Huge life update!

Hey everyone! I know I have not updated in forever but I've been super busy with working and things like that but I'm trying to get back on top of it. I will also be updating my store too with Christmas goodies! So this post is basically going to be a bunch of pictures with what I've been up to lately! If you want to see any certain blog posts, please let me know!

1. October 30th, Christian and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary! I don't have any pictures but he took me out to eat at Irvine Spectrem and it was really great!

2. On our anniversary weekend, we ventured to Peterson Car Museum in LA. Christian loved it because he loves cars so much. I really enjoyed it too because as you can see in the very last picture I am standing in front of Janye Mansfield's car so I was super excited. 

3. Hannah and I went on quite the adventure to Signal Hill park and then the pike. And us being us, we decided why not throw a photo shoot in there? 

4.  I made these amazing cinnamon rolls for my bible study!

5. One of my best friends Haley works at Disneyland so sometimes I get to go for free. This time I invited Christian and his best friend Austin. It was so tiring but so much fun. I am considering purchasing a pass so I'm pretty excited about that. 

That's it for my huge update. Thank for you bearing with me! I'm gonna try my best to update more! Let me know if you wanna see anything. Also keep a lookout for new items in my store.

My Shop!

Hey everyone! So you probably already know this but I have an online store where I sell hair acessories, earrings, and my clothes! I had Hannah, Hailee and myself model my items so you can see how to style them and how they look.

 Maroon Dotty

Beetlejuice

Sail With Me

Candy Striper, Plum, and Minnie Mouse

Skeleton Clips (These are absolute favorite!)

The lovely Hannah in Green Batty

Cherry

Pumpkin

Pale Pink

Liliac

Hot Pink

Lavender

Pastel Purple

Forrest Green Knotted

Sprinkles Original 

Pink and White Bow (I LITERALLY CANNOT GET OVER THIS PICTURE OF HAILEE)

Rachel Bow

So there you have it! I have a couple more items in my shop that we didn't get pictures of. If you want a specific item please let me know and I'll do my best! 

alyssamakesbows.storeenvy.com

Oh and big thanks to Hannah and Hailee for modeling these for me, you are the absolute best!

Keeping busy + being independent!

Hey everyone! I know I haven't had a personal post in quite some time but here it is. Someone on Tumblr asked me to write a post about my "me" time, keeping busy and being independent, so I'm gonna try my best to discuss how I do that. 

Keeping Busy

It used to be really hard for me to keep busy when I wasn't working. I didn't have a job during the summer or go to school so I kinda just sat at home all day unless I was hanging out with someone. It became really difficult because I would just get super depressed very easily (which is another post for another day) so I had to fix that. A lot of you know already but if you don't, I'm super into DIY and making things. If I see a picture of something I could probably easily make it but anyway crafting would always keep me super busy. Making bows and jewerly was really fun for me.  It doesn't have to be crafting, just pick a hobby you're super into and just do it. Or even try something new!

Reading is another good thing to do to keep busy. I could spend hours reading. I used to never ever buy books until I discovered dollar book stores and buying books from thrift stores and now I'm obsessed. I can't stop, I have so many books I have to read but I've just been so busy with work and such and I don't have time. I think everyone would love reading if they just found the right book, so just research or even ask me, I love giving book recomendations. 

I also love catching up on my tv shows! I don't really watch a lot of tv but there are a few shows that I'm really into:

-RuPaul's Drag Race

- New Girl

-Girls

-Friends 

- Sex and the City

Also try not to spend your entire day on the internet! I know how hard that can be especially with Tumblr, eBay, Pinterest and all that. Go outside and do stuff you don't normally do!

Being Independent

I always thought I wasn't independent at all. It took me a long time to finally get a job so for a while I never had any money like at all. I also don't have a car, I take the bus everywhere. But I thought about it, being independent is just doing stuff on your own. So this is kinda hard for me to write about because I'm still learning, but I will try my best. 

Earning your own money and saving it would be very helpful. I am still learning this. I would say when you get your paycheck try not to spend it all in once place. Also putting some of your money in a Savings account would be really good too. Christian is a Finanical Advisor so I try to learn all these good techniques from him. Don't forget to keep track of your expenses!

Going places by yourself is also a good way to start. I know it can be scary at first because you're all alone but it can also be very fun. It also helps because you learn that you don't need people with you at all times. 

Doing your own laundry. I know this sounds kinda silly but doing things on your own that your parents don't do for you will help you in the long run, especially if you plan on moving out sometime in the future. I honestly am still working on this, I like to say I'm a late bloomer and there is nothing wrong with that. 

If you need any advice on a certain topic, please let me know! I also apologize for the lack of posting, I've been working a lot but I will try to keep up with this blog and also Something Sassy!

Have a great weekend <3

I have exciting news!

Since Hannah and I are always blogging with each other anyway, we decided to form a blog together! It's called Something Sassy! We already have one outfit post and we even included about me's on the side to get to know us better. If you have any suggestions for posts you think we should do please let either Hannah or I know!

Have a lovely weekend!

Bass Lake!

For my summer vacation I went to Bass Lake with Christian's family and our friend Austin. Bass Lake is right near Fresno and Yosemite so we went there as well. I really do wish I would have taken more pictures but my camera died in the beginning and I was pretty busy the entire week. 

So our first stop was this really cute ice cream place called Dewar's. It reminded me of a 50's diner. I got peanut butter fudge ice cream and it was amazing. 

Now I really wish I got more pictures of this place because it was really cool. It was like a farm/antique market/cheese factory. 

This is the beautiful Bass Lake. 

All these pictures were taken at Yosemite National Park, it's now my new favorite place ever. 

This is the 6 hour ride home. I had a great time but I'm glad to be home. I have a lot of orders on my shop to catch up on and a new job! I am currently working at this pizza place called Pieology. It's like Subway for pizza. So I'll try my hardest to keep posting. 

Road trip jam: