My Sunday Routine

I love Sundays! I always try to relax and mentally prepare myself for the upcoming week. I do have a routine that I do every Sunday. I find I feel a lot less anxious on Monday and am ready to handle whatever comes! 

I always organize my agenda on Sunday. I look at my syllabus and write down everything that needs to get done. This really helps so that I won't have any surprises in the upcoming week. Sometimes my classes change times or days, and writing a new schedule every week is critical to lessening stress.  

The rest of my routine is just to relax. I love green tea with jasmine and drinking it while reading a good book is extra calming. (Not That Kind of Girl is my current read and its so good!) 

I also like to treat myself with a mask and painting my nails! This mask is my favorite! And of course Essie nail polishes are a must!

July Favorites

I can't believe July is almost over! This was a pretty relaxing month. I mostly spent the month with my family and mentally preparing myself for graduate school. Nonetheless, here are my July favorites! 

1. Zoella and Beautycrush: I have been obsessed with their youtube channels this month. I can't tell you how many of their videos I've watched. They have also inspired me to get back into making my beauty videos! The are both gorgeous and have such great advice about fashion, makeup and just life in general. I also love their accents! If you haven't watched their videos, then go do it now!! (click on their name!)

2. All the Light We Cannot See: I'm only about 50 pages in, but I am loving it so far! I have definitely been in a reading slump this month but this book is slowly getting me out of it. 

3. Interior Design: I have been going crazy researching new things for my apartment. I am so excited to move-in and start decorating! Check out my pinetrest to see what I'm loving.

4. ELF Cosmetics: OMG. I bought a few products from them and I am in love! They are so cheap, yet work so well! This contour/blush set is only $3 (!!) and it is so pigmented! And this eyeliner ($2!!) is seriously better than the $8-$15 eyeliners I've been using lately. This line is perfect if you want to try a trend but don't want to spend the money. 

What are some your July Favorites?

Don't Worry, Be Happy

With finals happening right now, I definitely know what it's like to be stressed. I get stressed really easily, but I have found some simple ways to alleviate that stress!

 1. Watch an episode of The Office. This always makes me feel better. The episodes are only 20 minutes long so it's not too long of break, but just enough to where I can rest my brain. The Office is my all time favorite show and I can always count on Micheal or Dwight to make me laugh. 

2. Go Outside! This is one of the easiest ones and it really does make a huge difference. Just stepping outside and breathing some fresh air does a lot to clear the mind. 

3. Get Coffee! Whenever I am really stressed I like to treat myself with some "fancy" coffee. White Chocolate Mocha anyone? If you don't like coffee then get a nice hot tea :)

4. Blast the music and do a quick clean. This ALWAYS helps with relieving some stress. My room can always use a quick clean and blasting my winter playlist while I clean for about 10 minutes leaves me feeling accomplished! 

5. Lastly, make a list of everything you need to get done. Even if you won't get to everything in that one day, getting all that's stressing you out onto some paper will help in calming your brain from over thinking.