Sunday Snapshot [12.23.12]

It's finally Christmas weekend and I couldn't be more excited!

Today I'm going to the mall to pick up a few last minute gift cards and then I'll be all ready for the holidays!

On Christmas Eve we always make a bunch of cookies so I'm also hitting the gym today for the pounds of cookies I'll eat tomorrow.

But I can't wait to bake cookies (well more excited to eat them!) with my sister and grandma tomorrow!  I'll also be watching a bunch of Christmas movies tomorrow night.

So in preparation for the holiday, here are some songs/movie clips to get you into the spirit!

The Year Without a Santa Clause

I have to watch this every year.  It's my absolute favorite Christmas cartoon!

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays - N'Sync

Merry Christmas from my all time favorite boy band!

Elf

Mandatory to watch at least 10 times during the holiday season

What are your favorite holiday movies and music?

xoxo

Sunday Snapshot [12.9.12]

I can't believe how it's December already.  It seems like this year went by so fast!

I'm super excited for Christmas though!  It's without a doubt my favorite, favorite time of year!

I was extremely excited when I started hearing Christmas songs on the radio!  Christmas music always puts me in a cheery, happy mood.

So today I wanted to share my top 10 favorite Christmas/Holiday songs!

What are your favorite holiday songs?

xoxo

Just a little R & R

"Social life, sleep, grades: pick two."

#storyofmylife right now.  That's basically the reason why I haven't been so active on this blog for the past few months.  With the first semester a little more than half way over, I'm starting to learn how to handle all the stress from school and not let it consume my life.  I get really bad anxiety so it's hard to handle at times.  I usually just shut everyone out and either read or listen to music by myself and it usually helps tame the anxiety.  Since I know that I'm not the only one stressing right now, I thought I would share some ways to handle it and relax!

1. Hot Drink: A warm, comforting drink usually always does the trick.  I like either a warm tea with sugar or hot chocolate.  I try to stay away from coffee because it just makes me more awake and jittery in stressful situations.

2. Face Mask

• Love, love, love the Freeman face masks!  They are available at most drugstores and at drugstore.com.  I've tried all three of these and love every single one of them!  My face always breaks out when I'm really stressed or over tired, so these are perfect for calming down skin.

3. Soothing or Upbeat Playlist - Sometimes I need some slow, soothing songs to clam nerves.  Other times I like to jam out to upbeat dance songs.

• Favorite Calm Songs: basically anything John Mayer - favorites include Your Body is a Wonderland and Gravity and anything Ed Sheeran - love Autumn Leaves and Gold Rush
• Upbeat Songs: Love Timeflies, Justin Bieber , and Taylor Swift

4. Magazines or a Good Book

• Love a good gossip magazine: People, InTouch, USWeekly...you name it I love it

5. Fuzzy Socks

• A must! Especially now since it's Fall and the temperature is dropping!  
• Love the ones from Old Navy - they are really soft and extremely cheap!

What do you do when you feel stressed?

xoxo