Excercise

Hey y'all!

Lately I did one of the worst things ever, weighed myself. I was at a weight that I am no way comfortable being. So, I started seriously exercising and trying to manage it. I have, for the most part, quit snacking in between meals and walking on the treadmill for an hour as well as doing some exercises that I found on Pinterest and will post below.

I do not do all of them like the ones with the dumbbells or jump squats but holy crap does V Crunches hurt!

I do most of them except the runner's lunge or the reverse lunge since I just did 15 reps of lunges which burn at the end of them.

This is my cool down circuit which I follow up with 5 minutes of walking because I read on web MD that it helps with soreness.

Love y'all!

USA Network

Hey y'all!
I am very annoyed with my local channel that shows CW because they had some stupid basketball game on during Reign. I do not like basketball. I like Reign.
We are going to think of the positives regarding television. Two positives spawn from USA Network which are titled Chrisley Knows Best and Sirens.

Let me get this off of my chest. I love this family and glad to have the Little Couple back on TLC. They are adorable and cute and I love Asian babies along with babies in general. 

The Chrisley family is the Keeping Up With the Kardashians of the south plus more visible morals. They are just as funny to me but on a different level. The dad, Todd, is so opinionated and does not have any sort of filter. He is big brother with trackers and assistants to tell him when his children are misbehaving. It is crazy. They will be one of my new favorite families.

Sirens is a TV remake. I just learned this fact as I googled for the picture above. Knowing that TV shows are a remake is different than knowing that a movie is a remake. I think that it might have something to do with the fact that we hold TV shows on a different level and expect them to be new and original. With that aside, it is hilarious. The three paramedics have an interesting, comedic dynamic.

What shows are y'all loving?

Love y'all!

Reign, The Consummation

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Spoilers
There was so much in the new episode of Reign. I do not know where to begin other than I knew it!

 

This girl, she proved what I knew. Clarissa is not dead. I knew that she was alive when her eyes did not shut at the end of last week's episode. Friendly tip to all of you, if you want someone dead, slit their throat. Do not just hit them with a rock. No, it just doesn't work. 

I guess next would be bash because he knew my friendly tip. He slit the throat of a guy on the worst day of his life. Does anyone else find it crazy that an episode is only like a day's time? I can not believe it. Think about Bash's day. He started of thinking that the Queen was going to die to be surprised by a visit from Mary's mom who prompted Mary agreeing to elope. This wedding did not occur when Francis showed up at the chapel which erupted a fight of Mary who became intrigued by the new prophecy which should have been a sign to Bash that the relationship was over. Bash was then broken up with, exiled and watched his brother make love to the woman he loves before killing two men because he thought that they were going to kill him. Does anyone else think that he is just the tiniest bit paranoid?

This photo just makes me want to cry. After everything between these two, they are finally together! For the moment, happy.I know that it won't last forever, but it is just great to see them happy for those few moments.

I am scared to see what is going to happen now.

Love y'all!

Are You the One? Perfect Matches

Hey y'all!

So I posted about the new MTV show, Are You the One, before and I have been trying so hard to figure out who has been matched with whom. I am 99% sure that I have figured it out! This show is so strange. I pulls at the heart strings while making you made at contestants while laughing. It is such a crazy mixture of emotions.
Spoilers
I don't like Shanley but I feel bad for her because how much she stupidly fell for Chris T. She knew they weren't a match since week one but she continued to be around him and had sex with him. Hello?! If you have even the smallest amount of feelings for a guy, any type of sexual relations will intensify the feelings. Stupid girl.
Since determining who matches with whom, I feel for John Jacobs. He has invested huge amounts of feelings towards Jacy, and its not gonna be a match. The moments where people who have feelings for each other and go to the truth booth for it to say "No Match" is sad like with Dre and Ashleigh.
Kayla is such a blah for lack of a better word. She goes back and forth between Ryan and Wes. She clearly knows that Wes is her perfect match since she keeps picking him at match up ceremonies.
Some of these people are just aggravating.
Comment if you want me to say all of the matches.
Love y'all!

What songs mean?

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Have you ever wondered what songs mean? Here is what I thing 2 top songs mean.
Number 1: Happy by Pharrell Williams.
Verse 1: It might seem crazy what I’m about to say. Sunshine she’s here, you can take a break. I’m a hot air balloon that could go to space With the air, like I don’t care baby by the way.
-So what I get from this is: he thinks that he is perceived as crazy for being in love with a girl that he thinks is as pretty as sunshine. He does not care about where he goes in a hot air balloon which technically speaking can never take you to space because the atmosphere will kill you and the balloon. 
Chorus: Because I’m happy. Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof. Because I’m happy. Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth; Because I’m happy. Clap along if you know what happiness is to you; Because I’m happy. Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do.
-If you're happy and you know, it clap your hands! He has no limits to height or happiness or clapping. This one section is sung 6 times! 
Rest of the song: Here come bad news talking this and that, yeah. Well, give me all you got, and don’t hold back, yeah. Well, I should probably warn you I’ll be just fine, yeah. No offense to you, don’t waste your time. Here’s why (chorus). Hey come on. Bring me down. Can't nothing bring me down. My level's too high. Bring me down. Can't nothing bring me down, I said. Bring me down. Can't nothing bring me down. My level's too high. Bring me down. Can't nothing bring me down, I said (chorus twice). Hey come on. Bring me down… can’t nothing… Bring me down… my level's too high… Bring me down… can’t nothing… Bring me down, I said (chorus). Come on.
-Literally, he is so happy that nothing said can deplete his levels of happiness. Is the girl his happiness? Or is "she" happiness? What do y'all think? This song is mostly repetition. It is also number one on iTunes right now. Really. 
Number 2: Dark Horse by Katy Perry (ft Juicy J) 
Part 1: (talking and introduction) I knew you were. You were gonna come to me and here you are but you better choose carefully ‘cause I, I’m capable of anything, of anything and everything. Make me your Aphrodite, make me your one and only, but don’t make me your enemy, your enemy, your enemy.
-Its basically a warning to whomever at this part. "Chose carefully" then it goes on to say that it is whomever's choice of how she is to them. It is like in life when we say I can be a friend or an enemy but in a song. Never realized it.
Chorus and Part 2:  "So you wanna play with magic, boy, you should know what you're falling for baby do you dare to do this? Cause I’m coming at you like a dark horse, are you ready for, ready for a perfect storm, perfect storm cause once you’re mine, once you’re mine there’s no going back." Mark my words; this love will make you levitate like a bird, like a bird without a cage. But down to earth, if you choose to walk away, don’t walk away.
-She furthers the warning. I am getting a vibe that if you dare hurt me I will hurt you in a much more physical manner. Or she is gonna lock him in her basement and throw away the key. It's debatable. 
Part 3 and Chorus: It’s in the palm of your hand now baby. It’s a yes or no, no maybe, so just be sure before you give it all to me, all to me, give it all to me. "So you wanna play... There’s no going back"
-It is the guys choice as to what happens now. She wants him to think before he acts like in a chess game. Then the message is reassured that it is basically life or death decision with no in between. It is very causal.
Final bit: Uh, she’s a beast. I call her Karma. She eats your heart out like Jeffrey Dahmer. Be careful, try not to lead her on shorty’s heart is on steroids cause her love is so strong. You may fall in love when you meet her. If you get the chance you better keep her, she's sweet as pie but if you break her heart, she'll turn cold as a freezer. That fairy tale ending with a knight in shining armor, she can be my Sleeping Beauty. I’m gon’ put her in a coma. Woo! Damn I think I love her.Shorty so bad, I’m sprung and I don’t care. She ride me like a roller coaster. Turned the bedroom into a fair. Her love is like a drug. I was tryna hit it and quit it, but lil' mama so dope. I messed around and got addicted. (Chorus)
-Well things got serious now. Juicy J has summed this song up to being about karma. You hurt the girl, she hurt you. I think the lyric about she is a sweetie pie until you hurt her is quite accurate for all girls. That is how we are. We hold grudges, constantly seek revenge and will cut you if you remotely hurt us. This song is what I have now discovered to be a message about that for all boys. It is Katy Perry's PSA to all boys. I love it.  
So today, I have learned that Pharrell Williams is happy. Katy Perry wants to protect all from broken hearts. The world is spinning with people clapping as dark horses roam the world. Let me know if you want more of these.
Love y'all!

What the Olympics have taught us!

Hey y'all!

 

Official Medal Count

1. Russia has a really bad stray dog situation

   

   DOGGIE!

   
   
2. Aerials are super scary

   

   Mac Bohonnon landed on his back and ended up in the hospital coughing blood.

3. When the buzzer goes on a luge track, get off the track

   

   The poor luge worker who won broken legs during competition.

4. Canadian Ice dancers do not take losing lightly 

   

   They were bashing on their coach after Meryl and Charlie won.

5. Meryl and Charlie are sadly not dating

   

   This is supposedly Charlie White's girlfriend.

6. Track stars make good bobsledders who are great at breaking down doors

   

   If you are unaware, a group of girls from summer
   Olympics track started a bobsledding team.

   

   Johnny Quinn got stuck.

    
   
7. Always test your outfits out before competition day

   

   Poor, poor USA but the boys did get a silver in relay!

8. If you are an inspiring or current Olympian Russia is the place to go

   

   Vic Wilde moved to Russia after USA
   didn't financially support him.

   

   Viktor Ahn moved from South Korea after battling with coaches.

9. A country can run out of salt. I have no picture for that.
10. The most inspiring thing. Greatness comes out of unexpected places.

    

    Joss Christensen was not an original
     member but a coaches choice. He won gold.

    

    Adelina Sotnik was not the girl that all were rooting for.
    She too won gold.

Really Boys?

Hey y'all!

So I do not totally understand something, how is it that Tucker West and Nick Goepepper do not have girlfriends? Unless they are secretly total jerks or have just not tried to date, they should have been had girls to date. They are too hot to have to result to a hashtag on Twitter and daddy on the Today Show asking for girls. Personally I do not think those are the best means to find a girl but hey its their life.

 

How have these guys continued to be single? I do not understand because a) they have pretty smiles b) they seem to have a heart and c) which for me is a must, they are driven. The thing that I love most about Olympians or major athletes is that they are driven and passionate about something which will transfer to a relationship making it stronger as long as both people work for it.

 For extra man candy it is Mr Roman Schaad of Switzerland on the left and gold medal winner Joss Christensen on the right.

  Roman is just so pretty. Joss is extremely awkward in selfies which is just adorable to me. Oh goodness my girliness is coming out.

Who is y'all's favorite Olympians?

Love y'all!

Graduation Steps!

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So if you did not know, I am graduating in May. Graduation entails many little activities and social etiquette things to do like graduation announcements, registries, thank you cards and if you are like me scholarships while doing school work and you have to fit in going to a college orientation during all of this stuff. My mind is now exploding thinking of all that I have to do. Thank you society!
I am going to take this couple of months one day and task at a time though. Plus, thanks to Pear Tree Greetings and their super efficient schedule I am almost done with one thing on my checklist. I got my graduation announcements in the mail today and love them. This is the one that I ordered except mine doesn't have that stranger on it. It has a baby photo, toddler and my first Communion photo along with a cute professional one and a silly selfie. I love it and excited to know my family's reactions toward it. Below is cute too.

Next step is probably going to be orientation so that I can register for college classes. Hint: sooner you go to orientation, the better chance you have to get the needed classes. While I am waiting for my orientation date, I am working on scholarships. Scholarships are time consuming! You have to sit down, type out lots of words and occasionally send in things other than the essay that you spent hours perfecting. All of this work for money. It is a part of life I guess.
I mentioned to you in a previous post about my plan for thank you cards, so I won't mention it now, but I will show y'all when I do them.
I have not a clue what to put on my registries. I know towels, bedding but I don't know what I need! I think I just want to ask for gift cards and cash. I will let you know what I put on them when I do them in April.

Comment your thoughts and suggestions! Also let me know if you would like me to refer you to Pear Tree Greetings for $20 off your first order. They have lots other than graduation things like the Valentine's Day card that is cute and funny.
Love you!

Olympics!

Hey y'all!

I love the Olympics! This time is my favorite time period ever! The fandom mixed with the hot athletes mixed with excitement it is ahhh!
So Sochi opening ceremony aired last night, it was definitely original and I felt so bad for Russia when the fifth circle failed right at the beginning. I would have cried if I was the engineer behind that.

I heard that Russia wanted to make the Ceremony like China's from six years ago. To an extent, I think that they did but I personally liked London's the best. London kept my attention with all of the performances (plus I could understand them) but I do like the technology that Russia brought to the table. The Olympic God lights where really pretty.

The Olympics are where I feel like athletes get their full recognition for what they do. I don't pay attention to who wins what any other time then these moments (Olympics). I know I am not the only other one to do this either. At the Olympics, they get to be with other people who risk life, time and hundreds of dollars. They do this and push them selves for this event where they get full recognition and to walk into the Opening Ceremony and stand there for their country and prove their worth. These medals are like a symbol saying "Hey I didn't waste my time!" "You all who said I couldn't do it were wrong!"

People like him who are the only ones from their country bring so much pride and deserve so much more. He is from Bermuda and there are others who are the only ones from their country or the first one to send their country to the winter Olympics. They make me proud. They have been dealt the most crap probably in their lives and they pushed through to get to that ceremony and hold the flag for their country.

 This guy, Antonio Pardo, made me smile so much last night. He did what I would probably do if I was a lone athlete. He danced, jumped and ran with the flag. He is from Venezuela, a Alpine skier and a survivor. He had a brain tumor about 35 years ago. The surgery pluralized half of his body but he has since been able to recover completely and ready to represent his country. He is an inspiration with his saying "do it because you love it" and clearly he loves his country, life and skiing.
This is what the Olympics are about: love. Love for a sport. Love for your country. Love for life. Love for the world and what it brings us.

I hope y'all enjoy life.
Love y'all!

Valentine Cards

Hi Y'all!

Here is some hearts made of shoes and feet that my friend and I did at the movies!

So I have been extremely into Pinterest lately, it's beginning to get unhealthy for my email with all the notifications from Pinterest. But my email shall survive. I like to look at the DIY page because how cute some of the ideas people come up with are. If I was to strive to do what some of these people do, it would be ugly but I can admire them. The stores have probably been ready for Valentine's Day for like 2-3 months now but it only now about that time. A scholarship that I did for Do Something had me make Valentine's Day cards for the elderly. I made mine then looked at Pinterest (dumb move) to be blown away by some ideas that people come up with. How do they do it? I just do not know.

look how cute these are for babies

  I love the Birthday one and all the details in the right one.

 Little kid things like this warms my heart to the tips of my toes.

         I know the p.s I love you isn't a card but it could be. The one with the heart and circle is so simple which I see is the best way to show love. You could show love everyday which is why Valentine's Day confuses me. Why do we need a special day to show love? Marketers are the only reason I know. But the thank you card has inspired me to make my own Thank You cards for graduation. I will let you know how they turn out.I know I am not the biggest fan of Valentine's Day but I hope you all have a great day!Love y'all!

Etsy

Hey y'all!
Recently I opened up an Etsy shop to sell my Daddy's potholders. I thought I would make a post to help explain the potholders and their deals. Here is the link to the shop: store






 The potholders are a 5.5" by 5.5" square, 100% cotton and American made. 

These are the colors that are available plus orange which I forgot to put in the circle. 

 So potholders can be made woven into numerous patterns and have a number of color combinations. These photos are only a a hand full of the different patterns that my father has made. As shown, there are holiday, sports and rainbow themed potholders. 

If you have any questions feel free to comment and I will answer. 

Oh price, single potholders are being sold for $4.50 and a pair is $9.00! You also get to pick colors and can even pick the pattern.

Love y'all!

Wrap Up

Hi y'all!
Happy last day of the month!
For me, this month has been about tv shows with a bunch coming back and new ones starting.
The Fosters, Teen Wolf, Keeping Up With the Kardashians and Reign have all come back and they have all shifted and molded to a new view point which have kept me on my toes. Oh and being a teenage girl I cannot forget Pretty Little Liars. Then new shows have come about or I just started paying attention towards like The Bachelor (shoot me I am a female and he is hot) and Opposite Worlds plus Are You the One?!

 Every show has to have a love triangle apparently and The Fosters are no different. Now that Wyatt is gone, they brought in this cute, evil little triangle. I am not sure how I feel about it nor the extreme desire that Brandon has to be with Callie. He is quite intense regarding his puppy love but she needs someone! Everyone needs someone.






This is from last season but Stiles in this scene made me smile so much. Teen Wolf has gone darker than dark this season! Like legit evil demon dark. They are moving around couples it is such a different show in a sense this season than other ones. They brought in a new girl, Kira, whom I don't quite know what to make of because the story line around her is confusing but she makes Scott happy. Then Stiles might have helped the murder kill her, I don't know. It is confusing but I like it. Mostly because of Stiles and Isaac. Isaac is hot and he is morbid which is funny to me which is probably bad in a sense but I don't care.







This family, I don't even know where to begin. They are so screwed up on a level that it is hilarious. There values on certain terms like family is amazing and something to applaud them for but other things it is like WTF?! The show is a guilty pleasure for me. There is no real rhyme or reason behind the episodes other than something that they cook up like last Sunday it was Kris wanting to be on Broadway. Before that it was something about Scott finding a hobby and lying about karate. It is so stupid but the way they handle it is insanely comical.








 I love Frary and extrememely unpleased by the fact that Canada gets to watch the new episodes before us Americans. But the new episode last night was so good with the Catherine situation and the baby! I actually now don't mind Bash but still prefer Francis. I have 2 posts talking about Reign already here and here for y'all.














Sorry to all of my friends but I would have stopped trying to find you after the second death. Allison was not a friend to risk life for sorry but she wasn't. I want to know how much longer can they prolong the life of the show? Is it going to be like Soap Opera's where they continue for 15 years or is it going to send before the actors turn 30? I am frankly getting bored with this show at this point. It is getting ridiculous. They sent Caleb away which I am disappointed about since they were my favorite couple. Spencer is now crazy and nearly a druggie. Aria is oblivious which makes me bad. Emily is partly stupid and in love still but at the same time realistic regarding certain life aspects.









I am incredibly late on this trend but I love it now. I was watching Sweet Home Alabama on CMT but that show ended and this one came on! He is so sweet and genuine; it is adorable. My favorite girl is becoming Kelly, the dog lover, or both single moms. I don't quite know about some of the others but the Hippie was hilarious and real which I thought was good but I don't blame him for getting rid of her.










This is a new show on Syfy. It is a game show that is an experiment to see if technology affects the performance of humans through having a team live in the future with tons of technology then another team life in the past like cavemen. They are actually having viewers become a part of it by using Twitter to provide rewards and punishments for players. Each week a player leaves the game through a competition. Each team, the future and past, gets to vote for one member to be safe from elimination. These two players are then voted on by America to select who gets to pick the 2 players to go against each other. The loser goes home while the winner returns to their team. It's interesting in my eyes.

This is the cast/ contestants for MTV's new reality/ game show where they have to find their soul mates in order to win the cash prize. They all have find their sole mate it is such a strategy game which is why I love it! I could so help them win this game quicker because I have that mind set where I strive in these situations where you have numerous moving pieces but all you need is a plan. Of the players, I hate Shanley. I think she is only in this for herself but it is a team game. They need all 20 people to become pairs of 10 that are matches but she is hooking up with Chris who has already been deemed not her match. Stupidity.

So those have become some of my favorite shows this month. I hope you check them out!
Love y'all!