M-L's Review on Crispello

Hey guys!

Today I wanted to make a short but sweet (<- pun intended) review on this treat called Crispello!

What is Crispello? It's essentially a vanilla or chocolate cream filling inside this wafer shell that is dipped in chocolate. Does that sound delicious, or does that sound delicious?

This package had three in it. I ate two of them, and my sister ate the other. I ate my first one by biting into it, just to taste. And I looooooved it! It's really sweet, so maybe you would want a glass of milk or water after, hihi. The second time I ate it, I decided to put the whole thing in my mouth! It honestly tastes a lot better when you put the whole thing in your mouth, despite the fact that it's the same thing! It is so delicious. If you are looking for any new sweets to try, I definitely recommend you trying Crispello!

Anyways, if you have a sweet tooth, try out this little sweet treat!

Keep Smiling,
M-L

Friends But Then..?

          Hey guys,

I wanted to write about something that happened to me and one of my close friends. Maybe you can relate to what I experienced. 

There's always going to be a time when you drift away from a person you were friends with. It happened to me recently. I'm not really sure what happened, but we just... separated. We used to eat together with my other friends during lunch and hang out, but then suddenly that friend stopped hanging out with us. Before we used to wave at each other when we'd see each other in the hallway or during class hours, but now it's just awkward to look at each other.

We've had problems like this before. That friend of mine said she felt excluded from the group, so we would try to include them in our conversations. We did our part, but my friend didn't. We would talk to that friend, but their answers would be so short, and then like, a minute later, they would just end the conversation, and then there would only be this, awkward silence lingering...

Sometimes I think that I did something wrong. Did I say something to upset that person? Was it an action that upset my friend? I think about it, and sometimes I worry a lot, a little too much. I realize that I didn't do anything wrong. And at the end, I discovered that it isn't really anyone's fault.

Sometimes friends just... kind of, separate. And I guess there can't be just one person's fault. It can either be everyone's fault, or no one's. We shouldn't worry about whose mistake it was. The only thing that can be done is come to good terms at the end, and still have mutual respect for each other.

I wonder if this ever happens to anyone else out there... do you ever become so close to someone, and then all of a sudden, it's like you're strangers? This is my first time experiencing something like this. It feels odd, and I have this weird feeling in myself. I feel guilt, but I also think that whatever happens is for the best. And maybe the best thing to do is to just move on.

Thank you for reading. Until next time.

Keep Smiling,
M-L

Empties #1

          Hello everybody!
Here is a new kind of post I'll be sharing with you, and they are about the stuff I have used up! Basically I will be reviewing every item I have finished, in hopes that you find it helpful. I never finish products quickly, so I'll always only have a handful of products to review everytime I write an Empties post.

Man, I can't remember the day I bought this! It's the Body Shop's Mango Body Scrub, that I know. And if I remember correctly, I really enjoyed using this! I think this was the first body scrub I've ever used. Usually I use a body wash with a loofah, or a shower cloth. This was really fun to use in my opinion! It felt so cool to feel on my hand and on my body! The scrub wasn't as rough as when I use a loofah, that I liked. I feel like the scrub left some residue on my skin, which isn't bad because it was moisturizing. Would I buy it again? I would, but maybe I would try another scent just to switch things up!

My favourite deodorant yet! I've used up so many of these... So this is the Dove Go Sleeveless Deodorant, and it smells sooooo good! I can smell it all day so much it smells nice! I can't describe the scent, and I don't know what it supposed to smell like too. All I can say is that it smells... perfume-y!

This is the Body Shop's Mango Body Butter. I really enjoyed using this! This was the most moisturizing body butter I've ever used yet. It smells really good too! It's perfect for summer, but I think it's most perfect when the seasons are transitioning from summer to fall. I'm pretty sure I used this up pretty quickly, I used it every time I finished showering.

This is the Body Shop's Shea Shower Cream. It smelled nice, nutty and sweet. I could smell it on my skin even when I got out of the shower. Since I didn't know what a shower cream was, I was using this with a shower cloth, but I didn't think it worked as much. When I only used my hands however, it actually lathered up a lot more. So I just used my hands to wash my body with this shower cream. At the end of my shower, I did notice that my skin was softer. But I didn't like the feel of it. I like using a wash cloth on my body, and I like products that lather. This product did lather, but not enough for me. So I don't think I'd get this again.

This is the Body Shop's Shea Body Whip. It's just a regular body lotion. I liked the smell of it, the warm nutty scent, but I don't think it moisturized my body enough. The smell lingered on me, but when I'd put some on my hands, my hands would get even drier, and even cracked. The consistency was lighter than I expected, so maybe that's why it didn't moisturize as much. Body butters are more moisturizing, so maybe if I used that it wouldn't make my skin dry... I wouldn't use the body whip again, because it didn't moisturize my skin enough.

I hope you enjoyed reading this post.  Until next time folks!

Keep Smiling,
M-L

School Sports Teams

          Hello everyone,

I'll be honest here. I have never tried out for sports before... There, I said it! I never joined my schools' sports team, ever. In elementary school, the sports that we got to join were never my thing. And even in junior high, the only sports team I joined was cross country, and we didn't have to try out. If you wanted to run, then you'd have to come to at least one practice after school, and you're in!

I was never into the sports we played during gym class like soccer, volleyball, basketball, or wrestling (we have a wrestling team at my school!). I guess the only thing I liked was running, which is why I always join cross country. I also like playing tennis, but we don't have any tournaments for that sport =(. This year, I decided to try out for a few track and field events.

I was contemplating on trying out for the events when track and field season began. A lot of people asked me if I was doing it, and when I told them I was thinking about it, most of them said that I should try out. And so I did!

I love running, so I tried out for the 100 m sprint, 300 m sprint, and the 1000 m long distance run. I've gotta say, I'm really not the best at sprints, but I was still going for it! I knew after the first tryouts though that I wouldn't be in the 100 m team because there were a lot of other girls in my grade that are faster than me, but I still went to the tryouts just to see if I could improve my time.

As for the 300 m, I originally wanted to try out for the 600 m sprint, but the same day, I was trying out for the 100 m sprint, and I ran the 100 m twice! It was all in the same day after school, so after the 100 m sprint tryouts were finished, I was getting ready for the 600 m. To run 600 m, we had to run a lap that was 300 m long, and run the lap twice to get 600. So I ran the first 300 m, and then I stopped because I was way, way too tired!! The tryouts for 300 m were after the 600 tryouts, so I waited and then ran the 300. And since it's a sprint, well, let's just say I wasn't the first one to finish... but not the last one!

I'm a lot better at distance running than sprints! I can pace myself, and I have good endurance (at least I think I do). 1000 m tryouts were in the morning! I went to the first tryout and I had to be at school by 7:20 am because they started at 7:30 am! And even the night before, I went to my martial art classes and didn't go to bed until late... It was fun though, I had two of my friends trying out as well. I was the only girl in my grade to try out for distance running (the first tryout there was), and the guys I had to run with were all really athletic (most of them play hockey so their stamina and endurance is on point!). So when we started, at first I was actually running next to them, but then slowly they all got ahead of me, and I finished last with like, 4 minutes...

One day I came to school to see everybody huddling around the PE office. I realized that they put up the teams for track. With my jacket and backpack still on me and all, I went to go see if I made it. I managed to get to the front of the crowd and looked for my name. I got into the 300 m, 1000m, and the 2000 m! I never tried out for the 2000 m, but I guess I was doing that. It was all really exciting.

I went to the practices until the day of the track meet which was last week. It was so much fun!! The meet lasted all day, so I didn't go to school. I may not have been first, second, or third for the events I did, but it was still really fun to support and cheer for my school mates.

This post is getting really long, so I'll close it up. So, this was the time I tried out for track! I hope you all enjoyed reading. And why not try out for a sport you like? =)

Keep Smiling,
M-L

My Music Playlist #5

          Hey everyone!

I decided to write what I've been listening these past few weeks with you all for today's post. I hope you all check them out!

1. Sugar - Maroon 5: Man oh man do I love this song!! Whenever it comes on the radio I get all excited and I wish it was on replay. A lot of my friends have always become tired of this song, but not me! I don't know what it is about this song, but I just really like listening to it. You all might have already heard this song before because the radio always plays the song, but I'll still leave a link to the song here. 

Maroon 5 - Sugar

     2. I Really Like You - Carly Rae Jepsen: I don't know why, but I also like this song. Even though the lyrics aren't all that special, it's just really (really really really really really) catchy (see what I did there?)! I listened to this song a lot on the radio and every time I seem to like, sing along. In the art room at my school, we have a CD player that is also a radio and we can listen to it while we work. When this song comes on everyone just sings along!

Carly Rae Jepsen - I Really Like You

 
      3. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran: If you couldn't tell yet, I have been really enjoying listening to the songs on the radio, haha! Every time this song comes on the radio, I like to sing along. I love the melody! Whenever this song comes on in my art class my friends sing with the radio and it's almost relaxing to listen to it.
 
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud


      4. Love Me - Yiruma: I've been listening to this song nonstop too! I listen to it when I'm writing in a journal, or when I'm doing homework. I really like the melody and it's very calming to me. If you are looking for a piano piece that is nice and calming, check this one out.

Yiruma - Love Me


      5. Almost Remember - Dennis Kuo: I came upon this song when I was searching up study music on YouTube, and there was this playlist that I listened to. The first song that started playing was this one, and I really liked it so I started listening to it all on its own. I'm not familiar with the name Dennis Kuo is, but this piece is really nice. This is a piano piece, and it's so relaxing to listen to!! If you closed your eyes you could almost fall asleep! You should also really check this song out!

Dennis Kuo - Almost Remember


So these are my favourite songs at the moment! What has been your favourite song(s) so far?

Keep Smiling,
M-L