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inglitterandbeyond:

For obvious reasons.. everyone should. But also there are a few things I want to do.

• Buy my mom a new Chanel bag
• Buy my mom, grandmother, & me matching MK watches
• Buy a polaroid camera
• NEW GUITAR

And I want to pay my mom back for college. She’s done way too much for me and is just not pampered enough.

This makes me seem shallow. I’m not, I promise.

Lifehacks: 10 Tips To Make Life Easier

1. Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone & iPod
 in a bowl - the concave shape amplifies the music.
2. Bake cupcakes directly in ice-cream cones, so
 much more fun and easier to eat.
3. Freeze Aloe Vera in ice-cube trays for soothing
 sunburn relief.
4. Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box
 by securing with a rubber band.
5. Turn your muffin pan upside down, bake cookie-dough
 over the top and you have cookie bowls for ice-cream.
6. Store bed linen sets
 inside one of their own pillowcases mean no more hunting through piles for a match.
7. Pack shoes inside shower caps to stop dirty
 soles rubbing on your clothes - you can find them for free in just about every hotel.
8. Baby powder
 gets sand off your skin easily - add it to your beach bag for a quick clean up!
9. Find tiny lost items like earrings by putting a
 stocking over the vacuum hose.
10. Make an instant cupcake carrier by cutting
 crosses into a box lid.
    
    SO AWESOME

(Source: Lifehacker, via inglitterandbeyond)

-werunfree:

There are times when we must go through negative situations. Maybe people say something negative about us, or they show rejection or even resentment against us. In such situations, it may be difficult to stay positive. We may be inclined to react negatively to them. That won’t do us any good though; doing so will just make the situation worse. People may behave even more negatively to us. Our day would be filled with anger and disappointment. At the end, nobody wins. Though it’s not easy, it’s important to stay positive in negative situations. Beat the negative situations by staying positive. Here are 15 tips on how to do it; pick the ones that work for you:

1.     Never respond when you are not calm. If you are not sure that you are calm, don’t respond. Take time to calm yourself down first.
2.     Take a deep breath as a first step to calm yourself down.
3. Speak in gentle tone to reduce the tension of the situation.
4.  Realize that you can find opportunities in negative situations. Albert Einstein said: “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”
5.   Look at the content of what people say to you for something positive that you can act upon to improve yourself. Don’t just reject the whole messages.
6.   For the rest of the messages which is negative, simply ignore it.
7.  Maintain positive view of the people. Maybe you don’t like their messages or behavior, but that doesn’t mean that you can hate them personally.
8.  Realize that having negative feelings will just hurt you, not them. So there is no reason for you to have any negative feeling.
9.     If you make mistakes, be open to admit it.
10.  If you make mistakes, remember this quote by George Bernard Shaw: “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”
11.   If you can, listen to motivational audio program to feed positive thoughts into your mind.
12. Talk to a positive friend who can encourage you.
13. Remember your favorite quotes to give you inspiration and motivation. This is one reason why you should have quote of the day.
14.  Look at the negative situations as your training sessions for real life. The higher you climb in life, the worse the negative situations would be, so you’d better be prepared for them.
15.   Realize that you can’t please everyone. In fact, nobody can. Sometimes you need to just let some people go. Realizing this will relieve you from a lot of unnecessary burden so that you can focus on the people that you can positively interact with.

(Source: lifeoptimizer.org, via inglitterandbeyond)

healthfoodstalker:

I love pumpkin!!!  It’s so healthy and makes terrific desserts…muffins, pies, tea cake, I could go on and on, but I won’t… or will I?

But as always, the quest for healthy desserts continues. A sinful dessert is an occasional splurge, but HELLO I want dessert everyday!

I adapted this recipe from a book I’m reading called Superfoods*.  According to this author (and to my taste buds) pumpkin and berries are two of the many superfoods that he mentions in this book.

So here’s to a guilt free dessert that’s healthy and easy to prepare!  And, to all of you calorie counters out there, I’ve estimated that a serving of the pudding is around 120 calories.  

Pumpkin Pudding

1 15 oz jar pumpkin

1 12 oz can evaporated non-fat milk

1 whole egg plus 2 egg whites

1/2 cup coconut sugar (or granulated or brown sugar)

1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Put everything in a blender and blend until smooth, then pour into a glass pie pan.  Don’t worry if the mixture looks runny, it will thicken as it cooks.

Bake for about 40 minutes, then cool for 20 minutes.  Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.  

Delicious with berries and/or sliced banana!

Serves 8

* If you want to read the book that this recipe was adapted from it is titled Superfoods, fourteen foods that will change your life, and the authors are Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews

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You were the only boy that ever made me cry. You still are. I am just so sorry for everything. I really and truly never understood what you felt.. I was emotionless, I was ice cold. I can’t believe you stuck by me for so long. I am in debt to you.

I have another blog. One you do not know about. I always posted our conversations, about our dates, how much I cared for you. I just read through one of the conversations and I have no idea who was talking to you. It was me.. but it wasn’t. That person was absolutely ridiculous. I’m sorry for making you cry. I am just in complete and utter shock. I was literally in another state of mind. I am that crazy ex. The one you’ll tell your future wife about.. why did I do that?

I’m so sorry. I can’t hold back the tears, I can’t hold back the feelings. I am just SO sorry.

But, I was right about one thing.. I couldn’t wait to see you happy. Now that you are, I am soo grateful for her. SO grateful. So grateful to know that someone is treating you the right way. Genuinely, I don’t know what I would do without her.

Therefore, you need to STOP putting this friendship on me. If you were my friend, you wouldn’t TELL me to give 100% to “satisfy” your “criteria” of being your friend. To me, this is a huge red flag. But hey, I mean I guess I don’t deserve to be in your presence. But don’t worry, I’m moving on too.

(Source: alannerzlovesyou, via teerrismithh)

i’ve been working so hard to get back on my game. but this summer drained everything i’ve had in me.

everyday i miss him, everyday i just want him to listen. i just want to feel his arms around my waist, his hand in mine and his kiss on my face. the things that i go through every day could all melt away with a night alone. just a time to sit and look at the stars or even just a chat on the phone. my heart will melt with his eyes and he will smile, whispering his sweet surprise; i’m sorry raegan, i should’ve let you in. and then perfection will begin again

not.. :(