Eat. Sleep. Study. Enjoy Life.

Ever wonder what your life would be like if you lived up to your full potential? Would your body be healthier? Your skin clearer? Bank account bigger? I think about these things all the time, and, judging my a previous post, you guys do to. Below is a chart designed to help all of us live up to our full potential. I’ve broken it down into time frames to help keep you from getting overwhelmed. Write the chart down and hang it someplace where you can see it all the time. I will be starting this challenge tomorrow, 9/8. I’ll check in with you guys every Sunday to track my progress. I have specific goals in mind for myself, and you guys should make some too! I really want to know how you guys are doing. Tag your progress posts with #sbfpc so I can track it and take a look. Let’s get to it!

EVERY MORNING

Stretch. First thing. Really give your body enough time to wake up. Touch your toes. Roll out your shoulders. Do not hit snooze!

Do your full skincare routine. I have mine detailed here, but do whatever works for you and your complexion. Be gentle and consistent. 

Brush your teeth and floss. I used to be a big floss-skipper too, but you’d be amazed at how dig of a difference it makes. Rinse with a whitening mouthwash. I use one by Crest, and I notice a major difference in my teeth’s overall whiteness in just a few days.

Give yourself enough time to get ready. Whether you’re a wash-and-go kind of girl, or someone who spends an hour doing a full contouring routine before class (and either one is fine!), make sure you aren’t rushing. If you need to wake up a few minutes earlier than normal, so be it. Rushing sets an awful, stressed-out tone for the rest of the day. Allow yourself to be relaxed before taking on the day.

Eat something. I’m not going to say eat a big breakfast, because some people (myself included) just can’t eat in the morning. But you should eat, or at least bring a little something with you to work or school. If you can’t eat a full breakfast, grab a fruit! You won’t be as hungry come lunch time, making you less likely to gorge yourself.

Shower. You can do this at night, in the morning, whatever. Again, this is something you should allow some time for. I don’t wash my hair every day, but I do condition it every day (from the ears down). Scrub yourself with a delicious-smelling body wash. If you shave, make yourself as smooth as a dolphin, dude. If you don’t, then don’t and don’t ever ever ever let anyone make you feel bad or weird about it. When you get out of the shower, wrap yourself in a fluffy towel and totally slather your sexy self with lotion. Top to bottom. Do it as soon as you can post-shower so it can really sink in. 

Put leave-in condition throughout your damp hair and comb it through.

Put on an outfit that makes you feel good! So important!

Drink water. Drink water. Drink water. Drink water!!!!!

Take a look at your daily to-do list. Knock out the most pressing stuff first. Take pride when you cross things off your list.

Make your bed! Oh my god, make your bed. Do it. Do it. Do it. 

EVERY AFTERNOON 

Follow the “touch it once” approach. This is a truly life-changing thing. When a task is in front of you, no matter how big or small, just do it right then and there. How many times have you gotten a work email or homework assignment and thought, “Eh, I’ll do it later”? And then later never comes? Once something pops up, do it once. Squash it and be done. Cross things off your list and feel like a badass.

Try to go for a walk at lunch. Even one little lap around the block or campus will reenergize you like nobody’s business. 

Drink water. Drink water. Drink water. Drink water!!!!!

Be present. This is so hard for me too, but you have to make a major effort to be present in whatever you’re doing. Be engaged and plugged-in and just exist in the moment. Give 100 percent.

Be friendly to friends and strangers. A smile goes a long way.

Eat something. Eat what you packed for lunch (see below) and take a break from working while you do it. You need “you time”!

EVERY EVENING

Take your makeup off as soon as you’re in for the night. Wash your face with your full routine and let your skin have a break. 

Workout. You can also do this in the morning. Whatever works for you. Make a great playlist and go hard af. Get your cardio in. Get your strength training in. Earn every freaking sweat bead forming on your forehead. Earn your shower!

Knock out your homework. Life is infinitely better you don’t have anything hanging over your head. Half the time, the energy and emotion you spent dreading/putting off your work is ten times worse than the work itself.

Make a list of what needs to be done tomorrow. It’ll set you up for success the next day, and you won’t forget anything!

Drink water. Drink water. Drink water. Drink water!!!!!

Lay out your clothes for tomorrow. This will save you SO MUCH TIME in the morning omg I can’t even tell you how important this is.

Eat something great. And once you’ve decided to be done eating for the night, be done. Brush your teeth so you can’t eat again.

After brushing, do a whitening treatment. Whether it’s classic baking soda, a Crest white strip, or a laser. Do something. And floss! Retainers in too, ladies 0:)

Relax! Take a few hours to do what YOU want to do. Scroll through Tumblr, binge on some Netflix, FaceTime gossip with your friends, anything. Do whatever makes you happiest. 

Shut the electronics off an hour before you want to go to bed. Put your phone on sleep mode. If you stare at the screen, it will keep you awake and alert and you won’t be able to fall asleep. A good night’s sleep is crucial for weightless and general happiness lol

Do a quick sweep of your room and see if there’s anything you can put away real quick. A clean space is a happy space.

Crawl into your bed (aren’t you happy you took the time to make it?!) and read a book by lamplight for a while. When you start to feel sleepy, go to sleep. Don’t push it. You kicked ass today and you deserve rest. 

EVERY WEEKEND

Do something with your friends. It just has to be one thing. Even if you’re just hanging out at the coffee shop, spending time with your squad will make you a better, happier person.

Drink water. Drink water. Drink water. Drink water!!!!!

Do something just for you. Set your laptop up in the bathroom and watch a Netflix marathon while you take a bubble bath. Buy an old school bottle of Mr. Bubbles ($3 at Target!) and really just soak. Relax. Light a candle.

Do something creative. You can read a book, write, blog, draw, code, anything. It just has to be something that speaks to your passion.

Track your progress. Just do this once a week so it doesn’t become all-consuming. And remember that non-scale victories are just as important as shedding pounds.

Take the time to be grateful. Tell your friend how much you admire her taste in music. Mention to your mom how much you love her cooking and how happy you are that she takes care of you. Thank your teaching after an especially interesting lecture. When you do something awesome, take a moment to admire yourself. Be grateful for even the little things.

Quick Tips

Get naked. Thoroughly wipe every last bit of makeup off of your face before hitting the pillow. Even if you’re up late and are utterly exhausted, you have to make this happen. I keep a pack of unscented makeup removing wipes in my nightstand as well as in my bathroom so if nothing else, I can swipe it across my face before I hit the hay. A naked face lets your skin breathe! 

Be a lover, not a fighter. While abrasive scrubs and exfoliates may feel like the best thing for your skin, overdoing it can lead your skin to think it’s deprived of oil and it will overproduce it leading to nasty breakouts. Exfoliating treatments should be done (at most) one every other day. Any more and you will agitate your delicate skin,

Drop some acid. I couldn’t resist writing that haha. Use a face cleanser with salicylic acid to combat breakouts and even out your skin color. Focus on your t-zone for a squeaky clean face.

Tone up. Toner plays an absolutely crucial role in minimizing pores and smoothing your complexion. Squeeze some onto a cotton ball and wipe your entire face using upward strokes. Let it air dry.

Clean up your act. Clean your makeup brushes every day! Yes, I know this is a pain in the ass, but it is absolutely crucial to getting that flawless complexion. You can use a special spray to spot clean every day and then when you have time on the weekend, rinse the brushes with baby shampoo and water to thoroughly cleanse them. 

Treat your self. This step is crucial. When you stress over school, boys, weight, etc. all you do is cause breakouts. Try stress relieving exercises like yoga, meditation, or journaling. Practice good eating habits, get lots of sleep, and really pamper your skin. Apply luxurious moisturizers, take bubble baths, and do clay masques on weekends to achieve that perfect glow. 

My Skincare Routine (Morning and Evening)

Use a Clarisonic Aria with Josie Maran argon oil cleanser all over face for one minute.

Wipe Burt’s Bees alcohol-free toner all over my face in upward strokes with a cotton ball. Do this delicately as to not stress your sensitive face skin. 

After allowing face to air dry, apply 100 percent pure argon oil all over my face (this will not cause breakouts!)

Dab a tiny bit of topical acne treatment on breakouts (if I have any).

Makeup Tips for Faking Perfect Skin

Use only non-comedogenic makeup with added SPF to avoid clogging pores. I like MAC Studio Fix foundation. A great drugstore alternative is Revlon 24-Hour foundation. 

Be sure to apply your makeup to a freshly-cleaned face. If you don’t, you’re basically just adding gunk on top of gunk.

Use a primer that’s right for your skin type to ensure your foundation/concealer stays put. Smashbox makes an amazing line of primers for all kinds of skin problems including redness, color correcting, and pore minimizer.

To cover acne, use a concealer that’s one to two shades lighter than your skin tone. It will even out the color so your foundation applies perfectly on top. 

Remember your more than jut a label, another face, another name.

Remember that your stronger than just to crumble. But if you do, someone will be there to pick you up again. Braking does not mean your weak, worthless or stupid.

Remember your worth more than you think. You’re not just an object to be used or sold. You are not here to settle with “okay”.

Remember that if someone, anyone, says your anything , less than perfect, their wrong and just there to destroy you.

It is OK to take a break! ♡

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- eat your lunch. I always straight up forget to eat if I’m busy, and then overload on junk food when I go home. obviously, this isn’t good for me or you, so try to pack something nice (even if it’s small) that you’ll actually eat. i recommend rice balls because they’re small, neat, and just yum 10/10 ykno

- If you do a math and/or science subject, always keep your calculator charged and on hand. I cannot tell you the amount of times I’ve left mine in my locker or at home, and it turned out that I really needed it that class. 

- Never leave your keys, student ID, or public transport pass at home, even if you think you won’t need them. Trust me. 

- Deep clean your room every once in a while. 

- Green tea is good when you feel bad. 

- USBs are your best friend. Try to back stuff up as often as you can, especially if you’re working on something extra important. You never know when your computer could die on you. 

- If you’re working or studying late at night, keep some music on in the background. It helps you feel less lonely. 

- Write down your expenditures. You never really realise what you spend money on until you’re suddenly $300 down. 

- Running, sunsets, sleep, and good music are my remedies for almost anything. They make things stop hurting, kind of. 

- Fundraisers help to put things in perspective. Give some of your time and/or money towards a good cause, if you can. There are always people who need it. And fundraisers can be lots of fun. 

- Have a role model. (it can be anyone) (doesn’t have to be a famous person) (or someone you don’t know) (it could be your friend or family member or even just some guy you saw on the street who gave an umbrella to someone walking home in the rain) (anyone) 

- Find one extracurricular activity you enjoy. Focus on that, school, and your downtime. Any more than that, and you’ll get distracted. Put your all into your education, and when it’s time to rest, put your all into that activity. You’ll be tired, but you’ll be happy.

- Things don’t have to last forever to be good. 

- Practice papers save lives. 

- Realise that no one really cares whether or not you smoke or drink or go to that party or have a significant other. 

- Take notice of the people that love you. Give as much love as you can. It makes the world a nicer place. 

- Comic sans is never a good idea. Unless it’s a meme. 

THANK YOU SO MUCH for the overwhelming response on my last advice post everyone!! I honestly never expected so many of you to like it and so I thought I’d go for round 2 with my second advice post. Hopefully you guys gain something from it, and if you have any questions or anything feel free to send me an ask or message!! 

Just some things I’ve learned that when I share some people don’t seem to know yet! 

CATCH DUPLICATES. Catch them and then return them to prof willow. You can do this by clicking on the pokemon’s stats, scrolling down and hitting transfer. You get pokecandy for this which you can use to evolve/power up your original! 

Make sure you compare and contrast CPs of your duplicates. One pikachu might be 10cp and the other 56cp. Keep the higher one, transfer the other. 

That being said DONT waste your time evolving/powering your pokemon just yet. You might work hard to power your eevee to 100cp only to catch one at 150cp the next day. WAIT. In fact, I started only powering up my highest evolved pokemon. (ninetails, fearow, etc)

Pokestops refresh every 5 minutes. You can visit them for an unlimited amount of time. I live right on top of one and check back in whenever I remember to. 

Leveling up will give you LURES, INCENSE AND INCUBATORS. So don’t think you NEED to buy these from the shop. 

If your wary about spending money for coins, you can GET COINS by having pokemon in gyms. This is the ‘defender bonus’ Theres a shield icon in the shop section that you can refresh every 21 hours. You can have up to 10 pokemon in 10 diff gyms for a total of 100 pokecoins and 5000 stardust a day.(10 Pokecoins and 500 stardust per pokemon)

Your gym alliance makes it so that ANY GYM you fight of your own alliance, your pokemon WILL NOT FAINT.  Their hp will reduce to 1 and they will need healing, but they won’t faint. You also gain gym prestige this way which helps strengthen your alliance territory. Any rival gyms however will faint your pokemon and they will need a REVIVE to keep being used. You can also transform them into candy at this point if you are a heartless monster. :( 

A gym has a max of 3 pokemon traners/defenders. If you find a gym of your alliance with only 1 or 2 pokemon in it, you can ADD YOUR POKEMON WITHOUT FIGHTING YOUR FELLOW TEAM. Just drop a pokemon in there and keep walking! Free defender bonus. (Do this by clicking the bottom left icon of ‘add pokemon’)

More than one trainer can fight one gym leader at a time. Getting a friend to fight with you is the best way to beat the gym!! You attack at the same time.

ITS NOT TURN BASED ATTACKS. Its real time! Click once for a basic attack, swipe to dodge, and hold down a click for a SPECIAL ATTACK!

My best method is not to dodge at all but just click forever. So long as I have a bigger CP I usually win lol. 

Do NOT put your best pokemon into a gym. Your second or third only. You cannot recall your pokemon once its in a gym and you will need it to fight other gyms.  (they get returned to you after they are beaten)

Everyone gets one free incubator that lasts forever. Any extras you find or receive from leveling up only last 3 hatches before breaking.

TRACKING POKEMON! Sparkling grass doesn’t guarantee a pokemon showing up. The ‘nearby’ tab is the actual tracker. The highest on the list is the closest. Selecting a pokemon in it will make the tracker pulse when you get nearer to it. 3 footsteps away mean THREE RINGS away (or more). 2 footsteps means TWO RINGS, one footstep means one ring and NO RINGS MEANS YOU CAN CLICK ON THAT POKEMON AND IT WILL APPEAR IN 10 SECONDS.

Battery saver mode, found in settings, works as follows: Once clicked on, if you drop your phone to your side as you walk, with the top of your phone facing the ground, the screen will dim so only the pokemon logo shows. It still tracks your steps for your eggs and it will vibrate and beep when a pokemon shows up. As soon as you lift your phone to your face (right side up) the screen will appear again as normal!

The higher level you get, the more rare pokemon you come across.

Colophon: a statement at the end of a book containing the scribe or owner’s name, date of completion, or bitching about how hard it is to write a book in the dark ages

Oh, my hand

The parchment is very hairy

Thank God it will soon be dark

St. Patrick of Armagh, deliver me from writing

Now I’ve written the whole thing; for Christ’s sake give me a drink

Oh d fuckin abbot

Massive hangover

Whoever translated these Gospels did a very poor job

Cursed be the pesty cat that urinated over this book during the night

If someone else would like such a handsome book, come and look me up in Paris, across from the Notre Dame cathedral

I shall remember, O Christ, that I am writing of Thee, because I am wrecked today

Do not reproach me concerning the letters, the ink is bad and the parchment scanty and the day is dark

11 golden letters, 8 shilling each; 700 letters with double shafts, 7 shilling for each hundred; and 35 quires of text, each 16 leaves, at 3 shilling each. For such an amount I won’t write again

Here ends the second part of the title work of Brother Thomas Aquinas of the Dominican Order; very long, very verbose; and very tedious for the scribe; thank God, thank God, and again thank God