Hey guys
Its time for this month's trends.
July actually had a lot of going on, with fashion, technology, beauty, etc.
but some were worth talking about.

One trend would have to be jeans and not just any type of jeans I am talking about kick flare jeans.  I got myself a pair at H&M for only 15 dollars, and let me tell you they are my new favorite jeans! They are the perfect color and they are a must have. These kick flare jeans are very playful and add the right amount of spice to an ordinary jean and tee outfit. But not only are these jeans becoming the biggest buy, so are a bunch of different styles of jeans. For example: high low jeans, Patched up jeans, Embroider jeans, cut up jeans, etc. Now it is time for your jeans to stand out.



Another trend is actually an app for your phone. No it is not Pokémon Go. It actually a photography app. Now if you are like me and love taking lots of photos and being artistic with them then this app is for you. It's called Polaroid Swing. This app is pretty cool because they've "ditched physical photos in favor of something a bit like gifs." (stated in the apps description) in this app you capture a picture and they come alive. The set up is actually very clean and pretty awesome. I know when I get bored I can just stroll down the highlights page and find amazing "photos." the way I would like to describe it as a quicker version of live photos for iPhone that you are able to share with others. It is actually very easy to use and there are a lot of options when editing the gif like photo that you have captured. So far it has a pretty big community yet people should give it a try especially if you are getting tired of looking at still pictures. If you do end up getting the app, you should follow your fellow friend: @melsol21 :) thanks.


Till Then,
Melanie S.

Hi everyone!
 I decided to photograph something that I normally don't photograph. People.
 This would be my first time photographing a person. I did her senior pictures and personally I think they came out pretty nice and it was fun. So I just wanted to share some of them with you guys. Enjoy!

Till Then,
Melanie S.

Hi Peeps!
     I decided to start a new segment on here, called The Monthly Trends. The title is pretty much self explanatory, but every month I will be covering a few trends that are popular.

     So this month there was something that caught my attention.. and that something is called the..

    Now you are probably thinking, "what the heck is a bullet journal?" Well I am about to tell you. I came across a Buzzfeed article about it and surprisingly it seems pretty neat. Technically it is a To-Do List, Planner, and Diary in one. This journal is probably the most organized journal you'll ever have. It is a great way to get your life back on track and it is a lot of fun(designing at least). The bullet journal is perfect for anyone.

     Also feel free to search up ideas for your bullet journal, yet I am going to show you the simplest way you can start creating your very own bullet journal.

 The Journal.

     Now of course you are going to need a journal, but don't just buy a random one. Get one that is perfect. You would want one that is easy to carry around and has enough room to write in. For this example I did not write in a journal instead I used blank sheets of paper to make it easier to see, and you will see mine is a bit empty but I just wanted you guys to get the concept of it rather then the material written on it. Also p.s  I am not an artist so sorry for my lame doodles :)

The Index

     This will be the first page of your bullet journal. These pages are exactly like the index pages of a book, it will have the important topics of your journal and the corresponding page numbers. Also I put a key in my Index just to be even more organized, but again it is up to you if you want to add that.

The Future logs

 Tracking Pages

 Use these pages to track down anything, from books to workouts to even diet plans. In my example I used these pages for movies and books, I write down the movies I want to see and or already seen along with a rating, and books that I want to read or have already read. In addition to those pages I thought it would be neat to add my bucket list, because why not.

 Weekly/Monthly Log pages

     Now my pages are little different from the ones on the Buzzfeed article. My weekly log is more of a Monthly log because I don't have a lot going on in one week and I found it best to do it monthly. So what I did was color coordinate my To-do's with the week that it associates with, but again you can do whatever works best for you. Then on the right is the daily pages where you could write anything like the To-do's for the day and a little dairy entry.

 And the rest of the pages will be continuing on the monthly logs and daily logs.

Now that pretty much covers how a bullet journal works and looks like. Why not give it a try and see if it actually helps you get your life together.

I hope you enjoyed this months trend.

Till Then,
Melanie S.

And Finally the last day :(

Day 5

    Day 5 was a sea day so we went to just chill by the pool till  2 where we then decided to go and play an intense game of bingo, and when I say intense I mean INTENSE cause the winner could win up to 2,500 dollars! Sadly there was no luck in my family but still it was a fun/stressful experience. After bingo we went walking around, did a little shopping,  just finding ways to kill time until dinner. Though right before dinner we went to go see a hypnotist. Now before even entering the theater I had no idea what I was about to watch, also I really didn't believe in this stuff. But after the show I was in shock, I could not believe that he was able to control their actions without any of them resisting. I really do recommend to go watch one of these shows because it is really something else, You will be  shocked and if you dare go ahead and volunteer to get hypnotized.
     Then dinner came around but after that we just went straight back to the room to finish packing.

This was my family's first time on this cruise line and it was really fun. The employees are really friendly. They are what made these past five days the best it could be. 100% recommend to take some time off even if it's only for a few days. Everyone needs some time away from the world. :)

(I didn't really take any pictures the last day, so just enjoy the couple I have.)

Day 3

     This day was a sea day, sadly it wasn't the best day. In the morning the waves were a little rough.. well you know what, it was not a little rough it was just plain out ROUGH. The waves were so bad that the whole ship was rocking back and forth like crazy! You would see the pool water move like a wave pool, also everyone around the ship were falling on top of things and just walking crazy. So this sea day bad because I got sea sick and the beginning of the day was horrible for me. Yet to make it up the Constellation had this really cool tour called the "the heart of the operation" which was a tour behind the scenes of the kitchen. It was really awesome to see what goes down there, with having around 2,500 people on the cruise and only about 940 crew members working hard trying to make sure everyone is having a great time! Then after having a wonderful soup along with a very juicy steak for dinner I was so stuffed I went straight to bed.

Day 4

     Cozumel, Mexico! Coming fresh off the boat you would walk straight into a huge shopping center which had many souvenirs. Right after walking through that we met up with a man that took us to a private beach. The private beach was part of a hotel that was near by. They had a pool, a restaurant, snorkeling, a spa, and of course the crystal blue beach. Not going to lie the water was a bit cold yet it was so beautiful. There was chairs set up along the beach with  a lot of palm trees there providing shade.
     Later we went off to snorkel which was really neat we got to see a lot of colorful fishes, all different sizes. Then after snorkeling, we got a huge plate of nachos and pina coladas in our hand relaxing till it was time to leave. Mexico was really beautiful and the water was so clear, it was seriously paradise.

Tequila plants

Took some Mexican chocolate on the road!

Till Then,
Melanie S.