Let me tell you...

 Hey candy girls! I know it has been a while since we have last spoken... School started on Monday and omg I didn't know I would be giving up all my free time. Obvi I have school every day, then I have work right after school until 8:30 on Mondays, then cheer practice right after school until 6 on Wednesdays, and work after school until 8:45 on Fridays.. So I literally only get after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays plus weekends. I could have posted Tuesday but I just wanted to sleep all day and I didn't even think about my blogs.. Then Thursday I went out to dinner and didn't really have time. I'm sorry candy girls I am going to try harder next week trust!! 

Anyways, let me tell you girls how my week went... not great. My day starting so great on Monday.. but around mid-day, I realized I have literally every class with one girl from my horrible friend group... I have 5 out of 7 classes with her. Omg literally kill me now. And I hate all of my classes. I have algebra II with all juniors (I'm a sophomore) and they are all dumb.. One kid didn't know how to multiply... like so seriously. I think I'm going to like my English class and world civ. I don't really like my English teacher, but he said we are reading animal farm and maybe Fahrenheit 451 and I loved both of those books so I'm really excited. Plus, I won't have to pay attention when we read them because I already know what happens. I like my world civ teacher, but I'm also really bad at social studies... It's the only class I have with one of my friends but luckily, we sit next to each other! I genuinely hate my ag class... First, the teacher sounds like she lost her voice, but it's literally just her voice. Like you can barely hear her in a silent classroom... And she gives us so much work and talks the whole class, so we have no time to get it done. 

I think that's all from this week. Again, I'm so sorry I didn't post the whole week bit I will do better! I think I just need to adjust to the little time I have lol. But hopefully, I will talk to you soon!

Yours truly,

Candygirl 💋

The night before

 Hey candy girls! Back to school has come, sadly. For some, you have already started school, but if you're like me, you haven't yet. Personally, the main thing I care about is how I spend the night before the first day. I spend more time planning my night routine than I would like to admit.. Anyways, I am going to share my night routine with you candy girls to help you build your perfect night!

First is obvi an everything shower. I was my hair twice, use a hair mask, shave everything, and wash my body. 

Then I will pluck my eyebrows and shave my face. My eyebrows are very thick and bushy, so shaping them is a must. If you have never shaved your face before, I def recommend! It allows your skincare to be more effect and your makeup to apply and look smoother. 

And now, skincare. Skincare is obvi an every night thing, but the night before the first day I like to do some extra things. Maybe a face mask or some under-eye patches! 

Next, I will dry my hair. I genuinely hate drying my hair.. It is such a workout. I have long, thick hair that never dries. But it always looks so shiny and doesn't get greasy as fast when I blow dry it. 

Picking out my outfit is for sure the hardest part of the night. But easily the most fun. Sometimes I will already have an idea of what I want to wear. I also like to try on the outfit to see if it looks good and save me from possibly, a stressful morning. I also like the plan my outfits for the rest of the week. 

I like to paint my toenails too, although, I never have my feet out for school.. It just makes me feel more put together. I usually don't have my nails done because of cheer, but if I do, they would be done a few days before. 

Then I will get my school bag ready. It's usually already packed, but I'll look through it and see if I have everything and maybe rearrange it a bit. 

And after all the hard work of the night, it's time to wind down. This is when I start getting ready for bed. 

I will read for about 30 mins to an hour depending on what time it is. This allows my body to know it's almost time to sleep and will relax me.

Then, I like to meditate and do some yoga that will help me sleep. Doing this really helps me calm down and I fall asleep so much faster. Which is def needed on the night before the first day. 

I will prob check that my alarms are set and run through my morning routine in my head. Then I will start to fall asleep! 

If you can't tell, I love having my day planned out. I wouldn't say I'm completely type A but I def have some traits like it. Anyways, I hope this helped you get some inspiration for your night routine. And of course, I wish you candy girls an amazing school year!!

Yours truly,

Candygirl 💋

"That shirt is not your color" vs. "it looks like you can't dress yourself"

 Hey candy girls! I'm sure everyone has seen people talk about how brutal honesty is just being mean. I understand how some would think this, but I don't believe this is the exact case. So here is my take on this subject.

I will say some use "brutal honesty" as a way to justify something rude they said. We hear people say something mean then say "I'm just being honest" But in reality, there is a line between brutal honesty and insulting someone.

Being brutally honest is telling someone the truth, or even an opinion, and not sugar coating it in any way. One example is "That shirt is not your color." This statement is definitely kind of harsh, but you are not directly insulting them. And this can be useful in the person's life. If the shirt is washing them out, they would want to know (at least me personally) But saying "It looks like you don't know how to dress yourself" is just being rude. This statement is talking about the persons character rather than the issue; the shirt isn't their color. I think the line between the two is one is talking about the issue and the other is talking about the person. 

Some people will probably not agree but this is my opinion. I see more people completely insulting others and calling it "brutal honesty" than I actually see brutal honesty. We have definitely killed the term and made it into something else. Which is kind of bad really because I think we need brutal honesty sometimes. 

Let me hear your opinions candy girls!

Yours truly, 

candygirl 💋

Can you live without it?

 Hey candy girls! This one is going to be more of a different topic than usual, but it's been on my mind recently. 

Currently, many people use AI platforms every day. Many apps and different sites have some sort of AI built in. It seems like everywhere you go, AI is in use. My question is, how did we get here, and why? 

Two years ago, we lived life without AI with no complaints. So how did we go from that to not being able to live without it. The use of AI wouldn't be so bad, but there are people having conversations with it, making it do their whole school assignment, and even teachers making it come up with that assignment. 

I wouldn't mind AI as much if it didn't have such an impact on our planet. And mostly everyone knows what AI does to the Earth. So why are we still using it to such an extent. Before AI, student were doing their assignments themselves (maybe still cheating honestly), and teachers were doing lesson plans themselves. I won't even speak on having full conversations with AI. 

Those examples are more useful, but you can also find AI videos of random things. These are being made for reason other than entertainment. Such videos with no purpose are killing our earth and our animals.

AI is taking away the creativity from our generation. It is taking away our learning abilities. And is it taking away homes for many animals. And for honestly no reason. Because we could easily live without it two years ago. And I'm not saying AI hasn't always been around. But the level it has evolved to within this past year is insane and unneeded. 

This could be talked about as just another technology advancement but is so much more than that. We have all had someone say to us "you couldn't live without your phone" and now the question is, could you live without AI?

New themes and crimped hair

 Hey candy girls!! As you can tell, I am in the middle of changing my theme! I say in the middle because I have already spent forever doing this much and there is no way I can keep going..

Also, your girl has things to do! I'm going school shopping tomorrow!! And of course, I had just a bright idea that I wanted crimped hair when I go out. But I don't want to wake so early to do that, so I have to do it before I go to sleep tonight. And I really better get started because it takes an hour to crimp my hair:( I know, I have way too much hair. But don't worry, I have a hair appointment soon! I'm thinking of getting long layers. 

Also, don't worry candy girls, you will be getting a haul tomorrow! 

I gotta get to crimping my hair now! Let me know what you guys think of the new theme so far!!

Yours truly,

Candygirl 💋

Mmm

 Hey candy girls! If your anything like me, you love fun drinks. More specifically, you love 7brew. I love finding new drinks to order and they are always so good. I think finding 7brew drink inspo has become a hobby at this point.. As I like to say, at least I have hobbies! 

I have a notes page on my phone filled with drinks to try and my fav drinks. I have come across so many drinks that I think more people should know about. So, while I was thinking of post ideas, I thought, why not make a post about 7brew drink inspo! I think I am very qualified to give this inspo personally. 

I think it is always so helpful to find people sharing the drinks they loved from 7brew. As it promotes their business and gives others who have never been to have a drink order prepared. Which is essential if you know anything about 7brew.. 

Anyways, enough talking, here are my top three fav 7brew drink orders!!

My all-time favorite- 7 energy with blue raspberry, cupcake, white chocolate, and sweat cream

I saw this drink on tiktok and everyone was saying it tasted like cotton candy. So obvi, I had to get it. And omg it was amazing. It def tastes like cotton candy. This can also be ordered as a fizz! I just always prefer an energy! 

https://www.tiktok.com/@kaileyhendrixxx/photo/7602322833087237407?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc  -Link to look at the drink!!

7 energy with raspberry, strawberry, watermelon, and lemon

This one is my second choice. I really like this one, but I had my bf try it and he didn't😭 This one can also be ordered as a fizz obvi! Also, I just found out people say this tastes like a sour patch kid lol 

https://www.tiktok.com/@abbigailmarieee.21/photo/7638347513644338463?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc   -Link to look at the drink!!

Iced banana bread blondie with cold foam and caramel drizzle 

This is my fav coffee out of the ones I've tried! As someone who hates too sweet coffee, this is pretty much perfect. I also love the idea of a banana bread blondie omg!! Sometimes they give you like no cold foam tho :(

https://www.tiktok.com/@katietoma/photo/7518038385605348638?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc   -Link to look at the drink!! 

I hope I helped you candy girls find some inspo!

Yours truly,

Candygirl 💋

Almost lost you!

 I just had a crazy scare candy girls😥

I went to check up on my blog just to see that it logged me out! No worries, I can just log back in right.. well, your girl is very forgetful, and I could not for the life of me remember the email I used. I might have shed a few tears after a few minutes of trying.. 

In the end, I found the email in one of my other emails I use lol. All is okay now and I'm still here! Very scared I almost lost you guys!!

Anyways, stay tuned for a post coming tonight!!

Yours truly,

Candygirl 💋

I need help!!

 Candy girls, I need your help! 

Starting this blog, I thought ideas of what to write would just come to me in the moment. But I was wrong.. I have no idea what to write about :( 

My daily life isn't interesting enough to make a whole post about. I need suggestions candy girls!

Tell me things you want to see from me and I promise I will deliver!! 

I love blogging, but sometimes I just need a little help

Yours truly,

Candygirl 💋

Time to log off...

 What would you do if you couldn't go on any electronics for a whole day?

Me personally, this question isn't too hard. I have enough hobbies to last me a day. I think my only problem would be no music :( 

Most of my day would be spent reading. Right now I am reading Picking Daisies on Sundays! Such a good book so far!!

The cover is so so gorgeous

I mean just look at it 

Prettiest book I've ever seen 

woah 

Anyways... another good portion of my day I would spend drawing or coloring! I love drawing but I'm definitely not the best.. But that's okay I think I'm getting better.. hopefully

Crocheting would be another thing. I absolutely love making cute little things by crocheting! I highly recommend learning to crochet!! It's honestly super easy to get the hang of. Some of my fav things I've made would be a little spiderman that hangs on my purse (he is absolutely adorable!) and Pascal from Tangled! 

Lastly, I think I would spend a lot of time getting ready. Taking a shower, doing skincare, picking out an outfit, doing my hair and makeup. This is one of my favorite ways to spend my time. It's so calming and I love seeing myself all dolled up! 

The more boring things would be random tasks like laundry and cleaning up my room. But who wants to hear about that?? 

Let me hear your answers candy girls! What would you do if you couldn't go on any electronics for a whole day? I would love to hear about some new hobbies to add to my list!!

Yours truly,

Candygirl 💋