Get Up And Out

Hey all. Here's just a smaller post outlining what I want to accomplish in 2017...it was too much to fit into one post so I thought I'd break it down into two. Two posts in one night! Damn daniel, I'm on fire! :P I want to inspire people. I want to make them smile. And I want to push myself too - that was the main reason behind this blog's idea: I wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone to try new things every week. That's harder said than done. So I am going to make the focus of this blog different, to make it a little easier on myself haha. And so I can get more posts done :) I want to write more inspirational posts this year. I like making people feel good about themselves, think that they can do anything they want. That it doesn't matter who they are or where they came from, as long as they are willing to work hard. So this blog will mainly be...I guess, lifestyle? Tips and tricks to stay positive, or be fit, for example. I also want to try posts ...

Hey all!! So my original plan was to post a "How To Start The New Year Off Strong" post. I wrote the whole thing up, and was super happy with it. I pressed save. I pressed reload, as my laptop had stopped working. It reloaded... AND EVERYTHING HAD DISAPPEARED. ALL MY HARD WORK FROM THE PAST HOUR DISAPPEARED. JUST. LIKE. THAT. That was two days ago. I was super upset, and didn't have the energy to redo it in that moment. Then yesterday, I went shopping with my mum, which was super fun, and I got some pretty cozy clothing, magazines...and a new book!! So that was super fun, but needless to say, I didn't have time to rewrite it then. And now today, is New Year's Eve. So I thought instead of doing a starting the new year post, I'd do a 2016 reflection. Cause you know what? This year hasn't been as bad as everyone made it out to be. Well, at least not for me. I had my difficult moments, sure, but that's life. I'm not going to write off the w...

YOO. Merry Christmas!!!! Sorry I'm a day late :( Lost track of time yesterday, and spent the whole day with da fam :) Super fun. Ate lots of good food, played lots of games (Just Dance, anyone? It's honestly so fun when you get everyone involved), and lots of good conversations had, too. But today, for the last-a-day-late-Blogmas post, I bring you...My Top 5 Holiday Films!! So, leggo!! 1. Elf. Okay I had to include this one. It's a classic!! We watch it legit every year, and it is amazing and hilarious. I could probably quote half the movie out loud, haha. If you haven't seen it, stop reading this. Go watch it. Then come back and comment what you thought!! 2. Polar Express. This is another classic, that you must watch if you haven't!! Again, I've watched it quite a few times, as it is a typical Christmas movie, I think. 3. Love Actually. Love Actually...is, all around. Hehe. This one's really good. I just started it a couple days ago (it...

Ahh, the holidays. A time of joy, a time of fun, a time of laughter, and a time to be with those you love. But there are times when you just don't know what to do on these couple weeks off. If you run into one of these times, never fear! I am here to help. Today's blogmas is 5 things to do during the holidays. Enjoy :)    1.  build a snowman. "Do you want to build a snowman? Cmon let's go and play! Do you wanna build a snowman?" "Go away Anna." "Okay." No, I did not have to google the lyrics. I've just sung the song one too many times😬😂 anyways, this is a super fun activity, if you have snow at home. Packing snow, to be exact. If the packing snow is good, you're golden. Make it classic, or as creative as you like. It's most fun with a bunch of friends. You can even turn it into a competition!! That's super fun, I've done it before. I think we won😅😅     2.  have a snowball fight. ...

HEEEY y'all!!! How are you?? So for today's mini blogmas, I thought I'd do my typical holiday routine :) So without further ado, leggo!!! 1. First things first. I LOVE waking up late. As someone who usually has to get up pretty early for school, I really love taking advantage of sleeping in. I typically wake up around 10-10:30ish on a holiday. There are times when I have to be up at a certain time, so I set my alarm, but it's never before 8am. 2. I then normally go downstairs, and go on my phone for a few minutes. You know, scrolling through email, snapchat, texts, and catching up on everything I missed from the night before basically, haha. As well as occasionally Pinterest or YouTube. Pinterest is great for motivating quotes to get you to start your day! Check out my quotes Pinterest board if you want some inspiration :) 3. Then, breakfast. YUM. Breakfast is my favourite meal, tbh, because of all the good food available!! Waffles, eggs, pancakes, granola...I...

Hey y'all!! So I'm back for day 2 of my mini Blogmas!! My mum and I have been baking up a storm this morning, since we have time, and we need baked goods to bring to various people's houses. So I thought I'd share a recipe with you all for today :) The recipe I'm sharing is a favourite among our friends and family, so we usually make it to take places. I would absolutely, 10/10 recommend! We doubled the recipe, to make even more, but I put the normal amounts here haha. Also, we change some things to make it healthier, if it's bolded on the recipe list then we changed it. I didn't change it in the recipe though, so if it's bolded and italicized, then it's the original ingredient. If it's just bolded, then it's what we changed. (if you have any questions, just comment them haha. This is my first time doing a recipe post so please bear with me) Double Ginger Crackles For this recipe, you will need: 1 1/4 cup of unbleached all-purpose flour...

Heeeey peeps!! Welcome to my first post of my mini blogmas!! So for the first day, I thought I'd do a holiday/winter haul, which will basically be just a bunch of things I've bought or received lately that I think are appropriate for the wintertime :) Light Up Beanie | American Eagle Outfitters So the first item is my light up beanie. Can I just say, when I found out these existed, I kinda flipped. I was like OMG WHAT THIS IS A THING????? So if you're like me and love this type of thing, I would totally recommend it. Plus, nothing happens to it in the rain!! I ran a race with it on and nothing happened, since all the electrical bits are tucked inside the hat. It's super comfy and warm too👌🏽👌🏽 Maroon striped sweater | American Eagle Outfitters I absolutely love this sweater. It's so comfy, soft, and looks really nice paired with some dark jeans, and short boots or something like that. Add a beanie/toque and a jacket and you're all s...

HEYYYY. (OMG, Iris is posting on a Saturday again? Shocker. Tbh I just sat down to write and just really wanted to post it now cause I'm impatient so yeah.) I have decided to start a new series on this blog! I'm not sure how long it will last but I have many stories to share...so it could go on awhile. It's basically going to be a bunch of different funny, embarrassing, sometimes cringe-worthy stories that have happened to me. And this first one, as you can tell, is the time I got stuck on a bar. I think I must have been about 9 at the time when this story takes place. So let's just go with that. I was playing on the playground with my friends during recess. We're fooling around, when for some reason I get it in my head that I'm going to climb on top of this bar. It's not a big bar or anything. It's one of those ones on a playground, not monkey bars, but just single bars. But I mean I was short (still am tbh), so it was about my height. I climbed o...

HEEEY PEEPS. How are you all? Yes, yes I'm posting on a Saturday (this is instead of Sunday since I'm more free today haha). I am so, so, so sorry I haven't posted in so long!! School has just been so hectic, getting even closer to the holidays, that I just haven't had the time. So I thought I'd do a quick life update for you all, as well as study tips (which is just as much for me as you lol). So, I have joined the swim team. This isn't a new thing, however, I didn't do it last year, so I guess that's cool? Haha. I'm not the fastest swimmer, but I'm workin on it! It's really hard though, and I think it's gunna make me super fit :) We had practice today, and it was really tough. I was exhausted by the end, but my hope is that it will make me stronger!! Yeah? No? Maybe so? Lol. Okay it's been like a month since I last posted and tbh not much has happened. I started this post with the intention to update you all on my life thinking ...