Hello bloggers! You made it through another week of 2014! My sincere congratulations to all of you. And myself. I made it another 7 days without slapping anyone. It's the little victories, right?
Here are some things I've been fawning over this week [and so far this month]!
1. Poshmark. I have an entire series coming to the blog, all about poshing. I'm so addicted, and I think all of you should be to! I have a few pieces listed in my closet that you can check out here.
2. Crystal Light Peach Mango Green Tea. I have been drinking this stuff like it's going out of style. It's a great "pick me up" in the morning, a "keep me going" in the late afternoon, and a "goodnight world" drink in the evening. Mis a packet with a liter of ice, and I can't complain.
And naturally, Lily had to step in on my shot. She's such a diva, I can't even.
And now this one needs his own cameo in this post. Sheesh!
3. These NY&Co. Red Sweatpants. I've been living in these pants everyday after school: change out of my jeans and step into my sweats. They're a little too big on me and super long which make them so super comfy.
4. My Heirloom Pear Wallflower. When B&BW had their semi-annual sale, I snatched up 2 wallflowers and this scent has been in my room ever since. The scent isn't super strong, which I like, but I have it plugged in in front of my door so I'm greeted by the pleasent smell. This baby was $2 and I don't regret the purchase!
5. This picture. 3 dogs squished into a bed meant for 1. Do I need any more explaination?
What were some of your favorites from this [very snowy] first week of February?
Because I suck and missed last week's Friday Fives [bad, Carolyn], I'm making up for the week lost and week past in this post. Double the awesomeness, awe heckie yeah.
1. Online Black Friday shopping. I'm not gonna lie, I'm a sucker for a sale, especially if it's more than 50% off. Needless to say, I've been going crazy. I've spent $60 in the past 3 days, a new, very sad, personal record.
2. Moe's is a Mexican mix between buffet, fast food, and sit down restaurants. If you haven't been to one, I recommend it. It's a very interesting experience, and soooo yummy.
3. Hard Candy Glamoflauge Concealer. I cannot rave enough. You all have to buy this concealer. It's like, 6 bucks at Walmart and it's lasted me a year; I can't believe I've almost finished it. Absolutely amazeballs for my seriously broken out skin. [I'm blaming it on the grease and fumes at work. Gag.]
4. Wanelo. I rediscovered my love for this app and I can't even at the beauty of shopping tumblr, basically. Will someone buy me my Birthday Wishlist collection please?
5. The International Delights Caramel Macchiato coffee creamer. If you saw my Sweater Weather Tag, you heard me rave about this stuff enough; I put it in my hot chocolate and it makes it taste like the Dunkin Donuts Salted Caramel one. NOMS!!
1. On Monday, I wore a button up sweater and no cardigan underneath. Why I thought it was a good idea to wear my scarlet bra under a cardigan is beyond me.
2. I drove without my permit last night. Breakin the law, one day at a time, woo.
3. Forgetting my key ring at my grandparent's house [yes, permit included], I also didn't have my debit card to buy my cart on Wetseal during the sale today. I called my Grammy for my card number. What can I say? I wasn't going to let BOGO 80% off go.
4. My last paycheck was $25. I need a new job.
5. I completely forgot about my blog this week; BUT I caught up on YouTube things and that feels good.
1. My T-Shirt business-y thing has really been booming lately. I just hit my 100 total sales mark!
2. I hit 1,000 subscribers on YouTube. I've had 1,000 subscribers on another channel before, but that was with those horrible spam messages [I was naive, what can I say] begging for subs. These viewers are honest, genuine people I have watching me, and I feel so good about that!
3. I bought the leggings I've been telling myself to buy in all of my Friday Fives posts. Five pairs for $17.
4. I didn't overstuff myself last night. Until they brought out the apple cheesecake caramel squares. I tried. It's the thought that counts, right?
5. I'm all caught up to Glee, besides last night's episode! If you haven't seen the Cory Monteith tribute, you need to. Even if you're not a Gleek, everyone needs a good cry once in a while.
1. Finish Christmas shopping. I've got all my friend's gifts all purchased and on their way to my house, now it's all about my mom, grandparents and Secret Santa's! [Yes, I have multiple.]
2. Get my clothing situations under control. I can't see my closet floor. See my dilemma?
3. Start and finish season 6 of Gossip Girl. I'm waiting for the right rainy day!
4. Do some serious at home DIYing and get my skin back in order. I don't know what's up and I'm not happy about it.
5. Make a calendar and prerecord//prewrite//schedule videos and blog posts for the next month. I slacked hard this week.
Friday, Friday, Friday! It's Friday! And I start all of these posts with such an excited opening, I have to reread what I type a million times because I'm so pumped for the weekend. So, grab some tea [if you're basic. If you're a cool cat, like me, you've got salted caramel ice cream], a nice spot on the couch and enjoy my second Friday Fives!
1. Chocolate//Caramel turtle candies. A great project to do at 10 pm on a school night [instead of Algebra work, of course].
Bird wanted some too!
2. SMACKhighCT on twitter. Most of you won't appreciate the hilarity of high school students anonymously bashing each other's high schools online, but I think this account is a winner.
3.My Christmas board. I'm never one to hum Christmas carols before Black Friday but this year is an exception! What can I say?
4. Curling my hair. I learned how I can actually get my curls to stay longer than 12 minutes. A tutorial is soon to come!
5. This animation. Kanye all up in his Kanye Vest. I can't help but laugh-crying every time I see this.
1. A 30 year old man called me cute. And not "young" cute. Like, "Hi, I want to do bad things to you cute". I cried out of sheer terror + astonishment.
2. I spent a good part of this week hating my new camera. But if you saw my NYC post, I no longer despise it. So, yay.
3. I visited my own blog more than any new visitors did this week. I guess that's okay... at least I like my theme... finally?
4. My sister is currently playing a dub step version of Demi Lovato and I kind of want to scream.
5. My mom's birthday is in 6 days and I'll I've got for her so far is 3 B&BW candles. I need ideas pronto! *Scours DIY pinterest board for hours to find inspiration.*
1. We stopped at the rest stop on our way back from NYC and I strolled right past McDonald's and got Subway. And then treated myself with DD. Hashtag [sorrynotsorry].
2. Grades closed and my GPA will be the highest it's ever been!
3. I found out I'm ranked 47/195 in my class! Top 25% hollaaaaa!
4. I brought down and sorted through all of my winter clothes... I need to go shopping. Jeez.
5. I'm only 25 subscribers away from hitting 1k on YouTube!
1. Buy leggings. Erm.
2. Get on track with my social media.
[I failed last week.]
3. Respond to all the emails in my inbox. All 2 of them. What can I say? I'm not the best conversationalist [by text, that is]. I can talk your ear off, if you'd like instead.
4. Hang up my 3 bins of winter clothing... Where did I get so many white sweaters?! I don't even wear white sweaters, people!
5. Finish season 6 of GG and catch up to Glee. [Currently working on this one!
Howdy, Friday. It feels like we just had the weekend... maybe because I only had a 3 day school week? Yup, blaming it on No School November. [More on that some other time.] It's time for this week's Friday post round up, but I put a special spin on it so we're not all "and I liked this" and "this was cool" and blah. Feel free to take inspiration from this post and incorporate it into your Friday posts!
1.There comes a time when a 16 [almost 17] year old girl needs to kiss the aqua blue walls and bunk beds good bye. That time is now. We're redecorating my room! Lots of posts to come, but for now, keep an eye on this pinterest board!
2. New York. We took a detour through NYC on our way to MetLife Stadium and I just fell more in love with the city. The people [some not so much], the foliage, the apartments [again, some definitely iffy], I just need to be there. Someone want to share a teeny tiny one-bedroom with me?
3. Pinterest. I think this was a part of my faves last time, but let's be honest here: I'm addicted. It's bad. Let's fight feed this addiction together. Follow me here. =)
4. Bios de Rose by Estee Lauder. I'm a professional look-like-a-clown-while-wearing-read-lips[er?]. But this color is great, mainly because it doesn't accentuate the red in my skin. Me gusta!
5. I caved and bought a new camera! It's the Samsung MV900F, and I have to say, it was basically a steal at $130 on Amazon. I'll be doing a full review in a few months!
1. Buy leggings. Oh, so CWG. What can I say?
2. Social media. In general. This week was rough. Basically, I tweeted twice. Don't hate me.
3. Eat less bagels and more eggs. Sorry about it.
4. Get my room painted and pick out a bed spread!
5. Go thrifting//bring my old junk to the consignment shop. I'm addicted!
1. I didn't borrow a single penny from my mom this week. Granted, she keeps the food on the table and a roof over my head, but I bought my own $9 OPI polish. Aw yeah! [Not necessarily excited about spending my own money, but most definitely proud.]
2. I raised my grade in algebra 6 points in the past 2 weeks. Holla at the nerd status.
3. I designed a whole new layout for my blog that I am almost completely happy with and plan to keep for a while!
4. I uploaded a video. It's sad that this is under achievements, but I'm getting back in my YouTube groove thang.
5. As previously mentioned, I got my camera! I've been putting off spending the money for so long, but it's a worthwhile investment that will help me in my field. At least, that's how I convinced myself into spending the money.
1. I got nothing done this week besides blogging. I went farther than procrastination here - I full on just blew things off for my blog. Not good.
2. I ate half a box of munchkins... as a snack... by myself... in one sitting. It was bad. And then I went to McDonald's. That was Saturday and I can still feel the powdered sugar collecting in my stomach.
3. I still haven't brought my winter wardrobe down from the closet. It's 40 degrees out today. Yeah, let that one sink in.
4. I only worked 3 hours and 20 mins this week. My wallet is going to hate me.
5. I started a Christmas board on Pinterest. I'm never one to sing Christmas carols before Thanksgiving, but we're making an exception here, ok?
So what did I learn this week? Nothing. I didn't do anything, so how can I learn? OH! I did learn how to use Pinterest to drive traffic to my blog. That's something I guess. You know, the 2 chapters I took a test on didn't sink in, but I know that I need to use more vertical pictures in my posts. Good, good job, Carolyn.
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