tomorrow's an exciting day

hey ya'll!! i can't stand when people have a list of excuses of why they've been a bad blogger, because it's ok to miss a few days here and there in the blogging world! that being said, i have been really under the weather lately, because i was put on a new medicine in hope of helping my stomach but it ended up setting me back a few days. i'm going in to the doctor tomorrow though, so I'm hoping i'll come back with good news!

that's not why tomorrow is exciting though! 

first of all lilly pulitzer is on ruelala tomorrow, so there's a little heads up! hop on your computer at 11 eastern time, and shop your lilly heart out! if you need an invite just click here! if you purchase anything good, then be sure to let me know what you snagged! 

second of all, tomorrow i will be hosting my very first giveaway! as for what it is, my lips are sealed. but trust me, you'll definitely want to check back tomorrow to see what you have a chance to get your hands on! 

so that's why tomorrow is an exciting day! which is weird because usually wednesdays aren't all that great. 

oh and i just want to let y'all know that i went out to my local video store yesterday (sick and all) just to pick up season one of gossip girl, because caroline over at citrus&style  and signe at significantly styled  just posted about it, and i knew i had to see it! i am IN LOVE! it's such a cute series so far, and i'm really tearing into it. there are five discs in season one with four episodes (at 45 minutes each) on each disc. i'm already done with disc two and i started watching yesterday.

i guess you could say i have a lot of time on my hands;)

don't forget to come back tomorrow to see what special giveaway i have for you! 

thanks for reading! 

have you seen gossip girl before?

xo xo

gossip girlhttp://www.ruelala.com/invite/spsfcl9d

to do lists galore

as some of you know, i have been going through a lot of heath issues lately. that's a pretty weird way to start a post about to do lists, but i just want to let you know that today (which will be yesterday) i went to a pelvic pain doctor, because i have been having extreme extreme stomach pain (which is also called pelvic pain i guess?). anyway i had to get this super intense muscle massage thing on my stomach, and because it was so intense i was given a prescription for muscle relaxers. i took one pill tonight, and although my mom continuously told me that i was acting "loopy" i felt fine. i'm writing this as i'm on muscle relaxers late at night, and with the combination of those two things i just wanted to explain myself if the writing on this post makes (a. no sense and (b. can be described as "loopy" 

i'm not going to post this until the morning, so i can go back and make sure i didn't add in any weird stuff, so i'm not 100% sure that this post will actually be posted.

ok anyway..

as summer winds down and school is about to start back up i feel like i have been seeing a ton of peoples to-do lists on twitter, tumblr, instagram, pinterest, and other social media websites. most people's to-do lists are super boring, and just jotted down on a random boring sticky note, so i decided that i'm going to help y'all out and give you some fun sticky note writing material to write on (was that a confusing sentence?). here are a few that i've already made, and feel free to save these to your computer and print them out! if you want a monogramed one, just leave a comment telling me which lilly background or what type of pattern you want, and i'll totally make you a cute to-do list for the great price of free! also, in the comments tell me whether you want the arrow bullet points or the box bullet points. 

bee-tee-dubs, if you want one of the ones below with a different print just holler at me (leave a comment)! 

oh, and i realize that the "sh*t to get done" to-do lists aren't that classy, but they're funny so deal with it. 

1.

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

if you want me to make you a personalized one

leave a comment like this:

"omg you're the best blogger i know, i'd love a to-do list with the clam jam lilly print, i want mine to have my monogram on it which is cGs, and i'd like the arrow bullet points with the days of the week underneath my monogram! thanks so much!"

also make sure you leave your e-mail address!!  

thanks for reading!! 

xox

sleepover movies!

even though summer is starting to wind down, i have just been craving a good movie! i've put together a little list called "sleepover movies" (creative i know, no need to tell me), and they are pretty much my top movies that i've either watched at a sleepover or just with a friend! i think they are all around funny, cute, and sweet which makes the perfect summer/sleepover movie! i honestly don't like watching depressing movies (although i do like reading depressing books -- kinda weird), so these movies are just fun happy ones! i hope you like this list! 

let me know your top favorite fun movie! or five, because i've got time;)

thanks for reading!! 

xox

youtube is a boredom buster

do you ever find yourself staring at your computer screen thinking "i'm so bored" or "i want to entertain myself without having to walk to the tv or click to often". if so then i have a solution!! if not, then i'm proud of you for (a. not being lazy and (b. for doing something productive! i have recently started watching youtube on a daily basis, and it is very addictive! i usually watch beauty gurus, and today i want to share some of my favorite gurus with you!! here's a list, and each name will link you back to their youtube chanel

ARose186 -- arden is probably my favorite you tuber, because she isn't trying to be something she's not (not that every one on youtube is). she is super quirky, and hilarious. also, she puts her boyfriend in a couple of her videos, and they are literally the cutest couple i have ever seen!
HauteBrilliance -- aspyn's video's are so fun to watch, and she always talks about something interesting. whether it be a DIY or a haul, everything is fun to watch!
JLovesMac1 -- the title of jarmaine's videos always seem as if they are going to be super boring, but they are all great! she puts her own sense of humor into every video, and her style is great!
meganheartsmakeup -- megan is just an all around perfect girl! she's super sweet and her videos are great! she's only 16 years old, but holds herself as a 20 year old.
meghanrosette -- meghan is HILARIOUS! i love her sense of style, and how she talks about real life problems & gives her viewers real life tips!
sarahbelle93x -- i love how she puts her own twist on all things preppy. she seems like a really sweet girl, she's super funny, and is really good at editing!
thesummerhood -- this isn't a makeup related channel, but i am still in love with it (and the update everyday since it's a collab channel!)

do you have a youtuber that i need to know about?

thanks for reading! 

xox

free iPhone backgrounds!

hey y'all! i don't know about you, but i change my iPhone background more than any person i know. the only problem is that i can never find any cute ones that aren't ugly. so i decided to make my own, and i wanted to share my love of making them with all of you!! if you want me to make you one, then just tell me if you want a monogram or a quote. then depending on the one leave the quote or your initials. make sure you let me know which is your last name, though! also, leave your email.  and lastly tell me which lilly print you would like!!  

here are some examples of what i can do --

so if you want me to make you a background, then this is what your comment should look like (depending on whether you choose quote or monogram)

monogram

cGs

you gotta regatta lilly print

youremail@gmail.com

quote

"chin up buttercup"

getaway garden lilly print

youremail@gmail.com

where do you usually get your iPhone backgrounds?

thanks for reading! 

xox



I'm sorry, but I am no longer making these.
I'm thinking about opening an etsy shop to sell these backgrounds, please let me know if you would be interested.

feelin' crafty & no skill

i'm an obsessive pinner. if you follow me on pinterest, you probably want to unfollow me (but don't actually) because i literally am the only thing you see on your news feed. to my defense though, everything i pin is either a super cute thing, a super genius idea, or a killer way to decorate your house. so i mean it's not that bad of a thing. i think.

anyway, today i was doing my daily pinterest scan and i saw this super cool project with milk, food coloring, and soap. i happen to have all three things, and decided that i was going to conquer a pinterest craft. this craft was the best two seconds of my day. it literally took two seconds to "make", and then after i made it. i think looking at other people picture's is cooler, but if you are in need of wasting two seconds of your day then definitely conquer this pinterest idea. here is the pin that i used, and here is how mine turned out.. 

maybe if you put some special type of paper on top, then it would transfer. but i am just thinking out loud here. 

soy milk works;)


my brother helped me with this project, and once our fun was done he suggested that we bake cookies. lately i haven't been the best baker, so i let him do most of the work. i probably should've supervised because i think he added an extra tablespoon of salt, and an extra handful of cinnamon. needless to say this was a major pinterest fail. these cookies were hands down the worst tasting things. i definitely don't blame the recipe, it was for sure a user error. 
my brother said that we could sell them, because the people who would buy them would only know how gross they are after they hand their hard earned money over.
i told him that we'd probably get sued.
he agreed.
on the bright side, i think the raccoons will like them.
if you would like to have a chance to show me how bad of a baker i am, and try to perfect this cookie, then here's the link. 

they didn't even turn out round, and we meticulously rolled them into perfect little balls. 
what a shame. and waste of time.


yesterday, i saw this pin where someone folded a five dollar bill, and found the hidden stack of pancakes. i don't know whether to blame my naivety or just call myself stupid, but i actually thought this was possible. so, right after i saw the pin i googled "how to make a five dollar bill into a pancake". unfortunately what i was looking for didn't show up. i then googled "how to fold a five dollar bill to see a stack of pancakes". i then found out that you can't actually fold a five dollar bill to see a stack of pancakes, and someone with photoshop and a deceiving mind tricked a lot of pinterest users. or maybe they just tricked me, i'm not sure.
to make myself seem less stupid, i then googled "how to turn a one dollar bill into a shirt". then i followed the instructions from the first link and folded a dollar bill to look like a shirt. it didn't quite work as well as i had planned, but i now can whip out some bad amazing dolla dolla bill origami next time i want to get myself out of an awkward situation.
or get myself into an awkward situation.
that is still to be determined. 

i'd rather not show what it's supposed to look like, you
can just look in your closet and compare it to one of you shirts.
apples and oranges you say?
too bad.   


i think from now on i'll just look at pinterest, and repin everything that i think i can do but actually can't. i'll just tell myself the reason i'm not actually doing anything i see on pinterest is because i'm way too busy watching tv & looking at pinterest  to complete anything.


are you as bad at crafting as i am?
or are you the type of person i'm jealous of, because you have mad crafting skill?


thanks for reading!!
xox

jacob latimore

hey ya'll! yesterday my mom and i went to cover the Mindless Behavior concert in my hometown! well technically we were covering jacob latimore. and omg he is amazing! he was one of the opening acts for mindless behavior and we seriously think he is going to be huge! not only does he sing, but he is an AMAZING dancer and he also acts! if you want to see the interview and some of the pictures i took of him during his performance then click here. jacob is honestly one of the most down to earth and sweetest people, and i hope that he gets to live his dream and become a huge popstar! 

so yesterday after the concert my mom and i went back to our house to write the article about jacob and get the pictures downloaded and edited. as soon as we got home though, we realized that our power was out. no power means no internet, no light, and no air conditioning. so we hauled ourselves back into the car and headed out to the local coffee shop to get the article written! 

when i was at the coffee shop, i felt so official. just doing my thang blogging and such. usually in the movies they perceive bloggers as the type of people that take their laptop to computers and blog, so i just felt so cool;) 

anyway, here's my outfit and me with jacob! 

sorry its blurry! 

my dress is from top shop and my shoes are from the brand cooie 

ignore my awkward posture

this is his song called "nothing on me"

thanks for reading! 

xox 

pinterestingly enough, that was a fail

have you ever seen something on pinterest that was advertise as being "super easy to make" or "diy in under five"? if yes, then i feel ya. if not, what pinterest are you using? today, i stumbled across this super hilarious blog called pintester. basically she tries out all the popular repins, and sees how easy they actually are. most of them end up being a complete fail, and she tells you how easy hard these projects actually are. my mom and i have a website together called popcosmo so i get to see first hand how much trouble goes through taking the perfect picture! Sonja does a hilariously great job of showing the "behind the scenes" look at what it takes to get your project to the point of taking pictures! 

these are some of my favorite testers..

see this project here

see this project here

see this project here

not only is this blog hilarious, but it reminds you why you never seem to do projects off of pinterest. 

it also inspires me to do a post on my pinterest fails.

i'm sure there could be tons of those.

have you had a pinterest fail?

thanks for reading! 

xox

what to wear to a music festival

i honestly am one of the most unmusical people i know. i don't have ny rhythm, i can't sing, and don't play any instruments (even though i've tried countless times). with that being said, there was a music festival in my town this weekend and i loved seeing what everyone was wearing. even though i didn't go, i did get to drive by and i have also seen pictures on Facebook. although music festivals usually attract people with completely different styles than what i wear, i still look up to what "music festival goers" wear! i've decided to put together a little look book of what i would wear to a music festival if 1. i go to one in the future and 2. if i stepped out of my comfort zone and wear something other than a navy and blue striped t with chinos. 

details here

details here

details here

this look is definitely more in my comfort zone! 

what would you wear to a music festival?

check out more looks here

thanks for reading! 

xox

flea market swag

today my family hauled ourselves to the flea market in my city's downtown. i had never been before, and was really excited to check it out! there were about thirty different booths, including food, and they were all super cool! i love going to flea markets, because the people that go are really cool and have great style and because you can get some great deals. also, you can find some really cool handmade items! i think i racked up, and didn't put too much of a dent in my wallet, which is always good! anyways, here is what i purchased! 

the first thing i got was this super cute pirate key chain. i have no idea why, but i think anything pirate is super adorable. also, when/if i get my own set of car keys (hopefully sooner rather than later), i want to have the coolest key chain around town. i think key chains really describe people, and since i'm cool i have to have a cool key chain.

also, this keychain was only $4. 

STEAL! 

next, i got this super cool wrap-ish bracelet. although i am more preppy, i do have some edgy tendencies sometimes. i also LOVE pink and yellow together, so the pink and yellow skull fits me perfectly. my mom bought this bracelet for me, and it was $15! 

this bracelet caught my eye, and because i love the stacking trend i had to add this to my bracelet collection! the cool part about this bracelet is that the clasp is a glittered out guitar pick (which you can't see in the picture). also, this bracelet was only $5. 

doesn't get any cheaper than that! 

lastly, i got this adorable key necklace. i know that i said above that i love the bracelet stacking trend, but even more than that, i LOVE the necklace stacking trend. i think it's so so cute when you wear layered necklaces! especially when they are all dainty and cute. ugh i want more;)

right now i'm wearing this key one, and a silver hear one. 

i will most likely show you a picture of them together soon! 

and this necklace was only $10!

as for fashion at the flea market, i saw a TON ton ton of maxi dresses and skirts. and now i want one so badly. so badly. i have one, but it's more of a coverup because it's super see through, but maybe i'll buy a slip soon. any who, this is my attempt at creeper pics of women in cute maxi dresses.

honestly, i wish i could've asked them if i could buy their dresses off of them.

in the most un-stalkerish way;)

do you go to your towns flea market?

do you like the maxi dress / maxi skirt trend?

thanks for reading! 

xox

collective haul!

recently i have been venturing out of the house more. each time i venture out it seems i add an item to my closet! here are my latest purchases.. 

my grandma gave me this wallet and this bracelet. both of which are super cute! 

turquoise is my favorite color, so naturally i'm in love with the bracelet.

sorry you can't see the whole thing, my photography skills were lacking.

on the right is the lilly pulitzer dress that i had been waiting oh so patiently to receive! it fits like a glove , so i'm glad that i didn't cancel my order.

on the left is a pink sweater. i bought this in an XL, because i like when things are big and loose. the material that it's made out of is super light, but heavy enough that it will keep you warm if you need it to.

on the left is a sigg water bottle. they really keep your drink cold. there are also SO many designs to choose from! 

on the top right is a pair of wallabies that i got half price at the zappos outlet. i bought these for back to school! 

and on the bottom right is a neon neon orange belt from j.crew. i love the pop of color trend, and this orange (surprisingly) goes with a ton of dresses in my wardrobe! 

what's your latest purchase?

thanks for reading! 

xox

gold star for me --> i made something from pinterest

i have 92 pins on my "getting crafty board on pinterest. ninety two. that's a lot of craft projects. but guess what y'all?! i actually finally made something! i officially earned my first pinterest gold star. you have no idea how great it feels to actually have made something that i thought was cool. so now i'm cool. pinterest cool.

i'm also weird. blog weird. 

moving on..

i made a t-shirt head band from one of my old and hole-y tie dyed tshirts! the finished product looks super cute, not to brag or anything;) 

at first i was going to do a tutorial on how to make a tshirt headband, but it turns out that i can't do a five strand braid. i had to get my brother to help me. my younger brother to be exact. so i'll show you how i started out, but once i get to the actual making of the head band i kind of gave up on taking pictures. 

so grab a little brother, and get crafting!! 

gather supplies! 

all you need is a tshirt, scissors, a hot glue gun, and i used some makeup that i never use to mark where to cut. 

i just measured the shirt to the length of the scissors, and then marked with the makeup.

next, you cut along your marks, and then cut the shirt so that you have long strips instead of loops.

then, because i can't sew i just hot glued all the pieces together. 

once you have them all glued together you begin your five strand braid.

here's the finished product! 

the reason i'm not showing my face, is because the picture was taken from a weird angle and my nose looks abnormally large.

and because all the focus needs to be on the headband;)

oh and when i connected the headband at the end, i literally hot clued the sides together. so if you can sew, i totally recommend sewing the sides together! 

if this was literally no help at all, HERE is the link to the website that i used!

have you made anything from pinterest, if so what have you made?

thanks for reading!

xox

time to get real

when i started this blog about a month ago, i couldn't imagine it to have grown as fast as it did. i honestly thought that this was going to be more of a diary, and that no one would really be interested in what i have to say. i am so happy that you are following me, and i have decided to share some more personal stuff with y'all!
honestly, i have been debating whether or not to post this because i'm kind of embarrassed (i guess that's the best word). so bear with me here while i get real with you.

as most of you know i live in kentucky right now. i moved here about two years ago, during the summer before my freshman year of high school. i have moved a bunch of times, and was so excited to start a new school!

my freshman year was great! i became best friends with an exchange student, and am still great friends with her even though she moved back to her hometown! things were going great, i had great friends, good grades, and was doing well with sports.
then things started changing the last month of being a freshman. i got sick. and i didn't just have a little cold. i was literally in bed for a month. i went to a few doctors to figure out what was wrong with me, and none of them really knew. i had many blood and other types of tests run and none of them could figure anything out. so during the second semester of freshman year, i ended up missing in total about a month. i was sick throughout the summer  for about two or three weeks, but i eventually got better but not 100% back to my old go-go-go do-do-do self.

the summer between my freshman and sophomore year was fine. i wasn't completely better, but i was well enough to hang out with friends, do sports, spend the night, shop, go to the pool, and other normal teenage stuff.

then sophomore year rolls around, and i (and everyone else, including my family) thought that i was completely over whatever it is that i had during freshman year. unfortunately we were wrong.
i was completely fine until about november of 2011. my second cousin had a wedding one weekend, and the weekend right after that, another cousin had her bat mitzvah.  both of these celebrations were out of town. when i got back form the second trip i was exhausted, and couldn't make it to school the day after we got home. and i couldn't make it the next day. or the next. or the next. or the next, and this kept happening for four months. that's right, i didn't go to school for four months straight. i was extremely lethargic, i had a loss of appetite, a ton of weightless, and a ton of stomach pain.

during the four months that i wasn't at school, i was either in bed or at a doctors office trying to figure out what was wrong with me. every doctor thought i had mono, but all of the tests came back negative. in fact, every test that was tested came back negative. because of this, every single doctor thought that i was sick because i was stressed. i mean seriously. because they couldn't easily figure out what was wrong with me they said that i was stressed. they said that because i was a teenage girl, playing sports, and in a good school that i wasn't actually sick and it was just in my head. so they forced me to go back to school, and push my self, and exert myself. this made me even sicker.

finally about three months into being sick, one doctor decided to do a more in depth mono test. this test finally proved that i wasn't sick because i was stressed. it turns out that i had mono all along. this doctor also figured out that i have CMV, which is like mono. the combination of these two diseases, and being pushed beyond my limits has majorly set me back.

there have been a ton of changes in my life because of these illnesses. i have lost some of my best friends ( i guess they took it personally that i wasn't able to hangout with them). i won't be able to play sports for a while so i can fully recover, and so nothing serious will happen with my spleen and other organs. i am too tired to go to hang out with friends, i'm too tired to shop for too long, and i can't spend the night out for fear of being too tired (as in can't get out of bed for the next few days tired)

 the biggest set back of all is that i have to repeat my sophomore year of high school.  well technically, the school isn't making me repeat the year it was more of a family/personal decision. one of my uncles is good friends with the head of acceptance at williams college, and she recommended that it would be best if i repeated. she said that if i went to junior year next year that i would have to push myself way too hard, which could potentially make me sick again. she also said that since i missed so much school, it wouldn't be fair for me to take the SATs and other standardized tests.
all in all, i'm not too nervous about repeating. i have a few girls that i'm friendly with from crew that will be sophomores next year. also, i already know a lot of the material for next year so i won't have to work as hard, and i can rest more which will be great for me to be able to recover quicker!

while i've been sick, i have realized many things. some good and some bad. i've learned what makes a good friend, and what makes a not so great one. i've learned about trust. and most importantly i've learned about patience. i strongly believe that everything happens for a reason, and even though sometimes i am so angry for being really sick for over a year, i know that it has happened for a reason!

right now i am pretty sure that i am on an uphill slope to becoming better. i recently went to an alternative medicine doctor (she prescribes herbs and such), and received a bunch of new medicines that will hopefully help to reboots my energy level and fix all of my stomach problems!

if any of you made it this far, i really appreciate you taking the time to see what is going on in my life! if you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to ask as i will definitely do my best to answer! 

thanks for reading! 

xox

p.s. sorry for the lack of any pictures;) 

Liebster Blog Award!

i just finished reading Signe's (from significantly styled) blog post, and was completely surprised when i saw that i was nominated for the lobster blog award! thank you so much signe! 
**edit, turns out i was nominated yesterday by rFe from Srat In The City. how cool is it that i've been nominated twice?! i felt like i should just add onto this post, instead of making another one, because i don't want y'all to feel like you're being spammed!**
For this award, you have to share eleven facts about yourself, answer the eleven questions that the person nominated you made up, and then make up eleven more questions for your nominees. 

my facts:
1. i just recently realized that i'm actually a very picky eater. like i'm pretty much a freak. i don't like the weirdest things. for example, i don't like apples but like apple juice. i hate gummy bears and jelly beans with a passion. and trust me, there are many more. 
2. i'm a slob. my room is always a mess, and my so is my closet. 
3. i'm going to be repeating sophomore year of high school. and it's not because i'm stupid, it's because i was VERY sick last year. (post on this coming soon!)
4. i still sleep with two stuffed animals, and can't sleep without them.
5. i can't dance worth a darn.
6. i've been taking spanish class since i was in first grade.
7. my birthday is on christmas day, but i'm jewish. oh the irony. 
8. i have a huge passion for mexican food. 
9. and ice cream.
10. i'm on my school's golf and crew and swim teams. 
11. coming up with all these facts was very hard! 


and now for the questions signe asked me..

1. What is your favorite animal?

oh gosh, this is a hard one. either elephants, platypuses, or giraffes. 

2. What will your future home look like?

a mansion. huge. beautiful. but the inside will be very fun and home-y with a classic feel! 

3. Where do you want to live when you grow up?

this is also a hard question, but a town in south carolina. or just somewhere were the feel is relaxed and home-y

4. Would you describe yourself as more logical and down to earth, or dreamy and idealistic?

i'm definitely a down to earth, go with the flow kind of girl. 

5. If you could die your hair a different color, what would that color be?

i wouldn't change my hair color! i mean, maybe a would go a little bit lighter, but i would never do anything too drastic! 

6. What is the most expensive item you've ever splurged on?

hmm, probably my golf clubs. but my dslr camera is close behind that! 

7. What is your favorite movie? 

grease!! and 13 going on 30. 

8. What is your best subject in school?

does art count? if not, then science. i think. 

9. Are you outgoing and social or quiet and reserved?

i'm really reserved/quiet right when i meet new people, but once i get to know you i will talk like no other. but i also know when to be quiet, like a know who i should be more quiet around. 

10. What is your favorite piece of clothing that you own?

either my hanes white v-neck, because i literally live in it. or..

gosh i only buy clothes because i love them, so this is a super hard one! 

11. Why did you decide to start blogging?

i needed a space where i could talk about anything, and i have been reading blogs for a while and decided that i had some pretty good stuff to talk about too;)

and now for the questions rFe asked me...

1. What has been your biggest accomplishment in life thus far?

either being the youngest finisher (13) of the NewYorkCity Triathlon, or completing a three mile open water swim as a 13 year old. 

i guess 13 was my most accomplished year so far haha

2. What is your all time favorite song?

i am literally the must Unmusical person you have ever met! i have no rhythm and can't sing worth a darn, but i guess all of that is kind of irrelevant. so my favorite song is probably Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. 

3. Facebook or Twitter?

i like to stalk people pictures on Facebook, but i love seeing little blurbs about people on twitter. 

wow, i swear i'm not a creep! 

4. What's your drink of choice? If you're 21 years of age of course... ;)

shirley temple!! 

5. If you could travel to any place in the world, where would you go and why?

probably spain, because i became best friends with a girl who was an exchange student at my school freshman year. and i would absolutely LOVE to go visit her, and meet her spanish friends.

6. What's your most embarrassing moment?

every moment of my life. no, i'm kidding. i really don't get embarrassed that easily, because i've gotten used to myself. that probably makes no sense, but it's true. 

7. What's your favorite quote?

everything happens for a reason! 

8. Who's your biggest inspiration?

my mom and dad fosho

9. Why did you start blogging?

my mom and i have a website together called popcosmo.com (go check it out!), and there wasn't enough room for me to post everything i wanted to, and this way i have my own little diary. 

10. Have you read 50 Shades of Grey? Opinions?

nope

11. Who's your biggest celebrity crush?

i have the one direction affection. niall. oh my lanta he's a cutie patootie. 

i have this whole plan set out for when they do a concert in my hometown. i'm going to tweet all five of the guys and ask them if they want a tour guide of one of the golf courses (because i play golf). and see maybe if they take up my offer. if not no big deal, but if so OMG OMG i can see hyperventilating in my future! 

my questions for the people i tag are...

1. whats your favorite hobby? 

2. do you play a sport? if yes, which one/s?

3. what's your favorite color?

4. what do you want to be when you're older? have you always wanted to be this?

5. what are your favorite and least favorite ages that you've been so far in your life?

6. do you want to be in a sorority when you go to college? / are you in a sorority?

7. what's your favorite type of music?

8. what's your zodiac sign?

9. what does your room look like?

10. do you have any pets?

11. do you have any siblings? if so, do you get along with them?

i hope this wasn't too boring to read! 

and because i'm bad at choosing people to tag, i tag YOU!! yes you! 

thanks for reading! 

xox

booklists, ootds, and manicures. OH MY!

i guess you could say that my school is weird, because each student gets to pick their own three (or more) books to do summer reading on and then all you have to do is answer a few questions about the book (each answer has to be at least 200 words). unlike most schools, where you have a long list of long boring books to choose from. honestly, i'm glad i get to pick my own books. i've mentioned this before, but when i am told that i have to read a book i end up either not really focusing when i read it or just don't read it at all.
anyways, yesterday i went to the bookstore to pick up my books. i have been wanting to read the great gatsby for a while now so that was number one on my list. number two was fifth ave. 5am,  but unfortunately the bookstore didn't have it in stock. i'm definitely going to read it sometime this summer though because i've heard such great things about it, and i'm in love with anything audrey hepburn. next, i picked up divergent. honestly i have no idea what this book is about, but i've heard it was good and my mom wants to read it also. lastly i picked up the hate list.  i have never heard anything about this, but it's so good. i bought it yesterday and i'm already on page 175. granted i'm a fast reader, but right when i got home from the bookstore i started reading it and since then i have been unable to put it down! ugh i love good books, but i hate when they end! i'm pretty sure that's nerd status right there;)
i'll definitely be doing a mini book review of these three books, and maybe i'll just share the questions i answer for my school's summer reading requirement!

and since i've been a pretty horrible blogger this week, i'll leave y'all with some outfit of the day pictures, because i know how much i love seeing other people's!

don't y'all like the head tilt?!

from left to right

dress-jcrew shoes-jack rogers bracelet-forever21

top-hanes (tie dyed myself) shorts-nikes

top-urban outfitters shorts-j.crew shoes-jack rogers

top- boutique in nyc shorts-my mom's closet shoes-jack rogers

i almost forgot to mention this, but i got my nails done at the salon last week! i usually go about once every two or three months, and i absolutely LOVE going!

 except this time i got an evil lady. well kind of. while she was taking off my nail polish. 

correction. glitter nail polish.

she took off a ton of skin on my middle finger, because she was rubbing so hard. i literally starting bleeding. 

just my luck. 

but it's ok, because my manicure turned out well! 

unhurt hand

pink polish = knockout pout

greenish polish = absolutely shore 

hurt hand/finger

see, i wasn't exaggerating! 

i don't think..

what's your favorite summer nail polish color?

what's on your summer reading list?

thanks for reading!! 

xox