Drugstore Haul + Bookstore Haul

Hey guys! So I went out today and picked up some gooodies. MAKEUP!! (I went to Rite Aid btw)---first impressions included! Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Sheerest Cream Blush in BEAMING- Really smooth, kind of reminds me of MAC's Lady Blush (not sure on that, though). Looks a little shiney, but for the summer it'll give that nice dewey look! *note, 10 minutes later, the shine went away, and left a nice stain on my hand. EOS Lip balm in TANGERINE- I have literally every EOS flavor out there, and I was at Rite Aid and I saw this in a pretty orange color and I went "OOOOH NEEEEEEEW" in a mesmorized voice. I'm pretty sad, I know haha. It smells odd though, it kinda smells like orangey Carmex and has a menthol feel to it. Dumb Rite Aid put a sticker saying "intended to be sold at Right Aid" or whatever and it covers up the description of the product. (WHICH PISSES ME OFF SO BADLY AND SHOULD BE ILLEGAL). I really feel like this one is really different than the others...I kinda prefer the others...but the color is cute and the product works. Just different smell/feel...Carmexy. Sally Hansen Lip Blush Plumping Balm- It smells like Sally Hansen's other plumping lip glosses, but this one has that thing where it "turns your perfect shade" and I'm not sure if it does that (because I haven't looked in a mirror haha, I'm sitting on my couch now and added some on my lips to see if it plumped and smelled the same, which it does). Jesse's Girl Lipgloss- First Jesse's Girl product ever. I got it really just to say I had tried something from this brand...and because I wanted something that smells like cotton candy (I got it in the flavor cotton candy) which it has an extremely light scent of cotton candy, very pleasent. It looks blue tinted in the tube but doesn't rly look blue on your lips. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in KISS ME CORAL- As y'all know Coral is totally in for Spring, so I figured I'd pick up a cheap drug store one to try it out. It seems like a really red toned coral....yeah Prestige Lipliner in POPPY- Again, my first product from Prestige, it's just a red colored lipliner, and it's my only red lipliner. IF YOU WANT ANY INDEPTH REVIEWS ON THESE MAKE SURE TO COMMENT BELOW AND ASK AND FOLLOW!!!!! FRENCH in 10 minutes a day- Kristina K Kershul (I can speak French, but I want to become completely fluent, so I got this to brush up) The Forgotten Garden- Kate Morton (I wanted a different kind of book than what I usually get and I can't wait to bury my nose into this book) The Other Life- Ellen Meister (This looks mind blowingly interesting, can't wait to read it!) The Teen Vogue Hand Book an Insider's Guide to Careers in Fashion- various authors I'm assuming because it doesn't say. (I don't really want to have a career in fashion -just because I don't feel like I have a unique eye for fashion- but I found this extremely interesting. IF YOU WANT A BOOK REVIEW ON ANY OF THESE COMMENT AND FOLLOW!!! -Annnna

Random vlog: Teen Mom 2

Okay, so right now I really feel like just giving my thoughts on each of the girls in Teen Mom 2. I'll start off with my favorite... Leah: Leah is the one girl that I like basically everything about. I think she's so pretty (except when she's ridiculously orange....that's disappointing). And...well...basically.. COREY IS SUCH A SWEET HEART. I love him.......awwww...he's just so cute. He's such a sweetie pie...him crying and stuff. He's not like all....cry cry though...he's not afraid to call out bullshit and stuff. He seems just so genuine. I really like them, because they seem to have almost everything together. They're handling a twin with medical issues remarkably well. Ok...I really just want to talk about Corey now. So I'm gonna make another paragraph explaining my love for Corey. I was born in the North but moved down to the South when I was five, and lived in the south from age 5 to age 12. When I was 12, I moved back to the North. Needless to say...I HATED THE SOUTH. I just wanted to move back up North where I was from....but...after living in the North for the past 4 years, I've really developed a thing for some southern boys....I used to think they were so damn annoying haha, but now I'm like...yum. It doesn't hurt that he's totally a sweetheart. Now, I don't think he's like that physically attractive...like he's not NOT attractive..but he's not like wow or anything...it's just the southern sweetheart that has drawn me in! Chelsea: Ok, I started off being really annoyed with Chelsea because of her "valley girl" sound, her orange skin, and totally fake everything else. It also annoys me how she's always going back to Adam. Yet, she's grown on me because I honestly think she's a good mom, and that's what counts...right? I think she's spoiled, but a good mom nonetheless. Aubrey is so cute too! Jenelle: Bad mom, bad role-model, unkind person. Yeah, I know...but I feel for Jenelle sometimes. Her mom is horrible in my opinion. Not that that excuses Jenelle's behavior, but I do feel bad for her sometimes. It does seem as if she's completely alone. Her mom hates her, Kieffer is an ass and is gone now and really never cared for her, Andrew (the baby's dad) is out in China or something, her dad has left, etc. Her friends don't seem like good friends either. I mean, I'm not condoning her actions, it's just....I feel for her...sometimes. Plus Jace is adorable! Kailyn: Hm...I really don't like her...I just feel like she's whining about her life all the time, and instigating fights between her and Jo. Jo's an ass, but she's doing the same thing to him. The only good thing is that she's balancing being a mom, working, and going to school remarkably well. It also sucks that her mom is completely uninvolved with her.

Review: L'oreal H.I.P Color Truth Cream Eyeliner (teal)

I went to my local CVS and saw this product and it called to me. I saw it and I thought "Hm, I have no color like that...the color is absolutely stunning, and y'know HIP always makes good products...or so I thought. Pros: -Color is absolutely beautiful -You get a lot of product (compared to other cream/gel liners) Cons: -I don't know if I just got a defective one, but it is extremely, extremely dry. I mean, seriously...it's bad. -When using a liner brush and you apply it in a line, it looks like you put an unpigmented crayon across your lash line. Very waxy looking. -If you use it as a base it creases extremely badly -If you use it as a base it looks sooooooo cakey. Bottom line: Save your money. *If you want to try it, then go ahead. Maybe I got a defective one. Any questions? Comment below!! Follow!? =) -Anna

I'm back with a 5 random facts tag!

Sorry, it's been a week since my last post. This week I've been really focused on school work and have just been really tired, so I've neglected this blog a little bit. To kinda get back into the swing of things, I figured that I'd do the 5 random facts tag, just so it's quick and hopefully entertaining. =) 1. I have had the most amazing oppurtunities to visit 14 different countries: America, the Bahamas, Greece, Turkey, Italy (including Sicily), Switzerland, England, France, Holland, (travelled through Belgium but saw the whole countryside), Germany, Malta, Spain, and Tunisia. 2. I absolutely love reading about, writing about, researching, planning, talking about post-apocalyptic survival. 3. Even though I'm not fully Italian, I consider myself pretty much Italian. It's the most predominant culture that I've been raised in, I appear very Italian, and my family (though not full Italian) has very Italian customs. So yeah, I pretty much act alll Italian. =) 4. I am unhealthily obsessed with Dr Pepper. The King of all Soft Drinks. For sure. 5. I wish I had some sort of talent....like I can't sing, dance, write, draw, paint, act, and I'm not particurally funny. I feel like I offer nothing to this world. I mean, really. I can't think of one talent I have besides being able to do well on tests and stuff....which isn't exactly unique or anything. I just wish I was exceptionally good at something...y'know? Something that I identify with, and is very personal to me. It just doesn't exist. =( Welp, there ya go! 5 random facts. Comment below with your 5 random facts! FOLLLOW PLEASE! -Anna

My (face only) Skin Care Routine

Step 1: I start off with removing as much makeup as possible with my Yes to Cucumbers Facial Towlettes.



Step 2: In the shower I exfoliate with my Yes to Carrots Exfoliating Cleanser (has fine bamboo grains in it). It feels wonderful!



Step 3: Also in the shower, I then wash my face with Clearsil Ultra Daily Face Wash.



Step 4 (I do this one about 3 times a week): Out of the shower I take my Biore Pore Strips and remove my blackheads.



Step 5: I take my Josie Maran Argan Oil (but unfortunately at the moment I'm out of it, so when I don't have Argan oil I use my Philosophy when Hope Is Not Enough Serum) and I apply it under my eyes (where crows feet will come), where life lines will form, and where worry lines will form)



Step 6: I take my Kate Sommerville Oil Free Moisturizer (best thing I've ever bought in my life) and apply that all over my face and neck



VOILA! J'ai fini! (I'm finished!)



Any other requests, comment below!



What's your skin care routine?

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-Anna

Oh my god. Oh my god.

Yesterday I had a blog post about jumping back into my working out. Holy shit. Pretty much.

Ok, I felt like I had never lifted a weight before in my life (and I took a 6 day break?). Yeah, I puked half way through the first set of exercises. I puked halway through the last ones too. I saw dots the whole time. I didn't do any cardio because I was scarying my trainer. I walked upstairs and literally didn't just lay on the couch....I collapsed. I seriously couldn't take one more step without passing out. I sat there and violently shook for around 10 minutes. They weren't like...little shakes that are normal...Like my whole arms were shaking a LOT.

Worst thing ever, and I'm not trying to be dramatic there.

Guess what I'm about to go do....

Yep...work out...this time my legs...which will definitely make me puke...hopefully I just pass out so that I can stop.

=(

I feel really discouraged. *tear*

Any requests put them in the comments!!

-Anna

Blog: Jumping back into it

So, I'm pretty stable on my pain, so today I am going to work out today.

I'm actually really scared. I feel so exhausted and I feel like I'm going to be so much farther behind than when I left off.

I reached my first goal weight today, so as long as it's that weight or lower tomorrow then I get to reward myself...with an antique owl decoration! YAY, So at some point (as long as I stay at or under that weight) during this week I'm going to go to a vintage/antique shop to find an owl. YEP YEP =D

So, anyways...my trainer will be here at 4:00. Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhh I don't wannna do it. I'm super hungry and just want to chill out and rest. I wanna do my homework, catch up on my old TV shows that I missed last night, and go sleepy. =( But from 4-6 I get to work my ass off. (literally.)

Oh well. It's worth it in the end right? It feels like the end is so far away though.

First goal weight down though. Yay.

I think my mom wants me to cook dinner tonight. I'm making this orange chicken (atkins approved) stuff. Yep yep. It'll probably be gross. But yeah.

Hmmm

If you have any requests please comment below!!!

Also, follow if you'd like =D

-Anna

Hardcore Spring Fever

Okay, so can someone say SPRING FEVER?!?

Oh my god you guys, It's crazy. Yesterday it was 68 degrees out!!??! Ummm, it felt like heaven compared to this nasty nasty winter. But today...it dipped back down to 43. =(

It's so cold and dismal out again. I JUST WANT SPRING TO BE HERE!

I just got some nice drugstore SPRINGISH makeup, so if you want a spring tutorial give requests in the comments!

I also ordered some clothes online from Forever 21....can ya say win?!

I got some capris, new jeans, a pair of shorts, some cute shirts, a beautiful watch, and a necklace. So YAY! I can't wait until they get here. I'm in despereate need for clothes...because my wardrobe is this: WINTER CLOTHES and SUMMER CLOTHES. And at my school we can't wear "summer clothes" (ex. tank tops, sandals, and shorts) so some capris, lighter shirts, etc is a must.

I also got everything in a size smaller, so that I can have a goal to fit into them! (Which I'm so close to!!)

Anyways, requests in the comments pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

And click that follow button if you'd like pleaseeeeeeeeeee!!!!

-Anna

INS AND OUTS: 3/21/11

INS:
--Goood weather! It's 68 degrees out today, it's so lovely.
--All summer things related; clothes, makeup, etc
--Watching the news (this is both an in and an out, but watching the news has intrigued me lately!)
--My camera! I finally found it!
--Diet Stewart's Root Beer. It taste delish!
--Doing well in Anatomy and Phisiology

OUTS:
--Cold weather
--Winter
--All of the horrible things going on in the world right now
--Failing Algebra 2
--The pain in my gallbladder area
--Not being able to eat even healthy stuff; whole grains, most fruits, etc.


*Things I'm loving=IN
*Things I'm hating=OUT

What's yours?!? Comment below!

Don't forget to follow if you'd like!!!! =D

-ANNNNNA!

NEWS NEWS NEWS

HEY!!! GOOD NEWS!!! I JUST FOUND MY OLD CAMERA!


Okay, so it was kind of a crazy process...I found this cord and I was like OH MY GOSH IT'S MY CAMERA CHARGER (that I thought was long gone). There was only one problem, it wasn't charging.....

It turned out that the battery was shot.

So I drove to Target and looked for a battery there, and I didn't prevail. They didn't carry my type. BUT FEAR NOT, Anna found some other stuff...

ELF (otherwise eyes lip face) only comes to my Target twice per year. Once for the Holidays, and once in the summer. (So it isn't the permanent line, it's just the summer specials). Anyways, ELF has my favorite lipglosses, and there was a set 5 for $5, so I totally got it! I'll do a review on them if you want!!! I also got Neutrogena Healthy Skin Foundation in a lighter color (I got it in Buff my last haul) and when I mix Natural Ivory with Buff it's my perfect color, literally. SO YAY FOR THAT. I'll review those too if you follow me and comment below!!!!

So then, I drove to Best Buy and prevailed there!

I was playing around, and I noticed that my lighting isn't very good...It's hard for me to get the true color, my light makes them all look too similar. =/

Once I figure out the lighting situation I'll definitely post tutorials, and pictures of the stuff I'm talking about and all that good stuff. Yep yep!

SO PLEASE FOLLOW ME IF YOU WANT! and have a fantastical day =D

-Anna

40 Question Tag

1. What time did you get up this morning? I was actually really lucky to sleep until a little before noon today!

2. How do you like your steak? I hate steak, so I like it nonexistant. =P

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? I saw The King's Speech.

4. What is your favorite TV show? Degrassi, That 70's Show, Teen Mom, The Real World, and Jersey Shore.

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? England or California or New York City

6. What did you have for breakfast? I didn't eat breakfast today since I wokr up so late.

7. What is your favorite cuisine? Chinese and Italian.

8. What foods do you dislike? All seafood, cooked vegetables (raw is ok though)

9. Favorite place to eat? Olive Garden

10. Favorite dressing? Italian and Ranch

11. What kind of vehicle do you drive? A 2007 Honda Civic

12. What are your favorite clothes? Well, I like to shop at Forever 21 and Target the ost.

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Anywhere and everywhere

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? In all honesty, I can get into a pretty pessimistic mood sometimes, so sometimes I say half empty, but of course life is always better when it's half full =)

15. Where would you want to retire? Hm, I can't think of a specific place, perhaps Greece.

16. Favorite time of day? Evening

17. Where were you born? Ohio

18. What is your favorite sport to watch? Soccer

19. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? I doubt anyone will respond =(

20. Bird Watcher? No, haha.

21. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night!

22. Do you have any pets? I have two kitties!

23. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? Hm, nope?

24. What did you want to be when you were little? A Spice Girl, Ariel (from the Little Mermaid), a teacher.

25. What is your best childhood memory? My willow tree.

26. Are you a cat or dog person? I like MY cats, but not others. For other people, dog.

27. Are you married? No way, I'm only 16, haha.

28. Always wear your seat belt? When I'm driving, always. When my friends are driving, always. When I'm in the backseat while my parents are driving, sometimes.

29. Been in a car accident? Not when I was driving, but a couple while my mother was driving.

30. Any pet peeves? Yes, judgemental people. Idiots.

31. Favorite pizza toppings? Just cheese!

32. Favorite Flower? Sunflower

33. Favorite Ice cream? Cookies and Cream, Cookie Dough, or M&M

34. Favorite fast food restaurant? Taco Bell

35. How many times did you fail your drivers test? Once =(

36. From whom did you get your last email? Not sure, I don't usually check my email since it's ALL spam, I communicate through texting to all the people I need to.

37. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Ulta

38. Do anything spontaneous lately? I got tickets to a concert pretty unplanned =P

39. Like your job? I don't have a job other than going to school.

40. Brocolli? I like it raw. Cooked, only with melted cheese over it....sometimes.


HOPE YOU ENJOYED!!!! DON'T FORGET TO FOLLOW IF YOU WANNNA!!! =)

GOOD DAY ALL!

-ANNA

Cleaning cleaning cleaning

Ah, so last Tuesday (aka March 15) I began a project of decluttering my bed room. If you've been reading my blog you know that I became ill on Wednesday (March 16) and since then have been sleeping on the couch. The reason being, I have put all the stuff that I'm not donating/recycling onto my bed, thus occupying the space.

Well, today I chunked two hours into continue going through my stuff.

5 garbage bags of trash, and a plethora that I'm donating. It's crazy. I have way way way too much stuff and it feels fantastic to declutterize. I actually enjoy being in my room now, haha!

Yep, so my room is about 3/4 of the way to it being completely perfect.

Anyways, I'm STILL not done decluttering, but I'm at my tail end of it.

After decluttering it, I'm going to super organize everything so that every single item has its own place. Yayyyy.

Hm, that is allll. Oh my carpet needs some serious vacuuming, but I hate bringing a vacuum into my room, I feel like it doesn't fit anywhere. =( Oh wellll!

If you have any requests for reviews, topics to cover, or anything! Please comment! I adore feedback, haha.
Please please follow my blog if you like it!

-Anna

First Impressions: Drugstore Haul

YAY!!!! Thank you so so so so so so much to my first follower. =) I really hope you enjoy my channel, and thank you so much!!!

Anyways, so today I went to the store and I want to share with you what I got, and my first impressions on these.

1. Maybelline SuperStay 24 2-step color in"On and on orchid". FIRST IMPRESSION: I love these lipglosses, they stay longer than anything that I own. Their superstretch formula or whatever truly truly work. This obviously isn't my first run in with this product, haha. Well, I was looking for a nice purple/pink/berry color so in the store this looked puurrrr-fect. Well, unfortunatly on my lips it looks like a very very dark purple. It was really weird, and let's just say I wasn't thrilled with how it looked on me. I tried really hard to put a light amount on, but it still was really dark. I still think that I'll be able to make it work though, with glosses and what not. =) Any further questions, definitely comment below and ask!

2. L'OREAL Magic Smooth Souffle: FIRST IMPRESSION: Okay, so I bought this because I heard it was a lot better than the Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse (which I freaking love!) and it was reccomended to me. Well....I must say I still prefer the Matte Mousse product. I mean, this is good and all, and I definitely enjoyed using it, I just prefer the other. Also, I unforunatly got a color a little too dark for me (just a tad) and though it blends SUPERBLY (sp? haha) I get insecure thinking it's orange. Oh, the staying power seems really nice too....it's still on my hand, haha. I definitely like the texture and enjoy using it. Questions? comment and ask!

4. Neutrogena healthy skin liquid makeup: Ah, I am so happy I bought this. Usually I don't love liquidy foundations, I prefer creamy ones, I have a feeling I'll really fall in love with this. For one, it's a perfect color for me (thank goodness for the little tester paper in my store to see what color I was). I do wish that it had a pump, but no biggy. Also, I swatched it on my hand (why? I don't know, haha) and it doesn't seem to have lasted until now.....so I'll probably use a primer with it. Questions? Comment and Ask!

5. Garnier Skin Renew anti-dark Circle Roller: Before I continue this is the roller that actually is pigmented and conceals. I LOVE this product. I've never in my life noticed such a difference in my horrid dark circles under my eye. I truly love it. EXCEPT MY IDIOT SELF DROPPED THE CAP IN MY CAR AND IT IS NOW NO WHERE TO BE FOUND! =( So unfortunatly, it's going to dry out. When it does dry out I fully plan on repurchasing it, because I think it is that good! Questions? Comment and ask!

6. Organic Living Soy Based Candle in Birthday Cake: Ahhhhh it smells like real cake! It's super big! (that's what she said) It has faux sprinkles in it! It Smells great! It's ORGANIC! Wow, I know right? How much awesomer (nice grammar, eh?) can things get? I love it. So cute. I love it. (BTW, I bought it at Bed Bath and Beyond) Questions? Comment below and ask!!!


Yay! So, definitely leave me requests for reviews, topics to cover, or anything!! I hope you enjoyed and follow if you'd like? I'd sure appreciate it.

I hope you have a fantastical day

-Anna

This or that?!

1. blush or bronzer? Blush definitely takes the cake on this. I don't wear bronzer, unless I am countouring my cheek bones and what not, and I could definitely pass on that one....SO BLUSH

2. lip gloss or lipstick? Definitely lipstick. I feel like it looks more natural, and I like the color payoff and staying power a lot more than lipglosses.

3. eye liner or mascara? Mascara. I love my eyeliner, but I won't wear eyeliner unless I have mascara. Plus, mascara does so much more to your eyes. Definitely wins over eyeliner.

4. foundation or concealer? Definitely concealer. I'd rather spot cover my face, than apply one layer over all.

5. neutral or colour eye shadow? Definitely neutral. I mean, as fun as colors are, I would not want to be forced to use a color. Neutrals are good for all occasions and look more natural.

6. pressed or loose eye shadows? PRESSED! Gah, I know loose eyeshadows always have better color pay off, but they're so frustrating...I mean, I always seem to make a messsss!

7. brushes or sponges? Brushes win for this one. I feel like sponges don't last very long and they're always filled with a lot of bacteria. I'd rather pay a little extra for some brushes that I can clean and use over and over again.


Okay, so there are my choices! What are yours?

Blog: My life today

Hi people,

So today I went to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, and I'm absolutely exhausted from not eating and drinking (it hurts unbearably when I do, in case you haven't read my "gall bladder" pain blog post). I feel really weak and just tired tired tired.

My mom wants me to finish organizing my room, but I can barely type this now. I'm so hungry, but I'm so scared to eat. It's like the worst pain possible.

Anyways, I have a question: What's your favorite eyeliner (drugstore or highend)?

My all time favorite is Urban Decay's 24/7. Love them, even though they're super expensive. I personally think they're worth it....would you want a review on them?

Thanks for reading! Follow if you'd like. =)

-Anna

Favorite Drug Store Beauty Products

FOUNDATIONS: If you want a review on any of the following products, be sure to comment below!
-Maybelline Dream Smooth Mousse
-Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse
-Rimmel London Stay Matte foundation

POWDERS: If you want a review on any of the following products, be sure to comment below!
-L'OREAL True Match powder

BLUSHES: If you want a review on any of the following products, be sure to comment below!
-Almay Smart Shade Cream blush in Natural
-L'OREAL True Match powders in Apricot Kiss
-Hard Candy Cheek Tint Duo in Sleepover (specifically the more purple toned side)

BRONZERS: If you want a review on any of the following products, be sure to comment below!
-Physician's Formula Solar Power Bronzer (SPF 20)
-Physician's Formula --The one with the moon detailing in it-- (SORRY, I used it through, so I don't have the container to know the real name)

EYE SHADOWS: If you want a review on any of the following products, be sure to comment below!
-Maybelline eye studio quads (Sunset seduction, Green With Envy, and Legendary Lilac are my faves!)
-Maybelline due in Bronze BlowOut
-Maybelline Stylish Smokes (Charcoal Smokes, and Emerald Smokes)
-Maybelline quad in Chai Latte (or Spiced Chai, not sure)
-Covergirl trio in Shimmering Sands
-Revlon Cream Shadow quad in the Nude version (unsure of the name)

EYELINERS: If you want a review on any of the following products, make sure to comment below!
-Maybelline's gel eyeliners

MASCARAS: If you want a review on any of the following products, make sure to comment below!
-Maybelline Define a lash Volume
-Cover girl Lash blast Volume
-Cover Girl Lash Blast Length
-L'OREAL Voluminous Carbon Black
-L'OREAL Million Lashes

HAIR: If you want a review on any of the following products, don't forget to comment below!
-Conair Infiinity Wand
-Herbel Essences Tousle Me Softly and Long Term Relationship lines
-Treseme Heat Tamer Spray
-Treseme Curl Activator Spray
-John Frieda Anti-Frizz serum (you can get this at my local drugstores)
-Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serem (you can get this at my local drugstores)
-Garnier Frutis Oil Nutrients spray
-Scunci hair ties/bobby pins etc
- Garnier Frutis wave enhancer spray

Brushes: If you want a review on any of the following products, don't forget to comment below!
-Eco tools (all)
-Sonja Kashuk (professional and cheap line)


IF YOU HAVE ANY RECCOMENDATIONS OR REQUESTS FOR REVIEWS (THINGS ON THE LIST OR THINGS THAT I HAVEN'T TRIED YET, PLEASE COMMENT BELOW).



Thanks so much for reading, I hope you enjoyed.

-Anna

Get to know me! 46 questions tag

Hey, before I get into this tag, please leave a comment or something letting me know YOUR answers to this tag.

1.What is your name? My name is Anna.

2.When is your birthday? I am 16 years young.

3.How tall are you? I am 5 foot 2.

4.Do you have any siblings? Yes, I have a little brother. He's 10.

5.Do you have any pets? I have two cats. Their names are Milo and Chai.

6.What is your favorite color? My favorite color is purple.

7.What is your favorite song? I don't have a favorite song, I have a million favorites, haha.

8.What is your favorite restaurant? Olive Gardan, I think.

9.What is your favorite drink? Dr Pepper.

10.What is your favorite gum? Five gum. (The react kind)

11.What is your favorite snack? Popcorn, I think. Well...probably chips...of all kinds. Oh how I miss them.

12.What is your favorite dessert? Either M&M, cookies and cream, or cookie dough Blizzards.

13.What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Look up.

14.What is your favorite movie? I can't pinpoint a specific movie.

15.What is your favorite TV show? Degrassi, That 70's show, Teen Mom, The Real World, American Idol, Ellen, Dr. Phil, and *gasp* Jersey Shore.

16.When did you get into makeup? I discovered the beauty community on YouTube.

17.How did you get into doing videos on youtube? This isn't a video, it's a blog post.

18.If you won a million dollars, what would you buy first? Concert tickets, and tickets to other countries to travel.

19.What side of the bed do you sleep on? I usually fall asleep on the right side.

20.What is your dream car? I don't really have a dream car.

21.If you could take a spontaneous trip somewhere, where would it be? Ticket to LA, then from LA to Australia and New Zealand, then ending in Thailand.

22.If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? England.

23.What is your favorite day of the week and why? Saturday, it's my least stressful day.

24.What is your favorite holiday and why? I have two: Halloween (because it's awesome), and Christmas (because it's such a happy time for people)

25.Name three sites online that you love or visit frequently? Facebook, Youtube, and Aol news.

26.If you could have one famous person as a sibling who would you choose? Emma Watson.

27.Do you have any piercings or tattoos? My ears are pierced.

28.Money or love? Love.

29.Things you cant leave the house without? Clothes.

30.What are your turn-offs in a guy? Judgmental, unopen minded guys.

31.What superhero power would you want to have? To time travel or to be able to teleport anywhere.

32.Are you a morning person? ABSOLUTELY NOT!

33.What is your favorite book? I can't pinpoint a favorite book, but my favorite series is Harry Potter.

34.Do you sing randomly? Yes.

35.Left or right-handed? Right.

36.Anything in particular you wear everyday? Shoes.

37.Where were you born and raised? Ohio.

38.What did you look like as a baby? Uhhh...I looked like a baby...

39.What countries do want to visit? Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Thailand, Romania, Ireland, India, and a million other places.

40.What does your purse/bag look like? It's a military style messenger bag.

41.What is the color of your ipod? Black iPhone 4.

42.What is the last song that was playing on your ipod? What a Catch, Donnie- Fall Out Boy

43.What kind of phone do you have? Revert to question 41.

44.Do you have any bad habits? Yeah, I bite my nails, am super hard headed, and I eat too much.

45.Do you have a twitter? Nope.

46.A random fact about you Random fact: I love reading about post-apocalyptic eras



Hope you enjoyed!

Back from the doctors

Wahhh, I still hurt. Unfortunatly the tests came back negative for gall bladder stones, and what not. (Not that I wanted to go into surgery, but now I just feel silly). The doctor saw inflamation in my stomach something or another, so there's still something wrong. I'm going back in two weeks to do more testing if it doesn't get better between now and then

Now. I did something bad today everyone. Bad Anna. My mom convinced me that it was okay to have a milk shake because she thought it woudl cool down the pain that I have and be easy to kind of move through, rather than solid food. I caved. =( I drank 1/2 of it earlier, and 1/2 of it later to kind of mix it up. It's the first time I've cheated, and as good as it tasted...I'm a little diasppointed. Oh well.

Now, working out....I'm kind of nervous, because I really don't think I could work out with this amount of pain, but I don't want to completely just stop...y'know?

Maybe some light walking? (ugh, that seems so painful right now)

I don't know. I'm hoping this hiatus from working out will kind of like kick it into high gear when I go back to it. Since it's kind of mixing it up, hopefully I'll get a push after this. Hopefully.

Sigh, sigh, sigh.

Okay, until the next post. Au revoir.

My Current Diet

Hello, so it is 4 AM and I cannot sleep because of the pain in my upper right abdomen (going to the doctor tomorrow for it). So, I decided to tell you how I've been eating the past two months.

SOME BACKGROUND ON ME WITH DIETS: I've never stuck to a diet in my whole 16 years of being, except for this one.

So, with that being said. This diet is very similar to the Atkins Diet. The reason I say very similar is because I have never researched the Atkins Diet, so I don't really know the details of it. I just know that it's a high protein diet, low/no carb diet.

Pretty much, I eat no carbohydrates whatsoever, practically no sugar, basically nothing good! Hehe.

Foods that are allowed: All meat, non-sugary dressings, all green lettuces, green vegetables in general, berries, cheese. That's about it.

Foods that are banned: All breads, grains, carbohydrates, starchy veggies, carrots, all fruits except berries, and anything with more than 1-2 grams of sugar per serving.

Yeah, so as you can see this isn't the most balanced diet, but I did lose 12-15 pounds in 6 weeks (with weight training + cardio 3 days a week) so, I'm pretty happy with those results.


PROS WITH THIS DIET:
-lost the weight
-can see definition in arms, and noticebally smaller ankles (? haha), and mid section)
-learned to completely cut out all my favorite foods completely, cold turkey.
-lost my cravings for carbs and sugar, so my blood sugar has definitely improved
-definitely stronger (all that protein haha)
-learned self control and will power
-I can envision myself transitioning very nicely into a different diet without plummeting back into old habits

CONS:
-extremely limited (since I'm picky and only eat 2 kinds of meat, don't really like veggies that much either)
-boredom is hard to deal with
-got so sick of some foods that my throat literally closed and I wouldn't eat it
-believed to have caused this pain in my gall bladder (confirming it tomorrow at the doctor, I'll keep you guys updated in a future blog post)
-I personally don't believe it's a very balanced diet. I'm not getting nutrients from whole grains, most fruits, and some veggies.
-My ability to fall asleep has seemed to decrease (it could or could not be diet related)

Yeah, so that's kind of a summary of how this has been working for me personally.

As for exercise, I do circuit training for different muscles on different days of the weak for around an hour, and then I do 50 minutes of cardio with my heart rate in my target heart rate zone, usually on the elliptical (or treadmill). ***THIS IS ALL UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PERSONAL TRAINER***

While exercising I have thrown up, numerous times, haha, which is new to me. I hadn't ever thrown up before (as a result of exercising).
I have noticed much more strength in myself, and who knew someone could feel so good after working out?

All in all: I'm not going to complain when I can stop eating so much meat. I actually plan on going vegetarian as soon as I'm allowed. I simply fed up (literally) from eating this way. Yet, I will continue doing so until I drop another 30 pounds.

If you have any questions feel free to comment. =)

DISCLAIMER: PLEASE CONSULT A DOCTOR FOR WHATEVER DIET/EXERCISE REGIMEN YOU WISH TO DO. JUST BECAUSE THIS DIET HAS WORKED FOR ME, DOES NOT MEAN IT WILL WORK FOR YOU. TAKE IDEAS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Blog: I'm feeling ill.

Hello,

So the past two days I've missed school (and I plan on missing tomorrow as well) because of a horrid pain right below my right ribs. I have searched on WebMD and what not, and every single one of my symptoms point to gall bladder. This is unfortunate.

Let me break away from that aspect for a second. I am not doing well in Algebra 2 in school, which is causing me a lot of anxiety. I am the kind of student that has never gotten a C. Just A's and B's, and getting a C is just right out of the question. Missing these three days are going to put me even more under, and I start freaking out just thinking about it. I think tomorrow at the doctor I'm going to warn my mom about it. I know that she wouldn't really be happy with the C, but I do know that she wouldn't flip out over it. Especially since I really do try in that class, I am just having a lot of trouble understanding stuff. Anyways, back to my sickness.

The pain is unbearable at times, I constantly feel like I'm going to throw up (which I have), and I can't eat food without it turning 10 times worse. It's quite unfortunate actually, haha.

Wow, I kind of liked that whole venting about my grades thing up there, it feels like a weight has been off of my shoulder. So yay for that.

Hm, is there anything else that I should add?

Well, this has caused me to miss out on a couple of work out sessions, but perhaps that's been made up with the lack of food that I've been eating. Hopefully.

Oh, in case you guys are wondering, I am in fact 16 (going on 17). Just in case you guys are wondering.

I wonder if anyone will actually read this. *shrug* Alright, it's 1:11 am in the morning, I should probably go to bed, or at least wind down. I'm not tired. Le sigh.


Ciao.

-Anna

Yay first bloggie!

Bonjour!

Ok, so I'm not French, sorry.

Well, I suppose this is kind of an intro blog type thing.

Who am I? I'm Anna. This blog will basically consist of whatever I feel like talking about.

I totally love makeup and what not, so a lot of this blog will consist of reviews and stuffies like that.

Also, I'll probably blog a lot about the diets that I'm on, and what I'm doing exercise wise.

And maybe some days I'll just decide to blog about what's going on in my life.

Who knows?

Well, I hope you're having a loverly day!

-Anna