Hey all! Just wanted to let you guys know that I posted my first ever "real" YouTube video! It's on my October Favorites and hopefully you guys like it!
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
XO, Aimee
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Greetings From My New iMac!
Hello there! I am writing my first official blog post from my beautiful new iMac desktop!!!!!!!! Words cannot describe how grateful I am for this birthday gift and how much it means to me. I have been wanting a Mac for over 2 1/2 years now because I really wanted to make videos, edit photos and make my blog incredible. While I am of course still very new to all of these things, I will be getting better and better at it. Writing has always been a passion of mine and quite frankly I probably should have majored in journalism rather than business management in college. But when all is said and done, I am pursuing my passions in writing, my creative loves for fashion and beauty related topics, and photography. I think that is what made me cry when I opened this gift that I have been wanting for years is because my parents saw that dream in me. I'm sure you're probably thinking well why didn't you just buy one sooner? Good question. And I have an answer. I live on my own and I have to take care of my bills of course. I work as much as possible, but after my bills there isn't much to spread around. Life happens to all of us, ya know. Whenever I had the chance to start saving for a computer, things happen that we don't expect and it set me back a bit. But thats always going to happen in life, no matter what. I am just so thankful now that I can grow in ways that I want to as a person and now money isn't holding me back from it. I know this is probably sounding sappy to those reading this because you all just see me as whatever I type on these posts. But if you ever meet me in person, you would know how different I really am from the average 25 year old. You would also know how I have been dying to just express myself in the ways I have always wanted and dreamed of. So for any of you that read my rambling thoughts...this is what I have to say to you.....
Stay tuned for some beauty related posts very soon!
XO,
Aimee
Thursday, October 18, 2012
3 Wonderful Years
Three years ago I was given the greatest gift I could have ever imagined. My baby Pepper has been the biggest blessing that I have ever experienced in my entire life. She is such a sweet soul and makes my heart so happy everyday. I found this picture of her the first week we brought her home. I just thought I would share a little piece of my angel with all of you <3
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
I Tried!
Hola!
So as far as the $30 challenge goes, I tried my very best. But.......my car ended up needing some gas and then I got money that a friend needed to pay me so it kinda all went downhill from there. I do have to say even though I don't have an exact total of what I spent, I learned that living a very simple life is just as fulfilling. It just depends on how you use your time! Let's also face it, $30 for 2 weeks is a very extreme budget to stick to. I was fairly close to sticking to it, but I think now that I went through it, I can make some proper adjustments to a budget that is fair and reasonable.
Anywho, I am going to be thinking of some posts to do makeup and fashion related. Any suggestions? I'd love to hear them!
Aimee XO
So as far as the $30 challenge goes, I tried my very best. But.......my car ended up needing some gas and then I got money that a friend needed to pay me so it kinda all went downhill from there. I do have to say even though I don't have an exact total of what I spent, I learned that living a very simple life is just as fulfilling. It just depends on how you use your time! Let's also face it, $30 for 2 weeks is a very extreme budget to stick to. I was fairly close to sticking to it, but I think now that I went through it, I can make some proper adjustments to a budget that is fair and reasonable.
Anywho, I am going to be thinking of some posts to do makeup and fashion related. Any suggestions? I'd love to hear them!
Aimee XO
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Cinco Mas!
Hey there :)
Today I write to you on my loaner computer from my stepdad. This is honestly so much easier to write this post on. I have missed having a computer and I certainly won't take this luxury for granted ever again!
There are 5 days left of my $30 challenge and I can't wait til its all over, seriously lol.
$21.66 left
-$1.00 chocolate donation
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$20.66 left!
I know this seems like I have a good amount left, but tomorrow I will be purchasing my Twilight Breaking Dawn movie marathon ticket so that is going to take up $15. I didn't spend any money yesterday and today I put $1 towards a chocolate fundraiser that a friend is doing to raise money for a family members school. I got these chocolate covered almonds and let me tell you they were phenomenal! mmmmmmmm so yummy. After work today I had a visit with the parents, ironed my work clothes and then I had an amazing workout! I feel like today was very productive and I enjoy these days very much.
Last night some friends and I all hung out and it was seriously one of the most random, silly and fun nights I have had in awhile. We were just dancing and being goofy letting our inner weirdness come out. I loved it. It just kinda made me think about how we should never cease to live our lives and have fun. I can be guilty of taking life too seriously sometimes forgetting that while I love to work, I can't forget to enjoy everything along with it. I want to love my life and live vivaciously. There is so much to appreciate and love in this life, let's not waste a moment!
Aimee XO
Today I write to you on my loaner computer from my stepdad. This is honestly so much easier to write this post on. I have missed having a computer and I certainly won't take this luxury for granted ever again!
There are 5 days left of my $30 challenge and I can't wait til its all over, seriously lol.
$21.66 left
-$1.00 chocolate donation
_______
$20.66 left!
I know this seems like I have a good amount left, but tomorrow I will be purchasing my Twilight Breaking Dawn movie marathon ticket so that is going to take up $15. I didn't spend any money yesterday and today I put $1 towards a chocolate fundraiser that a friend is doing to raise money for a family members school. I got these chocolate covered almonds and let me tell you they were phenomenal! mmmmmmmm so yummy. After work today I had a visit with the parents, ironed my work clothes and then I had an amazing workout! I feel like today was very productive and I enjoy these days very much.
Last night some friends and I all hung out and it was seriously one of the most random, silly and fun nights I have had in awhile. We were just dancing and being goofy letting our inner weirdness come out. I loved it. It just kinda made me think about how we should never cease to live our lives and have fun. I can be guilty of taking life too seriously sometimes forgetting that while I love to work, I can't forget to enjoy everything along with it. I want to love my life and live vivaciously. There is so much to appreciate and love in this life, let's not waste a moment!
Aimee XO
Friday, September 28, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Thankful
This "experiment" has made me more in touch with reality. It has been so much easier than I ever thought possible. I am glad that I was forced into this position and I am proud of myself for turning what some would say a bad situation and staying positive. It's given me time to think about how our society over indulges in almost anything and everything. We don't need me very much to survive. Then again, that depends on a persons definition of survival. This week I have been spending much more time focusing on taking care of myself and enjoying the outdoors with all of its beauty. It's easy to forget about the free things in life. It's a funny thing to me especially because it seems the things we can easily access are the first to be forgotten even though they are the most fulfilling in enriching our souls and impacting out lives. I look at my room and all the things I have and I can definitely say that I have been blessed to have what I do. I'm no rich kid by any means, but I have always been made sure I've had enough. I have been working since I was 17 and I understand what hard work is. I just feel for the first time in awhile that I feel satisfied. Of course there's a million things that I would appreciate and want so so much (Mac desktop computer ahem lol), but I'm enjoying being satisfied with simplicity. We get caught up trying to have these extravagant things and we miss greatness standing in front of our own eyes. It's been hard learning a need vs a want. But.... I finally think I'm grasping the concept. What I'm trying to say is enjoy what you have because if you don't learn how, you will never be satisfied; nothing will ever be good enough.
On to today..... Ashley and I splurged in to our craving. We cracked! That's what happens when you're working, you get cooky! Haha so I got us Taco Bell for lunch. I got a soft taco and a bean burrito (which btw I ended up not eating more than half because they stuff it too much with beans! Lol), and that came out to the same as last nights total; $2.15.
$22.31 from yesterday
-2.15
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$20.16 left!
Still doing good! Hopefully I can keep it going! There's only 8 days left. It's going by kinda fast! Anyhow, it's getting late. I feel like I'm kinda turning in to a night owl or something!
Night loves,
Aimee xo
On to today..... Ashley and I splurged in to our craving. We cracked! That's what happens when you're working, you get cooky! Haha so I got us Taco Bell for lunch. I got a soft taco and a bean burrito (which btw I ended up not eating more than half because they stuff it too much with beans! Lol), and that came out to the same as last nights total; $2.15.
$22.31 from yesterday
-2.15
---------
$20.16 left!
Still doing good! Hopefully I can keep it going! There's only 8 days left. It's going by kinda fast! Anyhow, it's getting late. I feel like I'm kinda turning in to a night owl or something!
Night loves,
Aimee xo
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