The Dreaded Dryness - 14 -

        So spring is finally here and you know what that means?! It means allergies, itchy eyes, runny noses, and dryness! Well, maybe it's just me but recently my hands and lips have been awfully dry for some reasons. I absolutely hate it! I constantly have to reapply chap stick when it runs out and I have to constantly reapply hand lotion whenever I wash my hands! How annoying ): Is this just happening to me or is some other people also? Everyone knows the feeling of it! Your lips start to sting and your hands get really rough and cracked. But the question is, how can we escape the dryness?! The question is simply to moisturize. I know it seems really tedious and time consuming, but would you rather have your lips and hands silky soft or dry and crusty? It's your choice!

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         Personally, I would go for the soft and silky because it feels amazing. But I have to admit that I skip the lotion sometimes ... or many times. That's probably why my lips and hands are so dry! But you know, people get lazy. Well no more! Everyone, we all have to moisturize, some more than others. It's something we have to do so our skin looks soft and healthy. All it needs is a little tender loving care.

        What's amazing about moisturizing is that almost everyday house hold items can help you achieve that soft skin that you want. HONEY, AVOCADO, and OLIVE OIL can rejuvenate your dry skin by just mashing a piece of avocado in a small bowl, add a few drops of honey, along with a spoon full of olive oil, and VOILA! You have a nice set of baby-soft hands. Other things like lemon juice, oats, vinegar, bananas, kiwi, strawberries, cucumbers, tomato juice, yogurt. whole milk, cream, green tea, and sugar! Look at all those things you can buy at a GROCERY store to help your skin get to the softest it can be! However, there are lotions you can get at places like Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart that can help get your skin to the place that it really needs to be. Also, those kind of moisturizers smell really good, too (: Secretly, I love lotions that smell like Shea Butter! YES SIR-EE! 

        So guys, please don't be like me and MOISTURIZE YOUR HANDS AND LIPS! No wants to be dry, crusty, and ashy when the weather is beautiful and you're showing more skin (; 

Eating Healthy - 13 -

       We all know that it's pretty hard to stick to a diet or just eating healthy verses eating a Snickers bar. Well, some people would just jump for the Snickers bar. I would probably be one of those people. But maybe not anymore because I have been educated and informed on all the things that I have been eating. Lets face it, all the french fried and pizzas we have eaten as kids and teenagers, they all catch up to us sooner or later. It sucks how we start getting bigger and get more fat in some places, but it what comes with life ... WE ALL GET FAT. SO SAD. But we could just eat healthy ... we can eat good things that will benefit us and our bodies will thank us in the long run.
        So I have tried to stop eating all the junk food like pizza, candy, and soda. All of that stuff is really bad for you. I am not going to through all the boring facts about how it's bad for you, but you guys should know that it is bad for you. Point blank. All those bad things will just go straight to your thighs or your stomach, or you arms, or your chin. And when all that fat comes in, it takes AGES to get rid of. Plus, all that work you have to put in trying to work out when you could have avoided that by just eating non-fat and healthy foods. It's amazing how outside things can effect the human body in a negative way.

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        It's very hard to choose a stick of celery over a slice of pizza. Personally, I would choose the pizza because I love pizza. But after eating that fattening, greasy slice of pizza, I will feel guilty for just eating it! How sad ... But it's true! Then I'll feel fat after eating it ......... So why not just choose the celery? Try to have some self-control and choose the better choice. You will not feel so guilty about it and you really won't gain any calories or weight because you take more energy to choose a stick of celery than to digest it. What's more, try to stick to this good habit by JUST DOING IT. Follow Nike's slogan: Just do it. That's their slogan, right? Back to the point ... Don't feel anything about it and eat the healthy things you should be eating. If you stop to think about it, you'll just convince yourself otherwise and go right back to that slice of pizza. Then after that slice of pizza is done, you'll go straight for the whole box! Sticking to a healthy diet it all about self-control and emotional detachment.
        Girls, we all want that amazing beach body; Victoria's Secret model body, or close to that. So eat well! Eat beneficial! Eat smart! It's really worth it in the end and you wont have to slug along 10-100 pounds of extra weight (fat) when you walk around. Get into the habit and soon it becomes easy as breathing. Also guys, don't think that this doesn't apply to you because it really does as well. It's a fact that guys burn fat a lot faster than girls, that's why it's so easy to males to lose weight or gain muscle. So unfair, I know, but guys still do gain weight after awhile if they do not take care of themselves. If your guy doesn't work out, soon you will find him with a beer belly and high blood pressure.

P.S. Maybe you can find some healthy things to eat and get some awesome exercise routines for your daily life!