The Truth of the Butterflies

Step One:  Make a roux  Melt a stick of butter with 1 cup of flour and stir. Step One, Part Two:  Put your water for the pasta on the stove so it has time to boil. Step Two : Add Milk Step Three:  Add Cheese I added three bags of shredded Sharp Cheddar Blend and then mixed until smooth. Add more milk if you cannot get cheese to correct consistency.  **If the cheese sauce is too thick, slowly add a little milk at a time, and stir. Step 4:  Add mustard (optional) This adds a lot of flavor to the mac & cheese, I prefer this but I know not everyone does Step 5:  Add Pasta to Boiling Water Once the water starts to boil add two boxes of elbow macaroni to the water and then add a good amount of salt to the water. Step 6:  Defrost the Frozen Whole Leaf Spinach Step 7:  Squeeze the water out of the spinach and put into separate bowl Step 8:  Cook broccoli I ...

I am 21 years old. I am an Undergrad at UMass Amherst. Sometimes I only get 5 hours of sleep. But I have always been a morning person, even when I had to wake up at 6:06 am for high school. Or now, when I need to wake up at 7:00 am (when I don't need to shower) to catch the 7:58 am bus to campus for my 8:30 am class. I do not drink coffee, nor do I ever put caffeine into my body, this has never been intentional it has just worked out that way.  Here are some of my tips..... ⇢Go to the Bathroom First: When I wake up I think it is extremely helpful to go to the bathroom, brush my teeth, and then wash my face. The minty refreshing feel and scent of toothpaste, the water on your face, and your favorite toner is a great way to make you feel clean and prepared for the day. Washing your face is a great way to make yourself feel awake in the morning.  ⇢Give yourself enough time: This way you won't need to rush out of bed in the morning. You can take your time and you don'...

Night Bus- Gabrielle Aplin We Had Everything- Broods Mountain Sounds- Of Monsters and Men All Around Me- Flyleaf Bounce Back- Big Sean

Step 1: About an hour before bed.... -Shower or Clean Face with my Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush **About every three nights I will wear a face mask that comes off with hot water -Lotion my face with the Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion -Once that sets in a little I put the Clinique Clinical Clearing Gel all over my problem spots Step 2: Moisturize Body -Use Vaseline Intensive Care Essential Healing Lotion on my arms, legs, chest, stomach Step 3:  Put on some loose pajamas Step 4: Right before bed... -Add Beauty Protector Protect & Oil to my hair -Comb it through my hair -Put Hair into loose braid Step 5: Brush Teeth

Step 1: Strip Your Bed & Throw them into the wash Step 2: Sort Your Clothes into Piles -Tops -T-shirts and Workout Bottoms -Leggings and Sweatpants -Jeans and Pants -Underwear and Socks -Bras -Sweatshirts, Sweaters (Hangable items) Step 3: Get a Trash Bag -Put the clothes you haven't worn in the past year in the bag Step 4: Put the Rest of Your Clothes Away Step 5: Go through Your Shoes -Get Rid of the shoes that don't fit you or that you haven't worn in the past year Step 6: Get another Trash Bag -Go through the non-clothing items in your room and decide whether or not the item is an important memory or if it brings you happiness. -If the answer is no, throw it out -If the answer is yes, decide if you want it in your room or in a memory box Step 7: Sweep, Vacuum, Dust

This morning Spotify emailed me recapping my favorite songs of the year, I figured I would share with you. I would love some music and artist suggestions for the new year, too! 1. i hate u, i love u (feat. olivia o'brien) by gnash 2. Cry Baby by the neighborhood 3. Somebody Else by The 1975 4. Gold by Kiiara 5. Reaper by Sia 6. Trouble- Stripped by Halsey 7. Burn Mona Lisa by Kyan Palmer 8. Consideration by Rihanna, SZA 9. Pity Party by Melanie Martinez 10. Next to You by the PEACEKEEPER 11. Sunday Candy by Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment  12. Close by Nick Jonas, Tove Lo 13. Old English by Young Thug, A$AP Ferg, Freddie Gibbs 14. Primadonna by Marina and the Diamonds 15. Like It Doesn't Hurt by Charlotte Cardin, Husser 16. Cool Girl by Tove Lo 17. Chainsaw by Nick Jonas 18. Greedy by Ariana Grande 19. Gemini Feed by Banks 20. Jealous by Labrinth Also, I went to a concert last week. Two bands performed: Lawrence and then Ri...

If I died today......  just this summer: I would miss the birthday celebration for my best friend, I would miss the fashion show my sister plans on putting on later on because she loves and feels beautiful in all the new clothing she got, I would miss the family reunion dinner with my family from Upstate New York. I would miss the beach trip on Sunday with two of my oldest friends, I would miss the sensation of the super hot sun on my super white skin & the sunburn that follows. I wouldn't be able to sing at the top of my lungs to Hillary Duff's Metamorphosis album with the windows down trying not to choke on my hair. I wouldn't be able to flip people off during the atrocious traffic. I'd miss the Red Sox game that I am going to surprise my sister with for her birthday, and try to ask a random person to buy us beer. Instead the tickets would sadly be handed to some distant friends. I'd miss the annual fourth of July party with my best friends, I wouldn't ...