I've moved!!

Thank you so much for reading and supporting my blog! I have now moved to a new home on the internet and you can find me at http://ehdreeahnah.com/.

Same me. Same posts. Same name. New home.
Thanks again and I hope to see you there!!
-Adrianna.

BLOGTEMBER DAY 18: VLOGtember?

Friday, September 18th, 2015: Record a VLOG! It can be about anything you'd like!

Hello.

Ah yes. Blogtember. 

I have (as you've most likely noticed) been slipping on the whole, blogging every day thing. I couldn't let this one slip by though, as one of the reasons I joined this challenge was the fact that this prompt was on this particular day!! I won't give too much away, but I hope you enjoy the vlog and a little extra peek into my life! I'll try to double up with the upcoming days in order to get back up to speed but for now, I hope you enjoy day #18!

Thanks for reading... and watching!
-Adrianna.

BLOGTEMBER DAY 12: Currently...

Saturday, September 12th, 2015: What are you up to currently?

Reading... academic journals. I am officially back to school.
Playing... My Vegas Slots and Blackjack. I'm not much of a gambler but free stuff in Las Vegas brings out the high stakes roller in me.
Watching... Girl Meets World. I watched season 1 because of Cory and Topanga but season two is SO wonderful. It's fun seeing the new generation come into their own.
Trying... to blog more! Thanks to Bailey-Jean from BraveLoveBlog and Blogtember for helping with that!
Cooking... up plans for videos, blog posts and creative things to share!
Eating... not as healthily as I should! Oops!
Drinking... water. I had Starbucks three times today. Yeah, I know.
Calling... clients at my work to remind them of their appointments on Monday.
Texting... my best friend and boyfriend.
Pinning... not a lot lately! I was pinning tonnes of short hairstyles before I got the big chop but now haven't really been doing much on there!
Tweeting... snarky things I think of that I can't post on Facebook.
Loving... my nails! I tried the coffin shape that always intimidated me... but I have to say I'm a big fan so far!
Hating... the heat. I need cool weather stat!!
Thinking... about what to do after I finish this post.
Feeling... tired. Long week + migraine + still lots to do = exhausted Adrianna.
Hoping (for)... a great sleep tonight! I've been fighting with this migraine for two days now -_-
Listening (to)... One Love by Marianas Trench. I am SO excited for this album.
Celebrating... my one day weekend tomorrow!
Smelling... the melon scented EOS lip chap I just put on.
Ordering... Kate Spade Keds... in my dreams. Can't quite justify them right now #brokestudentproblems.
Thanking... YOU! Thank you so very much for taking the time to read my blog posts. It means so much to me!
Considering... having a bath... it's been a long day and this girl has a LUSH stash!
Starting... back on the Beachbody 21 Day Fix Challenge. I was doing well at the beginning of August and then it went down the drain when I went to visit my friends for a few days. And then I went camping. And then... any excuse I could think of for two weeks.

Finishing... this blog post! Betcha didn't see that one coming ;) 

Thanks for reading!

-Adrianna.

BLOGTEMBER DAY 11: Staying in on Friday Night

Friday, September 11th, 2015: It's Friday night and you decide to stay in. What do you do?

This isn't really too far-fetched because most Friday nights, I stay in. I work weekends and so there's probably been about eight Fridays in the past three years that I have taken the day off and done something out of the ordinary. That, and there's not many wild and crazy things I'm up for when I have to go to work Saturday morning.

Most Friday evenings I finish work around 7:30 and go home to have dinner and relax. Sometimes this involves hanging out with my boyfriend and doing whatever our "phase" currently is. Right now we've been figuring out his new Atari, my favourite games are Hangman and Flag Capture so far haha.  

If I'm have a solo night it usually involves my artsy project of the moment, maybe playing Sims or baking and if I'm feeling ambitious: cleaning. I'm also a big fan of baths, especially with a LUSH product or two. I usually save this for Saturdays, but hey... nothing wrong with some extra pampering!

What do your Friday Night In's entail?

-Adrianna

BLOGTEMBER DAY 10: Bucket List

Thursday, September 10th, 2015: 10 items off your bucket list. If you haven't made one, now's a good time to start!

I've always had a casual bucket list with dozens and dozens of things that I want to do and try. It's been fluid as I've checked off boxes: sewing my own dress, graduating from high school, kissing in the rain... cheesy and little things as well as the big ones. Here's my main list:

1. Publish a novel.
2. Buy my first home.
3. Get married.
4. Have children.
5. Visit Russia.
6. Learn ASL.
7. Run a Disney half marathon.
8. Go on a big five African safari (and one to see gorillas!)
9. Travel to Greece and Egypt.
10. Go down in a submarine and see the Titanic in real life. (I know this is not really probable but it was the first thing to ever go on my bucket list when I was like twelve so I keep it on there for posterity.) 

On top of those things I have a whole section of my tumblr dedicated to my bucket list. A lot of these posts are just ones I reblogged off of "bucket list" blogs... yeah, those are a thing. Most of them are things I thought would be cool and anything I've done has a little "done :)" in gray text below it. It's cool to look through them now and see ones that I have done since I posted them! Knowing that I've done things that are on other peoples bucket lists makes me feel like even though there are still lots of things I want to accomplish, the first twenty-four years of this ride have been pretty amazing.

What's on your bucket list? Do we have any of the same things?

Thanks for reading!
-Adrianna

BLOGTEMBER DAY 9: Dear Sixteen-Year-Old Me

Wednesday, September 9th, 2015: Write a letter to sixteen-year-old you. Any advice or funny stories?

Dear Sixteen-Year-Old Me,

Normally I'd start a letter with some kind of salutation: how are you, how's it going, how's life... something like that. But I already know the answers to those. Right now you're starting grade 11 and I won't give away too much but things will change. Some will change soon, others will take awhile. Some of those changes are good, others are hard but for the best, a bit just plain out sucks, but most of it is so amazing, I can't wait for you to figure it out and experience it.

I'm gonna keep the rest of this letter pretty casual and just give you some pointers. 

• Now, I know you're out of your awkward/ emo/ hate the whole world phase (thankfully) but you've still got to work on the whole smiling thing. SMILE MORE :D
• Don't put all of your eggs in one social clique of a basket. Hang out with more people than just your usual "squad" (trust me, that term gets big... coin it now!).  You know how they leave and hang out with other people and then come back? Do that. Be loyal to yourself first.
• Stop it with the over saturated pictures looking away from the camera. It's not as cool as you think it is and it was painful looking through those pictures today. But keep on feeling good about yourself. You are beautiful :)
• Take Honi for big long walks. Give her more belly rubs. Sneak her some of your steak. Help her up on the bed and give her the biggest hug. I wish I still could. 
• Mom will tell you this in a couple years but here's a precursory lesson: everyone comes into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Figure out who is who... but it's not who you think.
• EXERCISE MORE. Or well... START EXERCISING!
• Don't worry about not being the "cool kid" or having cool "teenage years". Just be you, whatever that entails.
• DO NOT LET ANYONE MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULDN'T LIKE THE THINGS YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT! Making stories, creating collages, playing Sims, and even writing Digimon fanfiction. You will meet people who will appreciate you FOR those things, not despite them. Then, you will find outlets to put all those things on display. They are not pointless and you are not silly or lame for doing the things that make you happy, even if its not what anyone else is doing. 

See you in eight,

-Adrianna.

Unboxing A Beautiful Mess Subscriptions: August 2015

A couple months ago I did a post on A Beautiful Mess and their two subscription services that I receive. I finally unboxed and filmed the August version and holy cow, they are gorgeous. 

Let me know what your favourite thing from last's months Messy Box and Happy Mail! Who is excited for the unveiling of the September box tomorrow? I can't wait!!

For more information about ABM and their subscription services, feel free to check out my other post where I did an in depth run down of their prices, contents, and my favourites! That post is available to read HERE :)

Thanks for reading (and watching!)!

-Adrianna.