Day Seventy Five and Seventy Six: 16 and 17 March 2015

Top of the Evening to you all! And Happy St. Patty’s Day!

As you may not know I am at least 1/3 Irish so St. Patrick’s Day is always a fun day for me. I love all of the green and watching people get all dressed up and drink way too much green beer is always super fun to see. Plus I hardly ever wear green, but I tell people that if you pinch an Irish person on St. Patrick’s Day then you get punched, and that is exactly what I do. This year however wasn’t as fun as previous years, but I will get to that in a minute.

Yesterday was the first Monday back after Spring Break, and it was a tough day to get through… I had three classes, work, and grocery shopping to do. I started off my morning as I usually do by waking up earlier than my body would like and then making myself look presentable for 2 hours. Between all of the zoning out and playing on my phone it normally takes that long even though it should only take me an hour… So once I was done I made my way to my first class of the day all while texting the guy I really like. I’m not going to go into much detail here because I want it to be kept private for now. After that class was over I came back to my apartment and I messed around on my computer for about an hour before it was time to meet Sarah for lunch like I do every day. We had a good lunch and talked about our plans for later on that evening. Then I had two classes that were extremely boring and I barely paid attention… I know I’m a bad student sometimes… but my grades make up for my lack in attention. After classes I went to work for a few hours and got my homework done so I wouldn’t have to worry about it later. Then once I was done with work I went with Sarah to the grocery store because we were seriously lacking in the food department. I got pizzas, healthy rice meals, some yogurt, sugar, and coffee creamer. Then we managed to bring everything upstairs in one trip, and right before I went to take a shower I popped a pizza into the oven for dinner because I was starving! I took a quick shower and I was done before the pizza was out of the oven! I sliced up the pizza and the devoured about half of it because I had hardly eaten anything all day, then after dinner I curled Sarah’s hair while we watched movies. Overall it wasn’t a bad Monday.

Then there was today, good ole St. Patrick’s Day. Today was a better Tuesday than most because my 8am class was cancelled so I was able to sleep a little later than usual. I had a lot of extra time to get ready this morning and it gave me time to do Sarah’s makeup because today she got inducted into an honor society at school. I was able to slowly get ready and drink my coffee before having to go to my class at 9:30, and today was really warm outside so I was able to wear a short sleeve shirt and sandals! It was really exciting! On my way to my first class of the time I was reminded by my timehop app about what I was doing on this day last year, and it made me sad because this time last year I had an amazing boyfriend and we were going out and celebrating being together for 6 months. It really showed me how much can change in a short amount of time, but it’s alright, everything happens for a reason. After that my classes flew by and before I knew it I was sitting at work playing games on my computer. While at work one of my friends, Courtney, used my computer to create a resume for her and I played on my phone because I nothing else to do. Then 4pm Sarah had her induction ceremony so I made my way across campus to be there for her, because that’s what best friends are for! Once the ceremony was over we hung out with her mom and her grandparents who had also come to the event for a little while before we made our way back to the apartment to have some dinner. Then we did homework and ate our dinner before the rest of our roommates came back to the apartment. Then we watched them play Disney Trivia which was really entertaining, but the best part was when we got out the Harry Potter Scene It game and we played two games and I dominated both of them with no trouble at all. I’m a bit of a Harry Potter nerd so playing that game is a piece of cake for me! Then after that they didn’t want to play with me anymore so Sarah and I settled in to watch 19 Kids and Counting and Our Little Family, which are our normal Tuesday night shows. Once those were over we all got ready for bed because let’s face it after waking up at 5:30 in the morning it’s hard to not fall asleep around 10pm!

I hope y’all have had a great St. Patrick’s Day, and now it’s time for me to go to bed before I pass out in my desk chair!

Thank y’all so much for reading xoxo Lashleigh

Day Seventy Three and Seventy Four: 14 and 15 March 2015

Hello Wonderful People, 

I trust y’all had a wonderful weekend, I know that mine wasn’t too awful. My weekend consisted of watching movies with my mom and dad and coming back to school!

Saturday was a good day, I went to Zumba that morning with my mom and sister. We danced our butts off and then afterwards my sister gave me a homemade power muffin, which was a whole grain oatmeal yogurt blueberry muffin. It was a lot to say but it was really good and it hit the spot after working out for an hour. Then after that I went home and took a well-deserved shower and decided that since I was going back to school the next day I was going to do my laundry. I hadn’t done laundry in a while so I figured that there was no better time then while I was at home. After my shower I gathered all of clothes and made my way downstairs to sort my clothes into different piles. Once they were sorted I started my first load and started up my computer to watch season 10 of Supernatural. And that’s all I did, all day. I got all of my laundry done and finished watching the Supernatural series and now I am all caught up on what’s going on and Sarah told me I can officially join the Supernatural fan club since I have now seen every episode in order. After all of that was done I got hungry and since my mom wasn’t home I cooked dinner for the family, I made grilled chicken quesadillas and they were delicious. After dinner we all sat down on the couch and I had a glass of wine and we watched “The Other Woman” which is my favorite movie right now. Then the guy I like called me and we talked on the phone for 3.5 hours and we laughed and I was so happy and constantly smiling. I made him go to bed because he had to get up for work in the morning or we probably would’ve talked longer. I went to bed shortly after we said our goodbyes, and I had many sweet dreams of him.

Then today I slept in a little because spring break was ending and I didn’t know when I would be able to sleep in again. When I got up I was in an awesome mood so I decided I wanted to go all out on my hair and makeup. I curled my hair like usual and made it all fancy looking. Then for my makeup I did a brown and bronze smoky eye using my Too Faced Cat Eye’s palette. Then once I was ready for the day I packed all of my stuff and brought it all downstairs. By that time my mom and dad were home and we decided to eat dinner early that way I could eat with them since I had to leave around 4 to head back to school. We made sirloin steaks, roasted potatoes, and a salad. It was delicious, and it kept me full for a very long time. After dinner I packed up my car and grabbed some Starbucks before heading down the road to school. After an hour and half long drive I arrived at school in time for one of my friends to walk by and he helped me carry my belongings up the three flights of stairs to my apartment. Once inside I unpacked all of my stuff and hung out with Sarah and PJ, before we watched Once Upon A Time at 8pm. I did some homework afterwards and watched a movie with Sarah to end the night!

I hope you all have a wonderful Monday!

Thanks for reading xoxo Lashleigh

Day Seventy One and Seventy Two: 12 and 13 March 2015

Hello Everyone!

So I’m sorry for being so late with this post but it’s been a busy few days!

So on Thursday I had to wake up super early because I had to go get a cavity filled at 9am. I woke up earlier than I would’ve liked too and curled my hair like normally do, I wanted to get it out of the way that way I wouldn’t have to do it later that day. I finished my hair and before I left to go to the dentist again I took some advil to prepare myself for the havoc my dentist was going to wreak on my mouth. Once I got to the dentist they got to work on my mouth and I was in and out in 25 minutes. After my appointment I made my way back home and I proceeded to sit on my couch as the numbing on my cheek started to wear off and watched season 9 of Supernatural. After a few hours I could feel the pain in my cheek and it was time for me to get my makeup on because I was picking my niece up from school. I did my makeup and used my new Urban Decay Shadow Box palette and was ready in time to drive across town to pick Mackenzie up from school. After I picked her up I decided to give her a little treat and we went to Sweet Frog to get some frozen yogurt. It was so good to see her because with me being off at school I don’t get to see her a lot, so when I do I like to take her out for a little aunt/niece bonding time. Needless to say she really enjoyed herself. Then after that I had to have her do her homework because she is 9 after all and I sat there and helped her with all of her subjects. Then I had to take her home because she had a Girl Scout meeting to go to, and I had to get ready for Zumba class. I dropped her off and while I was at my sister’s house she invited me over for dinner after Zumba later on that evening. I agreed and headed back to my house so that I could change for class. I did an hour of Zumba and then went over Anneliese’s house for dinner and she made chicken Caesar pasta salad which was really delicious and definitely hit the spot after the workout. I hung out for about an hour which was long enough to say goodnight to Mackenzie and grab some Girl Scout cookies for my dad. Then I came back home and went right to my bed and watched some more Supernatural before passing out.

Then on Friday I didn’t move out of my bed for a few hours after I woke up and just watched Netflix on my laptop until I got hungry and needed to get food from the kitchen. I got myself some lunch and then decided to watch Netflix from my couch for the rest of the day. Then my mom came home and told me I was going to dinner with my grandmother, so I had to make myself look presentable since I was looking like a wreck. I did my hair and makeup as quick as I could and my mom and I met my grandmother at olive garden. I got my usual delicious chicken and mashed potatoes with a large glass of wine. After that I spent the evening in my bed finishing the Supernatural series and texting some of my friends.

I hope you all have an amazing weekend!

Thanks for reading xoxo Lashleigh 

Day Sixty Nine and Seventy: 10 and 11 March 2015

Hello Wonderful People,

I want to start this post with a question, do y’all believe in Karma? Because I’m starting to… The other day I was on the phone with a very close friend of mine and I made fun of him for having the sniffles because he is always sick with something. And the next morning I woke up with so much congestion I thought my head was going to explode… Now I can barely breathe through my nose and I sound gross and no amount of cold medicine is helping me. I’m pretty sure my current condition is because of the weather but I can’t help but think that Karma had something to do with this. I will never laugh at someone for having the sniffles again! And my friend who always has the sniffle is currently laughing at me as I blow my nose. So that’s my question feel free to answer me in the comment section below, because I’m beginning to think there is so truth behind this whole ordeal.

Now that that has been settled let’s talk about the last couple days. Yesterday was a wonderful day, I woke up when I wanted too and I got to watch Supernatural all day… well not all day I had somewhere to be at 5:30. But until that point I could just lounge around all day and I did. I got through all of season 8 and started season 9! Then at 5:30 I had to leave to go to JC Penny’s with my mom so she could pick up her new shoes for Zumba, and I ended up getting a new pair of Nike’s too. They are a bright sky blue color with coral accents. Then after that we went to Zumba class for an hour which kicked my sick butt because I had a hard time breathing through the workout because of my nose being so stuffy. Thankfully I was able to make it through without too much difficulty, I did sit out one song just to catch my breath because I felt like I was going to pass out. After class was over my mom and I met my sister for dinner at Panera Bread because none of us had eaten dinner yet. We had a great time at dinner and my sister talked about all of the problems she has with her husband and we all listened and told her she was right no matter what. After dinner we came back home and I took a long and well deserved shower and then settled down on my couch to watch 19 Kids and Counting with my mom. Then not to long after that we all decided it was bed time and I got all snuggled up in my bed and fell asleep.

Then today I actually had somewhere to be so I had to make myself look presentable, got up around 10 and did my hair and makeup before making my way to the dentist. After 20 minutes of being stabbed in the gums by the dental hygienist the dentist came in and told me I needed to have another cavity filled. This kind of news is no longer new to me, every time I go to the dentist it seems that I have another cavity that needs to be filled. My dentist told me that it had nothing to do with my dental hygiene but it’s actually my teeth that are the problem, I have weak enamel and the way my teeth are shaped makes it very hard to reach all of the crevices which makes it hard to clean. All of those things add up to make me a cavity machine. It’s a struggle, so tomorrow morning I will be going to get yet another cavity filled. After leaving the dentist office I wanted to do something fun and since I cashed in all of my coins earlier that day I decided that I wanted to go to Ulta and buy an eye shadow palette that I have had my eye on for weeks. I drove across town and when I got there I was very disappointed to learn that they no longer had that one in stock. I decided to by a NYX palette while I was there and I would search for the TooFaced palette at Sephora which was just down the road. The NYX palette I got is called Stormy Skies and it is a part of their Dream Catchers collection. After making my purchase at Ulta I made my way to Sephora and they didn’t have the palette I was looking for either but they did have another one that I was interested in. I played with all of the colors and I decided that I would get that one instead. It’s the Too Faced Cat Eyes palette and then while I was there I picked up the Urban Decay Shadow Box palette as well. So my treat to myself for having to get another cavity filled was three eye shadow palettes and some Starbucks. Even though I’m pretty sure Starbucks is what got me into trouble in the first place, but a girl needs her caffeine. That wasn’t all for my day, after I got home I watched a few episodes of Supernatural before my mom came to get me and we went and got dinner at Chipotle. I could only chew on the left side of my mouth thanks to the rough work of the dental hygienist, but I enjoyed my burrito bowl just the same. After dinner we went to Dick’s Sporting Goods to get a beginners yoga DVD because my mom wants to learn yoga, and I wanted to get some tank tops to do Zumba in. I found 2 Reebok tank tops that have cute sayings on them, one is white and in black letters says “fearless, sweat more” and a blue one with yellow letters that says “do more of what makes you happy”. I love both of these and I can’t wait to wear them this week. The rest of the night was uneventful because I just watched Supernatural on my couch, and now I’m in my bed talking about becoming a vampire with my friend and compelling Luke Bryan to marry me and if I get Luke does that mean my friend gets Luke’s wife. It’s a very interesting conversation to be honest, but I need to get some sleep since I have to be up early and I’m sick! I hope you all have a wonderful day tomorrow!

Thanks for reading xoxo Lashleigh 

Day Sixty Five and Sixty Six: 6 and 7 March 2015

Hey there my favorite people of the internet!

So it’s Saturday and that means I’m on spring break and I don’t have to deal with school for an entire week! And so far it’s turning out to be an amazing break.

Let’s start with Friday! So I spent the first half of my day in class and packing for break. In my first class I finally was able to give my speech on depression and I did very well and it seemed that a lot people were paying attention to what I was saying. Then after that I went back to my apartment and finished packing for break and I watched some YouTube videos to pass the time. Then my last class of the day was a waste of time, and I couldn’t wait to get out of there. When 1:50 finally came and I could leave, I bolted out of the classroom and I didn’t feel bad about it! I walked to my car as fast as I could and I drove myself home. I went straight to the wine store like I do every Friday afternoon, and when I was checking out the girl at the register had to call the manager over to check my ID because my hair was a different color from what it is in my ID picture… The manager looked at her funny and was like she probably dyed her hair and rolled her eyes at the cashier. Then after I got out of the wine store I made my way to Walmart and then I finally got to go home where I sat myself down with a glass of wine and watched Cruel Intentions. For dinner, I went to an Italian restaurant with my mom and the food was gross and the service sucked. I was disappointed that I spent my calories on that meal. The rest of the night was simple, I just watched movies with my mom and drank some more wine with my mom.

So for Saturday, I didn’t actually sleep in… I woke up early and went to Zumba with my mom and I had so much fun. I danced my butt off and jumped around and in the process I burned 1053 calories it was great. I’m going to go every week because I love how it made me feel and how it is going to help me lose weight. Then after Zumba, my mom and I went to Walmart to get things for dinner all week. Then we ran by my church so my mom could set up for church on Sunday. On our way back to my house, mom stopped off and got me Starbucks which made my entire day! Then I spent a good portion of my day laying on my couch watching Supernatural before I decided that I was going to cook dinner with my mom and we made lemon herb grilled chicken with roasted potatoes and broccoli. Then we watched movies and ate strawberries before it was time for bed. We lose an hour of sleep tonight and it is literally awful! I never get any sleep… and even over break I won’t get any.

So I don’t have much more to say other than that right now, and I will see y’all tomorrow! Have a great Sunday!

Thanks for reading xoxo Lashleigh

Day Sixty Three and Sixty Four: 4 and 5 March 2015

Hello Everyone!

I hope you have had a wonderful week so far, I’m so glad that tomorrow is Friday. It’s been a very stressful week, I told y’all all of the assignments that I had to do from Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday well my to-do list wasn’t done yet and I still had a lot of things to do for today and tomorrow too. With that being said lets jump into what happened on Wednesday!

Wednesday was the day that I had to present my speech to my public speaking class it is about the causes and effects of depression. I woke up early and got all dressed up for my speech and I even wore heels on a college campus covered in bricks. It was a struggle thankfully it was actually nice outside so I wasn’t freezing my toes off. So then I sat in class waiting for him to call my name to present and he never does because we ran out of time. I got dressed up and wore heels for nothing… I was so irritated. I immediately went back to my room and changed into my jeans and some boots because I was just too upset to stay all dressed up for no reason. Then after my second class of the day and on the way to my third I ran into someone who I never thought I would see back at my school because he graduated last year. It was really funny actually because I had to do a double take because I didn’t really believe he was there and he say me do it and later he called me out on it and told me how ridiculous I looked and I just laughed because I knew he was right. We talked for a few minutes and I joked on him for coming back to school just to visit a teacher and he told me to get over it and then I went to class and he went to talk to an old professor of his and I couldn’t resist the urge to tweet at him about how much I was still in shock about seeing him and we tweeted back and forth for a few minutes before I decided to pay attention in class and I thought that was it. Then after class I went back to my apartment to drop of my bag before going to work and then I went to work early so I could talk to my old roommate Courtney. Recently she has been working the same shift as me and it’s nice to be able to catch up with her. Then while I was at work the guy I ran into DM’d me on twitter and we continue to catch up for a few hours and had really good conversation and now I feel like we are more like friends than we were before. Then when I got back to my room after work, I attempted to get some homework done but it was pointless because I was so exhausted that I ended up going to bed super early. Even though I barely slept… insomnia sucks.

That brings me to today, I woke up at my normal time which is entirely too early for anyone to be awake. I got myself ready and I curled my hair like I usually do, and then when I sat down to do my makeup I must have zoned out when I put my eye shadow brush into the shadow because I picked the wrong color and I put it all over both eyelids before I realized what happened and I tried to fox the situation but it was not working so I ended up taking all of my makeup off and starting again. The second time I was able to get my life together and pick the right colors. Then after that was done I had to choose my outfit wisely because it was rainy and disgusting outside. I settled on my brown boots, my light wash jeans and a navy blue shirt with my pink fleece jacket. And after today I can safely say that I will be ordering a rain jacket this weekend because that was awful! I never want to wear my fleece jacket when it rains again. I was soaked and freezing all day at work, and I refuse to do that again. One good thing about my day was that my entrepreneurship professor bought us all McDonalds breakfast this morning and that was awesome. I haven’t eaten breakfast in so long! So then after that I got my pay check and that also made my day more enjoyable. Then after I got off work I ran to the store to pick up something for dinner and I grabbed a few pizzas that were on sale and I haven’t left my apartment since and that was around 3:30. I got right to work on homework and I even took a little 30 minute power nap before finishing a book I was reading for a book review for one of my classes. Once that was done and I turned in my outline for the chapters I read I did some other homework that didn’t take very long and then packed my bags for spring break, cleaned the kitchen, and then sat down to watch a Disney movie with Sarah. We watched Beauty and the Beast again because that is my favorite movie right now, and I’m taking it home with me for spring break that way I can watch it. I also got a surprise phone call from my niece today and she read me a poem for her class and it was about spring time and it was so cute to hear her read to me and I told her if it was possible that I might have to come and steal her away one day while I’m home for break.

Other than that nothing else has happened that is worth mentioning, so I will see all of you wonderful people later. I hope you all have a wonderful Friday!

Thanks for reading xoxo Lashleigh

Day Sixty One and Sixty Two: 2 and 3 March 2015

Hey There Everyone,

I hope y’all have had an amazing start to your week! Mine has been extremely busy and I am lucky to have made it through these last two days without dying.

Monday was probably the busiest day of all, I had so many assignments that I needed to get done that I was nauseous. I had to type up a health report and email it to my professor, study for a mid-term, do a very long assignment for one of my professors, make a PowerPoint presentation, and read a chapter in my textbook and take notes on it for class. All of this was due by midnight. Needless to say I didn’t do much yesterday other than homework. I ended up not going to my classes because of the amount of work that I needed to get done and on top of all of my assignments I had to go to work as well. The first thing I did was the longest assignment I had out of all of them, and it nearly took me 2 hours to compete plus it ended up being 4 pages long. Once that was submitted I got to work putting together the PowerPoint presentation for the same class I had just submitted the assignment for. That didn’t take too long thankfully, and then I was off doing the next thing on my very long to do list which was starting my health reports. I had to go to work before I could begin writing them so I took my laptop to work and spent the entire 2 hours working on my reports and studying for my midterm. Then by the time I was done with work I was exhausted and decided to order Chinese food for dinner for Sarah and I. So by the time I got back to my apartment all I had to do was eat my dinner and read my textbook. I was fortunate enough to be done with all of my work by 10pm which gave me a few hours to relax before it was time for me to go to bed.

The today I had my midterm for my 8am class and the test was so easy it only took me 10 minutes to complete it. Then I went to Food Lion to get coffee creamer because there was no way I was going to survive another day without caffeine. I got back to my apartment with an hour still to go before my next class so I lounged around on the couch and scrolled through Instagram and did a little beauty blogging. Then when it was an acceptable time to leave for class I made my way back to campus for my presentation. I was all dressed up in my nice black pants with my black boots and my wine colored button down shirt. My presentation was a hit and everyone liked my idea. My last class of the day was easy as always and then I was off to lunch with Sarah before work. I had a nice soup and salad combo before make my way to my car to exchange my book bag for my laptop bag so I could continue working on my to do list at work. I only had two things to do today but they were both fairly extensive. The first thing I got to work doing was revising my paper that was due tonight at Midnight. I had to completely rewrite the ending so that took some brain power. Then when that was done I got to work on my major assignment of the day which was to write a 5 minute long speech and make a PowerPoint presentation to go with it. It took me almost all day to complete it. I had to do my research and put all of it together in an outline before I could even think about making the presentation. I am giving a speech tomorrow on the causes of depression and the effects depression can have on a person’s life. It’s a subject that I near and dear to me so it wasn’t hard to do but I just wanted to make sure that I made it in the time required because it had to be at least 5 minutes long and I wasn’t about to lose points for something so simple. My speech ended up being 5 pages long and there are just as many sides. I avoided putting words on the slides because I didn’t want to be tempted to read off the screen. Luckily I was done with everything by 8:30 which gave me a chance to run through it and time myself. After giving my speech to Sarah I found out that if I read it word for word it would end up being 5 minutes and 30 seconds. I was thrilled to say the least. After I did that I printed out my outline and my speech and closed my laptop. I was done with everything in time to watch my Tuesday night TV shows, Sarah and I love watching 19 Kids and Counting followed by Our Little Family. We watch those shows every week and I was so glad that I was able to watch them tonight without having to do homework at the same time. Once our shows were over we made our way in to our respective rooms and went to bed earlier than we ever have before. I grabbed my speech and recited it to myself a few times before picking up my laptop and writing this post for y’all. Sorry that I have been struggling to blog lately, with it being the middle of the semester all of my teachers are handing out boatloads of assignments on a regular basis. Thankfully spring break starts on Friday so I will have a week to relax and get my life together.

That is all for now, and I will talk to y’all tomorrow hopefully!

Thanks for reading! Xoxo Lashleigh

Day Fifty Nine and Sixty: 28 February and 1 March 2015

Hello Party People!

I hope you all had a great end to the month of February, and a wonderful beginning to the month of March.

I often forget how short the month of February is, and I can’t believe how fast is flew by. It seems like only yesterday that I was dreading another month of existence and now I am looking forward to the month ahead. So much has happened over the last month and I can’t thank my family and friends for being there for me through it all. However on my last day if February 2015 I spent the day lounging around on the couch with my mother watching several movies that neither of us had seen yet. We started our movie marathon by watching The Fault in Our Stars which, if any of you have seen it you know, how truly beautiful and depressing it is. The love story between the two characters is one for the record books and the tragedy of having cancer at such a young age really pulls at the heart strings. My mom and I each went through a box of tissues watching this movie. If you haven’t seen it yet then you need to because it is that amazing. Then the next movie we watched is called Blended which is the new Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler movie and that was a good comedy to watch after crying my eyes out for 2 hours. I also highly recommend that movie as well. Then we ended up watching a movie that we had already seen just because it’s one of my favorites and it has Zac Efron in it so yeah… it’s called That Awkward Moment, and it’s hilarious I laugh every time I see it. Plus Zac is shirtless for a good portion of the movie and you can’t go wrong with a shirtless Zefron.

Over the month of February I have developed some new beauty favorites and because I’m obsessed with them I feel like y’all should know about them too. My first obsession from February is my Toni&Guy Casual Hair Spray. I use this every single day and it is the perfect daily hairspray because it’s not heavy and it’s not going to make your hair crunchy. My second obsession for the month is my NYX lipgloss in the color Beige, I have worn this almost every single day and I don’t think I will be giving it a rest any time soon. It’s just such a gorgeous pink and it’s not too bright or too dark so it can be worn for any occasion. My third obsession is my NYC nail polish in the color Wine. It’s a lovely cranberry color and its perfect for the winter months because it gives a great pop of color for any outfit. My fourth obsession of February is my Benefit Hervana blush. I’m pretty sure I wore it almost every single day because it gave my cheeks a bright flushed color and it made my skin look healthy while giving my cheeks a little color. My fifth obsession would have to be my Bioderma cleanser that I have been using every night to take my makeup off and that leads into my sixth obsession which is my Garnier gel moisturizer that I apply after I have cleansed with the Bioderma because the two products together leave my skin smooth, clean, and feeling great. My seventh obsession has to be my TooFaced Better Than Sex Mascara because I have worn it every day this month and it will be sticking around for months to come because I just love what it does to my lashes.  My eighth obsession isn’t a beauty item it’s actually a wine. I’m not a big alcohol drinker but on Valentine’s Day I tried this amazing wine from Olive Garden and I am obsessed with it. I have gone to Total Wine every weekend since then to pick up a bottle for my mom and me to share over the weekend. It’s sweet and bubbly and has a low alcohol concentration which makes it even better for me. With that I am done with my February obsessions.

Now let’s talk about March. Some fun holidays I want to share with you that I shall be observing this month are on the 1^st is Jensen Ackles birthday, then on the 5^th is National Multiple Personality Day, on the 9^th is National Panic Day, the 17^th is of course St. Patrick’s Day, the 20^th is National Extraterrestrial Abductions Day, the 28th is National Something on a Stick Day, and finally the 30^th is National Take a Walk in the Park Day. There are plenty more fun holidays to be observed throughout the month of March but these are a few that I think are extra special and deserve some attention.

Today was a normal Sunday for me, I woke up and got myself ready and packed my bag to head back to school. Then I ate leftovers for lunch before making my way to Wal-Mart. Once at Wal-Mart my day went a little crazy. I went there to pick up a medication but it wasn’t ready because they were out of stock and they won’t have any more until tomorrow so I have to wait for my mom to bring it down to me sometime in the next few days. Then after that my mom took me to Forever 21 because I needed some long socks to wear with boots and I know that Forever 21 has the one I was looking for. After buying $30 worth of socks we decided to go to Red Robin, which is right next door, for some appetizers and salads. We had a great time and once we were finished there it was time for me to head back to school. The drive didn’t take long and once I got back to school I unpacked and remade my bed because it was a hot mess. Then I did homework until 11:15 when I was finally done with everything I needed to worry about tonight and now here I am on my computer talking to y’all! One wonderful think about today is that Once Upon A Time came back on and the first episode was amazing and I’m so excited for this season! I can’t wait to see what happens to all of the villains and if they get their Happy Endings or not, I will just have to wait and see like the rest of the world!

Well I am going to head to bed now because I’m tired and I have a busy week ahead of me! I will fill y’all in more later! Have a wonderful Monday, well have as wonderful of a Monday as possible!

Thanks for reading xoxo Lashleigh

Day Fifty Six, Fifty Seven, and Fifty Eight: 25, 26, & 27 February 2015

Hey there lovely people of the internet,

So I hate it when I have to combine three days into one post but unfortunately the last few days have been ridiculous and I haven’t had the time to sit down and blog for y’all so I apologize. A lot has happened over the last few days.

Let’s start with Wednesday. Wednesday was a very busy day for me, I had a lot of work to do and not enough time to do it in. I have several assignments that all required my attention because they were due the next day. The entire week in general was full of presentations and papers, and assignments that I barely had any time to breathe. I had to make a PowerPoint presentation for my health class, do review questions for my entrepreneurship class, and I had to read a chapter from my leadership textbook and take notes on it. I made the presentation while at work and it ended up being 14 slides long which is ridiculous it was all about addiction and the different types of addiction. Then I quickly finished my other homework, well as quickly as I could. Then once I was finally done I took a much deserved break and watched Beauty and the Beast while drinking a glass of wine. Sarah and I ended up watching Cinderella and Hercules too. I haven’t seen any of those movies in so long, and I related everything in Beauty and the Beast to my life. I am slightly obsessed with that movie at the moment and all I want to do is watch it again and again. I wish I had it on DVD because that is exactly what I would be doing right now! Belle is me to a T whether I want to admit it or not. She wants something more than the life she has, and she wants to travel and leave home. Then there is the fact that she is too nice for her own good, and she loves books. I’m a huge bookworm and I am constantly reading something when I have free time. I often read before bed because it helps me unwind. She is me and I’m glad I have finally realized it. Also on Wednesday my ex-boyfriend and I finally moved past what happened between us and became friends again. I still care about him and love him more than anything but I realize we both have things we need to work on within ourselves before we can even think about being in a relationship. We are going to be friends because we are much happier when the other person is in our lives and if something happens down the road between us again then that’s awesome but if not then that’s okay. Everything happens for a reason, I just know that I need him in my life one way or another!

This brings me to Thursday. Wednesday night we got about a foot of snow, so thankfully classes were cancelled on Thursday and Sarah and I were able to stay in our pjs all day and watch Supernatural. We started on episode 1 of season 7 and by the time we went to bed were had just finished episode 17 of season 7. It was ridiculous, so much Supernatural in a short amount of time. I spent most of the day texting my ex because he also had a day off so we were able to catch up and talk about what had been going on in our lives since we last spoke. I was able to convince him to watch Supernatural so I hope he likes it because if not I’m going to feel really bad. I’m sure he will though as he pointed out I know him better than anyone. While watching Supernatural, my mom texted me about an internship she had heard about through my dad’s employer and it would be in my field of study. The applications would be accepted next week and that it would be an 8 week paid internship and I would be working 40 hours a week at 18 dollars an hour. I was so excited about it and I immediately got to work on getting everything together that I would need to apply. Then that night I downloaded some new books onto my tablet so I would have something new to read. I downloaded Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks, and Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. I fell asleep browsing the google play library trying to find more books.

That brings us to today! Happy Friday everyone! So today was a fairly easier day, I only had one class because my other class was cancelled. So I had plenty of extra time to get ready this morning. I ended up curling my hair using my NuMe reverse wand to do some tighter curls that I normally do. Then for my makeup I used my benefit stay flawless primer to start off with then I used my CoverGirl Ready Set Gorgeous concealer in the lightest shade they have. Then I used Urban Decay’s the Naked 2 palette eye shadow in the color “Half Baked” on my lid and along my lower lash line. Then I used MAC’s “Charcoal Brown” and “Mystery” eye shadows in my crease and I blended them along my lower lash line as well. Then I lined my eyes with Maybelline gel liner in the color “Charcoal”. Then I used my TooFaced Better Than Sex mascara which is my favorite mascara and I wear it every day. Then after that I used my Rimmel Stay Matte powder in “transparent” then I used my Benefit “Hoola” bronzer and “Hervana” blush. Then for highlight I used TooFaced Chandelier Duo. Then lastly I used my NYX lip gloss in the color “Beige” which is a lovely neutral pink color. For my outfit I wore my dark wash skinny jeans from Old Navy, a big slouchy sweater from JC Penny’s, and my brown ankle boots also from JC Penny’s. Then once I was ready I went to lunch with Sarah like I do every Friday. After lunch I suffered through my only class of the day and then once that was done I made my way home.

Once in town I went to Total Wine just like last week and bought two more bottles of my favorite wine called Stella Rosa, it’s fantastic. Then after that I went to Ulta to look for a cleanser that I thought they might have, which unfortunately they didn’t have it but I did pick up a can of my Toni&Guy hairspray, a new concealer, and some hair dye. I didn’t spend too much time there because if I do then I end up spending way too much money. Then I made my way home and got right to work on building my resume for the internship application. I downloaded a resume builder to my laptop and spent a couple of hours making it perfect. Then by the time I was satisfied with it my sister and her husband and daughter came over for dinner. My mom made Tacos and we all ate and I opened my wine. Then my friend Leanne came over and she helped me dye my hair and it is now a golden honey color which isn’t exactly what I wanted but it is pretty on me so I will work it like I do every other hair color I end up with. Then once we were done with that it was family game night and even though Leanne and I joined in late we still ended up catching up to everyone and we didn’t come in last which was nice. Which brings me to now where I am laying on my bed typing this post while listening to Beauty and the Beast in the background.

I am exhausted at this point and im going to end this here and go to bed! I hope y’all have had a wonderful week and I will see y’all tomorrow!

Thanks for reading xoxo Lashleigh

Day Fifty Four and Fifty Five: 23 and 24 February 2015

Hello Everyone,

I hope y’all are having a good week so far even though it’s only Tuesday. That being said I have had a very stressful beginning to my week and it just keeps getting worse. With all of the classes that were cancelled last week because of the snow and ice this week all of my professors are trying to play catch up. I am swamped with work and its really starting to affect me mentally. Yesterday I had to turn in two make up assignments and I had to write a paper and study for two tests that I had for Tuesday. On top of that I had to work for 4-6 and thankfully I was able to write my paper while I was at work. Once I got back to my room I had some major studying to do. I tried my best to get into reading my textbook but I kept getting sidetracked. Eventually I muddled through the two chapters I had to read for the test and began studying for the second exam I had. I made myself go to sleep around midnight because I knew if I went to bed any later I would not wake up in the morning.

Which brings us to today, and today has been one of the worst Tuesdays I’ve had in a long time. I woke up early this morning like I always do and I got myself together in plenty of time to get to class early so I could go over my study guide one more time before the test. My plan was that when I got done with my test and left class I would have plenty of time to go put gas in my car and spend some time studying for the big exam I had in my next class. Well like usual that plan fell through… in my class we ended up not having to take the exam so instead of just letting us leave she made us act out different scenarios which were a complete waste of my time. We didn’t get out of class until the last minute and I didn’t have time to study or to get gas. I had to rush to my next class and pray that all of the studying I had done last night had absorbed into my brain. Then I had to rework my plan because my car was on empty and there was no way that I could make it through the rest of the day without getting gas. I decided that when I was finished with my test I would quickly go get gas and then run back to my dorm to get my paper that I had forgotten to put in my bag this morning that I needed for class. Luckily that plan worked out a lot better than my first one. I finished my test quickly and I was able to get everything done very quickly. I even had a little under an hour to just chill and relax before my third class of the day. Then after all of my classes were over I was able to go to lunch with Sarah and then I went to work where I attempted to do some homework but it didn’t work out that way… I ended up taking some advice from another friend of mine, Courtney, and I decided to text my ex-boyfriend to see if I could get some answers to all of the questions that have been swimming around in my mind since December. Needless to say he and I have been talking for the last couple of hours and he did answer the questions I had for him. I thought I was going to feel different after I learned the truth but now I don’t know how to feel. I had expected to feel better and to be relieved that I finally knew the answer but I feel the opposite. I almost feel worse than I did before today.

Well on that note, I’m going to try and get some homework done so I can go to bed. I will talk to y’all later!

Thanks for reading xoxo Lashleigh

Day Fifty Three: 22 February 2015

Hey There Wonderful People,

I hope everyone has had an amazing Sunday! Today has been less busy than yesterday was thankfully. I woke up this morning with plenty of time to get ready and because I knew that I had dinner plans tonight I made sure to make myself look great so I wouldn’t have to redo my hair and makeup later.

I spent a little extra time getting ready this morning to make sure that my look lasted all day. I started off my day with my Shine Shine Go Away cleanser by Olay. Once I washed my face, I brushed my teeth with my singing toothbrush that I like to keep at home so I don’t have to carry a toothbrush with me every weekend. I used my Colgate Total Advanced Whitening toothpaste and then I flossed my teeth before I was all done in the bathroom. I made my way into my bedroom where I have a vanity and a nice light set up to do my hair and makeup. I plugged in my curing iron, and while that was heating up I sprayed my hair with heat protectant to protect my colored hair from damage. I bushed it through my hair and by that point my curling iron was heated up. I sectioned my hair into two sectioned and pinned the top section up to get it out of the way while I curled the bottom half of my hair. As I finished the bottom layer I sprayed it with the Toni&Guy casual hold hairspray. I am absolutely obsessed with this hairspray right now. It is a flexible hold so it helps keep my curls in place while still allowing them to be bouncy and natural looking. Then after the bottom layer was done I curled the top layer and finished it off with more hairspray. Then I don’t touch my hair while I do my makeup that way it has time to rest.

I started my makeup routine and I kept it fairly simple because I don’t like to do anything crazy especially if I’m not doing anything that warrants a more adventurous look. I started by priming my face with my Maybelline baby face primer. I love this primer because it goes on really smooth and it helps to minimize any pores that will show through my makeup. Then once that is done I use my Covergirl concealer in the number 105, which is the lightest shade they have. I don’t wear foundation because it feels too heavy on my skin and I can never find the perfect shade for me because I’m so pale. After I blend that in with my beauty blender I use my Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in the shade 001 Transparent. This is perfect for my oily skin, it helps to keep me shine free all day. Then I used my Benefit Hoola bronzer to contour my cheeks and the Benefit Nirvana blush. Then I added my Toofaced candlelit highlighter duo to highlight the tops of my cheeks and I used it to highlight my brow bone and my inner eye. Then I moved onto my eyes. I used MAC’s eye shadow Omega to fill in my brows. Then I used MAC’s eye shadows in vanilla on my eyelid and charcoal brown in my crease to contour my eye. Then I used my Maybelline gel eyeliner in espresso and winged the liner on my eyes. Then to finish my look I used my Toofaced Better Than Sex Mascara. This is my absolute favorite mascara at the moment, I just love how light it feels, and it’s not clumpy or flaky. Once that was all done I ran my fingers through my hair to make it all come together and after that I got dressed and I was ready to go.

I packed my bag like I do every Sunday morning and made my way downstairs. I had lunch with my mom before it was time for me to head back to school. I grabbed some Starbucks on my way out of town and got back to school in about an hour and 10 minutes.  Once back at school I unpacked my bag and started working on some homework that needed to be done since I didn’t do it over the weekend. Then around 5:30 I changed my outfit to something a bit dressier for the Dean’s List dinner that I was going to be attending. I wore a pair of black slacks, a white button down shirt and a pair of black heels. To add a pop of color I used my Revlon ColorBurst Lip Lacquer in the color Whimsical which is a gorgeous purple color. Then I went to the dinner with Sarah and the food was awful and overcooked… so that was a disappointment.

After dinner we ran to Food Lion because I needed to stock up for the week since I am out of everything, mainly we just needed coffee creamer because Sarah and I don’t function without coffee. Then after that we came back to the apartment where we have been doing homework since 8:30. It’s been a long day and I’m exhausted and ready for bed. I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow and Tuesday is going to be a long one too. As long as I can make it to Wednesday night I’m good!

I will see y’all later and I hope you have a good Monday!

Thanks for reading xoxo Lashleigh 

Day Fifty, Fifty One, and Fifty Two: 19, 20, & 21 February 2015

Hello Lovely People!

So exciting news, I’m am typing this blog post on my new laptop! My old laptop was having a lot of issues and it was time for an update, so today I went to Best Buy and got my new baby. It’s the HP Stream and it’s sleek like a Mac book but it’s blue. I love how light it is and easy it is to use. All I have been doing since I got home is play with it and set it up the way I like it.

Sorry I haven’t blogged over the last few days, I have been swamped with school work. On Thursday I spent most of my day watching Supernatural with Sarah like I do most days and I am now officially on season 7. So much is happening and it’s constantly blowing my mind! Sarah loves how obsessed I am with, and the constant references we make. Then on Friday, I drove back home for the weekend like usual. Once I got into town I went to Total Wine to look for a bottle of wine that I fell in love with. They didn’t have the one I was looking for, but the gentleman helping me showed me a bottle that was the exact same as what I was looking for. I bought two bottles and then that night my mom and I almost drank the whole bottle it was so good. We spent the rest of the night watching The Other Woman on TV. After that I fell asleep on the couch which is why I didn’t blog last night. I passed out on the couch around 10pm, I was exhausted.

As for Saturday, well today has been one heck of a day. I have been all over town with my mom going to all sorts of different places to get things done. So this morning my mom got a flat tire so she had to borrow my car to go pick up Girl Scout cookies from the warehouse. Then my dad and I took her car to Firestone to get a new tire. After that mom and I unloaded the cookies into the house, then we packed ourselves into my car and made our way to Walmart to pick up a few things for my grandmother who refuses to leave the house because of the snow on the ground. When we got to her house and explained about my laptop she said that she wanted to help me get a new one and gave me the money for a new one. I couldn’t believe that she gave me that much money, but my new laptop counts as an early birthday present from her and I’m fine with that! We spent at least 30 minutes at her house. Then we went to Best Buy and once we picked out the laptop the associate went on the hunt to find the free Office download that I was eligible for. He was struggling and it took him a long time, and while he was gone looking for the answer my mom got a call that her car was ready to be picked up. The car place closed at 6pm and at that point it was 5:30. We told the associate that we needed to go and get her car and we would be back. He said he would hold the laptop for us and we left. We got her car, went back to Best Buy and they still didn’t have any of the free office cards but someone had gone to another store to pick some up. We decided to go to dinner while we waited and we went to a local place that was packed as usual. We waited for 45 minutes to get a table but after that our food came so quickly. We were back at Best Buy by 8 and by that time they had what we needed. I got my laptop with all the free amenities and I love it. I was supposed to be working on a paper but I just couldn’t get myself to work on it I was too excited about my new toy.

Well I am going to go to bed because I am exhausted, I will see y’all later!

Thanks for reading xoxo Lashleigh

Day Forty Two and Forty Three: 11 and 12 February 2015

Well hey there lovely people of the internet,

I hope y’all are doing well, and that you’ve had a good week! Thank God tomorrow is Friday because I know I sure need a good weekend to relax and forget about everything that has happened this week. Let’s recap shall we? First Monday I had a test that I felt unprepared for, then Tuesday was awful because I was sick all day and got text messages from my ex-boyfriends mother, Wednesday I still didn’t feel well but forced myself to go to class, then there is today where everything was going great until I got a message from an old friend asking me if I wanted to be his friend with benefits. I’m just hoping tomorrow will be better because I sure need a good day.

Yesterday was a hard day to get through because I was confused all day about the text messages I had received the night before. I still don’t know what to think about them. They have put so many thoughts into my head and there is no escape. I thought I was moving on and was finally going to be able to free myself of my past and look forward to my future. And now all of the progress I've made has been shattered. I was doing so well, I wasn’t thinking about him all the time and I was happy for the first time since he left. Now I think about him constantly, I dream of him every night and I even have daydreams about him. I can’t focus on anything because he is always on my mind. All of these daydreams are bad for my mental health, they are either happy memories or scenarios that I wish would happen. Even while I was doing homework I listened to the playlist of all of the love songs we sang to each other. I have even looked at that playlist since he broke up with me it was just too painful and now I'm listening to it all the time. I just don’t know what to do.

Today was no exception to this, I thought of him constantly. I woke up this morning crying because the dream I had wasn’t real. How can I move past this when every time I feel like I've moved forward something comes along and sets me right back to where I am now. I just wish I could talk to him and figure all of this out. I have so many questions that I wish he would answer. I wish I could tell him that I still love him despite what he has done. Other than think of him all day I finished season 4 of Supernatural and my mind is blown I can’t believe everything that happened. I don’t want to say any details because it might spoil it for someone who hasn’t seen it yet. Let’s just say that it was crazy! I can’t wait to start season 5 tomorrow!

I’m sorry for all of the talk about my ex-boyfriend I just needed to vent before I exploded. I still might explode but at least this helps ease the tension! I hope y’all have a fantastic Friday! I promise to go back to beauty blogging tomorrow!

Thanks for reading xoxo Lashleigh 

Day Forty and Forty One: 9 and 10 February 2015

Hello Lovelies,

So I had this entire blog post planned out and just as I sat down to right it all hell broke loose in my life. I am so beyond confused there are no words to describe it. Let me just start from the beginning so that y’all know what’s going on right now.

Yesterday was an average Monday; I went to class and work and did a lot of homework to make sure everything got turned in on time. Honestly I had a lot more to say about yesterday but my mind is being clouded by the situation that is unfolding right now.

Today however started off in an awful way. I was physically sick all morning and I could barely get out of bed today. I took the day off and didn’t go to any classes and I didn’t go to work either. I lounged around all day in bed and read a book for one of my classes and when I was feeling a little better in the afternoon I typed up the outline for the section of the book I had read. Once that was done I started watching Supernatural like I do anytime I have free time. I am almost to season 5, so I am catching up to the current season which is season 10 for all of you who don’t watch the show. Then some friends came over to do homework and at that point watching my show was pointless because I couldn’t hear what was going on anymore. Then promptly at 9pm Sarah and I sat down to watch the new episode of Supernatural and then at 10pm we watched the season finale of My Big Fat Fabulous Life. All seemed to be going great at that point it wasn’t until I was going to bed that things started to happen.

I got a text message out of the blue from my ex-boyfriends mother telling me she hoped I was feeling better which is really sweet of her because she didn’t need to do that. I politely replied saying that I was feeling better and that I appreciate her concern. I thought that was the end of it but she replied to me and I'm not going to put it on the internet because I want to respect her privacy. Just know that I am so confused by what she said and I don’t know how to feel about the whole situation.

I know have the pleasure of calling my mother tomorrow to inform her of the conversation I had this evening and I know her reaction is going to be an interesting one. I will be sure to let y’all know how that goes for me…

I’m exhausted and I need to go to bed especially after the events that just transpired, I will talk to y’all tomorrow. I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday.

Thanks for reading xoxo Lashleigh 

Day Thirty Nine: 8 February 2015

Hello Wonderful People of the Internet!

So I’m writing this post a little early today because I am procrastinating. I should be studying for a test tomorrow but I just can’t seem to get myself to do it. I have done everything possible to avoid looking at my textbook including applying a mud mask, applying a deep moisturizer all over my skin very slowly, I have watched countless YouTube videos, and I have even danced around my apartment singing along to Taylor Swift. All of this to avoid studying, even though I really need to study and putting it off is not the best idea I have ever had… I just have no motivation to study for this class because it is the bane of my existence. It’s a class about information systems and it’s required for my major and it is awful. Not to mention the test tomorrow is an essay test so I really need to study or I am going to be so screwed. Now my roommates have gotten back from their meeting and they walked in on me dancing to Taylor Swift and the severity of my procrastination is only getting worse.

However, before I actually get to studying let me talk about the new hair products I got today! They are from Toni&Guy and I got the normal hold hairspray, the sea salt spray, and the volumizing root boosting mousse. I have heard such wonderful things about this brand and these products so I am super excited to try them out. On top of that I went into my drawer in my bathroom that holds all of my extra products and brought out an old favorite of mine and I'm going to start using it again, its Bioderma which is a micelle cleansing water. I have used several bottles of this and I love it so much, it removes all of my makeup and doesn’t irritate my skin at all. It leaves my skin fresh and clean feeling. I completely forgot I had this until this morning and I was very happy when I brought it out and used it to take my makeup off. It will definitely be getting used a lot more.

Well I think I have procrastinated enough for the evening and it’s time for me to study! I will see y’all tomorrow!

Thanks for reading xoxo Lashleigh

Day Thirty Seven and Thirty Eight: 6 and 7 February 2015

Hey there you lovely people,

The last few days have been uneventful and I haven’t done much other than lounge around on my couch and watch Supernatural. Yesterday I went to my normal classes and went to lunch with Sarah like I do every Friday. Then I made the short trip home and when I got into town I made my way to Ulta to pick up a few items that I needed to restock on. One of them being my new favorite mascara. It’s the Too Faced, Better Than Sex Mascara, I think the name is pretty intense but the mascara is fantastic it does all sorts of wonderful things to me eyelashes and once I tried it once I was hooked. So when I ran out I immediately had to run and get some more.  I picked a few other things including a new contour brush because the one I have is a little worn out and it was time for a new one before the one I have just disintegrates. After going to Ulta I made my way to Walmart to pick up some cookie dough because Sarah and I will be backing cookies Sunday for some Fraternity men who deserve a sweet treat. 

So today all I have done is lie on my couch and watch Supernatural with my dog. I know it sounds awfully boring but it was amazing. Especially after the extremely busy week I had, I needed a little rest and relaxation. I also took the opportunity to pamper my skin a bit and use some of the more specialized products on it. I woke up this morning and washed my face with my usual Shine Shine So Away facial cleanser by Olay Fresh Effects which is amazing on my slightly oily skin. It keeps me shine free for hours. After that I used a cucumber and dead sea minerals mask which I left on for 10 minutes before rinsing it off. Then after that I used my Soak Up The Sun Protection lightweight moisturizer by Olay Fresh Effects. It feels so nice on my skin and I like that it has SPF to it even though I didn’t go out in the sun today I just like how light it feels on my face. It’s not a heavy cream like some moisturizers tend to be. Once that was done I was sure to drink plenty of water because hydrating your body is the best thing to do for your skin other than getting a good night’s sleep.

Speaking of sleep it’s about that time for me to hit the sack and I will talk to all of you wonderful people tomorrow.

Thanks for reading xoxo Lashleigh  

Day Thirty Five and Thirty Six: 4 and 5 February 2015

Hello Everyone!

I hope you all are doing great! I know I am certainly feeling better than I have in long time! Let me talk about yesterday before I explain why I am in such a good mood. First off yesterday was a stressful day! I had so much to do and not a lot of time to do it in. I had to write a three page paper, answer review questions for another class, write a health report, and read a chapter of a textbook and take notes on it. And I was busy with school and work until 6pm leaving me only a couple of hours to get all my work done. Somehow I managed to get it all done by midnight and I was super proud of myself. It was stressful though, thankfully my best friend and roommate, Sarah, was doing homework with me so I had some support! She is literally the best person ever.

So then today I went to all of my classes and made it through the day with little effort and the best part was that I was so caught up on my work that I didn’t have to do any homework tonight! It was amazing; I got to lounge around in my bed after I got back from work and watch Netflix on my computer for a few hours while my Sarah was doing her homework at my desk. After watching four episodes of Supernatural some of our guy friends came over and we hung out with them for a little while and while they were here I was sitting on my floor organizing all of my makeup. I realized that it was time to do it because I was starting to have trouble finding things. The main problem I was having was finding the lipstick or lip gloss that I wanted, because that drawer was a hot mess. So this time around I actually took the time to reorganize all of my drawers and throw away all of the old makeup that I had accumulated in the bottom of each drawer. Now that everything is all coordinated I can’t wait to play with it all tomorrow. I showed Sarah and my other roommate how nice and organized it all looked because I am so proud of it. I will be sure to post pictures of my hard work in this blog post.

Other than organizing my makeup I met a few new people this evening and one of them is really cute! I couldn’t stop glancing at him and I was blushing like a giddy school girl. I haven’t felt this way about a guy in a long time, and it was nice to know that I could find another guy attractive. Now I know that moving on is possible for me and that I will be able too. So this guy is super tall and has tattoos and he’s pretty. He was so polite when he came over to join his friends at my apartment. I was later informed that he kept looking at me too, and that literally made me have butterflies in my stomach. It was so weird to be feeling this way about a guy, that’s not my ex-boyfriend but I guess this is what moving on feels like. I know that I need to and I am too good to be waiting around for a man who doesn’t love me enough to fight to keep me. I deserve better than that and someday he will see that it was his lose and I'm on to bigger and better things.

Overall I've had an exciting day, and I can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings!

Thanks for reading xoxo Lashleigh 

Day Thirty-Four: 3 February 2015

Why Hello There lovelies,

I just want to start by saying that it does not feel like a Tuesday! I feel like it should be Friday already with the amount of stuff that I have had to do already. I had to write a last minute paper that my teacher decided to assign us, do 10 review questions and it sounds easy but the assignment end up being three pages long, 2 other assignments for different classes, and 2 group presentations. I am exhausted and the week isn’t even halfway over yet! I still have way more to do over the next few days before I get to go home for the weekend, and it can’t come fast enough. In other news I have finally solved the problem of standing in front of my closet for 20 minutes in the morning trying to decide what to wear, and I now lay my clothes out the night before. I know the rest of the world has been doing this for a while but sometimes I have to learn things the hard way. Other than that I have decided to get back into doing hair and makeup all the time. I have a large makeup collection and I barely use it and its time I do it some justice. I’ve been constantly trying out different eye makeup look for everyday wear and some evening wear too. I’ve been having fun and I think that I’m going to try and incorporate more of my love of all things beauty into my blog. I’m still going to talk about all the different things I go through in my daily life but I’m going to talk more about beauty related subjects.

For instance, recently I have been trying a different hair style. Instead of straightening my hair everyday like I used to do, now I use a 2 inch curling iron and curl my hair into loose waves every morning and it has been nothing but a confidence booster. Everywhere I go on campus someone compliments my hair and how great it looks and it makes me smile to know that all the time and effort I put into looking a certain way is paying off. I also have been doing more eye makeup too. I used to just throw on some mascara and call it a day, however, now I use a base color and a contour color to really bring out the blue in my eyes and show off how big they are. On top of all of that I’m starting to lose weight and I’ve already lost 10 pounds and I’m going to keep it up until I reach my goal!

January was a hard month to get through because of all of the emotional changes I was going through but now that it’s February it’s time for me to move on and be myself. It’s time for me to focus on myself and change the things I want to change and embrace all of the good things about myself. I know I've still got a long road ahead of me but I know that I can do this!

Sorry about being all over the place but I couldn’t help it!

Thanks for reading y’all xoxo Lashleigh