Quote Time 31Jan13

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♥31 January 2013♥

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

Who originally said this?

I don’t know.

It’s extremely unclear. I think Kevin Durant is the first person to say it and have it recorded that he said it, but there is no way he was the first to say it.

I think it might be like a figure of speech, in that everyone says it but no one really gets the credit for coming up with it.

I first heard it from Tim Tebow, verbally and in his book (page 33 if your curious).

Tim states he adopted it as a mantra while still in Little League and Kevin Durant didn’t say it until 2007 so mathematically Kevin Durant can’t be the first person who said it, because that would mean 6 years ago Tim Tebow would’ve been in Little League and still working out with tubing attached to his door.

Clearly this isn’t the case.

Online I’ve found Tim Notke with credit for this quote but if you google the name it comes up with nothing.

Somewhere it said Sam Lincoln said it, seems like speculation. Who knows?

I’ll I know is it’s extremely motivating.

To me it says: it doesn’t matter you predisposition, you can do whatever you want through hard work.

Granted, that’s not always true, but the sentiment is brilliant anyways.

Keep on trudging beauties.

until next time.

xox,

Arae

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POTD: 2 Jan 2013

♥Pin of the Day♥

2 January 2013

Can’t believe it’s 2013!!!

I feel like I say that every new year, but this year is crazy.

My boyfriend is turning twenty-one this month.

My (boyfriend’s) niece is turning one this year.

My boyfriend and I will be together for four years come June.

And I will officially no longer be a teenager come August, although most people have viewed me as a 21+ year old for the last two years of my life.

Anywho,

I thought I would share with you a pin that inspires me for the new year.

I found this on Pinterest, I don't take ownership

Throughout November and December I kind of fell of the healthy lifestyle bandwagon.

I ate too many cookies and didn’t really think about what I was eating.

No,

I didn’t stuff my self with fast food, but I didn’t eat clean, healthy meals.

So for this pin of the day I wanted to share with you a Pin that I think is hilarious.

I swear by squats!

If you want a nicer, tighter, perkier butt do squats.

I mean real squats with the bar and everything.

Don't be afraid to lift weights with the boys (that will be a whole nother post).

Anywho,

I’m not trying to be cliché and typical, like oh my new year’s resolution is to get back in the gym.

This year I want to make it a habit, a lifestyle, something I can’t live without, not a false-promising resolution.

Follow my Instagram and Twitter for updates and pix!

Also, I am going to compile a list of inspirational Instagrammers for fitness and clean eating!

Until next time.

xox,

Arae ♥♥♥

Clearly...

Obviously, I completely failed at daily posting.

I guess I got all caught up in working retail during the holidays. I didn't realize how much it would take out of me. It really sucked. People are so rude for no apparent reason. I just wonder what I did to them to deserve the treatment I get? Who knows, everyone is stressed during the holidays, but just remember when you're having a bad day taking it out on someone else doesn't make your day better it just ruins someone else's day.

Well now that I am officially done with that rant...
Work has slowed down, I have much fewer hours this week than I have had the last two weeks and I should move back into a schedule.
I think going for daily postings after hardly posting was too much to jump into; I had a lot of wind the first couple times, but then I just burnt out.
So I've decided I will try to post twice a week.

I want to continue my Pin of the Day, but I need to get myself prepared and have lots ready to go before I say I'm going to be back at it daily.

I need to be prepared because once school start I'm probably going to be going a little bit crazy in the beginning. Especially, starting back into science and math classes.
Alrighty, thanks for reading and being patient with my constant unfulfilled promise of daily postings.
Until next time.
xox,

Arae

Future posts to look forward to:
How to get prepared for school to start again
My reactions to Les Miserables
A Christmas make-up haul
An ELF products review/haul