Monday, September 17, 2018

2018 14th Birthday Wishlist


Hey you guys. Guess what?? MY BIRTHDAY IS COMING UP. I'm turning 14 on October 4th. It's pretty cool. And sooooooo I thought it would be a good idea to do a little birthday wishlist. Also if this is any time before or after my birthday I always love presents so still feel free to get me something. Or maybe you're buying something for another 14 year old and want to know what to get. That's cool too. I'll also be linking to an Amazon product of the thing but feel free to get it from anywhere.
22. Tickets to see a cool musician 
23. Manicure/spa/makeover
25. Other makeup
35. Other fun XBOX 360 games 
36. Some way to see Love, Simon because I haven't seen it yet so that's fun


That took me a weirdly long time to write?? Like why??? Also, can we just count how many times I said cute in that post? Like seriously I want to know, someone please count. 

When is your birthday? What is something you've been wanting a lot lately? 


Thursday, September 13, 2018

Creator Spotlight | Bekah From Questionable Tortoise Couture

I mean just look at that name. You know this person has to be interesting. Today we're doing another interview this time with the wonderful Bekah! Annnnnd it's an interview swap so when you're done here make sure to check out her blog to see my answers to her questions. Alright, let's get started!
What is your name and what does it mean? If you're named after someone who is it and what does that person mean to you?

Everyone calls me Bekah, but my actual name is Rebekah. I am not named after anyone in particular.
My mother found my name in the Bible and decided to name me that. :)

Cool! What is your blog name and what does it mean? How did you come up with up?

My blog name is Questionable Tortoise Couture. People are oftentimes confused by the name. What's
the meaning? Was this girl on crack when she came up with it? The story behind my blog name is that I
had a dream that I went to a store called "Questionable Tortoise Couture", and that's how I chose my
blog name. Simple as that.

Haha that's so cool. I was also a bit confused with the name at first. How do you spend an average day?

I spend an average day doing schoolwork, blogging, and taking ballet. Pretty simple.


Cool! Fun fact I've always wanted to take a dance class but so far I haven't. What are your favorite hobbies?

Blogging, dancing ballet, crafting. As you can probably tell by now, I'm BORINGGGG.

That sounds pretty cool to me but ok. What is your favorite thing about me? I want to know ok do not judge me haha.

DAT HAIR THO. No, seriously. You have such a sweet personality. You are so accepting and inclusive, and
I think that's a fantastic quality to have. Oh, and your hair really is DA BOMB. ;)

THANK YOU I LOVE MY HAIR TOO. No haha, thanks so much girly. :) How do you come up with blog posts and how do you usually go about writing one?

"Oh, crap. It's Monday again?
*scrambles to create blog post*
And that's how it happens.

I usually just draw from life and experiences for my blog posts. I'm a deep thinker, and I think that has
been really helpful when it comes to writing blog them. :)

Cool! What does your blog mean to you and why would you say you blog?

My blog has become a big part of who I am, and it means the world to me. Blogging gives this
introverted little girl a place to express her thoughts, and for that, I am forever grateful. I would say the
reason why I blog is to create an inclusive and happy place on the internet. We live in a broken world.
There aren't many places on the web where we can express ourselves and be who we are without being
ridiculed for some reason. I want to radiate positive vibes through my blog.


Awww I love that! And I totally relate! If you could hang out/meet any living person for an hour who would it be?

Wow, that's so tough. I would probably say my closest internet friends, or probably someone like Misty
Copeland.

Oh my gosh I would love to be able to meet my internet friends!! That would be so crazy cool. If you had to choose a career now what would it be?

Professional ballet dancer! As much as I adore blogging, ballet is my first love.

That's really cool! What do you see happening with your blog in the next year? What do you want to happen?

I would love to continue to grow my viewers, interview more peeps, and collaborate with more brands. :D

Anything else you would like to share?

No, I think that's all! :p


Once again make sure to check out Bekah and her blog! If you want to be featured or do any other kind of collab feel free to email me at nabilaeve@gmail.com. Feel free to answer those questions down below! 


Monday, September 10, 2018

Looking Back On My 2018 Summer Bucket List


Summer is officially ending on September 22nd and it's kind of blowing my mind??? I have already started school and it's in full swing but that doesn't mean my mind isn't still in summer mode. You might remember at the beginning of the summer I posted this post with my summer bucket list. More recently I posted this looking back on my goals for the year. Today I'll be doing a combination of those and looking back on my summer bucket list!
1. Go hiking at least once

Yes actually! When I was with my grandparents we didn't necessarily go hiking but we did do some pretty long walks in a woodsy area so I would say it counts.  

2. Invite friends over frequently

Yep yep yep! I haven't just been stuck in a hole all summer and I'm pretty happy about it. I was literally gone for a month but other than that I saw friends like every couple of days at least. 

3.  Eat healthily

I would say half. When I was at my grandparents I literally at ice cream every day. Not the healthiest. Buttttttt I have been more mindful of what I eat and I've been trying to always choose the healthy option. 

4. Post every/every other Saturday on my youtube channel

Yessssss!!  I missed one week but other than that I consistently posted every week on my youtube channel! I don't have the best videos ever but I still really like youtube and I hope I can keep doing it. :) 

5. Post either every day/every other day on Instagram

I've been posting about every other day except for that week I literally didn't have internet. I think my current posting schedule is good for me and it's not an overload like I think posting every day was for some people. 

6. Make the most out of/have fun at the camps I'm going too

I would say yeah. The engineering camp I went to was quite fun! We got to program a robot and learn to code and I got to interact with college students which is always fun. The algebra camp was, of course, less fun and really just like school but I did get to see friends which was nice. 

7. Commit to Girl Boss Teen Tribe

Not really. We said we would do a newsletter we didn't really do. And I said I would write more posts and I did write one but it hasn't been published and honestly I don't know what's going on. I have started working on the insta page though so I'm giving myself half. 

8. Decide what to do with this blog

Yeah nope. I said I would decide if I should switch to Wordpress or get my new domain and I just haven't. For now, though I'm good with this. 

9. Do at least 5 collabs

Yep, yep, yep!! Been doing quite a bit of collabs this summer actually! Speaking of collabs I'm doing a month of collabs in November for my blogiversary. If anyone wants to join please email me at nabilaeve@gmail.com. 

10. Say yes and be present

Half. I have been saying yes to more things but I think that's mostly because I had so much screen time and so I'm not always looking for a way online because I was content with what I had. 

What were some of your goals for the summer? Did you accomplish them? 


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