I'M BACK.

Hey cutie pies! 

What I'm listening to: Beyonce - Love on Top (You can never un-listen to this song)

Fun fact about my life right now: Just ate a slice of pumpkin pie. The feels. 

It's been SO LONG since I've written anything here.  I think my last post was sometime in the spring, but I want to start blogging hardcore again. It's going to be difficult with school and working but I CAN DO THIS. YEAH.

Anyways. 

November was exciting!  I spent way too much money, ate way too much food, and enjoyed life a little too much (if that's possible).  Not to mention my birthday was on the 23rd.  SEVENTEEN BABY.  It's actually probably the worst age to turn.  It's not as exciting as your sixteenth birthday but you're still a year away from being a legal adult.  So even though the number sucks, my birthday was pretty brilliant.  I'll get to that in a little bit. 

The purpose of this post is to show you all the little things I did/recieved/bought this month.  The list is pretty ordinary and random if you ask me, but I'm still attempting to get back in the swing of things in terms of writing and coming up with things that I can write about. 

I bought this for a total of two whole dollars.  As a HUGE fan of Sanrio + Hello Kitty, I got these wipes mainly because the outside was so cute, I wanted to squeal!  But once I opened the package, I immediately was impressed.  The wipes smell SO GOOD, and they keep your hands clean which is important if you're like me and live in a place where it gets really cold and people are always sick.

This backpack is from Claire's, and I absolutely adore it.  I wanted something super cute for school, but  I was a little worried at first because I thought it wouldn't hold all that I needed it to. Surprisingly, it's very sturdy and spacious, even though it doesn't look like it from the outside.  It was fairly cheap, all of their backpacks are around $20 and I've gotten a lot of compliments from it.  The only thing I'd say is that I go to a community college for high school + college classes (Don't ask me to explain, it just gets more confusing) so I don't have to carry that many books or other things around so if you have a lot, I would suggest just using this backpack for traveling or short trips.

I wanted to get a good (and if I'm being completely honest, hipster-ish) pair of glasses  I found the perfect pair on Zenni  Optical's website.  You should all buy your glasses from them.  They are EXTREMELY affordable, mine were only around $13 including tax and shipping.  I absolutely adore the wooden part of the glasses.  They are so unique, fun, quirky, and cute, you should get a pair and then we'll be matching.  Plus, they arrive really quickly so you won't have to wait for long!

This month was a really good one for me in terms of shows.   I went to go see an Irish indie worship band called Rend Collective Experiment (Top left) on November 20th, I saw the musical Once on my birthday, November 23rd, and Frozen just a few days ago.  Both the concert and musical shows were incredible beyond belief, but I'll get to them later.  As a girl obsessed with Disney and an even bigger fan of Tangled, I had such high hopes for Frozen.  Even though I thought it was pretty cute, I thought it lacked in the musical department.  I didn't particularly enjoy the songs or some scenes, but I did think it was a visually incredible movie.  And I liked the quirky twists the movie had.

REND COLLECTIVE EXPERIMENT.  Accents, bowties, and amazing songs.  Seriously though, their voices are like those of angels.  I laughed and cried.  It was such a good time.  Not to mention, through vicious and violent brute force (okay, not really), I made my way all the way too the front right. Also, right by the bass speakers. Basically I could feel the thump thumping all throughout my body.  It was majestic.

Can I just say, the Palace Theatre in Ohio is breathtakingly gorgeous?  I mean, wow. Every room was completely lovely. As if I wasn't already excited to see Once. All of the actors/actresses were compelling and incredible at playing their instruments.  I've been an enormous fan of Once the movie starring Glen Hansard + Marketa Irglova, and I pretty much stalked Once the Musical ever since clips and previews came out on YouTube. And when I found out the show was playing on my birthday, I had to go. If you haven't looked it up yet, please do. The songs will make your feels go crazy. Seriously.  If you don't believe me, just listen to the reprise version of Falling Slowly. See if your heart makes it through the violins.  I hope to see the show countless times. 

This is a quick selfie that I took with my best friend since elementary school,  Eva at Once.  We also went with my other gorgeous friend Makenzie, but she wasn't in this picture. I think she was on a quest for a soft pretzel.  Also, way to go, granny in the top right corner who totally nailed the whole photo bomb thing.  Keep on doing what you do.
 Also, if you care to know, my dress that you can hardly see is from Love Culture. 

I took this on the way back from Once.  We were driving past a lot of open fields and farms and I thought it was perfectly exquisite.  I edited it when I got home and I look at it a lot when I'm feeling especially wanderlust-y.  It reminds me of the beautiful world that's out there, and I can't wait to someday explore it all.

So, with an addition of Thanksgiving, November was such a success.  The only part of it that was dismal was when I received a lovely speeding ticket. Yep.  A speeding ticket. Hooray. 

I'm so excited to be back!  I'll try to commit to writing often. 

What did you all do for Thanksgiving?  Has anyone else suffered the wrath of a speeding ticket? 

Until next time,

Carolina

My Favorite 5 Bloggers!

Ciao bellezze!

What I'm listening to: Laughing With - Regina Spektor

Fun fact about my life right now: I'm going through a serious jellybean addiction.  Someone, help.

Okay, so as of late, I've been hardcore stalking casually observing different blogs, especially you guys who follow me!  There are certain other blogs however, that don't follow me, but I adore them too much to not mention them in this post!

(To be clear, none of these blogs asked for recognition).

This is Scathingly Brilliant, my first pick!  The author's name is Kate Gabrielle, I can't tell you how many times that I've just poured over all of her posts.  She's beyond beautiful, and her style cannot be matched!  Please check her out because her blog is so pretty, it will make you cry.

Check her out here!

Favorite post: All the Disney princess outfit posts!

The second one is Jasmine Blu, who actually follows me on Twitter.  I screamed when that happened.  Feel free to judge me.   I love her and her blog so much because she's super cute and feisty!  If you follow her on Twitter, you know what I mean.  She's incredibly sweet to all of her followers, but she stands up for what she believes in.  Jasmine, (whose real name is April)  really is a girl's guide to life with her extremely helpful reviews on super cute items!

Check her out here!

Favorite post: Cute Ebay Finds (Spring clothes). All of her finds are affordable and adorable.

This is a blog run by two of my good friends, called LillyRae Beauty and Fashion.  I love their blog because they offer beauty and fashion inspiration for the everyday girl!  They show you how to be chic without spending hundreds of dollars on labels and brands that are unnecessary.  They are pretty new, so please go and follow them!  You won't be sorry!

Check them out here!

Favorite post:  Best Packing Tip Ever! and Manicure Mania!

This is a blog called Mermaidens by an ADORABLE girl named Kailey who I really want to be best friends with.  Her style and taste in clothes and beauty is exquisite.  Also, if you don't dig her perfect, rose-colored pastel hair, your eyes need to be checked!  She shares my cat obsession too, which is cool.

Check her out here!

Favorite post:  Bubblegum

Last, but certainly not least, this is Danielle of Ghosts Waltz.  Her blog really is one of my favorites, if not my favorite.  Her pastel hair is to die for (and has encouraged me to seriously consider dying my hair this color) and her posts just make me considerably happy.  Her photography, editing, outfits, and make up is positively ravishing.  And she wants to be a mermaid.  We basically are the same.  Please check her out, you will not be sorry!

Check her out here!

Favorite post: Ice Cream Pastels

So those are my favorite 5 bloggers!  Please check them out, tell me if you follow any of them, or if you love love love any of them like me!  Also, if you know any good ones that I should creep on view (maybe your own), tell me!  I love reading blogs and following them.  

-Carolina

Time To Get Inspired!

Ciao bellezze!  

What I'm listening to:  C'est la Mort - The Civil Wars Fun fact about my life right now:  I bought a ton of cute things from the thrift store that I'm going to show you guys later.  A pair of pastel pink shoes are included!   

I hope everyone had a FANTASTIC weekend, because I sure did!  I spent the weekend with my close friends that are two adorable sisters and we basically ate a ton of food, watched Pitch Perfect and Mean Girls, and had great, deep conversation.  It was fab.  

Unfortunately (and especially so for those who just got off of spring break) Monday comes back to haunt us, and it's easy to get gloomy, to just 'get by', and not appreciate all the good things we're missing.  So I, Carolina, as I procrastinate on the homework, am going to try to inspire you with my favorite quotes!  Pinterest is a gem.  Hope you all can feel a little happier after reading these!

And this is the last one!  

Hope you all have lovely, LOVELY weeks! 

Until next time, 

-Carolina 

P.S Tell me which one's your favorite! 

Liebster Award-ish Thing

Ciao bellezze!

What I'm listening to: You Are the Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne
Favorite thing I'm Wearing: Blue denim dress with polka dot bring that has pearl buttons that button up to my neck from TJ Maxx (I'm a humongous Maxinista, shoot me).
Fun fact about my life right now: Where I'm from, the warm weather has just begun so I've been bike riding a lot on my vintage bike from the 40's or 50's. Not sure which. 

Okay so you all probably know of the Liebster award thing that's going around the blogsphere (is that a thing?) and if not, I can't really tell you what it is because I really don't know myself.  All I know is that people from blogs nominate like ten other blogs for this Liebster award thing and ask them questions.  It's actually been really cool seeing all these questions being answered!  However, I'm severely new to this blogging business, and wouldn't know who to nominate or how it's done so I'm being a blog Grinch and only answering the questions asked of me.  Sue me.  However, thank you so much to the three people that did nominate me!  You guys are the bomb diggity.  I'm blushing. Xx 

The first lovely who nominated me is Daniela Huber from this gorgeous blog. 

1. Who is your fashion icon and why? I have three. Can I use three? Yes, I can.  Audrey Hepburn because she's classy and elegant.  Marilyn Monroe because she's flirty and fun.  Lastly, Lana Del Rey because her style is classic with a modern twist. 
2. What are the 5 pieces you couldn't live without?  Clothing pieces?  I couldn't choose.  Over the last year, I've been obsessed with either retro or kawaii dresses so I've bought so many of them, I couldn't choose just five.
3. The thing you like the most about yourself?  I like that I like myself.  I used to have terrible self esteem issues, but I've learned to accept who I am, and to focus on other people instead of myself. 
4. Your perfect outfit for the 1 date with the parents? Like, with my future boyfriend's parents?  Sorry, I'm probably screwing this up, I suppose I would stay true to my usual style and wear a nice peter pan collar blouse, a cute a-line skirt, and a pair of kitten heels! 
5. What kind of phone do you have and why?  The iPhone! I love the photography aspect of it the most, especially Instagram!  You guys should follow me, just saying. ;)
6. Do you like vegetables?  Depends.
7. When you grow up what would you like to be?  Photographer or an indie/folk artist.
8. Tell me about your dreams. I dreamed a dream in times gone byyyy, when hope was high and life worth liviiiiing.  Also, I dream a lot about getting married. I want to get married very badly. 
9. What is your favorite TV show and why?  New Girl! I love the hilarity and quirkiness of all the characters.  Also, the Walking Dead is incredible. It just is.
10. Flats or high heels?  HEELS. 
11. Do you prefer the bright or the dark?  I despise dark rooms, but I prefer the night over the daytime. I do my best thinking/writing during the nighttime, and I am obsessed with the stars.

The second person to nominate me was a beautiful girl from a blog called Bright Eyes and Beautiful Lies (which, by the way, is splendid).  Check her out here!

1. Where are your top three places to travel?  I want to travel EVERYWHERE before I die so I just can't narrow down to three places!  My top six, however, are Paris, Rome, London, Ireland, New Zealand, and Tokyo, Japan. 
2. Who is your favourite Disney princess (or character)?  I'm so obnoxious... I can't just pick one of them.  I'm a huge Disney geek.  My favorites are Ariel, Eric, Rapunzel, Flynn, and Megara. 
3. Do you believe in anything supernatural?  Well, I believe in Jesus, He's pretty supernatural. 
4. Who is your favourite author? I have so many, but right now I'm digging Ed Morgenstern. 
5. If you could choose one junk food to be magically turned healthy, what would it be?  Jelly. Beans. 
6. If you could live in a world from a book, which would you choose? NO. I CAN'T. SO MANY GOOD ONES. Probably Hogwarts though. 
7. What are your pet peeves?  When people can't accept other people because of their differences. 
8. What is your dream job?  Photographer, music artist, actress, make up artist, and anything that has to do with fashion.
9. What is your favourite accent?  If you've got an Irish accent, I am basically already in love with you.
10. Sweet, salty, or savoury?  Sweet!
11. Why did you start blogging?  Blogging combines writing, photography, fashion, and whatever else I decide to throw on here, and it's too much fun to do! <3 

The third blogger to nominate me, was the lovely Issy from this wonderful blog.  Everyone should check her out!

1. What's your favourite meal?  Anything authentically Italian. 
2. Post the favourite photo you've ever taken, and why is it your favourite?  Probably this one,  I just like the contrast and colors.  I'm pretty proud of it, and I hope that doesn't sound vain. 

3. What's your favourite cocktail?  Well, I'm underage but I love any kind of virgin mojitos! 
4. What's your favourite book?  I have literally SO many, but Perks of Being a Wallflower has always held such a dear place in my heart. 
5. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you love to go?  Ireland or Italy.
6. What's your essential wardrobe item?  A cute, vintage dress. 
7. What song would/did you have at your wedding?  Dear True Love by Sleeping at Last
8. Who's your favourite comedian?  TINA FEY OR AMY POEHLER, THEY ARE GODDESSES. 
9. What do you love most about where you live?  Honestly, not much. I guess I do love all the wonderful friends that surround me. 
10. How did you choose your blog name?  To be honest, my blog name is rather dull, but I guess I just liked the simplicity of it. 
11. Would you prefer to have a dog or cat as your household pet?  CAT. CAT. CAT. 

These were such GOOD questions. Thank you all!  All the nominations made me so happy!

Now the eleven random facts about myself:
1. I'm sixteen
2. Obsessed with cats
3. Obsessed with musicals, especially Les Miserables
4.  I don't go to public school, I take classes at a community college
5. I love dressing cutely
6. I play the ukulele and piano 
7. I'm starting my job at a bubble tea shop next week
8. I love having deep conversations
9.  I sleep in a loft
10. I would love to be an astronaut, I'm obsessed with stars. They're beautiful!
11.  I wish I was a mermaid so I could sleep in the bathtub and not drown

So those are some random things about me.  Can anyone relate to the Irish accent thing? Yes? 

Until next time, 

-Carolina

P. S. Be sure to check out all these blogs, plus my dear friend Rae's blog!  She has such divine taste and she deserves WAY more followers and views! 

Inspirational Friday

Happy Friday everyone!  Hope everyone is having a fantastic day today.  I found this quote a few months ago and I have been obsessed ever since.  My goal in life is to be sincere and kind to all, and to not limit myself.  To be free and to love unconditionally. 

And of course, to be a mermaid.

Have a swell day darlings! 

Contact me!

Hello again, darlings! 

This is my second post for the day because I encourage you all to check out the left side of my page where the links to my Twitter, Instagram, and Bloglovin' are because I'd love to chat with you guys about fashion, beauty, and whatever nonsense we decide to. 

Email: 
carolinaeliza1996@gmail.com

Twitter:
@caroline_elizaa

Instagram:
@caroline_eliza

Wanelo:
@carolineeliza 

So follow me, stalk me, I'll probably do the same in return.  No, I definitely will. 

How to Have an Excellent Day

Ciao bellezze!

What I'm listening to: All The Little Lights - Passenger 
Favorite thing I'm wearing: A t-shirt with an anchor on it with a banner wrapped around it that reads 'harbor me in the eye of the storm'. 
Fun fact about my life right now: I'm in bed, feeling like death is upon me.  In other words, I'm sick.

So since the pictures that I uploaded myself aren't showing up on my page, I'm going to try to re-upload them tonight in hopes that they'll show.  In the meantime, I'm going to give you beauties five personal tips and tricks that I use throughout my day to make it tip top:

1. Yoga 

This is one of my favorites on the list!  I absolutely love yoga.  It's extremely relaxing and stress relieving and it gives you a kick-ass body to boot, the more of it you do.  I try to do it everyday in the morning soon after I've woken up, and at night before I go to bed.  In the morning, yoga energizes me and gives me a pleasant outlook on life even before I walk out the front door.  At night, it calms me and rests my mind before I lay my head on the pillow. Now I know for some people, when they think of yoga, they think it's all painful stretches and bending yourself into inhumane pretzel shapes. I assure you, that's not the case.  I probably am the least flexible person on this planet, and I really like yoga.  Personally, I like to do my yoga to singer/songwriter tunes. 


Here are some great moves with a nice variety of easy and challenging moves!  My favorite is the warrior!

2. Eat good food 

I'm seriously horrible at this but by that, I don't mean stuffing yourself with ten delicious cupcakes or shoveling popcorn down your throat, I mean good food.  Good for you, that is.  The healthier you eat, the more authentic energy you'll gain, and you'll feel great about yourself!  For me, I love to eat all kinds of fruit. My favorites are watermelon, raspberries, plums, bananas, but I will eat any type of fruit.  It's been scientifically proven that the healthier you are, the happier you are!  So ditch the salty, fatty, and calorie filled foods and go for something that will make your tummy super happy!



3. Positive conversation 

It seems like everywhere we go nowadays, whether it be work, school, church, even out with friends, there are always negative people.  The people who are constantly complaining about everything, looking down on people, gossiping, and making rude comments.  It's easy to get sucked into their gloomy ways of thinking, but we really need to resist!  The more we engage in negative thinking, the more unhappy we'll be.  Find people everyday who are genuine, positive, encouraging, and wise!  Plan that each day you will have at least five uplifting conversations with people who you admire for their sunny outlook on life.  My granny of my best friend Eva are the best ones for me to have these talks with, it always makes my day that much better!




4. Listen to good music 

Or should I say, feel good music.  Although, sometimes with depressing music, you can sing out your emotions in a good-feeling way.  But for me, I love to listen to cheesy, lovey dovey indie songs (even though I am currently single and the chances of me relating to the songs are slim) when I want to get in a cheerful mood, maybe you do too.  Here are my top ten songs I listen to that can't help but put me in a good mood and don't judge me, because some of them are odd:

1. Flapper Girl - The Lumineers 
2. Patient Love - Passenger
3. Dear True Love - Sleeping at Last 
4. Little House - Amanda Seyfried
5. I Will Wait - Mumford and Sons (Or Lovers' Eyes... Listen to both on the live album *shivers*)
6. King and Lionheart - Of Monsters and Men
7. You Make My Dreams - Hall and Oats
8. Kiss Me - Ed Sheeran
9. C'est la Mort - The Civil Wars
10. Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz (sadly addicted)



5. Serve 

There are so many opportunities that you might not even think about!  Help the elderly lady with her heavy bags of groceries, watch a stressed out mom's kids (and try not to hate all children at the end of it), listen to someone who just needs to talk, surprise someone with a gift!  You'll be surprised at how positive your day will be when you're thinking of others before yourself. Give it a try! 


(Isn't this picture just adorable?!)

6. Hug people!

I'm not kidding!  Hug as many people as possible!  Science has proven that hugging releases two feel-good brain chemicals, serotonin and dopamine that instantly boost your mood!  Hugging people is just nice all around!


(Cats are obviously the cutest huggers!)

Hope these suggestions helped you to have a spiffy day!  Comment if any of these tips did, if you have a favorite, or tell me what your own personal tip is for having a splendid day! 

Until next time, 

-Carolina 

Welcome To My Blog!

Hello everyone!

My name is Carolina (don't think North Carolina with the pronunciation, think Caro-lee-na) and I'm excited to start this blog!  I'm sixteen years old, living in the United States, even though I'd much rather be dwelling in Japan, Ireland, or Paris France.  Really, I'd like to be ANYWHERE but here, but for now, I shall be content. I adore writing of any kinds. Short stories, poems, songs, you name it. I love art, especially photography. My Canon Rebel T1i is my trusty, constant companion, we're hardly ever separated.  Music is another passion of mine, I play the piano and the uke and I am constantly singing.
Constantly.
Probably too much.
Oh well.
And of course, I LOVE make up and clothes, especially really 'girly' things. Give me ribbons, bows, tulle, puffed sleeves, pink, jewels, cat prints, peter pan collars, really anything that screams cute. My fashion idols are Zooey Deschanel, Audrey Hepburn, Lana Del Rey, Marilyn Monroe, and Jasmine Blu. I realize that I just threw together a jumbled list of fabulous women, but I really do love them each. By the way, if you haven't checked out Jasmine Blu's blog, you're really missing out! She's exquisite!
Of course, I'm rambling. I'll do that a lot.
I'll write about myself more later on, when people start actually reading this.
Until then please enjoy my fashion finds, style tips and advice, reviews on clothes and products, and whatever else I decide to throw on my blog!! 

Until next time,

-Carolina

(Remember CARO-LEE-NA) ;)