10 Day "You" Challenge | One Picture of Yourself

Tadadada!!! I've finally managed to finish my first challenge! Today is the final day of the 10 Day YOU Challenge and I am ending it with a picture of myself because ... well, it told me to! It doesn't say anywhere what sort of picture of yourself it needs to be or if it needs to be fairly recent. So I went through my pictures and stumbled across this one! It was when Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Pt 2 (what a mouth full) had come out and I was ready to go see it with my Gryffindor shirt, scarf, and Hermione's wand (even though I'm technically Hufflepuff!) I love this picture. It makes me all smiley every time I look at it. My hair is it's natural color in this picture. I miss it so much! I'm also wearing a bow in this picture. It was my favorite bow and I have no idea where I've gone and left it. So after this I am on a mission to go find it! Thank you everyone so much for reading and commenting on my 10 Day YOU Challenge. I hope you enjoyed reading it and learning more about me and that it inspired you to do the challenge as well! Leave me links to your posts if you've done them! Talk to you all real soon! :D

10 Day "You" Challenge | Two Songs

Don't have much to say today as I've written it all done in a post that'll be up after this about school and such! Straight into the challenge and today is Day 9! I'm going to share my two favorite songs as of right now that I cannot stop listening to on my iPod. I have very eclectic taste in music, most of the time it's in Top 10 sort of music because somehow even indie songs that I listen to end up on the radio!!

♫#1 // Little Green Bag | George Baker

This song was the intro song for Reservoir Dogs. Grab a pair of Ray Bans and just listen to this song. It makes me feel so cool when I'm walking on campus listening to this. I feel bad ass, not gonna lie ;)

♫#2 // Gold on the Ceiling | The Black Keys

The Black Keys are awesome cakes covered in amazing sauce. Their sound is old school with a more modern twist, I guess you would say? I don't know if that makes sense. I just know I love them! This is my favorite song of theirs. Mihai likes them too and he said I jinxed them because now this song is on the radio, too. Haha I've done this with three other songs as well. I like knowing popular bands that aren't ever heard of on the radio, but as soon as I like them they end up there. Oups!

Just have a listen to these two songs! I'm not sure how many of you will enjoy them, I think you will but then again I'm not sure what kind of music you all are into! Hmm, you know what? I think you guys will like them a lot. Grab some Ray Bans and just chillax :)

10 Day "You" Challenge | Three Films

I should most definitely be doing the reading for my Psychopathology class instead of painting my nails, helping my mom play Family Feud on her phone, and typing this up. I'm still not used to the fact that school is in session and that I actually have homework! Alright, I promise I'll start reading right after this. Day number three of the 10 Day YOU Challenge and I bring you three of my favorite films to watch! I'm usually that person who can't name their favorite movie when asked so I'm glad I was able to name three for you today :)

♧#1 // Reservoir Dogs

This. Movie. Is. Just. UGH. I love it so much. Go on Netflix and just watch it. It is one of the best movies I've ever watched. You don't expect anything to happen. It's so amazingly written and acted and directed and ... oh goodness, Quentin Tarantino ... you're doing it right. If you like movies like Inglorious Bastards and Pulp Fiction, you'll love this.

♧#2 // Mean Girls

It's a classic. I feel weird calling a movie like this a classic but it is! It's hilariously funny and I'm pretty sure you all have seen it. If you haven't I would say that you are missing out on a million jokes and laughs.

♧#3 // Burn After Reading

I've watched this movie very recently. Brad Pitt is in this movie, along with George Clooney and how can you go wrong with the both of them in a movie? It's so, so, so (I'm sorry I can't think of other assisting adjective thingamobs) funny. I don't know what it is about this movie. It's sort of got that same Reservoir Dogs feel but it's hilarious.

As you can see I am no movie critic. I think a movie critic will wonder why I didn't change this topic to something else! The three movies I picked though are my favorites at the moment. I may not be able to adequately explain why but at least you know what they are!

10 Day "You" Challenge | Four Books

I'm back from 2nd day of school with a whole lot of books and a brand new notebook *sniffs Nothing beats the smell of a new notebook ... besides my lovely Cinnamon Sugared Donut candle. I sort of giggled after reading the comments on yesterday's post because it seemed like you guys are really intrigued right now and I am so happy to be sharing the sweet smelly love! Today is Day numero siete (I'm taking Spanish this semester, haha) and I bring to you four of my favorite books/the ones I will never tire of reading. Vamos a la ... libro! (Let's got to the ... book. Oh lawwwwd.)

✎...#1 // Harry Potter

The series that I will forever want to read again and again. This was one of those books where I didn't care if there was a love story in it. I just loved the adventure and friendship! I think I'll be making my kids read this one day :)

✎...#2 // The Maze Runner

I feel like this whole series gets over looked because everyone so closely connects it to The Hunger Games. Which, if I'm honest, the two are not alike in anyway. It's not like if you've read The Hunger Games, you've read this book. The Maze Runner is thrilling, and insanely more suspenseful than The Hunger Games. Not hating on it because I do love the book, but as a whole series I feel The Maze Runner is better written from the first book to the last. I couldn't put this down and I loved it so much I never returned it to my high school library, shhh!

✎...#3 // A Farewell to Arms

This book is one of those books they give you in class to read and you dread it. Mihai actually told me to read this and said I would really like it because the characters reminded him of us (which was kind of true, but not always!) Mr. Hemingway described every little things in his story (sometimes a bit much) and it just painted this beautiful picture. The story was really touching and heartbreaking. Had I read it at night before bed I would have sobbed.

✎...#4 // Caribbean Cruising

Hahahaha. Ahahaha. Okay so this book holds a very near and dear place in my heart. If I read it now I'd say it was complete rubbish but still an adorable story. This was the first young adult book I remember reading when I was like 10 or 11. I was so proud at how big it was and it was a mushy love story (that would make a great RomCom). I've read this book about five times and because of this book (for some odd reason) I began to love to read.

Zer you have eet! Think of this as my favorite books and recommendations for books I think you guys should check out (well except the last one if you're over the age of 20) actually never mind check it out if you're bored! ;) I shall see you all for Day Number 3 tomorrow! I have some awesome movies to share with you guys :D

What are some of your top 4 books at the moment? I'd love to have some more reads :)

10 Day "You" Challenge | Five Foods

I'm so proud that I've managed to keep up with this challenge and posting it everyday! We're at the halfway point and I hope by now you guys have learned a little more about me or are just enjoying reading these! Today's challenge is to list five foods! YUMMMM. This is my delicious area of favorites expertise! Et Viola!

☆#1 // Chipotle

Hands down. Favorite fast food restaurant. I see chub forming around my chin. My tummy is happy but the rest of my body is not agreeing with it.

☆#2 // Fajitas

I love the bold and spicy flavors of Tex-Mex food and fajitas are my absolute favorite because you can build them up with however much chicken, lettuce, cheese, and pico de gallo you want. Oh, the pico de gallo ...

☆#3 // Greek Salad

Cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, Feta cheese and some unknown slices of dried up meat. There's one restaurant in my town that makes their Greek Salad like that and I love it! It's so fresh and tastes so healthy (although with all the Feta cheese it's probably not, haha) I also love dipping fresh baked bread into the left hour oil. Agh, I don't like this challenge. I'm starting to get hungry.

☆#4 // Spaghetti in Tomato Sauce

Before I fell in love with Texican food I used to swear up and down that Italian food was my favorite, especially pasta. I still love it but now my favorite dish is just spaghetti, drenched in tomato sauce. Mmm, I'm getting hungry now.

☆#5 // Duck Salad

Last but not least is my new found love of duck. I had duck salad once at a really shmancy restaurant in the city. Duck is just indescribable. Tastes sort of like chicken but more tender and paired with walnuts and crunchy leaves, GAH. Delicious! I had some on my cruise to Alaska and it was just as good, if not better!

Great guys, now I'm hungry at 10:41 at night! Hope you hate all the things on my five foods list otherwise you will be left in the same predicament as me. Hungry, and with no food in the fridge!

10 Day "You" Challenge | Six Places

Ello! Bonjour! Ciao, and Privet! Today's 10 Day YOU Challenge takes us to places we've never been to or places we want to be. The next six places are countries/cities I've never been to and know that I can't die without going to visit! There's not to much philosophical reasoning to want to go to these places but I'll try to explain as best as I can! Allons-y! :)

✈#1 // London

I want to meet the queen. I want to shake her hand like an obnoxious american. I want to play around with the guards. I want to take pictures of every freckle I see. I want to meet Big Ben. I want to see through the London Eye. I want to shop till I drop and I just want to be in London.

✈#2 // France

I don't care where. Actually I do care, I want to go everywhere in France. The north, the south, the east, and the west. It looks absolutely gorgeous and stunning and I just love everything about it!

✈#3 // Greece

Not sure where in Greece just yet. After seeing Mamma Mia and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants I knew I wanted to visit Greece for the amazing beaches

✈#4 // Italy

Bring on the pizza, spaghetti, and amazing architecture! 

✈#5 // Russia

My family is Russian and all come from some part in Russia so I'd really love to go there and see where they grew up and just soak up all of it's Ruski-ness.

✈#6 // Switzerland

I just love Swiss cheese. No, haha! Switzerland has always been one of those place where I know I really want to go one day, I just don't have a fair idea as to why ...

A bit scattered today for my six places. I love and want to travel a lot in my life so there are smaller and more personal reasons I want to visit these places that I didn't want to take pages writing about! These six are just on the top of an exceptionally long list! See you all tomorrow for my five foods! Can you guess which will be at the top? ;)

10 Day "You" Challenge | Seven Wants

You know what I don't love about streaming movies online? Those websites that only allow you to watch 60 minutes of a video and then tell you to either sign up (not gonna happen) or wait another 30 minutes. 30 minutes doesn't seem like much but when you're so invested into the 6th episode of the 4th season of Drop Dead Diva and it cuts you off mid way, it sucks!! So I figured now would be a most opportune time to do the fourth day of my YOU Challenge! Today's challenge is to talk about seven wants! I wasn't sure if I was supposed to take this as seven realistic wants right or any sort of wants, so I decided to mix in both! Here we go ...

♤#1 // All the mermaid-esque nail polishes

Truth. I want to collect them all. Sort of like Ash Ketchum wanted to collect all the pokemon. Mermaid-esque nail polishes are always absolutely gorgeous colors and I hope to own them all! Right now I have my eyes set on Orly's Mermaid Tale and Zoya Charla.

♤#2 // High-waisted Shorts

I've been on a look out for the perfect pair of high waisted shorts all summer. What constitutes my perfect pair? For starters, they fit nicely; they flatter my figure; they don't expose my cheeky bum; and they are good quality at a reasonable price. No such pair exists for me, unfortunately. Still ... I search on!

♤#3 // Chipotle

I even just had dinner and am craving Chipotle. You are free to slap me across the face with a fish and tell me to "Snap out of it!" I will completely understand.

♤#4 // Ankle Wedged Boots

Preferably black. I think ankle high boots with a decent wedge on them will look absolutely amazing this coming fall and winter. I'll be able to pair them with all my pants, jeans, and dresses. They're what I will call my 'staple' shoe for the fall!

♤#5 // Peppermint White Mocha

So badly, am I craving one now! I can't wait for the holiday season. I don't even celebrate Christmas and I look forward to it every single year! Everyone is just happier and jollier! All the stores have beautiful light displays and New York City is my favorite place to be every winter holiday. No place I would ever rather be. Whoa, off course there. Holidays = Peppermint White Mocha. White Mocha's are my favorite drink and that kick of Peppermint is just sheer perfection. Bravo to you, Starbucks *salutes

♤#6 // Impeccable Make Up Applying Skills

Look me in the eye, yes you! And truthfully tell me you, as a beauty blog reader and/or writer (which you must be as you are here on my blog) would not want to have amazing skills. I would love to just wake up every morning and know that my day may be horrible but at least my make up is flawless *hair flip I can dream, can't I?

♤#7 // SoHo Shopping Spree

Everything is in SoHo. All the best shops (TopShop, LUSH, Sephora, Victoria's Secret, Forever 21, blah blah blah) are in SoHo. I want to be able to just one day weave in and out of every store and shop as I please without a care in the world. Again, I can dream, can't I? Haha!

Gosh darn, I just looked at the clock and I still have another 10 minutes to wait before I can freely catch up on the last couple of episodes of Drop Dead Diva. Hilarious show. Makes me want to aspire to become a judge and tell people I will hold them in contempt if they don't behave. Ah, it'd be brilliant. Hope you guys enjoyed reading about today's challenge! I've been reading a lot of yours recently and I love them! This is one challenge I will not tire reading about! Have a goodnight everyone! :)

10 Day "You" Challenge | Eight Fears

Day numero tres of the 10 Day "You" Challenge! I haven't gone to sleep yet so it's still considered to be Friday! I'm gonna start putting these up daily now because I can't wait an extra day anymore :) Today's challenge is all about eight fears. I was surprised that I couldn't quickly choose eight straight off the top of my head! Also, I left my blogging book in my friend's purse so I'm doing this as I go along because I forgot what I wrote! So ...

☠#1 // Bees

This deserves the first spot because I am absolutely mortified by bees, wasps, and hornets. I once jumped underneath my desk in the fifth grade (bomb drill style) in the middle of quite reading time because a bee flew through the window 25 ft away from me. *shudders They scare me to bits.

☠#2 // Heights

I'm 5' 7" and I'm afraid of looking down. I get really awful vertigo when I'm standing on the edge of a really large height. I feel like someone is going to push me off. Even when I'm standing on the edge of subway tracks. But yes, as the oxy moron goes, I LOVE roller coasters and always say the taller the better.

☠#3 // Not having enough money

How superficial is that? This still always scares me though. I am afraid of not being able to live comfortably and not have to worry about my financials. It's not so much about owning lots of stuff but being able to have a place to live, afford food, and satellite tv, haha!

☠#4 // The Future

Who isn't though? Especially since I have no idea where my future is headed at the moment, it makes everything 10x scarier.

☠#5 // Drowning

I love the sea and the pool and the water but I am terrified of drowning. When people dunk my head under water I start flailing around and freaking out. 

☠#6 // Getting Old

Psychically and mentally. I'm convinced that I won't let it happen but no one can stop mother nature from doing her thing.

☠#7 // Theme Park Characters

They freak me out! As soon I was old enough to realize that the characters walking around theme parks, like Disney World, were just people inside suits I started getting paranoid. It's such a weird and sudden phobia. 

☠#8 // Losing this blog

In this short amount of time this blog and my lovely readers have come to mean so much to me. I've been through phases of starting blogs and then leaving them. I don't want this to happen with this blog as I've invested so much time and love into it! It kills me to even take two days off of not posting!

Only seven more days left of the challenge! That's a lot, isn't it? Haha! Looking forward to posting the next one tomorrow and every day from now on! Leave me links to your challenge posts if you're doing this as well! As always, hope you enjoyed :D

10 Day "You" Challenge | Nine Loves

Day two of the "You" Challenge! I always picture someone pointing harshly at me when I type "You"! Today's challenge is talking about your nine loves (whoops, almost wrote nine lives would have been an entirely different post haha) You guys already know about my love of mermaids (although that was a biggie so I put it in as number one anyway), shopping, Harry Potter, and hot sauce. So I thought I would find some things you guys didn't know I loved! Away we go ...

❤#1 // Mermaids

If I didn't, would I be the The Mod Mermaid?!

❤#2 // Mihai (aka my boyfriend, aka the boy who winces at such a title)

I love him to bits and pieces. He makes me angry and happy all at the same time! If he reads this he might not like that I wrote that or called him the b-word. In the words of Mihai "I am not your boyfriend ... I am your best friend." 

❤#3 // Chipotle

You know how you can crave a food and as soon as you get some you are completely satisfied? This never happens with Chipotle. I can sit there and eat a Chipotle burrito bowl one after another, after another. I never stop craving it. My body probably thinks it's some sort of spicy drug and it can't get enough!

❤#4 // Coffee

I had my first sip of coffee when I was 5 years old and have been addicted since. I don't know why I love it so much. Could be the taste or definitely the smell! In high school I wasn't allowed to have any coffee because it made me super hyper. It still does but I'm an adult now and no one can tell me what to do anymore :P

❤#5 // Art

In high school I was an art major and went to an art school. Art has been a passion of mine since my dad taught me how to draw a table in perspective. I'm not very good, really average, as loads are better than me so I didn't pursue it in college as a major. The picture above is of one of my dry-etched prints of the eiffel tower. Every time I look at this I get mad and then sad that I'm not continuing on with it. 

❤#6 // Reading

Reading is an escape. Ask anyone who reads because it truly is. I love immersing myself in someone else's life and reading about their story. I love how I get to imagine what every thing and everyone looks like. Everything just fades away when I read.

❤#7 // Dressing up to go out

Who doesn't love to get all dolled up in your favorite hair, make-up, outfit, and shoes and go out on the town with your friends or family. I don't get to do this often so I love when I do. I feel so fabulous ;)

❤#8 // Scents

This may sound weird but I love really amazing smelling things. I sometimes get attracted to people because of the wonderful way they smell. I love the Bath & Body Works Fine Fragrance Mists! Mostly though, I love the way men's cologne smells. MMM, MMM, MM!

❤#9 // The UK

I've never been but I am in love with the United Kingdom! Everything about the places and the people and the accents and the culture ( I could go on and on) just entices me so much! I always have this dream of living in London. Not for very long, but I want to experience it all as a resident, not a tourist. (P.S. - A good 1/4 of my wardrobe is donned with the Union Jack haha)

There you have it! Nine loves. I hope you guys are enjoying this challenge; participating and/or reading it! I shall be here on Friday to tell you about my Eight Fears! OoOoO!