FINALLY GOT MY NAILS DONE!!

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy,

OK, I swear it has been forever and a day since I last did my nails. && don't be judgy, ok? I have my reasons. For one, I seriously have zero to nonexistent down-time. It takes me a good while to do my nails because I like for them to be perfect and then they always chip super fast (like within forty-eight hours.) Apparently, it has to do with my nail enamel. I don't know.

Anyway, I finally took a lazy day on Sunday and painted them. Mainly,  I did this because I was watching Youtube videos and I feel like every girl that does Youtube videos has nails that are just on-point all the time. You know what I'm talking about. Also, I (somewhat) recently got this very cute color in an Ipsy bag, and I LOVED the way it looked so I was just dying to try it. I've been a bit obsessed with the color purple lately. Especially dusty, lilac-y purples like this one.

See below for cute images of my freshly-did nails and the adorable little polish box and whatnot:

The color is Elegantly Wasted by Trust Fund Beauty and you can purchase that same one here. && Like I mentioned earlier, I received this in an Ipsy Glam Bag.

Peep my ADORABLE PROMISE RING. 

&& I'd love to know what your favorite Ipsy products are!? Fave nail polished of all time? Brands/ Colors?? I would LOVE to know; Comment below!!

As always, thanks for reading!

Muchos besitos,

Simply Lissy, XO

My Writing Career is Growing!! | Writing for FIU's AMA Blog

'Ello lovelies,

Recently I began writing for my university's American Marketing Association's blog: Hear Me Roar. I joined the organization about a month and a half ago and right away they wanted me writing. An old friend manages the blog and she know I love to write so she got me a spot on their blogging team. It's so exciting and I am so happy. I just really wanted to share this with you all.

I've written have three published posts so far:

• A Student's Approach to Time Management
• Are You Ready for Resumania?
• Braving Business Fashion for Ladies | I partnered with another writer for this post, and he wrote a Gentlemen's edition, in case any one is interested in that I have linked it here.

&& I have another post pending editing and approval before it goes live this upcoming week.

You can find all my published posts linked here on my author profile. (HOW COOL IS IT THAT I HAVE AN AUTHOR'S PROFILE?!?!)

Although I feel like writing for living is not something I see myself doing, it is something I enjoy quite fondly. I have decided that as my posts go publishing, I will be posting about them in here as well as linking them so you can read it while getting the whole effect with all the pretty pictures, fonts, and whatnot. Plus, I get brownie points if my posts have the most views by our next writers meeting. Which, not to toot my own horn, actually is happening. It just makes me feel all fuzzy inside to know that people are reading my stuff and enjoying it.

If you are curious, and read any of them, PLEASEEEEEEEEE leave a comment letting me know you liked it. If you didn't, tell me why, Just PLEASE LET ME KNOW what you guys thought. Again, I will be linking those as they go publishing throughout the month. Thank you guys so much for taking the time to read this && supporting my writing in this blog, even if I totally suck at posting on here. I hope to try to get way better at it. For now, forgive me.

Besitosssss,

Simply Lissy, XO

CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC: Lazy Days: Friend or Foe??

Hey there Internet Peeps! 

I was, just now, struck with a moment of pure enlightenment. We all LOVE lazy days, but does that make them the greatest thing on this planet or an even greater reason to worry? Today, I decided I would have a lazy day. Rather, it was decided for me. I beat laziness on daily basis by making my bed first thing in the morning and jumping in the shower- or at the very least a cute outfit to which combat the day in.

Today, however, I was just not having it. I woke up super late (10:30ish) and just rolled around in the sheets for a good hour before deciding I was hungry enough to move. I brushed my teeth and grabbed some cereal... before returning back to my un- made bed in my slept- in pajamas. I proceeded to open up Youtube and watch some videos. For about SEVEN HOURS, that is. My entire day I was spent in bed! It sounds like a dream but I had so many things I should have been doing. (Like writing for this amazing blog that I have been slacking on so so so much lately.) Which brings me to my question- Lazy Days: Friend or Foe?

My conclusion is as follows: We should all be allowed a lazy day every once in a while. Maybe half a lazy day would be more functional if you have a lot going on. It's so easy to stay cuddled up in your warm sheets, fuzzy socks, and pillow pet crowded bed. It's easy to forget there is a world outside our bedroom walls, and that my dear friends, is where the danger comes in. Don't take a lazy day the day before a final. It won't be pretty the next day. Consider Sundays, consider lazy half days, consider lazy afternoons (once most of your daily to do list is completed). And always make sure to be in control of our our frenemie the lazy day. Lazy days should not control us!

That's all for tonight folks. I'll see ya' real soon. (Yes, vintage Disney reference. Props to all who caught that.)

Love you all mucho,

Simply Lissy, XO