Pastel Parade

When I think pastels, my mind tends to only think spring. My mind also tends to only think of baby pink or blue. While neither of those things define "Pastels", I can't help pining for the upcoming season when i stumble across them on pinterest, instagram, or tumblr. Unfortunately, there are still 25 days until the first day of spring (but who's counting?) and the plethora of pastel pictures I've pinned during my most recent pinning frenzy have left me wishing time would move a little bit faster. After seeing this pastel parade, I'm sure you will be too!

 {All Photos}
xoxo
Hannah

Rosemary Toner

When I saw this post on Megan's new blog, I knew immediately, due to my current obsession with a beauty routine and skincare products, that I had to try it. I tagged along with my mom to the grocery store and personally made sure that fresh rosemary was on our list. When I got home, I whipped it up right away and it came out perfectly! It's amazing for your skin and only takes 30 minutes maximum.
Disclaimer: This is Megan's craft and recipe, I'm only showing you how I did it and passing the recipe onto you. Enjoy!

Pour the cup of water into the saucepan and sit it on the stove to boil.

While the water is being heated, chop the rosemary off of the stem. Hopefully the water will be boiling by the time you're done

Pour the rosemary into the boiling water and turn the heat down a bit. Let it boil for about 3 minutes.

After 3 minutes is up, remove the pan from the stove, cover it, and let it sit for 20 minutes

Once it has had time to steep, remove the cover and strain the mixture

Finally, funnel the mixture into your plastic bottle and enjoy!

Instructions for use:
wash face and then squirt some of the solution out onto a cotton pad. Air dry and moisturize.

This recipe made 2 bottles of the toner so both my mom are using it. It lasts for about 2 weeks and you must keep it refrigerated.
This was definitely a successful DIY that cost less than a dollar. From using it, my skin is soft and generally blemish free and made our house smell like rosemary as a bonus! I also had leftover rosemary when I had finished so I'm thinking about making it for some friends. Anyone thinking about trying this?
xoxo
Hannah

Happy Days

I don't know if any of you remember your school days or if any of you are still IN school, but I am.
It's a lot.
I'll be taking AP calculus next year and my mom says she didn't even take trig by the time she graduated high school. Apparently, Ap's also didn't exist "back in her day" so obviously, times have changed. In my eyes, they've changed for the worse.
All I worry about (or at least have time to worry about) is schoolwork, homework, my grade, my caliber of class, and band (band geek and proud!). Am I learning? Kind of. Am I retaining information? Not really. Will I need to know that the Grand Canal in China was built from 550-610 CE? Probably never. So what's up with our educational system then? My brain is being filled with information I may never need again in the name of being "well-rounded". I'm not learning, I'm taking the highest level of class and trying to get an A. That's what school all comes down to for me: Grades. It has completely lost its original purpose which was to make sure people learn. That intention is still there, but students tend to care more about their grades.
I personally have NO idea of what the future holds for me in terms of a career path, a major in college, or even all of the classes I'm taking next year. All I know is that we teens have WAY too much to worry about and the stress load that we have is exponentially larger than what our parents had when they were our age (I found a GRAY HAIR the other day...I'm 15 and have a gray hair!). And you know who is running the education system? People that are my parents' age. Do they understand that giving us an extra period in our schedule will increase our homework load which will lead to lower grades (most of the kids with bad grades aren't dumb, just too lazy to do homework) and higher stress. How am I supposed to do marching band for 2 hours a week, 2 days a week if I have an extra class to do homework for?
I know this rant is probably pointless and I probably have AP notes to take, but the point is that the people running the system have no idea what it's like to be in school. They ask the opinions of everyone except the students. They don't listen to teachers either, but seriously; high school students should have some say in the matter. Alright, I'm done ranting...here are some things that never cease to make me smile through my school frustrations and everything else that comes my way.

{Bear from wayyyyy back in the day}

{Puppy version of Buster...even when his paws are injured, he's the sweetest not-so-little guy}

{definitely something my dogs would do}

{Can we just appreciate the truth of this statement for a moment?}

{gotta work on this...}

{This is what I do on weekends. It's a nice break from the chaos of the working week}

{The simplest things, like this window, make me smile these days}

{if only...}

{What I WISH I was doing right now...}

{Not too much longer until summer *insert prayer hands emoji here*}

All Pictures
xoxo
Hannah

Catching some zzz's

As much as I love the snow (and snow days for that matter...), I'm fed up with it. I'm off from school today (and probably tomorrow, for that matter) due to the 16 inch blanket covering the state of maryland. Yea, I have homework, and yea, I should practice my trombone, and yea, maybe I should workout today, but in all reality, you'll most likely find me in my marching band tee shirt and yoga pants blogging, reading, or catching up on sleep (my 3 favorite activites!!).

To be honest, my pajamas are usually a random tee shirt and a random pair of (probably) target-brand flannel pants. Comfy and easy, but doesn't exactly scream luxury. Recently I've been seeing cute menswear pajama sets all over various blogs and pinterest and...I think I'm in love. I mean, what girl WOULDN'T want to go to bed clothed in silk? I love the idea of looking chic as soon as I wake up in the morning which generally doesn't happen in the tee shirt x flannel combo I currently sport. There's just something about wearing matching pajamas to bed that makes one feel pampered and put together (especially after a bubble bath and a cup of chamomile tea.), no? Sitting around all day in my "pajamas" has made me come to realize how much I need to restock my sleepwear supply (the middle school flannels don't even cover my ankles #yikes) and these sets are a few of my faves. Anyone else prefer big-girl pajamas?


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xoxo

Hannah

Ps:

valentine's from here

My Hundred and One

Here my 101 things I want to get done this year!

1. Appreciate what I have
2. Relax a little
3. Get straight As (eep!)
4. Write on the blogl more
5. Only have one grunge day a week
6. Get a good pair of boots
7. Finish Crime and Punishment (sure)
8. Read more
9. Organize stuff on my computer
10. Take more dance classes
11. Run 4x a week
12. update my ipod songs
13. learn to play piano
14. stop carrying so much stuff to and around school
15. Schedule more free time for myself 
16. go back to sleep when I'm waken up
17. visit the place I was named after (Marin county, California)
18. Buy more lotion
19. Do one sport
20. Be in a play
21. Speak a language fluently (ish...)
22. Watch all 3 seasons of sherlock
23. finish my profile on the about page
24. Watch pretty little liars
25. organize my trundle
26. organize my summer/winter/fall/spring clothes
27. wear more jewelry
28. learn how to paint nails better
29. learn how to write with my left hand
30. wear more scarves
31. become a better speller
32. and increase my vocab
33. visit a foreign country
34. eat more chocolate (ohh yeah)
35. learn how to bake things besides pecan sandies
36. draw more
37. take an art class
38. have better pencils
39. skype people 
40. respond to most texts
41. learn how to filter college emails
42. get a good purse
43. find a good perfume
44. drink more tea
45. get cute pajamas
46. organize my closet by colors
47. get a new dress (lbd?)
48. finish the fault in our stars
49. watch the divergent movie/TFIOS movie
50. learn more hebrew
51. look at the stars more
52. watch crash course psychology
53. organize my email
54. keep track of all of my stuff
55. wear socks correctly
56. wear matching socks
57. become n'siah by senior year
58. go to a convention
59. watch a TED talk live
60. watch SNL live
61. meet Seth Meyers and/or Jimmy Fallon
62. Get another charm for my necklace
63. Finish this list
64. stop letting my dog eat everything
65. stop loosing earbuds
66. learn how to call things by the proper name aka ponytails are not hair ties
67. teach my dog how to walk up the steps
68. get a different hair cut
69. where my hair down more often
70. learn how to straighten my hair 
71. post more on instagram
72. read a biography about some famous person
73. listen to more Adele songs
74. get a better ringtone
75. watch more movies
76. sneak in Hannah's movie theater! (kidding :))
77. get a better camera
78. take more pictures
79. get into NHS
80. get a better case for my phone
81. stop dropping things
82. watch a live football game
83. Play in another parade
84. do something that scares me
85. volunteer more
86. find something I'm passionate about
87. Apply to Tufts!
88. be a better sister/daughter
89. be active in more clubs
90. start my own club
91. see NEWSIES on broadway
92. Seize the day (see above:))
93. Do more arts and crafts
94. keep in touch with people
95. learn how to snowboard 
96. Watch a super funny movie with super people
97. see a concert
98. Cry less, laugh more
99. open my window in the spring
100. take pictures of snowflakes up close
101. appreciate beautiful sunny days

Here's to a great year and a great new blog :)

-Marin

En Français

Via

So those of you who actually pay attention to this blog and its activity may have noticed that there's been a few changes.
Ya know...like the whole name has changed?
Call us crazy for changing everything up this late in the game (changing all the usernames and making new accounts was a huge pain in the neck), but we had recently come to the realization that twirl had no meaning to us. Presenting one's "brand" so to speak with a name that has almost nothing to do with oneself is a bit odd so we started brainstorming.
A few arguments, some tension, and an oodles of creativity later, we came up with the idea to translate what the main focus of the blog was into french. Each one of us has taken french at some point (even though Marin and I ditched it for Latin #noregrets) which is meaningful to us and then it literally means 3 little girls.
I know I'm a kid at heart still so it obviously applies to me, but what we were going for was the idea that compared to the millions of  humans blogging out there, we are mere children. We are learning slowly but surely how to present our blogs and our styles and taking it one step at a time. This name change is a perfect example of how we learned how to be better bloggers: We realized a mistake we had made and changed it. That's one step closer to success for us! Yay TPF!
However, the main reason for this post is to warn current readers of one of the last big shifts to becoming TPF: the domain. Right now, it's www.thetwirlteam.blogspot.com
I will be changing it to www.troispetitesfilles.blogspot.com as well as our new email which is troispetitesfilles3@gmail.com
Thanks for cooperation!
xoxo
Hannah, Marin, Anastasia
aka The 3 little girls

Anastasia's 101 goals in 1001 days

Start: January 27, 2014
End: October 24, 2016 (My birthday!)


1. Start this list

2. Become the flute section leader in marching band

3. Get a 1 for solo ensemble (getting evaluated on your instrument playing, 1 is the best grade)

4. Go to Disney world again and take a million pictures

5. Refine my style (same as Hannah, I know)

6.Refine my clothes in general

7. Visit my god mother in Brooklyn 

8. Go to Carlo's Bakery in New Jersey

9. Have a huge birthday party with everyone I care about

10. Learn to ski

11. Re-learn how to play piano

12. Learn how to play guitar

13. Win 1st place (again) at the Greek folk dance festival

14. Get at least a 4 on the AP World exam

15. Learn basic French (Bonjour, je m'appelle Anastasia. I can speak more than this)

16. Learn some Italian

17. Buy a really nice camera

18. Discover new artists and remain loyal to them

19. Read all the Harry Potter books

20. Subscribe to Newsweek or Time magazine

21. Be aware of what is going on in the world

22. Join debate team

23. Get at least a 1900 in the SAT

24. Apply to Georgetown University (my dream school)

25. Get a job and put the money towards my college fund

26. Re-watch all episodes of Sherlock

27. Play a grade 6 perfectly on flute (almost there, grade 6 is very difficult)

28. Get into wind ensemble (our schools best band)

29. Go to a professional music concert

30. Go to the movies and sit down in a random theater and watch the movie

31. Watch one scary movie (I've never seen one and I don't want to but have to!)

32. See Cirque du Soleil again

33. Visit the symphony at least twice

34. Teach one of my friends a Greek dance (Hannah learned a simple dance!)

35. Complete the health care for the homeless project with Hannah

36. Think/ writing down one good thing that happened every day for a year

37. Exercise every day for at least 30 min for a month and keep it up

38. Not eat junk food (Cheez-itz, cookies, Goldfish) for 3 weeks (so tough!!!)

40. Cook a meal for my family of 4 once a month

41. Complete a DIY once a month (with Hannah and Marin maybe) (1/12)

42. Tutor someone who needs help in a certain subject

43. Improve my math skills

44. Go on a date... haha just kidding, keep my priorities straight!

45. Go to a Raven's game

46. Learn to appreciate things more

47. In accordance with #46, do one significantly good thing a day

48. Eventually complete this list

49. Learn how to windsurf

50. Do 15 laps a day in the ocean over summer 

51. Visit at least 5 other U.S. states

52. Post at least 3x a month on this blog

53. Help out at the public or my school's library

54. Go on 3 trips without my parents (1/3 so far)

55. Enjoy the simplicity of life

56. Enjoy the complexity of life and make the most of it

57. Build a really nice snowman

58. Have a fish live for at least a year (His name is Salmon)

59. Compliment someone different everyday

60. Contradictory to #38, have something sweet once a day (candy not junk food)

61. Congratulate myself for making 60 goals

62. Go scuba diving

63. Visit Italy and have real slice of pizza

64. Drink only water, milk, and juice with meals for a month

65. Become an amateur photographer and share my photos with you guys

66. Memorize 5 quotes from different books (The Fault in Our Stars, Jane Eyre, Speak, Little House on the Prairie, and Green Eggs and Ham)

67. Go to an art festival Art festival in old town Alexandria, Washington

68. Go inside the White House

69. Be daring in a risky situation and try not to regret it later

70. Go rock climbing

71. Fly a kite

72. Sleep under the stars

73. Ride a roller coaster that goes upside down (scary!)

74. Participate in the Color Run

75. Become more familiar with classical music

76.Give one hug a day for a month

77. Drink an entire mug of hot tea (I hate it!)

78. Read 30 books in a year 7/30

79. Have an article of mine published in the school newspaper

80. Write a short manifesto

81. Tell my parents I love them every day despite any circumstances

82. In relation to #81, try to be the best daughter I can possibly be

83. Get my brother an awesome graduation gift

84. Participate in our archdiocese's oratorical festival 

85. Get a scholarship

86. Become an officer in my church's youth group

87. Buy a random item off a shelf in the grocery store

88. Run a mile in under 8 minutes

89. Run a mile in under 7 minutes

90. Make a pizza entirely from scratch

91. Get 10 more followers on this blog this year

92. Improve my writing skills

93. Write in cursive at least once a day

94. Develop a real signature

95. Volunteer for more than 3 hours 5 times in 6 months

96. Clean out my closet (lots of junk in there)

97. Refine my music taste 

98. Try 10 new foods 

99. Attempt to play a sport I've never tried

101. Make a list of 101 goals!!! Phew!

xoxo,

      Anastasia

Oh, Brother...

Siblings anyone? Sister? Brother? All of the above? 

Well, I do have my brother who is two years older than me. Some days he'll dare come down to the kitchen wearing some oddly matched clothing... ahhh gotta love big bros. My mom and I exchange disapproving glances and send him on his way back up the stairs. But, I must say, my brother has a pretty good sense of style. He doesn't wear a t-shirt, shorts, and sneakers everyday but rather a more modern "European" look by which I mean he actually looks presentable and not like he is wearing what he wore to bed the night before (like most boys). But, I thought it'd be fun to scavenge through my brother's closet and fish out a manly yet fashionable outfit for a normal day. Here are my findings: 

Here we have a burgundy/ red long- sleeve tee, a green, fleece pull-over, light khaki pants, and casual dress shoes. I think the burgundy is a great winter color for anyone and since it's cold outside the pull- over adds color and warmth with perfect balance of masculinity. 

Burgundy tee- Old Navy

Khaki Pants- Levi's at Macy's (Levi's are awesome for young men. My bro mostly wears Levi's and they come in tons or cool colors like dark green and a dark purple)

Green pullover- Old Navy 

This pullover really works here because it's a lush, manly green and doesn't look super baggy like a sweatshirt would, it's filled with fleece too:)

Brown casual shoes- Macy's men's shoes

Yep, my brother wears a size 11 but these shoes look very good on his large feet. They are perfect for going to Christmas parties and going out to dinner too.

This outfit really combines the manly comfort with the fashions of the modern world--not that I'm an expert male outfitter or anything but still.... The burgundy and red add color, the khakis add class, and the shoes are comfy, sh, and casual. The perfection recipe for any brother.

Boy, oh, boy...

xoxo,

Anastasia 

DIY Necklace Holder

My system for jewelry organization has never been good...

{It's pretty bad...}

...so I wanted to find a way to keep the necklaces separate, but look nice and go with the color scheme in my room. While just reading in my room the other day, I looked at the cubbies and the storage bins inside of them and hatched an ingenious plan: Use the flat bottoms of the bins as a board to hang my necklaces from. Luckily, I also happened to have 2 white knobs kicking around from when I redid my room. And so began the 10-minute jewelry hanger.

{Yay Power Tools!!!}

Most of this craft is actually fitted to how I did it personally so if you try this, yours may not need nuts at all or you may not want to use the chalk at all, but I felt it necessary to include them here because they are all included in the craft.

Place the knobs where you want them in the finished product and trace around the base with chalk
It should end up looking like this:

{It's fine if they're messy like mine. They don't have to be perfect, you just need an outline.}

Next, have someone help you hold the board and drill a hole in the center of the circles you just drew.
It should look like this:

Put the nuts onto the screws and tighten them using the wrench (not shown)
Then place the knobs on top and tighten using the wrench again (not shown)

It should look something like this:

{Side view}

{Top view}

Warning: this method of hanging it on the wall is kind of ghetto, but it worked and is still hanging there as I type.
I stuck a thumbtack through the flap at the top and attached the whole thing to the wall

Hang up your necklaces and enjoy!

I'm really proud of myself for doing this without the help of my DIY expert parents (uh, hello? I used power tools on my own!) and it really turned out beautifully. I really like the way it looks and the way it works.
This project is only the beginning though! This storage idea has inspired me to make a bracelet holder and an earring organizer. Not to mention all of the other lovely crafts my DIY pinterest board holds. If any of you managed to read my ENTIRE 101 in 1001 list (I don't blame you if you didn't...), you'd know that I have plans to clean out the old toy room that is adjoining my bedroom and turn it into a craft room for my mom and I to work in. If that gets done before I go to college, it'll be a miracle, but it's progress nonetheless.
Keep an eye out for more how-to posts in the near future!
xoxo
Hannah

Goals for 2014 and Beyond

I don't know if any of you have ever seen Mackenzie's Blog, but she just completed a challenge she calls 101 in 1001. It's where you make a list 101 goals to be completed in 1001 days (roughly 2.75 years). A New Year's resolution list of sorts. I love making lists so i thought i'd try it. If i start today, this list will hopefully be completed in November of 2016, aka my senior year of high school (absolutely crazy for me to conceptualize). My goals will probably change a bit and will constantly be edited, but for now, these are 101 goals for a sophomore in high school

Start: December 1st, 2013

End: September 5th, 2016

1. Come up with 101 goals (isn't this everyone's first goal?)
2. Customize twirl to my style/my co-bloggers' styles
3. finish the Lord of the Rings series I'm almost through the second book
4. get my own computer
5. refine my style 
6. refine my wardrobe
7. complete kendi's 30x30 challenge
8. complete matchbook's novel list
9. complete matchbook's movie list
10. upgrade my camera
11. get at least a 4 on the AP world exam
12. get all A's for at least 2 quarters
13. become a section leader in marching band
14. get into wind ensemble (the most challenging band my school offers)
15. get into varsity jazz band Got in on 12/20/13, 3rd chair!
16. become more involved with my church
17. re-arrange my room (again)
18. buy clothing for quality, not quantity
19. organize my computer files
20. learn how to ski and snowboard
21. learn how to french braid
22. learn how to properly use chopsticks
23. leave the country 
24. visit a new state
25. subscribe to a magazine
26. send 25 letters 
27. workout 3x a week for 4 months
28. win one of those blog giveaways
29. count blessings every night before bed
30. see a hockey game
31. be more serious about a skincare regimen  (aka invest in skincare products)
32. cook a full dinner for my family once a month
33. keep my bedroom spotless for at least 2 weeks (hah good luck with this one, Hannah)
34. publish another issue of twirl (online magazine)
35. go camping twice
36. See NYC at christmas time 12/23/13
37. grow my hair halfway down my back
38. throw a surprise party
39. learn calligraphy
40. have my hair and makeup professionally done
41. See a Broadway production
42. Visit Barney's, Bergdorf's 12/23/13, and Bloomingdale's 
43. visit a spa
44. learn how to drive stick shift
45. come up with my own post series for twirl
46. hold monthly meetings about the blog
47. find out my blood type
48. find my signature scent 
49. Figure out if i prefer silver or gold
50. eat breakfast at Tiffany's 12/23/13
51. Catch a baseball at an oriole's game
52. get on the screen at a sport's game
53. plan outfits in advance for a month
54. Turn my old toy room into a craft room
55. get at least a 1900 on the SAT
56. do one good deed daily
57. have a word of the day everyday for a month 
58. go to a Raven's game
59. redo my bathroom
60. see the ending of mean girls
61. reconnect and meet up with my English teacher
62. listen to one new piece of classical music every month
63. ride a new rollercoaster (eek!)
64. try at least 10 new foods (or as many as possible) fried banana, ...
65. Go to one of my friends' dance recitals
66. develop a hair care routine
67. go to Disney world again
68. go to Hawaii again
69. Sit through 3 hobbit movies consecutively 
70. learn how to tie a bow-tie
71. stay 1 day ahead on my homework assignments for a month
72. In accordance with #57, buy a dictionary
73. See every James Bond movie 
74. Pay attention in my classes and take more notes
75. Buy a hairdryer  Got it for Christmas!! 12/25/13
76. be inducted into NHS (national honors society)
77. participate in a school play/musical
78. participate in my school's magazine/newspaper
79. publish a book/story 
80. get a job (that i enjoy?)
81. try to make at least one craft a month
82. get a private music teacher
83. learn how to play another brass instrument (ie trumpet, baritone, tuba) Working on baritone...i can currently play the B flat concert scale up and down 
84. run a mile without stopping
85. make blogging friends Mady, Yi-Chia, Megan, need i list more? 
86. meet a blogging friend (when i make one..)  Mady...goes to my school
87. get 10000 views on the blog  
88. get 50 followers on the blog  
89. get 100 followers on instagram 
90. watch, and fully enjoy, a sunrise and sunset
91. upgrade my phone to an android 
92. weed through my closet monthly
93. Complete healthcare for the homeless project with Anastasia
94. Celebrate my 16th birthday
95. Finish watching my favorite shows
96. Find a finger on which to wear my favorite ring (my class ring is going on my right ring finger)
97. Drink 5 glasses of water a day for a month
98. get a manicure
99. see my first concert
100. go on a picnic
101. explore Baltimore

Xoxo
Hannah

Beauty

Makeup? I've never been good at it.
Mascara is a lot for me and I only use it to dress up. My normal routine is washing, exfoliating, moisturizing, then a bit of pressed powder and lip balm. My face doesn't carry makeup well so keeping it absolutely minimal is kind of key. Plus, being in high school, putting on makeup takes time in the morning that I really would rather spend sleeping.
Despite my generally negative attitude about what people label as "beauty", one of my resolutions was to develop a bit of a routine involving cosmetic products.
My idea of having beauty routine involves taking care of myself/keeping my skin healthy and happy. Basically, I need to acquire better skincare products. I'm hoping to buy a clarisonic over the course of the year. It's all kind of pricey in the eyes of a teen who has no job, but I think I'm becoming willing to invest in more high quality products for the sake of taking better care of my skin. Moisturizer is an obvious, but other than those, I'm clueless. Now if my teachers and parents have taught me anything over the years, it's that you should always research what you don't know about. I've done my research and these are the results:

Eos // Moisturizer

Clarisonic // "Fresh" Face Wash // Dr.Jart BB Cream // Kate Somerville Face Wash // Clarisonic Face Wash // Lancôme Face Wash // Ole Henriksen Face Wipes // Sephora Face Wipes // Clinique CC Cream / Clear Mascara

Despite my bias towards the cleanser I'm using now, I think these scrubs come in a close second. They clean the skin without stripping it or drying it out and make one's skin more healthy as a whole. Pair that with the clarisonic and some BB or CC cream (suggested by Mady), and I'll have a winning routine that leaves my skin happier and healthier.
As for my eyes, My lashes are naturally long and naturally curly. They're darker at the base and lighten into a transparent blond at the tips which is why I always used to suffocate them in mascara. Since then, I've realized that clear mascara is just as good. It makes your lashes look a bit darker and holds them in place if you curl them. Plus, if you rub your eyes, nothing happens. My clear mascara is actually almost out so I'm looking for a new tube and as covergirl is a personal favorite, that seems like the brand to buy.
Any other suggestions? The reviews from these products were generally very good, but if you've used one and hated it, please let me know so I can generally avoid it. Thanks!
xoxo
Hannah
Ps, midterms are this week so the rest of the team and I will be on a bit of a hiatus so that we can study and focus on getting the best grades possible. Thanks for understanding!

So Far, So Good

As both Anastasia and I both posted about the New Year, I feel like i shouldn't post anything more about it, yet here i am: Typing to my handful of readers about my upcoming plans

Honestly, 2013 was great for me: a lot of learning took place and continues to take place but I'm settling into a niche and I think I like that.

As for the new year, I have some big plans (my full list of resolutions will be posted soon). Some involve heath (better diet, exercise, drink more water, the usual), some involve school (stop procrastinating!), and a lot involve improving my overall lifestyle. 

I also am looking to post more of my daily outfits. Every day isn't perfect in terms of my outfits (read yoga pants and uggs  #guiltypleasure), but i'm certainly improving the style quality of my day-to-day attire. I also don't approve of just laying it out on the floor anymore. a) it's way to much work for what it ends up looking like and b) clothes are meant to be worn. Keep an eye out for those posts too.

One of the things I continue to notice around the web is that the more successful bloggers have mastered the art of social media, namely instagram. They always know what to take pictures of and how to present it. I continue to experiment and struggle, but one of my goals is to try to get social media down to a science; find some method to the madness.

In addition to the media training I'll be giving myself, I'd also like to see the blog as more than just an outlet for creativity. My goal is to get a few sponsors and hopefully be able to treat blogging as my occupation as well as one of my favorite hobbies. If anyone has any interest in doing blog swaps, sponsoring, etc... please contact us at thetwirlteam@gmail.com . We really would like to start branching out with blogging and trying new things. 

I also love interior design. Definitely not as much as style, but I miss not having any DIY home improvement projects as an extra outlet for my creativity. This year, I'm hoping to redo the bathroom that my brother and I share as well as my desk/office area. I'm craving some design projects and have some fabulous ideas in mind already! If any of you have any suggestions, please feel free to share and look out for those posts at some point this year as well.

Lastly, I'm looking to give myself a set beauty routine. I honestly don't wear that much makeup: mascara is dressing up. My routine has 2 components: pressed powder and eos. I never actually feel that I need much more. I want need to develop a non-makeup oriented beauty routine. Better skincare/moisturizing or somehow taking better care of my hair, etc... If one's skin is radiant and healthy, makeup isn't necessary (in my opinion...I am only 15 after all). Any skin/hair care must haves you think i should try?

Although my full list of resolutions is much more extensive, these little points are definitely my main goals. What do you have planned for 2014?

xoxo

Hannah