All About Saraliz

Hi loves!  I have been going nonstop with classes and working out the last few weeks and finally burned out the other day. I have finally taken a breath that I didn't know I was holding and decided to turn my life around the way I want to and not how anyone else wants me to. So today I decided to go vegan. I also cleaned my room, my car, actually looked presentable for class and hung out with friends. My spark is back and I am ready to start this journey to a healthier life. Now, because many people are going to criticize going vegan and/or try to change my mind, I would like to tell you why I am doing this. First off, I am overweight and have not been living a healthy lifestyle in a long time, if not ever, and am tired of using my environment as an excuse to not be the best I can be. Growing up in a family where meat and dairy are very prevalent in our diet and going to college where 90% of everything offered is fried or fast food is going to make it difficult. But it is not im...

Hi loves!  A friend asked me a question today when I was going on and on about one of Harry Styles' new songs and it made me think so hard that I felt the need to write about it. She said, "15 years from now the craze will be long gone. You will be on a road trip with your kids and an old One Direction song will come on the radio. What would you do?" I imagined that scene in my mind... I'm 36 years old on a trip to the family cottage up in Pennsylvania. It's me,  my husband and our three kids. They are playing Simon Says in the back seat while also calling out each new state they see on a license plate, trying to get all 50 by the end of the trip. The radio is barely audible as my husband and I discuss the upcoming week when I hear it. I turn the volume up just a tad and sure enough, I hear "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction. I silence the kids and turn it up even louder without saying a word. A flood of memories rushes through my mind until ...

"There's a reason I said I'd be happy alone. It wasn't 'cause I thought I'd be happy alone. It was because I thought if I loved someone and then it fell apart, I might not make it. It's easier to be alone, because what if you learn that you need love and you don't have it? What if you like it and lean on it? What if you shape your life around it and then it falls apart? Can you even survive that kind of pain? Losing love is like organ damage. It's like dying. The only difference is death ends. This? It could go on forever." -Meredith Grey (Grey's Anatomy) Hi loves!  I have watched "Grey's Anatomy" from the beginning and throughout the years, it has given me the most relatable quotes. From happy to sad to excited, I have always been able to pick out an episode and just sit there knowing exactly what they were talking about. TV shows have a good way of allowing you to escape reality for an hour or so whether you relate to wha...

Hi loves, Happy Mother's Day!  I am not home for the first time during this special day and it made me miss my family even more. Now, I have gotten used to being away from them in the last 3 years of school but going home for a few days just to leave again was hard. Being at school, almost 600 miles away has given me a better appreciation for family. On this Sunday morning, I am sitting at my desk trying to finish a 12-page report while also thinking about how great my family is. For those of you that do not know, I am a child of divorced parents but somehow was lucky enough to have two amazing stepparents in my life. It is weird to me saying, "stepparents" because they are just as much my parents as my mom and dad. Since it is mother's day, I am going to focus on my mother and my mom. I have grown up with two incredible women in my life, learning so much from both of them. Having you in my life is such a blessing. I wish I was in Texas today to celebrate how in...

Hi loves! I had a post up the other day and if you read it, sorry. If you didn't, good. To quickly summarize, I was stressed out about school and wrote a blog post making my afternoon seem like crap. I have since taken the post down. I just want to put it out there that everyone is going to have a bad day or a bad few moments, especially us college students, but please think about what you are saying before you put it up for the world to see. Being overdramatic can really hurt someone and in the end make the whole situation so much worse. I just want to clear things up for anyone that does not know me or does and read that post the other day:  I have such an amazing life. I am privileged and "spoiled" (for lack of a better word) and I am not ashamed to have that life. I have been lucky enough to have parents that provide for me and more. Some of my friends are stressing over being in school on top having 2-3 jobs, taking care of a child, or actually being broke. If I...

Hi loves! This Sunday is Mother's Day and it is the perfect time to let your mom know how much you love her!  My mom and I have a special relationship and I can only hope that one day my daughter will be as close as my mom and I are now. Growing up, it was me and mom against the world. If you have seen "Gilmore Girls," we are Lorelai and Rory. At almost 21 years old, I am still best friends with my mother. We talk at least four times a day and when anything happens in either of our lives, we call each other and talk about it. I usually call her before I tell my best friend. I call when I am walking to and from class even when I have nothing new to say. TO MY MOM  who may or may not be reading this:    You are the best thing in my life and I love you so so so much. Through thick and thin you have always been there for me and always made me feel on top of the world. Thank you for always providing for me and giving me such an amazing life. I wish I could be here ...

Hi loves! Sitting here eating Fruit Roll-Ups (which btw still exist) and getting pumped about flying home tomorrow for Easter! It's super hot and humid outside so walking to and from class was hella hard BUT I realized that next week is the last full week of classes! It blows my mind that I will be starting my senior year of college in the fall and will actually be moving on to the so-called, "adult world," that is life. Am I ready? Absolutely not. Does it matter? Not in the slightest. So how do I wrap my head around growing up? By doing five things : 1. Let out a big sigh 2. Roll my eyes  3. Complain to my roommate 4. Take a deep breath 5. Just do it These are obviously not the most conventional ways to deal with a stressful situation but they are realistic. I mean who actually just takes a step back and reevaluates the situation? Not many people. We like to complain. It's just what we do. So follow these five steps, because you are going to do the first thre...

Hi loves!  I am currently sitting in Starbucks drinking a Venti non-fat iced vanilla latte (I know, typical white girl) and stressing about everything coming my way. Let's see what I have to do by tonight: marketing paper, blog post (LOL I wish this counted), case study, government paper, and biology lab(due tomorrow night thank god). But I am sitting here typing this instead because it I don't take a breath then I will probably pass out. Literally, I had to take a cold shower before heading to Starbucks because I felt a fever coming on from being so exhausted. It's that scary point in the semester when I see all the things I have to do yet my stress-o-meter burned out long ago and I just do not care. It happens every semester especially in the Spring to everyone and every year we try to fight it. Too no dismay, I might add. So I am sitting here drinking my coffee and trying to find some motivation to continue with the stress that college has placed on me. A quote alway...

Hi loves!  I accidently ran across this blog that I made in 5th grade and I decided, after reading all the embarrassing post, that I would keep the blog and redo it for my 20-year-old self. I have wanted to start a vlog for when I move out to LA in a few years and this blog could be a small step in the right direction. Starting a YouTube page, while taking 18 hours and trying to graduate by next spring, has made it nearly impossible so this will have to do for now. I will try to post once a week, maybe more, depending and see where this takes me. Who knows, I might really enjoy it!  Kisses,  Saraliz