Day 2 and 3: Back on the Gym Bus

10 July

Gym day was just an easy 15 minutes on the Precor elliptical.

I am so sore today from yesterday. The worst part about falling off the gym wagon is getting back on hurts so badly!!!

My inner thighs are so sore I can barely walk. =/

Since I haven’t been posting these on the day they happen, I am going to add yesterday’s (11 July) workout to it as well.  

We did a quick 15 on the elliptical and then did back.

Lat pull downs

10x30lbs

10x30lbs

10x30lbs

(before I left I was doing 12x40lbs and about to move up to 10x50lbs)

Seated cable row

12x30lbs

12x30lbs

12x30lbs

(I honestly can’t remember what I was doing before I left)

Biceps curls on the machine

Just the machine resistance 10reps 3 times.

I was probably doing it on 10....yes, I have very wimpy biceps. 

Today 

12 July

I had my final interview for a position at H&M today, so we missed our workout. Unfortunately. We were planning on going and doing 30mins of cardio and stretching. We would probably usually do shoulders or something like that, but since we just started back up going to the gym, we are going slow. 

until next time.

xox,

Arae

Finally, back on the gym bus.

This morning I got back on the gym bus! FINALLY.

I hadn’t worked out since the day before I left for my Europe trip which was May 20^th. EHHHH so long right?

Even though I went over a month without working out, it’s always better late then never.

I know however, tomorrow I will be so sore. (Will update as to exactly how sore, see next post).

I thought I would start logging my workouts on my blog as well as in my Fitbook.

I bought my Fitbook online off of Amazon.com and it’s amazing. It’s a great way to log your food intake and workouts. It also has a spot to fill out the servings of each food group you get and the amount of water you drink so that is also very helpful.

Today we (my boyfriend and I) did a light cardio warm-up and a light legs workout.

We started with 20 mins on the elliptical, this one specifically (I find I burn more calories on this one and it’s much more of a workout)

http://www.cybexintl.com/cross-trainers-425a-light-commercial-arc-trainer.aspx

Then we went to the weight room to do legs:

Squats:

10xBar

10xBar

12xBar

Deadlift:

8xBar

8xBar

8xBar

Leg extension: (machine, no weight just controlled, continuous, slow motion)

10

10

10

Before I left for Europe I was doing 3 to 4 sets of 12 on squats and just about to add weight to the bar, and doing 2 sets of 12 deadlifts and the set 3 with 2.5s on each side. My boyfriend and I always do the leg extensions with no weight; we do it for the controlled, slow, continuous motion.

Today the deadlifts were really hard on my hands, if you’ve lifted with the traditional bars, you’re aware they aren’t the most comfortable thing to hold onto and they usually give you calluses. Since I hadn’t worked out in so long those weren’t there anymore so it hurt my hands more than it should.

I hope you enjoyed this post! I am not much of a dieter, just a generally healthy eater, so I haven’t included my eating regimen but if you would like me to I would be happy to add it to my workout posts!

Until next time.

xox,

Arae

Amazing quote.

I found this yesterday on Pinterest (that will take you to my page) and it just really hit me. It was beautiful and perfect. I don't know, my family is not religious but there isn't much literature that can move you like the Bible. 

My hiatus.

SOOOOO......

I realize I only have 9 followers, but I still feel like I should mention my hiatus...

I don’t know you decide if you care, but I really don’t have a good reason. I was just not in the mood. I actually edited a whole video before I left the country but for some unknown reason I decided not to upload it. I don’t know why, maybe because I didn’t want to pay attention to my laptop for 2 hours but not be able to do anything on it.

Anyways, I am trying to get back into the swing of things and really work at this. I think I was also discouraged, hahahaha lame. But I pretty much just got lazy.

I am going to start with doing a new favorites video. It’s kind of a random time but I want to do that first and I have some reviews planned for the near future! Blogposts first probably then videos to accompany it (posts are easier, only pictures and words, editing videos can be EXTREMELY time consuming).

I still don’t have a video camera but I am making it work.

Alright,

I promise a review before the weekend!

xox,

Arae

Inspiration Shortage.

I would say I am running on empty.
It's nearing the end of my year.
I have two finals Saturday, one Tuesday and a take home one due on Wednesday night.
I am so incredibly unmotivated to do anything.
I don't want to study.
It's pretty bad.
But I shouldn't just sit here and do nothing while I can't sleep (it's useless for me to try to study this late) so I am working on blogposts and searching Pinterest (if you would like an invited just comment below with your email and I will be happy to send you one) for inspiration.
I really need some.
I am more than just stressed that the year is coming to an end I am unhappy with the place I am in my life, but this is another story for another post.

So anyways let's stop with the complaining and start with the inspiration.

Oh and after Wednesday, expect many new posts and videos. I am going to try to do some new types of videos like fashion and hair stuff. I might start vlogging too. I am definitely vlogging my entire Europe trip (oh another reason I am so ready to be done with school) I don't know if those will be up before i get back though because I'm not sure how my internet connection will be.

I found this quote online by Beverly Williams. I typed it using Blessed Day font from dafont.com.

This speaks to me very deeply. I am at that point in my life where I really should be thinking about what I am going to do with my life who I am going to be where I'm going to go and how I am going to do it. I know you need to let things happen and fall into place (you can't find love it has to find you (which it did)) but I want some idea. I don't know. I just dream about being a blogger, YouTuber and maybe starting a company or something of the sort through YouTube. I've seen many girls do it. But my YouTube career (I actually wouldn't call it that) has started off very slow. I think I have about 27 subscribers (hahaha actually I do really know how many I have because I jump for joy every time I get a new one). I know I haven't posted many videos and they're not that creative, but I am working on it and intend to put in incredibly amounts of work over the summer and I refuse to give up. I know I have a lot of great tips to offer and great ideas I just need the finished product to come together in my head (it wouldn't hurt to have a VIDEO CAMERA), but alas the life of a jobless college student that will have to wait. Anywho I would say it is time for my bed time so I will leave you with this. I wouldn't consider myself to be a religious person but I am set in my faith and believe everything happens for a reason and I think the bible is beautiful. 

Maybelline Eyeshadows as a highlight

Comparison and Review:

Maybelline Eyeshadows in Linen and Champagne Fizz

Used as a highlight for the face

Hello beauty muffins.

I first heard about the Maybelline eyeshadow in Champagne Fizz from either Elle or Blair Fowler (if you haven’t heard of them go check them out—I’ll put their youtube urls in the bottom of this post). One of them was raving about what a great product this was and how beautiful it looked as a highlight. I decided to try it out.

But when I got to the store I realized that Linen was the exact same color (essentially) only matte instead of shimmer.

I tend to have fairly oily skin and I was worried a shimmer highlight would only accentuate this so I opted for the matte color, Linen.

However I was fairly disappointed. Linen did not give me the effect I was looking for. It did highlight the areas I was trying to highlight. So when I was at the grocery store and saw that Champagne Fizz (and all the other Maybelline singles) were only $2.54 I had to get it.

I am so glad I did, because it is such a beautiful highlight.

If you’re new to makeup or a professional MUA it’s a very versatile product and would add to anyone’s collection.

for some reason I don't have a good swatch of linen. I will get one asap and add it. =]

until next time

xox,

Arae 

Moving to a new Country

Hi there.

So I know I only have nine followers on this blog, which is pretty damn sad, but I will say I have not done anything spectacular as of late and definitely need to get better at updating it. Too bad this past week has been literally insane for me. I will promise to be at least updating it weekly during my summer holiday, with the exception of the time I am in France and Italy and may not have access to my laptop.

Anywho, I am thinking of either starting a new blog or adding to this one with my boyfriend and my experience of moving to a new country. We are hoping to move to Australia by next January. We are hoping to transfer to either University of Sydney (Sydney Uni) or University of Queensland (Queensland Uni).

Only problem is WE HAVEN'T TOLD ANYONE.

And it is super damn hard to figure this out on our own. We're trying our best. I have a meeting with my advisor who can hopefully help me and I am thinking about contacting the Study Abroad office.

I can't decide but stay tuned for posts on that and hopefully more beauty related posts!!! I have lots of videos to edit and upload for you guys just no time to do it!
Until next time.

xox,


Arae