Motivational/Inspirational Backgrounds

Hi readers! 

First, I want to start with saying thank you to all of you who have been reading and viewing my blog!  It really means a lot to me!  I hope the posts I am creating are of interest to you!  I have more posts planned that will be coming soon!   Thank you once again!  ♡

Now, let's move on to the topic of this post - Motivational/Inspirational Backgrounds.  I thought I would write a little something about this because I recently decided to create my own type of motivational/inspirational background.  Here is the one I created:

I'm in love with it!!  I have a couple motivational sayings and fitness/health photos to motivate and inspire me to live a healthy lifestyle.  I also added a few scenic photos to feed my adventurous side... maybe it'll inspire me to travel more (I already travel a lot though, but there is never too much traveling).☺  I added a few photos from my favorite blogger, Amber Fillerup's blog.  I love her little family and her in general, so I added some of her photos because her lifestyle is inspirational to me, plus she just takes the best photos.

Here is how to create your own background using PicMonkey:
1.  Search for photos.  I used tumblr and Amber Fillerup's blog to find great pictures I love and find inspirational.  Once you've found some great photos, save them to a new folder on your computer so you can access them easily.

2.  Get your background's layout.  What device will your background be on?  Computer?  Phone?  A tablet?  For my background, I wanted it to be my computer's desktop background.

3.  Use PicMonkey.  Hit the design tab and click on the format/canvas option that will fit your device.  For a computer, click on the custom canvas option, which is what I did.  Then, enter the size of your computer.  To find this on a Dell (it may be similar on other computers), go to your desktop's main screen with your current background.  Right click anywhere on the screen that doesn't have a shortcut on it.  Click Graphic Options, then Resolution.  The resolution that is checked is the size of your computer screen.  If this doesn't work for you, then just look for your computer's resolution size.

4.  Overlays.  Now, in PicMonkey, you'll hit the butterfly to add overlays.  The photos you saved in Step #1 will be the overlays.  

5.  Organize your photos in whatever way you want to.  

6.  Done.  Now you have your own motivational or inspirational background... or whatever you created your background for.  

I hope you guys find this post helpful.  I thought I'd create it because I made my background last night and it was pretty relaxing and fun for the most part... minus a couple minutes of frustration. ☺ In the end, it's worth it because I love looking at my background and feeling motivated to do whatever.  

Have a good day!

-Rachel♡

Outfit Post

Hi everyone!

Today, I am here with an outfit post!  About a week or two ago, I wore this outfit out to dinner with my parents.  I thought it was cute, so I took a couple photos of it.  I'm normally not one to mix different prints together, but it worked with this outfit.  I've listed where I've bought these pieces below.  Thank you stopping by and reading my blog!  

Also, I want to quickly thank all of you for 200 + views!  I've only posted a few posts and I'm really happy with the turn out!  Thank you to my friends that I personally know who have supported me and read my blog!  Also, thank you to those of you from different countries, people I don't even know, who have stopped by!  It's so amazing how people from all over the world can connect and share their thoughts with other people.  

Sweater: Windsor

Top: Penney's / Primark (bought in Ireland) - the brand is Atmosphere

Jeggings: Target (Jeggings are super cozy, don't deny it!)

Boots: Old Navy

Thank you again! I hope you have a great day! ☺

-Rachel ♡

Be Happy & Smile!

Hello beautiful!

Today, I want to talk about the importance and effect of smiling.  Smiling can have many benefits for yourself and others.  It leads to happiness and positivity. When I smile at myself in the mirror, I find myself happy because it makes me look and feel that way.  When you smile, it can boost your mood and the mood of others.  Most of the time, when you smile at someone, they'll smile back.  A simple smile can make someone feel better and happier, especially if they aren't having a good day.  The saying "a smile is worth a thousand words" is really true. Not only can it make someone feel happier, it can also let them know you are there for them or that things will work out and be okay. It might mean a lot to them, even if you don't think it will.  One more little thing, smiles can make anyone look instantly more confident.  When someone sees you smile, they'll think 'wow, she/he looks very confident today."  A smile can easily make you look better.  

"When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you."

I find that smiles are very contagious.  I'm the type of person who will just smile at the stupidest things because they make me happy.  When someone smiles at me, I normally smile back... unless they are really creepy or something. ☺  Other than that, smiles are great! 

I hope you have a great day! 

-Rachel♡