Just A Girl and her NatureBox

Alright y'all so I've talked about this product on my twitter before but it is seriously the best monthly subscription you could get!! This company is abslutely amazing! They send you great and delicous and healthy...yes I said healthy snacks straight to your door!

Before when I first signed up it was difficult for me because it was $19.95 a month but a couple days ago NatureBox told me about a 3 snacks per box subscription for only $13.95! Thats a freakin steal! 

But anyways for this month I got 2 favorites and a new snack I've been wanting to try. I got the big island pineapple, granny smith apples, and mini belgium waffles. Trust me when I say these snacks are to die for!

NatureBox you have my service for the rest of my life! 

-H.

I ❤️ VS

Okay so y'all know VS/PINK has some of the best panties and when its the 7 for $27.50 you have to take full advantage. Well after a rough interview yesterday I decided to treat myself to some new panties and it was the best decision I ever made. 

Now right before I left for school I picked up five new pairs because you can never have too many panties. So I gor amixture of styles! I got seamless and logo and lace trim. 

My personal favorites are the logo and seamless.. A while ago I wasn't a fan of the seamless because the were tight but now I'm guessing they changed up the deisgn and they are perfection. Also the logo styles are classic and retro looking so I obviously had to pick up a few pairs of those.

The picture above is from a previous visit when I went before moving down to school. But yesterday I found out that the 7 for $27.50 sale had started and I jist had to get some more...also I didn't feel like doing laundry...but heres a picture of the ones i bought yesterday!

These underwear are literal heaven and I'm in love.

 -H.

My First Year at ETSU

Alright y'all as the semester winds down and finals week unfortunately approaches I thought it would be a good idea to talk about my first year at ETSU aka East Tennessee State University.

Now this isn't my first year in college, I'm currently a sophomore, but its my first year in a whole new town... Well a whole new state and being very far from my family. 

At first it was incredibly tough watching my mom leave to go back home. I was extremely  scared because I was in a whole new place and didn't know anyone. I was planning on rushing for one of the sororities at my school but that didn't go quite as planned. Unfortunately I wasn't able to rush because of GPA issues but I look back on it now and just laugh because I'm about the exact opposite of a sorority girl and with not rushing it saved me some money in the long run.  

As far as the semester goes I made some great friends who I'm still close to today and I'm very thankful for those people. These people get me and have my back and I'll always have theirs no matter what happens! 

During the fall semester of course Thanksgiving happened and I was kind of upset that I wasn't able to go home. But I found a way to make it home even though that was the worst bus ride of my life, I was able to get home to my family and surprise everyone because no one knew I was coming home. It was the greatest and the food was even better. 

ETSU is now my home away from home and I absolutely love it here. The campus is beautiful and everyone is so nice. I can't wait to finish out my college career here at ETSU. Go Bucs! 

-H.

Fabletics Lima Capri Review!

So recently I ordered a pair of capri bottoms from Fabletics which is a website focused around fitness and working out. Fabletics is a new line of fitness/workout clothes by Kate Hudson. I've been looking on the sote recently and fell in love with these pants! Heres the picture from the website 

And I got them in the mail this morning! I wasn't able to wear to class today but I tried them on as soon as I got back to my dorm room! Heres pictures of them on! 

 Sorry for the shift in location but there was better lighting! And of course you gotta have the booty shot!

At first they were a little hard to get on but once they're on its like you're wearing nothing! I love the color, its a deep charcoal grey and the seams and material keep everything in place! I ordered an XXS and at first I was concerned because they didn't seem to want to fit but hopefully once I wear them a little bit more they'll stretch out become easier to get on.

I would definitely recommend checking out this website of you want new workout clothes, and who wouldn't want new workout clothes! But before ordering I'd be aware of how the VIP program works! But definitely worth checking out!

-H.

Food Prep!

Since I've been going to the gym more often and wanting to get serious about eating healthier and just living healthier I thought it would be a fun idea to prepare some meals for either lunch or dinner for this up coming week! So this morning I went to the store and bought all the things I needed to make some healthier options for this week.

Around 10 I made my way to Walmart where I picked up a box of pasta, a 2 pack of chicken breast, frozen corn, and frozen broccoli. Out of all of this I was able to prepare 6 meals (one a day). Now I know you're thinking one meal?! How can you survive off one meal?! Well I'll just watch what I eat for the other meals and it will all workout.

Heres a semi finished product of everything prepared 

The pasta on the bottom row is waiting for shredded chicken and the one in the middle on the top row, I added another piece of chicken. 

With all this being said I'm able to eat cleaner and add a little color to my diet!

-H.

Workout Routine

I have a friend who recently just became a personal trainer, and were were talking about how I wanted to tone up a bit and live a healthier lifestyle... Well since he was certified and is looking for a job, he wrote me up a workout that I've been trying for the past couple days.

Its two different workouts that are to be performed on alternating days for three days a week. For the days that that the workout is not being done, you can choose between cardio exercises or abdominal/core exercises.  If you being on Monday with workout A, then Wednesday will be workout B, and then on Friday it will be workout A again. Repeat the workout for 3 set of 12 starting out light then challenging yourself with heavier weights as you get use to the workout.

Workout A consists of 3 sets of 12 of

• sumo squat
• pushup
• machine row
• dumbbell curl
• bench dips *hyperextension
• ab exercise of choice

Workout B consists of 3 sets of 12 of

• dumbbell lunge
• stiff leg deadlift
• dumbbell press
• lat pulldown
• tricep kickback
• hammer curl
• glute bridge
• ab exercise of choice 

Here is the equipment I used for the bulk of the workout...

• the two pairs of dumbbells are 6 lbs. and 8 lbs.
• body bar was 8 lbs. 
• bench
• floor mat

After I finished the workout, I decided to do a little more core work so I used the bosu ball 

I did some alternating exercises on the bosu ball,  but all focusing on core. 

-H.

My Favorite Things!

If any of y'all follow me on twitter you know I love putting together outfits and figuring out what looks good and experimenting with patterns and colors!

Well I was thinking of a post to put up and then I got the idea of why not show y'all aome of my favorite clothes/shoes?? I think it'll be fun! So lets get started...

1. My VV 1/4 Zip Jersey Pullover 

2. All my hats

3. All my Southern Shirt Company shirts

(Had to pull in the sleeves on some to show the logo)

4. All my VV shirts

5. My blanket scarf

6. My maroon vans

7. My vests of course

8. My boots

9. My anchor embelished pullover

-H.

Hats!

Well since I can remember I was in a baseball cap, I wear one almost every day to class to keep my head a little bit warmer. The hats I have here at school with me at my Red Classic Logo Vineyard Vines hat, my "Dead fish" hat from Vineyard Vines, the Tartan wool Vineyard Vines hat, and my Lime Green Polo hat with navy embroidering. 

I usually don't wear the Lime Green hat because the fit is kind of strange to me to I usually wear it on the beach. The "Dead Fish" hat is the one I wear the most. I have a lot of clothing pieces that are navy, so the "Dead Fish" hat goes with just about everything. This is one way i weor the "Dead Fish" hat to class on Friday... 

Now for the Classic Red Logo hat and the Tartan tool hat, since they both have red and navy in them (red hat with navy whale) I wear both with just about everything. One way i wore the red hat was with my navy 1/4 zip Vineyard Vines Jersey Pullover with the blanket scarf I purchased from Target!

 

This outfit is my favorite outfit because its just so comfy and casual and perfect for a long day of classes. 

Now for the Tartan Wool hat, its such a fun hat to pair thing with. I wore this hat yesterday but unfortunately I was not dressed to well. I woke up with a raging headache and was just feeling the sweatpants... 

-H.

ootd 1.23.15

Today was a super rainy day but it was the first Friday of the semester so I thought why not go out with a bang. The rain definitely puts a damper on things but I didn't let that ruin my Friday! 

I obviously has class today and I had anatomy & physiology 2 and history. I've only been to one class of a&p 2 and its already my favorite class! My professor is so awesome and laid back and i just love it! 

Oops tangent! Sorry! But the whole point of this blog was to show y'all what I wore on this rainy Friday.

 Its a little blurry and I apologize! But today I'm wearing a classic Gingham shirt I got as a gift from my best friend Brittany paired with a navy vest I got from TjMaxx! Then I'm wearing my Cognac boots from Macy's with basic black leggings! Also last minute decision I went with a pearl necklace instead of the scarf! 

-H. 

New semester. New changes.

As y'all know school is about to pick up again and its gonna be a tough semester for me. I just recently moved back into my dorm room thinking I wouldn't have a roommate but just my luck I got a new roommate. So that was my first negative about this semester. I found out a day before and was just immediately upset.

Then today as you're reading this I just left my mom which is always hard. My mom is basically my best friend, we're so close and do almost everything together. So leaving her was the worst but I know shes proud of me and knows that I can do anything and get through this semester.

This semester is going to be a little different than last. I have to unfortunately retake statistics but I'm lucky enough to have a close friend take it along with me sowe're going to keep each other on track for the semester. I moved on most of my classes which I'm pleased about.

I didn't have much faith in myself when I first started at ETSU but now I feel like I'll be able to get back into a routine and pass all my classes!

I hope you all have a fantastic semester and pass all your classes!

-H.

New Years Goal

Hey y'all! I'm very very sorry for not posting basically at all since before Thanksgiving but I want to start getting back into writing and posting again.

So I thought for my first post of the new year I'd make it a goal that I want to really reach for and achieve by the end of the year. Now I know the year has only begun but this has been a goal of mine for some time.

Its kind of a two part goal...

The first part is to just be happy and start putting my self first. I'm that kind of person who puts everyones happiness before mine because I want everyone in my life to be happy and then I focus on my happiness. So now for 2015 I'm going to focus on myself and put my happiness first.

The second part is to get fit and live a healthier lifestyle. Now I know its such a cliche to have a goal to get healthy and what not but I've noticed many changes in my body...some I'm okay with some not. 

So with that all being said those are my goals and I hope y'all enjoyed my first blog in 2015!

-H.