So last year I did a lot of mixtape Mondays and I missed making playlists so I decided to bring it back. I figured since Summer Vacation is already here for a lot of people and on the way for other I thought it would be a fun idea to make a summer playlist and a few summer things to do. Sometimes it's important to set goals and do things that require more than just netflix and your bed, although there is plenty of time for that. So without further ado...

1. Spa at home day with friends or by yourself. School can be crazy busy and make life increasingly complicated so why not pamper yourself? You could go buy some face masks, hair treatments, pedicure/manicure kits (which also make great presents), and some junk food. 
2. Go stargazing. I've ALWAYS wanted to do this but I have never had the time nor had anyone go with. Hopefully I can convince friends or even siblings to do this with me. 
3. Try DIY projects. I usually start DIYing more into summer. Here are some things I want to try this year
• Make a Wipe of To do list 
• Sharpie Mugs
• A Hammock Chair
• Sugar Scrubs: This one
4. Movie Marathon. Because why not? I never have time to see movies that come out during the school year so summer is my catching up time. Plus who doesn't love popcorn.
5. Go for a hike. I spend most of my time being unhealthy so a hike would be good for me. lol

Now for the summer playlist!

Blogtober: Shopping tips

Okay, so today I'm going shopping for my homecoming dress. Homecoming is next Saturday. The pressure to find The Dress is on! Now I LOVE shopping, but when you're looking for something you need it can be a nightmare. We've all been through it. We start off feeling excited but after the third store you start to feel insecure and crappy and maybe even hopeless. I've developed some tips to help make it more of a positive experience instead of a negative.

1. Take a friend, or your mom, or just someone who you feel good around. I can't stress this enough. If you're around someone who's negative or you feel uncomfortable with the experience is just going to be stressful and maybe not even worth it. When you surround yourself with people you love they can help you make the decision, give you opinions, and you cover more ground faster. 
2. Don't bring a huge group. When there is a large group, opinions are going to clash. And that's not going to make anything fun. And sometimes the group can over power you opinion which ultimately matters the most. 
3. Wear things that you feel best in. If that means wearing sweats and sweater, go for it. For me it it means looking nice. I'll wear a skirt, or a dress because that's what I feel good in. I'll usually do my make up and hair too because sometimes shopping can make you feel insecure when things aren't turning out the way you want them to. It usually makes me feel better if I feel good and look good.
4. Have a fun playlist. This is supposed to be fun, definitely have a killer playlist to pump you up. If moods and energy are dwindling just play a fun song and you'll feel better.
5. Take a camera. Sometimes things just look different on camera. Or maybe you're indecisive. Taking fun pics with you friends can make things feel more official and fun, plus after trying on all the dresses you can pick which one you liked best, based on the pictures. Besides it's always fun to stage a fashion show :)

I hope I helped somehow! Do you have any shopping tips? Put them in the comments :) Hope y'all have fun shopping!!!

Blogtober: One Thing I Can't Live Without

If i'm going to be entirely honest with myself the very first thing I thought of was my ipod. I love music. There's not a day I don't use my iPod.  I love how it can be exactly what you feel, exactly what you want to say. I love being able to dance like on idiot with my headphones on. I love being able to rock out while doing homework. I love being able to listen to music when all I feel like doing is crying.

The fact of the matter is this I need music in my everyday life. Thus my one "can't live without out it item" is my iPod. Man, i've had the iPod for a really long time. I first got it in fifth grade and i'm now in 11th grade. That thing has lasted me 6 years. 6 solid years. Talk about the sentimental value that thing has.

I've taken my iPod everywhere with me. I took it to my first day of middle school. I listened to music on it while trying not to cry the week 8th ended. I woke up listening to music on it on the first day I started high school. I took it to Costa Rica with me when I went when I turned 15. It's been a constant little companion with me the last few years.

Also I doubt i'm the only one, but I tend to make a crazy amount of playlists for emotions, phases, to help me study, to help me write, hell I have my own blogging playlist. Those playlists are pretty awesome. And here comes my uber dramatic teenager scene: It's safe to say that my iPod and its playlists are pretty much my life in song form. I'd like to keep them.

It's weird, how long things last. My iPod's lasted me 6 years. I've had friendships last 10. I've known people for 3 years. You're only in high school for four years. Yet somehow, no matter how many times it falls or it freezes, it has manged to survive. And play my music.

I guess you could say that music is an essential part of my life. Music just has the power. Its a universal thing. A thing that can be anything, mean anything to anyone. That's some powerful stuff!

Mixtape Monday: Ghosting

Ghosting Playlist

1. Are You What You Want To Be by Foster the People
2. Little Black Dress  by Sara Bareilles
3. Knee Socks by Arctic Monkeys
4. Homecoming Heroes by The Head and The Heart
5. Mr. Brightside by The Killers
6.We Can't Stop Cover by Bastille
7.Dirty Paws by Of Monsters and Men
8. Hanna Hunt by Vampire Weekend
9. All Comes Down by Kodaline
10. Human by Christina Perri
11. Slow and Steady by Of Monsters and Men
12. Where does the good go by Tegan and Sara
13.Simple As This by Jake Bugg



My review of this awesome book!

DFTBA,

Back To School Playlist

     I don't think I've ever been so busy in my life. It's that time of year again. The one we all dread, the one we wish could never come. Back to school. I wen't back two weeks ago and i'm going to start my third week and i'm already unsure of how I'm going to survive the year. But I guess I'll take it week by week and just go with it.

      If your anything like me and are constantly studying/doing work/procrastinating/wondering why you decided to take 4 AP classes then you probably like to listen to music as you work. So I thought I could share my back to school playlist! So here's part tres of my Back to school Series. Part 1, Part 2

1. Brand New Day by Kodaline
2. Shake by The Head and the Heart
3. Little Black Dress by Sara Bareilles
   
4. These Streets by Bastille
5. Cool Kids by Echosmith
6. Big Jet Plane by Angus and Julia Stone
7. Sweater Weather by The Neighborhood 
8. Island in the Sun by Weezer
9. Summer by Calvin Harris
10. Flawless by Beyoncé 
11. Fancy by Iggy Azalea Ft Charli XCX
12. Shake It Off by Taylor Swift
13. Uncharted Sara Bareilles

Tell me about your first day, if you've gone back to school. Tell me about your morning jam, or your latest song obsessions:) Have a great week guys! 

DFTBA,

Mixtape Monday

Love Letters to the Dead Playlist

1.All Apologies by Nirvana
2.Big Bad World by Kodaline
3.The Hardest Part by Coldplay
4.Manhattan by Sara Bareilles
5.The Scientist by Coldplay
6.Nothing Like You And I by The Perishers
7.Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
8.Sweet Nothing by Calvin Harris Ft Florence Welsh
9.Wonderwall by Oasis
10.Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin
11.Somebody To You by The Vamps
12.Crazy/ You Drive Me Crazy by Glee
13.Teenage Dream Blaine Anderson
14.Between The Bars by Elliot Smith
15.Oblivion by Bastille
16.Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland
17.Home by Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeroes
18.Way Back When by Kodaline
19.Laughter Lines by Bastille
20.Uncharted by Sara Bareilles
Here's my book review for this AMAZING book!

Mixtape Monday

Time for another Mixtape Monday y'all!. Ever feel like some songs just belong with certain books? The way peanut butter and jelly belong together? I do. So this week I stumbled across Hate List by Jennifer Brown, which i read a few years ago, in the library and as I recalled the book, I thought of songs that I felt went along with it!

So without here it is!!!!!!!!

     Hate List: Playlist

1.  Pumped up Kicks by Foster the people
2.  Snap Out of It by Arctic Monkeys
3.  Wings by Birdy
4.  Poison and Wine by The Civil Wars
5.  Ghost by Ella Henderson
6. Be My Escape by Relient K
7.  Car Radio by Twenty One Pilots
8. Messed Up World by The Pretty Reckless
9.  White Teeth Teens by Lorde
10.  Dust to Dust by The Civil Wars
11.  Paradise by Coldplay

Another Playlist :)

Drum roll please!Please welcome the talented, kind, amazing, Marianne from the super rad blog, Marianne Says! Marianne runs a beauty blog (a pretty fab one, if i do say so myself). So go one check out her blog! She's my best friend and has taught me pretty much everything I know about make up. So without further ado this is her blogging playlist :)

Blogging Playlist 

1. Hey Now - London Grammar

2. Sarah Sings - Panic! at the Disco

3. If You Say So - Lea Michele

4. If You Wait - London Grammar

5. The Love Club - Lorde

6. Camera - Young the Giant

7. Am I Wrong - Nico Vinz

8. Maybe - London Grammar

9. Always - Panic! at the Disco

10. Cancer - My Chemical Romance

11. Cannonball - Lea Michele

12. Strong - London Grammar

13. Turn Off the Lights - Panic! at the Disco

Mixtape Monday

I'm sure i'm not the only one but I love making playlists. And my playlists change as I discover new artists and new songs. I've seen this type of post done on other blogs and so here I am on my laptop making a Mixtape Monday. This week i'm posting my blogging playlist. The one I play when i'm creating new posts or re-arranging my blog. Without further ado here it is :) Enjoy




BLOGGING PLAYLIST :)

1. Home by Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeroes
2. Another Story by The Head and The Heart
3. Strawberry Swing by Coldplay
4. Weight Of Living, Pt II by Bastille 
5. Florescent Adolescence by Arctic Monkeys
6. Girls by The 1975
7. West Coast Lana Del Ray
8. Out Of My League by Fitz and the Tantrums
9. Gold Rush by Ed Sheeran
10. Tee Shirt by Birdy