Silent Sunday #24

08 June 2014

silent sunday

Silent Sunday #24

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Remove Space Between Date and Title

07 June 2014

DIY Blog Elements

Remove Space Between Date and Title

Hello, hello bloggers! Welcome back to another blog tutorial from yours truly! If you're like me where you design your own blog, I know the HUGE space between the date and blogger post title can actually be so annoying and kinda ugly.  Well, you're in luck! Today's tutorial is going to show you how to reduce that space to your liking. This tutorial doesn't require any knowledge of HTML coding, it is as simple as copying and pasting a code I provide you! You will immediately see a reduction in space between blogger date and blogger title. If you want to change the space, by either adding more space, or reducing more, simply change the number in the code to your preference!

Ready? Let's begin!
Right now, your blog post pretty much look like this:

STEP 1:

On your blogger home page, go to TEMPLATE and select CUSTOMIZE.

 From here you want to select ADVANCED and scroll down to find ADD CSS.

STEP 2:

Copy and paste the following code into your CSS:

h3.post-title { 

margin-top: -20px !important; 

}

Then press enter.

You will immediately see a reduction in space between blogger date and blogger title. If you want to change the space, by either adding more space, or reducing more, simply change the number in the code to your preference!
If this tutorial helped you, please leave your comments below! If you have anything you would like me to create a tutorial for, let me know as well!
For more of my blog tutorials, click HERE!

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Stiletto Nails

05 June 2014

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Stiletto Nails

3 weeks ago, I wrote a post about getting stiletto nails, click HERE if you haven't read it! And with just 3 weeks flying very quickly, my nails have seemed to grow, leaving the distinction between the fake nail, and my actual nail. I knew I had to either take them off, or take them off AND get them re-done. I could not make a decision, so this just lingered my head for the entire week. 
Then, my sister made an appointment with our family friend to get her nails done for prom this Friday! I always love doing "girly" activities with my sister. She is such a tomboy, so it is rare whenever she gets her hair done, or nails done.. or even shop for heals! So i jumped at this chance and got my nails done with her! 
Instead of going through the process of taking off the acrylic nails and reputing them back on, the lovely Tina told me that my nails are still relatively new, and my best option would be just to do a refill! I was kind of relieved because I was hungry at the time and didn't really feel like staying too long.  I also couldn't decide what colour I wanted... I love the colour pink, but I didn't want to do pink AGAIN. So, I decided purple and gold.

 It was a great girls day!

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ABC's of Thankfulness

04 June 2014

thankful

ABC's of Thankfulness

The other day, I was browsing around blogs catching up on my daily reads as I approached a post called "ABC's of Thankfulness" by Simply Clarke. I thought it was a great way to express the thanks that I have for both the little and big things in my life.  Besides, it has been a while since I wrote a thankful post about... well anything. So last night I sat down and really reflected for the things that I am genuinely thankful for... Here's my list! and please feel free to a similar post and leave your links in my comment box. I would love to see what you're thankful for!
A Ashley My one and only sister - my best friend.
B Blogging I only started blogging less than a year ago, and I have seem to find myself better able to express my life in a positive manner. 
C Coffee Keeps me awake during the day, especially when I had minimal sleep,
D DADDY I love my dad, and I am just thankful that he could be in my life everyday supporting me and encouraging me to always do my best.
E Education I never really valued the education I am able to have until I realized the amount of people who are struggling to get an education... it is seriously something a lot of people should realize.
F Family Family will always come first regardless of the situation. They are my one true love who I can always count on and love. 
G God He will always come first in everything I do. He is Love, and the reason why I am here.
H Home There is no place like home.
I i-Phone Without my phone, I would have no way of contacting others unlimitedly and quick. This is the fastest form of communication I have to others... I shouldn't take my i-phone for granted. 
J Justin ♥ Jay is always there for me, through the good and the bad. We may have our ups and downs, but he is someone I can truly trust with my heart. He makes me happy.
K Kisses Shows the love that friends and family have towards me.
L Love My love for my friends, family and Jay is my motivation.
M Mommy She will never stop loving and being there for me. 
N Netflix Netflix has saved me from boredom and doing foolishness during days where I have nothing else to do.
O Outdoors Once in a while, it just great to leave the city and relax elsewhere. The great outdoors allows me to relax in peaceful environment.
P Penelope My one and only rabbit whom I love soooo much! And she is just the cutest!
Q Quiet The quiet allows me to get a lot of thinking, and readings done.
R Reading  I love reading. Whether it is textbooks or novels, my mind is opening and expanding a lot through the different things I read. It is amazing.
S Stars I live in the city, and we hardly get a good view of stars. The night is always so much of beautiful whenever I am out of my city... so relaxing and so beautiful to be looking at the stars!
T Technology Technology has done a lot for us... it has honestly made life a little easier and everything more accessible.
U University of Toronto UTM is the university that I am currently attending, and I am thankful that I am so fortunate enough to attend a prestigious school and receiving such great education.
V Vacations I love a good get away from a busy and hectic lifestyle! 
W Words A way of communicating my thoughts and feelings with other people. I would be extremely frustrated if I was unable to express my feelings without words.
X X-rays Don't really know anything else that starts with x...
Y You Thank's for stopping by and reading my blog you guys!
Z Zumba I am absolutely loving zumba with my friends!

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Weekly Wishes #18

02 June 2014

Weekly Wishes

Weekly Wishes #18

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Happy Monday bloggers! It is that time of the week where I will be linking up with Melyssa for Weekly Wishes. This is a great linkup to share weekly goal and receive some encouragement from others who also have wishes/goals for the week!

Last Week's Wishes Recap ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Last week, I successfully was able to study for both of my midterm, and complete them with confidence. Although I have yet to receive my marks on those test, I am hoping I did very well! Blogging every day in May was a failure... aha let be real here, I didn't even follow the prompts or even blogged daily, but it is a challenge for a reason!  This Week's Wishes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1. Hit the gym. Since I am in school 4 times a week, my goal is to work out after my classes DAILY. I finish my classes at noon, which gives me loads of time to work out and then go home to do whatever else I need to do. Since I am not scheduled to work during the week, I really have no excuse to not go to the gym sine I am already there. 
2. Cut the carbs out of my diet. Yes... I am an asian girl who loves my rice, so it will definitely be hard for me to cut out carbs from my diet. But I am determine to shed pounds; and if changing what I eat and how much I eat and exercising will help, then I will try my best to accomplish this!
3. Clean my room. My room is constantly getting messy after I clean it, and last I failed to leave time during the week to clean. I need to make a game plan to make sure I keep it clean longer than just 2 days. Maybe I should just put things away right away instead of just piling it up on my table... that's a good plan lol.  
4. Start creating study sheets.  Next week, I AGAIN have two midterms, Tuesday and Wednesday, so this week I am hoping to create a study sheet as early as possible so that I can study earlier then later for both tests. I need to ace both midterms as well. 
5. Sleep. I am honestly so exhausted.. this past week was just so hectic I barely got enough sleep to go through today's lecture. 
6. Help my sister with Prom! My sister's prom is THIS Friday, and this week is crucial for last minute details! Like, we still haven't picked out accessories, so this is something we need to do this week. Also, make test trials! She wanted me to do her makeup, so this week we need to find free time in our schedule to do test trials!
7. Buy an outfit for Sunday! On Sunday is my sister Annual for cadet (if you don't know what I'm talking about, click HERE to see my last Annual post), and I want to buy an outfit that will just look fab. So, this week I am on the hunt to find something, I'm thinking a maxi dress since it will be appropriate for both the weather and occasion.

These are my wishes for the week.  If you're participating and happened to hop onto my blog, leave your link so I can leave some encouragement as well! Have a great Monday, xo

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Silent Sunday #23

01 June 2014

silent sunday

Silent Sunday #23

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God Stays Close

30 May 2014

Faith

God Stays Close

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God is watching us every step of the way. It's amazing actually, when someone deliberately hurts us, God reacts. He doesn't and wouldn't just sit back and watch us try to deal with all the pain on our own. Instead, He goes to work, not by punishing others, but bringing light into our lives. We are His most prized possession, and he would never want anything bad to happen to us. 
In Psalm 34:18, "God is close to those that are hurting. God is close to the broken hearted."
He knows what we are going through - all the good and all he bad - because He is up there watching us. Although it may be difficult to see what He may be doing for us, need not to forget... He is here for us, close by every step of the way. He has a solution ready, and with your faith, He will bring you out better off than you were before. 

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