Why hello there beautiful people!! *waves and hops excitedly*
Ahh, it seems that I took another blogging break without notice just as I said I wouldn’t, atleast twice before. My apologies for another sudden disappearance; I have found that taking time in between to rest helps me to regain my inspiration. Rest has been something I have very much been needing in all different areas of my life. But I know that i’m not done here and will not be for a very long time, for I find myself still coming straight back here with great joy after each break 😉
This is a slightly delayed post, but it’s only 3 days into the month so I think you can forgive me. I wanted to pop in to cover a couple of things, but first let me wish you a very Happy December!! *aggressively tosses confetti* Ahhh can you believe that this year is almost over? And Christmas is so soon?! (22 days and counting! 😉 ) I am so happy with how this year has gone, and I have accomplished more than I can even recall. I very eagerly await what the last month of this year will hold! This year, I am doing Blogmas a bit differently. If you’ve been following since last year, you may remember I did 25 days of Blogmas. Though it was really SO much fun, it was also quite overwhelming. But I was actually very proud to see I made it all 25 days without missing a single one! Haha, I surprised myself with how far I could go! But this year, I have decided to only do 12 days of Blogmas. Between work, school, church, and family, 25 days of blogging would be too much. This will give me much more time in preparation, and just take off a load of unnecessary stress over lack of time 🙂
I have been writing down and preparing SO many ideas for Blogmas 2021, and I am thrilled to share them with you starting on Dec 14th! You might get a peek at my own wishlist, gift ideas, a day in my life during the holidays, a Christmas song cover, and much more… so keep an eye out!
I am not quite sure whether I will be posting anything between now and the 14th, (hehe, i can be a very spontaneous person and i love it) we’ll just figure it out as we go along! Thank you so much for the love and support you’ve all given me, I am very excited to start checking out y’alls Blogmas posts! (if you’re doing 25 days, stay strong! If i made it through, so can you!! ;D)
I sit here at the kitchen table, wrapped in my favorite light cardigan, as an orange December sunset shines through. So much has happened, and there is still more ahead. Oh, how I love the Holiday season.
Hello and good evening my lovely people, and Merry Christmas!!
Today I just wanted to pop in to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, instead of doing a big post today. But be expecting a post on Everything I got for Christmas tomorrow! xD
It has been such an amazing day for me, and I hope it’s been the same and more for you. Definitely let me know what you did to celebrate the holidays because I would love to hear about it! It actually snowed today and that made it so much more beautiful, and it was so nice to have a white Christmas this year.
Also, I can’t believe that this is our last day of Blogmas here on Sunshine & Rain, and I will definitely miss it so much. Thank you guys so much for all of your love and support through all 25 days of Blogmas, you guys are truly amazing.
Like I said I just wanted to pop in really quick so I wish you all a very Merry rest of your Christmas, and I will se you guys again very soon.
Have a wonderful night, and I wish you sweet dreams. *blows kisses* 😘
Hello my lovely little jelly beans! I hope your day has been absolutely wonderful, and welcome to Blogmas Day #24! Ahhh oh my goodness I cannot believe that tomorrow is our last day of Blogmas here on Sunshine & Rain *sigh* But I am SO EXCITED that tomorrow is CHRISTMAS!! Guys like you don’t even know how excited I am. I could literally pee myself. I am definitely going to miss Blogmas, but it will also be a relief to not have to commit to posting every single day haha!
Well, today is going to be a rather short post. I am here just to wish you a very Merry Christmas, and to share with you what we did with some family this evening. 😊
Tonight we had my Aunt & Uncle (on my Moms side) over for some yummy dinner and brownies, and we all exchanged gifts! I am so stuffed with food, and opening gifts was so much fun. (I can’t wait to wake up and open more tomorrow xD)
I always enjoy spending time with my family, and tonight has been really great. 😊
Pictured at the top of this post was the pleasingly aesthetic wrapped package that my gift was in from my Aunt & Uncle, and I couldn’t not take a picture to appreciate the beauty of before tearing it apart haha!
Here is was I got from my Aunt & Uncle tonight! 😉
Thank you so very much to Aunt Tiff & Uncle Nate for the lovely gifts ❤️ I love them so much!
And thank you guys for being so amazing and checking out the latest here on Sunshine & Rain! I shall hopefully return tomorrow with the last day of Blogmas, and I say hopefully because tomorrow is going to be super busy for us. So if I don’t post tomorrow, I will be sure to post the day after 😊
Guys, I am so excited for Christmas and I cannot believe that it’s already here. I hope you have all had a lovely Christmas Eve, and have a lovely day tomorrow. Have a beautiful rest of your night, and I wish you sweet dreams as you fall asleep tonight to rest before a big day tomorrow.
Today is November 3rd, 2020. Today is Election Day.
I need you to know that your vote matters. Your vote is helping to determine how this country is going to be run for the next 4 years.
This is a very anxious time for everybody. I feel like I’ve been really quiet about this, but I think we all know that life this year has been insane. I mean absolutely insane.
In all the years that I have been here on this earth, 2020 has by far been the most strange, terrifying, stressful, and painful year I have experienced. I am sure that many people have also felt that way.
Nobody has been able to control which way this year goes at all, and it’s been so stressful.
But this is your chance you use your voice for the better.
Your vote, has power. Your vote is completely your choice and yours only. That’s the whole purpose of a vote, to give people a choice.
As true as that is, I just want to tell you, that you should vote with your heart. Many people have already voted by now, but if you haven’t, I strongly encourage you to go do it.
When you do vote, you should vote for what you believe in, not for who you like.
It’s okay not to like somebody. Nobody is perfect. But if that person can really give something good to this country, then vote for that. Please, don’t vote just out of emotions.
Stand up, and use your voice to vote for what this country needs.
I was pretty hesitant about sharing this at first, but I am going to share who we are voting for this year. I mean, I am not old enough to personally go and vote yet, but this would be my choice.
This year, we are voting for President Trump.
There are many different reasons why we are voting for him, and we are voting with our hearts. President Trump has been a pretty phenomenal leader for this country. He clearly loves God, and wants all of the good for this country and it’s people. He stands up against things that we don’t believe in, such as the killing of children in the womb, (Please check out my post on Abortion Here) and many other things.
Trump clearly cares about the country, and I feel that he has done amazingly in working towards keeping our beautiful country the way it should be.
I would say that I’m not telling you who you should vote for, but actually, I am.
If you want to work further towards keeping our country great, then I encourage you to vote for Trump. I’m not just some young girl proclaiming this because my parents and friends are, if I had the ability to vote right now, he would absolutely be my choice.
Once again, it’s okay not to like somebody. But please dear, don’t vote for someone else just because you have a higher opinion of them.
Trump has done many amazing things for this country, and I know he will continue to as well. Just look up Trump Administration Accomplishments, and you’ll see multiple things he has done for the benefit of the US just since his election!
I wanted to keep this short, but overall say the same thing.
Vote with your heart.
Vote for what is right, pure, and good.
Vote for what will keep this country safe, and beautiful.
Good Sunday morning, lovely! (Or just Happy Sunday to others in different time zones ; D)
*sighs* Here we go.
Okay so this week, Igniting Inspiration is going to be a bit different.
(don’t worry, it’s a good different.)
Every week for the past 12 weeks, I have always looked forward to the Saturday morning when I can sit at the kitchen table eating pancakes for breakfast, and gather some beautiful quotes, and hilarious MEMES to bring sunshine to the lives of others! And it makes me so very happy seeing how much you all seem to love it, and look forward to it just as much as I do!
But recently I’ve been thinking, and I want to change up what I am doing with Igniting Inspiration. I absolutely love spreading happiness, and hope, and joy to others through amazing (and wonderfully aesthetic) quotes, but I have felt as if it wasn’t truly coming from my own heart, as if I was always just using somebody else’s words. Of course, I am a huge quote person and I love when you find that one quote that literally hits you right in the heart, but when I am showing light to others, I also want it to be through my very own heart, and words.
So, here we are.
You may or may not have noticed that this past week, I haven’t posted anything. Week #13 of Igniting Inspiration was supposed to be last Sunday, but I decided to take a break and reflect on the past 12 weeks of the series before I just jumped right into the next. (Life also got a little crazy, so a break for some time to myself and not having to worry about posting was really nice.) It got me thinking how I really wanted to change the series just a bit!
So, this week I am going to switch it up, and if I find I love it, then I will probably continue doing it this way for the rest of the time!
For Week #13 of Igniting Inspiration, I am going to be spreading encouragement and love from my very own heart through a short Bible study, on one specific topic. This weeks topic is going to be Unbroken Promises: He Will Prosper You. I plan on doing this topic as a series, and for the next few weeks I will do the topic of the unbroken promises of God!
I really felt like I needed to write about this, because I have personally been struggling with doubt, and have had real anxiety about what my future holds recently. To be completely honest I really get scared about these things, and it hurts not knowing the answer to many questions. But I have found great comfort in seeing the promises that God has for me, that he will never break.
As I am digging into these promises, I want to share them with you all, and bada-bing bada-boom! We have our own little group. 😊
I am no preacher. Just a girl who is discovering Jesus, and who wants you to discover him with her.
Oh, did you think I am just gonna completely forget about the quotes, and the MEMES?! Uh-uh, nooooooo sir! Haha, my love for quotes and MEMES shall never fade, so at the end of the post, I will still continue to include some lovely quotes, and hilarious MEMES! xD
(Srsly, what would Igniting Inspiration even BE without the MEMES amiright??)
Let’s go ahead and dive into this weeks promise! And don’t forget to stay till the end for some encouraging quotes, and the amazing MEMES for some laughs to kick off this new week! xD
Alright imma keep the Devo short and sweet for ya, so here we go! 😉
Unbroken Promises: He will Prosper You
Alright, who here has ever worried crazy about their future? … Mkay, anyone here ever felt afraid that their future won’t go as you have planned now? Anyone just been so scared about what they really want but may never get?
No, it’s okay! Be completely honest. Because I am standing right there with you sista.
I have definitely felt really weird about these things before, and still seem to do it all the time! I mean, I already have so many hopes and dreams and things about what my future may look like, and thinking about that makes us feel really good, doesn’t it? We start thinking “Oh God is definitely going to give me a happy life, and all of these amazing things and I will be happy no matter what!”
But then we start to doubt. We feel afraid of the thought that life isn’t going to have everything we want, and dream of. And that’s because it isn’t.
Life won’t have everything we want, and that really does suck but there is another promise God has given us in place of that. Actually, quite a few promises he has given us in place of that!
Just take a look right here at Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”
In this verse, God is promising us that he has plans for us and he knows exactly what those plans are! He knows every itty bitty detail about what our future will look like, and he is in control of all of it! Our future will most likely look so very different from what we expect it to be, but we just have to remember that God is in all of it, and he does everything for our good. One of my favorite quotes is, “God wrecks your plans when he sees that your plans are about to wreck you.” And it is so true! God’s plans for us are always for our good, because that’s just how much he loves us.
When God tells us no to something we really want, we get pretty upset don’t we? I mean God promises us great things doesn’t he? Well, yes! He absolutely does! But the thing is, God promises us great and amazing things, but he never promises we will get exactly what we want. When God tells us no, or takes something away from us that we loved so much, he is using everything to guide us in the right direction! God’s “no” is not a rejection, its a redirection. So I can guarantee, it’s a very good thing whenever God tells us no. Sometimes, it’s a very good thing not getting what we wanted, because God still promises us something great. Greater than anything we ever dreamed of! We just have to realize, that we can’t have exactly what we want, and have Gods even better and amazing plans at the same time.
In all the years that I have lived, never once did a single thing go exactly as I thought it would.
And every single time, no matter how tough it was to get through the big and small, it all turned out great, and I was okay.
God also says in this verse, that he has plans to prosper, and not to harm us.
Lets look into the word prosper
Prosper, means to succeed, to bloom, flourish, to fly, thrive, grow, to live, to shoot up, to flower, do well, blossom, booming, to spread, to expand, advance, make a mark, to impact, go places, and to make good!
Does anybody else see what I am seeing? God is saying that he promises that we will succeed, we will bloom through it all, we will flourish, and fly, and thrive, and shoot up, and spread, and that we will make a mark in the world!
I really do believe, that God does want us to have a happy life. Even though our lives may seem to completely turn around, I think that no matter what God will give us happiness. I believe that God loves to see us when we are happy!
He promises us that we will flourish, and thrive, and bloom, and fly! I find that very comforting. God is saying that everything he does, is not to harm or to hurt or punish us! His decisions for our future our perfect in every way, and he does it all for our good. He promises us hope, and a beautiful future!
He promises that what he has for us, is perfect. Far better than what we may see as perfect, and we will be so grateful at some points that we actually didn’t get what we wanted but got what God wanted!
God knows so much better than we do. Sometimes I forget that simple fact but it’s so very true.
God has ruled over everything. The heavens and the earth, from the beginning of time. He has reigned over it for all eternity! So I think that in all the time he has watched this earth, compared to the very few years I’ve been here, then I think he must have seen a whooooole lot more than I can ever imagine! And, he has.
So, that concludes to say, that there is nothing that God hasn’t seen, heard, or felt. God watched it all, and he is in complete control no matter how crazy it may feel, I promise you that God has never let go of that steering wheel of life! Every single thing that happens, happens for a reason. It all happens for the greater good.
If you just trust him with all your heart and stand strong in your faith, and just let go of everything that has hurt you and hand it all to God, he will give you everything you are destined for. Everything that happens to you, is all meant to lead you back to him, and to make you stronger, and to prepare you for whats ahead.
There are so, so, so many things ahead, that you and I can’t even imagine right now. God is full of surprises, and I definitely believe God fits some humor in there too haha! We don’t know what tomorrow holds, it’s just something we can never comprehend. But we can trust that God has a perfectly perfect plan beyond our understanding, and it’s all going to work out. There are many things ahead, that even though I have no clue what they could be, I can’t wait to figure that out.
So hon’, Gods got this, okay? No matter how hurt you are, no matter how scared, no matter how doubtful you are, God is going to pull you through the fire. He is going to stand right next to you through it all. He is going to watch you bloom, and you will be happy, and joyous, you will fly, flourish, and thrive. And he loves you. He will never stop.
And that’s a promise.
Now, we are going to get onto the beautiful quotes for some extra encouragement and smiles! Lemme know which of the quotes is your favorite! ; D
Now, for the moment you have most likely been impatiently waiting for, I present to you…The lovely MEMES!
I challenge you to get through all of these without laughing! If you accomplish that, then comment down below #NotAGiggle!
And if you’re more like me, and can’t keep in a laugh for the life of you, then comment down below #…lotsagiggles! xD
So, I am going to bid my farewells now, and let you move onto the MEMES and end it right there! (So it’ll be more dramatic 😉)
Thank you so much for checking out the latest here on Sunshine & Rain! Be sure to Subscribe to the blog as well, to become apart of the #GummyBearFam! (Yep I changed it! I figured I should change it from #ChickenNuggetFam considering we now have our own Chickens as pets, and ya’know, I wouldn’t want to offend them 😝 I also have respect for my fellow Vegan and Vegetarian friends out there, so I figured that Gummy Bears would be a really cute name for you guys! 😁
So, have an amazing Sunday lovely! You deserve it! I can’t wait to chat with you all super soon, and until then, please enjoy these lovely MEMES. 😊
Okay, ready? Set…GO!!
(This is basically the grand finale of the post xD)
I DIED OF CUTENESS. I JUST CANT.literally me tho. See! I told you! Super dramatic 😉
Good Sunday Morning Lovely! I hope that your day is full of sunshine! ❤️ Ahhh it’s really great to be back.
So how are you today? What did you have for breakfast? Something you’re grateful for this week/today?
Once again, I am back with week #10 of the Igniting Inspiration series! I have gathered a handful of encouraging and inspirational quotes, along with some hilarious MEMES for some laughs to kick off the new week! I’m so excited for this new week. It’s a fresh start and it holds many things that I’ve never seen before! 😊
Alrighty, I hope these bring some light and love to your new week! And be sure to stay til the end for some laughs! 😝
*photos displayed are not my own unless listed otherwise*
Aren’t those beautiful? ❤️ I love it when there’s that one quote that absolutely speaks to your heart. Let me know if there’s anything I can pray for that’s happening in your life right now!
Okey dokey! Up next we have the amazing MEMES! Haha, as always I challenge you to go through all of these MEMES and try your hardest not to laugh! If you accomplish that, comment down below #Didn’tLaugh! And if you’re like me, and can’t keep in a giggle, then comment down below #TotallyFailedAtThidChallenge 😂 Don’t worry though dudes, there’s no shame in that.
Okay, are you ready? Alrighty, here we go!!
LOL IM DEAD. IM SORRY I JUST CANT. 🤣 Did you laugh? Let me know down in the comments!
You guys, I literally had so much fun putting these all together! I really hope that you enjoyed this post, and if you did, be sure to subscribe to the blog to make sure you don’t miss out on any future content! Because I can tell you for sure there is a lot planned to soon come here on Sunshine & Rain!
Thanks a bunch for checking out the latest on the blog! I can’t wait to chat with you guys, and I hope you have an amazing day! Keep smiling my girly, it looks good on you 😉
Hiya hiya peeps! *cringes at how extremely delayed this post actually is* What it be? Haha, in today’s post I am going to be answering all of your assumptions about me! You guys gave some pretty creative assumptions in one of my previous posts, and I am really excited to be answering them! Alrighty, nothing much else to so say so lets go! xD
Assumptions from Christina:
You love music/singing Yes!! Music and singing is a huge passion of mine. ❤
Your favorite color is yellow or purple Ahhh, yes! All shades of Yellow!
You like reading sometimes I loveeeee reading! I’m a really big book girl, I love them so much. xD
You don’t have a ton of friends you’re not that close to, you have a few friends you’re super close to Pretty accurate! I don’t have a ton of friends, but the handful I do have I am really close to. 4 quarters is better then 100 pennies eh?
You’re really good at school I’m pretty sure I am haha, atleast when I’m motivated enough!
Assumptions from Evin:
You love the beach Yes!
You have a sister I do!
You love to experiment with your hair Yep yep! I love styling my hair!
You love yellow Yes!
You love dogs I do love dogs!
Assumptions from Eliana:
You love music So very much!
You play uke I do!
Your fave colors are pink and blue My favorite colors are dusty pink/muave and yellow!
You love dogs Yes!
You want to learn to bullet journal I actually already do experiment with bujoing sometimes! But yes I would like to learn some different techniques for it!
Assumptions from Kayla Joy:
you are an extrovert 99.9% of the time!
you love roller coasters/amusement parks I doooo!
you prefer movies over tv shows It’s a half and half haha!
you love art and music I absolutely do!
Assumptions from Sarah:
You are 12/13 I’m sorry, but I would rather keep my age as personal info.
You like books Yep yep!
Your fav subject is English My favorite subject is History actually!
You have 2 sisters and one little brother I have one brother, and one sister!
You want to go to Paris someday It’s not at the top of my list but it would definitely be awesome to see!
Assumptions from Introverted Thoughts:
You love being around people I do!
You try and make sure everyone around is happy I do try and make everyone happy that I can, but, you cannot satisfy everyone.
You love sunny days Ahhhh yes haha!
You dislike rude people Haha yes most of the time! You don’t always have to like them, but you do have to love them as Jesus says haha!
Assumptions from Raegan:
You love animals ALWAYS.
You can play guitar I actually can’t play guitar, but I would love to learn since I play the uke!
You blog for fun Yes! Fun and enjoyment for everyone is one of the main reasons I blog!
You don’t like cucumbers I actually love cucumbers haha!
Assumptions from Lrose5:
You hate roller coasters I love them!
You have atleast 5 close friends I have quite a few, but not many if that makes sense!
Your favorite color is yellow YES!
You are a night person I am both morning and night haha! I feel most productive either early in the morning, or late at night!
You love coffee I don’t actually drink much coffee!
You love shorts more than skirts AH how can I choose?
You don’t like dancing I love dancing! I want to start taking dance lessons!
Assumptions from Haley:
you like makeup I don’t wear any makeup other than mascara, and I don’t think I ever will!
you hate noisy chewers Yes.
you think chicken nuggets are awesome um, YES!
you like chocolate Yep yep!
you love to sing Always & Forver ; )
you play at least 1 instrument Yup! Ukulele, and somewhat piano haha 😅
you change your outfit about 3-4 times a day (counting pjs-to clothes and clothes to pjs) I think I normally change 2 times a day, but there are some days when I switch my outfits around multiple times haha!
You are random and crazy You know it *sits back with sunglasses*
Your friends love you …. u guys love me, right?
you are the life of the party I always try to be!
Assumptions from Lizzy:
You are a daredevil Not exactly, but I feel like I could be haha!
You love books Yesss!
You are very funny I think so Lol! xD
You like hot chocolate Yep!
Assumptions from Cassia Elizabeth:
You like Starbucks Um, Pink drink? Yes PLEASE.
You like pop music Yes I do!
You like Summer Ahhhh, yes.
You like fashion Absolutely!
You’re fun to hang out with I hope so! xP
You’re a good friend I really try my hardest to be! ; )
Assumptions from Green Mountain Girl:
You love the ocean I do!
You like bubble gum I have an extreme obsession with gum.
You have a magnetic personality I feel like it seems that way haha!
You have never broken a bone I actually have not!
You don’t like thunderstorms I am in LOVE with thunderstorms! They’re so fascinating to me, and they make me happy.
Assumptions from Planet of Positivity:
You love to listen to music 24/7
You are a night owl I can be!
You love school If i’m being honest, not really haha! I know I need it though!
You like waterparks Yuppers!
You are scared of snakes Kind of, but I think they’re pretty cool!
You love dogs *a million heart emojis*
You like the color blue It’s not my top favorite, but yes blue is a beautiful color!
Assumptions from Esther:
You are very artistic Of course!
You prefer cake over cookies AGH, how can I choose?!
You like reading books yourself better than listening to somebody else reading them Yes actually!
You have a positive outlook I try my best to be as positive as possible! ; D
You have a large number of friends I will be a friend to any and all xD
Assumptions from Amy:
You love sunshine Absolutely!
You use Pinterest ALOT YES.
You have 5 siblings?!?!? *crickets chirping* Haha no! I have 2 siblings!
You don’t use much makeup I do not! I only wear the occasional mascara and I think i’d like to keep it that way forever!
You always try to find the perfect pic for every post (idk, but you always do have the perfect pics!) Awww thanks girly ; D That is true though haha! Most of my images I make myself!
You listen to a mix pop and worship music all the time Yes! Those are some of my faves!
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in providing all those lovely assumptions, that I very much enjoyed answering! 😝
I’m glad you stopped by for a while to check out the latest here on Sunshine & Rain, and I can’t wait to chat with you guys! I’ll see ya very soon my Chicken Nuggets, keep smiling!
Happy Sunday Beautiful! How has your day been? I hope its been full of sunshine! ; ) Today, I am so freaking pumped to be back with Week #8 of the Igniting Inspiration series! As always, I have gotten together some beautiful encouraging quotes, as well as some hilarious MEMEs at the end to bring to laughs to your day, and kick off the new week with a great start!
Alrighty, before we jump right in, YOU GUYS. GUESS WHAT. The lovely Chicken Nugget Fam has just hit 100 followers TODAY!! I cannot even express how much I appreciate y’alls love and support, and I totally don’t deserve it all! Thank you so very much to all my lovely friends out here in the blogosphere, I love you guys so much and it makes me so happy knowing that 100 amazing people have become apart of our community. ; ) I am so very grateful with how our fam is growing and bringing in so many more amazing and beautiful people just aghhhhh, it makes me so happy! 😭 *happy cries* Be on the lookout for a blog party to celebrate here soon…xD
Okey dokey, here we go! xD
*none of the images displayed are my own unless listed otherwise*
I absolutely loved each and every one of these encouraging quotes, and I hope they brought some light and love to your day! ❤
NOW. Are you ready for a challenge? I challenge you guys, to go through all of these MEMES and try your hardest not to laugh! If you accomplish that, the comment down below #Didn’tLaugh! And, if you laugh at everything like me, then i’ll be standing right there with you with a #TotallyFailedAtThisChallenge. 😂 (See, i’m already cracking up just thinking about them?!)
OK. READY, SET? GO!!
BAHAHA Did you laugh?! Let me know down in the comments! xD
Welp, I’m afraid that this post has sadly come to an end mi amigas. But don’t worry! I have so much more future content planned here on Sunshine & Rain that I cannot wait to share with you guys, so if you enjoyed this post be sure to Subscribe to the blog to make sure that you don’t miss out!
I so very much enjoyed making this post, Thanks so much for checking it out and I cannot wairtt to chat with y’all! Have an amazing day loves, and keep smiling. ; )
You’re scrolling through YouTube, and you come upon a video with the title “My Morning Routine.” You watch the video all the way through, and this person seems to have literally the perfect ideal morning routine. They get out of bed early with no trouble, they make the healthiest breakfast possible, do their daily tasks, and stay as clean and organized as can be. They seem to get everything done in order, and the morning breezes by so easily for them.
…Andddd here you are, struggling to even get out bed, managing to throw together a decent breakfast, and the rest of the day just goes however it chooses to go from there. Why do their mornings go so perfectly and yours just, don’t?
Lemme share a little secret. Nobody’s routine goes exactly the same every single day, and everybody has their own ideal routine that works amazingly just for them, even though it may not work for someone else.
I used to be super intimidated by seeing all these other teen girls sharing their own amazing morning & night routines, and seeing that my day just wasn’t like that. Well, what I didn’t realize was that my routine wasn’t supposed to be the same as someone else’s. Everybody has a unique routine that will help keep everything organized, cleaned up, stress free, healthy, and will give your day a great start and end.
I myself use these exact steps to create and switch up my own routines, and I guarantee that they are super easy and it’s so much fun creating an amazing Morning, and Night routine just for you! Making a fresh, new routine for anything is so healthy, and it’ll make everything so much more enjoyable. : ) So you don’t need to stress over your mornings & nights being unorganized, or just uninteresting! Today I am here to help you out with my complete guide to creating the best routines you can. Use these simple steps to create the perfect morning routine, night routine, or both, just for you!
Alrighty, let’s go! 😉
Step 1. Visualize
By this, I mean to visualize what you want in your routine, and why you are making a new, better one. Are you doing this because you want to be healthier? Better organized? Less stressed? More free time? You are going to want to base your new morning, or night routine off of these things, because this will help with adding and taking away things from your ideal routine. You may want to write these things down. Actually, making a new routine can help so much with all of these things! Once you have visualized what you want the outcome to be, it’s time for the next step.
Step 2. Lay Out
Grab a pen, and paper, and start with scribbling down all of the absolutely necessary things in your routine. Things like making breakfast, brushing your teeth, getting dressed, making your bed, doing whatever work is to be done, and whatever other obvious things that are always apart of your morning or night routine. Once you’ve done that, you should now add the things you would like to include in your new routine that you didn’t have before. Like making a new time to wake up and go to bed, getting in some exercise, time for writing, staying away from your phone, bible study, spending time outside, making your bed, what tine etc.
Be sure to take note of things that need to be done in the morning and at night. Pick a good fitting time of morning that you want to wake up. For example, if you have work at 6:00 am and you want extra time to do things before you leave, you may want to set your alarm for a few hours earlier, rather than 30 minutes before you have to get out the door. Or if you just have schoolwork, or an early day event, just try and wake up as early as you can, while still getting plenty of rest.
The whole point of making a great routine just for you is to make time for yourself, take everything slow, still manage time well, and to start and end your day in the best way possible!
Step 3. Organize It
Look at all the random scribblings you have written down of all the things you need to have in your routine, along with the things you want to add/take away from it, and start organizing those in order of exactly how you want your routine to go. Try and make sure you are very SPECIFIC. Instead of just listing “Self Care”, try listing it as “Brush Hair, Shower, & Do nails.” This isn’t necessary, but it does help me to be more organized and envision what I need!
Example routine list:
Wake up at 4:30 am (Stay off of phone!)
Daily devotion in bed
Make a good breakfast
Hop in shower with music
Brush teeth & Do hair
Get dressed
Look over to do list
Work for 1 hour
Take a break and come back to it
And the list goes on from there! One thing that I like to do with my routines, is to be very flexible. It does get kind of boring doing the exact same things every single day, so I like to be as flexible as possible and switch it up sometimes!
Example would be, one morning I do Prayer, Breakfast, self care, and then start on schoolwork. Then, if I want to make things a little different, another morning I’ll switch up that order a bit! It keeps things interesting whilst still staying in order, so I definitely recommend switching up the order of your written routine to experiment a little with how things work. Just use the different orders of your routine to switch it up some days!
And that’s how you create an amazing routine just for you folks! You should now have your own unique routine, that works great around your daily life! I really hope that these tips helped you out, totally let me know if you have any questions and give me your thoughts on this!
Now, onto the final part of this post. 😉
My Peaceful & Productive Summer Morning Routine:
Peacefully and slowly wake up at 7:00, and drink water first thing.
I just love the feeling of peacefully opening your eyes and seeing the morning light peeking through your windows. I love knowing and feeling that God calmly and slowly woke me up for another morning, just with his gentle whisper. (Well, that and my alarm going off.) It’s so soothing to sit up in bed and just acknowledge how beautiful a new day is. I drink water first thing in the morning because you go a very long time through the night without water, so it’s very good to hydrate when you wake.
Jesus Time (Thank him for waking me up, and just talk with him in bed.)
I like to sit in my bed, and start my day off with talking to Jesus. It really brings me such joy and peace to be able to have a conversation with him, and know he’s listening to every word. Jesus is my best friend, and I love taking time to pour my heart out to him.
Open my blinds & windows. Grab my bible, and notebook, and do some peaceful morning bible study on my floor or in my beanbag chair by the window.
I love that moment in the morning when you get to open your windows and you just get this beautiful explosion of calm light. If it’s warm outside, I like to open my windows to let air and the sounds of the morning in. I love sitting by my window or spread out on my floor to do bible study, I normally read my chapters on my daily bible reading schedule, and take notes on things that stood out to me.
Put up my hair, and hop in the shower with my morning worship playlist.
I put my hair up in bun, and hop in the shower to wash up. I don’t actually wash my hair every day and you can check out my post right here about it! I also love having some morning worship music playing from my speaker.
Clean my face, and moisturize skin.
To clean my face, I use witch hazel. It helps get rid of extra oils, blemishes and red spots, and it feels really soothing and replenishing to your skin! I also like to use a little bit of lotion on my skin to moisturize it.
Get dressed, brush out and do my hair, & put on mascara.
I’m trying to get into the habit of picking out my outfits the night before, because I gotta admit it does sometimes take awhile for me to pick my OTD haha! I then take down my hair, and brush it all out. If i’m feeling super productive, i’ll even do something with my hair other than just leaving it down, and i’ll put on some mascara.
Do nail care if needed. File, trim, and moisturize nails.
My nails and cuticles get super dry, which slows my nail growth, and makes my nails super brittle! So I like to use a Tea tree oil nail saver to moisturize, and strengthen my nails. Sometimes i’ll paint them too, to keep them protected.
Sit in front of my mirror, and recite my positive affirmations.
Positive affirmations really boost my confidence and thoughts in the mornings. I like to sit in front of my mirror by the window, and look myself in the eyes while reciting my positive affirmations aloud. They really bring me joy, peace, and self esteem for my day. I am currently working on writing about the effects of positive affirmations, as an upcoming post.
Make a healthy and hearty breakfast, & say good morning to Tanky Baby. ❤️ (my Doggo)
I love having a delicious breakfast. My breakfast usually consists of things like yogurt and granola, sausage, sweet potato, zucchini, brussel sprouts, caramelized onions, eggs, toast, mushrooms, strawberries, bananas, and alot more. Haha, I know it probably sounds super weird to be having that kind of stuff for breakfast, but it is so good to have alot of colors on your plate!
Make tea, & Start my schoolwork at the kitchen table.
I occasionally like to treat myself with some tea while I work on my schoolwork. I boil the water, let the tea packet seep for awhile, add maple syrup and cashew milk, then pour it over ice in another cup.
Take a brain break halfway through school, and go spend time outside.
Taking breaks in between work is really beneficial for me. I can get really frustrated with schoolwork sometimes, and taking a break helps me with that. Getting outside as well really clears my head and freshens my mind so I can come back to work and be focused. When i’m outside I either bike, skate around the street, or sit and write in the sunshine.
Finish my Schoolwork, & put it away.
Once I’m finished with my main work, I put all my supplies away and start on my other daily work!
Put on my headphones, make my bed, clean up my room, & start on daily chores
Chores are so much more enjoyable when you’ve got a nice bop playing! I always have my headphones with me when I’m cleaning up. I start with picking up my bedroom, and then doing the other chores i’m assigned to that day.
Free time! No phone until later.
After this is mostly free time to myself, and I like to wait until about early afternoon before I grab my phone. Staying away from my phone for awhile gives me room for creativity throughout my day! Sometimes at this point i’ll work on blogging, or get some other small things done on my to do list.
Thanks a bunch for checking out my latest post here on Sunshine & Rain! I’d love to chat with you guys down below, and totally let me know your thoughts on this. I really enjoyed putting this together, and I can’t wait to start working on the next upload. xD Have a nice day beautiful, you deserve it. See ya later dudes! ✌❤
*a quite odd and random selfie shoot of mine for your entertainment*
Hiya hiya beautiful! How’s it goin’? I hope your Sunday had been one of the best! 😊❤️
Anyways, the reason I’m making this post, is because I didn’t actually make the latest Igniting Inspiration Post this morning. I don’t know if any of you noticed it, but I would still like to apologize for not having those quotes and MEMES uploaded, that I know you guys seem to love so much. I really enjoy making the Igniting Inspiration Series, and cannot wait till the next time comes where I can make the latest post in the series!
I have just been focused on other things this week, and haven’t worked on blogging at all. I actually had a bunch of ideas for this week to work on, but I’ve been distracted from it altogether. I really wish I would’ve had today’s post up for you guys, but life has had other things going on. It’s actually not just this weeks posts either, I’ve been missing so much with blogging the past couple months even.
I had actually started doing Life Updates in June/July, but unfortunately I’ve been so busy and distracted that I’ve missed 2 Life Update posts. I am not actually going to continue the Monthly Life Updates right now. It became a struggle to find even a few things I thought was worth writing about from the month, and I would much rather just write about something happened in the month whenever I have inspiration, rather than trying to fish for important things to include. I’m making a commitment to try and be more consistent with uploading and I can’t wait to start posting more!
I definitely will make sure that I post this week, and I’m starting to work on the many ideas for posts that I’ve just recently done some brainstorming for!
So, I have included a list below of a bunch of Upcoming Posts here on Sunshine & Rain, that I am super excited for! Haha some of them are Holiday related so they won’t be uploaded for a few months, but I am still so pumped for them! Here are all of my post ideas! (I’m actually still working on adding more, but I don’t wanna spoil to much 😜)
Upcoming Posts:
*none of these are in any order whatsoever, just a bunch of ideas thrown together!*
DIY Animal cracker slime
I’m an official skater now??
How to create the best Morning & Night Routine for you: + My Summer Morning Routine!
All the things that make me happy
Pen Pal Letter Photography
My Lit Skateboarding Playlist 😎🔥
More in Igniting Inspiration
Fall 2020 Bucket List
The Effects of Positive Affirmations
Answering Your Assumptions About Me!
All The Ways I’ve Lived Healthy As A Teen
Things I Collect!
Finding Joy in the life you Have & Happiness in Who You are
My Favorite Catch Phrases!
Once Again Releasing The Chapters Of Confidence Tag!
What’s in my purse? Summer/Fall Edition
Cute & Funny Letter Board Quotes
Corgis: An Entire Rambling About the Cutest Living Beings Ever
Christmas 2020 Ultimate Teen Girl Gift Guide/ My Christmas Wishlist
My Top Favorite Inspirational Bloggers
My Fall 2020 Favorites
Interviewing Another Blogger
More Song Covers
Fall 2020 Try-On Clothing Haul
DIY Stuff to do with Recycled Bottles
Why I Love _____ (singing, mini backpacks, being a girl, and whatever other things I come up with)
Not Letting Fear Get In The Way
Being Uniquely You & Loving It
Defining Real Friendship
Dealing with People Leaving
Essentials That Every Teen Girl Should Have
*Not all posts were my own ideas, but please ask of permission if you would like to use some for inspiration, thank you ; )*
I am so excited for all of these, and totally let me know if you have any other posts you’d like to see from me!
Totally tell me about your day, or life recently because I have missed talking with you guys so much! You guys are the sweetest ever and I can’t wait to chat with y’all! I can’t wait for the next post here on Sunshine & Rain, and until then my lovely Chicken Nuggets, 😊
Sunshine & Rain 
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