Fantastic Friday!

Sorry I didn't post yesterday. I was way too busy, but trust me, I was thinking about you all! For today, I've compiled a couple outfits that I decided I need for summer. They are both super cute dresses. They can be dressed up or just fora casual day. Love!

Red and Gold by mlaneb featuring mango dresses

Mango dress
£40 - mango.com

H M glitter ballet flat
£15 - hm.com

Blue by mlaneb featuring a bow belt

Lace dress
$150 - topshop.com

Dolce&Gabbana strappy heels
$695 - net-a-porter.com

Bow belt
$16 - topshop.com

Aren't they adorable. And other than the Dolce & Gabbana shoes, they are all pretty affordable. I am going to be done with this for the day. I am spending the weekend with friends, so I'm not going to promise I'll be posting tomorrow either. So sorry, but that just means I'll have a REALLY good post for you on Sunday! I hop you all have a beautiful weekend. 

xoxo, Morgan

Breakfast for Dinner

Good afternoon lovely ladies (and men, if there are any)! I hope you're all doing well today! I have good news! I graduated from physical therapy today! I have tendinitis in my knee, but my therapist said I'm doing well and I don't need to continue coming to therapy! Very excited. To celebrate, I think I'll have some BFD (Breakfast For Dinner). Here's a delicious recipe for healthy pancakes. Sorry for no pictures, but it's not dinner time yet so I can't make them yet. Keep in mind this recipe is only one serving, so if you're cooking for more than one person, you may want to expand the recipe.

Ingredients:
3/4 cup egg whites
2/3 cup chopped strawberries fresh or frozen
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 tsp. sugar substitute
1/2 cup nonfat yogurt
1/4 cup blueberries

1. Beat the egg whites, strawberries, rolled oats, and sugar substitute until smooth.
2. Spray a nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Ladle 1/4 cup of batter into the skillet. Cook around the edges of the pan. When the edges of the pancake start to bubble, push it toward the center of the pan. Cook until batter sets in the middle. Turn the pancake and cook for one more minute.
3. Repeat with remaining batter. Then put on a plate and top with yogurt and blueberries.

Don't those sound delicious?! I think so too. I have to go walk my dog and give her a bath before dinner so I hope you all enjoy the pancakes and have a wonderful day!

xoxo, Morgan

Tighten up!

Good afternoon lovelies! I hope you're feeling energetic today because we're working out! I've got 7 moves that you will LOVE! Ok, maybe you won't love them, but they will whip your butt (and mine) into shape and we're going to do them! So we're starting now!

1.Butt kicks - Run in place, kicking your heels to your butt.
High knees - Run in place, raising knees as high as your can. Do these for one minute each. Repeat in between the other exercises.

2. Calf raises - Stand on the floor or on the edge of a step. If you're on the edge of a step, stand so your heels are hanging off the step. Rise up onto your toes, then slowly lover back down. Repeat for 3 sets of 15-20.

3. Reverse Push-up - Sit with legs straight and hands behind you with fingers facing forward. Push up with heels and arms into a reverse plank position. Raise one leg 6-12 inches off the floor. Lower it without letting it touch the floor. Repeat for 10 reps, then switch legs. You may rest in between sides if needed. Repeat for 3 sets of 10 on each side.

4. Lie on your back with arms at sides and feed up on a chair. Cross left foot over and rest it on right knee. Squeeze butt muscles to raise your back and butt off the floor. Repeat for 3 sets of 15-20.

5. You'll need a couple 5-10 lb. weights for this move. Stand up straight, holding one weight in each hand. Hold arms out straight in front of body. Bend down until your upper body is parallel to the floor. Clench ab muscles to lift upper body and arms back to starting position. Repeat for 3 sets of 20-25.

6. Sit in a chair with back straight and arms at your side. Squeeze a ball between your ankles (if you don't have a ball, you can use a roll of paper towel or a pillow). Raise legs until they are straight out in front of you. Return to starting position. Repeat for 3 sets of 15-20.

7. Balance on left elbow and forearm on the floor. With legs straight out, lift hips into a side plank position. Hold for 30-60 seconds. Repeat on other side. Repeat as many times as you'd like! I suggest 3 times on each side. When this move starts to get easy you can hold a hand weight or a medicine ball at your hip during the move.

Now that we're done with those, we're going to rehydrate, aren't we? YES! So grab a glass of ice water, squirt some lemon in there and relax with a book, magazine, or your favorite TV show. You deserve it, beautiful! Enjoy your beautiful spring day!

xoxo, Morgan

Decisions, Decisions!

Hello Beautiful! First off, I want to apologize for such a short post yesterday. Secondly, I want to tell you about my nails. I painted them yesterday. They're orange with one nail a neon purple with a matte finish. I am super into matte finish right now. The one I use is Sephora by O.P.I Matte Top Coat. It works wonderfully.

Here they are. Orange: Sinful Colors Hazard; Purple: Sinful Colors Dream On

I'm also thinking about coloring my hair. I'm not sure what color though. Darker or lighter, I can't decide. That's why I'm going to ask you! I'm much more comfortable when I don't have decisions to make. This picture was taken about a year ago but my hair is about the same exact color right now. So what do you think, darker or lighter? 

There's a new trend I'm loving for eyes. Dark purple and gold. It's so pretty! I have to try it soon, and when I do, you better believe I will be showing YOU! 

But that's plenty of "beauty" for today, how about fashion! 

I need a new swimsuit. Help me decide. Pretty please?! THANKS! 

Okay, the first one is Victoria's Secret Abbie Rainbow Sequined Triangle Top and Beach Sexy String Bottom

The second is Victoria's Secret Tie Dye Twist Halter Top and Tie Dye Twist Bikini Bottom

The third is Victoria's Secret Maya Twist Bandeau Top with matching bottom

HELP! I love them all! 

I'm also watching Friends right now and Monica and Phoebe are making cookie dough. It makes me want cookie dough so badly! Okay, I'm done with my craving for the day! :) Okay, probably not because I'm always craving something. I'm going to wrap this up now. But I hope everyone out there has a fantastic day! Comment and let me know your opinions for the hair and the swimsuits! 

P.S. I'm not paid for any of this stuff so anything I post is completely my own opinion! 

P.S.S. All the swimsuit photo credit goes to www.victoriassecret.com

xoxo, Morgan 

Lazy Sunday

Sorry this post is so late and going to be so short. I've been so lazy today. I went out last night and saw an old friend so we had tons of fun. Maybe a bit too much, but that's the fun part. I repainted my nails today. Orange with one nail neon purple. I will upload pictures tomorrow. I just picked up my May issue of InStyle yesterday and haven't even opened it. I'm more than slightly disappointed with myself. Mostly for just getting it yesterday, but also for not even looking at it yet. I also really want an ice cream sundae right now, but I know it's so not worth it. So tasty though. I'll probably give up that idea for the night. I am going to continue my marathon of The Office, but I will try to make up for the lazy Sunday with tomorrow's post. Have a great night beautiful readers!
xoxo, Morgan

Sugar Scrub Saturday!

Happy Saturday Lovelies! Red lipstick is very in right now. I've never thought it would look good on me, but nevertheless, I gave in. Last night, I bought a cheapo tube of red lipstick. 93 cents!! Cant you believe that?! Well I tried it out last night not expecting much. But...I LOVED IT! So apparently I'm a red lipstick kind of girl. Who knew?! I'm already planning the next colors I'm going to buy. So excited! But, as everyone knows, you can't put lipstick on dry, chapped lips. It just looks bad. So, in honor of my new found love for red lips, I'm going to share a recipe for a lip scrub. It works beautifully and it's super easy.

Mix 1 teaspoon of olive oil and 1 teaspoon of brown sugar. Apply to lips and scrub in a circular motion with your finger or a toothbrush. Wash off with warm water and dry your lips. Apply a lip balm.

Your lips will be vixen-ready in no time. So go get some red lipstick and have fun tonight! You will get so many compliments, you beautiful girl! Just remember to pair those gorgeous red lips with a subtle eye. Don't want to overdo it :) Have a beautiful day!

xoxo, Morgan

Lazy Butt Friday

So I woke up today feeling super lazy. So lazy, in fact, that all I wanted to do was stay in bed all day. However, I got my lazy butt out of bed and worked out anyway. Lately, I've been doing Jillian Michaels 30-Day Shred DVD. I also usually go for a brisk 4 mile walk every day. I also work for a while on my abs, about an hour every day. So far today, I've only done the 30-Day Shred DVD but later today I'll probably do the rest If I can get my lazy butt motivated. I've decided that if I make a list of my 5 favorite ab exercises, maybe I'll get the motivation. I will tell you what they are and how to do them. So, here it goes.

1. Reverse Crunch
To do a reverse crunch, you lie on your back with your hands on the floor and your legs in the air in a 90 degree angle. Contract your abs to lift your hips a few inches off the ground, come back down. Do 1-3 sets of 15-18.

2. Vertical Leg Crunch
Lie on your back with your hands by your ears and legs straight in the air. Crunch up keeping your legs in place. Repeat for 1-3 sets of 15-18.

3. Plank
Lie face down, push up onto toes and elbows (or onto your hands for a little bit more difficult exercise). Use your abs to keep your back flat, and don't let your butt sag or stick up. Try to hold for 30-60 seconds. Repeat for 3-5 reps. Just remember, don't feel bad if you can't hold it for that long. You'll work your way up to it.

4. Russian Twist
Sit on the floor with knees bent, feet on the floor (for a slightly harder move, hold feet a few inches off the ground). Keep your back off the ground at an approximate 45 degree angle. Hold arms away from bod, toward legs and move from side to side. Touch the floor on either side. Repeat for 1-3 reps of 20-30.

5. Bicycle Crunch
Lie on back with hands by your ears. Legs up at a 90 degree angle. Crunch up bringing right knee toward chest and lift shoulder blade off the floor, rotating left elbow toward right knee. Repeat with left knee and right elbow. Continue alternating sides for 1-3 reps of 20-25.

Keep in mind, the bicycle crunch is really not one of my favorite moves, but it is the MOST effective. That's why it made the list! Anything worth getting i worth working toward - That's my own little philosophy toward abs. I hope all you beautiful people out there enjoy trying all of these. And remember, with me in mind, that now matter how much a lazy butt mood you're in, you can get a good workout in today! Have a fantastic day and work on those abs! You have no reason not to! :)

xoxo, Morgan

Rainy Day Nails!

Hello Beautiful Readers! 

Today is so gloomy! It's raining right no, which is not fun. You know what makes me feel better on a rainy day? Painting my nails! I love painting my nails. I can calm me down when I'm stressed, make me happy when I'm mad, and cheer me up when I'm sad. You get the point. Today, I painted my nails a mint green with one nail gold/bronze/copperish color. I'm loving mint right now. I am still searching for the perfect pair of mint jeans. I'm determined! Anyway, back to the point. My nails usually only stay the same color for a day or two because I get bored when things stay the same. So, they may not be mint for long, but I'll love them while they are :) I'm still trying to decide on a color for my toes so any suggestions would be much appreciated. 

Here's a picture of my nails, it looks kind of terrible and my cuticles are in horrible shape , so please don't judge :) The colors are Revlon Minted and Pure Ice Fast Lane

Have a lovely day! And add some MINT to your life! 

xoxo, Morgan

Get to know me!

Hello beautiful readers! 

For my first OFFICIAL post I'm going to tell you a little about myself so you can get to know me a little better. I'm 21 years old and I just graduated form college in December with a degree in communications. I'm from a small town in Wisconsin. I LOVE fashion, beauty, and fitness; hence the topic of the blog :) The town I live in reminds me of that line from 'O Brother Where Art Thou' - "Well that's just great. Ain't this place just a geographical oddity, two weeks from everywhere." Well my town seems to be about a year from everywhere - style wise that is. Trends don't catch on here until long after they have passed in other places. So I always feel a little out of place here because I'm usually ahead of others. Hopefully they'll catch up. They will for sure if they read this ;) Aside from fashion, beauty, and fitness, I love movies, music, sports, reading, and my dog. I have a boyfriend named Teddy whom I've been dating for a little over a year and a half. We're both still looking for jobs after graduation, which is annoying. So to fill my free time and share my thoughts and style, I decided to start this blog. That's all for this post, but I'm sure you'll get to know more about me the more I post and the more you read. :) I hope you all have a beautiful day! 

xoxo, Morgan

Hello and Welcome! 

This is the beginning of what I hope to be a beautiful friendship. From now on I will be sharing my thoughts, tips, and recommendations on fashion, beauty, and fitness. From time to time I may slip in something else I find interesting or thing you might find interesting. I encourage you to comment and share your opinions. I hope you enjoy what you find here. 

xoxo, Morgan