Lowcountry Inshore Slam

 

So turns out, I'm back in Beaufort, spending a few weeks with the family.

 Trying to enjoy the last few weeks of this lovely warm weather.

Being out on the river is something that I need, I long for, I have saltwater in my blood... being away from it really hurts, it's just depressing.

So being here, right now, is just reviving me!

Since I've been here, I have gone out on the river, swimming on private beaches, fishing inshore, fishing the channels..  I love fishing. The one fish I have yet caught, is a southern favorite, it's known as the Red Fish, Red Drum, or Spot Tail Bass. My brother has taken me out a handful of times, but I never seem to catch that fish. But today I finally hooked my first one! It was small, but it meant so much, size doesn't matter in this case! After releasing it, a few minutes later I hooked up with this big beauty below! It was gorgeous! I couldn't believe my eyes when I hooked it! It was fun reeling it in! When I got it on the platform of the boat, I was all smiles! The feeling of catching a Red Fish is like no other, the adrenaline is crazy, you just don't want to stop hooking them. Releasing that beauty, was one of the best feelings, I hope that others will have the same experience as I did. I also caught a little Flounder. All I needed to hook was a Trout, and it would have been an inshore slam all in one day!

My brother on the other hand hooked a good size Trout, it was slightly purple, with tons of spots, such a beautiful fish.

Today was such an amazing day, I am so grateful to have caught these fish, spend time with my brother, be out on the saltwater, and watch the Carolina sun set.

 

Hello sunshine

It's just one of those bright sunny afternoons...

Bag: Target, Bracelet: Thrifted, Tank:American Eagle,

 Cardigan:Target, Skirt:Banana Republic, Shoes:TJMaxx, Sunglasses: Free.

Time to refresh!

That's right,

 it's time to do a little cleaning!

I guess I consider this my 'spring cleaning' time.

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I finally went through all my drawers, and closets, and whatever I haven't worn in over 6-8 months, is going! And if I can't fit in it, it's going; for instance, I will never ever be able to fit in a size 0-2 skirt again, ha! So if your that skinny, lucky you! There were also some other skirts and dresses I love looking at, but I only wore them a handful of times, so I need to give them to girls that will love them! 

It feels so good to just get rid of stuff- I feel clutter-free, stress less, rejuvenated! 

I guess what I'm trying to say is, I feel better, it feels so good to not have much, and to be organized.  

And hey, I think of it as "get rid of the old, and something new will come".

Hello spring clothes!

Just kidding, I'm going to keep my 'buying' on the down low for awhile.

What about you?

Do you have a lot of unworn clothes?

 Do you donate?

 Are you organized? 

Bye bye cute dresses,

 I'd say I'm going to miss you......

 but the truth is, I wont even know your gone.

$20 can feed two lives

When you read the title of this post,

you probably thought...

 "what is she talking about"..

well what I'm talking about is giving a little something to not only man, but to mans best friend.

Here's a little story I have to share with you all:

Yesterday, I drove out of town with my parents so my brother could look for a truck. (He's about to be seventeen, and wants his own vehicle). Well we were driving through a small town, when we stopped at an intersection, I noticed a man walking a black dog with blue eyes, the man wan homeless; he had a huge backpack, he was holding a small cooler, an umbrella (it was getting ready to rain), and a dog leash. He looked at me and I smiled, he didn't seem to happy. When he turned around I noticed he had a sign latched on to his backpack that said "will work for food". At that moment in time, I was literally heart broken.. here I was with my family going to go look for a truck that is clearly over fifteen grand or more, and this homeless man had nothing but his best friend and a backpack. When we pulled into the Sales Lot of Ford, I kept looking at the man walking down the road. I told my parents I wanted to give him money. My dad was like yeah whatever but my mum knew that I did, she is just as kind hearted as me. She told my dad that I really did want to give money to him. So My dad ended up pulling up next to the man, I gave my mum $20, "$20 really?" she asked, "yes", I replied. She rolled down here window, and gave the man the money, and said to him "now you go feed that dog, and yourself", this is the best part of my story.. ..

the man just lit up! He smiled with his kind blue eyes. He said "thank you very much"! And at that time in my life, I felt better then ever!

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 I have a job, I have a roof over my head, I have many animals that have beds they sleep in every night, I can eat whatever, whenever I want.. I have such a great life, I don't need anything else, I have everything I need right here.

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Money to me is just money; $20 isn't a whole lot to me, I would have give him more truthfully. My brother made a joke about how he was probably going to go buy a case of beer, but you know what, I really don't care. The point is, I did my part, and for that I feel soo much better about myself as a person helping another person in need.

 And if your one of those people that are just like ... "oh homeless people, they can get jobs if they want, blah blah blah". Look at the news, no, no they can't, so many people are out of work, if they could.. do you really think all of them would choose to be sleeping out on the streets every night? Yes, I'm sure most of them could try but how do you pick yourself up in this kind of economy right now, everyone is in need of some help. Just please consider how great you have it, and just give a little something. Please care, these people aren't just people, they are apart of this world like you and me, we are all one. All I ask is instead of making fun, do a little something better, and lend a little something. You might just feel better about yourself.

And wanna know a secret?

It will come back to you somewhere in your life.

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These men might have lost everything, but the one thing they didn't loose, is their best friend.

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Have you ever done anything nice for someone?

I hope you all have a lovely Monday!

Real men give flowers

It was just another one of those perfect gifts that put a

 smile on my face...

 It's days like this that make me want to squeeze him, kiss him, and tell him he is the greatest!

If only he weren't twelve hours away...





I hope your other half is as good to you as mine is to me!

I hope you all have a lovely Tuesday !

Shark Week

Let's go fishing..

So earlier today, my brother, and Jason were going Shark Fishing. I know what that means.. killing innocent little fish to catch bigger fish. So me being the sweet caring person that I am, didn't want to go. Well, I ended up getting pressured to go. I thought I could just lay out and read or something. Ha, yeah.. okay Kristen. The boys ended up catching tons of bait fish, which made me sad... "whyyyy do we have to kill them", I kept asking.

Once they were finished catching all the bait they needed, we headed to a spot close by the boat ramp, and started fishing, yes, I started fishing for Sharks. In the distance we could see the storm, and it was coming in. It was relaxing, watching the storm in the distance, and fishing with the guys. I ended up catching to baby Sharks, my brother caught some, and a Lady Fish, Jason caught a huge Lady Fish, and he also caught something that was massive, right when he was pulling it in, the line snapped! Oh well..

The storm started getting closer, lighting started to strike, it was definitely time to head to the boat ramp! As we started to make our way to the boat ramp, the wind started picking up, it was crazy! We probably looked like idiots.. but the good thing is, we made it back safe and sound.

Hey Grandpa, let me get some of that Sulfur!

As you all might know, In the past few months, I started getting really bad acne.

....not good as all.

Anyways, I've been trying nearly everything, and nothing seemed to work.

"Where did this acne come from? Why can't I get rid of it.." -I always asked myself.

 And I would nearly would stress about it; I had amazing skin, I have no idea what happened to it!

Well my mum just recently ordered this soap, and told me to try it out. It's called Grandpas Thylox Acne Treatment Soap with Sulfur.I have been using it for a week, and I feel like my skin is already clearing up! Even those faint scars are finally disappearing! Yes, I might have to smell like sulfur for awhile, but if that's what gets rid of this horrible acne then I will wash my face with sulfur everyday!

Vegetable Based Grandpa's Thylox Acne Treatment Soap with SulfurGrandpa's Thylox Acne Treatment Soap with Sulfur acts four ways to improve blemished skin:

-Softens the hard shell of acne blemishes (keratolytic action)

-Helps dissolve and remove blackheads

-Washes away excess oils which may cause blackheads

-Freshens skin by its thorough cleansing action
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If you have acne that's popping up like crazy, you might just want to try Grandpa's good ol' Sulfur Soap! 

I did it! I did it! I finally did it!

The pink bag says it all :)

After 21 years, I finally got my ears pierced! I can't believe it! Yesterday, my mum wanted to take a ride to Bluffton, to Tanger Outlets, well I went into Banana Republic, fell in love with multiple skirts, and tops.. looked around, and realized all the lovely younger women were dressed so well! They were all perfectly tanned, gorgeous hair, great clothes..blah blah blah. I looked in the mirror, EWW.. me: no make-up, hadn't taken a shower that day, (we went right after I got back from work..), and I was wearing plain white shorts, and a long sleeve Clemson t-shirt. Wow, I looked like I just got pulled out of a drain...

So there I was, not wanting to shop, cause I looked hideous. I told my mum, she laughed, said 'everyone is on spring break..', well as we walked past Claires, I said, 'we should go get my ears pierced, let's get it over with'. My mum, looked at me, and laughed, then she said 'really?' Then before I could say anything she said, 'yup, we're going go to get them pierced'. So I go in there, thankfully the woman was coming to her third year of piercing ears, good thing! Right when I agreed to do it, (to make my day worse), she said she needed to see my mum's ID! ..Ugh hello, I'm 21, thanksss. So there I was sitting in the hot seat, squeezing a teddy bear, she said I looked like I was about to cry.. no, I just looked bad, it what I wanted to tell her. But less then five mins, I had my ears pierced! It didn't even hurt! I was soo proud of myself, I finally did it!
But on a lighter note, i'll finally be wearing gorgeous earings, and stealing my mum's Tracy Porter earings!



All these gorgeous earings are from Tracy Porter!