Fitbit Versa 2 unboxing + My thoughts

Hi everyone!!

I got the Fitbit versa 2, it is the first fitbit i have ever had. I thought I would show you some pictures and a little bit of the unboxing. So here we go!

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So basically, when you open it you open it from the bottom, and inside the box you have the actual watch, the charger, and an extra band.

The packaging is super cute I think. There's a spot where the watch goes, which I really like. 

It took a while to set up. The actual beginning of the process didn't take too long, the part that I had a problem with was where you are syncing your messages. My phone is an Android Motorola, I don't remember which version. It's a good phone, just slow so this process took FOREVER. We finally synced it thankfully, so I am getting messages now. I haven't took the time to set up Alexa yet. 

This watch has a lot of nice features. It tracks blood pressure, steps, the time, the weather, it has Amazon Alexa, you can get text messages on it, there are excercise workouts where you can track them, and it's just really cool.

In the Fitbit app, there are a lot of features you can use. There's food tracking, water tracking, sleep tracking, etc.

I also love that since I dance, I don't turn on a workout but my watch actually detects when I dance that there is a workout going on, so it counts it as one for my week.

I actually love the appearance. I chose the Rose gold color, which is one of my favorite colors so it worked out well. The other options were the gray or the black, and also there was a special edition with a different band, but it was more expensive.

Because this was an early Black Friday deal, it was cheaper than usual. Usually, it is $200. But, I got it from Kohl's which was having a good deal on it. So basically, when you bought one, it was $150, but they gave you $45 in Kohl's cash, so it ended up pretty much just being $113 with tax. 

So yeah! I took a few pictures with it on for you guys to see, so these are them.

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Overall, I'm super happy with it. It's great for tracking my workouts and makes me more accountable. I hope you guys enjoyed this post, let me know what kind of posts you want to see in the future!!

-Izzy

November Wrap-up

November Wrap-up

Hi everyone!!

November has been insane to say the least. I saw several people doing these kind of posts, so I thought I would join in. So let's get right on into it!

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At the very beginning of the month, on the 4th, I got Invisalign. If you don't know what that is, they are clear braces that are removable. You take these out when you eat, and when you drink anything besides water. It's definitely been a change for me, but i'm hoping to get my teeth moved because they're pretty bad haha.

The high schoolers at my school had a high school festival that we always attend, so they competed a lot the same week I got my Invisalign. We went to go see them a lot, and it was super fun.

We started preparing for our Christmas show at school. As y'all know, I'm homeschooled but go to an arts school so I'm a dancer. We always have a Christmas show after school lets out, and it features dancing and singing and a bunch of other stuff. I'm in four different dances in this show this year, two of which we haven't choreographed yet 😬 Love that.

We decorated for Christmas!! I absolutely love Christmas, it's my favorite holiday. I get so into it. If you haven't seen yet, I decorated my room and that post will be here.

At our mall, they have a Christmas tree with Salvation Army angels on it. You pick one of these up, and then buy a bunch of stuff for them and return it in December. It's one of my favorite things to do to help other people during the holiday season.

I've had a great Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving break. I've been off of school since Tuesday and I'm loving it. 😍

I got a fitbit a couple of days ago, which there will be a post on that soon. It's so useful and has definitely taken some work, but it will be good for me to get in better shape.

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I hope you enjoyed this post, let me know in the comments what kind of posts you want to see! Also, I would love to do a tag to get to know some more bloggers, so let me know if anyone wants to collaborate to make a tag!

-Izzy

Happy Thanksgiving!! - What i'm thankful for, + ootd

Happy Thanksgiving!!

This post is going out so freaking late, I know. i've been busy literally ALL DAY. No joke. So, I'm just getting around to this, but that's okay!

There is so much to be thankful for, I can't list all of it. But, I will list some of my top ones. 

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1. Food and water

2. Family and friends

3. The bible

4. A house

5. Comfy clothing

6. My blog

7. My room

8. Blankets

9. Acting, singing and dancing

10. God

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For my outfit, I wore a navy dress from Forever 21, and white keds from Michael's. 

This outfit was super comfortable!! I loved it.

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Let me know in the comments, what are you guys thankful for this Thanksgiving?

-Izzy

Decorating my room for Christmas

Hi everyone!

So today in this post, I decided to decorate my room for Christmas :) Don't judge me, I just like decorating early. So I'm just going to take you through some of my room and just some fun pictures that I decided to take :)

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So I first got everything out..

My tree this year is so cute. It has white lights and berries and some red sparkly pinecones on it, with some ornaments on it from Target. 

I put some garland on my mirror, which is super cute. 

Which of course meant that I had to take a selfie with the garland....

And, I decorated my window seat.

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If you have any questions about anything in my photos, please let me know and I will answer them!

I hope you enjoyed this post! Let me know what kind of posts you guys would like to see. 

-Izzy

Feeling left out

Isn't this a struggle for everyone? I hope not, but in all honesty it's a daily struggle for me. I'm thinking about making this kind of a series because my last post was kind of like this, just another thing i've been going through, and I feel like this is another one that I want to share with you guys.

Is it just me, or does it seem like every week there's something I'm being left out of, not invited to, or just something like not even being acknowledged when in a group. It's mainly been a struggle for me because basically, I go to a fine arts school where middle schoolers and high schoolers are sometimes around each other, and because I've danced for so long, I'm in the high school dance class, I've been in most of the high school shows the past few years, and honestly have known these high schoolers since I was about 9-10. At this point, I am so close to them because they are my second family. But my best friend moved up a class this year, which means now she's in high school, and I'm left behind in eighth grade. Even though I act like a high schooler, i'm not allowed to be in high school.

This is such a struggle for me, I don't think anyone has any idea. I'm constantly being left out of everything. I know that's probably not true, but it feels so much like that it's hard to not think about. 

This year has been hard as it is, with a lot of other stuff going on. But this makes it even harder. I mean, you have to think to yourself "How can I fix this?" and there really is no way. I mean, you can always try to make yourself prettier or more popular but that will get you no where.

I mean, we all know how it feels to be bored and then see photos of all your friends on Instagram hanging out without you. It hurts. You didn't get invited. They didn't think of you. Etc, etc. You can't blame this on yourself, it's their fault that they don't want to invite you for some odd reason.

But just remember through this, Find good friends. Find friends that WILL invite you. Find friends who will support and love you through whatever you are going through. Find friends who send texts to you just to see how you are. Find YOUR group.

-Izzy

Not being good enough\dissapointment

Have you ever struggled with either of these? I've found that this year these are two prominent things that keep happening to me, in different circumstances or situations. It seems as though whatever I'm doing, it always winds up here. Why is that?

Because these are two things that everyone struggles with, I think. There's always going to be someone better than you. Someone who is just way better than you at something. And what do you have to do to be on that level? Work hard.

This is one of the things that I have definitely also been learning over the past couple months-a year. I know that I will never get far in the dance world if my body is not ready for the challenges to come. So I work out. I got in a good groove when it came to working out for quite some time, but then I stopped.  And that is when I should've kept going.

But I didn't.

I didn't feel the need to. I didn't keep working hard. And now that it's back to dance season, I find my body out of shape and not ready. So I've started up again. I'm praying that I have the motivation to keep going, and I think as long as I keep thinking about it, I will. And how does this go back to disappointment and not being good enough you're wondering?

If you don't work hard, you won't get what you want. You won't get that role, that job you've been hoping for for years, or anything. You'll find yourself in a position that I often find myself in. Disappointed. In these situations, I've found the only thing I can do is just think, "Everything happens for a reason." And it does. You'll find out in a while why you didn't get that role, or job. And if not, there was a reason. This is a hard struggle for me. I've always struggled with it to a degree, but this year has been especially hard in many different ways.

Just know, you are NOT alone in this, at all. I'm right there with you. 

So let me know in the comments if you're going through something like this right now, what is it?

-Izzy

Sad day tips- How to make it better

Hi guys!

So I honestly don't know how often y'all get sad, or if you have sad days, but I certainly do. I don't really know why, I just have those days where I feel like I could cry at any moment just because I'm a wreck for some unknown reason. So, these are some tips for you if you have these days to help you get through them :)

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1. Watch tv- This definitely helps me to watch some Netflix, get my mind off of whatever is bothering me.

2. Call a friend- This is one of the most helpful of the tips to me, because whenever I'm sad I love to just call a friend and rant and get it all out. Once I do, I usually feel a lot better.

3. Eat junk food- I know this is honestly probably not the best tip, but hey, when you're sad, do you want cookie dough or kale?

4. Go shopping- Do something fun! Go thrift shopping, go to your local mall, wherever you enjoy shopping and buy yourself an outfit, or room decor, whatever you want :)

5. Journal- When you feel sad, get out a journal, and write all of it down. Whatever those feelings are that you feel like you can't even tell your journal- just do it. It will make you feel better, and if you're not wanting to tell anyone these things, you're not. The only ones that know are you and your journal. 

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What do you do when you're sad? Comment down below.

-Izzy

Halloween 2019

Hi everyone!

I hope you all have had a great Halloween!! I wanted to show you my costume. I went as an alien, and I went trick or treating. It was super fun. (Yes, I know I'm too old to go trick or treating, but hey, free candy.) So for this costume my mom's friend helped me sew it, which was also really fun. I also made a scrunchie out of the fabric from my costume, and I wore some white shoes from Michael's.

What did you guys dress up as?

-Izzy

Rainbow

remember
that time
when you smiled so hard
remember that moment
as the tears start to fade away
as the rainbow begins to largen
and you're feeling less lonely
and all of it is forgotten
in a moment

But then you remember
what it felt like
to feel like you had no one who cared about you
to feel alone
the tears come back
and you feel yourself kneeling on the ground
crying so hard
you can't breathe

and then a pair of arms
comes and hugs you from behind
they lift you up
and tell you
"you are okay"
and that is enough for you
to know you are cared about
and to know they love you

My current favorite playlist | October 2019

Hi everyone!

This month I've been really into music honestly, so I thought I would make a playlist of songs that I love right now. 

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1. Boys and Girls - James TW

2. Someone you loved - Lewis Capaldi

3. Cruel Summer - Taylor Swift 

4. I warned myself - Charlie Puth

5. I think you're lying - Annie Rose

6. Over getting over you - Annie Leblanc

7. Soldier - James TW

8. I think he knows - Taylor Swift

9. Car Radio - 21 Pilots

10. Happy for Me - James TW

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These have just been some of the songs I've been listening to.
What have you been listening to?
-Izzy

10.21.19

10.21.19

*not my photo*

When the leaves start to die
and our hearts are filled with regret
we look to the sky
to see if there is even a sunset

Although there is one
we are still sad
for we are never content
which is a character trait we've always had

We like summer best
for everything is alive
but the weather is so hot
we just want to go for a dive

So yet again
we are not content
for we always are
and always have been

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Much love for this season.
-Izzy