Instagram Catch Up

This will be short & sweet.

But didn't want to leave you all hanging any longer for another post.

I will be posting something tomorrow...Just didn't quite find the motivation to do it today.

So here is my very few Instagram pics from the last month.

Dark purple & and accent sparkles. Inspiration found here.

Used a wand curler for the first time and LOVED it.

New favorite Caribou drink...Berry White Mocha (hot or cold)

striped Sweater // white collar shirt underneath // gray skinnies // belt

Playing a load of games on a random Thursday night w/ my best friend!

What has your January looked like?

~Michlyn

All Things Stylish I'm Loving on Pinterest

These posts don't do the justice for all the amazing clothes, accessories, and jewelry found on Pinterest.  So here's an overload of stylish pins that I'm loving!

What was your favorite?

~Michlyn

Fun with Polyvore

I have been enjoying polyvore a lot lately! It's been really fun to look at all different styles of clothes, and mix and match different accessories. You can try it out right here!

~Michlyn

I'm a Shopper!

I love shopping! I like to find the cutest clothes but for the best price. I already have way a lot of clothes and don't need to shop all the time, but this is fun!

You can head on over to Polyvore, and "shop" with out spending any money. It's so much fun! All I do is create 'sets', which is an outfit that you can make. Choose from anything you want...dresses, purses, jewlery, shoes etc. It's so much fun!

Here are some of my creations:

Hope you have just as much fun as I do!
~Michlyn

Annoyances

I follow The Farmer's Wife Tells All and she also did this post a couple of days ago. I thought it was a pretty cool post and I wanted to post my list. Enjoy and feel free to do this on your blog too, if you want!

1.When girls wear shirts on purpose to see their sports bra - I understand that is might be "in", but I just hate it. They will take a perfectly fine T-shirt, cut the sleeves off, and rip it all the way down. It would be ok if they wore a tank-top underneath, but they don't! Just their sports bra... Ugh it bothers me so much.

2.Screamo music - I understand if it's upbeat and fun to listen to. I like songs like that too...But if you're listening to and you can't even understand (or hear) the words that the people are singing, then how is that fun to listen to? You can barely hear the music, and then you don't even know what the song is saying. I'm not against loud music, just the songs where the singers literally scream the words.

3. Magazine subscriptions. Those little pieces of paper that are in between the pages of a magazine you're reading. They are always in the way, and does anyone seriously use them? They always end up falling out of the magazine when you pick up, or I just rip them out. Does anyone ever subscribe to magazines this way anyway, or do they just go online? I just don't like them.

4. Judgmental people. I'm not saying that I'm perfect, and love everything about everybody on the earth. I'm saying that I hate it when people will give you a bad face, stare at you, or say a rude comment. As most of you know, I have an adopted sister and the comments and stares we get are downright hurtful. I personally love having her out in public, and showing her off. I like to have people see that we're different. My mom also got a rude comment about "having too many kids". That is impossible! Whether God calls you to have a big or small family, it's never too much or too little. It's just right and just the way He wants your family to be.

5. Pointless Pictures. The ones where you stand in front of your bathroom mirror, and take a picture with your giant camera. (which you can also see in the picture) Then there are the ones that have really dumb poses. Such as: duck lips, peace sign, stick your butt out, or wear kiss your boyfriend pictures. Yuck. I really think that people should express themselves, and show who they are but do they have to take pointless pictures?

Those are a few things that I can think of right now

~Michlyn

The Ending of Another Series

Through the Eyes of a Teenager

It has come to an end. I did "Through the Eyes of a Teenager" series on my blog for about 6 weeks.

It was a lot of fun finding topics to post about. I'm really glad that I took the time and effort to look into a few of these things.

At first you don't realize how interesting or popular the topics are.

Looking at these topics really made me think and see how other teenagers look at them.

I will be starting a new series, and as soon as I figure out what it is I'll post about it.

If you would like to see my posts I put all the links below

Through the Eyes of a Teenager: Relationships

Through the Eyes of a Teenager: Peer Pressure

Through the Eyes of a Teenager: Style

Through the Eyes of a Teenager: Orphans

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed the series!

~Michlyn

Through the Eyes of a Teenager: Style

Through the Eyes of a Teenager: Style

Have you ever stared longingly through the glass windows of a store that displayed those beautiful clothes? I don't know about you, but I have. Just wishing that I could take them off that ugly mannequin and keep it for myself. Have you ever seen a new shirt that your friend is wearing and be really jealous? I have. Sometimes it's hard to put that jealously away, and realize that it doesn't matter what clothes you wear.

Of course you want to look nice and have good clothes, but they don't matter. Having stylish clothes and wearing all the new trends isn't important. Look through your closet, and maybe you can put a few things together. You don't have to go by the newest article of clothing the day it comes out. 

You don't have to have the cutest shoes or prettiest cardigan. All you have to do is...be yourself. Let people know that having new clothes doesn't matter, and you can still look pretty without all that makeup. It's better to show your style then trying to be someone or something you're not. You don't have to have the most expensive dress for prom or the trendiest haircut.

I'm not saying it's bad to go shopping or wrong that you wear makeup. I'm saying that having all the new things and spending extra money right away isn't important. What's important is that you can show your personality, and still have fun with the clothes you have. That you can feel pretty in your own skin and not under layers of foundation.

Wearing too much makeup can hide or disguise the beautiful face that God gave you. It can show mixed identity. It can even damage your face. Wearing makeup isn't bad, and it's human nature that girls want to look pretty. No one wants to think they're ugly or that they don't deserve the best. Being yourself and showing your true colors should be all it takes in this world. But sadly society doesn't agree and that can be one of the hardest things to understand and deal with.

How about revealing clothes or swimsuits? Does that ever bother you? Walking around and seeing girls wear shirts so you can purposely see their bra? Or where they take pictures in their bikinis and post them on the internet. I just don't find it cute or attractive. I think that it would be best if girls just didn't dress like that. That they didn't have to feel beautiful without wearing something provocative. Being modest shows good character and that you can feel and be pretty inside and out.

1 Timothy 2:9 says "And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes."

Thanks for reading!

~Michlyn

I Wish...

Sometimes...

I wish teachers wouldn't give out so much homework

I wish my mom didn't get hurt while she tries to be the best momma she can be

I wish my siblings weren't so mean or disrespectful

I wish I could please the Lord in a better way and more often

I wish my attitude was always good

I wish that making hard decisions wasn't so...well...hard

I wish the truth in some situations wasn't so hard to say

I wish that the house was always clean

I wish my makeup, hair, and face was always spotless and perfect

I wish that I didn't get so jealous over ridiculous things

I wish my dad had a better boss and a higher paycheck

I wish that money didn't get in the way of so much stuff

I wish that hearts could never be broken

I wish that there weren't orphans in this world

I wish friends wouldn't lie and make things so complicated

I wish politicians could make decisions that help everyone

I wish athletes didn't have to get hurt and ruin their dreams

I wish that no one got sick and would stay healthy

I wish that I could take amazing pictures

I wish... I wish... I wish...

BUT

I know... That our God performs miracles and that some of the things above could eventually be fixed.

Nothing is impossible with God!
~Michlyn