Valentines Day Lookbook

I know valentines day already passed, but my posting schedule is every Friday so if you don't mind I'm going to post my valentines day lookbook. Also my valentines day was good. I didn't do anything special, I just cuddled my dog more than usual. And that was pretty much it. In this lookbook I decided to "date my dog" as a joke, I'm not actually dating my stinks. 

1)Valentines date with my dog I guess

2)Love my stinks

3)Pier Date with my dog

4)Look at my baby!

5)I don't even know what this is but it looks valentines day-ee

How I make my smoothies

Today I'm going to be telling you how I make my smoothies. I make a lot of smoothies so I thought I would tell you guys what I put in my smoothies. So let's get started. 

Ingredients:

-Berry Medley

It's good to use a mix of berries in a smoothie because it tastes better, and you get a mix of vitamins too. The one that my family uses includes blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. With this combination, I receive lots of  vitamins. From the blueberries I receive vitamin K,vitamin C, and Manganese. From the Blackberries I receive vitamin E, Folate, Magnesium, Potassium, Dietary fiber, Vitamin K. Manganese, and Vitamin C. From the raspberries I receive vitamin C. Manganese, Pantothenic acid, Biotin, Vitamin E, Magnesium, Folate, Omega-3, and Potassium. So dang that's a lot of vitamins. The reason why I'm saying all the vitamins that are in these foods are because I want to encourage you, my readers to be healthy. 

-One Banana

I include one banana because this adds a more tropical and fruity taste to the smoothie and it has a good source of Vitamin B6 and Vitamin C. 

-Wheat Germ

You may be wondering, what is wheat germ? Basically wheat germ is the part of wheat that spouts into a new plant. It's very rich in vitamins, minerals, and protein. What I receive from the wheat germ is vitamin E, folic acid, magnesium, vitamin B, phosphorous, and zinc. The good thing is that you can't even taste it in the smoothie either, so aye why not get healthy and have it taste good.

-Iodine

This is probably another one that you may be wondering what it is. So Iodine is a mineral, and basically you just put it in drinks, and it gives you that mineral. A lot of people are deficient in iodine and that is bad because you need iodine for your thyroid hormones. More than 96 percent of over 5,000 patients tested were iodine deficient, in a clinical study conducted by thyroid expert Dr. David Brownstein. And that's crazy. Iodine has a lot of benefits such as increasing your energy levels, balancing your thyroid, protects from cancer and pathogens, and it improves hair growth-if you're trying to grow out your hair. 

-Filtered Water

Make sure you use filtered water if you're going to use water. Orange juice or almond milk would be another good option too.

Steps:

-Put all the Ingredients in the smoothie blender container

-Put the top on then blend until you think it's well blended

Turn off the blender, then enjoy

I got my writing published!

Hey guys! So I wrote a romantic story called Rose Monterey  about a month ago for creative writing class, and I submitted it for publishing on http://www.teenink.com/ and I'm so surprised that I got published on Teen Ink. 

My story, Rose Monterey is probably my favorite story yet, and I'm just so excited that it got published. But anyways I would tell you what it's about but I don't want to spoil anything. So I'll just put the link to it. 

http://www.teenink.com/fiction/realistic_fiction/article/940965/Rose-Monterey/

Also guys I have to collect data for my sociology honors class so if you guys have time, can you fill out this survey on exercise habits

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIttUqCrGlZsWoKPbeOxJy2hsDl4cGXc2y975oCMoblWjgGA/viewform

January Favorites

1)Taking baths

I've been loving baths this month, they are so great when you are cold, and you can just warm up in the bath. I love to use lush products in the bath, even though they are a little bit expensive. I enjoy the bubble bars, and bath bombs a lot. It's just so nice to relax in a hot bubble bath. I actually got "hot bath nausea" one time because the water was so hot. So if you're going to take a bath make sure you don't turn the water too hot. 

2)Twisted Peppermint Lotion

I've been using this lotion like crazy and it smells so good! Auntie Marilyn got this for me for Christmas and I love it so much. It's a  really good winter smell.

3)Cuddling my Nugget

This is always a favorite but it seems like during the colder months it's more of a favorite. My puppy is just so warm and cozy and I love her so much. She also gets away with everything because she's so cute! I just wanted to put this in here because there can never be enough nugget appreciation. 

4)Trying to figure out my life

I don't know if this is really a favorite but I thought I would include it. It seems like this month I have really been trying to figure out aspects of my life. This month I have started doing college research, and I have been getting myself prepared for applying for a job. I have been working on gathering references and just making sure I have everything together. It's been stressing me out but I think it's worth the stress. By the way, I'm looking for a job at Arby's, but I haven't applied yet because I still need to get my references. And I broke my phone this month while rollerskating, and it just made me realize that I shouldn't hand people my phone because they will drop it. And to just be careful with my devices. So I feel like this is just the month of all that. 

5)Snow!

The snow was awesome this month, and I loved going sledding. I already made an entire post about the snow so let's no go into too much detail. But basically I cozied up inside, went sledding, took some photos, and that's about it. 

A minimalistic aproach to buying things

So as you guys know I'm a minimalist. Or you may not know. But anyways today I'm going to be talking about a minimalist approach to buying things. So let's refresh on minimalism real quick. Minimalism is living a more rich life with less. It's having time to focus on the important things. You can focus on the important things by getting rid of the stuff/relationships that don't give you joy or that you don't use.

Understanding what you need and what you don't need
A lot of people make the excuse that they "need" something when it's actually just a want, and they will buy it. It's okay to want things, everyone wants things. But we have to be able to distinguish wants vs needs. This will help you make better decisions when it comes to how you spend your money. We all know pretty much what we need and don't need so when it comes to buying things focus on only the things that you need. But if you find something else it's okay to treat yourself if you haven't treated yourself in a while. But don't start using treating yourself as an excuse, because there is a difference between treating yourself too much and treating yourself just the right amount.

What to think about when you do treat yourself
When treating yourself think about these two things.Will you use it, and will it bring you joy? If it does then it's good to go through with buying it. But if not then rethink your decision. But let's say for example if you think it will only bring part-time joy then rethink your decision too. By eliminating the things that don't bring us joy or the things we don't use, it will bring us freedom. Freedom isn't easy for those who love to splurge, but if you change your mindset then freedom will come easier. Spending less money=Freedom, now do you want freedom?

Quality over quantity
When you do have to buy something new, think quality over quantity. You want what you buy to last a while, right? Paying extra for a nice quality item that you know is going to last years is well worth your money. Now I'm going to tell the wallet story about why you should buy quality over quantity. So I got this wallet from Target and it lasted about half a year and then the coin purse zippy part of it broke on me, and I lost all my coins that I had in there, I was mad. But I understood why it broke because it was a cheap wallet. Then for Christmas 2016, I decided to get a Kate Spade wallet and I knew that this wallet would last me years because it's made from leather and it's designer. And I've been using it ever since Christmas and it's still not broken in yet. It's great! So sometimes it's better to go for quality over quantity.

First snow of 2017

It snowed and we had no school for three days! So you know what I did, I went sledding and sat around and did nothing. On here I just wanted to share the photos that I took when I was enjoying the snow. 

The greenway near my house looked really pretty with all the snow. 

I don't know what pose I'm making in this photo but I guess I'll call it the snowman pose. 

And of course, I had to do a closeup of a pine tree, just for photography purposes. 

I loved cozying up in my socks.

I really like this photo, I feel like this mini mountain screams "climb me".

And this is the mast photo of me, all the rest are landscape photos. 

I really like this photo too because it has depth. 

Then this last one is of the pond, it looks foggy. 

Sharing some poems that I wrote

I'm so sorry for slacking on my posting. I have been lazy. But I promise I will get back to my regular posting schedule(every Friday). So now I wanted to share some poems, because the last time I shared things that I wrote it mostly stories, so now I'm changing it up. Also look at how cute my dog looks in the image above.

A Hue of Blue

A little who

In the little who town hollered a coo

hollering that the snooper is blue

The snooper oh he was a hue

He was a hue of blue

he was an ew

Because he scared everyone in the town of who’s

every year he cried boo

He cried about his stew

And it really upset the who’s

But who would stop him from hollering about his stew

Because he sure is a hue of blue

Maybe the rooper would stop the coo’s

Maybe the rooper would take the snooper to the zoo

And that’s what he did he that snooper to the slew

Oh it sure was a slew but that’s what he gets for being a hue

A hue of blue

Inky, Blue paradise

Have you ever loved someone for real?

The real kind of love?

The kind of love that keeps you thinking

The kind of love that leaves your heart aching

The kind of love that makes you go insane

The kind of love when you feel like you’re a million feet underwater

Grasping for air but still being able to breathe

I know how real love feels like

And the problem is that I only love you

As soon as I saw you I tripped and fell instantly

I fell deep into a dark, inky blue paradise

The more I fell, the more I lost my mind

And once I hit the bottom

I was completely crazy

I stayed at the bottom for a while

I was mad in love and barely knew what was real or not

But I sure knew my love for you was real

Slowly, as time went by, I started to regain my sanity

And I started hearing less voices

I was slowly floating back to the surface

I was unsure of why I was floating back

It happened as unexpectedly as me falling deep

It’s been a long journey but I think I have reached the surface

I can see the golden sunlight again and breathe in the fresh air

I have almost gained all of my sanity back

Whether I’m sane or not, I’ll keep loving you

You Are Outer Space

You are outer space.

Your skin is made of stardust and your eyes as vast as a wormhole

Both glitter Like shooting stars

moments before they disappear beyond the horizon

Your smile

Explodes like a supernova

Unforeseen but all at once

Spreading out everywhere and filling everywhere with its beauty

You are unknown.

Almost all of you is not known

Not even the greatest explorer could reach you

Because you are from out of this world

Your hands are constellations

Made up of many lines and imperfections

I wish I could trace all the lines that make up your constellation

And hold your hand in mine pleasantly and tightly

You are outer space.

You are unexplored

You are gargantuan

You are prepossessing