ELEGANTLY ELLE

Today I wanted to share what I usually buy grocery shopping for the week...I went to Wegmans which is a grocery store that I LOVE! here is what I got: pb chocolate chip clif bars 2% milk raspberries black berries blue berries hummus bananas asparagus Smart Water whole wheat bread frozen raspberries 2 low fat raspberry yogurts avocado Pita chips kale (sometimes baby spinach) I usually also buy light Progresso soups, but I already had some

Columbia Fleece   -   Champion Fuchsia Hand Weights   -   Victoria Secret Satin Pajamas  -   April Real Simple Magazine   - Camelbak Water Bottle  -   EOS Hand Lotion  

Here is my favorite cookie recipe passed down from my great grandma :) 1 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup shortening 1 egg 1/4 cup molasses 2 1/4 cups flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. ginger 1/2 tsp. clover 1. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and clover, set aside. 2. Cream shortening, then add sugar, molasses and egg. Beat until smooth, add dry ingredients a little at a time and mix it. 3. Roll into a ball about the size of a walnut and dip in sugar. 4. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet. Heat oven to 350. Bake 7 minutes.

Sunday nights have always been the calm before the storm for my week. It is my time to prepare myself for the week. So today I decided to share what I do on Sunday nights to help me have a successful week. 3pm - laundry so I can have clean clothes for the week 3:30 - start homework and other things I need done for the week 4 - pick up my bedroom 4:30 - pick out outfits for the week 5 - straighten my hair for tomorrow 5:30 - pack tomorrow's lunch and I also like to get other food ready for the rest of my lunches that week and I think about what I'm going to make for breakfast tomorrow 5:45 - start homework due this week 7 - pack backpack 7 - work on this week's blog posts (aka what I'm doing right now) 8 - get ready for bed      brush teeth      wash face      put on pajamas      watch a show 9 - go to bed Hope this helps you have a productive Sunday!

So this weekend I went to Target and got some fun things for Easter, a couple clothing pieces, and a new laundry basket, so I decided to share them, because I LOVE Target and hopefully you do too!! The first thing I got for Easter was these bunny ears for Sam! You can find these  here .  Also for some Easter decor I got this pretty pink lantern and this matching pink dish! I thought they were perfect for Spring! I got this perfect laundry basket, which was also in my Closet Tour, you can find this basket  here. I also needed a pair of dress pants for this teacher shadowing day I was doing so I found the perfect comfortable black dress pants. And finally I got this cute flowy navy top, you can find it  here .

In honor of Pi day I made a raspberry pie which is definitely a new favorite, you can find the recipe here .

Lately I have been trying to find the best products to help me relieve anxiety, so I decided to share them here! # 1 is this TAZO zen tea which is lemon grass and mint and it is very soothing. You can find it  here. # 2 is by Bath and Body Works from their Aromatherapy line, I have been putting this lotion on in the morning and after school and the scent is very calming. You can find it  here. #3 is also by Bath and Body Works Aromatherapy line and it's their stress relief luxury bath, and let me tell you my morning baths are extremely luxurious and calming with this product! You can find it  here. #4 is this vitamin which has really been helping me feel less anxious the last few weeks, you take it three times a day and it is suppose to promote a positive mood. You can find it  here. I have been LOVING this Yankee Candle lately, the scent is very relaxing and I love burning it. You can find it  here.

Here is an overview of my closet.. on the right door I have a command hook with my Vera leather wallet crossbody which you can find  here . In the top of my closet I have two shelves which have bins of all kinds of random things...the pink bins are from Target. On the right side I have a command hooks to keep all of my big sweaters that are impossible to hang. I have a hook on the inside of my closet on the left to hold my belts. I organize my clothes from jackets to vests to sweaters to collared shirts to long sleeves to short sleeves to no sleeves to pants + skirts to long sleeve dress to short sleeve dresses to no sleeve dresses to maxi dresses and maxi skirts. I use all of the same colored velvet hangers, this makes my closet look much more organized with them all the same, I got these from HomeGoods.  I got these shelves from amazon (you can find them here ). I use them to store all of my scarves, my sneakers, my files and some other random things.

Find these  Aerie leggings here  (on sale right now for $10) My Target  Nude Flats here Michael Kors jacket, this is from last season, so I cannot find a link

Over Winter Break I went to Boston and also went to the mall and did some shopping so I decided to share my purchases. While I was in Boston I got these two shirts, yes very touristy. This is what I got from Target...I'm trying to take more vitamins and needed some other random stuff. I also found this cute ribbon like stuff on clearance and had to get it! I went to Bath and Body Works where all of their Aromatherapy line was 50% off!! So I got two bath things and a lotion. I really needed new BB cream, because I have gotten very pale and my other Clinique Acne Solutions BB cream was way too dark. Finally, I went to Vera Bradley and I got this really cute travel case in one of their new patterns and I just got this to go in my backpack.