May 2015 – Kate Wins

Casual Summer Looks

May 30, 2015

hey guys!

how are you? how has your day been?

okay, summer is soon and I (living in California) have been experimenting with summer looks just like the ones above! These are full looks, all including the same acessories. Lets get started!

1. I have been loving pattern shorts! They are so comfortable and cute! They feel just like pajamas! Here are the ones pictured that I own! (1) (2) (3)

2. I also just love the blue color! I think that a pale blue with a darker blue accent color looks really pretty! I love these loose tops (1) (2) with the shorts! What a cute and comfy outfit!

3. A Big Tote! I love my navy longchamp so much! I love this tote so much! Its easy to carry around my camera, phone, wallet etc. This big bag can also be changed into a beach bag if last minute you decide you wanna go to the beach!

4. I LOVE MY CONVERSE! I honestly love my converse so much. They are such comfortable shoes, and so versitile. Plus, they are pretty casual, so if we decide we wanna go down to Santa Monica, its easy to walk around with comfy shoes!

I hope you guys liked this article! Please comment your favorite casual summer looks!

xoxo

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What I have learned from High School Sports

May 27, 2015

hey guys!

I wanted to share with you guys what I have learned from playing sports in High School. As you guys may or may not know, I play both basketball and golf for my high school.

1. Teamwork: This is probably the most important thing of being in a team. If your team doesn’t bond, your experience of games/matches/meets won’t be as fun as they could be if everyone gelled together.

2. You Need to Participate: COME TO THINGS! Okay guys this is also very important. Practices and participation makes you better, and makes the team better.

3. Managing Your Time Is One of the Most Important Things: Being in high school is alot of work, being in harder classes with alot of homework you think that you could never finish. I like to get ahead on everything just to be safe for time management.

4. Set A Goal for Your Team: This year, we brought a new coach in for Golf. My team was brought to my school five years ago, and this year we won our league. That was our goal for 2014 and this next year we wanna win CIF! It sounds crazy, but any goals we set we can finish them!

5. Come to Things, Make your Team Bond: For my basketball team, our team was put together a little late because we weren’t sure if we were gonna have a JV or just a Varsity. My team, in order to bond and have good chemistry we did alot of things together. People who didn’t come to things didn’t get as close with the team as others did.

well, I hope y’all enjoy this article, and if you guys are nervious for tryouts, or have anything to say about this please contact me or comment on this article!

xoxo

(aka kate winss!)

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Eye Exams

May 25, 2015

Hey guys!

I wanna share a more personal story with you guys today. So last week, I got my eyes checked by an optometrist. I was never really having problems with vision until I was reading Jane Eyre in my English class. I was reading a lot slower than usual, and also my eyes felt very sore when and after I read. In the past, I have never had any eye problems, infact, I always had 20/20 vision. And I still have 20/20 vision, but I have an eye disorder called Convergence Insufficiency.

Convergence Insufficiency is a disorder where you have 20/20 vision, but you have a problem of how your muscles in your eyes read a page. The problem with Convergence Insufficiency is that you can score a perfect 20/20 on a vision chart in school, or at your doctors office, but never notice this. Since this is a tougher thing to detect, most children who have this, people think they have learning disabilities, but that’s not at all the case. I am saying, if you feel like a your eyes are sore after reading, or you get headaches after reading or you are seeing double, don’t just go to a doctor, visit an optometrist or an ophthalmologist to see if anything else is going on!

Okay, that’s the end of my rant, and my special edition article!

oh and by the way, I got ray bans, the picture of me is what I choose. These are the ones I got.

and yeah, and happy memorial day!

xoxo

(aka kate wins!)

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What’s in my Workout Bag?

May 23, 2015

hey guys!

I wanted to share with you guys what is in my workout bag! Since I have been working out lately I have had a pre-packed workout bag ready for after school and weekends and stuff.

Heres what I bring:

1. Bobble Water Bottle in Blue -$14

2. Krass and Co. in Bows Before Bros (Purple) -$40

3. Nike ‘Free 5.0 TR Fit 5 Print’ Training Shoe in Blue Lagoon/Lime/White -$110

4. Lululemon ‘The Towel’ -$42

5. Lululemon Free to Be Bra -$42

6. Lululemon Sweat and Go Bag -$128

7. The Body Shop Tea Tree Cleansing Wipes -$8

these are all my essentials! I love these nikes more than anything! They are perfect for a short time on the driving range or just a run. This water bottle is fantastic because I can just fill it up in any water fountain, and it filters it. I love having “The Towel” and the face wipes after a sweaty workout!

xoxo

(aka kate winss!)

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My Favorite Monogram Items

May 20, 2015

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hey guys! I wanted to show you guys some of the monogram items that I think are really cute!

1. Marley Lilly Monogram Seersucker Pullover T-Shirt: $49

2. Personalized Reversible Pendant Necklace: $148

3. Canvas with Leather Cosmetic Bags: $39

4. Italian Double Ribbon Shams: $98

5. One in a million’ business card holder: $30

6. Monogrammed Ballet Flats: $35

hope yall enjoy these products and hope yall maybe like some of the same ones!

xoxo

(aka kate wins!!!!)

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Exam Tips

May 16, 2015

hey guys!

I know that my exams are coming up, so I wanted to share my exam tips for finals, and those big important tests at the end of the year!

here we go:

1. Chew a Piece of Gum while Studying, then Chew it While You are taking the Exam: This trick doesn’t work for many people, because they can’t chew gum at school or it just doesn’t work for you. This works for me. Now I go to a private school, and they usually don’t let you chew gum, but since I ask ahead of time to my proctors, they let me chew the gum. I like to chew bubble mint flavor by any brand!

2. Make Flashcards: Okay, now I know this sounds like a no-brainer, but I always make flashcards because writing things twice helps me remember it better.

3. Get some Sleep: Okay, I know that it is very important to study, but sleep is also very important. Sleep actually helps you remember more of what you study. Also when you sleep more, you perform better on the exams.

4. Start Early: This will help you get more sleep too. I like to make my study guides and flashcards early, and start early picking up more and more things along the way.

5. Get Organized: Right when I get study guides from my teachers, I like to grab a binder, or a notebook with a folder pocket and make study guides and flashcards. This organization helps it be easier when I am driving around just to pick up my binder and easily study.

6. Ask Questions: Okay, this one is very important. Any time you have extra time, a free block, an office hours session or before/after school go to your teachers, and ask the questions you need. Some of the classes right before the final you might not have time to ask the question or the teacher might not be willing to answer the question.

7. Energize Your Mind on the Day of the Exam: The morning of the exam, don’t go crazy studying and trying to cram. If you are cramming now, its not good. In the morning before my finals I like to do a crossword puzzle or a sudoku puzzle, or something like that!

hope y’all enjoyed this, and hope you do well on your finals!

xoxo

(aka kate winss!)

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The Fab Five (May 2015)

May 13, 2015

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1. Var-City Muscle Tank: This tank is my favroite workout/on the go tank ever! This is so comfy and cute! I enjoy wearing this during a spinning class or my yoga classes! I also wear this to the pool or the beach. -$58

2. Golf Charm Bracelet: Well, I play golf and I just really think this is a cute gofl charm. I also love the little Vineyard Vines logo on this, and just enjoy wearing these. -$38

3. Kate Spade New York ‘Hello Stranger’ IPhone 5 Case: Well you guys all know that I love the Kate Spade cases. This one is just really cute, because I love the purple color on it! -$40

4. Lululemon Heat the Street Onesie: This is just a really comfortable soft casual thing to wear around town. This is a really go-to product for me, just to put on and wear comfortable. -$98

5. Brandy Melville Alena Dress: This is alot like the onesie, in the way that it is very lose and easy to wear. I throw this on whenever I feel like it, its also very nice to wear for little shopping trips and parties. I own one in Black and one in Burgundy. -$28

Hope y’all enjoyed this, and if you have an opinion about any of these things please comment.

xoxo

(aka kate winss!)

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5 Coffee Table Book Favorites

May 9, 2015

hey guys!

Recently I have been obsessed with Coffee Table Books, just to have sitting around. These books are usually just pretty picture books and sit on your Coffee table! Here are my five favorites:

1. Preppy: Cultivating Ivy Style by Jeffrey Banks and Doria de La Chapelle- $28

2. Take Ivy by Shosuke Ishizu -$17

3. Kate Spade New York: Things We Love: Twenty Years of Inspiration, Intriguing Bits and Other Curiosities by Kate Spade New York -$27

5. True Prep by Lisa Birnbach and Chip Kidd -$13

4. The Ivy Look: Classic American Clothing – An Illustrated Pocket Guide by Graham Marsh and JP Gaul – $13

Hope y’all enjoy all of these books!

xoxo

(aka kate winss!)

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Health Benefits of Matcha and Matcha Recipes

May 6, 2015

hey guys!

I wanted to share with you stuff about Matcha. I have always loved Matcha Green Tea ever since in 2009 Starbucks came out with their Matcha Green Tea Frappuccino. More recently, as of January this year, I have been doing research on Matcha Green Tea. These are none of my recipes, I have linked the recipes on the from the websites I use them from.

Matcha Green Tea is a darker green color, and contains healthier benefits than regular green tea. It supposedly helps hair, skin and nails. Since I have been regularly drinking Matcha Green Tea I have seen a difference in my skin. My skin is normally very dry, but is now very normal, which the same use of my lotion and stuff. It is not very caffeinated, at least as much as Coffee. Matcha Green tea supposedly also supposed to burn calories. I am really not sure how true this is, but I’ll take their word for it.

In addition to having pure tea, I use Matcha in some recipes.

Matcha Green Tea Mug Cake: This is a quick and tasty Mug Cake! I love the taste of this thing, and its an easy way to get your Matcha in a tasty food-like way!
‘Starbucks Inspired’ Matcha Green Tea Iced Latte: This is a tasty way to drink your matcha. This is a Starbucks Inspired beverage, so you can drink something that tastes pretty accurate, for a dupe.
Healthy Matcha Green Tea Coconut Fudge: This is a yummy alternative to a real fudge. I really like the taste of Matcha, and don’t love the taste of Chocolate so I think this is really tasty. I also love that this is high protein, and sugar free!
Healthy Matcha Green Tea Fudge Protein Bars: These bars are low sugar, low fat, gluten free and vegan protein bars. These are really tasty and are very match-y! I make these all the time and don’t always cover them in chocolate. I bring these to school and enjoy my protein bars!
Matcha Green Tea Shortbread Cookies: These are nice little cookies to eat. Sometimes I melt white chocolate or dark chocolate and drizzle the chocolate over the cookies. I love a crumbly shortbread cookie, and this is certainly a good crumbly one!
Matcha Green Tea Madelines: Okay, so I LOVE madelines, they are so cakey and cookie like and make me so happy. These are tasty with a glass of warm milk!
Matcha Green Tea Energy Drink: This is a really tasty way to get your energy drink in, while drinking a tasty healthy one. I personally don’t use the liquid stevia in the recipe, and it is good without it.
Bubble Milk Tea Boba: Now Boba is usually really high in calories, but this tasty Boba is 150 calories instead of the usual 400 calories. This makes you feel better about drinking a tasty boba drink.
Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream Bars with Magic Topping and Toasted Almond Shell: THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST MATCHA RECIPES OUT THERE! It is so tasty and I am a really big fan of Ice Cream bars so this is basically my life.

I hope you guys like these recipes and Matcha overall. If you are looking for a certain place to buy Matcha Powder, I would check Trader Joes or a local Asian Market. If you enjoy any of the recipes comment below please!

xoxo

(aka kate wins!)

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Happy Birthday to Me!

May 2, 2015

Hey guys!

Today is my 15th birthday! I wanted to say, that this blog is really a love of mine to write and to share my opinions on things.

For my 15th I just celebrated with my friends at school, and some of my friends are taking me out tonight for dinner! Tomorrow I have a mother-daughter brunch at my school!

I know this is a short post, but I just wanted to mention that today is my birthday to my favorite people, the readers of my blog!

xoxo guys! I am finally 15! and I will share with you guys some of the presents I recieved from my birthday!

And a little note! For May I will be posting every Saturday and Wednesday!

xoxo

(aka kate winss!)

Month: May 2015

Casual Summer Looks

What I have learned from High School Sports

Eye Exams

What’s in my Workout Bag?

My Favorite Monogram Items

Exam Tips

The Fab Five (May 2015)

5 Coffee Table Book Favorites

Health Benefits of Matcha and Matcha Recipes

Happy Birthday to Me!

welcome!