Stock up on these bad boys to make your skin as smooth as a baby's bottom!

I've been reading up on foods you should eat to make your skin more youthful... here's a collaboration of what most articles said:

Tomatoes: I know you've heard lycopene can reduce your chances of heart disease, but it can also increase your protection against sunburn, creating more collagen, which can also lead to anti aging with lines and wrinkles.

Almonds: I'm obsessed with them, especially the dry bags of them you can buy in the produce or baking section. They boost your vitamin E. Walnuts are really good for your skin too.

Apples: It's all in the peel, quercetin protects you from the sun, just like tomatoes do.

Romaine Lettuce: Vitamin A is they key, it increases your cell turnover.

Strawberries: Vitamin C, helps your skin look younger, creating more firm skin.

Dark Chocolate: It increases blood flow and circulation!

Also, exfoliating your skin and using make up remover helps with fine lines in your face, especially around your eyes. I used to take all of my make up with face wash but I try to use make up remover then use face wash. Wear sunscreen, (no brainer) it's your skin's best friend in the sun. And lotion up every time you get out of the shower, or even better use baby oil!

Everyone's getting married or pregnant... should I be headed that way or something?

Seems like everyone is getting married or having kids now and I'm not even close to doing either. I don't even know what I'm going to do when I get out of college yet, let alone what I'm doing next week. Greenville's selection of eligible men has not turned out to be the greatest so far, not that I even have time to look as it is. My love life is currently non existent and quite frankly I dunno if I'll find someone that I truley love and want to be with for the rest of my life any time soon. I've made impulsive decisions when it comes to men before but reality is starting to hit me. I'm 22 years old, one semester away from graduating, I can barely afford having my dog, there's no way in hell I could afford being married or having a kid right now. Most of the guys I've talked to lately have just dissappointed me, I've come to find that the only person you can truly count on is yourself. I'm not ready for marriage or children. I don't even know if I'm ready to be in love with someone. I don't think love is something that should be taken lightly, and when I say it, I'm damn sure going to mean it. And one of the most important things I have learned growing up is that you have to love yourself before you can be in love with someone else. I still have things to work on myself, things I want to accomplish. Maybe Mr. Right will come along some day, but for now I need to focus on myself, because I have cared way too much what other people have thought about me for way too long. As much as I hate to admit it, I'm starting to move on because I'm starting to realize that life goes on.

You gotta find that weird balance in life where nobody's right and nobody's wrong.

You've got to find that weird balance in life where nobody's right and nobody's wrong. The most important thing is not about always having something to say or to judge, but to see why someone else feels different, to try and understand where they're coming from. Once you can understand someone you can always find a way to connect, a way to let them understand you, but most importantly, you might actually find a way to love someone. And no matter how different their views and opinions may be from your own, they may find a way to love you back. Everyone can relate to everyone in some way, learn something from one another, we're all connected, we just get caught up in this world a little too much sometimes to see what's standing right in front of us. But when you find that connection, the feeling is absolute bliss.

p.s. This post is dedicated to one of my good friends, Kaitlin Ordoneic (girl in the picture with me), we bonded one night talking about this and our crazy lives wondering if we'll ever find the man of our dreams! We both came up with the opening quote to this post, "You gotta find that weird balance in life where nobody's right and nobody's wrong." It's the truth if you really think about it. :)