summer morning routine

hey everyone!

so I'm back with a morning routine blog post because I've been doing a lot of blog posts about books and my life so I wanted to add something that some of you might find interesting?

wake up

in the summer I typically wake up at around 10-11 a.m., which is really late for me. But I take online courses and my time schedule is quite lenient. I've been trying to make my bed but sometimes I just get really lazy. I would also normally go on the iPad and watch a couple of videos and what not.

1. take care of gremlin

The first thing I do when I wake up is feed my dog Gremlin. Sometimes she'll wake me up with her barking if she needs water or food. so I feed her, fill up her water bowl, and let her do her business.

2. make a cup of green tea

I haven't been doing this often but I'm trying to make a cup of green tea every morning. however, I find whenever I drink too much tea, my sleep schedule is off, but green tea has so many health benefits.

3. brush teeth and skincare

next I would brush my teeth and wash my face. the cleanser I'm using is from Alba, it's their pineapple enzyme cleanser, and I think it's alright. Then I would apply moisturizer. I'm using yes to carrots moisturizer with SPF 15. again, it's alright.

4. brunch

typically I would just eat my lunch because it's already near noon. I would normally have some kind of prepared food like beef with rice or noodles with soup. it's really unhealthy with lots of sodium but tastes good. and I would have some fruit with that, like a bowl of strawberries or a banana. if I'm still hungry, I would eat some cucumber. I have my lunch with a tall glass of water.

so that would be my "morning routine". it usually takes place in the afternoon.

this isn't always what happens every single day. sometimes I might go for a bike ride, wake up earlier and eat breakfast, or take a shower.

but I hope you enjoyed this post, I will probably do a night routine soon.

thank you for reading!

summer essentials! ^_^

hi everyone

so today's post is going to be some of my personal essentials that I think everyone should have for this summer!

1. good sunscreen
so this is pretty obvious but sunscreen is so important especially when your going to be spending time outside. I wear sunscreen year round but int he summer when I'm spending time outside more often, it's very important to keep your skin protected.


2. cute summer hat
so if your not a fan of sunblock, then try wearing a hat when you step outside. here are two of my favorite hats for this summer

I actually added the floral headband around the first hat. ^_^ can you tell I love floral? lol

3. oil blotting sheets
now this is extremely important for me because I am an oily mess. It's ridiculous. but I can stay matte and sweat free with oil blotting sheets.


4. lip balm with SPF
keeping your lips protected from the sun is also very important! I've never been sunburned on the lips but it must make eating food really uncomfortable.


5. fun sunglasses
I usually don't apply sunscreen around my eyes but keeping your eyes protected is also very important. and it keeps you from blinding yourself from looking at the sun.

6. a good book and summer songs
you probably have figured out I'm a big bookworm. If reading isn't your thing that's fine but when you at the beach chilling (or actually burning), it's nice to read. Or if your going on a trip and need something to do on an airplane, a book is a good way to pass time. The book I'm going to be reading is The Eye of Minds of James Dashner. Can't wait to read it!
and the final thing are your summer tunes. In my last blog post you'll know that I'm obsessed with Ariana Grande's album from last year. Not to mention Problem is a very catchy song as well. ^_~

so those are the ingredients for a splendid summer. thanks for reading!

p.s. copied kyoung's signature idea hehe ^_^ she's more pro at the blogging thing