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Sometimes, you just have to let go of some people. If they come back to you as a better person then they really love you and are meant to be in your life. If they don't, it's time to let them go. You can try and try and try to change a person but they won't ever really change until you show them you won't put up with it anymore.

When a person is so toxic, and mean, and they just feed off of drama it's time to let them go. When all they do is guilt trip you and make you feel bad for their wrongs or for trying to do one thing that's good for you instead of just them for once it's time to let them go. When you try to talk to them about your problems and want them there for you as a friend or family but yet they turn it back around to their problems instead of yours they aren't worth it anymore. All they are doing is dragging you down. Focus on the people that are there when you need them. When you say you feel like dying and they say no you're going to be okay and make it out of this alive. When you say you can't handle it anymore and they say just hold on a little bit longer. Those are the real friends and family and people in your life worth keeping.

There are some though, that think they are the only ones with problems. Some that make others feel like they aren't worthy of life or living. These people love to act like a queen or king and like they rule the world and your world. They guilt trip you on your decisions and get mad when you try to run your own life and decisions. If you know me well enough and you're reading this, you know who I'm talking about because you know her too.

These type of people aren't real family or friends or lovers. They aren't who you need them to be and they aren't there when you need them. They'll claim they do everything in their power to make you happy, but then when it comes down to helping you they only worry about themselves and their problems. They'll crap talk everyone in the book then when someone else does it to them they get hurt. They'll feed off of drama and love to live in it. It's like drama is food to them and they can't survive without it. They are always mad at either you or another family member or friend. Then even when they are supposedly best friends with someone, they'll talk badly about them. They are severely two-faced and will not change nor grow up no matter how old they are.

They say something about you never calling even though they know you never call or text first you wait for a call and you've said that before. Then you get guilt-tripped into that and blamed for that. When they know you have social anxiety. Then they'll try to put you in situations you don't want to be in even after they already know, you hate being in crowded rooms and can't breathe in them. Then if you don't show up, you'll get guilted for that. Every little thing you do you'll be made feel guilty for missing or for not doing whenever they could've done something to help you be there and didn't. They could've done something to stop or ease the pain but they didn't. Why? Because they only care about themselves.

These type of people that bully you, make you feel these ways, and make you feel guilty about every little thing, are doing nothing but hurting you. You can try and try and try to please that person but they won't ever be satisfied. They feed off of drama and your pain and hurt. It's what they love to do. As long as they are happy that's all that matters. These type of people, no matter how badly it hurts you-you have to let go of. They aren't worth hurting yourself over anymore. You can love them with all your heart and soul but love them from a distance and stop letting them control you and your thoughts. This person has torn me apart for 20 years and I've had enough. I've had enough of my life and relationships being controlled by this person. I am my own self, I control my own thoughts and decisions and most of all my own life. It is my life and I'll live it the way I want to live it. Not by anyone else's rules anymore.

It's time to live my own life and stop letting someone else think they can control it. I'll love you always, but it's time to let go and love from a distance.

If you are going through this, know you aren't alone. It's one of the hardest things you'll ever have to do especially if it's a close family member. The thing is though, if you're an adult then you have the right to your own life and decisions. I know it sucks to hurt other people but you shouldn't continue to hurt yourself either. Do what is right for you for once, erase the toxic people and things out of your life and watch how much better it gets.

If you ever need advice or a friend I am here 24/7 and I know how you're feeling. Comment below your email, follow me on social media, or just email me at dawncraven12@gmail.com which is my communications email. I'm here for you.

I hope you all got the advice needed from this post and that it helps you to do what's best for you. Thank you so much for reading and check back soon for more. :)

How To Know When It's Time To Let Go Of Toxic People

by Dawn on 9:30 AM

Sometimes, you just have to let go of some people. If they come back to you as a better person then they really love you and are meant ...

Hey loves and welcome back to my blog!

Today's post I wanted to change it up a bit and just do something that isn't makeup related for once. I hope you all are okay with that. It's just lately I've felt uninspired in the makeup world and just not motivated to do the things I normally would love to do. Something about makeup and how obsessed I was with it has worn completely off almost.

Lately, I haven't dressed up and have been trying to go natural and give myself a break from beauty and focus more on my mental well-being instead of how I look. It's the most important thing and I really feel a lot better for it. Soon I'll get back to writing beauty blog posts but for today I just wanted to try something different and see how it went.

Sometimes we all get so caught up in the beauty world and fashion and everything based off of looks that we forget to take care of ourselves and our mental health. It easily happens to everyone and then we lose track of where we wanted to be and what we really wanted to do because we were so focused on everything looking perfect for social media and other people when behind closed doors it's a complete mess. I'm not here to be fake and act like everything is perfect. I'll tell the truth whether it be good or bad I'll write that things aren't perfect whereas the media these days thinks it's alright to try and act like someone you aren't. You should always be yourself and love yourself just as much as you do others. Don't be chained to the game of comparison and compare yourself or your life to others. Just work on your own.

Anyways, I'll stop rambling on. If you've been down, kicked around, and in a crappy mood lately then here are 50 ways you can lift your mood to get you up and smiling again. :)

Get out of your house.
Travel.
Get outdoors.
Hang out with your pet.
Hang out with family, friends, boy/girlfriend.
Read.
Write.
Listen to happy music.
Ride bikes around town.
Go to a water park or amusement park.
Workout. Go for a run or any workout in general.
Do yoga.
Have a singing/dancing party. Even if it's just in your house.
Go see a movie.
Grab your favorite warm drink. Coffee, tea, whatever it is from your favorite cafe.
Buy yourself flowers.
Splurge on yourself.
Cook or bake something you've never tried before or made.
Watch funny videos.
Meditate.
Draw
Paint
Decorate/clean.
Have an at-home pamper/spa night.
Light some candles.
Go for a drive.
Read inspirational quotes.
Make/add to your dream board.
Watch your favorite show.
Get your favorite ice cream/candy and eat it.
Take a nap.
Go to the beach.
Go for a walk.
Rearrange your house.
Decorate your house (seasonal or just overall)
Get some sunlight.
Vent. To a friend, family member, or just to yourself.
Cry and let it all out.
Play your favorite video game.
Drink a glass of wine or make yourself a healthy smoothie. Whichever makes you feel the best today.
Listen to your favorite podcast.
Get some work done. After you're done you'll feel better.
Watch your favorite movie. (Even if it's a Disney one)
Watch some cartoons. They never fail to cheer me up.
Go to your favorite restaurant.
Try a new restaurant.
Paint your nails.
Go get your hair done, treat yo self.
Get organized, it never fails to make me feel better.
Smile. Because even if you are having a bad day smiling can make you feel a little put together and better anyways.

I hope this post inspired you and helps you find the best ways to boost your mood and get you up and going again. Thank you all so much for reading and check back soon for more posts. :)

50 Ways To Lift Your Mood

by Dawn on 1:07 PM

Hey loves and welcome back to my blog! Today's post I wanted to change it up a bit and just do something that isn't makeup r...

Hey loves! Honestly, I can't apologize enough for being gone.

I deleted this blog to start a new one because I just felt like this one wasn't really taking off or going any place but then I decided, why not just keep writing on both? So anyway, I've been working on my beauty blog which I recently took a little break from because I've been going through some mentally challenging things. I just had these things I had to work out in life and relationships and family and it was a lot but it's all figured out now.

For the past month, I've just been out of it and my motivation has been completely gone. My mental health has not been the greatest at all honestly. I feel terrible for missing out on blogging for this blog and my other one but it's just been so much on me lately trying to take care of myself. It's been probably too much on me honestly.

The other blog seems to have a lot more success than this one and I've had it a shorter amount of time than this blog which is why I kind of got burnt out on working on here. But then I realized, I've worked on this blog for at least a year and a half if not longer now so why stop now. My main goal is to become the blogger everyone dreams of becoming and this blog wasn't doing justice to that dream whereas I see potential in my other blog. So for this blog, it'll still mostly be advice posts and things to help you all out in life. There will also be lifestyle and beauty posts like I planned in the beginning for this blog.

I just couldn't give up on my readers most of all you all are everything to this blog and actually, make me feel great about how hard I work on here because I know my work gets read. Thank you all so much for always being so supportive. Comment below the type of posts you would love to read and I'll start looking through and writing them! I love connecting with you all. Check back soon for more great posts now that I'm pumped and motivated again. :)

Life Update + What's Being Going On & Where I've Been

by Dawn on 6:00 PM

Hey loves! Honestly, I can't apologize enough for being gone. I deleted this blog to start a new one because I just felt like this...

Summer Bucket List 2018

We all love summer bucket lists as much as fall right? I figured, well why not post one! If you like to read these as much as I do, just keep reading!

- Hit an amusement park! Six Flags, Disney, I don’t care one or the other I seriously need some roller coaster and drop tower therapy. Adrenaline rushes are my therapy.

- Road trip. Even if it’s just 2 hours to New Orleans or the Coast I just want to get out and have fun this summer which is something I haven’t done in a while. Plus, who doesn’t love a good road trip?

- Go to the beach, and I mean a lot. The thing I didn’t do last year near enough was go to the beach so that’s definitely something that I just really want to do a ton this summer!

- Have a bonfire or go to one. Just me, a few friends and family, some booze, and a good time full of stories, life updates, and fun.

- Go on a picnic, me and babe, a blanket, some lemonade, something cute and picnic like to eat, some fruit, and just sit out there on a good sunny day and eat together and relax a bit.

- Buy more flowers. One thing I don’t have in my house right now is flowers like what so ever, and I would LOVE to have some cute summery bright colored flowers and plants in my house.

- Do some yoga outdoors. I mean, I’m kind of worried about how people will view me or look at me especially in my neighborhood but it’s just something I really want to try.

- Eat a ton of watermelon. What’s better than watermelon in the summertime? That and pineapple literally nothing is better in summer.

- Go swimming more often. Last summer, I got to swim once at a waterpark in New Mexico which was way fun, I’ll admit. In all honesty, though, I wish I would have more but this summer that is definitely something I want to do more of.

Hopefully, I can complete all of these by the end of summer or at least the beginning of August and if so, I’ll feel pretty good about this summer. 2018 I’m ready for you.

Summer Bucket List 2018

by Dawn on 6:36 PM

Summer Bucket List 2018 We all love summer bucket lists as much as fall right? I figured, well why not post one! If you lik...

Nighttime Skincare Routine
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One thing I haven’t shared in a while is a good skincare routine. Honestly, I can’t even explain why I think it’s just because I had fallen off from doing routine posts. Anyways, here we are with my updated nighttime skincare routine. Normally, my skincare routine is pretty simple and quick because I get really tired after I shower at night and am so ready to lie down, but I do like to take a little time out of my night to just really take care of my skin. So, if you want to know my nighttime skincare routine, just keep reading.

- So the first thing I like to do is just take off all of my makeup. It’s one of the worst but also best feelings, am I right?

- Once I’ve gotten all of my makeup off I usually hop in the shower so I can wash my body and face off really well. Normally I only wash my hair every 2-3 days because washing it every single day is terrible for your hair, or so I’ve heard.

- After I hop out of the shower I pat dry and pat my face dry. You don’t want to rub because it can cause premature wrinkles, and we don’t want to cause those! Try to be careful with your skin it’s pretty fragile after a hot shower.

- Then while my face is still a little damp if I’m in the mood for it I’ll do a good face mask to get my skin clean, clear, and glowy.

- After that’s been on my face for about a good 10-15 minutes I’ll rinse or peel it off with some warm water.

- Then I’ll go ahead and put on my moisturizer and under eye cream.

- After that, I just throw on some Carmex for my lips, because they are important too.

- Once I finish putting that on, I’m done! Quick and easy and super simple to do.

So that was all for this post and I really hope you all enjoyed reading! Take care of your skin and think of it this way, in all honesty, it really is what holds you together. Check back soon for more routines, beauty posts, lifestyle posts, wellness posts, and more!

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Nighttime Skincare Routine

by Dawn on 4:00 PM

Nighttime Skincare Routine *This post may contain affiliate links* One thing I haven’t shared in a while is a good skin...

Trying New Things + Finding Your Happy Place

When we're going through a lot, all we want to do is find our happy place and something that can make and keep us happy. New hobbies are always the way to go and I've been trying new things a ton lately. No, I'm not saying change yourself completely. I'm saying go out and find some things that you think you might love to do or take interest in and try them out! Recently, I made a post about needing change and going through a lot because there's been a lot of mess in my life lately and a ton of drama going on. Honestly, I'm not one for drama I'd rather stay in and chill with my love or by myself and find something to do that I love. So, I found a few things I had an interest in and wanted to try them out. First thing I started was Tarot cards and readings. Some people say not to do this it takes over your life or is evil. Honestly, it's not evil unless you make it evil. Some people use these like a Ouija board, others like me do it to connect with themselves and their own soul and see how they are feeling. I ask questions like where my love life is going, where my life and future is headed, how am I feeling right now, what do I need more or less of, etc. It's just a good thing to do to connect with yourself more often and to just get to know yourself in a way you couldn't before.

Another thing I've started doing more of, Yoga! Used to, I thought it was a weird thing and I could never get into it because you had to have "balance" and "flexibility" but honestly, yoga is to teach you to have those things. Not only that but it helps you focus on your breathing and just sort of relax and detox your mind. It's very new to me and today was actually my first day but I absolutely loved it! It helped me to focus on my breathing, erase all of my bad thoughts, and it literally felt like a cardio session except I wasn't in complete pain during and after it. I just sweated an excessive amount but I felt GOOD about it for once. Like I'm all for cardio, and a run can kick out any stress or bad thoughts I had in my mind, but in all honesty by the time I'm done I always end up in pain and can't breathe and I feel dead and every time I do it I get shin splints. With yoga it's a good way to just breathe and relax but still burn some good calories and kick my own butt so I loved it today! There are a ton of great poses and things to get you started on YouTube and Pinterest. I used Pinterest so I could have my music and yoga poses laid out in front of me at the same time while I was moving. You might think the same thing I used to about it, but it's a really great stress and anxiety reliever. Honestly, I feel great after it and hopefully I continue to feel that way.

Also trying to do different things with myself like style wise. From dressing up more often because I really haven't lately and trying new outfits and looks. Even hairstyles and such. It's just a good feeling and will help you feel great about yourself and your confidence again! Lately I've been trying to save up and make money for me and my fiance to go on a good trip too just me and him. We haven't gotten to yet just us and we would love to and are definitely planning on it once we get a good vehicle coming up soon. Life is getting much better one day at a time and that's how I'm taking things now. Not stressing, forcing, anything. Just one step and one day at a time and going with the flow. Whatever happens happens. But lately I do feel a lot better and my optimistic side is waking back up finally. I'm also really excited that summer is coming up and it's warmer weather because that ALWAYS gets me in a better mood. In all honesty, I'm just so glad things are finally looking up for us and that soon they'll be even better because our lives have been in the dark for the longest time. These past few months, all I wanted to do was drink and get drunk every weekend and it just wasn't good because it only brought more of my depression out in me. Now I'm in such a good place I don't want to drink unless it's a fruity one by the beach with my guy. Everything's so good now and I hope it stays this way for a while.

Also, I hope you guys are all doing good and life is going good for you because you all deserve the best as well. If you are in a dark place like I was, know that things will get better. Also, if it's to do with your relationship, I finally talked to my guy and told him everything about how I feeling and really just everything and I feel so much better now that it's all out in the open and we can just move on and get along so much better now. We argue still, yes, but not near as bad. So I'll tell you guys, if it's your relationship that's causing you to be in a dark place like mine was, you've gotta tell him/her how you are feeling if you don't you'll get more down and it'll just end up right where I was. After you tell them how you're feeling and it's all there it'll either work out or maybe you two aren't meant to be and then you can just move on and start over and focus on yourself for a while. Either way, you'll end up in a happier place once you stop holding it all in and back. It's just eating you alive if you hold it all in. Let it out, say how you feel, if it works out it works out and if it doesn't it just doesn't and wasn't meant to be and you should move on to bigger and better things. Either way, do that. Then find your happy place and do your favorite things, tarot, yoga, writing, music, art, sports, the gym, running, whatever it is do it! It'll make you feel so much better. If you feel stuck and bored with your life, try new things like I am! You'll feel so much better, much more refreshed, much more energized, and life will look so much brighter! Plus, them endorphins are your BEST FRIEND. If you need anymore advice or would just like to connect with me follow me and reach out to me on social media which is linked all over my blog. You can also just comment on this post, ask questions, whatever you feel like and I'll reply!

Thank you so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed this post and it motivated you to go find your happiness too!

"There's many reasons we are who we've become, I'm going through changes now." -Changes by Langhorne Slim

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Trying New Things + Finding Your Happy Place

by Dawn on 6:04 PM

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How to Detox your Mindset and Reduce Negative Thoughts

It’s hard to know how to detox your mind, to a lot of people. Some people have no clue what that even means and then feel worse because they can’t detox their minds. It’s normal to detox your body, even your life, but you’ve never probably heard to detox your mind. Detoxing your mind is getting rid of all of the toxic things and thoughts that you have daily, weekly, or monthly. It helps you to become a happier person and calmer. Detoxing your mind will also help you get rid of tons of stress, unhappiness, toxic things thoughts and people, and help you to just become a better person overall. So, if you want to detox your mindset and reduce all of those negative mean and hateful thoughts that keep bringing you down, just keep reading.

Give your brain some space. Erase all of the negative people and things from your mind and your life. Those people and things only continue to constantly bring you down and will continue to do so until you rid of them for good. It can be hard to do this because you might love that person a lot and want them in your life but until they can realize how to be happy and more positive, you don’t need them in your life. You deserve happiness too and you shouldn’t allow someone to constantly bring you down like that, you deserve much better. Honestly, it’s going to be hard to let go of them and your negative thoughts but if you believe in yourself and you REALLY want to be happy, you’ll do it without a problem. It’s going to hurt at first but in the long run, it’s going to be completely worth it when you can finally be happy again.

Reduce noise + negativity. Noisy situations and negativity can bring you down way too easily. Try to reduce them. Stay in for a night by yourself or your love and just cuddle up in bed and watch your favorite movies or TV shows. Don’t allow so much negativity into your life or it will continue to bring you down. Reduce the noise as much as you possibly can.

Go to your happy place. Whatever your happy place might be whether it be the gym or at home writing, it could even be your favorite coffee shop. Go there and it’s going to help you reduce all of those negative thoughts so much it’s unreal. If you're in your happy place you're known to be happier and you’ll feel much better and have ten times less stress on you.

Reduce distractions. At least once out of your day try to just put your phone away, laptop away and just kind of relax. Grab a book or write or something but if you need them to say listen to music to help calm you more then just throw them on airplane mode that way you’ll be distraction free and you’ll be able to truly relax and unwind and just be a lot calmer and won’t have so many negative things on your mind. Social media has that habit of when we see something sad or something that will bring us down, it’s gonna stress us out so just try to put it all away for a little while during the day and just sit back and relax and just enjoy life.

Make the time. Every day make the time to just set aside and write out your thoughts, or make a thoughts log in your journal and just jot it all down. Make the time to rid yourself of social media and texting everyone back right away and just relax. Give yourself time to detox and plan your day out for the next day and just work on your journal. Your journal can be a book of your thoughts, your personality, your feelings, everything. You can literally jot it all down in there and it’s going to feel so much better when you're finished because it can help you to detox so much and just take everything off of your mind.

So that was all for this post you guys and I truly hope you enjoyed reading! Check back soon for more great posts and also follow me on social media for more updates and to socialize with me!

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How to Detox your Mindset and Reduce Negative Thoughts

by Dawn on 10:00 AM

How to Detox your Mindset and Reduce Negative Thoughts It’s hard to know how to detox your mind, to a lot of people. Some people have...

How To Stop Trying To Be Something/Someone You're Not

A thing we can get caught up in these days is trying to be someone that we aren’t. From trying to be like a celebrity, a famous YouTuber, or a famous blogger. It’s easy to get caught up in these things when you feel like you're not successful and they are. The thing is you have to realize they worked hard to get where they are. They took time to be themselves and it paid off in the end. If you're not being yourself or being creative then that will get you nowhere. Sure it’s good to look at others for inspiration but don’t be like them. There’s only ONE you and you are so unique and special in so many ways. Cherish you for the person you are and learn to love yourself. It’s not about who is successful now and who isn’t because if you would focus on you then you would be able to get there a lot quicker yourself. People look to content for creativity, uniqueness, hard work, not copycats and cheaters that took the easy way out. Why would you want to copy someone else's work? What would you do and how would you feel if it paid off in the end? Sure, the money and success would be good but you wouldn’t have anything to be proud of. Only because you didn’t work hard enough, you didn’t try hard enough, you used someone else's work. Also, think of how it makes the other person feel? Yes, it’s gonna be hard as hell to get where you want to be in life but it’s never gonna get you there when you keep stopping or using someone else as your worker bee. It’s time to get to work yourself. Get motivated, however, you like to get motivated do it. Then brainstorm your own ideas, kick ass to do your own work, and in the end I promise you it’ll pay off so much more than just copying other people's work and ideas. Think of just all of the great things you could come up with on your own. Your own posts, songs, recipes, etc. There are a ton of great things you could be doing that you aren’t. So get at it and stop giving up on yourself. Stop trying to be someone that you are not. You are your own person and they are theirs. We all have different directions and different things going on in our lives. We need to live for ourselves, not someone else. That person might look all glitz and glam on camera but you don’t know what goes on behind the scenes. They could be going through the hardest thing in their life just like you! Success isn’t about being someone your not, not one person got to the top that way. They got there through hard work and using their brain. If you want to be successful on your own, start by researching and making a plan. Use your brain instead of someone else's and think of all the ways that you can get there. Yes, there will be days where you don’t feel like being yourself but they make you stronger. Once you’ve done all this work though for yourself without copying someone else you’ll honestly feel truly so much better. The thing I like to do is brainstorm ideas for posts and how I’m feeling or what I feel like writing then I’ll literally just write it all in Google docs, edit my grammar, add some images and post. It’s that simple to just be yourself. Just write out your feelings, write out all of your great ideas you brainstormed. It’s so easy to be yourself and so much more worth it than you think. Not one person can fully love you if they don’t know you for the you that you truly are. They’d be falling in love with someone else. So find yourself, be yourself, and fall in love with yourself. Kick ass and do your own work and create your own content, your own everything and I PROMISE you it’s so worth it in the end. Honestly you guys, I used to copy people BAD but I got no satisfaction and just felt wrong and like I wasn’t doing my readers any good. Honest, I wasn’t spreading the positive words that I am today back then I was going by someone else’s head and ideas. That’s not me. That’s why today, I write my own content. Does it take more time and effort? Hell yes. In all honesty, though, I don’t regret one bit switching to writing my OWN content. It makes it so much better knowing that I wrote it when people comment on and share my posts. Not only that but I can go back and read my posts and realize just how much I’ve grown since those days. Trust me, it’s a satisfying feeling. So as I said, just be yourself. Don’t try to be someone or something that you aren’t. It's not worth it, whatsoever.

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HOW TO STOP TRYING TO BE SOMETHING/SOMEONE YOU'RE NOT

by Dawn on 8:13 AM

How To Stop Trying To Be Something/Someone You're Not A thing we can get caught up in these days is trying to be someone that w...

Ready for Change | Journal April 2018 | Life Update

Somedays, I’m happy. Ready for life to keep going the way it is and I mean yes I’m okay with that. Then again, there are things I want to do. Honestly, I want to make money and travel. Travel to places I’ve never been and listen to new music I’ve never listened to. To sit on the beach with my favorite playlist, a glass of wine, and just stare at the ocean and think about how great life is. Lately, I can’t do that. It’s making me realize how much I want a change. Used to, I could go places and do things. I know that money has a lot to do with it. There are ways I could make money, if people would stop stopping me… There are things I could be doing to get another vehicle and go travel wherever I like and live my life… but things are stopping me. I’m trying to not hurt others but my life is going to waste by staring at the same city and the same things and the same four walls. It gets old, quick. Sure I want these things, but your perspective changes once you get older. Honestly, this was exactly what I wanted when I was 10. Now I’m 20 almost 21, and I just want to travel and live life. Don’t get me wrong I love him, I love the things he does for me and I know he’s trying to straighten up… but we aren’t traveling, seeing new things, we don’t do anything but grocery shop hit taco bell come home drink and sleep. He games, I listen to music, get lost in my thoughts, and remember what it used to be like and how fun it always was to travel and see new things. I lived in a different state, different and more things to do, lived my life. Here it isn’t that way. MS has always depressed me and I just don’t want to be here anymore. I know it’s not that easy to move though and I don’t want to leave my family again. I also though, don’t want to not travel and see new things. New and exciting things I’ll remember until the day I die. To the phase, I don’t want to look back and be like, “I never got to see that beach or that city.” I don’t want to live in regret or depression. I love traveling, it’s something I’ve always loved to do and want to continue to do. Even though some would rather stay home all day everyday, that’s not me. I feel like I’m trapped in a jail cell or something not doing anything. It’s causing depression and isolation but it’s also causing me to wake up once again and realize what I really want in life. Maybe I’m just in my feelz or maybe it’s just something big and different coming my way who really knows. I just honestly hope, this isn’t the rest of my life. Sitting in this lonely bed, lies, depression, isolation, all of it. I’d rather travel, shop, see and get new things, live life. This is just depressing me and it’s not who I am. Why did I work so hard to find myself after I left NM…. just to end up having to find that same girl all over again? But the real me is waking up again. You’ll see soon.

Ready for Change | Journal April 2018 | Life Update

by Dawn on 10:00 PM

Ready for Change | Journal April 2018 | Life Update Somedays, I’m happy. Ready for life to keep going the way it is and I mean yes I’m o...

Hey you guys!

So I know it's been a really long time since I wrote last and first off I want to apologize for that, I know I should've been like, "Hey I'm leaving for a while..." or something at least so I apologize for that. Honestly, I've had a hard time blogging because so many things keep happening and changing but now I'm back and that's all that matters. Now, I'm about to get married literally in one month and 11 days so it's coming up soon! Get ready to learn more about that, and also I'm making some changes to this blog. The design isn't changing for a while I don't think but I am changing my style of posts and my niche overall. It is still going to be a lifestyle blog but more of home + living than it is girly posts. I'm just growing constantly and I've changed a lot since the last time I wrote on here. So from here on out it's going to be just more mature, adult type of posts. Plus, maybe and hopefully this will take me in the direction I've always wanted to go with blogging to turn it into a full-time hobby and career. Blogging is something that makes me happy and is literally my dream job and I honestly hope that it all works out this time around. As for you all, I will continue to connect with you through social media which is linked all over my sites home page and will be linked somewhere in most of my posts. Thank you for all of your support and love over these past two years of blogging and I hope we can continue to grow My Life in a Blog into something even bigger and better! If you would like to connect with me, please don't hesitate to email me at dawncraven12@gmail.com for collaborations or business/sponsored posts because those are also going to be on this new version of my site! I'm so very thankful for all of you that have stuck with me through this journey and genuinely care about this blog and love the posts. It means the world to me and I can't wait to start this new journey of a new and updated blog and also as a very soon to be wife! So, as I always say if you want to read more posts like this, cleaning, lifestyle, organizing, cleaning, tips, etc, just stick around and keep checking back for more which I am currently working on right this minute! Thank you all again for all of your support and like I said if you want to connect, please don't hesitate and feel completely free to email me or reach out on social media!

-xoxo Dawn

Coming Back to the Blog! + A Few Life Updates

by Dawn on 4:18 PM

Hey you guys! So I know it's been a really long time since I wrote last and first off I want to apologize for that, I know I should...

PRODUCTIVE MORNING ROUTINE | FEB. 2018

Your lying in bed, procrastinating every little thing you have to do today and tomorrow because you don’t feel like doing it. Having no motivation, and no guilt or remorse about it either, you just continue to put it off until it’s too late to complete it all. Then you realize you’ve lost your source of an audience, an income, and you’ve lost your best state of mind because you stopped doing the one thing you love.

No more procrastination or putting important things off until it’s too late to do them, it’s time to start kicking a** and completing it all NOW. So here I bring you, the most productive morning routine. For you to read and use to motivate you and pick you up off of the couch again and have a good productive morning EVERY morning.

5:30AM, get up. Start the coffee and go brush your teeth, wash your face, and use the restroom. Let's be real here, not one single person can be productive without being heavily caffeinated and full of coffee beforehand. Also been loving this new skincare routine and I’ll let you guys in on it in a post coming up soon. My favorite holy-grail skincare product though is Mario Badescu facial spray

6:00AM, make the cup of coffee just the right way because coffee = life. Head to the kitchen and grab breakfast. Normally, breakfast is fruit or something simple and easy to make because it’s hard to cook when you're super tired still.

6:30AM, eat and watch TV/YouTube. First George Lopez (or whatever your favorite show is), then watch some YouTube for motivation because George Lopez never gets old and is just probably one of the best Nick classics that ever aired. Then YouTube for work motivation, productive morning routines are a must for motivation.

7:00AM, make the bed and tidy up the house. It’s never good to work in a messy cluttered house honestly. It’ll clutter up your mind and thoughts and make it hard to work.

7:30AM, light a candle and get to work. Lighting a candle can put you in such a better mood. Can someone explain this as to why? Can’t even put it into words here. Then get to writing, filming, editing, scheduling, posting, emailing, etc. Work for about 3-6 hours depends on how much I have to do for the day.

10:30AM, workout. Working out is just going to make you feel so much more put together, confident, and happy all throughout so it’s worth doing, even this early in the day.

11:30AM-12PM, shower and get dressed. Errands almost always have to be ran almost every day it seems like. This is a good time for you to get dressed and ready to go run them and just get them completely out of the way.

12-3PM, run errands. Whether it be bills, groceries, etc. just get it all done around this time and normally grab some food while out unless you ate before leaving.

3PM, come home. Work a little more if needed, clean up if needed.

4-6PM, relax and binge TV shows or go out with friends. It’s relaxation time.

6PM, read a book, draw, work on journals etc. Get into a comfy/cozy mood and read a few chapters in favorite book or draw if it’s what calms you or work on your journal/bullet journal. Do what calms you most and makes you feel best. Even a good hot bubble bath will help with some candles. Just do something away from your phone and Tv.

7PM, get ready for bed and have time to lie on phone and chill for a while before sleeping. Catch up on social media, etc.

8PM, bedtime. Turn off the lights and hit the hay.

ZZZ

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Productive Morning Routine | Getting Motivated | Feb. 2018

by Dawn on 3:44 PM

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Get Ready With Me | Valentines Date Night Look 2018!

Today is the day you’ve been waiting for for days, to get up get dressed up and go out with the love of your life, but what to wear and how should you do your makeup?!? You waited until last minute to figure it out and now here it is Valentine’s Day and time to get ready, WELLL, look no further. Here is my GRWM for Valentine’s Day post for date night. Now you can use this guide to look cute for your man tonight! GL and also, Happy Valentine’s Day!!!

-Start with foundation, I like to use CoverGirl liquid foundation because it just seems to give me such good coverage and all of the above on every ladies wishlist for a foundation.

-Then move on to concealer, now sometimes actually most of the time I’ll do this before foundation but I just go under my eyes to cover up my dark circles, they are terrible, then cover up any and all blemishes and redness I can see.

-After that, start on blush, contour, and highlight. My 3 favorite things are on this one. I normally start off with blush, then go over that with highlight so the blush doesn’t wipe off my highlight because let’s be honest we ALL love highlighter, then I go in and just contour where I normally will under my cheekbones, the bridge of my nose on each side and my forehead temples. Everyone has a different structure though so go with that goes well with your face and make sure you blend well you definitely don’t want contour lines!

-Then I go ahead and fill in my brows with my angled brush and a sort of light brown powder eyebrow filler because it seems to not be too extreme on my pale face and with blonde brows and hair.

-After my brows look like they are on fleek, lol. Then I go ahead and start on eyeshadow and I used this l'oreal the blushed nudes palette it’s like a light pink packaging and it’s so pretty and honestly, I feel like the colors work better and pop better than most do. But I’ll just go in with usually the greyish beige on the very end at the top, sorry these don’t have color names ugh, and then the dark sparkly brown under that greyish color on to my crease and blend that really well up to my brow bone. Then I’ll go in with the light beige color the 2nd one from the top and add that to my inner corners for a highlight on my eyes and to make me look more awake and make the eyeshadow pop. Then that same color I’ll add under my brow bone to kind of show a better crease and line for my shadow.

-After that, I’ll just go ahead and curl my lashes and use the Two Faced Better Than Sex mascara and I absolutely love this. But I’ll just go in with about 3-4 coats of that because I have really thin, short, and blonde lashes so I definitely need a few coats.

-Once I finish with that then I’ll just go ahead and do lipstick and for this look since it is a v-day look, I decided to go in with my matte Wet n’ Wild lipstick in the color 965 cherry picking then I just went over that with my gloss by Revlon colorstay moisture stain and it is in the color 015 Barcelona Nights I just love these two colors together, especially for this look, and they just blend together so well and pop and actually last for a really long while.

-As for my hair, I just went ahead with my Remington curling wand, not sure what inch the barrel is but I’ll link it for you guys, and just curl all pieces of my hair in small sections so I’ll get a full head of curly hair. Then I just spray it down with some hairspray and kind of shake it out with my hands to kind of separate the curls and go with a more wavy/ romantic/flirty look.

-After that, I’m all done and ready for Valentine’s Day!

That’s all for this post and I truly hope you enjoyed it and it inspired you with a really cute V-day look! For outfit ideas, I went with just a simple black tank I got from Rue 21 a while back and some cute denim distressed shorts that I purchased a while ago from American eagle. Then I’m just pairing that with a plain beige pair of sandals from American eagle also. You could also wear a cute dress, especially pink, red, or black, that would go GREAT with this look. Anyways, thanks for reading and check back for more great posts soon!

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