Off Day

Today is definitely an off day for me.

One other detail that I forgot to mention in my last post was that I have also been diagnosed with anxiety and depression. I have it under control, for the most part, I take my medications daily and overall my life has definitely been on the upswing, but nobody's perfect, right?

I just don't feel as confident in myself today as I have the rest of the week so far. I think it's just one of those days where I just don't feel good about myself and there's no real reason behind it. It's tough for me right now. I am in the midst of packing for my boyfriend and I to move, but he's in California for annual training with the Marine Corps. He won't be back until a few days before our move out date. So right now it's just me with the two dogs at home trying to balance tutoring, caring for my dogs, and all of the pre-moving tasks on a list that seems unending.

I just need to find a way of getting my momentum back.

5 Years Later...

I'm surprised I was ever able to find the time to write a blog post. I'll try and catch you up. I now have two adorable Chihuahua mix breed doggies: Milo, a boy who's a schnauzer poodle chihuahua; and Ivy, a girl who's a Chiweenie.

the day I got Ivy 8/30/2016

Milo and Ivy cuddling 4/27/2017

 I'm going to be entering my senior year at LSU. I am majoring in Sport Administration with a double concentration in Sport Commerce and Sport Leadership with a minor in Business. During my junior year, I began my internship with the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes (CCACSA).

During my free time, I like to binge-watch Friends while making money on InboxDollars. And you know what's so funny is, around the time I started this blog, I was looking for something like InboxDollars, some easy way to make some money online, but kept failing to find anything that wasn't just a scam. A big reason for that was because I was so young, I was pretty much a useless demographic, and I wasn't about to build an early record of fraudulence.

 And with the knowledge of Excel and economics that I have acquired throughout the course of my college career thus far, I made a plan: put my InboxDollars checks into savings and learn about the stock market (oh, btw, only reason why I am considering this is because I am already over $100,000 in student loan debt and I haven't even completed undergrad).

That definitely isn't everything but I've gotten you up to speed. And I'm about to do a massive blog facelift (I apologize for the years that I obsessed over neon colors and black and emo-punk).

I also need to make myself a new outro signature.... in the works.....

Lost Kitty

This poor cat came up to my porch all lonely, but I can't bring it inside :\ Hopefully it sticks around so I can bring it to PAWS!

Hopefully the owner didn't just get tired of it and dropped it off; I hate it when people do that...

       ~Rosie

Nail Evolution

When you are finally able to break past a habit it is sooo beneficial.

Through the relapse phase of insanity to the talon stage, I was able to grow out of one habit, then it's on to the next one...

Question everyone seems to have to someone who has successfully broken this all too common habit: how did you do it?

First of all you have to learn to fight your urge.  I'm sure everyone gets that a lot, and they always say it's not helpful, but you really do have to set your mind to ridding yourself of the problem.  Another thing that could help is always having some gum around, so whenever you feel like biting you nails just take out a piece of gum, but that could give you long term TMJ problems, but it could not so whatever works.

Next is taking care of your nails and bringing them back up to a normal HEALTHY stage.  After the YEARS of nail biting I and I am sure many other people have gone through, your nails become really thin, dry, weak, and are prone to breaking.  Fear not!  There is a cure!

So I know the pictures are bad, but they are Nail Tek nail therapy "polishes" I guess you could say.  You apply a coat every night and clean your nails at the end of the week and start over, but another key component is the pH balance of your nail.  Because acetone is the most efficient way to thoroughly clean your nail it is really harsh on the pH balance of the nail, but guess what?  There's a cure for that too!

So this stuff, Chip Skip, saved my LIFE!  Any time I put on polishes they always came off whether they peeled off or the whole design came off in one piece.  The pH balance of the nail was off which was making it hard for my nails to keep the polish on.  This stuff is like crazy!  So it's like watery but when you put it on it dries as quick as acetone.  I got a free sample which is really tiny and I am STILL using it and I have had it for a LONG time now, and I also share it with my mom, so A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY!

The next tip I guess is to get creative with your nails.  Do cute little designs on your nails with polish, or even just your favorite color on your nails.  Seeing your beautiful creation that could have taken a half hour per hand to make would probably make you more motivated to not bite at your nails, because you would destroy your hard work.

But yeah!  After the rehab stage you have to work past your laziness and cut your nails or else they will grow out and be a pain in the neck haha I have learned that!

Good luck to anyone who is trying to terminate their habit, and to anyone else, hope you enjoyed this not so exciting story...

Listening to Shakira.... yes.

       ~Rosie

A Little More Than Life Size

I'm cool like that.

I oughta go do a more legit photo shoot with this thing lol.

       ~Rosie

Respect

There are people out there in the celebrity world that I just shake my head at, but there are others that I look up to for guidance, they are amazing people that have been misunderstood by hater stereotypes and people that are willing to look past that and find the real person find out that these people are better then what they are perceived to be.

Nicki Minaj

I feel like people are always "I miss the old Nicki" and it really bugs me because she is the same person that she was, she is just coming out as what she wants to be.  The advice she gives and the things that she stands for just embody everything I believe in.  Be yourself no matter how weird it may seem to people.  Embrace things that make you feel powerful and happy.

Demi Lovato

I feel like she is one of the first people to point out Disney's wrong doings.  Demi has a story that is full of a lot of shit but you don't need to her tell you for you to know.  She is so powerful and she grew through the troubles and became something amazing.  Her growth and success is a big message to girls that no matter what problems you may have or what things you may have been through, you can still achieve your dreams, you just have to believe in yourself.

Rihanna

I feel like she is one of the strongest people ever.  Everyone thinks it is a mistake for her to forgive Chris Brown.  Sure, maybe it is a bad idea to go into that relationship again, but hasn't anyone heard of the saying "Forgive, but don't forget"?  She forgave him, she helped him get back on his feet, but hell no she isn't going to forget what he did to her, but that doesn't mean she is going to advertise that event for the rest of her life.  She doesn't want to be labelled as the girl who was in an abusive relationship, she wants her own label that makes her powerful, that makes her recognizable by the things she has done, not the things she has gone through.

Kendra Wilkinson

I feel like Kendra grew from a troublesome teen into a beautiful and successful woman.  I don't think she wears her time in Playboy as a demeaning thing that makes her seem slutty, I think she wears it as something that helped save her life.  Playboy helped lead her away from drugs and trouble and it led her to better things.  Now she is married with the most beautiful baby I have ever seen (that child's hair, oh my goodness).  Even the most unthinkable paths of success can be great paths of success, it just depends on how you use them.

Yeah that's about it, I just felt like making a post and I felt like this was definitely something to touch on.  I might do another one of these with more people later because there are so many inspirational people that have influenced my life path.  Yeah!

Touch post.

       ~Rosie

GGsticks

You know what it is.

Yeah!

I am sooo Team Arsenio on Celebrity Apprentice. lol.

       ~Rosie