A Closet Full of Nothing...

You think that a girly girl could find something to wear to any occasion. Not me. It takes me up to two hours to get ready to go to the movies with just a group of girlfriends. I studied my closet carefully to find a way to fix this on going problem I have and I finally discovered what it was. If you look at the picture bellow you will notice that almost every single shirt I own is a fancy shirt. I wear it a couple of times and I'm not able to spice it up any further, I get sick of wearing it and go into a deep depression because "I have nothing to wear".

I discovered that the best way to shop is simple and basic. Simple solid colored shirts in short and long sleeved and tank tops are defiantly the way to go. I figured that if I get solid colored shirts in every color both long and short sleeved I could wear it with any a simple pair of jeans and ACCESSORIZE the outfit using a scarves, vest, jewelry or even a cute belt. Now that I know what I'm doing wrong with my shopping I would defiantly prioritize what I need to buy in order to have a killer outfit on standby any day.

For the next time I decide to go shopping I decided to make a list of things I absolutely NEED so she won't hear the phrase "I have nothing to wear" again:

- Long sleeved shirts (Black, Green, Blue and Brown)
- Short sleeved shirts (White, Green, Blue, Black and Brown)
- Jeans (light wash, medium wash and dark wash)
- White pants
- Scarfs (Purple, Pink, White, Green and Blue)
- Leggings (brown and grey)

I feel like if I have the things I've listed above I can create a new outfit so easily and so quickly. For example: A black long sleeved shirt with a pair of medium wash jeans and a purple scarf would create the perfect casual outfit.

My Birthday can't come any sooner

I have a big passion for making videos, editing videos and make up. But I don't have a camera! I recently launched a YouTube channel where I plan to  film: Make Up Tutorials, Hair Tutorials, Hauls, Fashion Videos, Outfits Of The Day (OOTD), Tags and Vlogs.

I'm supposed to be getting a camera for my Birthday that will allow me to do those things, but I want to be able to do them now! I feel like waiting 24 days from now is going to be such a drag even though when my Birthday does come I'm going to think that it came quickly.

So bellow are a list of video ideas I have planned out: 
1- My Foundation Routine for Oily Skin
2- A Simple Neutral Eye Make Up Tutorial
3- Tropical Blue Eyes Make Up Tutorial
4- Christmas Inspired Make Up Tutorial
5- Christmas Outfit Ideas
6- Christmas Holiday Gift Suggestions
7- Christmas Tag Edition 1
8- Christmas Tag Edition 2
9- Christmas Tag Edition 3 (if it exists this year)
10- My Secret to Long Thick Curled lashes

Psychology at the University of Jordan?

So I've always wanted to study Law at a University in England. But with the personal circumstances I unfortunately am unable to fulfill that dream that dream. However, on a good note I have another passion that I would love to pursue. Psychology, I have always been known for being a good listener and an excellent advice giver. Nothing makes me happier when people come to me with their problems and ask me for my advice and opinion.

Having been through a lot myself I've been to many therapists and councilors and decided that it is what I want to do for the rest of my life. Studying in Jordan has it's pros and cons:

PROS:
- I'll continue to live with my mom and brothers which means I don't have to worry about cooking, cleaning, doing the laundry and homesickness. When I get homesickness it's really bad and it could last up to two weeks so having to continue living with my family will hopefully prevent that.

- That will also give me a chance to re-do my bedroom since I will be in it for a while longer.

- I'll have a car which means it'll allow me to memorize all the Jordanian roads and places. If I study aboard for 4 years and come back I won't even remember the language!

- The people I'll meet at that University I'll know for the rest of my life probably.

CONS:
- I won't have that experience of living aboard.

- I won't learn to multi-task school, work and house work.

All in all, I'm pretty content with what I want to do in my life. I plan to earn a Master's Degree in Psychology at the University of Jordan. Once I finish my bachelor's degree I really want to work at a school where I can help students with their problems because in all honesty people at school all have problems that need to be dealt with and not ignored.

I know so many people in my grade who tell me they have problems and have no one to speak to and they don't know how amazing the councilor at my school is and how much she could help them because people who need to talk to therapists or councilors are titled "crazy".

There is no wrong with  seeing a professional who can help you deal with your personal and mental problems.I want to help as many people as I can and hopefully in the future open up my own therapy office.

An Update :)

So I haven't blogged in 3 days which is so not like me because I put up a blog every day but I just ran out of topics.
But I'm blogging today to update on what's been going on since Thursday and it's now Saturday :)

Thursday: 
I went to the Halloween Party my school was hosting and got a ton of compliments on how scary I looked which I loved even though my lips kept melting off and I had to keep touching them up. This was the first time since I came to the school that so many people showed up to a school danced and actually  bothered to dress up. It was awesome. The decorations for the Halloween dance venue where very creative although I wish that they had more lights while we where dancing because it was completely dark. The DJ did an amazing job, too. The food however was cafeteria food which wasn't THAT bad since they got the two favorite sellers only. I had a great night and some of my friends from different school got to come and I got to see them again and hang out with them and catch up which was great.

Friday: 
Friday I woke up super late because I stayed up really late the night before and when I got up my family and I wanted to go out and eat at a mall but we could NOT find a parking space at all and the malls were super crowded so we ended up going to Pizza Hut which I haven't eaten at Pizza Hut since December 24th, 2010 which is almost a year. I'm not a big fan of Pizza Hut I'm more into Papa Jones or Dominoes but I got a margarita with extra thin crust, garlic bread and wedgies which tasted really good. Then after that I came home, showered and then studied Math C1 Chapter 1 and solved every single odd question in the chapter because I'm going to be finishing everything we took during this one week break because I have externals coming up this January and I want to do really well.

Saturday: 
I woke up and caught up on some of the shows I've missed during the week and had dinner and then later I'm going to go out with my mom and buy my contacts because I had the monthly ones and those ran out and I need new ones so I'm just going to get the daily ones because I heard they're better than the monthly ones, so yeah. Then when I come home I'll study Math C1 Chapter 2, watch my show then sleep. Not that interesting but that's what I'll be doing :)

How to: Create Your Own INEXPENSIVE Goth Girl Costume

This costume is going to be set in stone! It's the easiest thing to be and the best last minute costume!

Things you'll need:
- Black eyeliner
- Black eye shadow
- Dark Brown eye shadow
- Black lipstick (black eyeliner works just as well topped off with color-less lip gloss)
- Bronzer
- Foundation that is many shades lighter than your face

Costume ideas:
- Black dress
- Black leather jacket
- An old looking necklace (I'll be wearing my brown rosary that I always wear)
- Black heels

Have a happy and safe Halloween :)

How to: Create Your Own INEXPENSIVE Sexy Cat Costume

Since I am unable to go out and get the Nicki Minaj look like I was looking forward to I decided to be simplest thing for Halloween, a CAT! This is how I'm most probably going to wear the outfit:

1. Leather/Plain black leggings are perfect because leggings and heels look super pretty together AND cats have really thin legs and I feel like leggings really slim out your legs. And the reason I chose black is because black is just super pretty for parties and they are found Everywhere!

2. Black tank top A black tank top just goes with the black leggings because cats are usually the same color as their legs minus the patterns they may have. 

3. Black heels, the higher the better!
I personally love black pumps especially for parties, and plus with leggings the heels really make your legs look thinner and they are just the perfect party outfit.

4. Cat ear headband!
This very small yet important accessory will tie the whole look together, you don't have to go out and buy a cat eared headband BUT you can do what I'm probably going to and and make my own  by getting a regular black headband, drawing two cat black cat ears and taping them on to the headband. But this is a definite thing that you need if your gonna be a cat!

HAIR!

You can go all out with your hair but I'm going to be curling mine since I like that better than crimped hair and it'll give your hair a lot more volume and it'll hide the headband part of the cat ears. 

MAKE UP!

Winged eye liner is a MUST since cats are the creators of that look, that's if you wanna keep it simple. If your brave enough to do eye shadow I would highly suggest silver, since it's really in this Fall with a bold red lip as a statement also because when I put on red lipstick sloppily my mom tells me I look like a cat who ate her kids so perfect I guess! And I will draw a nose and whiskers using my gel or liquid liner!

Does music in the morning brighten your mood?

I never noticed how much happier and relaxing my morning would be if I just listen to some music. So last night it took me a while to fall asleep so while I was on my phone I downloaded a few songs and in the morning I played them while getting ready and in the car going to school. I noticed a huge difference in my attitude, I wasn't sleepy, or stressed, or angry. I spent my day laughing and joking around and my whole day just became more positive.

Which is kind of weird since the song I had on replay was Britney Spears's Criminal and it's not exactly a happy, uplifting song, but hey, it worked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yZZS4jxEgc

The Closet!

So a really close family friend of ours started her own business here in Jordan. She goes to University in the states and basically what she does is she goes shopping at buys a bunch of clothes and ships them to Jordan where her aunt sells them at unbelievable prices! The sizes are amazing since I have a tough time finding clothes that fit me just right. So earlier today I went and bought 3 shirts from her November Collection and fell in love with the pieces and decided to share!

So if you do live in Jordan and are interested check out her Facebook Fan Page :)
http://www.facebook.com/theclosetamman?ref=ts

Haul of Hauls: Shopping with mommy 10/20/2011

So I'm a really big girly girl so I absolutely love shopping and today my mom and I went out and picked up a few things that I was really excited to share :)

I went on this shopping trip to buy 1 bottle of perfume ONLY which was the Vanilla Body Spray by Natural Looks, instead I ended up with: 2 bottles of perfume, 3 eye shadows, and a lip liner... That's not that much but it's pretty bad that I can't control myself. I was also gonna get a pair of ankle booties but didn't cause I was wearing ballerinas without socks and I HATE trying on shoes without socks.

1. Natural Looks VANILLA Body Spray

2. Natural Looks PLUMERIA Body Spray

3. NYX Lip liner pencil in CABARET

4. NYX eye shadow in NUDE

5. NYX eye shadow in SPRING FLOWER

6. NYX eye shadow in FROSTED LILIAC

How to: Create Your Own INEXPENSIVE Nicki Minaj Costume

I decided I want to be Nicki Minaj this year for Halloween. My school is going to be hosting a Halloween party on Thursday November 3rd, 2011 (a little late but it's better late than never, like last year, it got cancelled). Anyway I thought it would be fun and helpful to share what I will be doing in order to re-create her look.

OUTFIT:  By the looks of it on Google Nicki Minaj matches her pants and shirt, so I have a pair of purple pants that i got from Next  forever ago that I'm going to wear with a purple shirt.

SHOES: Nicki Minaj is really big on heals but since I want to enjoy the party without getting sore feet, I decided to just go with my black boots, sine Nicki Minaj really likes boots, plus, it'll be really cold and boots will keep me warm.

HAIR: I'm going to try and find a pink wig, because if I get a blonde one people will mistaken me for Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj LOVES pink.

MAKE UP: The make up will probably be my favorite part of the whole look because I'm going to be using foundation and a setting powder that is way darker than my skin tone so I can re-create Nicki Minaj's dark flawless look. I'm going to apply a hot pink lip stick and put a crazy eye shadow color on my lid like lime green.

Stories with Chrissy: Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles

WARNING: IF YOU DID NOT READ PERFECT CHEMISTRY THERE WILL BE SPOILERS FOR PERFECT CHEMISTRY BUT NOT FOR RULES OF ATTRACTION :)

Wow, I've had this book for 3 days and I'm already done with it! In all honesty it was a great book. Rules of Attraction is the sequel to Perfect Chemistry.  Brittany and Alex are in University and Carlos (Alex's younger brother, whom you don't read much about in the first book) is sent to live with Alex because he got himself in some trouble.

Alex is now the perfect brother, working part time and going to University, he has his whole life figured out. Carlos wants anything but to be in Colorado. He can't stand his brother, Brittany or anyone who tries to give him rules. But Alex, who wants the best for his brother makes sure that he gets the right kind of help once he starts his senior year with him.So he asks his professor's daughter to show Carlos around and she's, not exactly attractive.

Kiara is the professor's daughter, she wears her hair up in a pony tail that looks like a "dog's tail", wears super baggy clothes and is best friends with a gay guy. She gets straight As and NEVER gets in trouble. However, Kiara has a stuttering problem that she gets when she's nervous.

Carlos on the other hand is a bad cookie, he has tattoos all over himself, and wears shirts with ripped jeans. His comebacks are like reflexes and has no rules & no line that he doesn't cross.

Surely enough the two fall in love and Carlos is faced with the same situation Alex had to go through in Perfect Chemistry. 




Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhEx0kaUlrU
Book Download: http://www.4shared.com/document/08uD2m4h/Simone-Elkeles-Rules-of-Attrac.html

Stories with Chrissy: Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles

I don't even know where I should even begin to rave about this book. I read Perfect Chemistry back in March and it is by far my favorite book of the year. I'm going to try my hardest not to spoil the book but give you a sum up of the whole story.

Perfect Chemistry is about a girl named Brittany who is a blond with blue eyes and has a "perfect" life. She wears the "perfect" clothes, has the "perfect" boyfriend, the "perfect" friends. In conclusion her whole life is perfect.

Alex is a Mexican who has it pretty bad. His dad died when he was 6 years old and he is responsible for his mom and two younger brothers. He belongs to gang called the Latino Bloods and fixes cars after school.

Alex and Brittany aren't allowed to mix with each other because of their social statuses but when forced to do be Chemistry partners for the rest of the years everything changes.

Alex makes a bet with his friends that he can get into Brittany's pants. But he realizes that through out the process of doing out he discovers that he loves Brittany and she means more to him than just a stupid bet. Secrets are uncovered about the two and their love is put to the test.

This book is absolutely PERFECT for anyone who is looking for a light read book filled with romance. Alex is pretty hot if you google him, too. However, there are parts of the book that get pretty boring (gang scenes and whatnot) but over all the book is amazing and I would LOVE to read it again.

URL for those interested in reading the whole book online: http://www.4shared.com/document/E75Ke0m8/Simone_Elkeles-_-Perfect_Chemi.html

Ankle Booties & Lace Tights

This year I really want ankle booties. I've been eyeing them since last year. I think I'm going to get them when I go winter shopping.

Ankle boots would look super pretty (in my opinion) with lace tights or leggings with a dress or a skirt and a coat. I feel like that would be a really pretty outfit.

Plus lace tights just scream Vampire Diaries fashion. I feel like it's shopping Catherine would wear. Either her or Aria from Pretty Little Liars. So I'm really excited to go out and get my ankle booties and lace tights this year. I feel like that's going to be my signature look for Winter 2011 :)

'cause winter is my favorite time of the year

There are many obvious reasons as to why I absolutely LOVE the November and December months. As many of you probably know my Birthday is on December 3rd and my Birthday is always such an exciting time for me. Sometimes I feel like I get more excited over my Birthday than a young child would. This year I'm going to be turning 17 which means that I could legally be allowed to take driving classes where I live. Which isn't as exciting as actual being able to drive but that's good enough for me! Since my Birthday is on a Saturday, Thursday I'll probably invite a bunch of my really good friends to Chilies and spend the day with them. Then on Saturday on my actual Birthday I'll spend it with my mom and brothers, we'll go out to eat at a restaurant of my choice, have cake then do the Christmas tree. Which is perfect. :)

On my Birthday we put up the Christmas tree at night while we play Christmas carols and just have a good time. Christmas is another reason I LOVE the winter. To me, Christmas is just so magical and really brings out the best in people. Everything about Christmas excites me: the colors, the desserts, the decorations, the movies and the feeling of family and togetherness. My favorite Christmas past time is watching "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" which I actually got as a birthday present from my best friend Suzy on my 6th Birthday. Sorry, but that movie is only the best during Christmas, I feel like it doesn't feel the same if I watch it on a regular day. Also, I like Christmas Eve more than Christmas for some reason. I feel like the excitement is still thick in the air on Christmas Eve but on Christmas it's just...boring. On Christmas and Christmas Eve my family and I have a family dinner and then spend it visiting relatives.

So Winter is by far my favorite time of year and I love everything about it. From the weather, to the fashion, to the spirit to even the food! Right now where I live it's starting to get really chilly to the point where I have to wear a sweat shirt with thick pants and socks around the house so I was inspired to do this blog. :)

Sleeping Patterns...

So I'm really starting to hate my sleeping patterns. Last year I would be wide awake by 6 am and have a good time putting on my make up and getting dressed and having breakfast with music playing in the background and I would go to school with this enthusiasm to learn. I would come home, have lunch and start studying  immediately, have some free time and be in bed by 9 pm!

This year however, I wake up at 7 am and I have to be woken up, my alarm clock just doesn't cut it anymore. I shower and get ready and go to school then I come home so SUPER exhausted like more than I'm supposed to and all I want to do is just sleep. So I take a 15 minute nap and then study and try to ignore my massive headache, then when I finish I get ready for bed and find that I don't fall asleep until 11 pm and for some reason Wednesadys/ Tuesdays I fall asleep after midnight.

I really need to fix my sleep schedule! I just don't know where to begin :(

Product Review: Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Eye Liner

Pros:

- Long lasting

- Easy to use

- Perfect for those who have a tough time creating the winged eye look 

- Smooth

- Easy to draw with

- The brush it comes with is amazing

Cons:

- Primer/Concealer on the lid must be applied before using this product (which isn't a big deal) 

- The packaging looks like a moisturizer I saw my grandpa using when I was six (lol, i wish it came in a prettier packaging)

My thoughts:

I highly recommend this products for all the girls out there who have been trying so hard to re-create the winged eye liner look and couldn't, believe me I was there. I tried both pencil and liquid liner and they didn't give me the look I was looking for. When using the liquid liner I got a huge mess on my eyes and it was just a disaster and the pencil liner barely lasted an our (it could be because I have oily skin). But the gel liner gave me the perfect wing I was looking for, it lasted a long time considering I could get rich off of my own face, it came with a GOOD brush, it was inexpensive, and a little bit goes a long way! 

Universities...my never ending worry

So recently the stress of applying to Universities has really been getting to me. I go to bed worrying that I won't get accepted into the University I want or that I will end up with no future. I REALLY want to go study Law in England, I don't want to stay in Jordan. I want the experience of being an 18 year-old- girl living  by herself and going to University and being her own person. I know that I will miss my family so much specifically my mom and brothers but I want to experience what it feels like to count the days until I can go back to my hometown.

I'm deeply considering working while in University part time at a restaurant or diner because something about that job appeals me and it will be a great way to earn more experience about the journey we call life. By the time my brother graduates I will be in my 3rd year of University and we will get an apartment so we can go to university together and live together. I know I'm planning way ahead but I'm just so excited!

When I finish my degree I will open my own office where clients and lawyers will fill out applications that will help me find them the best lawyer/client for their situation. Like for example, a woman needs to sue a company but has a budget of $1,000 JDs and a lawyer you specializes in that area and accepts the budget, they will meet and work together. Because it's so hard to find good lawyers that meet the clients criteria here.

So the purpose of this blog is to announce to those who care that I recently e-mailed so many Universities asking for requirements and whatnot in order to know what I need to get accepted.

I emailed, I need one more but here's the list:

1. University of Exeter

2. University of Buckingham

3. Queen Mary University of London

4. University of Aberystwyth

The Rosary Trend?

Now here is something I thought would never become a fashion trend, but since I decided to follow with it I decided why not blog? So in my school I noticed that a lot of girls have been wearing their rosaries as necklaces. Not just Christian girls but also Muslim girls have been wearing their rosaries as well. So this is the new thing at the moment. I however really love the wooden rosary look, I feel like it goes with everything you wear and it's really hard to break, unlike the bead ones (trust me I would know). While a rosary is known to help protect who ever wears it the fact that it is a trend right now is fantastic because it will encourage more people to come out of their shell and wear their rosaries. It also gives people no excuse to NOT pray the rosary since they have it on them and they can pray it while they're waiting for someone or something. I don't know a bout you but I'm all about the rosary trend :)

The Trend for Less

Although this outfit is a little Spring I absolutely LOVE this outfit that I created. The way I originally wore the outfit compared to the picture was I didn't have the tights or a belt and instead of the heels I wore gold gladiators from NEXT and a super light white cardigan from MANGO with the navy floral dress from TOPSHOP/TOPMAN and a dark red messenger bag that I got from FOREVER 21 that looks nothing like the picture but is the same style. This is a really great outfit and I think it's perfect for church, day time occasions or even a tea party themed birthday :)

Why do we love what's bad for us?

So I thought I would share my addiction since I was about 5 years old. I am addicted to Ramen noodles. Like, I will eat 3 packs a day and if I don't get it when I want it I'm really sad. BUT I haven't eaten any for 3 months but I kind of started eating them again. So I can stop whenever I want but today during school I had the weirdest craving for them so I begged me mom to let me get some and she did because I REALLY wanted some. But after I eat them I kind of feel like crap. I guess it's because they aren't healthy. If they where healthy I would be the healthiest person in the world. I really wish that junk/unhealthy food was good for you. Why does food have to be put in categories, too? I mean, we humans are put in categories (jocks, nerds, etc) why should we put what we consume in categories too?I'm just sayin'. I just wanted to blog and the first thing that came to mind was RAMENS! They are in the process of being cooked right now so I'm really excited, and hungry! Happy Lunch everyone :)

Goals for October 23rd -> October 27th

Academically: 
- Study for at least 2 hours each day
- Study each lesson taken in Math on the day it was taken by solving questions and reviewing notes and the book.
- Reading the notes and chapters for English Literature and not relying on Spark Notes (guilty as charged)
- Get my ICT book and study what we took so far and solve all the theory past paper questions given.
- Re-solve the ICT practical past papers given since the beginning of the year!

Personally: 
- Not say ANY bad words
- Do at least 3 good deeds (help someone with class work, etc.)
- Make someone smile
- Read before bed!

Sunday Church :)

Ever since school started, after school, my mom and brothers and I go to church. It is honestly the best thing we have done since moving to Jordan. It allowed me to connect with God and Jesus Christ and to be a more peaceful and better person. Even though sometimes I don't understand what the priest is saying; praying and asking God for forgiveness and mercy and for all the wishes that I have in mind makes me feel so much better. When I leave church I feel like I am a better person and it makes me feel good. It's also nice to meet new people at church which we always do. So I'm really excited about going to church tomorrow after school, I think it's going to be what I need to relieve myself from all the stress I've been under (academically and socially).
Even if your not Christian, praying is the most refreshing and beautiful feeling you can ever have. You feel like you are talking to someone who actually has the ability to help you and you can understand things that you never really understood such as death or why you where put in a certain situation. I am honestly so thankful that I got back into the habit of praying and having God in my life because now I know things could never go wrong and if they did they went wrong for the better.