5 TOP TEAS + MUGS

I've never been a tea girl, but these past few months I've enjoyed a cup every now and then! My friends are tea lovers, and have introduced me to the wonder of delicious teas. I love anything vanilla, or chai spice. So far the only type of tea I can't stand is anything fruity. With that being said I thought I'd share with you some my recent tea haul + my favorite mugs! Plus for something a little extra, I filmed a video all about it too! Are you a tea drinker? If so, please share with me your favorite picks!

FAVORITE TEAS:

1. Pumpkin Spice, Bigalow // This tea is the best for fall, but obviously we are past that, but I still enjoy a cup every now and again especially when it's a gloomy spring afternoon.

2. Chai Spice Black Tea, Stash // This tea is perfect when craving something that's more sweet and sugary, yet minus the huge amount of sugar grams that usually comes along with chai tea. Can't say enough good things when it comes to this one.

3. Mango Black Tea, Trader Joes // Ah, this tea is so refreshing and absolutely my favorite. I prefer it over ice, so an iced tea instead of a hot cup of tea. When I make this one iced tea, I will add a lemon and a tiny bit of sugar, and it tastes so delicious.

4. Herbal Spice Tea, Fresh N Easy // Now this tea isn't my go-to pick all the time, because I only enjoy it when i'm feeling sick. It's very soothing for the throat and therefore only make a cup when I need just that - a comfort for my scratchy throat.

5. Passion Tropical Tea, It's A Grind // Again, another iced tea instead of a warm cup of tea. This is the tea that It's A Grind sales, and I love it to death! The best part, you don't need to add any sugar because the flavor is so strong that it's not needed!

The Heart Of It | Success

Today I'm opening up and writing about my opinion on success. Success is something that is the main theme when you're in the blogging world, I'm afraid. Success is something that you begin to think about when college is on it's way. Obviously success is an accomplishment or achievement that you can be proud of. Completing your goals with great purpose and aim. Rather today I'm going to share with you my unique meaning of success.

I believe that success is the terminations of endeavors. Success is a beautiful thing. It's something to admire, and celebrate for others and yourself. It takes hard work and perseverance. You should never be ashamed of your success no matter how big or small, cool or lame. But this is where my opinion comes into play. Success to me isn't the after results of seeing your dreams and goals completed. True success is the first step of faith you take to begin your dreams and goals. It can be scary to begin a task especially when it seems daunting and too big. You might be the type of person who isn't a go-getter, I know I wrestle with this quality off and on. I absolutely hate change so chasing after certain things makes me never want to touch them. Another fear with success is the fact that it might not fall through. Complications and problems may arise. In fact maybe you never reach the point of success, and you fail.

Ah, failure is the fear that cripples our potential to keep seeking. It can hold you back, and cause you to never take that first step towards success of your goals. Overcoming your fears no matter what they may be, (change, failure, embarrassment, etc) takes more courage than anything! If you can be bigger than your fears than I believe that, that is true success in itself.

DIY PAINTED CLIPBOARD

I'm gonna be honest and just come out and say it; I hate DIY's! Yes, isn't that sad? I feel like they cost just as much as a certain item you'd like to buy, and if it doesn't come out the way you wanted then it's hard to fix it, and you'll always be unhappy with it! But today I gave it a go, and tried to be creative and let my hands and mind have fun with some ideas! This DIY I tried is a painted clipboard. I love using clipboards but felt like this one needed some bit of love. If your interested on how to recreate this DIY yourself, then scroll down.

SUPPLIES:
Pencil
Clipboard
Paint

STEPS:
This is pretty easy, but to create the polka dots I used the eraser on the end of a pencil to create the circles. Then I chose the paint colors I preferred and created an ombre effect. You can do anything you want, just be creative!

VLOGGING (SAY WHAT?)

Many of you know I have a YouTube channel that is dedicated to all things beauty and fashion! I love filming videos about my recent hauls, tags, beauty reports, monthly favorites, seasonal outfit ideas, and occasionally DIY's! One type of video I've been loving to watch recently is daily vlogs. I like to summarize vlogging as basically a home video for teenagers to look back on. I enjoy getting to know the girls behind their channel (as well for blogging), having a peek into their real life, and seeing that they aren't all fake like they can act on their main channel. So here comes the exciting part....

I have decided to create a sister channel (if you will), and begin the world of vlogging for myself! For me vlogging seems like a video diary, so a live version of my blog basically. I probably won't be a daily vlogger, but here's what you will see on my vlog channel; vacation getaway trips, outings with friends, summer activities, and behind the scene filming and photo shoots! My channel is obviously about my life happenings, along with the people I hang out with. So hence the reason why this little voice inside of me said don't let anyone see your videos, no one will watch them, your life isn't exciting enough, your life won't be private anymore...and the list goes on. The more I began to think about this topic, the less I cared. I don't care if anyone watches my vlogs. It doesn't matter how many comments, or views I reach. I'm going to be proud of my the things I do. You can judge me all you won't, because in the end no one is perfect.

I enjoy editing, and yes I'll admit, taking to the camera! I want to remember certain days and trips not just through photos but video too. I feel like vlogging is the perfect way for me to do that. So if you'd like to follow me around with friends, family, & my puppy Lily on crazy/fun outings to the mall, vacations, coffee dates, and even film days, than I'd love to welcome you along for the ride! My channel (aside from A Beautiful Heart), is called Jenna Leigh Vlogs. Now sit back, relax, grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy the ride into my life!