Author: hungry brunette

First spring look of 2021

So in love with the 2021 romantic spring vibe, below you’ll find where to get this look with link. I’ve added in such an amazing perfume which has become a favorite. Skirt and Top are from fashion nova – I linked similar pieces from other sites as well underneath the image. Fashion nova links: https://www.fashionnova.com/products/wild-for-you-satin-midi-skirt-black-white top:https://www.fashionnova.com/products/the-one-that-got-away-crop-top-black

MIAMI

My first post in 2 years, wow! Ive missed blogging. Ive decided to dedicate my first post of 2018 on Miami. I took a trip July 2017, and it was nothing short of amazing. Miami easily became one of my favorite cities and even considering relocating there. ….Maybe,  i still got NYC to explore 😉 TRIP OVERVIEW: HOTEL: Me and a girlfriend stayed for 4 nights and stayed in South Beach Miami at the Mondrian Hotel. It was a super chic boutique style hotel but very modern. Mondrian had all the amenities , pool, free breakfast, free bikes for the day,gym,and they even had free stand up paddle and jet skis for hotel guests. There is also a free travel guide downstairs at the lobby the sold all types of tourist packages for your stay. Heres a lovely GIF of the massive complimentary breakfast we received every morning: droolinggggg Room: We got upgraded to a one bedroom suite, there is a kitchen and dining room table in each room, there is also a separate living room …

When Breath Becomes Air

Book review: Paul Kalanithi is one of those writers that has the gift of eloquence. I was glued to his words and his story. It was both heartbreaking, filled me up with happiness and understanding at the same time. This book explained mortality in ways you could not even express. We are a thin line between life and death and what you do in that thin line really defines you as a person. What is your purpose here? Do not ask God, ask yourself. Will your life be meaningful? Or will you merely be someone who lets time pass without making your mark. Paul Kalanithi made his mark before he left, he wrote a book that touched me and many many lives. I recommend this book and would rate this book 5 stars. If you work in the medical field I would recommend this book even more, I feel we sometimes have a habit of rushing through patients when we have a max case load. The book really gives you in detail how a neurosurgeon turned cancer …

Teas

Teas are essential to me. I have always loved drinking tea, aside from tea being absolutely delicious and relaxing, it is extremely beneficial to your health. Teas can help ease symptoms of health problems or any type of symptomatic dilemma you might be having. These are the type of teas I drink and I will add common problems that you might be having, and how tea can relieve some of those symptoms for you. My favorite tea: Green tea   Benefits Green tea is loaded with anti-oxidants that can reduce formation of free radicals in the body, antioxidants protect cells and molecules from damage. Free radicals are known to play a role in aging (who doesn’t want to slow down the aging process?) It improves brain function due to the caffeine. Look- I am all for caffeine in moderate usage. There are a lot of back and forth studies to caffeine wether it be good or bad. All I know is that I find it extremely beneficial to my health. Green tea is different from …

Mushroom Spaghetti Zoodle

  I grew up eating a lot of pasta, I’m half Italian so we always celebrated this part of me even though I grew up with the Filipino side raising me most of my life, haha. Being 25 now my body does not like gluten or any type of heavy bread carb, I know this because I’ve tried every single diet out there. I don’t feel comfortable living a high carb diet, because my body just does not like it and I gain a lot of weight. Everyone is different! I don’t eat meat but I find clean carbs to eat, such as veggies and fruit. I stay away from simple carbs like bread,rice, and pasta ( very limited in my diet) and I’m totally ok with that. There are many cleaner alternatives like quinoa and lentils and cauliflower rice. So this Zoodle recipe is perfect for me if I’m craving an Italian spaghetti dish. I pretty much eyed all of my measurements because this was only for me. I also used all organic products. …

Favorite Natural Products

I am all for natural products, there seems to be a stigma circulating that if you use naturally products you stink or it doesn’t fully give you that good hygiene feel compared to using toxin packed products. We’ve been conditioned by big corporations all of our lives that there are no alternatives. Let me tell you my story.   It was about the end of Senior year of high school when I discovered a painful lump in my underarm, it was about the size of a big grape. I googled my symptoms of course, since it was painful it was nothing to worry about its probably just a cyst. I went to the doctor just to make sure and they said , it’ll go away, it’s a cyst or a swollen lymph node give it a week and try not to irritate the area. I followed all orders and it eventually went away. For about two years I would have recurring lymph node flare ups, from my neck to my underarms. I thought to myself …

Death Valley National Park

I was never really interested in going to this place growing up, I spent a lot on the road, with road trips to Vegas ( my mothers favorite place which she always dragged me to as a child and ironically now my favorite place on earth, yes I’m serious!) and I would always hear adult chatter about Death Valley being the hottest place on earth, yuck!. I am not going to lie Instagram gives me inspiration and roadlust (word I made up lol) I saw these white dunes on there that enthralled me, and I have always had love for the desert and things that you don’t really see everyday.  I looked it up and it was only a 4 hour drive and I went on a weekend where all the national parks were celebration 100 years so free entrance to all national parks, what could beat free.99? We left again at about midnight, this was probably the scariest road trip I have ever been on and literally had an anxiety attack when we almost got …

Sequoia National Park

Sequoia National Park Sequoia really is beautiful, it is the perfect getaway from Los Angeles if you are short on time. Its about a 4.5 hour drive(the switchback mountains and getting to your camp site already factored in) Sequoia National park offers a lot of options for hiking, so many hiking trails that I was a bit overwhelmed ( a good type of overwhelmed). I was there for only a day and a half; I was not able to do it all, so I did 3 famous hikes, all three will be listed and reviewed below. Camping: I made a very last minute reservation for camping so I stayed at Sunset Campground which is in Kings Canyon National park, both parks kind of intertwine and is a short drive from Sequoia. I had loop 99 which is a smaller than usual camp sites, but it was sufficient as I do not tend to stay at the camp ground all day long, I only use it to eat my meals and sleeping. There was a grill and a …

Horseshoe Bend

Horseshoe bend is a splendid sight to see, its located in Page,Az. It about an 8 hour drive from Los Angeles and I did it over the weekend. There is a very very small uphill hike to horseshoe bend, also I did find it hard to get a perfect photo, and I feel like you need a long “selfie-stick” to really get a good shot of the horseshoe overlook. The photographer that took the photo above had to stand on a really tall rock to get this photo. Anyway, from Las Vegas, we passed Zion National Park, so if youre planning to go to Zion might as well keep going and make a stop in page for a photo opportunity with this majestic beauty.