October 2013 Favorites!

Foodies:

Pumpkin Cookies – My parents brought home a box of cookies from a local restaurant early this month and I fell in love. They were soft pumpkin spice cookie with a spiced cream cheese like frosting that was warm but not too sweet and absolutely to die for. I consumed close to 4 or 5 of these massive cookies and enjoyed every bite!

Mac and Cheese Pizza – Yeah, pizza covered in cheesy macaroni. My boyfriend and I went to Mickey’s Halloween Party the first weekend of October and had a blast trick or treating and going on Fantasy Land rides. We had dinner at Pizza Port because we were both starving once we got into the park. We each got pasta and then Jason eyed a Mac and cheese pizza so we decided to give it a try. OMG it was amazing. It really just tasted like the best Mac and cheese with a super crunchy breadstick. It was creamy and the dough of the pizza and soft but crunchy and I could have eaten a whole pan.

Music:

Cassadee Pope’s debut Album Frame by Frame – I am a huge fan of The Voice and I was obsessed with Cassadee Pope during Season 4. When I saw she was coming out with a country album I jumped on that the day it released. I loved her solo when she preformed it on The Voice so I bought her album. It’s a really great mix of country and rock and a little pop. My favorite songs are Wasting All These Tears and Good Times. But the more I listen to it the more I fall in love with all the songs. It’s been playing non-stop in my car all month long.

Social Media:

Wonderly – I have heard of Wonderly before but I checked out the website this month and it’s really awesome. For those who don’t know Wonderly is basically a group a female YouTubers who have come together and created this center for female content and to get more attention to these awesome creators. You can learn more about it from the actual website here: http://www.wonderly.com

I am already subscribed to a lot of the girls who partake in this but I found a lot more awesome females and they have a theme video every month and I just really enjoyed browsing the sit this month! Go check it out.

Twitter – More specifically the Twitter App. I had a Twitter account a couple of years ago but recently decided to join again because I wanted to follow Kristina Horner’s Twitter for NaNoWriMo this year! Yep I am doing NaNoWriMo. I’m really excited and I can’t wait to see what I have by the end of the month! Now I got to go work on my 1,667 words for the day!

Hope you all had a great October! 

September 2013 Favorites

Here’s my list of things I loved during the month of September

YouTube:

The first in this category is the Holy Trinity aka Grace Helbig (dailygace), Mamrie Hart (You Deserve a Drink), and Hannah Hart (myharto). I watched my first dailygrace video this month and instantly was hooked and marathoned a ton of her videos. Through them I found Mamrie Hart who has an awesome channel called You Deserve a Drink where she makes drinks for a celebrity and works in all these puns and they are hilarious. I had seen one episode of Hannah Hart’s show called My Drunk Kitchen when John Green was on. But found more through watching Grace and Mamrie. They are all beautiful, strong, hilarious women who are 90 % comedy but every once in a while they will say something that just hits me and makes me feel better about myself and they are just saying it off hand but it really helps me and makes me think about things in a different way. Hannah Hart especially is amazing in her YouTube career. She uses her fame online to bring good to those less fortunate and has a tour going on or had a tour where they met a food shelters and helped pack food. I just have a lady crush on her, really on all three of them, because she’s so happy and positive and confident in herself and I find that sexy and attractive on anyone. Any ways, they are AMAZING go check them all out!

Another kind of YouTube related favorite is John Green’s selfies on the tfios set that he posts on Instagram. I am SO excited for this film because I fell in love with the book, as I do with all of John’s novels. For those who don’t know John Green is a YA author and YouTuber with his brother Hank and he most recent novel The Fault in Our Stars is currently being made into a movie that will come out next year. I just love seeing him on set and his excitement and joy of watching his work come to life. It makes me even more excited to see the movie.

TV Shows:

I have a lot of TV favorites this month because I watch way too much of it and Netflix is my best friend.

Trivia Shows – I gained a strange obsession with trivia shows this month through watching the (awful) Million Second Quiz. It was terribly put together but I just enjoyed answering the questions. I also found the show The Chase that was originally a British Game show and is now in the states. Basically contestants battle against this guy “the beast” to win money. It’s really intriguing and I have watched both versions and actually enjoy the British one because it has a quicker pace but I don’t always understand the references but regardless it’s a great show. Check it out!

Next is Orange is the New Black. I had heard A LOT about this show from my friends and just on tumblr. The cover of the show on Netflix looked super cheesy to me so I never felt intrigued to watch it but one Sunday morning I decided to watch it and oh my gosh it’s a brilliant show! SO well written and just amazing dialogue and characters. I finished the entire series in two days. Cannot wait for next season!

Another show I marathon watched this month was Scandal. Once again a very cheesy cover on Netflix but I had a free weekend from homework and exams so I decided to watch it and it blew my expectations. Just like OITNB, brilliant writing and cast. It is written by Shonda Rhimes who does Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, two of my faves! But I actually like it more because it doesn’t focus on the sex SO much and it had more depth to it and I find it has so many layers without being muddled and confusing like PLL can get. The first two seasons are no Netflix and the third season just started last week.

Song(s):

The one song I have loved this month is Roar by Katy Perry. This is the one song of hers that I have really gotten into. For those who also watch Grace, Hannah, and Mamrie you know how I become obsessed with this song.

Lastly is my other/miscellaneous category.

This month my pick is Disney Pins. I started collecting/trading when my family took a trip to Walt Disney World when I was in 4^th or 5^th grade. My best friend and I bought a trader pack and just traded and bought away. I didn’t buy anything since until this April when I bought my boyfriend a pin starter pack. I have become obsessed with looking at collections online and walking around the park for new pins and trading them. I might put up my collection sometime. I don’t have anything significant but they are all special and important to me and hope to grow my collection in the future.

Thanks for stopping by and leave me your favorites in the comments! 

July 2013 Favorites!

I am an avid watcher of Beauty Guru’s on YouTube. For those who are not, a common video within the community are monthly favorites in which the Gurus show off their favorite products of the month, pretty self-explanatory. Well I thought it would be fun to post my monthly favorites or current favorites here on my blog! I will have a variety of categories from music, food, site, app, movie or TV show. Here is my list of things I’ve enjoyed all July.

How I Met Your Mother. I was sick at the beginning of the month and turned to my beloved Netflix to keep me company. I have been an avid watcher of the show from the first season. I was pretty disappointed with the last season and the show in general so I decided to watch it from the beginning and fell in love with the show all over again. If you don’t watch it already, catch up on the first 7 seasons on Netflix! It is a brilliant TV show. It is a comedy but they know how to pull at your heartstrings. If the writing doesn’t do it for you, it has a phenomenal cast, including my crush Neil Patrick Harris. I’m so excited for the final season this fall!

Pinterest. This website is my crack. If you don’t have enough social media sites to waste your day on, check this one out! I use the app on my phone and I’m completely addicted. The way it works is you create boards on your page and can pin pages relating to food, crafting, wedding ideas, and fashion, basically everything under the sun. I get the greatest ideas and inspiration. Check out my page here: http://pinterest.com/whenthisgirl/

Castle Story. I love games of all kinds. Castle Story is a free iPhone app where you create your own kingdom and mend to your buildings and animals and slowly expand your area with challenges you complete along the way. Definitely check it out if you’re looking for a new game!

American Eagle. Currently, this is my favorite clothing store. I have made two big online purchases and well as a trip to the store within the last two months. I’m obsessed. They have the cutest clothes and the best quality denim. Their sales are amazing. It is the best time to shop there. 

Yoga. My best friend started taking yoga classes this last semester at her university. While she’s been home for the summer we have been taking classes at a local studio. It is a great way to get in tune with your body and to let go. I struggle with stress and anxiety and I have found yoga incredible in helping me relax and learn how to focus and treat my body. At this particular studio, I don’t know if every studio is like this, but we end every class by laying on our back in the dark while the instructor telling us a story or kind of a life lesson to take away. Every single session has been related to what I was dealing with in my life. I love Yoga and will continue to practice it.

What have you been loving this month?