hey all!
you have known from my new years resolutions, but i have obviously been trying to become healthier as you may be been able to tell by seeing my workout routines, and my workout playlist. for me, my hungriest point in the day is typically from 3-4ish, i am never very hungry for breakfast and typically eat a bar. for lunch, i usually have oatmeal or leftovers from the past day and dinner is whatever we are making. my meals do not really tend to be that large ever since about a year ago i have been eating less. but the one time i am really hungry in the day is after school.
but the one time i am really hungry in the day is after school. and i guess its because school kinda takes it all out of me and i am tired, or maybe its because i just let loose after school. but today i wanted to share some snacks that are perfect to eat because they are filling and healthy.
here we go!
#1 : baked zucchini chips
#2 : sweet potato chips
#3 : lemon lime popsicles
#4 : 3 ingredient avocado toast
#5 : pina colada popsicles
#6 : no bake cookies
i hope you enjoy, and if any of you try out any of these recipes please let me know!!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
Author: katewins
hey all!
so i made some outfits to wear!
here we go!!
#1:
sweater / skirt (similar) / shoes / palette / sunglasses / bag / phone case
#2:
shirt / jeans / hat / bag / bag accessories / sunglasses / mascara / shoes
#3:
dress / purse / earrings / mascara / palette / phone case / shoes / sungalsses
xoxo!
(aka kate wins!)
hey all!
whats up? how is your life right now? its tuesday and i am crazy busy this week, i have been having exams on and off from last week, this week and next week. i have been crazy busy and was so glad that i had yesterday off of school and i hope that all y’all had a fabulous mlk jr day yesterday and a restful long weekend.
so today i want to share a not so popular opinion:
i hate social media
thats it, i said it. i know its a taboo for a teenager, and its also a taboo for a blogger. just because i am 16 i should just love everything about social media and just love it but honestly its just so much work.
social media is just so much work.
like so much work, and half of it is not even real. like most people show a happy experience, but its not as sunny as it seems to be in experiences.
like for example,
this photo, i posted for christmas was a set of macaron ornaments that i recieved for saint nicholas day.
seems easy right, you know, just open the box and put it in between the tree branches right?
but in this photo taking experience, there is also this one
yeah,
- i took my tripod out, set it up to the correct height (1 minute)
- brought my lamp out from my bedroom, plugged in and turned it on (5 minutes)
- brought out a string of christmas lights and plugged them in (3 minutes)
- set my ornament in the tree (1 minute)
- taking my pictures, realizing they didn’t look good at that angle and then fixing the ornament and tripod angle (7 minutes)
oh yeah, then i decided oh i don’t like how that ornament looks in photos, so i eventually switched it to the other ornament that ended up in the image that was posted on instagram.
then it was another:
- setting up the ornament in the branches (3 minutes)
- changing the angle of the tripod (2 minutes)
- and retaking the photos again (5 minutes)
but wait, there is more, you didn’t think i posted the image without editing it did you?
- moved my photos from my camera to my phone (5 minutes)
- edited them on the photos iphone app (3 minutes)
- moved them to vsco and edited them (6 minutes)
so for a grand total of 41 minutes for 56 likes on an instagram photo.
now this seems really crazy, and i assure you this is crazy. like no one should be having to spend almost 3/4 of an hour ending up with only one photo that goes on the internet for not very many people even seeing it or let alone caring how long it takes you or what the image is even of.
now, this is sad because not only is it a time waste, but it also creates a sense that perfection is easy, just because we see it on our feeds. lmy photos should not have to be as good as a company who have hired many 8 people to make the same photo as i did in 40 minutes as a teenager, but you are expected to have good photos or no one will follow your instagram or care what you post.
its just sadness that the world has gone to this, that we just expect that it takes 41 minutes to make a photo, or 15 minutes to make a graphic which i use on every post, 3 days a week. i also spend about 20 minutes each on my photo sets where i create outfits, and i honestly wonder if people even care, or just scroll past it to see articles about “free preppy stickers”.
okay thats all what i had to say and thank you for listening to my ranting!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
hey all
the other day i posted my workout routine, well what goes with workouts better than music! i made my music playlist that i love to listen to while working out. i run to this, do routines to this, golf or anything else using a workout playlist. i made a new one for the new year and basically absolutely love it.
so here it is!
you can listen to it, follow it etc. i love listening to it in order because it gives the perfect build up for me while running, but it would also be awesome in a shuffle order. they are mostly pump up songs with an awesome tempo that keeps you moving at a consistent pace.
xoxo
kate wins!
hey all!
we are past winter break and i am back to school, and this week over the announcements i heard that my school’s basketball team has officially moved into their official season play.
not gonna lie, this made me a little bit sad. i miss my team, i miss being on a team. i mean golf is off season so currently i am not seeing the same group of people after school every day.
i mean there were a lot of reasons why i didn’t wanna play basketball this year. a major one being i am doing art after school on tuesdays and thursdays. i am doing an extensive art program for two hours after school (sometimes i admit, its a tad long) but we also watch movies, listen to music and talk while doing art. its super awesome because i am in this cluster of girls who are all creatives and we all influence each other, and help each other not only for ideas, but also in small ideas.
another reason is my knee, i mean basketball is more than just running. so my knee became really aggravated because of the fast stops, and dribbling and just like running back and forth. other people affect basketball, i mean the moves of others and just even making free-throw shots hurt because of my knees. so honestly i am saving my knee from more aggravation.
no longer playing basketball definitely has been hard because i feel like something is missing in my life. i mean, i totally thrive when i am totally over booked and over busy. like when i have nothing to do after school i totally flounder and have nothing to do, i put on the netflix because i have so much time. i am not busy enough, like i love having too much to do, which is why i have my workout rotuines which i do every monday, wednesday and friday!
so thanks for hearing me out today!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
hey all!
continuing with my january new years resolution theme, i have put together a list of my favorite pre-made workout routines as well as ones that i have put-together my self!
here we go!
#1: in the park
#2: hit the barre workout
#3: one song workout : sugar
#4: kendall jenner workout plan
#5: hiit workout
#6: tone it up weekly schedule
#1: run & roll out
i usually run or walk for about 1.5-2 miles depending on my daily energy. i go to run on a treadmill or run in my neighborhood. if i run in my neighborhood i usually run about 1.5 miles because its partly uphill but if i’m on the treadmill i typically do the full 2 miles because i don’t have anything uphill. after that i either return home with my foam roller or i use the foam roller after the treadmill. at home this is my foam roller i use. i typically roll out my legs and my knee because i have previously injured my right knee.
#2: golf driving range
i actually haven’t been golfing in months, but i am planning on going back to the driving range soon. i am planning on going every saturday early in the morning for 30 minutes. there, my routine is typically i stretch out my arms, then get a medium bucket of 45 balls. i typically go from my pitching wedge, to a 5 iron, through most of my irons then to my driver. then after that i finish with the putting green.
thats pretty much it!
thanks for reading
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
hey all!
its after christmas and i aready have things that i want again! its crazy because the styles have definitely changed since december, not just in california too.
i am back to school and i wish i wasn’t, we are already 8 days through january and i can’t even bear to think about it.
well, that being said, lets get started:
- madewell mini transport leather crossbody bag
- nike roshe two sneaker
- boba milk tea lapel pin
- midge the poodle pin
- pretty pretzel pin
- shrug guy pin
- steve madden carrson sandal in rose multi sparkle
- steve madden carrson sandal in blush suede
- rayban classic clubmaster sunglasses
- rayban round-frame acetate sunglasses
- rayban round sunglasses
i hope that you enjoy!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
hey all!
one of my resolutions that i posted on tuesday is that i want to be healthier!
so of course i have been finding good recipes for this new year and my resolution on pinterest!
here we go!!
#1: zucchini noodles with creamy avocado pesto
#2: skinny beef and broccoli
#3: baja chicken tacos
#4: chicken burritos
#5: buddha bowl with peanut sauce
#6: superfood quinoa bowl
#7: breakfast egg muffins
#8: zucchini and sweet potato latkes
i hope you enjoy and if you try any of these recipes, please let me know if you like them!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
hey all!
happy new year! its january 3rd and today i already went back to school!
man i totally miss break, like during break i could sleep in, and work out and it was honestly so nice!
so i wanted to share with y’all all of my resolutions for this year!!
lets go!
#1 : I want to be healthier.
#2: I want to volunteer more.
#3: I would like to have better self confidence.
every year #1 is one of my resolutions. i mean i absolutely since i was 12, like for sure. i feel like every year i will strive to be better, i mean of course i would like to eat more naturally and to work out more. this is just for my general health.
#2 is just for others. over christmas i worked with the pasadena jaycees (the junior chamber of congress) in their operation santa project. we drove around dressed as santa and mrs claus and delivered toys to needy children. i loved seeing the looks on their faces when the needy kids got their toys.
and the last one #3, is just i wish that i felt as good about myself as how others feel about me. my friends have such high views of me, and i wish i had the same about myself.
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
happy new year all!!
i cannot believe it is already january 1st, 2017.
2017
i can’t even right now!! like this is crazy because so much will happen this year. this year i will turn 17, become a senior in high school, start applying to colleges and maybe even hear back from a few before the year is over!
its insane right now, like this year will be a huge one, 52 weeks of busy!
i am nervous, but excited for all of this!
get ready all!
you can check my post again on tuesday for my new year’s resolutions!!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
