Day 10 of the #PSLoveMe Challenge Share a secret...

The secret I shared is not really a secret to you if you are reading my blog and following me on social media, but many of my personal friends and family do not know that I blog and make videos via Periscope and for YouTube. You can follow me on Periscope @amandabeautytip. 

Day 9 of the #PSLoveMe Challenge...Share something beautiful

This picture was taken at the Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, North Carolina in the Outer Banks. A beautiful September day. :-)

Day 8 #PSLoveMe Share a Scar

You cannot really see it in the picture, but I circled it even though it isn't clear. Under my lower lip there is a scar from when I was a baby and fell and needed stitches. You can't really see it in person either unless you are right up in my face. lol. 

Day 7 of #PSLoveMe One Thing I do for myself

One thing that I do for myself is my direct sales businesses. I love these companies and I am at the point that I do not want to give them up and let them fall to the wayside. I see a lot of potential with what I'm doing with my home businesses and I would not trade what I have learned over the last several years for anything. 

#PSLoveMe Day 6: A letter to my future self

For day six of the #PSLoveMe challenge we were asked to write a letter to our future selves. In the video I mentioned to remember that everything happens for a reason and that hopefully I learned from any struggles that are yet to come and that I am hopefully where I am meant to be in life. I also reflected on an old journal entry that I found that I wrote when I was younger looking forward to the future. I also mentioned enjoying the small moments in life. :-)

Day 5 of #PSLoveMe Challenge: A letter to my past self

In the Periscope broadcast, I mentioned I would tell my past self not to worry about what other people say. I was mostly referring to my middle school self and the bullying that I went through in middle school. Now that it is over ten years later, I can look back and see that those bullies were wrong. I don't know where those bullies are now, but the truth is that most bullies have their own issues with self esteem and that's why they are bullies so I hope those women are in better places now where they don't feel like they need to take down the self esteem of others to make themselves feel better. 

Dear past self,

Don't worry about what others say. Those bullies are wrong. You are beautiful and you will turn out to be a wonderful young woman. You will reach your goal of being a teacher and making a difference in the lives of the future generation. You will go through struggles, but you will make it through them and come out better in the end. At age 26, you are in a pretty good place and life is pretty good. The bullies are no longer in your life and you are surrounded by friends and loved ones that respect you. 

-Amanda, Age 26 

Day 4 of #PSLoveMe A person that loves me

Rather than take the approach that most others did and share a picture of someone that loves me, I decided to talk briefly on Periscope about being grateful for my loved ones. I don't know what I'd do without my family, boyfriend, and friends. They have been there through the good and the tough times. I am so thankful that each and every one of them are in my life. Even though I didn't mention them in my scope, I am thankful for my deceased grandparents as well because they helped me to be who I am today just as much as the grandparent that is still living and my parents.