12.27.14 - CHRISTMAS

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! (or whatever you celebrate)  I had a great Christmas with my family.  We don’t go all out for Christmas, but we always do such a big breakfast after opening presents.  This year my mom found new recipes, a french toast dish and an egg dish.  I only had (literally half) the french toast, I wish I could wake up everyday eat that french toast it was so delicious.  I will add a post including that recipe soon.  I got so many great things for Christmas, the most exciting part for me is the stocking.  My parents always find so many little neat things to stuff in there, but it’s all useful, which I love.  This year I didn’t really ask for anything, so everything I got was such a surprise.  I’d like to share with you my two favorite things I got and include a little review on them, even though I’ve only been using them a couple days, it shows how much I love them! So, here we go!

First lets talk about my Starbucks travel mug!  I’m pretty sure it’s from their holiday dot collection, but I’m not entirely sure.  My dad totally surprised me with this.  I have a unhealthy addiction to Starbucks.  The mug really keeps your drink nice and warm, it’s pretty, and it holds a lot.  I’m so happy I got one, there’s so many different patterns and I do believe it was on sale. (so it was under $20)  It was a perfect gift, I’m always drinking coffee or tea on the go - so now I can do it in style.

Second, my clarisonic.  The smile on my face when I opened this was ridiculous.  I’ve been wanting one of these, but haven’t got the courage to spend my own money on it.  I’ve used this maybe 5 times and the difference in my skin already is crazy.  It’s super soft and I can see it helping with my acne.  I wouldn’t say I have bad acne, but I at least have 1 pimple on my face and when that time of the month comes, it’s a horrible week.  I’m hoping this helps tone it down a bit.  So far I’m so impressed with it and it makes me excited to wash my face everyday.  I recommend this to everybody, acne prone skin or not.  It’ll make your skin so smooth and soft you’ll fall in love with it.

What did you get for Christmas?  Did you get a Starbucks mug or a clarisonic?  How do you like it?  Let me know what you think in the comments below!

Xoxo, Kelly

12.04.14 - tea addict

I’m 19 years old and I’m addicted to tea.  The first step is admitting you have a problem, correct?  I drank coffee since I was about 12 to 18 years old.  I started drinking tea recently and now I have officially become an addict.  I rarely ever crave coffee anymore, which is good because tea is much better for you and there’s so many different teas that help you with all sorts of things.  There’s 3 main teas that I drink, Earl Grey Black Tea, Cozy Chamomile, and Sleepytime Tea.  In order to start my day and feel alive I need a cup of black tea, it’s filled with caffeine and tastes amazing when you add some sugar and a tiny bit of milk.  I drink Sleepytime tea every night before bed, it helps me sleep and makes me feel all warm inside.  All I do is add some honey and it’s ready to go.  If I don’t drink Sleepytime tea before bed then I drink some Chamomile tea, which is also known for drinking when you’re sick, it helps your immune system.  I also add honey to that, it’s not the best tasting, but when you’re sick all you want to feel better and it does the trick.

Occasionly I try out some fruit teas.  The first fruit tea I tried was sent over from Germany from my boyfriends grandma, so nothing in the US really compares to the deliciousness that tea had to offer.  I picked up a mixed tea box filled with different fruit teas and I’m currently loving the peach tea it came with.  All I do is add some sugar for a sweetener and it’s ready to go!

If you’re a tea drinker let me know what your favorite teas are!  Also, I would love to try new kinds so if you have any to recommend I’m totally down to experiment a bit.  If you try any of these teas let me know what you think, were they good or is it not your cup of tea?



Xoxo, Kelly