Thursday Thoughts!

I've had such good vibes goin' for the past few hours...this may just be the best Thursday Thoughts ever cause I have some great news!

~I just got out of a class that I thought was going to be super long and boring 25 minutes early, so I'm back with plenty of extra time to blog about the good news I'm brimming at the rim with!

~It's freaking gorgeous and sunny and beautiful outside, and is climbing slowly back up to the 50s for the weekend. HALLELUJAH! I kept doing all of these crutch-themed photos...I could like start an Instagram or Tumblr and call myself Crutch Girl and just have all of these mysterious photos with my crutches peeking out of them. Lol anyways...

~MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL, I GOT THE OKAY TO WALK AROUND IN PLACES OTHER THAN THE PT OFFICE WITHOUT MY AIRCAST/BOOT/BIONIC FOOT ON! I mean I could've taken it off whenever I wanted since it's just velcro, but I was told to bring my matching shoe to my appt today, and I left wearing it too! It hurt a little to bend my foot that way to put it in the shoe, but after that it hasn't bothered me. Their reasoning is that "I'll have more support in my sneaker than in my boot," which makes no sense to me because the boot was MADE for support, and has like a million layers of foam and air cushions in it. But either way, it was a super good day in that department. 

My PT person put it on my backpack because I had no other way to carry it... do you like my new keychain?! I'm actually not too embarrassed of how dorky this looks, I'm more proud of being able to walk without it, and I kinda feel like SuperWoman about the whole thing. It's casual. 

~One of my physical therapists is a reincarnated version of George Lopez, I swear. He looks so much like him, has his voice, AND HIS LAUGH! That's the scariest of all, the laugh. His sense of humor is slightly different though, thank goodness. Today one of the exercises they had me do was to start with my feet shoulder-width apart, then kick with my good foot (while standing on my bum foot, EEK!) and kick "George" in the back of the leg. They kept telling me to aim for his butt, but 1) that was a little...weird...for my taste and 2) I physically don't bend that way yet.

~Class registration went well, I only got locked out of one class, which is pretty good! I mean, this is supposed to only be the second day for freshmen to register, but a lot of freshman classes were practically full already, so there must be a loophole! Anyways, I had picked out a second choice for that class anyways, so on Mondays I'll have a whopping 4 classes (starting at 9am, ugh), but on Tuesdays I'll only have one, and it starts at 11 (so I can sleep in to get rid of the torturous memories of my jam-packed Mondays). Good thing my Monday blogpost is at night, cause I'm gonna be busy! The only thing that bummed me out about this lock out was that Miranda and I were gonna be in the same class together, along with possibly my other friend Emily. Boo :( 

HEADLINE: Crutch Girl sighted with two matching, real shoes on, for the first time in almost a month.

~My registration time was during my PT appt., so I had to stop my gait-stepping to go log on and pick my classes. I did it in exactly 3 minutes, because I was so well-prepared and had all the course numbers, etc., written down (; George Lopez wanted to put me in the torture tub of Arctic death and destruction while I was registering, but I was like uhhh no way, my laptop is smooth as a stone and would probably have slid off my lap and into the whirlpool in .025 seconds had I attempted that. Clearly my coordination is crap....that's how I ended up in PT in the first place, right?

~I'm debating about whether to miss the first hour of a capella practice tonight to go to my third merit point event this week (I'm gonna have amazing housing next year, fingers crossed!)....there's this cool women empowerment thing going on, so of course Miranda and Emily want to go (I'm the one that told them it was going on, so you're welcome ladies). I haven't missed practice in awhile, so I feel like that could be excusable...possibly? What to do, what to do...

~I guess that's all for today. I'm just super excited about wearing matching shoes!!! And also about the fact that I can walk around with only one crutch now- I keep doing that to go to the bathroom, and it's so nice to be able to go to the bathroom without a wheelchair taking up the entire room! I'm shaky and look like an old person when I do it, but progress is progress, and walking was all the wanted all along.(: 

Keep on the lookout for my Thirsty Thursday post later today- I'm reviewing a tea this week! How unusual, I know.

Thanks for reading! What are your Thoughts this Thursday?

xox, Elle

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P.S. I forgot to post my beauty video that went up later in the afternoon yesterday in my What I'm Loving Wednesday, so here it is so y'all don't miss it! (: 

My Throwback Thursday video will also be up later today! Love you all! <3

Tuesday Tidbits

Pretend I have a really cute Tuesday Tidbits button! If someone wants to make me one I will love you forever and possibly send you some beauty items....jussayin. Mini secret giveaway goin on right here!

Hey hey hey guys! I'm so peppy and happy today even BEFORE my coffee today, and here's why:

~My Public Safety driver today was the one who calls everyone "hun" and whose car smells like coffee. Seriously, it was like straight up Starbucks scent this morning, and I was in dire need (only just now am I getting my daily dose of coffee!) so I was almost tempted to reach over and pretend that "oh, I thought that was my cup! Whoops, sorry!" But I didn't. Round of applause for self control, please.

~It was a really positive day for everyone in physical therapy today- the other guy who injured his foot and had previously been wearing an AirCast like I am now finally took his boot off and is walking without it! You go boy! His bruises are every shade between black and purple, I swear. I didn't know there were that many different colors on that end of the color spectrum....

ANYWAYS!

Livin' up dat PT lyfe.

~I had to be put in the torture tub again today, but apparently it was only 45 degrees, which the guy who works the tub area says "is too warm." So of course he was taking shovels of ice and dumping them in the tub, but he didn't dump them on my foot again today, so that made me exponentially happy. It was bearable today & there were no cold-water anxiety attacks, thank goooodnezz. I was so proud of myself for putting up with it comfortably, unlike on Thursday.... Another impressive thing I did today is that I picked up a cup and a half of marbles with my toes, and it took me a lot less time than usual because my sausage toes have finally stopped swelling so much! This happened over the weekend and made me super happy. My foot looks normal when by itself, but then you put it next to my un-sprained foot and it's practically purple. Gross.

~Most importantly of all, on my journey to the torture ice tub of Arctic death, they got me to walk. On both my feet. At first I only had one crutch, and since I wasn't wearing a shoe on one foot, it kind of looked like I was going to face plant, so they gave me my second crutch. I wasn't even wearing my AirCast and I was PUTTING WEIGHT EQUALLY ON BOTH FEET and actually walking like a regular human being! It really was starting to feel like I wasn't going to be able to walk normally again, and today gave me hope. I'm really so excited about this- I can stand on both feet without too much pain now too!

~IT SNOWED TODAY! It was more like sleet and didn't stick to the ground, although my mom sent me pictures from back home and there was definitely an inch sticking to everything there. Here, however, it was just really wet rain that looked white while it was in mid-air. I was terrified with all of the wetness and my crutches on the rubber stairs in the art building and the perfectly polished and shiny lobby floor in the business building, since I've wiped out when it's rained in both of those locations before :( I've been good so far today, probably because I can walk when I crutch now, so I'm relying less on my crutches.

~My roommate from CA just checked the weather for back home and the low today is 54....which is the high for the next week here. It's currently 70-something there, as we were sitting in the snow this morning...why, East Coast, why?! She also just said to me, "Guess how many pairs of pants I'm wearing today!?!" I've taught her the rules of layering well. Good job, my young grass hopper. 

~I've been testing so many new products lately...face products, a toothpaste I'm in love with....What I'm Loving Wednesday is going to be chock-full tomorrow! I'm super excited and should start gearing up now....at least with the picture-taking! 

~I'm uploading my giveaway to my beauty channel as I type! I'll talk about it a bit more in a separate post when it's live! Let's just say that if you're following my blog, you're already one step ahead! (;

What are you tidbitting about this fine Tuesday? 

Thanks for reading!

xox, Elle

MissGlamBam.com

Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger 

Monday Night Musings

AAAACKCKK! Sorry this is up so late guys - I almost completely forgot to do it, and then I started thinking about the little tidbits I wanted to put in tomorrow's post, and then I realized- I still have to blog them tonight!

Anyways, here are tonight's Monday Night Musings....

~I'm in such a mom/grandma mood today. All I want to do is clean and organize my room, and my body hurts. I'm so excited for the new year to begin that it's ridiculous- and I'm only excited because that means I get to finally start my new planner from Target that *isn't* 20 pounds and falling apart like my current one that I've had for way over a year now.

~Happy Veteran's Day! I really appreciate the work that you have done, if you've ever served, are currently serving, or know someone who falls into either of those categories and have had to wait for them to come home. It is really the bravest act I can think of, and it's crazy to think that thousands of people are doing it at any given time. I hope you got the day off, wherever you all are.

~My Varsity Voxbox program from Influenster is almost coming to an end! I did all, and I really mean all of my bonus and Brand Challenge tasks today that I didn't already have done- reviews, picture posts, you name it, I've done it for every single product I received. Here's the unboxing video that explains what I'm talking about, if you have no idea:

~I was really on a roll today- I edited a bunch of videos, uploaded this one:

and put up 3 blogpost/reviews besides this one. It would mean the world to me if you could read them and then follow my blog!
Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm Swatches
NYC Big Bold Plumping Gloss Review
Clearasil SuperFruit Wash Review

~I don't have much else to mumble about tonight....I'm so exhausted and have been craving a nap, so after I organize my little fold-up bathroom caddy into things I'm currently using and things I haven't used since the last time I used that caddy (the mom part of me is talking again), I might just treat myself to a good night's sleep. After I elevate and ice my foot first, of course!

~I'm actually super-duper looking forward to physical therapy tomorrow. I feel like I've been sliding backwards over the weekend, so I can't wait to make some more progress! Yes, I'm a grandma. I've accepted it. I now call Z "Old Man" so we have matching old-person names. Hehe.

What are you musing about this Monday night? ACK hopefully not all the snow we're supposed to have tomorrow! Yuck, kill me now!!!!

Thanks for reading!
xox, Elle
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Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger

Thursday Thoughts

I'm doing this post as a link-up with Ramblings of a Suburban Mom- if you click on her button above, it's supposed to take you to her page, but this is the first time I'm trying this, so let me know how it works for you! 

~So today I had to put my sprained foot in an ice cold whirlpool for 15 minutes in physical therapy. It was so freaking cold, and I just dunked my whole leg in there because I thought it would be a hot whirlpool like the last time they put me in one- but I WAS WRONG! It was literally such a shock that I felt nauseous and thought I was going to have a panic attack because it hurt so badly- is that normal? Does anyone else get like that in ice water? And one of the guys working there thought it was "too warm in there," so he put two whole shovel-scoops of ice in the water RIGHT where my foot was. A great old middle finger to you, sir. That HURT and didn't help my panic-y-ness. Worst feeling ever. Ugh.

~They also had me actually walk with my bare foot in PT today- usually I just walk with my AirCast boot on. I started out with one crutch, and eventually they gave me a break and let me use two. I was wobbling so much, I felt like Walt Jr. from Breaking Bad. But I was happy I could do it at all- I just want to walk again!!!!

~Speaking of Breaking Bad, I have been craving to watch that show lately- is it even possible to crave tv shows?

~American Horror Story last night was so freaking disgusting and emotionally scarring that I'm still grossed out by it. I wasn't even tweeting spoilers last night, but my boyfriend sent me a disgruntled tweet this morning because he thought they were. Silly Z.

~I'm starting my Throwback Thursday video series on my beauty channel today! Yay! I just did a post explaining it, which you can read right here.

~Thursdays are just going to be busy days around here if I keep up with this Thursday Thoughts link up, my Throwback Thursday videos (I want to do them on my vlog channel eventually too!), and I just remembered I still have to do my Thirsty Thursday post! I almost spoiled it and told you guys what coffee I'm drinking now, which is my current fave combo, but I'll just save that for later (; Now off to take pictures for that post! Whew!

~A couple of hours ago I cleared out my pants drawer, taking out all of my summer clothes :( plus I put a little Yankee Candle tart in there in the Sun & Sand scent recently, which smells like straight up sunscreen and beach, so all of the shorts that I took out (a total of 6 pairs, and I'm sure there are still some in my closet I must hunt down) smelled extra-summery. It was kind of a sad moment because I felt like I was saying goodbye to the beach and summer, and just wah :( But it was also happy because I have extra room in my drawers- I can actually put pants in my pants drawer, instead of my t-shirt drawer! Those will go home with a few other things I have found I don't need in my dorm room this weekend, and I'll have more space. HOORAY!

Thanks for reading!
xox, Elle
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Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger

Tuesday Tidbits

I just got back to my room a few minutes ago- I have been go go go all day! Class, then showing up super early for physical therapy and having an appointment for almost an hour, and then another class!

This week I seem to be starting all of my weekly post series- last night was Monday Night Musings, which you can read here. Today is Tuesday Tidbits, instead of Tuesday Troubles like my blogging idol, RamblingsofASuburbanMom.com, did today, since last night's post was kind of more complain-y, and two in a row of those would just be obnoxious.

So here are my tidbits for so far this Tuesday! Enjoy!

~I posted about how my friend group and I went out to dinner for Miranda's birthday last night, and here's an artsy picture I took when we were at the bus stop, waiting in the freezing cold (I quite liked it): 

~I did super well in physical therapy today. It was my first time going to the on-campus office, and can I just point out how disturbing it was that they have a "Wall of Pain" with pictures of bruises that look like galaxies, and something that looked like a gunshot wound?!!?

Anyways, they had me putting weight on my bum foot, and by the time I left, I could almost walk on it without my Aircast boot, and walk with the help of my crutches and the boot. When I got to my room, I could actually limp a little on my heel when I was wearing the boot. This is super exciting, because all I want is to be able to walk again! Being so co-dependent and helpless is driving me crazy!!!

~On another note....I'm pretty sure that all of the Public Safety officers that drive me to all of my classes think my name is Ella...not Elle. Awk. I thought they all just had weird accents and said my name weird, but now when I call to ask for a ride they're like "oh, this must be Ella!" So I just say yes because it's just too late to correct them now without me looking really dumb. Whoops. Cringe.

~I have so many videos to film, and it will probably only be light for another two hours! I should probably get ready or something, or just edit some older video files I have just hanging out in my iMovie to make up for the upload gap. BTW I'll be uploading my newest Voxbox unboxing video in about an hour, so I'll post it RIGHT HERE when it's up so you can all check it out! It's one of my favorites to date- and then I'll have all of the products to blog about, because my posts won't be spoilers anymore (: I'll also have to update my post with my complete list of Influenster programs- so much to do, so much to do!

~I haven't had any caffeine so far today, and didn't have any yesterday (which eventually resulted in a mild headache, but I couldn't take anything for it because I had already taken Ibuprofen for my foot/ankle! arghh >:( ) I should really get on that...but half the battle is always choosing what to drink, since I have such a hoard of K-cups and coffee grounds and tea bags by now. I'm not complaining at all though, this is like heaven for a caffeine lover like myself <3 I have lots to do in real life and on the Internet today, so I'd better get that coffee pumpin' in me! 

~I always forget about eBates! Miranda was just about to order things online from Sephora, and then I told her to check out eBates first! I can do another post kind of explaining it sometime, but basically you get a percentage of cash back when you shop online, and a lot of times they have coupon codes or codes for free products, in Sephora's case. You can check it out here.

I hope you guys enjoyed - if you want to do this post too and put your link in the comments, I would be more than happy to check it out! It can be like a mini link-up until I figure out the technology to do a real bull blown one!

Thank you all for reading! What kind of post should I do next? I've really got the bloggin' bug this week!

xox, Elle
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Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger

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