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“ I’m either your cup of tea or not at all because I will be speaking my mind, I will be myself but you can choose if you want to like me or be my friend I already like who I am.”
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" Dream big because it's free, if your dreams don't make people call you crazy then you aren't dreaming big enough."
2023-06-21T19:05:35+02:00
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" Romanticize your life there is no one else living it for you, take a walk on the beach, read a book if you want, go to a party and dance like no one is watching it's your life so who cares how you live it."
2023-06-21T18:37:13+02:00
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Who’s my biggest motivator in life?
Me. I motivate myself to get up in the morning and to be the best that I can be.
who got my back?
me. I take care of myself and no one does it better.
who loves me more?
me and no one else will ever love me more than me.
2023-06-21T16:05:15+02:00
Music
I love listening to music, I cannot drive or take a shower without music playing so basically, I live my life with music. I don't understand someone who doesn't like listening to music because that's all I do throughout the day; it makes life easier for me. When I am happy, I put on upbeat songs to dance, when I am sad, I put on sad songs to cry because I believe that emotions are supposed to be felt running away from it will not change anything because it has to come out one way or another. when I am sad, I let myself cry and I let myself process the pain because if I don't it's just going to eat me up alive and delay the moving on process. In a way music helps me to express myself and to feel good.
But some songs are detrimental for your mind and soul; those songs encourage violence, elicit and explicit activities. It is sad that kids nowadays are exposed to those types of songs, they are not aware of how much damage music can do to their minds. I feel like there's a devilish spirit coming out of those songs that I stay away from them, sometimes they creep up in my playlists, but I always skip them. I need to do a sweep clean in some of my playlists. I find songs in the 80s 90s and some early 2000s to be safer for me or I would also listen to songs with just a beat but no lyrics in it because the lyrics are so bad! I love listening to sped up music or TikTok's edits songs...It makes me feel like I am in a movie. People can call me old because I listen to songs from the 80s but I don't care because I will protect my mind at all cost. I hate it when I have no control over what I think about if I can avoid certain things then better for me.
2023-06-21T14:40:35+02:00
skin
I am not an expert at skincare, but I worked 1 week at a dermatologist office this year and now I am obsessed with skincare. That was one of the jobs I didn't like while I was searching for a permanent job (we talked about that but the last one I mentioned I only worked there for 1 day!) I saw young and old people come in to discuss their skin concerns. They were from all races that's how I became so strict with wearing sunscreen when I saw how much damage the sun can cause to your skin, I was shocked.
I recently started a skincare routine and so far, my skin is improving, you all know that I struggled with acne in the past and that took a toll on my confidence big time. I can never forget that time of my life 2020-2021 was the worse! I was crying all the time, I put on a lot of weight...I was a mess but then one day I say " that's enough!" I went to therapy for my mental health, started working out even if it was at home, I got all the equipment I needed, cleaned up my diet and I saw a big improvement in my skin plus my overall health. Your gut health is essential for you to have great skin :
- stop eating a lot of greasy food.
- cut back on dairy.
- drink a lot of water.
- French fries are bad (eat less of it)
- soda is bad too.
- stop eating a lot of candy.
- cereal that contains sugar is bad also so cut back on that.
- Red meat is also bad when you eat a lot of it, because excess fat contributes to high cholesterol and it's also bad for your skin.
- alcohol is also bad for your skin when you drink a lot of it, it dries up your skin.
- instead eat anti-inflammatory food like tomatoes, green vegetables, nuts like almonds and walnuts, salmon, strawberries, blueberries, cherries, oranges.
- Mediterranean diet is also good, I want to change my diet into that.
listen I know you might think this is a lot but it's important that you watch what you eat now while you're young because when you get older you will be happy you did that. I want to keep looking young and beautiful, the best way to do that is by eating right and by taking care of my skin. I want to see my kids graduate college when I have them and I want to see them get married! so I have to take care of my health starting now. I know I cannot add days to my life but I want my time on earth to be enjoyable and a healthy life if I can make that happen..
skincare.
now let's get into it..
I don't have an expensive routine and I don't wash my face often only 2 times a day. I use a gentle Cetaphil soap bar on my face because I have really sensitive skin so any harsh products will break out my skin, the cetaphil soap bar works for me because it does not dry up myskin but cleanses it gently while maintaining the skin natural moisture.
during the day-time
- I wash my face with the cetaphil soap bar
- pat dry my skin with a clean towel
- put on my cerave AM face moisturizer lotion that contains sunscreen SPF 30, put that on your neck too because that's one part of your body that age quickly and gets damage by the sun.
- put on lip gloss and that's it! :)
nighttime
- wash my face with my cetaphil soap bar
- put on my truskin cerum that contains hyaluronic acid, vitamin C + E (I let air dry for a minute) (put that on my neck as well)
- then I put my cerave vitamin C serum and that's it (put that on my neck too)
- then I brush my teeth and go to sleep
one thing you always see me using is vitamin C because it promotes collagen which keeps the skin youthful, and it also get rid of discoloration which I have a ton of because of my acne. I also eat vitamin C gummies and orange juice because you don't only need it for your external skin but internally as well. You can also use retinol because it repairs the skin and keeps it young, but I took a break from it in the summer, I will start again in the fall.