Instagram & Pinterest

So, guess who finally got an Instagram & Pinterest?

That's right! I did! So if any of you lovely people would want to either follow me, and tell me you are from the blog, or comment your username and I will find you!

 

I don't really know much about Instagram so I might need a couple people's example just so I know what to do. I've had a Pinterest account for a little while, and I would love for you to follow me on that as well!

So I'm sure its a big surprise but my username for Instagram and Pinterest are both "imtheoriginalcinderella".

So let me know which one you are on and we can be friends? Or at least we can boost each other on social media! (:

Top 9 Maya Angelou Quotes

Almost every single time I find a quote online that I like, it usually is by Maya Angelou. She was a great woman who was very influential with her words and actions.

I LOVE every single one of these quotes and many others too. Let me know which one was your favorite?

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Let me know which one is your favorite? 

Finding The Right Pixie Cut.

It's hard to make a change so dramatic with your hair. It's a big change! If you're like I am, and your hair doesn't grow very fast, then it's a big commitment! But trust me. It's the smartest decision you could ever make concerning your hair. It makes it so healthy, unless you dye it crazy colors and put crazy chemicals on it.

Finding the right pixie cut is the most important thing. My philosophy is that every single person can pull off short hair, they just have to find the right cut. 

But how do you do that?

Here's some helpful tips that I slowly realized when I was looking for "The One".

1. Decide if you want long or short bangs. 

This will truly save you more time that you would think. 

Here's the difference.

2. Decide if you want shaved sides or not.

Here's the difference.

3. Remember that the color of hair in the picture isn't always the same color of hair you will. 

Trust me. It'll make a difference.

Here's the difference

These are relatively the same cut, just different colors and

that makes them seem and feel different.

4.Decide if you will do two colors or not.

 

The difference.

 

But no matter what you decide to go with, Just remember you can have fun with it!

Somedays I spike mine in the back and other days I curl it. Other days I poof the front and have tons of body, and sometimes I'll just put on a beanie. Just remember to have fun with it!

Check out my post, Pixie Cuts Are Heavenly to see my thoughts about cutting my hair into a pixie.

Thanks for reading! :)

Everyone Needs A Little Pep Talk Every Now & Then

Something I always do when I find myself getting down or feeling sad, I always try on my own to boost my spirits before I turn to anyone else.

 I've been known to be very independant and self-sufficient, but we cannot maintain the strong image that we all try so hard to do. So when I find myself trying to cheer myself up, I usually end up listening to music. Yes, by now if youve read any of my posts, you know I love music.. just a little. :)

Anyways, I tend to listen to a certain song called, Beneath Your Beautiful, by Labrinth featuring Emeli Sande. I love, love, love this song. I talk about it in my post, Songs Everyone Should Listen To (My Playlist), so check that out if you end up liking this song. (:

So while you listen to this song ,I hope you clicked the link, :) I want you to read the words, because that's what cheers me up the most. And the music is beautiful as well.

Here are the lyrics, (I don't own them).

"  You tell all the boys "No"

Makes you feel good, yeah.

I know you're out of my league

But that won't scare me away, oh, no

You've carried on so long,

You couldn't stop if you tried it.

You've built your wall so high

That no one could climb it,

But I'm gonna try.

Would you let me see beneath your beautiful?

Would you let me see beneath your perfect?

Take it off now, girl, take it off now, girl

I wanna see inside

Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight?

You let all the girls go

Makes you feel good, don't it?

Behind your Broadway show

I heard a boy say, "Please, don't hurt me"

You've carried on so long

You couldn't stop if you tried it.

You've built your wall so high

That no one could climb it.

But I'm gonna try.

Would you let me see beneath your beautiful?

Would you let me see beneath your perfect?

Take it off now, boy, take it off now, boy

I wanna see inside

Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight, oh, tonight?

See beneath, see beneath,

Tonight

I'm gonna climb on top your ivory tower

I'll hold your hand and then we'll jump right out

We'll be falling, falling but that's OK

'Cause I'll be right here

I just wanna know

Would you let me see beneath your beautiful?

Would you let me see beneath your perfect?

Take it off now, girl, take it off now, girl

'Cause I wanna see inside

Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight, oh, oh, oh, tonight?

See beneath your beautiful, oh, tonight.

We ain't perfect, we ain't perfect, no.

Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight?  "

Isn't that great? I love it! Did you listen to the song? If not, go look it up. It's a beautiful song. It was so underestimated when it was released, and I think that was such a mistake.

You are so much stronger than you think. You don't even know how strong you are, and how strong you can become. 

You can do such great things. 

Someone somewhere loves you. And relies on you. You may not realize it now, but you bring a smile to people. You brought one to me when you decided to read this! (: 

But really, you might not realize how much you effect other people. It reminds me of the quote "People won't appreciate what you do until you quit doing it." The other people might not realize it until you're not able to be around them.

So don"t count yourself out. Ever. EVER. 

This quote means a lot to me. It's one that I read as an insecure little teenage girl, crushing on some guy at school. Well, he was unable to realize that I liked him, and that I had something going for me. And I was crushed! 

That is- Until I ran across this quote. I thought I was just some person who wouldn't be able to get a boyfriend. Let me remind you this was years ago and my view on this has changed. 

But this quote is so true! You are great. You don't need someone else's justification or someone else to think you're amazing. You are. Just think about that. Take a minute to think how great you are.

 

Do what scares you

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Do things for yourself. 

Take time out of your busy schedule to appreciate thing that you do.

Then you will be able to see how great you are. 

And how much other people appreciate you.

And love you.

Because they do.

And I'm pretty sure I would if I actually got to know you. :)

Okay, last thing I'll say is to love yourself. You truly need to! 

It's probably one of the hardest things you will ever have to do, but think about this.. How can you expect anyone else to love you if you don't love yourself?

So I know its hard, but start loving yourself! :)

Reasons Why Young Actors Shouldn't Be Underestimated

It's safe to say that ABC'S "Pretty Little Liars" is my favorite show ever. I stated that in my post, 10 Things About Me. If you haven't read it, go check it out! I want my readers to know me!

Anyways! Since "Pretty Little Liars" is one of my favorite shows, I thought I would use the actors from it to show that young people aren't just stupid teenagers who are aging into adulthood. They actually might know something about the world and have something besides their acting skill to offer.

My first point is that young actors know how it feels to be young and have pressure! That's what they deal with 24/7. They know how it feels and they know how it effects a person.

My favorite quote from one of the "PLL" cast is this one said by Troian Bellisario who plays a teenager named Spencer.

Isn't that quote great? It shows that she has had people trying to tell her who to be, and that she could see the value in being herself even when she's pressured to be something different.

Maybe I'm the only person who would make the connection between this quote and her character, but on the show, Troian plays Spencer, the girl who is pressured by her parents to be perfect. In every way. School. Family. Sports. Friends. Her body. In every way possible, and she can't handle it. So maybe Troian Bellisario has learned from her character she plays that you dont have to be perfect, and it's okay to be you.

I might be the only person who LOVES this quote. Maybe not.

The next quote that I feel shows that youer actors shouldn't be underestimated is by Ashley Benson. I like this one as well because it shows that she knows through playing her character Hanna, a girl who grows up as a chubbier child and the pressure of losing weight and being that "perfect" looking person. 

So as a slightly heavier person, I love that she put this quote out for the public to hear. So, I love this quote. I love that she says all you have to do is love yourself and you can be happy. I love that she can let people know that it's okay to be who they are and be imperfect.



Another one that I really liked was this one by Lucy Hale, who plays Aria. I thought this quote was great. It really made me think. I'm my worst enemy and critic, so why would I want anyone else to do it too? I don't understand why we do it, but we all do. So how about we stop letting people get us down, and why don't we make the changes necessary to eliminate our critics? I know, it's easier said than done, but I think we should all try.

As you can guess, I love this quote as well. Shay Mitchell tells it how it is. In her the way she portrays her character in the show, as well as in real life. I keep this quote in mind frequently, because somethings things do have to get worse before they can get better. And that's okay. And we need to realize this or life will be much harder than it should be.










So the last thing I'm going to say in this post, is that younger people sometimes do know what they're talking about. And sometimes they do know a thing or two about life. So not every young teen actor should deserve a bad rep.

I Work Out!

It's safe to say that everyone likes to say they love working out, but that for most people is the biggest lie they've told. But for me, I love it! One reason I think I love it is because I don't just run on a treadmill and do sit ups on a gym floor. I like to shake things up. Make them exciting and never consistant.One thing I also do is I use a food and exercise tracking app called "Lose It".

The logo looks like this, and the app is such a life saver!

In this app, I track all of my food, which sometimes can be a little scary, and all of my exercise. It tells you how many calories your food has, you can type in your recipes and it will tell you the caloric content and how much a suggested serving is. This app literally has it all/ You can track your weight, become friends with other people and have competitions with them, you can set goals to track your progress. There is also more, but I don't want to bore my few readers! :)

Here's what an example of the app looks like, I've had it on an Android and an iPhone. It works great on either, and it looks and works the exact same way.

Another thing I do to keep myself motivated is I do watch NBC'S The Biggest Loser. If you don't watch it, START! It is THE most inspiring, motivating, and informing tv show I have ever watched! It is definitely worth one hour a week!

And on the show, there is a trainer named Jillian Michaels. Maybe you've heard of her. If not, you must live under a rock. ;) 

Anyways! She is the toughest trainer I have ever seen on the show. But she knows how it is to want to lose weight. You may not believe this when you see her picture, but when she was young, she was an overweight child and found boxing and lost the weight. And now she looks great!

So I went out and bought her "30 Day Shred". It's great! And by great, I mean it completely kicks my butt. It's the best at home workout anyone can do. Its short and sweet, yet feels like a long time while you're doing it! I would highly recommend it to anyone who would want to work out at home.



And when "30 Day Shred" was getting old, I bought her "Yoga Inferno". And let me tell you one thing. If you think yoga is easy... You obviously have never tried it. Yoga is not an easy thing to do. Especially if Jillian Michaels is your instructor. 

I just finished it before I started writing this, and I'm still feeling it. It's a workout that leaves you feeling great and happy. And yoga always makes me feel good about myself and allows me time to think even though its a hard workout. So I definitely recommend you get this one as well!

Songs Everyone Should Listen To (My Playlist)

I've been asked what some of my all-time favorite songs are, so I thought I would share them with you guys as well! 

Here is a link to a Youtube version and a picture of the band/artist.

 Check back often because I will update it and add to the list.

Blew My Mind by The Dresses

Beneath Your Beautiful by Labrinth feat. Emeli Sande

Fred Astaire by San Cisco

Cool Kids by EchoSmith

The Moss by Cosmo Sheldrake

Changing of the Seasons by Two Door Cinema Club

Black Bird by The Beatles 

Wish You Were Here by Incubus 

Skinny Love by Bon Iver

Chandelier by Sia 

Tha Crossroads by Bone Thugs N Harmony

My Views on Music

I am a huge music lover. If you meet me, within an hour you will be completely aware of it. People have always come to me to find new music, music that hasn't been discovered by the local radios.  

Check out my other post, My post, Songs Everyone Should Listen To (My Playlist) , to see songs I actually listen to.

One thing I always tell people is that just because music is old, doesn't mean it's not good anymore. Music doesn't expire. One of my all-time band, if not my most favorite band, is The Beatles. There isn't new music being released, yet it isn't being overplayed. I never get annoyed with the music because I control how much the music is played around me. The music is still good, and sometimes when the current music is horrible and overplayed, old music is a breath of fresh air.

Music is my best friend. I am a complete music addict. And it's a great addiction because it doesn't hurt me or anyone else, and you physically cannot overdose on it. Music is always reliable.

It's not a lie that I simply love music. I play it on my phone, my iPod, my computer, my car radio, my iHome, My piano, my violin, my guitar, my ukulele, my flute. I constantly have music playing. Or I sing.

I couldn't post about music without doing a John Lennon reference, so here it is. "Music is everybody's possession. It's only the publishers who think that people own it."

 Music really is my escape. It's where I leave my problems and I can take a break and relax. It's where I become someone else. Music is almost my alter ego in a way.. I've never thought of it like that, until now. But it really is. So my question to you few people who actually read this, and thank you for that, but what are some of your favorite songs, bands, musicians? Ones that aren't constantly played on the radio.

Thanks for reading! I really would appreciate some feedback! :)