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December Word of the Month : Joy

December 1, 2016

hey all!
its december, so lets do a christmas countdown starting today.
right now there is

24 days till christmas day

isn’t that so exciting!
so its december 1st, lets get with the post today, my word of the month!
for december i have picked

joy

the word joy is a noun, that according to google means “a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.” and recently i have been thinking, well joy is different than happiness, because, for me, happiness is satisfied with gifts and material things, but joy is another thing. i often say i am ‘happy’ but never really ‘filled with joy’. why is this? why does joy for some reason seem so unattainable?

how will i try to be more joyous this month?

i wanna focus less on the materials, and more on the relationships and the people around me this month. especially because its christmas this is gonna be super difficult because all around me will be focused on gifts, but i will try to focus on more than what meets the eye.
i am planning a special christmas post for every friday because i wanted to do blogmas, but as a full time student, i don’t really have the time. so look out tomorrow for a super special christmas themed blog post!
i hope you enjoy!
xoxo
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November Word of the Month: Gratitude

November 1, 2016

hey all!
welcome to november, its now 11/1/16, halloween is over and it feels like we are really ready to go for this year, like i am completed and we are 10 months through the year and its genuinely so crazy for me, because 2017 will be crazy because i will finally be a senior, and that will be way too crazy, but i am not trying to get too far ahead of myself and try to live more in the moment instead of looking ahead because it often provides a not necessary stress for me, so let me get off of the 2017 cliff and focus on november, lets go!
so for november i have picked

gratitude

the word gratitude means “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” (according to google). november is often the month of gratitude because of thanksgiving which is probably the most notable event in november (besides my half birthday which by the way is tomorrow!).

how will i try to be more ‘grateful’ this month?

this month, i will be trying to give back as much as i can to others. november for me is gonna be less of a me month, and more of how can i help my family and help those who seek in my community, or online. i will also try to be more  thankful for the things that i posess, and want less, i would like to be less needy with material goods and more willing to share with others.
so, i hope you enjoy this journey through the month, i will have some exciting new articles and ideas to share with y’all for this month, get ready! and please feel free to share if you have any ideas for me for posts, like what y’all would like to see from me!
xoxo
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September : National Yoga Month

September 18, 2016

hey all!
i cannot believe it is already september 18th! its crazy that times goes by so fast! i
i can’t believe that only 6 months ago i was still taking yoga classes! i started the first week of february and went all the way till the first week of june. this was an amazing class which i had either twice or three times a week.
this class really put me in an amazing peace of mind. i seriously loved and from there i took a few small lessons around my area and i started to remember again why i loved it so much. but with my lack of time and lack of mobility (ability to get to the classes) i really couldn’t get back into the classes full time.
so!
hearing that this month, september is national yoga month, i became very excited, of course, i want to get back into classes, but because y’all know (from my article about routine) that my amount of time is severely lacking, and we did a time scheduling worksheet with my advising group, and i only had 12 hours free! 12 HOURS PER WEEK!
12 HOURS PER WEEK!
and that isn’t counting blogging. so i have 12 hours to fit in my blog, my social life, AND keeping up with my netflix shows.
so i have decided to put together a board on pinterest of different yoga poses that i can do at home…
take a peep here!

so i am going to share a few of my favorite pins with yoga “how tos”

i hope you enjoyed my post today!!
xoxo
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September Word of the Month: Routine

September 1, 2016

hey all!
its a new month! its finally september
wait did i say FINALLY SEPTEMBER
well school has started and i feel generally crazed i mean, i have school and then golf, so im re-starting my routine, so i picked…

routine

well, as i said before, i seem to be getting back into my routine! wake up – school- golf/art -homework-sleep
wake up – school- golf/art -homework-sleep
this is pretty much how my days have ended up

how will i try to be more ‘routine’ this month?

well, the definition of routine is “a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program” according to google so i plan on building my routine to have more weekend time and free times on friday nights and such. i would also like more time for myself and meetings for clubs and committees that i am on!
also speaking about a new routine! i am planning on making fashion and clothing related posts on thursdays, life/school related posts on tuesdays and my series posts on sundays! does that sound good to y’all?
thanks for reading!
let me know an intention that you have for your month!
xoxo
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June: National Dairy Month

June 14, 2016

hey all!

so did you know that june is national dairy month? well i didn’t until a few days ago.

strange it seems, well why june? i have no idea! but i have a very interesting relationship with dairy…

now, i will tell you something , i am an (self proclaimed) ice cream expert who is lactose intolerant. NOW THIS IS AN OXYMORON, how can i love ice cream and not be able to digest it (i have no idea) there is something called self control (which i don’t have) but i have learned to suffer the consequences and just not care!

so in honor of national dairy month, i will  be sharing 5 lactose free ice cream or sorbets, lets get started:

#1: Clean Eating Pineapple Dole Whip:

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have you ever been to disneyland or the dole plantation and had one of these beauties? well its basically magical pineapple frozen yogurt (WITH NO DAIRY!) one of the favorites things that i can make at home (easy usually takes about 5 minutes or so) and is so natural!

i especially like this recipe for dole whips from Dashing Dish

#2: Peach Sorbet:

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i love the taste of peach, like what is better than that! well in this dairy free number from Martha Stewart, you get the magnificent taste of this fruit without the consequences of regular dairy peach ice cream!

this recipe is so fresh (and so easy) and is sure to make your taste buds sing!

#3: Melon Sorbet:

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this is not the traditional watermelon sorbet, but this looks great (seeing as i haven’t tasted it YET) the best trick about this recipe from A Beautiful Mess, is that no machine is necessary which means you don’t have to buy another appliance just to make ice cream!

#4: Sorbet WITH ANY FRUIT!!!:

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this recipe made me so excited when i first tried it, i mean i am naturally a fruit-y flavor kind of girl rather than tradition flavors. my family and i love this recipe base, and we have made it with Roasted Apricots and Watermelons. AND LET ME JUST TELL YOU, the roasted apricot sorbet that my family makes is the absolute BOMB, and i might just be willing to share the recipe soon!

this is a great base from The Kitchn

#5: 5-Minute Healthy Strawberry Frozen Yogurt:

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you may have seen this on pinterest before, seeing as it comes up on my feed all the time, but this looks great! i have yet to try this but it seems very simple (and honestly VERY delicious) and i know i know, this recipe has yogurt in it, but i do as i would do anywhere else, just modify get lactose free yogurt and i am sure this will be just as good!

anyway! i hope y’all are having a great day!

xoxo

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April – Stress Awareness Month

April 24, 2016

hey guys!

so if you guys might know april is stress awareness month! perfect month for me right!!!

so today I am going to talk about dealing with stress and how stressed out I basically am, so ready lets go:

TEENAGERS: we get STRESSED out i mean we have a lot with on our plate with school and extracurriculars all with the added stress of hormones and the fleeting years before we become an adult, and if THAT isn’t enough we have college to look forward to.

FUN!

no not fun, so i will share the things that stress me out the most, here we go:

  1. school
  2. homework
  3. teachers
  4. sports
  5. art projects (the kinds with impending due dates)
  6. college
  7. the college process
  8. when adults ask me “what I want to be” (check my reaction here)
  9. lack of sleep
  10. biology projects about endangered animals (heres to you ms. peters)
  11. TRIG
  12. planning the classes I am taking next year
  13. AND COLLEGE AGAIN

and how do I deal with stress, some would say not very well (thank you sister)!!

anyway, here is how i do it, i don’t know how/if they can help you but they ALWAYS help me!

here we go:

  • listen to hamilton
  • watch saved by the bell, gossip girl, new girl, 90210 etc
  • draw on my ipad
  • water color
  • sleep
  • online shopping
  • real life shopping

and thats pretty much it!

hope you enjoy! please let me know how you all deal with stress by commenting!

xoxo

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April Word of the Month: Aesthetic

April 3, 2016

hey guys!

so its finally april, which is going to be a VERY busy month! so I am excited for what I have in store for my blog 🙂 and what i have in store for my life that I can share on my blog!

so lets get started:

so the word that i picked for this month is

aesthetic

i picked aesthetic because its my current favorite word. the word aesthetic is a noun that according to google means “a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.” i use this word in explaining things that i like which i now say that they “go in my aesthetic” a sample of things that are in my aesthetic would be monogram necklaces, martha’s vineyard houses or bottega louie, and things not in my aesthetic would include tattoos, ripped jeans or muscle tees.

how will i try to be more “aesthetic” this month?

aesthetic is ALSO A ADJECTIVE! as an adjective it means “having a sense of the beautiful; characterized bya love of beauty.” how i will be using aesthetic? good question, i am planning on fixing my aesthetic, making sure that it match, as I want it to. I also want to be more thoughtful of other’s aesthetics, making sure i don’t focus on making other peoples aesthetics more like mine. 

hope you enjoyed this article!

xoxo

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