July Favorites

Books:

I went to a used book store this month and I like to buy books I've already because I know they're worth having. So I bought Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side and Hush, Hush and Crescendo (I already had the third book, Silence, so all I need now is the last one, Finale.) I also won a giveaway from Riveted Lit. They were giving away a bunch of ARCs they had left over. I received Cure for the Common Universe and Gemini. I haven't read either of them yet, but hopefully they're good. They're not really books that I would go straight for, but I'll give it a shot.



Music:
I had this song stuck in my head for so long and it finally left until I posted this. It is super catchy, but also has a good message.


Nails:
These are nail stickers by I think the brand is Kiss or Kiss Nails. These are the best stickers I've ever used. They stayed on for days and chipped like real nail polish. The edges were a little rough, but they never got caught in my hair. Other brands I've tried start coming off the same day I put them on, especially after washing my hands or doing the dishes. These had no problem with water.

Extras: 
I bought new running shoes. I'm trying to train for a 5k by November. Wish me luck!
















I also tried making my own sushi for the first time!It's jasmine rice, imitation crab, cucumber, and avocado in a seaweed wrap. With soy sauce all over it because I looooove soy sauce. I didn't really like the rice or the seaweed. The rice hardened quickly. Next time I'll use regular rice. I'll probably also just have someone else make it for me. :) I do love the taste of avocado and cucumber in soy sauce together though.

Pinterest Series: Before Bed Routine

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I did this for a week and this is what happened:
So I guess this lady made it so you would try out her sugar scrub, but I just used my own face scrub.
- First I substituted face cream for just taking off my makeup. I don't always put on a full face, but recently I've been doing that and I get super lazy with taking makeup off at night. I was starting to break out, and I think taking my makeup off each night helped my break outs go away. Win!
- I'm lazy at night and just want to go to bed, so I don't always get to my teeth. But I did for this week and it was quite nice going to bed with a fresh mouth.
- After taking my makeup off I used a face wash, which was actually a morning face wash that is supposed to energize. So not sure if that's a part of why I felt awake at night.
- For the socks part I put lotion on my feet and then put on socks, so that my feet would get soft over night. The problem is is that it is summer and super hot, so the socks would come off in the middle of the night.
- So I did charge my technology, but it was hard to turn off when I'm reading an e-book and I want that to be my 1 chapter for the night.
- Setting my alarm was the easiest. I do that every night.
- Laying out clothes and journaling I think were the culprits of keeping me awake. After this night routine as soon as I got into bed I wasn't tired anymore. So I'd lay there for an hour or more and I think it's because my brain was working. I was trying to decide on clothes and then I had to think of what to write.
- Reviewing the things that I wanted to do the next day was nice. It made me feel like I had a plan for the next day. Even if it's summer and all that was on my list was go to work.
- I liked the reading part. I am always up for reading.

 This whole thing took me about 45 minutes every night. So I would have to think about what time I'd want to be in bed and plan accordingly. Right now I've kept the taking makeup off, teeth, and setting alarm each night. I might do a few of these again depending on the night, but I felt like doing all of this just woke me up and resulted in not getting good sleep. Which is weird, I think it's because my brain was trying to think about what comes next and what I need to do for tomorrow. Maybe picking clothes and making to do lists should be done in the late afternoon before it gets too late.

white shirt

coral cardigan - walmart

sparkly black skirt - material from joann's made into skirt

black and white shoes - payless

 Pardon the dirty mirror. Will clean ASAP

black dress

black and white shoes - payless

black and white bracelet

Favorite Things: June

Makeup:
Liptini in Pink-Tini. I received this from ipsy and I love it. It looks like a lip gloss, but it goes on like a lipstick. It has so much color pigment to it. The only thing is that it is a little hard to open and that is why there is a thumbnail print in it. It finally popped open and the my thumb slipped right in.

Bed:

 I got a new comforter and it makes my whole room look brighter. Especially since my last one was black. I'm trying to go for a beach/mermaid look to my room and this color is perfect. Plus the design looks a little bit like a ship's helm.