Hey girly! Happy Sunday morning. ; ) What’s up with you today? What’d you have for breakfast? What’s one thing you have gratitude for this morning? (C’mon guys, i’m just trying to interact haha!) Well, to start off this intro, I am launching a new series called “Igniting Inspiration”! Igniting Inspiration, is going to be a post made every Sunday morning filled with inspirational, positive, and motivational quotes to kick off each new week with a good fresh start. (Note: not all of these images are personally mine, the ones I have personally created will be noted) I really want to start picking up more things on this blog that have to do with inspiration and positivity and I really hope to see this spread love, and touch some hearts. ❤
A little prayer to kick off the series:
Dear God, I pray that you would use this and spread it to the hurting hearts around me. So many people out there need hope, something to show them they have worth and have a purpose to keep going. There are people that are slowly feeling like they’re sinking to the bottom of the what seems like the never ending ocean of their stress, anxiety, and hurt. God I ask that you would comfort them and hold their hearts, and use this to give them a fresh start that they didn’t think they could get. It may be something as small as a not-so-great-day at work, or as big as losing something very close to your heart. God I pray that you would use their heartbreak for the greater good. God I pray that you would help them to see their purpose through their pain. I ask that you would take this in your own hands, take it out of my own, and use it for your great love. Use this to speak to someones heart. It may be just even one person, but God if it’s possible to use this to reach even just that one person then let it be so. Use this to bring light, and joy to their life. Use it to make someone smile, to spread kindness and love and happiness and everything else that person may feel like they’ll never get back. God use this. I love you. In Jesus name, Amen.
Alrighty, onto the quotes of the week!
My own image! (This is my favorite bible verse ❤)Oof, it hits hard doesn’t it? God thought you were so special that the world just needed one of you ❤My own image (Another one of my favorites)Describes my own heart so much ❤
That’s it for the quotes of this week, I really hope that this brought you some joy and encouragement this beautiful Sunday. ; ) Love you guys, until next time
Hiya hiya friend! (literally my new intro for like, everything now) I have no clue what to write for an intro today, hehe there isn’t a whole lot to explain except today I am compiling a whooooooooooole bunch of inspiration photos of what I envision my dream house will look like! These are in no specific order these are just things that really stood out to me that I love so very much! I’ve seen lot’s of people and fellow blogging friends do their own “Dream House Tours” and I loved the idea of it! This isn’t exactly my dream house “tour” more of like my own aesthetics style and a tooooon of inspo for what I want my future dream house to look like! ; D
*pauses to blank stare out the window for no apparent reason*
Alright, just a discalaimer, none of these photos I am using in this post are my own photos. *All photo credits go to pinterest!*
I have never really had one single aesthetic that I love. Which I actually love that I have more than one! I find myself really being drawn to modern bohemian style rooms, mixed with a little vintage and retro stuff, majestic-hippie, and beachy-palm-springs-minimalist- styles! But to be honest, I am no minimalist whatsoever. I love the idea of having a bunch of things on display (like you’d find in most boho houses) so that’s what you’ll see in most of these photos! I just really fell like my style of aesthetics is very unique, wild, and free! What is your type of aesthetic(s)? Alrighty, Enjoy! xD
Bedroom Inspo:
Oohh, love this one. I reaaaally wanna get some shelves above my bed to display lots of stuff on!I really like this orangey-boho-vintage aesthetic! This is almost an exact replica of what my dream room would look like!All I can say about this one is, I LOVE it.Toooootally getting some very magestic hippie vibes here, this would totally be alot like my dream bedroom.Ahhh, this one is just so cozy, and simple, yet free felling and very pretty!This is by far one of my favorite bedroom styles in this post!This looks very magestic\hippie style to me, and it’s adorable!Like I said, I love having little things out on display like this, I love it!Aghhh so cuuuute! It seems like a very cozy bedroom!Does anybody else seriously want a record player as much as I do?!I don’t know why but I am extremely drawn to this, it’s just so pretty! I really want to make myself a photo collage wall someday!I looooooove this moon mirror! It’s so cute with the polaroids!This one gives me a very happy and bright feeling! Super calm, neutral, and cute!Similar to the first bedroom photo, slightly different decorations. I absolutely adore the records hanging up! And the shelves would be perfect for funko pops! (Which she actually has displayed too) 😜
Kitchen & Dining Room Inspo:
Aghhhh I love how many plants there are! It’s such a good and happy feeling to me!
Living Room Inspo:
This one is just amazing! I love this whole aesthetic!Supa supa cute!
Bathroom Inspo:
Yes! Plants everywhere pleeeeez! Sadly the only photo I found that quite matched my aesthetic!
Front & Back Porch Inspo:
This one is my fave out of the 3!
Welp, that’s it for today’s post my Chicken Nuggets! I hope you enjoyed seeing and reading through my dream house inspo! This was legit SO FUN to make, I totally want to do this something like this again! Let me know if you’ve made a dream house post because I’d love to check it out! I cannot wait to see you guys again, until next time my friends!
I don’t yet know who I’m writing this to, but I know it’s somebody pretty amazing.
I often think about who you are. From the sound of your laugh, to the color of your eyes. I wonder about you. What’s your name? What’s your personality? Where are you and what are you doing at this very moment as I write this? I also wonder if you ever think about who I am? I really have so many thoughts and questions, but I know they won’t be answered until we meet. I truly do excitedly await the day that happens, but until then, I will peacefully and happily wait for you.
I am not ready for a relationship right now, and I won’t worry about it either, because God has promised you to me. God has promised us to eachother. I am not going to carry the burden of worrying about never finding you, and never finding love. God has destined for us to be together and designed us for eachother from the very beginning. And I don’t need to hopelessly search for love as if it hasn’t been with me my entire life! God has always loved me more than anything. He has held me in his hands and walked alongside me every day, and he holds my heart until the day comes when he gives it away to you. Even after that, God will still forever hold my heart and I trust him with all of this.
I will not go around searching through every guy I can to try and find you. Why? Because I don’t need to. God always makes a way and somehow, somewhere, someday, he will bring us to eachother. I don’t need to always have a boyfriend with me to be happy, which sadly so many women and girls today think is true. Until I truly find you; the one I’m meant to be with, I am going to stay young and free, living wildly, and happily. I don’t need a boyfriend with me to be happy every second. God always makes a way.
I am not just looking for a guy with a pretty face, because BOI that is not all it takes to win my heart. I don’t want that guy always showing out and begging for attention, or flirting clearly with all these other girls. I don’t want that guy who covers up his intelligence with fake stupidity just for attention. I want a guy full of love, light, and willingness to help. I want a guy who does kind things anonymously and expects nothing but joy in return. I want the guy who shows his smarts without “showing off”.
I don’t want someone who shows his love through money or expensive things. I want a guy who truly and genuinely shows that he loves me. I want somebody different. Unique. Someone special. I am waiting for someone that will dream with me, and hold my hand walking alongside me. Someone that will be a complete goofball, and laugh with me. Someone who loves, trusts, has faith in God and will pray with me. Someone that’ll go on adventures and try new things with me. Someone who will care for me, and truly love me for who I am. I am waiting for someone that will roll down the car windows and blast our favorite songs! I am waiting for you.
I am waiting for someone funny, intelligent, sweet, kind, strong, brave, and caring. (and maybe a little cute, idk. 😁) I am waiting for someone that will live free, and wild. I am waiting for someone that I will love so very deeply.
I want you to be the only one I’m ever in a relationship with, but no one can guarantee that’s how it’ll happen. And that’s okay. Every relationship is a learning experience, and God uses everything for the greater good in life.
I don’t know who you are, where you are at, or what you look like, but I know God is preparing us specially for eachother. The wait may be pretty hard sometimes, but it’s gonna be so worth it.
I cannot wait to share my life with you. To tell you stories, hold your hand, share our dreams, and do things we never imagined. Agh, I’m so excited and curious about you and the life ahead that it makes my heart ache. God is gonna do so many amazing things beyond our dreams, I imagine there’ll be lots of surprises along the way.
I wonder alot about you.
I wonder where and when we’ll just happen to stumble upon eachother and meet.
Again, I don’t know who you are, and I’m probably gonna have to wait awhile to figure that out, but I am so very excited. So while I wait, I am going to continue to grow in my faith and in discovering my identity and a beautiful young woman. I am going to always live the best life I can.
I am going to live joyfully, positively, kindly, faithfully, independently, lovingly, freely, goofily, memorably, courageously, and passionately. Because I want to be the best I can for you, God, my family, friends, and even myself. I know that you will be perfect for me, and just what I need.
Life is gonna hold some crazy things, but the thing is, God holds life. So hang on tight, and i’ll see ya real soon dude.
Hiya-hiya-hiya! It’s Hailey here, *burps* and I’m back with my first (slightly delayed) Life Update post of the Summer! (Haha, and the first Life Update ever!) I plan on making a Life Update post at the end of every month from now on so hopefully I can keep it up! (and hopefully you enjoy reading about and getting a peak at my daily life!) I really love sharing my life with others so I am super excited about that, and I also want to be able to keep this as something cool to look back on later in life! I’ll be listing my favorite outifts, songs, what i’ve been up to, and other things from that month.
Alright, i’m too excited to do a full intro so let’s just go already!!
June Look Book: Top Favorite Outfits of the Month
Don’t mind doggo in background 😜
I literally love all these outfits so much! I have recently had a random spurt of loving pretty and flowy dresses so you may see more of these in the future haha! Also I am super surprised that I have my hair down in all of these outfit photos, I literally always have it thrown up into a bun 😂
Monthly Mixtape: Top Favorite Songs of the Month
So will I ~ Hillsong UNITED
Cry for you ~ Lecrae
Have it all ~ Jason Mraz
Wanted ~ One Republic
Fight For Me ~ GAWVI
Devil Is A Liar ~ Colton Dixon
Undone ~ FFH
Legendary ~ Skillet
Sparrows ~ Jason Gray
SLINGSHOT ~ GAWVI
Control ~ CASS
Love ~ We Are Messengers
Ready Set Go ~ Royal Tailor
Worth Fighting For ~ CASS
Never Gone ~ Colton Dixon
Other Random Monthly Favorites:
Wildflowers & Chalk art
Morning Bike Rides
And finally, My Shell Turtle Necklace! I wear this thing all the time! It’s such a beautiful necklace, and I got it from Florida a couple years back and I loooooove it!
Haha this was a pretty short list of favorites but i’ll continue to figure out more to add on to my Life Updates in the future! These were just a few of the things I’ve really been loving this month!
What I’ve been up to: June 2020
So close to the very beginning of June, me and my best gurlfriend went out on a girls day! It was so freaking fun and I actually made an entire post on it which you can check out right here! 😜
These were a couple of the gifts that I made for Allie’s birthday!! I made us both a matching set of bracelets and this ocean drawing which she seemed to love so much! I also made her a birthday slide show video with a bunch of photos of us (which was more of a personal thing so I can’t show it on here) and her birthday party was so much fun and I am so glad she liked the gifts!
This is super random but I just had to show you guys this! I picked up this notebook sitting on a shelf at a store, and I opened it up to the first page and found this…
Isn’t this just amazing?? 💕 Ugh, my heart though! I love finding things like this, have you ever found something like that before?
We’ve been going to parks with friends more this month, so that’s definitely been really fun! We just recently went to a park and hung out with these little crazy monkeys Zoey, and Judah! Gosh, aren’t they just the cutest?! I love those little muffins so much 💕😂
Well this wasn’t too bad for a very first Life Update post haha! It was a little shorter than I intended for it to be, but it’s alright! We good, we Gucci 😂 Thanks for checking out my latest post, and let me know how you enjoyed it! This was really fun to make and I can’t wait to make more (and hopefully longer) Life Updates in the future! How was your June? How’s your July been so far? Love ya Chicken Nuggets! Until we meet again,
Hiya-hiya! Happy Summer guys!! Like what?! Summer is already here? Dudes, I seriously cannot wait for this Summer, and what it has in store! I have so many things planned, that I would really love to do to make sure that this Summer is one of the greatest! (Check out my Summer 2020 Bucket List here!)
Now, one of the first awesome things I did this month to kick off the Summer was a Girls day with mah best gurl-friend, Allie! (Who also happens to be an awesome fellow blogger, definitely check out her site here!) Anyways, we did this as an early Birthday present-little-celebration-thingy for her at the beginning of this month, and it was literally so much fun I just had to share what we did with you guys! I was so very happy to be able to do this with going so long without hanging out with friends so Allie, doing this with you was absolutely amazing, and that day will be forever cherished. ; ) #FirstPostOfTheSummer, let’s goooooooo! xD
Our beautiful day started of with taking a little shopping trip to Plato’s closet, which I didn’t get any pictures of, (And thank you again very much to Allie’s Mom for taking us on this lovely trip haha!) but we got a few super cute things! And YOU GUYS. I found Filas! They were perfectly my size, and only 12 bucks so yeah that was an awesome start haha! I wear those things all the time, I had been wanting some because they match my sense of style so well so bam! Anyways. Plato’s closet is my absolute fave store at the moment, they have some really cute stuff! We then headed over to Ulta where Allie picked up a few makeup things, and we picked up a charcoal face mask! (Which was later used that evening, and is shown later on in this post)
Mah Filas that I literally love so very much!
We were both fan-girling over our aesthetic shoes once we got back, which we took looooooooooots of pictures of. 😂 (Hey, we love our aesthetic shoe pictures!)
After our mini shopping trip we stopped at Starbucks for some quite tasty drinks, I must say! ; D I got a grande pink drink, and she ordered a grande Strawberry acai lemonade! Talk about yummy!
After all of that, we returned to my house where the adventure continued!
We sat down in my room and talked for quite a bit, and then took a short break to eat dinner! After we ate, we immediately grabbed out our cameras and had a ton of fun with those things! 😂 Here is a big ole collage of pictures that were taken!
What’d I tell ya? We love our shoe pictures! 😂 I love this picture of us both! (Left: Allie! Right: Me!)This ones a charm! (Thank you and credits to little sis Eliyah for kindly taking this picture 😜)We also brought out the lovely Instax cams!Thank you to Allie for snapping this pic as well ; )Guess what? More shoe pics!
After taking all of those beautiful pictures, we had a blast jumping on the trampoline and playing with chalk out back while my siblings tagged along!
Did anyone else spot the cheeseburger in the top left corner of this picture that my brother created 😂
Again, didn’t get pictures but after that Me, Allie, and my siblings went out front and watched some try not to laugh videos with water in our mouths and OMG GUYS WE WERE DYING this was literally a blast and it was so hilarious! 😂 I choked so many times from laughing so hard!
It was getting late at that point, and Allie had to go home at about 10 that night so we decided to go inside and start on face masks! We jammed out to some music while putting them on which like everything else that day, was a total blast!
I was actually expecting these face masks to hurt alot worse coming off (because of seeing people screaming in pain trying them) but it actually didn’t hurt at all. Depending on the type you get, the more it hurts but all it did was tug as it came off! Anyways, before we took it off me and Allie went outback to jump on the trampoline and look at the stars a bit while we waited for the masks to dry which was really awesome! We were cracking up laughing and I wouldn’t be surprised if we woke up the neighbors! xD 😂
They so perttyyyyy 😂😂 Ugly faces is just our signature thing
My skin was so smooth after taking the mask off, I definitely loved it!
We had a few other things planned for that night but unfortunately time seemed to fly so fast and we eventually ran out! Me and Allie definitely want to do this again some time and do a bunch more things we didn’t get to do in the span of just one day!
We drove Allie home that night, and I went to bed very happy!
Again, that day was so much fun and I will forever remember and cherish it! I can’t wait to do this with her again very soon! I am so very glad that God gave me the privilege of meeting and getting to be close friends which such an amazing girl! I love ya lots sis 😜
Thanks for checking out my latest post, let me know if you enjoyed getting a peak at our little girls day! I sure had fun putting this post together, and can’t wait to create another post soon! Have you hung out with any friends lately? What Starbucks drink is your fave, or what is your go-to Starbucks order? Until our next visit my Chicken Nuggets!
Get comfy, and grab your snacks because this is going to be a very long post, guys.
So as you have seen, I have been nominated for The Original Outstanding blogger Award, the Mystery Blogger Award, and the Sunshine Blogger Award, by 7 different bloggers in less than 2 weeks! Like, WAT?! First off, I am highly honored to have been nominated for these and have been nominated for so many! I also did sorta make the mistake of not making posts for each nomination as they came in, andddddddd i’m just gonna compile all of them into one post! Yes. 7 different sets of nominations. (ackshuly *wow thats cringey* that would be alot of individual nomination posts in a small amount of time. nvm. one big post is probly better. i take it back, moving on!)
So, again huge thanks to everyone I was nominated by! It makes my heart so happy. ❤
For the Mystery Blogger Award, I was nominated by:
Alright, Lets start with the Mystery Blogger Award!
The Mystery Blogger Award was created by Okoto Engima, so thank you for creating this wonderful Award, Okoto! xD Thats the link to her blog site if you would like to visit it, which you totally should! Here is the link to her Original Post on the award as well!
Here are the Mystery Blogger Award rules:
Use the picture/logo above in your post
Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog
Mention the creator of the award and leave a link to their blog as well
Answer the 5 questions you were asked
Tell your readers 3 things about yourself
Nominate 10 – 20 other people
Notify your nominees by commenting on their blogs
Ask your nominees any of your 5 questions
Share a link to your best post(s)
Again I was nominated for this Award by one of my best friends, Allie @ gowiththewaves, and by my little sis, Eliyah @ everythingeliyah so definitely be sure to check out their blogs because they are A-MAH-ZING.
Now, First are the questions that were asked by Allie!
1. What’s your all time favorite memory?
Hmmm, I actually have alot of favorite memories so it’s so hard to choose one haha! But i’m gonna have to say my whole families trip to Disney World! That week was literally such a beautiful experience and aghhhh just Florida was the best!
2. Weirdest food you’ve ever eaten? And did you like it?
The weirdest food i’ve ever eaten? Well it was a meal worm. Yeah… I did not like it.
3. Favorite form of art?
Music, and dance definitely! But I feel like I really love anything that includes creativity!
4. What did you want to be when you were little?
I don’t actually remember having one specific thing I wanted to be as a kid when I grew up, and I actually still don’t know what I want to be! I’m just going to trust that God will guide my footsteps and whatever he has destined for me to be then i’ll be! (I remember playing “chef” alot with my siblings as a kid tho so maybe I could’ve wanted to be that 😂)
5. Favorite quote?
The sunrise, of course, doesn’t care if we watch it or not. It will keep on being beautiful, even if no one bothers to look at it.
– Gene Amole
Those were really great questions Allie! Again thank you so, so, SO MUCH for the nomination! Love ya girl! 😜
Now onto the questions asked by Eliyah!
1. Summer or winter?
Definitely Summer, I can’t STAND winter sometimes! I mean I absolutely love snow, and Christams, and hot chocolate, and sledding I really do! But I also love the warm sunshine, the beach, flip flops, ice cream, bike rides and NOT literally freezing my butt off.
2. Can you do a backflip? (Ground or trampoline)
I can on the trampoline! And I used to be able to do it on the ground but I haven’t done it in forever so i’d be scared to find out if I still can.
3. Do you like dolls?
Yes I do! I have a couple of American girl dolls stored away with lots of other doll things, I haven’t actually gotten them out in awhile but yes I do like them! I was literally obsessed with them when I was younger haha.
4. If you could choose one board game or card game, what would it be?
Either Clue, or Scattergories. Those are my all time favorite games to play!
5. Have you ever gone fishing before?
I have! Quite a few times, I have unfortunately never caught a fish before and I have zero patience for fishing most of the time. It’s a very peaceful and quiet activity to me though, and I like that about it!
Thank you very much for this Nomination Eliyah! These were great questions, and I had so much fun doing this! xD
With those first few rules done, Here are 3 random things about me! (This goes for both times I was nominated)
I am a very big dreamer and envisioner
My favorite food is Pizza rolls
I DREAM of getting a Corgi and naming it Cilantro! (Which I will make a post on in the future haha)
Here are my 5 questions for my nominees!
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Favorite Ice cream flavor?
Have you played or do you play any sports? If so, what sport(s)?
Describe your idea of a perfect day! (Very detailed if you’d like xD)
Something you’ve made recently?
Now for my nominees:
I nominate anyone who would like to do this award! Yes, you there! I nominate you for the Mystery Blogger Award! I can’t wait to see some of y’alls posts on it!
By the way guys, that last post listed is actually a Tag that was created by me! Definitely go check that out because I nominate you for that too!
Now that we are finished with the Mystery Blogger Award (Which thank you so much again for the nomination guys!) onto The Original Outstanding Blogger Award!
(I created this award image myself, you don’t use this one! I created my own because there wasn’t a specific image that was meant to be used for it.)
Provide the link to the creator’s original award post. (very important: see why in step 5) You can check out the original award post right here!
Answer the questions you were asked
Create 7 unique questions of your own
Nominate 10 bloggers and notify them of their nomination! Neither the award’s creator, nor the blogger that nominated you can be nominated.
At the end of 2020, every blog that ping-backs the creator’s original post will be entered to win the 2020 Outstanding Blogger Award! To ping back the creator, just leave a link to their original award post on your blog!
Thank you guys so very much for the nomination! xD
Here are the first set of questions, asked by Bernie!
1. Do you like sushi?
I don’t know, I haven’t actually ever had it before but I would definitely like to try it someday!
2. Do you do any type of dance?
I am apart of a dance/drama team at my church so yes! I would also like to take some sort of dance lessons soon
3. Which genre of music do you like most?
R&B! (Rythym & Bounce)
4. What sports do you like playing?
I think I like sports that use a ball, like soccer, basketball, kickball, etc! Let me know if you guys have any sports recommendations because I want to try a new one but have no clue which sport!
5. Do you think golf is super boring to watch?
Eh, not super boring but yes kind of haha. It’s alot of fun to play though but it’s a slower sport so not really entertaining to watch most of the time!
6. If you could be any animal which one would you be?
Corgi. I love corgis.
7. Do you absolutely love gum?
I absolutely love gum!
Questions from the lovely Esther are listed here!
1. What’s your favorite mythical animal?
Dragons! I love dragons, I used to draw them all the time!
2. When was the last time you saw something that made you think you were dreaming?
I don’t really know actually
3. Whats your favorite Disney movie?
Ooooohhhhh there’s alot i’m gonna give you a list 😂
Tangled
Finding Nemo
Lion King
The Jungle book
Lilo & Stitch
Cinderella
and a whooooooole lot more but i’m deciding to move on instead of listing them all
4. Do you like pickles?
I LOVE PICKLES.
5. How long have you been blogging?
I just recently hit my one year blogging anniversary this month!
6. What’s your least favorite pizza topping?
Fish. I love fish. And I love pizza.
But fish does not belong on pizza. No.
7. What would you say is your life verse/motto?
Live wild, young, and free!
And last, but definitely not least, here are the questions asked by Irose5!
1. What color is your bedroom?
The walls are a very light grey! I keep it neutral so I can swap things out!
2. Have you ever broken/ dropped and broken a glass plate or cup?
Not recently, but yes in the past I have
3. How many siblings do you have? (If you have any)
I have 2! One little brother, and one little sister
4. Do you like the color rose gold?
I love rose gold!
5. Are you allergic to cats?
My Mom and brother are, but thankfully I am not
6. Do you like badgers?
I think so, I’m pretty sure I like all animals!
7. Have you ever written a book? (Published or not, Poetry or story)
I have wrote a book! It was as a kid though, and I’m not sure what happened to it. I do write short stories and poems here and there though.
Now for the questions for my nominees!
What are 10 of your favorite things in your bedroom right now?
Favorite place you’ve traveled to?
Do you have any pets? If so, what are their names?
Are you taking classes for anything right now?
What are 3 qualities you think a friend/best friend should have?
What few words would you use to describe your personality?
Favorite weird food combination?
Again, for my nominees, I nominate anyone of my fellow followers who would like to do this award!
That’s all for the Original Outstanding blogger award and oh my goodness I don’t expect anyone to have made it this far without just skimming through but if you have then may the Lord bless you greatly because I don’t understand how you could’ve bared with me for this long. So thank you!
Ummm it’s about 75% clean… *shoves stuff under the bed*
2. Favorite and least favorite social media?
I don’t actually have any social media at all, I actually choose not to have it and I don’t want it (Let me know if you’d like to see a post on the reason behind that.)
3. What is your favorite word?
YEET. (Or Uggleflug)
4. What’s something amazing you’ve accomplished?
Started trying to look at things more positively and seeking joy in everything!
5. What’s your favorite flower?
Definitely Sunflowers!
6. Do you enjoy Summer break?
I don’t actually get a full Summer break the way my schoolwork works, but I do enjoy Summer very much!
7. What is your favorite movie?
The Greatest Showman!
8. Do you have a favorite quote?
The sunrise, of course, doesn’t care if we watch it or not. It will keep on being beautiful, even if no one bothers to look at it. – Gene Amole
9. Favorite book you’ve ever read?
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Toulane by Kate DiCamillo
10. What are you wearing right now?
Dark wash shorts, with a light grey tank top
11. What is an interesting fact about you that most people don’t know?
Hmmm, I don’t normally like leggings! (super random, i know)
Next are the questions given by the lovely Hope Leilani!
Favorite place to shop at for summer clothes?
I like Plato’s closet, and going thrifting!
2. Favorite outdoor activity?
Skateboarding, or bike rides
3. Whatare two of your favorite life hacks?
Huh, I don’t actually have any that come to mind so sorry! *face palm*
4. Do you workout? If so, what do you do?
I do try to workout occasionally! I follow Chloe Tings workout schedules which I love so very much! I am currently doing her 2020 Summer shred along with my friend Allie, which lemme tell ya the workout is amazing but it’s INTENSE.
5. What’s something you are super enthusiastic about?
Dreaming big, living wild, free, and being the best person you can be!
6. What’s your go-to for cravings?
I normally crave lot’s of fruit most of the time, it’s either super sweet or super salty there’s no in between!
7. What are some of your goals for this Summer?
Being more positive in every situation and seeking joy in all things! Praying and growing a bigger and closer relationship with God, and self care!
8. Do you have plants? If so, what types?
I currently have a lamb ears plant that I love so much! And I also have a packet of mammoth sunflower seeds that I am going to plant here soon!!
9. Do you enjoy traveling? Where are some of the places you’ve been?
I love traveling so much! I dream of traveling the world one day. I haven’t actually been out of the country but Florida, and Tennessee are 2 of my favorite places I’ve been so far!
10. Any beauty tips for us ladies?
All I can tell you girls, is to go as natural as possible. Whether it’s hair products, or cosmetics, I would rather take care of and have a beautiful body without having to use cosmetics with terrible and damaging things to your body in them! What’s the point in making it look like you take care of your body when your putting bad things in it and really not taking care of it like we should? I don’t want to just be beautiful, I want to be healthy and beautiful.
11. What is something you are thankful for today?
The sunshine, my health, being able to talk to Jesus, and knowing that God loves, cares, provides, and understands. 😊
Those were absolutely amazing questions, Hope! Thank you very much!
Next up, Ainsley’s questions!
3 words that best describe yourself?
Weird, funny, different
2. Pancakes or waffles?
Waffles! (although I love both)
3. What’s your favorite movie?
(i’ll answer this time with different movies!) Breakthrough, or A quiet place!
6. If you could have any job without going to school for it, what would it be?
I don’t actually know haha, that’s something i’ll have to think about!
7. Do you like weird food combinations such as ice cream and fries, mac’n cheese and BBQ, pizza and pineapple?
Dude. I literally LOVE all 3 of those combos. (Another one of my fave weird food combos is scrambled eggs and strawberry jam! It’s literally so good!)
8. Do you play any sports?
Not at the moment, no. But let me know again if you have any sports recommendations because I am looking to try a new one!
9. Do you pen-pal or bullet journal?
I do both! (Bullet journaling seems so hard for me to keep up with for some reason)
10. What’s your dream car?
A white jeep! Or a yellow hippie van!
11. What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?
Chocolate chip cookie dough!
Those questions were so much fun to answer, Ainsley! Thanks!
Now for my own questions!
Something on your Summer bucket list?
Your favorite thing from this week?
Top 3 favorite books?
Do you have any role models that you look up to?
One of your favorite things about God?
Something you like to think about or remind yourself of?
Have you ever sat down to watch the sunset/sunrise?
Names that you love?
Favorite animal(s)?
Do you like chips and guacamole?
Top 5 favorite songs of yours at the moment?
Nominees are…..take a guess….
Anyone who wants to do this award! Yep haha, If you want to do this award then I nominate you! So enjoy!
Thank you again so much to Ainsley Beth, Christina, and Hope Leilani for this nomination!!
Well guys I hope you enjoyed this post! We are FINALLY at the end and this took about 3 hours guys so I am so pooped but it was so worth it and it was so much fun to do! *gets cut off by a horid dog fart* (dude did you just crap yourself?! That smells like DEATH) OK, Anyone else have a dog that like to fart alot or whose farts smell absolutely HORID? Let me know in the comments. (That should’ve been one of my nominees questions) *face palm* By the way guys, I wont be accepting any more nominations/awards for the rest of this month, just because I want to focus more on, well, the main focus of my blog ya’know? I don’t want to always be posting “just because” cause I have got alot of ideas for the blog this month so i’m gonna take more time to work on those! Don’t get me wrong, I really love and have fun doing these awards and appreciate everyone that thought of me, but I want to stay focused on working hard on some other things! Thank you!
Anywho, I’ll see you guys soon! Much love,
(are you kidding me?! guys my dog smells like he’s rotting from the inside.)
Hello my dandelions! Today I am here with my very first song cover here on my blog, so I am actually super excited! (I am also super nervous, literally about to post this and i’m getting jittery 😂) If you didn’t already know, I have a huge passion and love for singing, instruments, and just music altogether. I play ukulele, and am also currently learning to play piano, so this is also sort of the start of my progress of learning piano as well.
Today I am doing a cover on Dear Parents by Tate McRae. This isn’t the full song, instead it’s just a smaller clip of it that I decided to video one day. I didn’t actually plan on posting it but decided to do it anyways so here it is haha! Click the link down below to see it!
Thanks for stopping by my latest post, I really hope you enjoyed! Let me know down in the comments if you think I should do more covers in the future! Do you play any instruments? Whats your favorite song to sing? I bid you good day my Chicken Nuggets! Til our next visit,
Hey gurl! *takes a moment to jam out to playlist blasting* I hope you’re doing well! Today i’m here with my Summer Bucket list for 2020! Of course some of these things will probably have to wait a little while longer until everything that’s happening at the moment has died down, but this is a biggggg ole’ list of things that i’d really love to do to make sure that this Summer is pure amazing! This was literally SO fun to create, and so is every other bucket list I have made before. Hope you enjoy, and gain some inspiration for your own bucket list as well! (small disclaimer: the first, fourth, and fifth photos displayed above are not mine. photo credits to pinterest! 😜
Soak in the Sunshine\Spend lots of time outdoors
Go to the beach
Save up my Summer allowance
Climb trees
Add on to my rock and crystal collection
Get a natural, healthy tan
Play on a big playground (NOBODY is too old for playgrounds)
Learn some cute hairstyles
Have a sleepover w\ my best gurlfriends
Plant a garden
Go thrifting
Take lots of aesthetic pictures
Start a new workout program
Make some cute anklets
Keep a steady, healthy eating lifestyle
Learn jump-rope tricks
Make homemade lemonade
Work more on songwriting, ukulele, and piano
Connect with and get another Pen-pal
Hang out with friends
Teach Tank (my dog) some new tricks
Play with chalk
Blast lots of music
Try Body painting
Eat lots of fruit
Make my own natural perfume
Name, and take care of my own chickennn*smiles big*
Go to a bonfire
Go swimming& Get a new cute bathing suit (Hey that rhymes)
Stargaze outside
Watch a pretty Sunrise, and Sunset
Rock my awesome Summer wardrobe
Have an epic game of hide-n-seek
Take fun photoshoots
Play on swings
Eat ice cream
Make flower crowns
Lay out a blanket and relax with book under a tree
Go to a fair or carnival
Celebrate July 4th and see Fireworks
Track my Summer workout progress
Take a picture of every day for the whole Summer
Go hiking
Have a BBQ
Go for a bike ride
Try a charcoal face maskand record it
Turn some old jeans into shorts
Go skateboarding
Take a nice road trip
Catch Fireflies in a jar
Hold and make friends with a caterpillar
Ride a Ferris wheel
Go to a concert
Take an entire self care day
Make a sandcastle
Ride a water slide
Press wildflowers
Watch the clouds\and find cloud shapes
Do the limbo
Roll down the car windows and blast car karaoke
Go roller-blading
Make a fort
Feed a squirrel
Get a picture of a hummingbird
Scrape my knee (It’s not Summer without a knee scrape)
Find a garden of cacti and take pictures
Go strawberry picking
Drink a fruit smoothie
Pet a goat and cow
Resist killing bugs (aka SPIDERS)#savelives 😂
See a rainbow
Find a four leaf clover
Play corn-hole
Ride a roller coaster
See a movie in theaters
Pet a corgi *heart melts*
Learn to french\dutch\boxer braid (sorta the same thing right?)
Eat a s’more
Make sure my friend Allie’s birthday is the BEST! (Allie you don’t even know what’s comin’ *smirks*)
Pull an all-nighter
Make popcorn and have a movie night
Drink more water
Get some real plants for my bedroom
Have a girls day with my Aunt for my birthday (We do this every year 😜)
Eat salad
Paint something\ use watercolor paints
Learn different types of handwriting or fonts
Stay at a hotel
Play basketball
Go rock climbing
Learn to whistle (yeahhh… I really want to learn to whistle haha)
Put pants on my chicken *cracks up just thinking about it*
See palm trees
Get my ears re-pierced (Trying to decide whether i’m brave enough to let my Mom do it or not Lol!)
Finish The Hunger games book series, and read Suzanne Collins new Hunger games book!
Aggghhh! Just reading through this gets me so freaking pumped for Summer haha! What are you most excited about this Summer? Have you made a bucket list? Let me know because i’d love to hear about it! Thanks for checking out my Summer bucket list, and i’ll see you again very soon my friends! Have a nice day, much love!
Hey ya’ll! I hope you’re doing well. I am literally soooo happy about this post haha! You already seen in the title, so yes! We are getting chickens! xD *yaaaaayy!* We have actually wanted to get some sort of farm animals of our own for awhile now (not to mention my Mom actually dreams of living on a farm) and we have decided to get some chicks! We will have our own fresh eggs, and chickens are also super cute so they also count as cuddly floof-ball pets.
I am trying to convince my Mom to let me name one of them and call it as my own, and i’ve been working on coming up with a list of some really cute names I like haha! So, I will list all of the names i’ve gotten together below then you can use the poll below it to vote on what you think I should name my chicken! You can pick up to 3 of your favorite name ideas listed! Here are my favorite names that I have narrowed down to!
Sunshine
I feel like this would be one of my favorite names out of them all, it’s just a really cute name! I was also sort of thinking “Sunshine” could be the name of the chicken mascot for “Sunshine & Rain” haha, ya’know? Just to represent Lol. I just really love sunshine so much, so I think it could be a great name!
2. Nugget
Alright, well please don’t get mad at me for this but I think Nugget would be a funny and cute name for a chicken, Haha! *laughs uneasily* I don’t really have a full explanation for it, but I think it’d also make a cute, funny name! Just let me know what you think!
3. Arizona
Another name I love, Arizona. There’s just something so pretty about it so I think this would also been one of my favorites!
4. Lemon
This is for some reason such an adorable name to me! Lemon the Chicken haha! Doesn’t it sound so cute?
5. Mylo
This name sounds super unique, and really cute! Mylo would also seem to suit a chicken very well. Definitely one of my faves!
6. Mitzi
I just love this name so much, again it just seems like it’d suit a Chicken so well! I think that it is pure adorable.
7. Potato (Tater)
I think that Potato, aka Tater would make an absolutely adorable name haha! It’s just so cute and I think it’s hilarious! 😂
I absolutely love all of these name ideas, and it’s so hard to choose one! So help me out by taking the poll down below and voting on your top 3 favorite names!
Welp, today was a shorter post than usual but I cannot wait to see the results for your votes! I plan on doing little update posts for the chickens later on so I am also excited for those. Definitely let me know if you have any other name ideas because I love hearing from y’all! Thanks for checking out my latest post, and be sure to check out some of my other posts like The Chapters Of Confidence Tag! The tag is open for anybody to do, and I hope to see you to do it as well! I’ll see ya later my Chicken Nuggets!
(P.S. I’m sorry for getting Chickens and then calling you guys my Chicken Nuggets, I’m still keeping it though. I love it. 😂)
Hiya-Hiya folks! *scoops up another bite of olives* I am super excited today for this post because it is the first pen-pal related post here on Sunshine & Rain so yaayy! *smiles big* I am going to be sharing this “Ultimate Beginners Guide to Pen-Paling” with you guys because I love pen-paling so much! And also because I know when I first started pen-paling I was hearing so many different things about it like you HAD to have this specific supplies to do it, or you HAVE to follow these rules only, and yada yada yada. The list wen’t on forever and it all got so confusing! So I am here with this easy and simple guide to pen-paling! There is a lot to learn about the beautiful art of pen-paling\letter writing, so sit back, grab a snack, and take note! I hope this simple guide helps you to understand pen-paling more, inspires you, and shows you that you don’t have to have all this expensive stuff to do it. So Lets’ah-go! *tries Mario impersonation* Btw, sorry for the weird blotchy spots on the envelopes in some of the photos)
What is a pen-pal\what is pen-paling?
In my words, a pen-pal is someone who you regularly write to and communicate with through letter writing! You write them a letter, then they write you back. (Probably not the complete definition but that’s basically the sum of it) A pen-pal can either be a family member who lives further away, a close friend, or you can meet, and get to know someone new through pen-paling with someone through different social media platforms! Of course before you start writing to somebody you don’t already know or start giving out personal info such as names, ages, phone numbers, and especially addresses, please definitely consult and talk to your parents about it because giving out things like that is really unsafe! Never talk to somebody you don’t know without your parents knowing, or without their permission. Having your parents involved in finding a great pen-pal for you will make it a lot safer and easier! You can even find a pen-pal through blogging, and that is actually how I found one of my fellow pen-pals Elizabeth! (Hey, Lizzy! 😜)
Anyway, having a pen-pal is a super fun way to get to know somebody, and to communicate! You can be so creative with it, and it is just so much fun and exciting to open up your mailbox and find a fun letter with your name on it! It is like receiving a little gift, and it’s different and so special every time! Your pen-pal doesn’t have to live far away for you to be able to write to them either. I have a close friend that I am pen-pals with that actually lives about 20 mins away (which is my best gurlfriend, Allie who probably reading this so Hi Allieeeee my chiccy nuggieee! 😁😂) and we still consistently write! It is just so much fun for us to be creative and goofy through letters with eachother, and it is so precious to be able to keep a hand written letter and to look back on it later on.
The one thing to keep in mind though, is that the whole point of letter writing is to communicate, get to know, and become closer with someone! It is so much more special to hold on to a piece of conversation from a friend than just text messaging these days. Which sadly, the whole point of pen-paling and even letter writing itself has been forgotten by many. I love pen-paling, and talking with friends through letters so much more! ; ) Now onto the essential supplies:
Here are the 3 letter writing essentials:
1.Any type of paper
Of course you are going to need some sort of paper to write your letter! It doesn’t have to be any specific type at all. I have used blank white printer paper, lined paper, grid paper\dot paper, paper from a cute notebook, etc. You can even go online and find some really cute letter printouts, but I prefer to use my own paper and decorate it myself to add my own touches!
2. Pens, pencils, or markers
Pens, pencils, and markers are definitely a necessity for letter writing as well! You don’t need to have all this fancy and expensive art supplies to create an amazing letter! Of course it is totally great to have some nice good quality markers or pens to work with, I enjoy using a normal number two pencil, colored pencils, gel pens, and crayola markers. As weird as it sounds, you really can make a great letter with just those. 😉
3. Envelopes and stamps
And the last thing you will need is an envelope to put your letter in, and a stamp to be able to send it! Again you don’t need to buy a big fancy decorated envelope to make it look nice. You can totally just use a normal envelope from your own home and deco it yourself! I personally make my own envelopes just from scrap paper, or paper from a sketchbook which gives me a bigger envelope to put my letter in and more creative space to work with so bam! It works great! (Just be aware, if you are sending a bigger letter over a certain size you will probably need more than one stamp to send it. Or if you aren’t sure how much you will need to send it, you can totally take it to the post office and they’ll tell you immediately how much you need and pay right then and there.)
Photo Credit: Allie (Her ATC’s are always sooooo cute!)Photo Credit: Elizabeth (This letter was one of my faves! I just got it yesterday so i’m currently working on getting back to you, Lizzy 😉)
Pen-Pal letter ideas\Fun extras!
Here is a list of a bunch of super fun things\extra little gifts and trinkets to send along with your letter!
Mini Questionnaire sheet or start a “Questions & Answers” swap with every letter
Pretty string or ribbon samples
Polaroid prints\photos
Washi Tape samples
ATC’S (Artist Trading cards)
Self Care routine sheet
Playlist\favorite songs
Pretty colored paint chips
Scrapbook paper
A ‘How to’ recipe, or craft tutorial
Stickers
Magazine clippings
Bracelet, or small necklace
Bookmark
Tea packet
Pressed leaves, or flowers
A short written story
Workout routine
Sticky notes\memo pads
Your dream seasonal wardrobe list
Post cards
A map of you own dream make believe land
A list of blog post ideas
Blank paper, or notebook
A snippet of your life-long bucket list
Choose a specific topic to write about either along with, or separate from the letter and write your thoughts on it! (Topic’s like Self care, Your thoughts on____, Struggles, etc.)
Flower Seed packets
Mini monthly Calendar
An “Either Or” \ “This or That” questions sheet! Questions like Ocean or Mountains, Bath or Shower, Sun or Rain.
A “Bag of wishes”, aka a bag with glitter or confetti!
A list of monthly dares or challenges for your pen-pal to try and complete! They can check off which ones they completed, and send the list back!
Story writing switch: Take turns back and forth writing your very own story! Each person takes a turn adding a small part to the story until it’s all finished! Voila! You could also very much do this with a coloring page, or your own drawing!
Scraps of fabric
Scrunchies or cute hair-ties
I really enjoy making my Pen-pals smile by sending them a few extras like these in the letter! Of course, remember that the letter isn’t all about the extras, it’s about the letter itself. It’s about getting to know a new friend or talking with an old one, but it also makes you very happy to open up the envelope and see all the beautifully made gifts and trinkets sent too. I love sharing these things with my friends, and I hope to eventually gain a few more wonderful Pen-pals to write to soon! So special thanks to my beautiful pen-pals out there, I love you guys so much and you make my days very happy.
Tips for writing the Pen-Pal letter:
When writing to a Pen-pal, be sure to ask them questions and not just talk about yourself or things happening with just you, Ya’know? Ask them how they’re doing of course, but for example let’s say your even talking about something as simple as you jumping on a trampoline. Then ask them if they like trampolines or if they’ve been on one! Talking about making cupcakes, ask them if they have a favorite kind of cupcakes? Have they ever baked before? Just be sure to ask questions because that will keep the conversation going and keep it interesting! And another thing is, try to write as much as possible! Of course I’m not saying to write an entire books worth in your letter but try to do atleast a few paragraphs. It’s not all that enjoyable to read a letter that has about 2 sentences, rather than reading one that’s a couple pages because I really love hearing as much as possible from my pen-pals! My letters normally vary between 2-5 pages which may seem like alot but if you’re putting your heart into writing and talking to your pen-pal, the words will just start flowing out and it shouldn’t be a struggle to find something to write about at all! Just think of it as a normal conversation face to face, write what you’d actually say and feel free to be goofy, and have fun with it!
Also when writing, you can even just write about what your day has been like the day that your writing it. You can tell them what the weathers like, something you did, and that stuff! I personally really love writing about my day and then hearing back about my pen-pals day in their letter. Just simply telling them what’s going on and it’s a really enjoyable letter!
Here are some extra Pen-pal letter photos!
Photo Credit: Allie (Aren’t her little origami stars just the cutest?! *heart eyes*)Photo Credit: Allie (Adorableeeee!)Photo Credit: Allie Photo Credit: Elizabeth (This was so cute! Isn’t is just so aesthetic?)
Alrighty, well I hope that this helped anyone out there just beginning with pen-paling and inspired some other Pen-palers out there as well! Let me know if you’d like to see more posts like this in the future because I would definitely love to make some more!
How many Pen-pals do you have? Let me know in the comments! I love hearing from you guys! If you don’t already have a Pen-pal I think during quarantine would be a great time to start Pen-paling if you’ve gotten bored enough haha! Again, you can even just do it with a close friend that lives a few minutes away and write to them. Much love my chicken nuggets, until next time! 😉
Sunshine & Rain 
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