Day Twenty-Seven: Daily Blog Reads

Here's a few of the blog I read and go to on a daily basis. I love finding new blogs to read, especially if they are college or teen girls.

Jamie's Journey Through Life
I found Jamie through a baby name community and than started reading her blog. I love her and love her blog. She's in college just like me and I love that.

Oh Hey, Nanny Jay
Jaylyn is another girl I found through the baby name community. She's a nanny and a little bit older than me but I love reading her blog and following her life.

Tattered to Taylored
I just recently found her blog but I feel in love with it. I love the way she writes and it's really interesting. I'm a huge fan of her DIYs too.

The World According to Emma
I love Emma! Her blog is so cute and she is also in college. I love all of the ideas she has and the unique post she makes.

The Days When I'm Not A Nurse
I love Anna and her blog! I am currently a nursing student so imagine my joy when I found her blog. She post a lot of nursing things and I love that.


I do read a few other blogs just not as much of these ones. Do we read any of the same blogs? Do I read your blog on a daily basis?

xoxo,
Lauren

Day Twenty-Six: A Favorite Recipe

I'm not really a cooker and I don't bake all that much. Since I don't have an oven or stove at school it's a little hard to make anything. I do have a recipe I like that is pasta and chicken but the recipe is at home so I'm going to do something different.

not my picture!

I made a Funfetti cake dip that was so good!!!! It's really easy to make. You need:

1 box of Funfetti cake mix
2C fat-free yogurt
1C Cool Whip
Animal Crackers

In a large bowl, mix the cake mix, yogurt, and cool whip together. Add sparkles for garnish and use the animal crackers to dip. It's simple and fun!

xoxo,
Lauren

Day Twenty-Five: Dear 16-Year-Old-Self

*I was in my sophomore year of high school when I turned 16*

This is where I would put a picture of myself at 16 but since I don't have any with me at college you get this instead. 

Dear Lauren,

I know this year has been the hardest year of your life. You are probably shocked that you made it out alive. I promise that everything will be 100 times better from here on out. You'll be so happy in the last two years of high school and college will be amazing. Enjoy it all while you can. Live up high school because it will be over before you know it.

Don't worry about college because everything will work out. You will get into a college and you will love it there. Don't worry about who you will live with or if you'll make friends. I know you are worried that you are relying on college to be amazing and life changes and that you are afraid it will not be. Stop worrying and live more.

Everything is going to be ok. I promise. Relax and love life.

xoxo,
Lauren

Day Twenty-Four: Guest Post

So I'm really sad that I won't be doing today's post. I had someone in mind I wanted to ask to guest post but time got the best of me and I wasn't able to ask her in time. Please I'm really new to this blogging things so I'm not exactly sure how to guest post to begin with.

I'll be back to the regular post tomorrow and after Wednesday I will be posting better posts.

xoxo,
Lauren

Day Twenty-Three: The Joys of Blogging

I haven't been blogging for that long but I have found some of the joys to it. I honestly love blogging. It's so fun to do.

Blogging is a great way to document my life. Years from now I can look back at this blog and see how my life was. It's kind of like a diary.

Connecting with other people. I have met so many different people through blogging and it is really just a joy to get to talk to them. I love it.

It's a huge challenge. Honestly getting on here and blogging daily or even a few days a week is a challenge. It isn't something I can just sit down and write up real fast. I need to make plans and schedule time for blogging.

I really enjoy blogging and hope to continue on a regular schedule in the future.

xoxo,
Lauren

Day Twenty-Two: Fighting Anxiety and Stress

I have experienced a lot of stress and anxiety in my life, especially in the last few months. Every time I have stress i deal with it differently. It really depends on why I am stressed and what else is going on in my life. Some of my techniques include

• Taking a nap
• Walking away from the situation
• Crying
• Getting something to eat
• Venting to a friend
• Busying myself

I usually don't deal with stress well. It keeps me up at night and brings me to tears. The littlest things use to stress me but now I deal with them differently. I don't let as many things bother me. 

I deal with anxiety differently. I take deep breathes, distract myself, arch tv or movies, and try not to think about what is bothering me. 

I'm sorry these have been short and not very good post. I am so busy and don't really have time but I want to do the challenge and post things. I promise that my post will get better after Wednesday because I won't be so busy and I won't have to study all the time for Anatomy. 

xoxo,

Lauren

Day Twenty-One: The Meaning of HOME

I have been so excited to do today's prompt! In my mind I have three homes. My first home is where I grew up and still live. My second home is my high school. My third home is where I go to college. I call them my home-home, second home, and one away from home.

To me home is where there are people you love. It's a place that you want to be and has your family there. A place where you feel comfortable. Your home doesn't have to be a house with bedrooms and a kitchen. It can be a place filled with classrooms or a place with a bunch of dorm rooms. Your family can live there or it can be your friends and teachers.

You can have more than one home too and they can have all different meanings to you.

Home is where you feel like you belong and you are happy. Home is home.

xoxo,
Lauren