favorite youtuber!!

So toddy hall is one of my all time favorite youtubers! His uncanny ability to combine two of my favorite things in the world, yes Disney and Beyonce, is unbelievable. Whenever I'm feeling a little down I go to his page for a good laugh or just to listen to his awesome take on disney classics! Here are some of my favorites. A link to his channel will be included below :)

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A Short Post on Why Amanda Byne's is a Badass

1. She is a comedic genius, and our most prized childstar 

2. Dealt with a mental illness under heavy scrunity, which by the way is hard enough without tons of people analyzing your every move

3. Working hard on her road to recovery and is looking STUNNING by the way and setting an example for tons of people struggling with mental illnesses that it is possible to overcome and OWN your illness. She is now attending a fashion school in California.

We love you Amanda and praying for a speedy recovery, you GO GIRL! 

No Camera's Allowed

THIS KID IS AMAZING. This is one of those totally awe-inspiring videos of kids doing kick ass things that make you want to get out of your house and DO something. I stumbled upon it and am obsessed!!!! If you're looking for some inspiration to chase your dreams than watch this amazing documentary! Anything can happen if you put your heart into it, lovelys! Don't forget the world is your oyster and Marcus Hayne, you are a god amonst men sir and I salute you!

Get More: No Cameras Allowed, Full Episodes

feel good films I

Movies are so therapeutic, don't you think? Like, I seriously consider them a remedy for a bad day. What do they say, "laughter is the best medicine?" Well here are some feel good films, for medicinal use only! This edition is what I like to call "girl's night in" some great movies with strong female roles for you and your girlfriends to enjoy! xoxo, Summer

super kawaii school supplies!

Every school year I find myself scouring the internet for my beloved, yes, you guessed it SCHOOL SUPPLIES. Now I don't know about you but there are only two good things about school 1. seeing your friends everyday and bonding over your misery and 2. SHOPPING FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES. Since there aren't any real lists of all the awesome places to shop for grool, unique school supplies I compiled my own! Hope you enjoy, kittens.

xoxo, Shine-eyed Girl

1. Ban.do

I figured since it's fall and college is going to be starting up soon (well for me atleast :P) why not share my favorite places to shop for school supplies? If you're like me and have an overwhelming urge to be super kawaii head to toe, YOU MUST SHOP HERE. They sell the cutest neccessities for the school year like portable chargers, earphones, coffee mugs.... oh and I guess pens and notebooks. They totally remind me of Kate Spade but at a ridiculously affordable price!!!

2. See Jane Work
So I'm kind of messy and unorganized and when I say kind of I mean I am totally and completely a hot mess, I'd probably lose my head if it weren't attached to my body! But I mean, I'm a teenage girl so it's part of the package. So, how do I stay organized, you ask? I go shopping, duh.... for agenda planners and filing boxes of course! See Jane Work sells super cute tools that'll help you stay organized this school year for awesome prices!

3. Dormify

Yes, the dreaded, I-want-everything-on-this-website-but-it-cost-an-arm-and-a-leg-and-I've-been-eating-hotpockets-for-the-last-week... DOMIFY. Now, I dont know about you but my minimum wage making self cant afford to be forking out 30-100 dollars to spruce up my dorm/bedroom, however one thing I really love about dormify is their "kits." So if you don't know dormify puts together these awesome themed care packages that come with different tools depending on your current situation. Say your spending your first birthday away from home? There's a kit for that. Pulling an all nighter? There's a kit for that! How about if your roommate sucks and you feel like jumping out of a window? You guessed it there's a kit for that too!

4. ModCloth

Another super fun and super affordable website!!! It also offers GREAT dorm furniture at more reasonable prices than dormify! 

 

5. stubby pencil
I am queen of erasers that are so cute I end up not using them the entire school year and this site just feeds my addictive tendencies!

6. o-mighty
I consider my phone a school supply because i use it for literally EVERYTHING from a calculator to a translator, organizer and even to take notes! So when I whip that bad boy out I want to have THE cutest phone accessories. That's where o-mighty comes in! They have the most original, fashionable, and fun phone cases I've ever seen. Granted, they're usually shipping internationally (if you live in the U.S.) so it does take a while to get there, my last order took a month but I always highly recommend this site because their stuff is good quality and I know I said original but I can't stress that point enough it's super amazing! They also sell awesome threads so once again I HIGHLY recommend this site!

thats it for now but if you liked this edition comment below so I can post more lists of some of my favorite places to shop and reviews of products I've purchased! :)

living with a mental illness

Hello lovelies! You may or may not know that Nat'l Suicide Prevention day just passed 4 days ago (Sep. 10) and I thought it would be really important to focus my very first blog post on mental illnesses and the importance of taking care of your mental health. 

This is something I take very seriously and I can't stress enough how important it is! I've struggled with depression for almost four years and still do to this day. The medical terminology would be "a chemical imbalance" but how I describe it is depression isn't just being sad, it's not crying a lot or wearing all black. It's a disease that takes an emotional and physical toll on you. It's being unable to get out of bed because it physically feels like you can't, even just getting in the shower is a small feat. You're exhausted, and frustrated and you basically just give up. And honestly, it seems like nothing short of a miracle will get you to a place where you're stronger and happy. But as someone whose dealt with all of these issues I'm here to tell you it IS possible. Just like every illness out there there IS a cure, you just have to work hard to find it. Here a few simple lessons I picked up struggling with my illness. 

1. Pinpoint your trigger 

A trigger is basically something that sets off your depression, or causes you to be sad. The first step is really important because no matter what you're doing to try and help yourself, if you keep whatever's triggering your depression in your life, you're just counteracting all that hardwork. Now a trigger could be say, a friend who's really mean to you, or maybe staying in an abusive relationship. Now that you've figured that out it's time for the tough part:  getting rid of your trigger. It's going to be hard, maybe even painful but in the long run it's better for your sanity and emotional wellness! 

2. The "cure" isnt the same for everyone. 

For some people working out helps them deal with their depression  (endorphins are totally awesome though and you should try to incorporate this into a routine) for others it's God, going to church, or maybe painting. Basically find your cure. How do you do that? Simple! You try everything duh, silly. To have a true understanding of depression or even sadness you'd have to have been happy at some point right? Well think back to that time! What were little things that made you smile? Was it hanging out with friends, doodling, listening to music? Figure that out and then expand on it! For example, have a sleepover or buy a canvas and spend the day painting, buy a concert ticket to see your favorite band! 

3. Don't be so hard on yourself (love yourself)

Personally in my endevor to get better, this was definitely the hardest part. I mean, what is there to love about myself? And anyway isn't it vain to compliment yourself? ..... WRONG. There is nothing vain or conceited about self-love!!!! Loving yourself is a basic need. And  a definite important step in the road to recovery. I struggled with hating myself, hating my body image, and honestly just thinking I was a total waste of space. I still struggle to this day with body image issues but now I realize I have so many amazing qualities that I didn't even see because I stayed in that dark hole of depression, I didn't let myself explore my talents because they were too scary to me or I feared rejection. So what I'm saying is lose yourself in yourself. I know that doesn't make sense but let me explain, when I was working on self discovery a couple of months ago I deleted all of my social media (twitter, facebook, everything) and I spent that time without distraction discovering and honing my talents. It was one of the best things I could do for myself and I strongly recommend it!

4. Have a true and realistic understanding of happiness 

True happiness isn't the universe doing everything in your favor, it's not a perfect life with no bumps in the road, it's not even always being happy. What true happiness is is life giving you ups and downs and you're strong enough to deal with it. You're in a place where you're able to cope with the downs that come with life because you're finally seeing the bigger picture and things were put in perspective for you, it's realizing yes there are going to be days where I'm too sad to get out of bed but life is beautiful and it has more to offer than those days, so I'm going to try again tomorrow. It's embracing life and abandoning fear and accepting that rejection is a definite possibility but I promise you it only gets better with age. Not because the world changes it's view of you or decides one day that "hey I didn't realize how amazing and smart and funny that person is I should kiss the ground they walk on." It's you changing your view of the world and seeing how amazing and smart and funny YOU are and understanding that you don't NEED people to kiss the ground you walk on because you love yourself and screw them if they don't like you because you love yourself enough for the both of you