The Liebster Award

So I was nominated by Leanne, The Dress Diaries, for the Liebster Award! Huge thank you to her, I think this is a great way to find new blogs and it really brings the blogging community together, & I'm so glad to be apart of it! 

Rules:

> Answer the questions that are sent to you

> Nominate 10 bloggers who have under 200 followers on twitter

> Ask them 12 questions of your own

> Notify them that they've been nominated

Here are Leanne's questions for me:

1.What's your all time favourite book?

I can't say that I have an all time favorite! But, one of my favorites would be On The Road by Jack Kerouac. That book just gives me a lot of inspiration. One of my favorite quotes is from that book- 

2. Do you live for the weekend?

I wish I did but I work most weekends, so sadly, no. 

3. What's your favourite hair accessory or product?

I have long messy hair, & the Macadamia Healing Oil Spray is a life savor. 

4. What is your favourite meal of the day?

I love breakfast!

5. Describe your perfect night in.

My perfect night in would be ordering in food, watching a funny movie, and snuggling with my boyfriend :)

6. Would you rather wear one colour for the rest of your life or have to wear the same pair of shoes with every outfit?

This is actually really tough! But, I would rather wear one color for the rest of my life... hopefully I could choose the color? Haha

7. What's your favourite hairstyle?

I love good messy curls. 

8. Do you use Pinterest?

Of course! Check it out here ;)

9. Are you looking forward to Christmas? Why?

YES! I love Christmas so much. The colors, and the lights, and the happy people. I love shopping for gifts. It's just a genuinely happy time. 

10. Will you be making any New Year's Resolutions?

I plan to! Haven't thought too much about what they will be. I think I'll have to wait and see where I am in 2 months to see how I want to improve.

11. What's your favourite color?
I'm obsessed with mint, you should really see my room. The color is everywhere... literally. 

12. Do you have any secrets?

No such thing as a girl without secrets ;) 

Here are my questions:

1. When did you start your blog? What inspired you to start it?

2. What is your social media of choice?

3. If you had to choose only 5 makeup products to use for a year, what would they be?

4. What's your favorite holiday? 

5. Best makeup tip you know?

6. You have an entire day free to yourself, what do you do?

7. Who is your fashion idol?

8. Favorite nail polish brand?

9. Describe your style in 3 words.

10. What is the last song you listened to?

11. Who are your top 3 favorite blogs?

12. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

I nominate...

Emily

Maddie

Erin

Jess

Paige

Amy

Kay

Emma

Beth

Elena

... and anyone else who would like to be apart of this!

I had a lot of fun doing this post! Again, a nice thank you to Leanne for nominating me! Go check out her post about the Liebster Award here! 

So that's it for me! I can't wait to read the answers from the ladies I've nominated! 

Thanks for reading!! 

-Taylor- 

Goals Update: Morning Yoga☀

Hello loves! I've completed a new goal, and that is doing morning yoga! I'm trying to keep up with my goals since the month is just going by so quickly! So that's why I've been posting on such a random schedule. I'll figure this out more as I go and I'm sure I'll have a more regulated schedule once I get some more experience blogging :) 
So let's get started with this yoga post! 
I've loved yoga for a while now. I probably started doing yoga for the first time in 2010. I used to attend a yoga class 2 times a week, but unfortunately stopped that. Since, I haven't kept a regular routine which is something I'd really like to change. So that's why I made this a goal for October! Below is my experience with morning yoga, health benefits, and my plan to start a regular schedule :)

My early morning yoga experience:
So, I am not the early morning riser type. I often (more like everyday..) find myself hitting the snooze button to get as much sleep as I possibly can in the morning. I already have enough to do to get ready for the day, so I couldn't imagine fitting a yoga sesh in as well! But I found the time to do it, and I loved it!
Getting up for yoga was super rejuvenating. Stretching out first thing in the morning really woke me up, and made me feel better through out the day. Now, I'm no expert at yoga so I just looked up some basic yoga routines and then came up with my own. I do want to improve so once I get more flexible I'll definitely look into more difficult routines to try. Overall I loved starting my day out with a yoga session. I felt better and more awake through out the whole day compared to days that I don't do yoga. 

Benefits of yoga: 
Yoga is great for increasing flexibility & strength. Stretching your muscles out is a perfect way to start the morning. After laying in bed all night, our muscles tend to get stiff, so getting up and stretching them out allows for more flexibility and helps us feel less tired (something I think anyone would want!). Stretching increases blood circulation in our bodies, which then increases our energy levels. 
I think a lot of people would be surprised at how strong you can get from yoga! Over time building your endurance with different poses can really tone and strengthen your muscles. For example, planking is common in yoga and is a pose that really builds your upper body strength as well as your core abdominal strength. 
After all this stretching and strength building, your posture also improves! Most yoga poses improve core strength which means your more likely to sit straight and stand tall. This is a big benefit for me. My posture is something I really need to improve, and its something that I find difficult to do. So having it be a benefit from doing yoga is a major plus! 
Yoga also helps a great deal with relieving stress. Yoga calms the mind, improves your breathing, and helps you relax and de-stress. By relieving stress, you are also decreasing your risk of illnesses like heart disease, and cardiovascular disease. So that's a win-win... win situation. 


Starting a regular yoga schedule
Doing yoga made me realize how much I really enjoy it! It is a fun way to work out, and it provides many benefits. I don't exercise like I should, so I think yoga is a good place to start. It's not too demanding, and I think it is a great way to start stretching and toning your muscles, so you can work up to more intense work outs. I plan to start making yoga part of my everyday routine. Even if its just for 10 minutes, I'm going to try to incorporate it into my everyday life. I would also love to start a yoga class again so that I can learn more about yoga, and improve at it. 


Fitness is really important, and is something we can all do to improve our health. It doesn't matter where you start in fitness and exercise, just as long as you do start somewhere. If you're like me, and are not a huge fan of intensive work outs, I think yoga would be a perfect place to start! 

Well that does it for this post! I hope you guys enjoyed reading it, and were able to take away something from this! If any of you have any tips for me or thoughts about this post, leave a comment below! I'd love to hear your opinions!!
Thank you so much for reading!

-Taylor-

15 Random Questions Tag!

Hey guys! I thought it would be neat to post a fun little questions tag, so that you can learn a little bit more about me! So here we go with the 15 random questions tag... 

1. What’s a nickname only your family calls you?
Tayls is actually a nickname my sister calls me by, so thats where I got the 'HeyTayls' name from! 

2. What's a weird habit of yours?
I can't think of any weird habits of mine right now.. but I'm sure there are some haha. 
Do you have any weird phobias?
I'm terrified of stink bugs. I would say this is a weird one mainly because stink bugs are actually harmless, but for some reason I freak out when I see one. 

What’s a song you secretly love to blast & belt out when you’re alone?
There's a few, some are : Send Me On My Way- Rusted Root, Breath of Life- Florence + The Machine, Nothing Left to Say- Imagine Dragons, and The Walker- Fitz & The Tantrums. 

What's one of your biggest pet peeves?
I absolutely hate when people text and drive. I think its one of the dumbest decisions anyone could make. 

What's one of your nervous habits?
I fidget with my hands when I'm nervous. I just find myself messing with something, whether it be my fingers, my phone, my hair, etc. 

What side of the bed do you sleep on? 
I switch it up all the time. It's actually a common question every night between my boyfriend and I on which side do we want. 

What was your first stuffed animal, and it's name?
It was a puppy with pink polka dots from 102 Dalmatians, and her name was Oddball. 

What’s the drink you always order at Starbucks?

White chocolate mocha frappuccino. This was the firs drink I ever got at Starbucks, and every time I try to venture out, I don't like it as much as I do this drink.  

What’s the beauty rule you preach, but never actually practice?
Hmm.. I think I would say that a beauty rule I believe in but don't keep up with as much is having my nails done. I go through cycles of keeping up with my nails & not. I think that its an easy way to look put together, but I often find myself with either chipped nail polish, or none at all.. oops!

Which way do you face in the shower?

Both.

Do you have any weird body skills?

I can lick my elbow... seriously!

What is your favorite comfort food that is "bad", but you eat it anyways?
Like... every comfort food out there! Haha, but my favorite is probably cookies or some other type of sweets. 

What's a phrase or exclamation you always say?
"Awesome sauce!"

Time to sleep! What are you actually wearing?
A comfy old tee, and pj shorts. 

Goals Update: Decorating For Halloween ☠

Hello lovlies! It's October 19th and that means there is 12 days until Halloween! I can't believe how quickly October has flown by. Although this post may be a little over due, I finally decorated for the season! This was a goal I had for October, and I really enjoyed it! Check out the pictures below to see how I decorated my room for Halloween/fall :)

One of my favorite things about fall is the scents! Going from fruity, beachy summer candles to warm, spice scented candles is a refreshing transition. Candles are one of the best ways to get the cozy fall feeling, and 'Leaves' is one of my favorite candle scents of all time! This candle is from Bath & Body Works, and is a popular favorite that comes back yearly. It is described as "featuring notes of golden nectar, ripe delicious apple, and red berries." Surprisingly, I didn't care for the smell of this candle when I first smelled it, but now I have come to absolutely love it & it is a staple when decorating for fall. 

Now for the Halloween decorations! I recently went on a trip to Walmart to look through their Halloween section, and actually came across some great decorations. I found this string of pumpkin lights & thought they were the cutest! I already have strings of lights around my room so I figured these would be awesome, and would add a perfect splash of Halloween. The pack I got was $5, came with 10 pumpkin lights, and is about 6 ft long. 

 

The next thing I picked up at Walmart was a pack of glittery spiders! I loved that these spiders were covered in black glitter! It added a cute feel to a 'scary' decoration. I thought it would be cool to have them climbing up my wall, so I used press-in-place door & window caulk. This stuff is great for hanging objects like this on your wall because you can pull off a much as you need, shape it how you need, & it doesn't take the paint off your walls. These spiders could be used to decorate is many different ways! You could put them in some fake spider webs, near some food bowls if you're having a party, etc. The pack came with 8 spiders and I think it was about 2 or 3 dollars.

Then I got some decoration for my bedroom door. Again, I got it from Walmart, but this caution tape can be found almost anywhere during Halloween. I think that this is just classic Halloween decoration, and its super cheap & easy to hang up. I got 20 feet of tape for 97¢. 

And finally, I have my favorite decoration that I got this season! I got this lil guy at Michaels craft store, and he was about $14. I thought this was so cute, and couldn't possibly leave the store without it! This is another decoration that screams classic Halloween to me. To add a little color & spunk, I added a ribbon bow. I got this trick or treat ribbon at Michaels as well, for $1. I also got the glittery fall leaves that are around the cat at Michaels for about $2. 

So that's it for this post! I really enjoyed decorating my room for Halloween/fall! This is the first year that I bought festive decorations for my room and it really put me in the Halloween spirit. Although October goes by in the blink of an eye, I think putting up decorations helps make the Halloween feeling last a little longer. Being able to see the festive decorations everyday reminds you of the holiday, and I think it inspires the Halloween spirit. I'm really glad that I set this as a goal for the month :) 

Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this post, and got some inspiration! Let me know your thoughts in the comments & if you have any Halloween/fall decorations I would love to see your pictures so leave your links as well!

Thanks for reading!

-Taylor-