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Heyy!! I asked on my Instagram story for some topics to blog about and you guys gave me some fantastic topics to talk about and I'm going to try and get them all in on one post, just to make it easier! Alright lets get started!

#1- Skincare Products

Okay, so I am a sucker for skincare products. My skin is kind of sensitive so I have to be careful what I use on my skin!
Neutrogena is my go-to! It doesn't irritate my skin or break me out. 
I also have a moisturizer by them and it's amazing plus it smells like grapefruit! Moisturizer is very important! I know life gets busy and its super easy to just wash your face, dry it, and call it a day but moisturizer is key to healthy and refreshed skin!


These are some of the moisturizers I use! The sleeping mask is good too! Just to keep the moisture locked in! 





 These are a lifesaver!! Yes! They work! Very well at that!
These are super satisfying to use! Also super easy! You wet your nose and it dries like paper mache. 


This face oil is used to basically just brighten your complexion! 
Anyway! These are some products I use to keep my skin happy! 


#2- My Favorite Devotion

My devotion time is one of my favorite parts of my whole day! Now, this isn't the devotion I'm currently reading but this one is AMAZING! 
It's really important to make time in your day to just read Gods word. I can assure you when you make time to connect with God, your whole day is just better! Sadie has a way of connecting with the readers, mainly because she is near my age so she can relate to issues I may face, because shes been there. With each devotion, she writes it and has her own experience to go along with it.
I enjoy this devotion so much! It also has areas for you to take notes, to write prayers and your thoughts about the devotion. I highly recommend! 

Some of my favorite things that I take from this book is the encouragement I get from it. Week Three in the devotion is called "Be Happy, Be Joyful". It talks about happiness, and where it comes from. 

The verse that goes along with the devotion is Philippians 4:12-13 (NIV) 
"I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all things through Him who gives me strength." 

After I read the verse, it asked questions that allowed me to think and reflect on what I had just read. I enjoyed doing that! I really like going back and reading what I have wrote. 



Moving right along! 

#3 Favorite Starbucks drinks? What do I suggest? Secret menu items?


 Okay, so when people come up to me and ask for suggestions I always ask several questions before I even begin my line of suggestions.
"Do you like hot or cold drinks?" and "Do you like coffee or tea?"
That's where I go from, I have four more topics to cover so I'm not going to sit and ramble about lattes, mochas, fraps, and espresso drinks. 
So, I personally love the Pink Drink! It taste wonderful and its just as pretty! 
I also like Vanilla Bean Fraps with almond milk! 

Drink #1 is a Pink Drink! Also these are really easy to make at home!

Drink #2 is Neapolitan Ice Cream! It's a secret menu item! I was super excited to make it! Its vanilla bean, strawberry, and mocha!

Drink #3 is what we called a Cosmo and Wanda frap!
I found this on the secret menu! Its so pretty also it was fun to whip up and take a couple pictures of!
 Its vanilla bean and matcha.

 Drink #4 is the oh so famous Tye-Dye frap! It was limited edition for summer. It only lasted for a few days, but it was a hit! To my fellow co-workers and I we thought it tasted like bananas!

 

 

Drink #5 is something I'd suggest if you really want to wake up! 
Three shots over ice with vanilla and soy milk!
And another drink I'd suggest is the Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew! It's super strong yet sweet!

Alright, next topic!


#4- Tom Holland  
 Oh dear.. here we go..  So heres my opinion on him... He is a precious human being that should be protected at all cost! He makes a pretty fantastic Spider-Man! 

I would sit and ramble on about how I think he's wonderful and handsome and all around the greatest person ever. But I'll control myself and leave it right here!

#5- Music

Hmm. Well I guess if I had to sum up my taste in music I'd have to say 
a mix of Contemporary Christian, Pop, and some older music! 

Right now some of my favorite artist are Micah Tyler and Hillsong Worship! 


I love driving down the road and listening to some of my favorite songs. 

Here recently I have been listening to a lot of Taylor Swifts old songs. 









#6- My Hobby
 Well! I have a few hobbies besides taking selfies with dogs! 
I enjoy painting, shopping, baking, blogging, watching movies,  and doing makeup! 


I don't always have time to do the things I love, because well, life is very busy. 
I have a job plus I'm getting ready to enter into my college life soon!









 
These are some of my paintings. I made one as a graduation present to one of my bff's and the other I did at a church paint party!



My sister is way better at this and she did most of these icing jobs, but I enjoy baking and making cakes! Even if I'm not the best at it! It's lots of fun though!!




Last but not least! 


#7- How I put outfits together from top to bottom!  


So I'm pretty basic when it comes to outfits. 
I love my jeans and t-shirts. But! When I want to dress up a little more casual, 
I play by a few rules.
Never wear tennis shoes with skinny jeans! Like, ever. 
I like to change things around. Some days I want to throw on some jeans and a t-shirt and call it a day! On other days I want to wear some pilazzo pants or a Carly dress! 
Also accessories are key! Even just a simple bracelet can brighten up a simple outfit! 
Usually I pick out my shirt and if its a darker shirt I wear light jeans, and if I pick out a lighter shirt I'll wear a pair of darker jeans! I kinda just throw some outfits together. I think a vlog would be easier for me to explain this but I hope my bits and pieces of advice helped a little. 


Thanks for all the sweet topics! I hope you enjoy :)

Much Love, 
Your Secret Writer :)














My Favorite Ipsy Bags and Products

    Hey y'all! I have had a few people tell me I should do an Ipsy review of my favorite products! There are LOTS and LOTS of subscription boxes for makeup, jewelry, and you name it! So the reason I chose to do Ipsy is because they send out five name brand products along with a super cute makeup bag and every so often I get a full size product! Its very customized. You tell them what you like, what type of products you enjoy including hair, nail polish, face mask, really anything! After you receive your bag you can go review the product, that helps the Ipsy team keep your bag fresh and accustomed to your liking.  I've been an Ipsy member since March 2018. So let me cut to the chase and get started!


These were some of my first Ipsy bags :)
My favorite thing ever is to open up these bags and see my new goodies! The butterfly bag was my April 2018 bag and the travel bag was my May 2018 bag.
This bag is super pretty! I got a pink lip stain, a liquid eyeliner,
a tube of leave-in conditioner, a coffee body scrub, and a eyeshadow brush!

This bag is the perfect travel companion ;)
In this bag I received a face cleanser, an eyeshadow, an eyeshadow brush, a lip crayon, and two face mask 





⇢The fun thing about an Ipsy bag is that you never know what you're going to get but you know it's going to be awesome!


⇢Also the sample products you get are some things you'd never even think of trying but you end up liking it a lot.


⇢Experimenting with liner, lipsticks, and new eyeshadow colors have been such a fun experience! 






My newest bag I got screams summer vacation! In my July 2019 bag I got a mascara, an eyeshadow, a facial oil, a nail polish, and a shimmer lotion. Its one of my most favorite bags ever! I can't stop raving about my new products! 







The makeup bags are ADORABLE! You'll have plenty of bags to put all of your makeup in! They're super convenient for anything! And they fit in your purse perfectly to store chapstick, lipstick, hair ties, etc. 

These are a few of my favorite nail polishes! 

These are some of the hair products I've received from Ipsy. Marc Anthony has to be my most favorite products ever!





That's it!  I highly recommend the Ipsy Glam Bag! Its not a bad price to have nice products monthly! I hope you have enjoyed this post I hope it has helped if you were considering an Ipsy monthly subscription!
Best wishes!
~ the secret writer 💖

First Blog Post!

Dear Diary,
        This is my first entry! Yayyy! Hi there! It's lovely to be here!
Here we go.. today was a mess. I spilled coffee, exploded whipped cream, and not to mention burning my mouth with sriracha sauce! Who knew it'd be that spicy! I knew I should've went out to the closest fast food place! BUT! The risk of getting stuck in traffic is too high! And a speed ticket is out of the question. Being late for work after your lunch break? No thanks! Anyway!
So! Here's the tea...life is flying by and honestly I'm in a weird part of my life where everything is kinda all spread out but its falling in place...you feel me? Like life after high school is kinda strange because you feel yourself growing up a little. Like...what!!!? And all my friends at my job are either in college or in high school and I'm the in between. I can appreciate their crazy stories about how their freshman year went!
   What I really want to share with you guys on this blog is mainly about life, faith, and a few tips and tricks! We'll see where this blog journey takes us!

Okay! So here is the actual part where I do the blogging. This is the main stuff right here folks!! Sorry for all the blabber above,just a nice introduction. So as some may know... I did a social media break. I stepped away for several weeks to just enjoy summer. I have enjoyed my summer so far. I work a whole lot. So, let me be honest... social media has never necessarily been an issue for me. Like, I've never really been into posting the perfect selfie or anything like that. When I post its gotta be pretty important, or something. I don't think I've missed it, mainly because I don't use it a lot anyway. I know I spend time on there, scrolling seeing whats happening in my friends and family's lives, all the fun stuff their up to. But it is so important to not get distracted by it. It's important to be fully here. This is the summer before I begin my journey into my college path and into adulthood. I'm glad I took the challenge to lay down my social for a few weeks and be completely be engulfed in whats going on around me and not whats going on on my social! I wish I could give everyone the encouragement to step back a little bit and just to enjoy the moment. See how many memories you make outside of social. ☺
Oh!!! Let me tell you all about my senior trip! My family and I went to Dollywood for a couple of days. And let me tell you! I had so much fun eating, riding rides, and refilling my water container 74 times! I had the best time just spending time with my siblings and my grandparents! We enjoyed riding "Cinderella" the train down the tracks that encircle the park. I always enjoy hearing the story the conductor tells us as we pass through the wooded areas. While some of the areas have been created to look like they would've years ago. I also got to enjoy a s'mores brownie with my sweet sister. Best brownie EVER!! I had such a good time riding rides! My dad rode this spinning bird ride and I'm positive we were having the most fun out of everyone on the ride at the time. And the last ride we rode was absolutely AMAZING!! My mom, my sister and I had a blast! Not to mention the wild bumper car rides, and the Shooting Star! I had such a great time! I can't wait to go back and make many more memories.                                                                                                               



Alright! So that is all I've got this time but I'll be back soon! Feel free to give me any feedback! I hope everyone's enjoying their summer! I'll be back soon!
                                        Much love,
                                                 The Secret Writer ðŸ’–

Topics chosen by YOU

Heyy!! I asked on my Instagram story for some topics to blog about and you guys gave me some fantastic topics to talk about and I'm goin...