using a regular curling iron) and this new straightener. I tried it out a few times before this shoot and instantly became obsessed! So, of course, ... read more

This week for my Friday Favorites post, I wanted to do a quick little post to share mine and Jay’s new Henry London watches that we’re currently loving. Not only are they great quality and affordable (for luxury watches!), there’s room on the inside to get them engraved! Jay and I got ... read more