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What I Learned in 2020

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And sarah's back after a long break!!! Jk, it wasn't really a break, I have just been really really bad about posting and I'm sorry!! While I know I've been slacking, I knew I couldn't just skip posting my favorite post of the year... sharing what I learned in 2020! This year I ended up reflecting on my previous posts and I'm kinda filled with nostalgia, but also I'm like, what the hell is my life??? lol. Last year I talked about how 2019 was one of the worst years of my life and I truly thought 2020 was gonna be my year and..... let me just say this and I will state this again on this list: the most important thing that I learned this year is to never enter a new year with unrealistically high expectations and goals because you will be severely disappointed. Aka how I've been feeling since March, haha. But here we go! If you've been invited to something in an unfamiliar place, look up the address on Google and check the distance BEFORE you commit. ...

This is 25.

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So I celebrated my 25th birthday this past weekend! And WOW I feel old. One of my best friends and I were joking around about how certain things we were doing were such "this is 25" things. We kinda started listing things as the day went on and I was like, "why am I not putting this in a new blog post?" So here I am, listing 25 things that have happened in my 25th year that have just made me feel... twenty five. 1. Purchasing a special car pillow to help with your back. 2. Waking up early on a Saturday morning to go to a work out class instead of sleeping in. 3. Actually keeping plants alive. Real plants. 4. Having to get your car fixed 3 times in a month by yourself. Without your dad. 5. Cooking real meals that aren't just eggs or frozen hot dogs. 6. Finding house-cleaning therapeutic and getting excited to clean. 7. Taking a trip to visit a new fancy grocery store and being super excited. 8. When you can't stop thinking about your ne...

The real truth about my relationship with God.

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So I started writing this blog post over a month ago with entirely different intentions. If you've been with me for a while, my life has been a whirlwind ever since the beginning of my college career. Every day, I would just tell myself, "God has a plan", "it's going to get better", or "lol of course this would happen to me" and make a joke out of whatever situation I'm in (I still do this. It helps me not fall apart tbh). But as time passed, life has never seemed to get better or it has always felt like I'm walking on eggshells and whatever good thing that is happening is going to be taken away from me. It's an awful way to think, but when you happen to have the worst luck in the world, you just tend to only see the negative in order to not be too disappointed. And it has definitely affected my relationship with God and my faith in general. My life has been filled with lots of downs, but there have been some significant times in my ...

Cut your bangs.

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"Oh lord, what is sarah going to talk about today..." Honestly, that's how I feel about my posts when I go through old posts and have forgotten what I talked about, lol. I didn't address it in my last post, but YES, I cut my own bangs! For many years, I have wanted to get bangs. Not because I necessarily thought they were cute, but I really just wanted to see what they looked like on me, lol. I had a feeling they were going to look bad with my facial features, but I thought they were kinda safe when it came to changing your hair drastically compared to shaving your whole head or dyeing it. Like you can hide them with a headband if they look bad, and plus your hair grows! At least fast enough to where you can hide them behind your ear at some point, lol. And while we're in the middle of quarantine and every event has been canceled, I thought, why not? But I had a lot of fear and anxiety going into this. Because literally EVERYONE said not to do it. Not a ...

How to Bleach-Dye Your Clothes

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So tie-dye is officially back. Or people are really really bored in quarantine. Or both! I tried out bleach dyeing recently and it was super easy and fun! Easier than regular tie-dye. I am SHOCKED people are spending $50+ on buying it when you can make it yourself. I have some suggestions to make yours better than mine, which I will share at the end. And if you want to see how I did regular tie-dye, click here . What you need: What you want to bleach: old t-shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops, sweatpants, etc. Walmart had cheap sweatshirts for $3, so that's where I got mine! Make sure it's more than 50% cotton material because it won't bleach well otherwise (stay tuned). Bleach and water solution (50% bleach, 50% water) Rubberbands Gloves (to protect your hands from the bleach) An open workstation. For example: the outdoors. Don't do this in your bathroom unless you want to die of inhaling chemicals. Step 1: Tie your clothes with the rubber bands to ho...

Average Girl Makeup: Blue Halo Eye (plus new youtube video!)

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I'm gonna be straight up honest, I feel like a total fraud here talking about makeup because I am not a makeup artist, lol. But like I said in my last post, makeup and playing dress up has been an outlet for me during these stressful days in quarantine! I filmed a video for my youtube channel and wore this look in the video and wanted to share a couple of pictures with you guys... since I obviously didn't get to go out and wear this look anywhere, lol. I mean, I went and checked the mail, but I don't think that counts. 😂The look is not perfect, but this was the first time I did a colorful halo eye! STAND OUT PRODUCTS Eyeshadow :  Juvia's Place Masquerade Palette ,  Juvia's Place The Saharan II I put the red/brown colors all over the lid, but focusing on the outer and inner corners. Then I put the blue in the middle of the lid, blending it into the red/brown tones. From looking at the photos, I think could have blended it more which is bothering me...

Average Girl Fashion: Quarantine Edition

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Happy Quarantine!! Just kidding, I hate this and I hope y'all are taking it better than I am because I am dying, lol. Not only am I not a homebody, but I am also quarantining by myself, so I'm literally alone 24/7. It's fun for a little while, but definitely not something I enjoy doing all the time!! And I got furloughed from my job due to the virus, so I'm EXTRA bored trying to kill time without spending my entire day in bed watching Friends. Something that I've learned during this time of quarantine is that makeup and dressing up truly bring me happiness. I mean, if you've been following me for a while, you know that I love makeup and fashion, but this is different! I've been feeling so down and sad during all this, so taking a couple of days during the week to do my makeup and dress up has really really helped me get out of my slump temporarily! So I thought I would share two of my looks. Not sure exactly why I'm sharing these because I don...