5 Words: Week 72

Hello all my lovelies, it's time for this week's 5 Words, I hope you enjoy them!

Protean- Tending or able to change frequently or easily.

Prurient- Having or encouraging an excessive interest  in sexual matters.

Quagmire- A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot. 

Quixotic- Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.

Recalcitrant- Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.

Well that's all for this week, don't forget to check back on Sunday for a little bit of inspiration!

                                                                                XoXo,
                                                                                   Lori

May Goals Updates

Hello lovelies, I hope your having a great day! Today is not going to be a good day for me, I have to go to the doctor, and I also have to go to AT&T because last night some asshole decided that they wanted to hack my iPhone! So yeah, I'm not looking forward to today, but I'm gonna put a smile on my face and deal with it.
For now, here's an update on this months goals.

Finish Algebra 1.

Finish College Prep U.S. History Part 2.

Start my Geometry class.

Sign up for the June ACT.

Study and take a practice for the ACT.

Clean out my closet.

Join the gym.

Lose 2 pounds.

Narrow down my list of colleges and Universities I want to apply to.

Search and apply to new scholarships.

I accomplished 7 out of 10 of my goals, and I'm really satisfied with myself. This month hasn't been the easiest, I've been dealing with some health issues and so hopefully next month will be better.

Finish College Prep U.S. History Part 2.
I really wanted to finish this course this month, but for the first half of the month we had issues with out internet. Last Monday, the cable company finally sent someone out and we needed a new modem, so they switched it out and now I'm finally starting to get back on track.

Join the gym.
Like I mentioned in Monday's post, I wasn't able to start working out this month due to issues with my knee.

Lose 2 pounds.
I'm not too sad about this, I did manage to lose one pound this month, so I'm pretty happy with that.

Overall I'm pretty satisfied with myself this month, May was definitely full of up and downs and I can definitely say I'm ready for a fresh start in June!

How did you do with your goals this month? Let me know below or leave a link to your blog post about it!
XoXo,
Lori

Beauty Products to Try

I've heard great things about these products and I hope to try them all eventually!

1. Renee Rouleau Aloe Cleansing Milk

I first seen this in a interview a few years ago where Renee talked about Demi Lovato using this and ever since then I've wanted to try it.

2. Renee Rouleau Anti-Cyst Treatment

I discovered this a few years ago while reading an article about cystic acne and I've been dying to try it. Then a few months ago, Renee did another interview about Demi where she mentioned that this is another product that Demi uses to keep her skin clear!

3. Butter London Nail Foundation Flawless Basecoat

I haven't looked into this as much as the other products, but from the reviews I've read this seems to be a really good product.

4. Clinique 'Acne Solutions' Oil-Control Mask

I've been considering buying this recently because as the weather has warmed up I've been having a lot of breakouts and my face has been getting oily more quickly. 

5.Clinique Superbalm Lip Treatment

I have super dry lips so I'm constantly trying new lip products, I haven't tried this yet, but as soon as I find a job and have money to splurge I'm definitely going to try it!

Have you tried any of these products? Let me know below!

XoXo,

Lori

May Weight Loss

Hello lovelies, I hope your day is off to a great start! I don't really have much to say today, so I'm just gonna get started with this months update.

Diet:

My diet has been up and down all month. Not really good, but not really bad, and that's really all I can say about it!

Exercise:

Well my plan for this month was to get back in the gym, but it didn't work out that way. The day I was planning on going to the gym to get signed up, I woke up with a swollen and sore leg. So I called my doctor and she said that I needed to stay off of it, and let the swelling go down, so that's what I've been doing.

Since I haven't been able to go to the gym I decided to get my weights out and I've been doing a lot of upper-body weight training and exercises. I can tell a little difference in my arms, but I know that in order to get the results I want I need to get back in the gym. I think I'm going to the doctor this week so I'll find out then if she thinks it's okay for me to start working out at the gym.

Weight Lost This Month:  1 Pound

Total Weight Loss: 7 Pounds

I"m so happy that I've lost weight, it might just be one pound, but it still means a lot to me. I know that probably sounds weird, but I'm just really happy.

So that's all for today, I know for sure I'll be posting tomorrow, but I'm not sure about Wednesday yet.

XoXo,
Lori

Weekly Inspiration

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Goal: If someone tries to bring you down this week, let it go in one ear and right out the other. And if you're feeling a little sassy this week then go ahead and give them the middle finger!

5 Words: Week 71

Happy Friday, I hope you're having a great day and a great week!

Here's this week's 5 Words...

Parsimony- Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.

Pathos- A quality that evokes pity or sadness.

Paucity- The presence of something only in small quantities or amounts; scarcities.

Pejorative- Expressing contempt or disapproval.

Penurious- Extremely poor; poverty-stricken. 

 Well that's all for this week, don't forget to check back on Sunday for a little bit of inspiration!

                                                                                XoXo,
                                                                                    Lori

4 YouTube Videos

Today I wanted to share with you some of my favorite YouTube videos. Originally I was just planning on this being just a normal blog post, BUT then I got an idea, and I decided that I'm going to make this into a series. 

As of right now it's not going to be weekly, and probably not even monthly, but I definitely want to share more posts like this, so I'll try to make a YouTube Videos blog post every few months.

1. Happy Wake Up

2. Father Goes Into Baby Crib

3. If You Like Cute Dog & Baby Stuff You'll Love This...

4. 10 Hour Chicken Song

The fourth video nearly killed me, I was dying laughing at midnight, while trying not to wake my mom up! 

What are some of your favorite funny and cute videos? Feel free to share them below, I would love to watch!

XoXo,

Lori

Pinterest Finds

Hey Y'all I hope your week is off to a great start, this week I'm going to be very busy, I'm trying to get back on schedule after being sick last week, and I have a lot to catch up on.
But no need to worry, while I was sick I spent a little time on the blog and I've got posts scheduled for this week. I'm really happy with that, and so this week is all about health and studying!

1.Exercise to prevent knee splints.

Via

2. Peanut Butter and Jelly Protein Shake.

(I'm dying to try this!)

Via

3.My Color Personality

Via 

4. I'm loving Taylor Swift's new hair.

Via

So there's this months Pinterest Finds, and just so you know I'll explain during Mondays Weight Loss update why I included #1.

XoXo,

Lori

Weekly Inspiration

Via

Goal:  Stop worrying about everyone else and their problems. Start doing what you need to do for yourself, don't put it off, take care of yourself first, then and only then can you help others.

5 Words: Week 70

Hello all my lovely subscribers, it's time for this week's 5 Words, and I hope you enjoy them!

Nascent- (esp. of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.

Neophyte- A person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.

Obdurate- Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.

Obfuscate- Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

Obstreperous- Noisy and difficult to control.

Well that's all for this week, don't forget to check back on Sunday for a little bit of inspiration!

                                                                                XoXo,
                                                                                   Lori