| Gratitude | |
| 1 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for the start of a brand new, hopeful month! And Reign... |
| 2 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for Sundays! And amazon deliveries! |
| 3 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for realizing how much I'm growing and how far I've already come. |
| 4 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for AMERICA!!! And frosted sugar cookies... |
| 5 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for love and sweet cuddles! |
| 6 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for sleeping in and getting things done! |
| 7 July 2017 | Today I am thanful for UPS drivers and exciting deliveries! |
| 8 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for thunder! And stormy nights! |
| 9 July 2017 | Today I am thanful for going back to church!!!! |
| 10 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for a new week to do fun things! |
| 11 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for job interviews!!! |
| 12 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for another day relaxing at home! |
| 13 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for getting stuff crossed off of my to-do list! |
| 14 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for a lazy day with NO errands to run!!!! |
| 15 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for productive days and Goodwill 50% off Saturdays! |
| 16 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for the church speakers and the lesson taught at church! |
| 17 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for always being reminded of how far I've come! |
| 18 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for relaxed days and Cianna's 15th birthday! |
| 19 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for a whole lot of love, love, love. |
| 20 July 2017 | Today I am so thankful for coming so, so, so far and staying so, so, so strong! |
| 21 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for meeting up with friends and for rain and lightening! |
| 22 July 2017 | Today I am super thankful for lazy Saturday mornings! And puppy cuddles! |
| 23 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for super sweet sundays! |
| 24 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for my first day at my new job!!! |
| 25 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for second days at work! |
| 26 July 2017 | Today I am so thankful for days off of work to get things done and be productive! |
| 27 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for slow mornings and good hair days! |
| 28 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for another day off and productivity! |
| 29 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for puppy cuddles and productive Saturday's! |
| 30 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for sweet little Cainey Wainey! |
| 31 July 2017 | Today I am thankful for the end of a great month and days off! |
Hi everyone! So this week I thought I'd talk about something I've been doing recently (along with brain-dumping) that I've noticed has made a HUGE change in my life!
A few weeks ago I watched Lavendaire's youtube video about the Law of Attraction; and I've heard of this "law", I've read The Secret, I knew all about this and like many people out there I thought it was sooooo fake, but a good idea over all.
But after watching her video I reflected on it and I spent a lot of time thinking "huh, well there HAS to be something to this..." and there is! While I don't think it's a real "law" or a spiritual process or whatever - I do think that the general idea/theory behind it is a good one.
Essentially, the law of attraction states that you acquire what you attract. Meaning, if you think negatively then negative things are more likely to happen to you and if you think positively then positives things are more likely to happen to you... (or something like that, just roll with me here...).
So that sounds kind of wacko, right? Some people swear that they spoke into the universe that they were going to become more well off financially, or that some amazing person is going to walk into their life, or that they'll land their dream job and that these things actually happened. And I believe it, but not because there's a mystical magical law out there that says "hey if you want these things you can get them if you think them hard enough"... mm, no.
BUT, I do believe that positive thinking has INTENSE power. I don't think that more good things happen to people who "speak them into existence" but I think that more people find good things in every situation if that's what they're looking for. I 100% think that people will go through all kinds of trials and tribulations but obviously it's going to be a whole lot worse for the person who thinks negatively than for the person who said "hey something good is going to happen to me today" and then TAKES that negative situation and flips it into a positive learning experience/lesson.
And as far as tangible successes go, I think that positive thinking and living a generally positive lifestyle/mindset is what really set those people's lives in motion. If you're positive and hopeful and wishing for good things to happen, you WILL put yourself out there and do what you can to get closer to those good things. Hopeful and positive people MAKE things happen and that's why their dreams come true. For example, there is NO way some dude sat in his garage and thought everyday that he was going one day going to become an owner of some super cool sports car and then the sports car randomly drove and parked itself there - NO. You have to think these positive things and then set the plan in motion. This guy had to have worked hard and thought to himself "this hard work WILL pay off and I WILL be the owner of a super cool sports car" but that isn't the universe handing you things. That's YOU working for what you love and wish and hope for and YOU acquiring them through positive thinking and a whole lot of work.
I think the universe is such a special and mystical and magical thing, but I also think that people should be a whole lot more realistic about the "Law of Attraction". Good things don't happen to people who sit on their butt and expect them to happen, good things happen to people who do and be good. It's that stinkin' simple.
Anyway, back to how I've been manifesting and using the "Law of Attraction" in my life. So like I just talked about, I don't think the law of attraction is all that it's cracked out to be, but I do think that ANY way people can believe in themselves or manifest those good thoughts and feelings are WORTH LOOKING IN TO. So along with my daily gratitude journal (I post them here at the end of every month, so go check em out (; ) I've been also writing out a "Law of Attraction" section in my journal too! Basically, I just write out good things about myself (qualities, personality traits, etc) and/or I write out the things I WILL achieve. But I don't rely on the universe to achieve the things I want and I don't expect these things to get handed to me. I know that all these positive things I wish and hope for CAN and WILL be mine with a little bit of hard work and a whole lot of positive attitude - no matter what comes my way!
I know this was a WAY longer post than usual but I hope you all enjoyed it! What do you think about the Law of Attraction? Do you interpret it differently than I do? I am SO curious to talk to other people about this and to hear different thoughts and opinions so let me know!
Thanks so much for reading! Xo, me.
A few weeks ago I watched Lavendaire's youtube video about the Law of Attraction; and I've heard of this "law", I've read The Secret, I knew all about this and like many people out there I thought it was sooooo fake, but a good idea over all.
But after watching her video I reflected on it and I spent a lot of time thinking "huh, well there HAS to be something to this..." and there is! While I don't think it's a real "law" or a spiritual process or whatever - I do think that the general idea/theory behind it is a good one.
Essentially, the law of attraction states that you acquire what you attract. Meaning, if you think negatively then negative things are more likely to happen to you and if you think positively then positives things are more likely to happen to you... (or something like that, just roll with me here...).
So that sounds kind of wacko, right? Some people swear that they spoke into the universe that they were going to become more well off financially, or that some amazing person is going to walk into their life, or that they'll land their dream job and that these things actually happened. And I believe it, but not because there's a mystical magical law out there that says "hey if you want these things you can get them if you think them hard enough"... mm, no.
BUT, I do believe that positive thinking has INTENSE power. I don't think that more good things happen to people who "speak them into existence" but I think that more people find good things in every situation if that's what they're looking for. I 100% think that people will go through all kinds of trials and tribulations but obviously it's going to be a whole lot worse for the person who thinks negatively than for the person who said "hey something good is going to happen to me today" and then TAKES that negative situation and flips it into a positive learning experience/lesson.
And as far as tangible successes go, I think that positive thinking and living a generally positive lifestyle/mindset is what really set those people's lives in motion. If you're positive and hopeful and wishing for good things to happen, you WILL put yourself out there and do what you can to get closer to those good things. Hopeful and positive people MAKE things happen and that's why their dreams come true. For example, there is NO way some dude sat in his garage and thought everyday that he was going one day going to become an owner of some super cool sports car and then the sports car randomly drove and parked itself there - NO. You have to think these positive things and then set the plan in motion. This guy had to have worked hard and thought to himself "this hard work WILL pay off and I WILL be the owner of a super cool sports car" but that isn't the universe handing you things. That's YOU working for what you love and wish and hope for and YOU acquiring them through positive thinking and a whole lot of work.
I think the universe is such a special and mystical and magical thing, but I also think that people should be a whole lot more realistic about the "Law of Attraction". Good things don't happen to people who sit on their butt and expect them to happen, good things happen to people who do and be good. It's that stinkin' simple.
Anyway, back to how I've been manifesting and using the "Law of Attraction" in my life. So like I just talked about, I don't think the law of attraction is all that it's cracked out to be, but I do think that ANY way people can believe in themselves or manifest those good thoughts and feelings are WORTH LOOKING IN TO. So along with my daily gratitude journal (I post them here at the end of every month, so go check em out (; ) I've been also writing out a "Law of Attraction" section in my journal too! Basically, I just write out good things about myself (qualities, personality traits, etc) and/or I write out the things I WILL achieve. But I don't rely on the universe to achieve the things I want and I don't expect these things to get handed to me. I know that all these positive things I wish and hope for CAN and WILL be mine with a little bit of hard work and a whole lot of positive attitude - no matter what comes my way!
I know this was a WAY longer post than usual but I hope you all enjoyed it! What do you think about the Law of Attraction? Do you interpret it differently than I do? I am SO curious to talk to other people about this and to hear different thoughts and opinions so let me know!
Thanks so much for reading! Xo, me.
So lately, I've realized that sometimes my heart/head feel so full of so many different feelings/thoughts/ideas that it drives me nuts, or makes it hard to concentrate on ANYTHING. So instead of letting those ideas/feelings inspire me and motivate me, they sort of just overwhelmed me to the point where I just wouldn't do anything - literally just lay in bed or find some kind of waste-of-time distraction. BUT!!!!! I've recently re-discovered the magic of brain-dumping.
Basically, whenever my head feels full or if I just feel like there's so much going on either in my heart or in my life I will sit down and let myself CRANK OUT a list/paragraph of anything and everything that comes to my mind. No punctuation, no bullet points, no rhyme or reason to anything. Literally just type out the stream of my thoughts and it is SO therapeutic in the best way... I can't even describe it.
Once I'm done brain-dumping (usually takes literally 5 minutes) I feel so much lighter and free-er, or just more level minded and it's the best thing ever. Then, I take a minute or two to read through all my thoughts and I go back and make it an organized-chaos and just sort through my feelings/to-do's/ideas.
More than anything I think it is so important to not let yourself overflow with bad/hard things. Although a lot of the time my brain-dumps are just a reflection of all the little to do's that I put off as long as I can, the feelings that comes with the general mindset that "hey, there's something I should be doing but there's SO many things I should be doing, so I just won't do anything at all" is so unsettling and seriously drains my motivation levels. So I hope you all find a way to make the chaos in your heart/head a little more quiet and balanced - let me know if any different techniques you guys do too! ;)
Thanks for reading! XO, me.
Basically, whenever my head feels full or if I just feel like there's so much going on either in my heart or in my life I will sit down and let myself CRANK OUT a list/paragraph of anything and everything that comes to my mind. No punctuation, no bullet points, no rhyme or reason to anything. Literally just type out the stream of my thoughts and it is SO therapeutic in the best way... I can't even describe it.
Once I'm done brain-dumping (usually takes literally 5 minutes) I feel so much lighter and free-er, or just more level minded and it's the best thing ever. Then, I take a minute or two to read through all my thoughts and I go back and make it an organized-chaos and just sort through my feelings/to-do's/ideas.
More than anything I think it is so important to not let yourself overflow with bad/hard things. Although a lot of the time my brain-dumps are just a reflection of all the little to do's that I put off as long as I can, the feelings that comes with the general mindset that "hey, there's something I should be doing but there's SO many things I should be doing, so I just won't do anything at all" is so unsettling and seriously drains my motivation levels. So I hope you all find a way to make the chaos in your heart/head a little more quiet and balanced - let me know if any different techniques you guys do too! ;)
Thanks for reading! XO, me.
Hi guys!!!!!!!!!!!! So this post is really fun because I am a SUCKER for before and after pictures and I was so hesitant about posting pictures of my teeth/braces progress but after looking at them I am way too excited NOT to post them!
So last month on June 10th I got braces! However, because my front two teeth were angled so far back (they were basically touching my bottom teeth) and because I have a severe overbite, my bottom teeth do not currently have braces - they couldn't fit ;( My orthodontist said that this was going to make transitioning to having braces a whole lot easier and I'm SO glad because the first week was already so hard not being able to eat basically ANY solid foods - so I couldn't imagine how sore and uncomfortable having both top and bottom rows of teeth with brand new braces on AT THE SAME TIME!
So far I love it! It's annoying just feeling the food get stuck in between the brackets, or just being super self cautious about it and being an ADULT but looking like a 14 year old - but I'm living with it! I keep reminding myself of how self cautious I was having crooked teeth so knowing that I'm only a year and a half away from perfect teeth makes the "brace-face" stigma a little more do-able!
Aside from the first week, I have ZERO soreness. However, I have noticed that I have been grinding my teeth like crazy once I got into week four (this week). I literally grind my teeth so hard while I sleep that I've been waking up in the middle of the night on the verge of TEARS because I feel like I'm breaking all my teeth - it's so weird and scary, haha.
Eating is easy! I don't like crazy crunchy or gooey or just fussy foods in general ANYWAY so I haven't had to give up anything! On the other hand, I NEVER drank coffee or tea before my braces because: 1) i just don't like it. 2) they gave me crazy headaches. SOOO, my teeth were naturally pretty white and my orthodontist was impressed BUUUUUUT since having braces I have been like obsessed with tea and I recently found a new canned coffee that I LOVE - so no bueno. I'm trying to break the habit to avoid yellowed/stained teeth.
And I think that's everything? All my updates? Haha. If you guys have ANY other questions or different aspects that you think I should address feel free to leave a comment down below or contact me via ANY of my social medias! Thank you all for reading! XO, me.
So last month on June 10th I got braces! However, because my front two teeth were angled so far back (they were basically touching my bottom teeth) and because I have a severe overbite, my bottom teeth do not currently have braces - they couldn't fit ;( My orthodontist said that this was going to make transitioning to having braces a whole lot easier and I'm SO glad because the first week was already so hard not being able to eat basically ANY solid foods - so I couldn't imagine how sore and uncomfortable having both top and bottom rows of teeth with brand new braces on AT THE SAME TIME!
So far I love it! It's annoying just feeling the food get stuck in between the brackets, or just being super self cautious about it and being an ADULT but looking like a 14 year old - but I'm living with it! I keep reminding myself of how self cautious I was having crooked teeth so knowing that I'm only a year and a half away from perfect teeth makes the "brace-face" stigma a little more do-able!
Aside from the first week, I have ZERO soreness. However, I have noticed that I have been grinding my teeth like crazy once I got into week four (this week). I literally grind my teeth so hard while I sleep that I've been waking up in the middle of the night on the verge of TEARS because I feel like I'm breaking all my teeth - it's so weird and scary, haha.
Eating is easy! I don't like crazy crunchy or gooey or just fussy foods in general ANYWAY so I haven't had to give up anything! On the other hand, I NEVER drank coffee or tea before my braces because: 1) i just don't like it. 2) they gave me crazy headaches. SOOO, my teeth were naturally pretty white and my orthodontist was impressed BUUUUUUT since having braces I have been like obsessed with tea and I recently found a new canned coffee that I LOVE - so no bueno. I'm trying to break the habit to avoid yellowed/stained teeth.
And I think that's everything? All my updates? Haha. If you guys have ANY other questions or different aspects that you think I should address feel free to leave a comment down below or contact me via ANY of my social medias! Thank you all for reading! XO, me.
10 June 2017!
10 July 2017.
Sorry these pictures are so low quality!
Hi everyone! So during my break I had a birthday! On June 28th I turned TWENTY-TWO years old! Which is crazy because most days I still feel like I'm 16... haha. Anyway, I decided it would be fun/interesting to look back on 22 thoughts/reflections on 22 years of life! So here it goes...
1. School sucks... literally the worst.
2. If I could go back, I'd pick a way more interesting major that made my heart feel full. (It's hard to have a full heart about Biomedical sciences, haha).
3. BUT, I think I've learned that hobbies are SO important when it comes to keeping yourself sane during school.
4. BUT, I'm still so excited that I'm finishing/finished and pushing myself to get those degrees ($$$).
5. Some dreams never ever go away/die, they just get put on hold.
6. Love is hard, but sometimes we make it a lot harder than it has to be.
7. Sometimes you life gives you people to fall in love with, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're meant to be yours forever.
8. It is SO IMPORTANT to surround yourself with people who inspire you.
9. Having a better attitude results in better EVERYTHING, trust me.
10. Don't freaking settle. For anything. Know what you want and demand it.
11. Trust your gut - when it comes to people, life decisions, everything.
12. Declutter your environment and EVERYTHING ELSE in your life feels a little more manageable.
13. Material things are not important, at all, haha. (I've become quite the minimalist, I think).
14. DO THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR HEART HAPPY! (I've spent the last year so sad/not-feeling-like-myself because I was constantly stressing out about money that even a trip to like the dollar store felt like too much - and I love the dollar store, haha).
15. Less is always more - except when it comes to love.
16. Don't do things just because everyone else is.
17. Don't not do things just because you're afraid of what other people will think.
18. Literally who cares what other people think anyway.
19. Take yourself to a late night movie showing (or go with your favorite people) wearing pjs (or any other comfy clothes). THIS IS SERIOUSLY MY NEW FAVORITE THING.
20. Get a puppy. Get twelve puppies. Get as many puppies as your heart desires.
21. Smile at people. Be friendly and kind to everyone.
22. Keep loving/hoping/planning/moving forward when your life feels like it's the saddest. Trust me, it all gets better.
infinite x's and o's,
me.
Hi everyone! I'M BAAAACK!!!! ;)
Today, July 1st, 2017, marks the beginning of the SECOND HALF of this year! Which is crazy because it feels like this year just flew right on by (I think I say that every year...)
I think that this year brought me the MOST change so far... and also the most heartache I have EVER felt - but we'll get to that sometime later, haha.
Anyway, I started off this year so hopeful yet SO hesitant at the same time. I think I hoped for good things but was so afraid of acting on those good things or getting too hopeful and manifesting them in my own life. I sort of just stood still and expected those good things to somehow work themselves out. Needless to say... they didn't.
BUT, I think that past month has given me such good reflection time and I've been so caught up in distracting myself from all the things that went wrong during the first half of this year by doing things that I KNOW and WILL make right! So I've been filling up my own heart with hope, and acting on all the good things that I WANT to come my way and the universe has been love, love, loving me right on back. So, I'll be okay.
I think every time I get sad or when things don't work out my way I get hardcore determined to better either (1) myself or (2) my attitude about the situation and so far I've been doing things that help me check both boxes! As CHEESY as some people think self-help books or seminars or TedTalks are - all those things are exactly what has been fueling me through! I am literally drowning myself in positivity and in turn I'm becoming more positive and the situation around me is becoming more positive and it's all because I'm CHOOSING to be bigger than the sadness the first half of this year has brought me!
Anyway, I tried not to get too much into details for this post because I'm saving the juicy stuff for future posts ;) so keep checking back!
To wrap it all up, the first 5 months of this year really knocked me down in every way I could think, and all my plans and hopes went completely down the drain - but I can honestly say with full conviction of my whole heart that I am doing okay, and that I KNOW I'll be okay. And that love and happiness are coming into my life in exactly the ways they're meant to. I am so thankful for every hurdle I've been thrown because it just reminds me that every day I'm growing, and bettering myself, and being exactly the person I am supposed to be. I am a lot tougher and stronger than I ever thought I could be.
And if any of you reading this are struggling through something, you are too.
Anyway, get ready for more lovey dovey-sweet-and-positive Nissa posts! Cause they're back and here to stay ;) INFINITE X's AND O's!
Today, July 1st, 2017, marks the beginning of the SECOND HALF of this year! Which is crazy because it feels like this year just flew right on by (I think I say that every year...)
I think that this year brought me the MOST change so far... and also the most heartache I have EVER felt - but we'll get to that sometime later, haha.
Anyway, I started off this year so hopeful yet SO hesitant at the same time. I think I hoped for good things but was so afraid of acting on those good things or getting too hopeful and manifesting them in my own life. I sort of just stood still and expected those good things to somehow work themselves out. Needless to say... they didn't.
BUT, I think that past month has given me such good reflection time and I've been so caught up in distracting myself from all the things that went wrong during the first half of this year by doing things that I KNOW and WILL make right! So I've been filling up my own heart with hope, and acting on all the good things that I WANT to come my way and the universe has been love, love, loving me right on back. So, I'll be okay.
I think every time I get sad or when things don't work out my way I get hardcore determined to better either (1) myself or (2) my attitude about the situation and so far I've been doing things that help me check both boxes! As CHEESY as some people think self-help books or seminars or TedTalks are - all those things are exactly what has been fueling me through! I am literally drowning myself in positivity and in turn I'm becoming more positive and the situation around me is becoming more positive and it's all because I'm CHOOSING to be bigger than the sadness the first half of this year has brought me!
Anyway, I tried not to get too much into details for this post because I'm saving the juicy stuff for future posts ;) so keep checking back!
To wrap it all up, the first 5 months of this year really knocked me down in every way I could think, and all my plans and hopes went completely down the drain - but I can honestly say with full conviction of my whole heart that I am doing okay, and that I KNOW I'll be okay. And that love and happiness are coming into my life in exactly the ways they're meant to. I am so thankful for every hurdle I've been thrown because it just reminds me that every day I'm growing, and bettering myself, and being exactly the person I am supposed to be. I am a lot tougher and stronger than I ever thought I could be.
And if any of you reading this are struggling through something, you are too.
Anyway, get ready for more lovey dovey-sweet-and-positive Nissa posts! Cause they're back and here to stay ;) INFINITE X's AND O's!