ode to soap and glory

Hi my name is Anita and Im addicted.... to soap and glory. its quite possible I need a self group. :)

here's my modest collection thus far:



note that this is just one of each item i own. i have three ifoams (one for home, one for boyfriends one for gym bag) 3 the righteous butter lotions for the aforementioned reasons, and two butter ups one for home one for boyfriends. Im a little out of control you say? lets talk about why. Thats my THIRD flake away.

okey so I am normally not one to spend money on things like this. bath and body works only gets me when they either a-are practically giving it away or b- i have a gift card. I have never been in to a lush (or tried it though i would like to) and never been into lotions because I have really sensitive skin. BUT. i was in target one day (which i love by the way) and I had seen this display 2093403924 times. I stopped this time and read it a bit and found "The scrub of your life) which calins many things about it being "the one" but the one that caught my eye was "the bumps are gone from the backs of your arms." WHAT? they could have printed my name there.

I am afflicted with a skin problem called keratinosis pilaris. Basically without getting into my science nerdy self I get little bumps on my arms. I used to pay 40 dollars for this dermatologist prescribed stuff that smells terrible and didn't work that well but provided some relief. Honestly nothing worked and it would make my skin hurt. This problem has been one that has made me so self conscious as it honestly looks like i have goosebumps all the time. not cute. Until I found soap and glory I was a always seen in pants and long sleeves despite living somewhere where it is hot 350 days a year. (no they didn't pay me to say that.--i love it that much.)

Anyways! took that and flake away home and its been a happily ever after ever since :) I have started to grow my collection and I am a huge fan of everything. Their lotions actually moisturize and stay working for more than 5 seconds. The scrubs aren't too harsh for my extremely sensitive skin and they are made with all the good stuff. Its common to see "Grapeseed oil" "orange oil" "aloe vera" "fruit extracts" "vitamin e" and many other quality natural ingredients on every package.

Most of their products have a somewhat floral-ish smell that isn't strong and resembles nothing of rose which i hate. i normally can't wear scented lotion or i break out in hives but this is my holy grail stuff. If they ever discontinue it I will cry. Follow them on twitter and on facebook and you get to have an opinion on what they do. Their customer interaction is fantastic.

Overall I rate them as follows:
cute retro packaging a 5 out of 5
smell 5 out of 5
quality 5 out 5 You get WAY WAY WAY WAY more than you pay for.
Prices range from 4-15 dollars depending on what you buy and where. In the US its only sold in Target.

How could they improve you ask? Whats the downside? Seem to good to be true? I can't say that for everyone this will be the perfect answer to their skin and the only downer I have found is the labels come off the flake away and hair supply if left in the shower. Probably the humidity but i like the labels they are cute. I could write about each product and the benefits but honestly, for me there haven't been any cons. They smell great, work and make me feel pampered. What more could a girl want? I can' attest to all of their products as I have no tried them but what I have tried has not been disappointing and gives me FULL confidence in their company. Just try it for yourself.

I am likely to have this in my collection for as long as they make it.
If you are going to try one thing I would say go for "flake away" its an awesome exfoliater that leaves your skin feeling great and will keep you coming back to soap and glory.

I want to try these products still:





Have any of you tried them? What is your favorite product?

between a rock and a hard place

Okey before I begin....check out http://www.unnecessarydrama.net/ She is having an AWESOME giveaway and I absolutely love this girl. Hilarious doesn't cover it. she makes videos too so check her out. I honestly have never had anyone call a hair thing "a DNA structure" watch her latest video to know what I am talking about but the science nerd in me thought this was hilarious. Almost as hilarious as the "If I were an Enzyme I'd be dna-helicase so i could unzip your genes." haha. nerd factor-check!






So... as the picture indicates im... thoughtful to say the least. This blog is going to be personal so if you are looking for beauty tips come back later or check out my channel. I just uploaded a ton in the last two days.

The question on every girls mind after they have met a fantastic guy and been dating a substantial amount of time--- how do you know if he's the one? If you asked me at any other point in the last 4 almost 5 years I would have said "you just know. its an amazing feeling and i honestly think you just know." but today i would answer it a little different. How would i answer? "i don't know." <--- probably the scariest thing I have ever typed...or thought. Why? because of a simple fact I have been ignoring for the longest time that didn't seem like it mattered but with graduating and applying to grad school and thinking about the future I am finding that i really am having to choose between accepting and settling or sticking to what I believe. Now settling? NO GIRL SHOULD EVER DO THIS! but -- ill admit its so much easier said than done. So what to do? again. i don't know. and it scares me.

so im asking you--- have you ever had to choose between your heart...and well... your heart? better put. If you found you were fundamentally different from someone is that a reason to call it quits or do you simply "make it work." When you love someone it gets complicated. Let me know what you think I could really use some feedback.

Woah time flies

- if you read nothing read the end paragraph.-

So as some of you know I am applying to graduate school. Last night I went to coldstone with my boyfriend and he basically said that there is nothing to keep me here so i should apply wherever so i am applying to south carolina, ny, long island, georgia, texas, tennessee. :) can't wait to see what God has in store. Now to be clear he talked about visiting me and how he didn't want to determine my future... but if almost 5 years of dating doesn't give him some ability to do so I don't know what does. I am excited and nervous to be taking this step and am SO SO ready to actually be doing what I want. I am so excited to finally be a PA.

I was told about a school i hadn't heard about MUSC yesterday by a fellow youtuber. (telling you who might give too much info about her... but THANK YOU!!!!!) they have a PA program, a childrens hospital on site, are located in the BEAUTIFUL south and have great track records passing the PANCE exam. I AM SO EXCITED.

As i told you I am reading tranquilista-- and in it it tells you to make a "vision board" and put pictures and quotes that are near your goals. Well I just kind of did a word document with pictures of the schools I want... size proprotional to who I want most and a few quotes. I've heard Ed Gerety speak several times and talk about the importance of that. (he's a great motivational speaker if you can ever hear him PLEASE DO!)

Alright so for what I am thankful for. It's a combined list because I was busy.
I am thankful for PA schools.
I am thankful for country music. :)
I am thankful for God working in my life.
I am thankful for each new day.
I am thankful for "For coffee lovers only" I like it, love it and GOTTA HAVE IT!
I am thankful for headbands
I am thankful for failures that make you stronger.
I am thankful for Thursdays!
I am thankful for hot pink nailpolish that makes you feel pretty.
I am thankful for Dove messages that encourage positivity.

I am thankful for woodwinkedx
I am thankful for blacktiedme
I am thankful for atrendyhooligan
I am thankful for all the friends I made through youtube.
I am thankful for becoming wiser this year than I was the last and the hope that I will be wiser the next.
I am thankful for amazing ballads that you are like OMG thats me.
I am thankful for SOAP and GLORY soap. It's helps with self consciousness by correcting problem areas on my skin.
I am thankful for children. and the inspiration to treat them.
I am thankful for all of my adversities. they make me stronger.
I am thankful for being blessed to have the physics ability to write what I am thankful for.

ALSO
Kayla (woodwinkedx) is raising money for a 5k she is doing called the gift of life. It is for organ donor awareness which is personally affected her family. Please help her by giving a dollar or two. She is only trying to get to $100 dollars. Lets blow that goal out of the water. If you can spend more than 10 on an eyeshadow you can give 10 to help save someones life. :) please please go to the following link and help her:
http://tinyurl.com/ycbccgn

thanks
xoox
Anita

thankful

Hey lovies! Sorry I haven't updated this in a little bit-- not that I think anyone reads it. Anyways-- I started reading this book called Tranquilista and I really really like it thus far (or atleast i liked the first 26 pages). It told me to make a list of 10 things I am thankful for each day for a week. so that is what i am going to do.

1- i am thankful to have 178 subbies. that blows my mind.
2- i am thanful for my boyfriend who is playing on his iphone next to me.
3- i am thankful that i have scholarships for school.
4- i am thankful for my wit. i was told im funny twice today and i love it bc i was wasn't trying.
5- i am thankful for good vision without glasses.
6- i am thankful for the internet. It is such an amazing creation.
7- i am thankful for the people God is putting in my life.
8- I am thankful that tomorrow is a new day.
9-I am thankful that I have a car, to safely drive me to said boyfriends house.
10- I am thankful for the creation of icecream--- which I just inhaled. YUM!

What are you thankful for? Share 10 things with me. It is really good to remember what you are thankful for especially when times are rough. It has been a little tough for me lately. My GREs are one month from tomorrow. Graduate school applications open in two days. finals are in two weeks. i move in a month and a half.
there is a lot of unknown in my immediate future and a lot of risk but for today I am going to focus on what I am thankful for. I really am blessed in so many ways and sometimes I forget that a little.

xoxo
Anita

double standards

There is a song by Savage called Swing and the premise of the song is for girls to "swing" their hips. Yet-- we as women are told to be skinny yet have curves. NEWSFLASH you can't be completely deprived of body fat and have anything to swing.

So what happens? eating disorders, plastic surgery and extreme measure to become "perfect". I hope if you are aware that not just women but men experience this too. So if you are reading this I encourage you to be comfortable with who you are and if by chance you aren't happy or confident in your skin than make healthy changes like eating better and exercising more. If you try and go the other route you won't end up pretty but with end up with medical complications, scars, and disease.

Don't buy into the double standard just be happy with who you are.

xoxo
Anita