Love the Flow

Good Saturday morning everyone! Gosh I just love the weekends. There is so much time to do things; catch up on homework, hang out with friends, eat good food with my family...The list could go on and on. I'm in a very thankful mood today haha. Which is always a good thing. Sometimes it's good to step back and look at all the good things we have instead of focusing so much on the things we don't have. Oh! And the sun is shining today! I'm always grateful for that! You have no idea how much sun improves my mood (even when there's still snow on the ground). Yupp you heard me right, there is still snow here :/. But I'm trying to ignore it and pretend I'm on a beach by looking up at the perfectly blue sky :). Fake it 'til you make it, right? Haha.

Here's an outfit I am sort of obsessed with (and by sort of I mean I'm totally obsessed haha). I am absolutely in love with the maroon bralette from Free People!! Seriously I've worn it almost every day since I got it about two weeks ago. It's so much comfier than a normal bra haha. And this shirt from Urban Outfitters is also new. I think it's such a cute mix of shirt and dress. It's super flowey and pretty when you walk! Then, there are my favorite black skinny jeans that I have been obsessed with since I got them over Christmas break. Do you remember all that gushing I did? Haha you were probably all sick of how much I loved them. And of course basic black botties. How could one ever survive without them?

Check out my Instagram later for a fun edit! Hugs! <3

Relaxing with the Future

Hello! So here are some pictures from my much needed relaxing bath the other night. Just the hot water, a super yummy smelling bath bomb from lush, a candle, and Gossip Girl makes for a very happy Jess :). I love any form of de-stressing, whether it's yoga, a hot bath, a face mask, or just watching something on Netflix. Because let's face it, I'm always stressed. When people say pre-med is hard they mean it. Although it's not exactly hard in the academic sense. It's hard in the sense that you need to be super dedicated to giving so much of your time to studying and homework in order to do well. This semester I have definitely been giving a lot of my time to my studies, so I hope it pays off. Medical school is my dream and I just can't see myself doing anything else for the rest of my life.

So that was a fun little paragraph about my hopes in dreams. Not exactly where I intended that to go, but I think I'll leave it and maybe you will get to know me a bit better. I know I love it when my favorite bloggers share something a little more personal, so maybe you will like it too. And on that note, enjoy! Hugs <3 (as always haha)

Cleanse and Kayla Itsines BBG

Hello! So lately I've been on a health kick. College food was kind of kicking my butt. I mean I only gained about 3 pounds, but I just felt so unhealthy all the time. So I decided to switch around my habits and get back to how I used to eat. So I've been substituting fruit and vegetables in place of other foods that aren't as good for me in my diet. I have also been trying to drink more water, but sometimes I get so bored of the taste...or lack thereof haha. So I've found a great way to help add a little flavor to water is cleanse water! I've been putting half a lemon, some strawberries, and raspberries into a water bottle filled with water and letting it sit over night. All the flavors from the fruit end up in the water and it ends up tasting so yummy (and it looks pretty too haha)!!

 Another part of my health kick has been a new workout regime. I purchased the Kayla Itsines Bikini Body Guide and let me tell you, I haven't been this sore since I played lacrosse. I have noticed a difference in my legs. I'm hoping the abs will come soon, but I'm only on week four so we'll see haha.  But something I've been doing to help with the soreness and staying limber is yoga! I absolutely love it! I feel so relaxed and refreshed and properly stretched afterwards. Plus I get to improve my flexibility which I've been wanting to do also.  And I just do some YouTube yoga videos and they work just as well as a yoga class and I get it all in the comfort and ease of my dorm :). So all round great benefits haha.

I'm so good at warrior one right guys? Haha. What do you do to stay healthy? Especially at college! Let me know in a comment! Hugs <3

Hellloooo!!

Today has been such a good day, especially in comparison to earlier this week. I was so incredibly busy with school work, working out, and hanging out with friends. I mean, most of my time was definitely taken up with school work (thank you chemistry exam). But everything is done now and I get to relax. I just have one more class today and then I get to go home for spring break!! I really wish I was going somewhere warm with a beach, but you can't have everything haha. So I'll get to see my super fluffy and adorable dog, eat amazing home cooked meals (love you mom! I don't even know if she reads this haha), and see my family and friends from home :). This break is so needed I've been working my butt off in school and I really hope it pays off. Fingers crossed everyone!! But now I'm ready for some downtime (minus the fact that my professors still gave me homework like thanks guys).

Let me know what your plans are for spring break!

An outfit from earlier this week. I find the leather jacket to be perfect for the spring! Hugs <3

- Don't look back; you're not going that way -

Heeeyyyy!!! The past two days have been soo gorgeous outside. I've been loving it! Finally, it feels like summer is on the way! I'm such a summer person. The tan, the hair, the fact that I can go without makeup and still look hot lol. So to enjoy the weather I went on a 30 to 40 minute run, and it was amazing! I have missed running outside so much. I mean the treadmill is great for when it's cold outside, but it gets sort of boring staring at the wall the entire time, if ya know what I mean. I hope it doesn't get cold again until the fall...

Anyway, have a lovely day!!

Is it Spring Yet???

Hello!!! I'm soo sorry I haven't uploaded anything in about a week. And I was doing so well for awhile :/ But I'm back now so you all can read. This week has just completely flew by, and I have no idea what I have done. Do any of you ever feel that way? It might be because it has been so cold and snowy out. The lack of sunshine really puts me in a bad mood. I need sunshine and warmth, and I'm the happiest person in the world. But cold and clouds, and I just don't feel like myself :( I meant to take pictures Monday, but I just had too much work to do. Which totally sucked because I'm not going to lie I looked pretty darn cute ;) And I hate to waste a good outfit and makeup. Especially these days, where my outfit inspiration is about zero. I'm soo ready for spring and summer and bight colors and no more sweaters, but it's just too cold out to ditch the sweaters just yet :'( Maybe in a few more weeks everything will be warming up and lift my mood. Although I have had a huge mood lifter this week! It's big/little week for my sorority!! And I know I said I would keep the sorority talk to a minimum, but I have been spoiled beyond belief this week, and it has been wonderful! Haha. So a HUGE shoutout to my big for everything from this week! If you don't know what big/little week is, in a sorority sophomores (bigs) get to take on a freshman (little) and be a mentor and a friend to them for the next few years of college. And big/little week is also where the bigs give their littles a bunch of presents every night along with some clues (that may or may not be true). Then on Friday, the littles finally get to know their big's name! And then they basically become BFFs and whatnot. And the rest is history haha.

So here are some pictures I took with my iPhone from today while I was watching a video for class (so studious I know, right?) But I needed to take advantage of my makeup that I did for a picture that needed to be taken for another organization. So enjoy!

So how are you all staying warm and positive during this long winter? Hugs <3