life updates + hey again!

Izzy in January: hey guys I'm back!

1 blog post later: silence for 4 months

HEY.

I am so so sorry for the silence on here. I don't even know how to explain it at this point. I really just don't have the same passion for blogging right now, but considering this was where everything started, I do want to do a life update\blog post every once in a while!! so in this post, I'll just be telling you all about everything that's been going on in my life! I hope you enjoy. :)

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I'm getting really close to the end of school, and i'm SO EXCITED!! My last in person school is this week, and then the week after I have online exams and some school events but I'm so close and that makes me so happy honestly. The school year this year has been kind of rough for some different reasons, so i'm really excited to a) not have to go in person anymore & b) be done with Chemistry and Algebra 1!!!!

My Instagram has been doing pretty well recently!! I've had some reels blow up which has been so insane. I've been SO consistent on there honestly so that's been amazing!! I hit 1k followers back in February, and that was honestly one of the BEST parts of 2021 so far!! I'm currently at 1,208. If you guys want to keep up with me better and get to know me better, definitely go follow me on there @isabellakateblog !!

I feel like we went into 2021 saying "oh this is gonna be so much better!!" ....and it's not?? 😂 maybe it's just my 2021 but it's been ROUGH for me LOL.

April flew by!! It's almost over which is crazy. I feel like this month has definitely been one of the busier ones of 2021.

Next week is my prom!! I'm so so excited. It's on Thursday, April 29th! That's been a lot to figure out as i've had to pick out my dress, shoes, a prom mask, get my dress altered, pick out jewelry and a purse, etc! It's been such a big job, lots of effort and tears put into it as usual. But I'm excited for it!

I had 2 weeks of spring break this year which was honestly amazing. It still didn't last long enough, but it was a really nice break from my school work.

I am forever re-watching Gilmore Girls, because it's honestly just the ultimate comfort show!! If you've watched it, comment which teams you are. I'm 100% team Jess and team Luke, and no one can convince me otherwise. 😂 me and my sister may or may not have stayed up until 1:30 watching Jess and Rory edits BUUUUUUUT that's besides the point. *laughs nervously*

I have been LOVING spending time outside lately!! There's a little trail and nice walk right near our house, so I've been absolutely loving walking and doing different stuff around there. It's been really beautiful to watch it change throughout winter and spring.

We're going to the beach v v soon and I could not be more excited. I really need to get away!! the beach sounds so perfect right about now.

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I won't make this life update insanely long, but I hope to be posting more on this blog soon!! Let me know in the comments what you've been up to lately, and also comment down below your Instagram username if you have one!

love you guys!

-Izzy

Self care ideas that take under an hour! + Collab with some amazing blogger girls!

Hi everyone!

It's been a bit since my last blog post! I've been focusing more on my Instagram and Youtube lately. But today, I have a post that I'm really excited for! It's a collab with some lovely girls from the blogger community! All of their blogs will be linked below.

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All of us girls have posts going out about self care. We all have different and unique ideas, so definitely go check out the other posts! I'm so excited to read them also, we'll be posting all of the posts within the same week!!

The other girls in this collab!

-Zainab from Zainab Chats

-Maryam from infinitelyadaydreamer

-Pati from Pati-Cool

-Catherine from Cath Jane Blog

-Christina from Christina and Camera

-Meghan from Meghan's Teen Life

-Imaan

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1. Basic self care! - These ideas are things such as do a face mask, take a nice shower or bath, and just relax. Self care nights are significant to staying energized.

2. Watch a tv show- This is definitely something I do a lot. It could take anywhere from half an hour to an hour, depending on what show you choose. I like 45 minute tv shows, so that they are right in between. It's a good time bracket, as sometimes 30 minutes isn't quite long enough, and an hour is too long. My favorites are Gilmore Girls and Good Witch.

3. Take a nap! - Extremely simple, but a good way to refresh and re-invigorate yourself.

4. Read a book or journal - Definitely good. If you have a lot on your mind, it's always nice to get your mind on a different subject\story. Also, journaling to get out your feelings. In this stressful time, it's really helped me to have a place where I can absolutely vent.

5. Listen to some music! - Literally such a calming thing for me. I'm obsessed with Spotify.

6. Cook or bake something - This is super fun. I love making homemade pizza, or if I'm looking for something to bake, I really like cookies\brownies. Everyone needs some comfort food when they're stressed out, overwhelmed, or tired.

7. Organize! - One of the best ways to feel like you have your life together so that you can relax is organizing! If I need to feel organized quickly, I usually like to color code my calendar, write in my planner, etc. Also, working on organizing my closet or room is one of my favorite things to do.

8.  Have a dance party! - Sounds ridiculous honestly, but one of the things that re-energizes me and gets me pumped up extremely is a dance party! This goes along with #5 a little bit. Get on your best pump up music, and just dance and sing your heart out. Trust me, it's therapeutic. 😂

9. Exercise or go for a walk - You may not want to do this since it's not extremely relaxing, but if you're trying to get your life together a bit I definitely recommend this! It's refreshing, and I like to do this and then shower and have a cozy night in!

10. Call or zoom with friends! - This is definitely one of my favorites. If I need something to uplift me a little bit, I love to see if any of my friends can do a FaceTime or a zoom. Some nights they can't do it, but sometimes they can and it's really fun. We usually do it for the zoom limit of 40 minutes. We occasionally start a new one if we need more time, but it really depends. This one has been so crucial for me over the last couple of months and takes below an hour of course!

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I hope you enjoyed this post, don't forget to go check out all of the girls in this collab's posts about self care! Love you all SO much!

-Izzy

Where I've been + lots of life updates

Hi everyone!

Wow. Long long long time no see. This post is going to be explaining why I randomly disappeared for like 3 months, and talk about what I've been doing.

So basically, my last post is from October 1st. I was really active on here over the summer. I honestly have so many different reasons why I stayed away from this blog for a little bit, but I'll try to sort through it all to make it make sense.

Basically, in the middle of summer, on July 18th, I started an Instagram page called @isabellakateblog

This was really new for me, as I had never been on that kind of platform for this. It was the best decision I've made in an extremely long time. I've grown so much as a person, and a blogger since joining there. I've gotten to meet so many new people that I would have never come to know.

I also have started Youtube as you all kind of know from some blog posts, which is also at Isabella Kate. Youtube takes up a LOT of time. I've never really been a writer in life, so I chose to distance myself a little bit from the blog, since it wasn't going anywhere really.

I'm glad I did it.

I'm currently 14, and a freshman in high school. I have some REALLY hard classes, mainly Algebra and Chemistry. It's a lot to juggle for me. I'm the most active on my Instagram, where I post 2x a week, and I'm practically on there constantly. I'm also posting 1x a week on my Youtube channel.

If you guys want to keep up with me really well, I would really appreciate you subscribing to my channel, or following my Instagram! I would really like to stay in touch with all of you, it's just hard managing so many different platforms.

So you may be asking, what are you doing on here?

...well, as I'm writing this and also fully decided to come back to this about 5 minutes ago, I'm not 100% sure. I don't want to leave you all hanging as you guys are what I started with. I think I'll start posting more, but not have a posting schedule. I can't handle another posting schedule to keep up with 😂

I would still like to keep up with all of you, and I think I'll be coming on here occasionally to give you life updates. A few new people have been finding my blog lately, as I literally checked on it like a month ago and I've gotten like 5 new followers since then, which is a lot for blogger. I felt so guilty with so many of you commenting how much you loved my blog, and just letting you all down.

All of this to say, I'm definitely coming back a little bit, and I can't wait to talk with you all. :)

-Izzy

September Wrap-Up

Hi guys!

I cannot believe that it's October. That's so crazy to me! September was pretty good, despite school low-key being death. So yeah, let's get into this!

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What I'm Loving-

Desserts

Filming and editing Youtube videos!

Binge watching tv shows haha.

Fall decorations and lights!

Playing guitar! I've been obsessed lately.

Candles. They're so relaxing.

Making to-do lists! I love them.

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Tv shows and movies -

We still need to finish Gilmore Girls AYITL! The only episode we have left is the last one, so we really need to watch that haha. Also, as always, watching the original Gilmore Girls.

Still on season 11 of Frasier!

Julie and the Phantoms. Y'all. I am freaking in love with this show. I cannot. If you've watched this comment at me hahaha because AAHH it's so good.

Chesapeake Shores! I started it at the beginning of September and have been trying to get through it before my subscription ends haha. I'm on the last episode of season 2, it's such a good show!

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Music -

Window Pain by Dawson Hollow

Happiness (stripped) by Wingtip

The entirety of Anson Seabra's new album, Songs I wrote in my Bedroom!!!!!!!!!!! (y'all Anson Seabra's music is freaking good.)

Another Place by Alessia Cara and Bastille

The entirety of the Julie and the Phantoms playlist because IT GIVES ME LIFE. (that's honestly a bad pun if you've watched the show before.)

So yeah! That was pretty much my September. How was your month? Are you excited for October? Comment below!

-Izzy

Assumptions about Me!

 Hey guys!

I posted a video last week and I forgot to post about it. It's an Assumptions about Me video! I hope you enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsQzqoLCcCI&t=1s

-Izzy

August Wrap-Up

Hi everyone!

Today's post is another monthly wrap up! August was pretty good overall, really hectic! I started school this month, so things have been crazy. Let's get into it!

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What I'm Loving -

Pool days! These days are so refreshing to get an afternoon off of school! It's just a fun, summer day in the sun not thinking about chemistry conversions and algebra fractions.

At the beginning of the month, I read SO much!! I'll update you guys on that more later on, but I read a lot of books in a small span of time, haha!

There was this incredible sunset at the beginning of the month! It was absolutely crazy. I took lots of pictures. Also, this rainbow I saw when I was at the pool! 😊 Also, this moon though! It was at like, 1 A.M haha.

Some funny pictures 😂

Forever proud of my skills to make baked spaghetti.

My cat is so cute.

Some pretty nature.

I've been having to take pictures for my photography class lately, so I took a really cute picture of my camera!

I've been obsessed with Hallmark movies the last couple of days. And I mean obsessed. Here's one I watched a couple of days ago.

A random cute picture.

My High School orientation pictures!

A photo from one of my days of school. I had to cover up my school logo, haha sorry!

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Tv shows and movies -

We're slowly inching our way through Gilmore Girls, a Year in the Life. We're halfway through. It's definitely a ride, haha!

A lot of Frasier! We're finally on the last season, so that's crazy!!

I've been re-watching some Girl Meets World, and it's just such a good show!! I really wish they hadn't cancelled it.

We watched the 2 hour Kiera Knightley version of Pride and Prejudice, and it was pretty good! I liked the 6 hour one better, but it was still very good.

Obviously Hallmark movies! I've watched so many these last couple of days, oh my goodness. My favorite is Love in Design, but most of them are just so good!

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Music -

Happiest Year by Jaymes Young is SO good!!

Maniac by Conan Grey........ love this.

Okay I hate Tik Tok, but the songs I have heard from Tik Tok are way too catchy LOL.

The Love In Design soundtrack. Just yes.

Gilmore Girls music is forever a mood.

One night by Daniel Murphy, Anthony Sanudo, and Jared Palomar.

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So that's about it, how was you guys' month?

-Izzy

What Quarantine + Summer 2020 taught me.

Hi everyone!

It's been awhile since I wrote a blog post!! I randomly got this burst of inspiration to write this, since summer is slowly coming to an end and I'm thinking about how wonderful and lovely summer 2020 was. While quarantine was kind of terrible, it still taught me things. This will be a post about what Summer 2020 and Quarantine taught me, as the both definitely taught me things.

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Alone time is okay.

I'm way more of an introvert than I thought.

It's okay to be boring and just want to knit and read and watch tv. 😂

Big t-shirts are just the best.

I will always fall in love with boys from books.

There's a big difference in being alone and being lonely.

Zoom calls make being apart 10x better.

Who cares about a bikini body.

Trying out 10 different hobbies at a time is so freaking fun.

To-do lists are your friends.

You will always feel way better if you go for a walk instead of sitting inside all day.

Cooking is ACTUALLY FUN.

Gilmore Girls and cookies fix a lot.

Algebra > Geometry

Laying on the floor instead of doing anything is definitely therapeutic.

Unplugging at the pool is the best feeling.

Life doesn't suck, your day sucks. *wait never mind life does suck*

If you end your show on a cliffhanger and have nothing to do the next day, just stay up. A super bad thing to encourage, but if it's only until like 1:30 just do the thing.

Growth is such a beautiful thing.

I really hate working out.

Learning new stuff is actually cool and not nerdy.

TAN TAN TAN. You will regret it when you're in a cold dark classroom erasing yet another math problem and wondering why you didn't take advantage of it.

New music releasing is my favorite thing.

Reading a book might not be the most productive, but at least it isn't staring at your screen.

The outdoors are such a blessing.

Make memories. Take photos, take videos, and keep them forever to look back on when you aren't having quite the best time in life. Or, take videos of you while you aren't having the best time, so that when you are, you can look back and realize how much you've grown.

Call that person. Text them. Let them know that you are thinking about them and praying for them, because even though you might not realize it, they could be having just as bad a day as you.

FOLKLORE FOR THE WIN!!!!!!!!!

Change never ends.

Have a structure and be disciplined.

God's love never ends.

People change, and that's okay.

Quarantine is freaking hard bro.

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So yeah! That's about it for this post, I hope you enjoyed! What did you guys learn from quarantine? I feel like I learned a lot.

-Izzy