Stormy Afternoon

I have been hearing thunder on and off all afternoon and right now it is raining quite a bit. I don't mind storms once warm weather rolls around though and I love the sound of thunder and rain against the house. It scared Eli away from his window seat though and he kept looking at me as if there was something I could do about it. Silly cat.

I am feeling better than I have been. but this cough is persistent. I am not at the top of my game that's for sure. I really want to feel 100% again though because I miss working out and actually getting stuff done. 

On the upside though, I was lucky enough to be one of three winners in Marissa's last giveaway! I received my necklace from Laura today and I am absolutely in love with it. The packaging was so pretty and all the little business cards are just so pretty they'll probably end up on my wall. This is my first piece from Roots & Feathers but I am hoping it's not my last.

Don't mind the not to great quality of the actual picture. Like I've said before, my phone camera sucks, and storms don't provide the best natural lightning. 

I also got two little spray bottles in the mail which I am using to make another batch of sea-salt beachy hairspray and some natural spray in "shampoo" -I'll let you know the details of that experiment at a later point. Hopefully it goes well, since regular shampoo is leaving my hair feeling really greasy as of late, which is  usually the opposite of the problem I have. 

Manda Rave

Tuesday Teatime

Well, this past week has been mostly me being sick. It started out as a sore throat and then developed into a chest cold which leaves me hacking up a lung every five minutes with my head feeling like it's in a cloud of fuzz. I'm feeling better now than before though, so there is that at least.

Tea of the Week: Iced Green Tea. Unfortunately hot tea has done nothing but irritate my throat so the only tea I've had is some home-brewed green tea, sweetened with honey and iced so that I can actually drink it. Mostly I've been drinking water though, about 10 glasses a day. One thing is for certain, I am a well-hydrated sick person.

Tumblr Finds

This is just absolutely beautiful.

This made me laugh.

And these are just incredible.

Window Shopping

I love everything in this shop, especially this dress. It can be worn so many different ways!

Love this skirt from FreePeople.

Reading List

1. Rain's post You are burning, luminescent has got me thinking about what I see. Definitely go take a look at it.

2. This actually isn't anything to read, but calm.com is just too wonderful not to share. Just refresh for different beautiful and soothing sounds.

3. I love this little piece about selfies and why they're awesome (because they are!)

Quote

Your 20’s are your ‘selfish’ years. It’s a decade to immerse yourself in every single thing possible. Be selfish with your time, and all the aspects of you. Tinker with shit, travel, explore, love a lot, love a little, and never touch the ground. ―Kyoko Escamilla

Manda Rave

Sick Again

This time I have a sore throat. I am definitely not enjoying it. The rest of me feels fine for the most part but it's hard to talk and unless I have a throat drop in my mouth it's hard to swallow. This should be a fun couple of days. I guess I am taking another break from my 30 Day Shred workout. Oh well.

My current feelings:

^A Very Potter Musical, if you didn't know :)

But I still have to go out so that I can ship an order and go food shopping. We're out of bananas and coffee filters which, in our house, essentially means the world is over, haha.

I hope everyone else is feeling better than me and enjoying their Saturday. It's beautiful out here and I hope it is where you are too.

Manda Rave

I Am Grateful 5/16

found here.

Today has been better than yesterday. I slept in a little later than I wanted to but I woke up in a better mood.  Plus the sun has been out all day and it has gone back up to the 70s instead of the 50s like the last few days. Warm weather and sunshine does wonders for my mental state. Unfortunately, my boyfriend is not feeling well today though. I hope that he does soon so that we can both feel good on these beautiful spring days.

To try to kick my depressive mood in the butt I decided that today would be a good day to take the time to type out the things I am grateful for lately. When I hit a bump in my mental stability I tend to forget to be thankful for all that I have. I am trying to fix that.

Lately I am grateful for...

+Lovely blogger friends: Lottie, Angie, Hollie, & Megan -you are all so wonderful and I'm so glad to have met you. I wish we all lived close by so that we could gather for tea and craft pow wow.

+Chamomile tea, it's the only way I have been able to fall asleep lately.

+The Vampire Diaries. Sounds silly I know, but watching it helps me forget about being upset.

+My No Doubt Pandora station. Nothing like No Doubt, Sugar Ray, and The Cranberries to put a smile on your face.

Today has been a very productive day for me. I cleaned a good portion of the apartment -cleaned floors, vacuumed, washed dishes, cleaned the bathtub, emptied the trash, etc. I feel good about it. I also did my workout, poked around the jobosphere looking for some writing gigs, and have studied some of my Spanish. And the day isn't even over yet!

What are you grateful for lately?

Manda Rave