Thursday Beauty: Brown Sugar Scrub

It's been awhile since I've done a Thursday Beauty post so I thought because I recently tried this DIY Brown Sugar Scrub, I'd share it with my readers or just keep the recipe handy for myself when I run out. I found this scrub while I was looking for something to stop my feet from cracking because they had been so dry since it's so cold in Seattle these last few weeks.

All you need is two ingredients; 1 cup of Brown Sugar and 1/4 cup of Coconut Oil.

Brown sugar is a great exfoliate, not only is it cheap but it's gentler and softer than a salt scrub. I realized that as I was showering that the brown sugar didn't feel as hard as when I would use sea salt to exfoliate.
Coconut Oil is also great to keep your skin moisturized. It's actually better than your lotion. It's natural and keeps a deep moisture on your skin. It also helps to remove dead skin cells. So the combination of brown sugar and coconut oil is an ideal one.

The other day, after showing and using the scrub, I noticed my skin smelled brown sugary sweet. It wasn't a big whiff of a scent, it's barely noticeable but it does make you smell really sweet. Talk about being made out of sugar and spice.

The brown sugar scrub could last you awhile as it is good for three months. Perfect for the winter season!

Be Beautiful For You. 

Cozy Thanksgiving Outfit

Cozy Thanksgiving Outfit by berry557 featuring UGG Australia

My outfit for Thanksgiving this year. I'll be hosting Thanksgiving at my house with my family this year and I prefer to be cozy in my own home. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Be Beautiful For You!

Drink A Beer

When I got the news today,
I didn't know what to say,
So I just hung up the phone.
I took a walk to clear my head
And this is where the walking lead

 That moment you find out that someone you love or care about passed away, it's the most confusing feeling ever. When I heard my Grandpa had passed away, tears automatically came streaming down my face and I could just feel my heart breaking. As soon as my Dad turned into my grandparent's neighborhood we saw the firetruck and police cars, we parked at the neighbor's house and I ran to my Grandparent's house. He was in the backyard, laying on the deck and I didn't want to to go see him. I wasn't ready to see him so lifeless and I wasn't ready to do it on my own. After I told my Mom that Grandpa had passed away, the first person I wanted to call was Kenny but something was holding me back, and instead I called my cousin Aaron instead. 

Monday Thoughts: Build Friendships

I know I haven't written as much as I wanted to or as much as I said I would, and honestly I don't know why. I do have time to write but maybe it's because nothing lately seems to be worth writing about. Today, however, I find myself having these thoughts that I just have to put out there because if I don't then it'll be on my mind for awhile.
I recently just turned 23 and it hit me, some of my friends are getting engaged, married or having babies and I'm just trying to figure out myself and keep in touch with my friends.
I think maybe I'm the kind of person who really needs to know who is going to be there during hard times and who is going to bail. It's hard enough to find friends that will last a lifetime but to find one person who wants to be your life for all of it can be even tougher.

Friday: Virginity; Music Speaks; Boyfriend Won't Speak To Mom

It's Friday advice night! I haven't done this in so long and apologize to anyone who actually reads my blog and misses my advice. I've been busy and now I believe I'll have more time to blog regularly like I use to, Monday through Friday. No promises.

Anonymous Asked:
Is it bad that I don' care that I lost my virginity?
I always said I would save myself until marriage, but then over the summer I wound up losing it to my boyfriend at the time, and to be honest, I didn't even really like him that much (I mean I did, but no where close to love). It wasn't special or romantic or anything like that either.. so maybe that's why I don't really care, I dunno. I just always see people who go on about how having se.x for the first time is such a huge deal, and it just wasn't like that to me. I barely even think about it anymore to be perfectly honest, and it only happened back in June. The majority of people are like, oh I regret losing my virginity when I did, etc. But I seriously could just care less. I don't really have any feelings about what happened and I feel like that's really terrible though that I don't, is it? I mean after having it I really don't understand why people do wait until marriage to tell you the truth, because it's just sex. I guess it's special when it's with someone you love and everything, but still, it's nothing that spectacular. Am I wrong for thinking this way?

Dear Anonymous,
There's sex and there's making love. I think you don't regret losing it because you weren't making love you were just having sex with a guy you didn't even really like so of course it doesn't seem special to you. But you make love that's when it's worth waiting for, when you make love it is so much more passionate than sex.
You're not wrong to think the way you are thinking, we all have our own thoughts when it comes to sex. That's just my thought on why you might be feeling a little confused on why you don't think it's nothing special.