For those of you who put Halloween costume planning off until now, you may be in big trouble. Here are three simple costumes you can make last minute and likely already have the materials necessary in your closet:

6:00 Alarm clock goes off. Turn it off.
6:30 Alarm #2 goes off. Turn it off.
6:40 Alarm #3 goes off. Turn it off.
6:45 Alarm #4 goes off. Turn it off. Reluctantly gets out of bed.
6:46 Check social media. Read e-mails. Forget to reply to 97% of them.
7:15 Realize I'm going to be late to work. Get up. Throw on clothes, brush teeth, run a brush through my hair.
7:45 Make a shake. Throw a few things in my lunch box. Hope it's enough for the day.
8:00 Get into car. Rub eyes. Send a couple snap chats. Take off to work.
8:13 Curse all LA commuters.
8:16 Curse them again.
8:32 Get to work. Linger in car. Send a few more snap chats.
9:00 Work officially starts. Answer emails. Talk to students.
12:15 Eat some lunch. Linger in break room. Realize I have a room of kids waiting on me and head back to class.
1:13 Resist urge to eat all of the cookies in the break room.
1:17 Walk past cookies a few times, telling myself I don't need them.
1:24 Caves and eats a cookie.
3:00 Go home from work.
3:30 Lay down for a while playing Candy Crush.
3:57 Realize I should do something with my afternoon.
4:00 Work out.
5:00 Beach Body Power Hour.
6:00 Eat some dinner.
6:13 Clean up said dinner.
6:18 Begin binge watching my Tivo queue.
8:30 Stare aimlessly into my computer screen realizing I have let a whole day get away without cleaning, doing laundry, or crossing anything off my to do list.
8:42 Make new to do list for the next day, in which I will repeat all of this again.
9:00 Doze in and out of sleep for the next 9 hours while Shaytards vlogs play in the background.

Welcome to my life.

Thank you Alexandrea Garza for tagging me to do "My Signature Style in 5." Last year I did a ton of tag videos & posts, and I am glad that they are making their way back around the internet.

1. Who are your style icons? Nicole Richie, Lauren Conrad, and Kourtney Kardashian are my favorite celebrity style icons. My YouTube style icons are Kalyn Nicholson, Bethany Mota, and Sarah Reyes.
2. Best style tip or advice? Be true to yourself. Wear what you want to wear and style it however best suits you. Don't focus on trends or what everyone else is doing.
3. What was your style like as a teen? Pretty bland. I think I wore jeans and a sweatshirt to school most days. I did NOT have great style.
4. What type of outfit do you wear the most? I think I wear workout clothes the most. After work I change into joggers and a t shirt and Nike's to work out and run errands. 
5. Who is your favorite designer? Lauren Conrad. Her prices are great and I love her style. 

The Fall Favorites Tag is taking the internet by a storm after beauty guru Jaclyn Hill created it this September. Fall is my favorite season and this is one tag challenge that I could NOT pass on.

THE FALL FAVORITES TAG –
Favorite Candle: Leaves by Bath & Body Works
Favorite Lip Color: Sultry Sable, by Revlon
Favorite Drink: Pumpkin Spice Latte Shakeology
Favorite Blush: Bare Escentuals, Vintage Peach
Favorite Clothing Item: Remy Quilted Riding Boots, Target
Favorite Fall Movie: Hocus Pocus, DURRRRRR
Favorite Fall TV Show: Dancing With The Stars...#teamalek
Favorite Thanksgiving Food: all of the gravy & all of the pie please
Favorite Halloween Costume: This year's...and it hasn't even happened. I am being Buzz Lightyear and my co-worker is being Woody.

I tag Simply Clarke, Peonys & Pearls, and Coach Wife Life to participate in The Fall Favorites Tag!

Loved and Blessed is a Christian subscription box service with a goal to help women share their testimony. For only $10/month, each box includes a mini poster, reminder sticker, scripture card, and small gift. 


This month's box was themed around speaking life. It included:

• a mini poster
• a reminder sticker
• a scripture card
• a keepsake theme card
• a journal

I enjoy receiving the Loved and Blessed Box because it provides me with encouraging reminders to remain strong in my faith. It is different than any other box I have received. It is full of meaning, heart, and joy. Place your order quickly to receive your own box of encouragement next month!

Whenever something tragic happens to a public figure, it is displayed on numerous news outlets with various sides to the story. In Lamar Odom's case, the past couple years of his life have been full of tragedy displayed for the nation to see. Over the course of just a few years, Lamar Odom's six month old son died to SIDS, his basketball career vanished, his marriage to Khloe Kardashian ended very publicly, the death of his cousin, involvement in a fatal car accident, and two of his closest friends overdosed. These painful experiences sent Lamar on a downward spiral of drug use and promiscuity.

In times like these, many are quick to judge. However, Lamar Odom knew no better than the example that has been set for him throughout his life, with an alcoholic, abusive father. Basketball has been Odom's identity throughout his life. Playing as a toddler, all the way up to 2014, when he was waived by the Knicks. Instead of finding his identity in Christ, he found it in something that was so easily taken away.

During this time, it is easy to throw shade toward the Kardashian family, but let's utilize our energy to uplift Lamar in prayer. Pray for his health, his children, his future, and for his energy to be channeled positively to finding a new identity in Christ.

There are so many various fitness and nutrition products that setting foot into a supplement shop can be overwhelming. However, with Super Gains Pack, you can sample new supplements from major brands. This monthly box of fitness goodies provides you with thermogenics, protein bars, pre-workout, aminos, and more that will help you get the gains you desire.



There are three different sizes of SGP that can be ordered.

The Gains Pack is $12/month and includes 6-8 samples, including a full size protein bar.

The Big Gains Pack is $20/month and includes 9-12 samples, a full size protein bar, full size endurance gel or nutritional snack, and 1 brand name trial size supplement bag.

The Super Gains Pack is $28/month and the BEST value. It includes 13-15 samples, a full size protein bar, full size endurance gel and nutritional snack, 2 brand name trial size supplement bags, a meal prep plan for a week with a grocery list, and a high protein snack recipe with a grocery list.

Both the Big Gains Pack and Super Gains Pack include a free shaker bottle on your first order.

My favorite things in this month's pack were:

• Fit Miss Ignite Pre Workout
• Cellucor Cor-Performance Whey
• Jekyll Prosupps
• Oxy Elite Pro

One of my favorite parts of social media and blogging is being able to connect with other hard-working, driven, passionate women. About six months ago I stumbled upon Adrienne Finch on YouTube through the collaboration channel, Just Like That. I subscribed to her personal channel and have enjoyed her videos ever since. She is extremely talented and her desire to make it to the top is visible in her hard work. I have no doubt that Adrienne will reach her goal of having one million YouTube subscribers in the next couple years.

Top 10 songs I'm loving right now:

1. What Do You Mean by Justin Bieber
2. House Party by Sam Hunt
3. Smoke Break by Carrie Underwood
4. Hotline Bling by Drake
5. Downtown by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
6. Fight Song by Rachel Platten
7. I'm Comin Over by Chris Young
8. Gonna by Blake Shelton
9. Fun by Pitbull
10. Crash and Burn by Thomas Rhett

On Thursday afternoon, ten people were killed in a shooting at Umpqua Community College. During tragedies like this, many are left wondering how God could allow horrific things like this to happen to innocent people and how to make sense of the hurting inflicting their pain on others.

In Romans 3:10-18, the Lord says, "There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. The poison of vipers is on their lips. Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood; ruin and misery marks their ways, and the way of peace they do not know. There is no fear of God before their eyes."

No one on this Earth deserves this life and each second we spend alive is given to us through the grace of God. Unfortunately, the victims of the Umpqua shooting had their lives taken far earlier than anyone would dream.

During this time we must pray for the victims and their families. We must pray for the shooter and forgiveness. We must pray for the mentally ill. Pray for peace, faith, and answers.

God bless.

"And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people." Acts 6:8

When choosing the twelve disciples, Stephen was chosen because of his grace and great works amongst the people. He was stoned by the Jews and as he entered heaven and saw Jesus, onlookers said Stephen looked like an angel. Stephen is considered to be the first martyr of Christianity.

This month I challenge you to be like Stephen. Put your faith in Christ before anything else. When you make Christ the center of your world, everything else falls into place. Be so in awe of Jesus, that you beam like an angel. Do great for other and expect nothing in return.