Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Feeling down? Need Insparation? Here's ways to help with these and much more!

I was reading "Veg Coba" a vegetarian blog I have found and there is a post called "Types of Tea for 6 different moods" Tea has many different health benefits depending on the tea you drink.

In this blog it says different moods like; if you need a pick me you should drink Black Tea or if you are under stress you should drink Green Tea. Besides just beneficial to your moods tea is also a great dietary supplement as well as a great health benefit for heart disease and many other health issues. 

http://vegcoba.blogspot.com

I hope you enjoy this blog as much as I have!

Thanks for reading!

Breanna

Saturday, March 2, 2013

age 10 wish "I wanna be 20" Age 20 wish "I wanna BE 10!!"

Its a new month, starting off with a little bit of a vent and March's goals

but first here is what my normal day looks like

My normal day.

5:00 am- Alarm goes off
5:15 am- Out of bed getting ready to go to work or Gym on those days (3 days a week)
                        I've just stared the gym, never really done it before. For the last month I've been trying to make myself healthier so I hit the gym with my sister.
5:45 am to the gym we go
6:00 am work out!
7:15 am home, shower, get ready for work
8:15 am Leave for work
9:00 am Clock in
5:30 pm Clock out
6:00 pm finally home and eating dinner, trying to relax. Get clothes ready for the next day's Gym and Work adventure. Try to talk to my family.
7:00 pm if errands need to  be done now is the time! laundry, dishes, house time chores. This time is either rush rush rush or really calm neveer a happy medium
8:00 pm in bed
9:00 pm asleep

wake up and repeat....

I'm only 19 years old, turning 20 next month. I've started my first full time job 4 months ago and love where I work. Its harder then heck getting up every morning working Monday through Friday 9-5:30 it feels like I got thrown into adult hood so quick. I remember being 10 wishing I was 20... Now I just wanna be 10.
My main worries at 10 was my friend didn't talk to me at recess, or I have a spelling test on Friday. If I knew then being a grown up would be so hard I would have never wished for it to happen so fast.
My family told me- "Stop wishing your life away" "Your going to be grown before you know it". At age 10 I thought they were insane!! I just wanted to be big and be able to do things on my own... Well now I'm big, and I HAVE to do things on my own, no more want to there... instead I want worry about pig tales and coloring pages, best friend play dates and homework. Not get to worry about Relationships, Money, Lack of money, Never seeing my "friends" and a Job work, not just homework anymore.

 This is the first month I have ever had to think about stresses of adult hood it feels like. I'm needing to find my new Happy Medium in  life. I'm just not sure what to do next, I got the self esteem up with the gym so that's a positive, but now there is never enough time in the day!! 18 hours awake is not enough time to be able to be an adult and have a life as well. They didn't teach us (me at least) in school how to all of the sudden become an adult. It happened sooner then I had anticipated it happening. They didn't tell me that you would have no time for friends and sleep its a choice between the two never both....

Back on topic now.... FINDING A HAPPY MEDIUM is my March goal. 

February I did not have a computer, sorry for the delay in posts. I'll be back now.  This month is St. Patrick's  Day, luck of the Irish and has 5 weekends! Man, this is going to be a long month.
This month I am also planning for my birthday next month.


Goal list for March:
Find my Happy Medium
Work on my evening happy medium time
Go to Gym 3 days a week
Work on friendships and relationships.
MAKE THE TIME!! (thats the biggest one, Make time for myself and friends)
Learn how to manage being an adult

What are your March goals?

For March my Phrase this month is going to be "Must Succeed in all I do"

Happy March...



Breanna

Same website, different day, Time to mix it up! Here are my Top 7!


The Internet… is it overwhelming? Is there never enough things to do? Or never enough time to do everything?

No matter what it is, have you ever found yourself not enjoying your web time? For me it seems to have nothing new to do. It’s inevitable we all use the same websites every day. It’s all about finding the happy medium in your web time & knowing how to use every site to your best advantage. Every day a new website, blog, or page is being posted & shared online, it’s easy to get caught up in old habits and not explore new sites (guilty) but make it a promise to yourself to find a new site every day.

Needless to say we all have our favorite or most visited sites. 
Sometimes it’s not a good time to do website usage but you can’t resist, Shhh don't tell, but I am one who is guilty of getting on "site time” when I shouldn't be.... some places I can think people might have a hard time doing it is; “Down” time at work, while your professor is in a lecture, or grabbing a cup of coffee with a parent or grandparent at lunch. Whichever it is for yo u I hope you enjoy my top 7 sites that I can't get enough of that I have to be sure to get in at least once a day!; as well as how I get the most use out of each site and what I enjoy about them.

Please feel free to share any of the sites or blogs you enjoy in the comments below, I would love to visit new websites any time no matter what they are  if they are a popular sites, a newly discovered site to you or if your site is still in the "construction zone" if you enjoy it its worth sharing. Same thing goes with blogs!

***Please note all the Blue website names are links to that site, it will not take you away from the blog but rather open a new web page for your convenience.****

~These are my websites that I visit daily or most of the time multiple times a day. ~

This website has so many features you can get almost anything you want or need shopping through Amazon.

    The main reason I visit Amazon website is for the Kindle Books. I own a Kindle Fire. It has benefited me in many ways by introducing me to a whole set of new books, apps, and websites.
One of my favorite features that Amazon has is the very user friendly search engine...
The Way I Make Most of the Search Engine for Amazon Kindle Books
Search titles >use the feature Lowest to highest >Amazon free app of the day everyday
> Key word searching >0.00, free kindle books, free, free books, free top books
I sometimes get super lucky and get new releases that cost $15.00 or more for FREE! In my Kindle collection I have over 200 books already downloaded to my Amazon Drive and so much more each day.
Even if you don't have a Kindle don't let yourself get discouraged!!!
You Can Get the Kindle App On
>your desktop computer >laptop >IPods > Android devices (the FREE Amazon Kindle App is located in Amazon app's.)
As a Kindle owner I love this feature for the fact that you can enjoy your books anywhere, anytime, on any device you have at the moment!

Videos, comedy, news, music, seminars, the search options are endless in YouTube!  

It’s a Worldwide Epidemic
Between the >local news and updates >national news >political topics >media debates & citizen opinions.   
In The YouTube Community There Is Never A Dull Moment.
Keeping up with the >celebrities >top music videos >comedy >debates >how to videos >National and local Vloggers (Video Blogs)  
Other Things You Can Do On YouTube
>post a video on advice regarding anything >electrical advice, life, spiritual, social, sociological advice,, relationship, future planning, home repairs, for that matter ANY repairs, daily life style, work out regimens, beauty, educational and so much more.   
>share videos to give to friends & family >Video Idea’s > Your cat being crazy, the dog playing in the swimming pool, your family or friends screaming on that super scary roller coaster THEY had to go on, prodigy’s of music videos, how to videos.
With opinions/debates being shared through videos regarding current events on the media and News
I am positive I will never get bored with this site!

Social Networking, a new way of communication and keeping up to date on everything happening with friends, family, community and the media.

Facebook is a very popular social networking community in which I am very guilty of spending too much time of my time on.....
Things Facebook I Use Facebook For
connect with friends & Family by >share photos >share events >make personal events and invite friends to >business networking >gaining friendships

Ever bored of the same things you get stuck in the website Rut, all you need to do is go stumble onto a new site just for you!
It’s a Quick and Easy Setup and Simple to Use
Select your favorite things, hobbies, interests, favorites; foods, animals, places, things, sports, news topics, books, movies
Then simply click STUMBLE! ~Wah-lah just like that you have a new website, video, or blogs
Search around on that website give it a thumbs up or thumbs downThen click Stumble and repeat!!!
The Reason I Got Referred To StumbleUpon;
Was I often got discouraged using same websites every day and feeling that I have done EVERYTHING online? I wondered how in the world people can spend hours online then never run out of things to do...
Just as I was getting into the website rut I got a reference to this site by an avid blogger,
As I experimented with this site I learned that I was wrong the whole time I thought I ran out of things to do it’s NOT TRUE there is so much more out there to the internet, with this site it’s easy and fun to find.
Things You Can Do With StumbleUpon Are Endless;
But a really great thing about this site IS FOR bloggers or anyone who has a website personal or a website or blog they enjoy visiting. You can add it to StumbleUpon then as other stumblers' are stumbling on new websites they will stumble onto your page!  

Blogging, Vlogs (Video Blog), Writing, Articles, Magazine's, or advice columns, no matter how you word it they all do the same thing. Bring people together regarding interests and topics to have discussions and learn new things through “strangers” experiences.

Blogging is a great way to build connections by being able to mingle in the networking world with many different people from many different places, about all different topics, through a style of social networks.
Additionally You Can Use It As
> journal > advice columns  >sharing topics of interest>sharing experiences from your life >outlet >work advice > “Adulthood” advice > relationship Topics, > ways to help deal with daily life
It’s a Great Place to Find
>inspiring topics > things you do in your daily life > share and read other peoples experiences and life adventures >
Blogging is a world of new shared knowledge and involvement in the blogging and internet community where it’s always at the hand of the Blog Creator to bring you something new.

Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com are always open on one tab of my browser for the reference tools and not wanting to screw up to much in my writing...

I when I am working on a blog is a great time to check the website out
Ways I to Use It to Benefit My Writing
>prevent repeating words >help use words correctly >checking grammar >helpful with punctuation

With today’s technology, I have to admit I'm included in this, grammar is on the side line while writing because of the shorthand we use during Text Messaging & Emails it's easy to just continue those habits. I try to use grammar correctly in my daily writing, because to me it helps portray the message across more efficiently. Dictionary.com is a very effective resource to help with this; it has many essential sources of information to guide easily and successfully in your writing.

I personally use Google Search engine. Google is the main search engine in most corporations and has reliable resources when researched correctly.
                                                                                                                                   
Other Search Engines include:
>Bing >Yahoo>ASK >MSN >and many others.
I Use Google:
>for the main reason that all of my accounts I use multiple times a day are linked through Google like; >Gmail >G-Drive >YouTube >Blogger >Play Store, >G-Calendar >G-Maps.
My Daily Quote
“Google It”
Whenever a friend, coworker, family member or I have a question that I or anyone is unsure on or need “proof” mainly to prove you are right, I say “Google It”.  "Google it" is one of my favorite and most common phrases, it’s simple and answers everything no matter what the question is you type it into Google and with the right research you will get the correct answer.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog and about my websites.
Please comment below, any feedback, your top websites, or your thoughts on the websites I use.
 If you post a site or blog I will work on exploring them and write a short review of the website or blog in my upcoming blogs!

Happy Searching and have a great web surfing weekend!

Breanna





Friday, January 25, 2013

Keeping the Pocket Change

Many people stress about money, my feeling is stress is the main contributor to an unhappy medium in life. So here are just a few ways I save a couple extra dollars.

Save all the pennies, quarters and pocket change from your pockets or purse at the end of the day. Put it in a jar and then don't take any out. Once your jar is full go to the bank and get coin roll papers and roll the coins, so you don't pay a machine to count it for you and lose a percentage of it. Cash them in at your local bank. You may be surprised how much pocket change accumulates over time.

Grocery shopping:

Groceries are so expensive especially if you want "healthy" choices. I take advantage of the local fruit and Vegetable stands, to save on all my fresh herbs, veggies, and fruits.I also use the local news paper ad's to get the best buy. Life is so busy and coupons are a huge time taker, so I use Safeway's Just for You app, online and on my android. That amazing asset saves me so much money and then it also saves me much more at the gas pump.

Gas Prices:

Gas prices cost so much, some days it seems to go up some days it seems to drop. A few ways I have found to save at the pump is fill up! When prices are low, or you have a discount, fill your tank all the way up. You never know what tomorrows price will be. I know for my car at least the top part of the tank seems to last a whole lot longer then the bottom half. I also use Safeway's rewards program, but if you don't shop at Safeway; Fred Myers aka Kroger, Costco, and even Walmart for some states provide saving at the pump. I got 80 cents a gallon off of gas!

On house hold items can sometimes be the hardest to find and save on, the ways I've found to make my dollar stretch is shopping at local thrift stores, like Value Village and Goodwill. You can find everything, from dishes, clothes, furniture, entertainment, electronics, and even gifts at Great prices! Stay tuned for a future blog about thrift stores and getting the most benefit out of shopping at one... One other store I know I save lots of money going to is Dollar Tree. They have holiday things, beauty and heath supplies. They even have some food! I buy my condiment especially, why spend 3 dollars for mustard when you can for a buck?? There are so many house hold necessities that they carry like, pens, paper, storage containers, toys for the kids, pet supplies for the furry kids too and so much more.

The last way that I save, especially in the winter is turn down the heat and layer up! Layer the blankets, clothes, and sweaters. It can save a tremendous amount of electricity. 

I hope this has reminded you of a couple ways to save a few pennies this new year!


Thank you for reading!

Breanna

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Ditch Your New Years Resolution

January 17, 2013 is ditch your new years resolution day nationally.

Starting off the new year can be a challenge for anyone, especially if you haven't found the happy medium for the new year. Besides New Years Day and any birthdays you celebrate in the month of January there are not many other holidays. But today is the day where nationally people ditch there New Years resolution. Many New Years resolution only last a few weeks if your luck you can make it last a couple months. Well this year I switched it up to see if I could find a medium ground so my New Year resolution lasted all year, I didn't make a resolution TILL TODAY!

My New Years un-ditch resolution is to each month do at least three positive actions that start with the letter of the current month. You can add any other action words you may think of but try to keep it the "J" for January and "N" for November theme. Every month I am going to do a physical action, Social and personal actions, in hopes it will bring me closer to finding something new that will be a happy medium in life.

JANUARY the month of J!

Physcial: Jump!

Jumping is a great form of exercise and helps with stability if you have a trampoline (small) inside, or a big out doors one jump on it a couple days a week to get your heart rate up and have a good laugh. Invite a friend!
Or if your like me, don't have the luxury of a trampoline there are indoor trampoline or jump parks. In my community we have an indoor Jump/Trampoline facility called "Absolute Air Park" they have all different kinds of jumps, times, rates, and ages to go have a blast and jump around for a bit. Other Trampoline parks are called Elevated Sports,  and also Sky Zone Sports. All of these links will open new window.

Note: Please be safe with all Physical activity and consult your Physician prior to doing any new physical activities that may be harmful to your health.

Social: Join

There are so many things you can join in January you can usually find fitness centers having deals like no joining fee great time to take advantage of it. Your local community may also have a local Zumba class, or self defense classes.

Other things you may want to join, if you are anything like me and don't want to pay for a workout or already have a gym membership, you can; be a local volunteer, join a book club, if you have the joy of being a parent you can join the Parent Teacher Assistant (PTA) at your child's school. If you don't have a child and want to volunteer at the local parks department. You could also always make your own club or group, ex: Gaming (WII, XBOX 360) club and invite all your friends, coworkers or classmates to join!

Third but not least is personal; journaling.

Journaling is a great way to create and save ideas for blogs :) Its also helpful to get your thoughts and feelings down on paper. You can't journal wrong, ways to journal are in a notebook or diary. If you prefer electronically there are many free websites and apps to help keep notes and file. I personally use Google documents to organize everything. You can also use Sky Drive which its Microsoft.  Journaling does not need to be done every day, attempt to journal at least weekly. I found it is a great outlet and also a great way to organize my blogging notes.

I hope these three actions I submitted or one of your own and  stride to find the happy medium for physical, social, and personal.


Happy Thursday!!


Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Keeping the Happy Medium of Life.

Gaining and keeping Happy Medium of Life and the reason balance is so important.
 

You may wonder what does the happy medium really mean? According to www.dictionary.com  definition of happy medium is a course or state that avoids extremes.
 

My personal definition of happy medium is the balance of life between the stress and joys. Never becoming overran by the hecticness of daily life.

Life can go astray sometimes and we can all get wrapped up with money, work, public news, and keeping the house clean. But to find the balance between the happiness, stress handling, and just not taking life for granted is the biggest challenge.

To find the happy medium in life you need to be able to prioritize, level out the differences, and overall keep everything as calm as possible. I know, I know, how can anything be calm in this crazy hurricane of the world we are in. But even the most intense hurricanes there is always a calm moment, and we need to just embrace that one moment and run with it!

The reason that I think I need to find this happy medium in life, which is something I’m still struggling every day with,  because for me at least, I need to stop taking the little things for granted. I also need to think of myself and put myself on top once in awhile. Everyone may have different reasons that their happy medium isn't the happiest. Everyone may also have different ways that they keep the happy medium in their life. No matter if you have found the rhythm of things, or are like me struggling everyday get into the rhythm. Finding the Happy Medium is the goal of this blog. :)

Thank you for reading. I hope you come back and visit me on my journey to finding the Happy Medium in Life.


~Breanna