Get The Green Tea Glow!

Hi! 

You all know that I’m not one to forego my morning cup of coffee. 

It is a staple in my morning routine and I look forward to the flavor and the caffeine that wakes me up each morning. It is especially important to me since I have insomnia most nights and can rarely fall asleep earlier than midnight. BUT…that said, I am going to try and tackle a new challenge this upcoming month… I’m going to try to make the switch from coffee to green tea! 

According to Natural News, green tea naturally contains caffeine. It’s not nearly as much as a cup of coffee, so it will reduce my caffeine intake by about 70%, which I think will help regulate my energy levels throughout the day. I started doing some research about the goodness of green tea and I found some facts that got me really excited to make the switch. Read them below—you just might be tempted to take the green tea challenge along with me... 

•  Green tea has tons of antioxidants. 

 Antioxidants, which can help prevent cancer, are so important for our bodies, according to WebMD. Sip up for a healthy body and a longer life! 

•  Green tea boosts your metabolism. 

 Livestrong reports that green tea can increase your 24-hour energy levels while burning fat at the same time. So, if you can’t make it to the gym one day, sip some green tea and reap the benefits. 

•  Green tea gives your skin a glow. 

 Those antioxidants that also help you fight off diseases will also fight off free radicals that cause skin damage and cause breakouts, according to LaurenConrad.com. This means that brewing a cup of green tea will help to calm your skin if it’s that time of the month or if you are recovering from a bad sunburn!  

How could you not want a cup of this miracle tea after reading those fun facts?! Do you drink green tea? Will you take my challenge and make the switch from coffee to green tea? Get your glow on!

xoxo,

Sharlene

I.. must.. clean!

11:22 PM , I am on the computer after not being on the computer all day. lately I havent really been on the computer alot, just to check on facebook (a couple mins) and then blogspot (blog for a bit, an entry or two) and then youtube. and I'm done.
Also, I'm going to be gathering a bunch of my stuff and throwing them out. I am a hoarder.  ... there is no need to keep this stuff:

✔old movie stubs
✔old poems i wrote
✔ notes I passed in class
✔hair products I dont use anymore
✔cd's that I dont like/ broken/ lame
✔earphones that broke
✔notebooks I dont care for
✔ wires that I have no use for
✔ straightning irons that suck
✔pictures that hand around my vanity mirror
✔ etc, etc

I am a HUGE procrastinator though and I also know that music controls me. There are SONGS that actually make me want to clean and songs that will make me sit down whilst i was cleaning and ruin my cleaning flow.

Example:
"Piece of Me" by Britney Spears puts me in the mood to be productive.
but "Angels Cry" by Mariah Carey will make me stop and youtube the song so I can sit and watch the music video.

LOL ... maybe i'll start this adventure tomarrow or the day after since my mom is talking about not going to work tomarrow because of the snow... WHICH I think is nuts since its not CRAZY snow or anything.. but I cant clean when shes home.. she likes to watch me. I find it creepy.