DIY "Fouboutins"!

DIY Louboutin style! I have had a pretty bland summer and I've decided to entertain myself with some fun crafts and projects, how fun is that? I grabbed a pair of black heels, and gave it my own edge with pink bottoms. Guilty, I did a nude pair of pumps in red.

Need:
-Heels!
-Cotton balls/rubbing alcohol
-White nail polish
-(Any) color nail polish
-Dixie cups, or small throw-away containers
-Newspaper, or something to lay on the floor
-Several(!) throw away paint brushes

1.) Pour entire bottle of white nail polish and color nail polish into separate cups.
2.) Rub a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol over the soles of the shoes to clean them off.
3.) Paint each shoe sole with white nail polish. Make sure the soles are completely covered, enough that you will use the entire bottle of (.5 ounces) of white polish. Wait to dry.
4.) Repeat step 3. with the color nail polish over the white, again using the whole bottle, if not some of another bottle. For the pink, I only used one bottle, but for the red, I used two. How much you use is completely up to you and what you prefer!
5.) Let the shoes dry with the soles up for a few hours. If you get paint on the shoes themselves, the cotton ball with rubbing alcohol works well!

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End of May Update

Good evening and hello again! Since the last time I updated, SO much has happened! Looking back on a relatively short time, I've experienced a remarkable amount of change. For a brief summary, I'll explain the end of my semester. My friends and I had so many unbelievable times, and purely enjoyed our last weeks as seniors. We had some great adventures, and some great celebrations. For our senior retreat, we went as a class to Lake Placid, which of course was wonderful. So many cute little boutiques, great food, and purely relaxation time. When I know I"m going to be picking at unhealthy things, I focus on only consuming those calories, to make it easier to come back, and to not feel so badly. Instead of eating a lunch and dinner meal, I just allowed myself to taste and try all kinds of foods that I wanted to, in small moderation of course. That way I could really enjoy myself and not have to worry about getting too off track. After Lake Placid, we traveled back to Albany for our senior tea, which was a fun time to yet again dress up, and yet again eat great food. The chocolate covered strawberries were the size of my fist, yes please!

My graduation on Sunday was one of the best days of my life. It was so exciting and full of happiness, but it was one of the most difficult things I've ever had to do. I am beyond obsessed with my school, and saying goodbye was no easy task, and something that I'm still getting used to, probably for awhile! But then again, I'm excited for college. Focusing on what's ahead, I am determined to keep up with my summer health goals, and to not jump off the heath train like last summer! I went grocery shopping and loaded the fridge with so many great things, motivating me to stay true to myself. Greek yogurt, strawberries, lettuce, you name it, it's in my fridge. What I love most about summer is how you can eat whatever you're in the mood for, and it is a-ok. Bowl of cereal for dinner because it's cool? Why not. I also bought a new drink called Neuro TRIM, which is so not like me, but I thought this one could be okay. It doesn't have many ingredients, and it's a fiber supplement drink that was recommended to me. I have to say, it tastes very good! I also have noticed that since drinking it, I feel full, but not uncomfortable. I'm not recommending it as a diet drink because I don't think that's the key to a healthy lifestyle, but I think it's interesting to try it out and see what it does to my body.

Delicious low sodium turkey breast, provolone, fiber one bread sandwich with fresh strawberries - delicious!

my Instagram shot of neuro trim! I'm working on my summer goals, so far planning out my meal goals and working out at least 4 times a week, fitting it in any way that I can. What are your goals, and how do you stick to them?

Rainy Tuesday

Hello and happy Tuesday! I haven't written in awhile but I feel like I have so much to talk about! A few weeks ago I went to Woodstock with one of my best friends Annika and I had a great time. It was definitely a huge culture shock for me, which definitely made it that much better. Everyone just seemed generally relaxed and happy and I loved the vibe I got just from being in the town. So many cute little shops and cafes on the main stretch, and so much tye-dye! I definitely don't need to see tye-dye for the next 50 years after seeing so much all at once. I met some of her family and we just kicked back and relaxed, blissful. The huge thunderstorm Saturday night didn't hurt either. I took this picture when I was in town, because the guy literally just walked across the street bare footed and lied down on this bench. I couldn't get enough of him!

The end of the semester has brought lots of spur the moment celebrations, aka, food outings, and I've loved every second of it. As long as you order smartly, you can have just as much fun as everyone else without feeling guilty about eating something with crazy high calories! To celebrate a surprise day off of classes (school tradition) my friends and I went to the Cheesecake Factory! Sounds scary, but I got out with under $10 spent, under 500 calories eaten, and a full stomach. I usually get the factory chopped salad which is full of so many amazing veggies and super low cal, but I was absolutely craving pizza! So I compromised and got the sausage flatbread. All the love and yumminess of pizza, but 1 fourth of the calories. It was delicious.

And a couple weeks before that, we went to Ben and Jerry's to celebrate (something?) and instead of a creamy 400 calorie cup, I was just as satisfied with a lower calorie nonfat Frozen Greek Yogurt. Raspberry Fudge Chunk-so good!

Finally on to my workouts! So for the last couple of weeks I've been getting really down on myself for not seriously sweating and being sore like I used to be after and during my workouts, and I couldn't figure out why. Then a couple of weeks ago another one of my best friends Emily told me I should try a workout app! There's honestly an app for everything. So I downloaded Nike Training Club and I'm so amazed by my results. So many new workouts and I sweat like I've never sweat before during them. I do advanced level workouts, and choose workouts depending on whether or not I want to strength train or "lean up". Also, if I do big cardio, I have the option of doing 15-minute target workouts, which focus on any part of your body that you choose. So today I did 30 minute intervals on the treadmill, and then did a 15 minute butt-focus workout. I sweat as much as I did in the 15 minutes as I did on my run! Also, I finally feel sore after, and it's the best feeling ever. Moral of the story, go download the app and run to the gym! Eats wise, my dining hall just got Greek Yogurt-waahooo! It's the little things, but this, is, awesome. Also, I have become obsessed with my banana snack before workouts if I'm dragging going into it. I cut out about a quarter of the banana andI put a tablespoon of PB in it. So good, and so energizing.

I bought some Luna bars over the weekend and I'm so excited to try them out! One of the boxes is protein packed bars, so I'm even more excited for that! My weekend was really nice otherwise. Stayed off campus for a night and had a relaxing weekend and enjoyed the (somewhat nice) weather. We went on a really nice walk near Loudonville which made me a very happy girl and had some yummy food during the couple of days. It's supposed to be beautiful this weekend so I'm even more excited to be outside again. Definitely will have to make it exciting to write about it! Enjoy the rest of your week and I will update next week! -Linnhe