Sunday thoughts

each 4th Sunday, the soon-to-be-graduating laurels are invited to attend Relief Society during the 3rd hour of church. today we had a lesson on the first two, and the greatest, commandments from the Lord. it was a really great lesson! I really can't wait to be able to go all the time! but today there was a quote from President Monson that totally caught my attention..

"Let us have the courage to defy the consensus, the courage to stand for principle. Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval. Courage becomes a living and an attractive virtue when it is regarded not only as a willingness to die manfully, but as the determination to live decently. A moral coward is one who is afraid to do what he thinks is right because others will disapprove or laugh. Remember that all men have their fears, but those who face their fears with dignity have courage as well." -Thomas S. Monson

courage is something we, as a society, have been greatly lacking in the past few years. there are very few people we see standing up for what they believe in. I find that these people hold back from sharing what they believe because they do not want to offend and anger others. this makes me think back to why America was created on the base of morals that it was. look at the first amendment: freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. we are meant to have these freedoms. we are meant to have the ability to speak freely, and to be open about what we believe. yet, lately, we are shying away from being courageous in this ever-changing world. we are very aware of those around us and what they think, but we don't want to offend them; so, of course, we just refrain from standing up for what we believe in or what we think to be true. but why? how are we to make a difference if we do not stand up for and share what we believe? when we are truly convinced that something is true and we firmly believe in it, we should never shy away from sharing it with others(emphasis on the word sharing..it is not forcing our beliefs on others). we should not be cowards, we should be courageous in our actions dealing with our beliefs!

remember the words from President Monson: "those who face their fears with dignity have courage as well."

be believing. be truthful. be courageous.

love, megs. :)

black pencil skirt

I apologize for not posting anything last Sunday, or this week...at all. haha my family and I took a weekend vacation to Oceanside and stayed with some family there, so I never caught up with the blog..oh well, here's to more posts soon;)

anywhooo, here's my outfit today!

blouse: thrift store (no tag)
skirt: Banana Republic (thrift store)
shoes: Forever 21
necklace: Forever 21

I've seen the collared shirt/blouse with statement necklace a million times, but never tried to go for it. lately I've been wanting to try it, soo I did! I like it, but I think this shirt was a bit big for me haha maybe I'll go to the thrift store to see if I can find something there. :)

I really like working with neutral colors for outfits, and then making it 'pop' with a bright color.

REMEMBER.............STAY MODEST.

love, megs. :)

sweet tooth..

here's a sad, sad confession of mine.. I have a reallly bad sweet tooth for almost anything that has sugar in it. it's awful, really, I dislike it a lot! haha lately I've been very bad at watching what sweets I eat, and I'm starting to feel and notice it, which I am noootttt okay with!

so today I decided I would try to fix it--somehow! in my family, we try our hardest to keep sweets out of our house, but when you home school and are home for a good portion of the day, you dig in the cupboards to find a good fix for your sweet tooth.. I'm soo guilty!! hahaha anywho, to get to the point..

I made these today!

wax paper, melted semi-sweet chocolate chips, and raw almonds thrown into the freezer for a few minutes..yum!

whenever I complain to my mother about my want for something sweet, this is what she says.. "go eat a handful of chocolate chips and almonds!" SO, I've made these! literally all you do is 1) get some wax paper, 2) melt some semi-sweet chocolate chips, 3) get some almonds, 4) use spoon to dab melted chocolate on wax paper and then place almonds on top, 5) stick the wax paper on a flat surface inside of the freezer--if you don't do this last step they won't harden and you can't eat them! so simple!

I'm happy to say that I can fulfill my sweet tooth AND add some protein along with it..and it actually tastes good! haha when I have something sweet in the house and I have access to it, it's ohhh so hard not to run for it when I want something quick and sweet. but with these, the chocolate fills my sweet craving for a long time and the almond balances it out as well!

let me know what you think of them in the comments if you try it!

love, megs. :)

grey dress

here's today's outfit!

I wore a different undershirt with a jacket and tights today for church, buut I decided to post this look today instead--I liked it better. haha:) this outfit is super simple! just the dress, an undershirt, my booties, and a scarf to add a pop of color!

dress: Target.
scarf: Forever 21.
booties: Qupid. 

here's a quote I saw today on Pinterest about modesty! I really like it!

"Modesty isn't about covering up our bodies because they're bad, modesty isn't about hiding ourselves... it's about revealing our dignity."

 -Jessica Rey.

how true is that?! what better way to show our dignity and strength than through the way we dress? when we dress a certain way we are portraying who we are through our clothing. when we dress modestly, we are showing people that we respect ourselves and our body! stay modest people!

love, megs. :)

maxi skirt

one of my initial reasons in starting this blog was because I seriously want alll girls to know that you actually CAN be modest, and still have a reallllly cute sense of style and wardrobe. I've really only come to find this out over the past couple of years, and I want all girls to know about it!

shirt: Forever 21.
skirt: Target(with modifications)
necklace: Target.
shoes: flats from American Eagle.

 this outfit is super simple and really cute! this maxi skirt is from Target, and it had a fairly long slit in the side--which made it immodest. so, I asked my mom to sew it about 3 or 4 more inches down so it would be modest(no, I do not have sewing capabilities..haha). this skirt had an insert under the top fabric that was short, like a mini skirt. so I tried to make the little modest spin with the skirt so I would feel comfortable wearing it. annd, it DID, and it DOES work out! all I did was add a slip between the original short underskirt layer and the maxi skirt layer to make it modest. yay for modifications!!! haha

be real, be beautiful. be true to your personality, and your natural self.

love, megs. :)