Inspired by the ever so sassy, Amanda Kater

How ironic is it, that my blog is about positivity and love but I'm letting the way I see others, eat me up inside. 

I'm constantly using another persons happiness againsit me. 

Their relationship is better than mine, she's prettier, they can eat a 20 PC chicken nugget box without looking like a complete slob, Jonny would like me a lot more if I looked/acted like her. It never ends, my mind is this black hole & once I'm sucked in, it takes me a while to snap out of it-- or extra cheesy cheese fries :D hehe, what my problem is, is that I forget these people have insecurities & flaws just like me. That it may take them a while to get out of bed and say that their a fucking bad ass 5 times before finally opening their eyes, just like me. 

I have gotten so used to the idea that I'm the only human miserable. That I'm the only teen mom that's racked up more debt than a bored Beverly Hills housewife. Point is, we need to stop using it as a loaded gun pointed at our head. We need to look at every person we envy and see past this perfect facade we've made up for them. They aren't perfect, we aren't perfect. 

I'm trying to learn and appreciate someone else's happiness & blessings, along with acknowledging mine.

Also, second point--

We're all fucking badasses.

Now come join me and let me tell you you're pretty, while you feed me chicken nuggets.. All 20 of them :P

On a much brighter note, I went to another check up for Baby J today! He was lounging in my stomach with his feet swinging back & forth, as if he was chilling on a beach with a NON-ACHOLIC  (mommy proofing Baby j's vacay) piña colada in his hand, The doctor told me he is so healthy & I'm healthy. His heartbeat is strong, I nearly wanted to cry. I JUST WANNA SNUGGLE HIM AND GIVE HIM KISSES THEN FAST FOWARD TO WHEN THATS EMBARRASING FOR HIM & LAUGH.

EmbraceYourSelf xoxo 

Hi babies!

Sorry for the lack of not posting anything, it's been kinda stressful the last few weeks! So to get you guys up to date I actually got let go from one of my jobs! The teen mom I was working for decided she no longer wanted to go to school and was very unprofessional about letting me go she didn't let me know until last minute -_- I was actually really sad more than anything cause her baby was adorable as heck! Anyway I shrugged it off cause my brothers' Halloween birthday party was a couple days after that! 

I worked during the party because I invited the kids I watch and their parents had work so i made some extra cash which is always nice :) anyway I went as little red riding hood or "whore" as my honey likes to say *rolls eyes* and he went as the big bad wolf, (he met my grandparents that day and they thought he was poor cause his shirt was all ripped up :x lmao) My brothers had so much fun and their cute little smiles made the stress of putting it together worth it! It ended in a huge water gun fight that I was stuck in thanks to my lovely boyfriend, "Get stephanie!" And they ALL GOT MY HAIR WET, don't mean to sound like a typical whiny girl but my hair was already poofy cause I didn't get a chance to do it since I was running errands all morning and I looked like a poodle by the time I got into bed! 

ANYWAY! Since I probably won't have the time to post tm I wanna get this out now, so today I found out that an idiot on twitter has claimed that this week is "Fat shaming week" originally I wasn't going to talk anymore about it to give it more attention and I already got it out of my system on IG and twitter but maybe someone on here will benefit from me saying that it's a crock of shit and you don't let these people tell you what Is and isn't beautiful, just because we're "FATTIES" doesn't mean we aren't sexy and gorgeous as the next model that walked past us! I was really hesitant to put up a before and after picture because I'm still a bit self conscious EXCEPT even though I'm not at my goal weight i still happen to think I've come a long way and I wanted to let people see my hard work!

The left picture is me at my heaviest I was 245 lbs here, my legs would overlap even if I tried to seperate them and I had a huge gut I was terribly embarrassed of, I couldn't even walk a mile.. Being a 5'3 woman I knew it wasn't a healthy weight for me. The picture on the right is me now, 175 lbs!! My legs still rub together but they're a lot more toned, I still have a guy but it's a lot smaller and I can run 2 miles without having a hard time, in that picture I was a size 18 and currently I'm a size 14! Which is the smallest I've been besides my younger child years! I'm extremely proud of how far I've made it and it's only the beginning! 

btw my is IG: Stephanielabial

And Twitter: @Stephylabial

EmbraceYourWaist xoxo

(HOW CUTE IS THIS PIXEL DOE OMG OMG OMG)

Fat is not a bad word!

Hi my loves! 

So, just recently it came to my attention how much the word "fat" bothered me. I was called fat all throughout my middle, junior high and high school years and it always made me very bitter. I felt like since i was "fat" that i was "uncool" or a "loser", whenever someone would say the word i would cringe and even on other occasions i would also call another person fat and i was disgusted with myself. Except, now i'm asking myself why i even felt that way, Fat isn't a hurtful word. The skinniest person could have fat on their body. Yes i have fat, but i am not fat, so pow! take that all my past prepubescent bullies ;P After, i finally got over my unusual hate for the word, my honey & i decided to go on an ice cream date after dinner

We went to Wendy's a little later and felt really guilty so we ended up doing a mini workout,

Honey tried to show me how to do a correct pushup and that was a major fail (⊙﹏⊙✿)

Anyway! EmbraceYourTriumphs xoxo

No negativity allowed!

Today i finally brought my butt back to working out/running after a loooong week! Of course i knew it was going to be tough at first, but a lot of self doubt came with it and i felt very sorry for myself, which is pathetic! After my run and workout i felt not only super pumped (Thanks to carnage and avicii ;D) but accomplished, i was so terrified to start after so long and not to mention that i didn't want to accidentally push myself too hard and bring back those pains :( So after tonight, i vow to banish all negativity talks! I don't wanna share anymore sad stories, unless i absolutely have to. This is a POSITIVITY BLOG, i wanna keep to it :) I want this to be a place where we share happiness and try to keep any hostile comments/thoughts away! Let's embrace the positives that come with our negatives.

Obviously I don't mean to avoid all the unfortunate encounters we face in life, I'm saying let's not sit and start to pity ourselves, cause after all we are all strong and sassy and there's no room for that here! 

EmbraceYourSelf my pretty ladies, xoxo 

P.S. Excuse my obsession with the cutesy dancing bunnies shaking their greatest assets (BOOTY) 

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I'M BACK :)

Hello my sassy ladies! I know I've been gone for what seems like forever but as i promised i will give you a delicious post on how my birthday was and PICTURES :D! it's gonna be a long one so stay tuned!

So on September 1st, my sisters and i had a combined birthday party :)

Our babysis is turning 15 (Sept. 16), i turned 19 (Sept. 7) and our oldest sister is turning 23 (Sept. 21)!! 

It was such a great party, with all our family, friends & ofc our hunniebears (except for babysis, she's too young in our eyes :P) WE HAD SO MUCH FOOD, ALL OF US ATE ALL DAY IT WAS THE BEST. It's just nice to have family over to remind us that no matter what drama we have, we'll always count on our loved ones. Also, if you read my last post you'd know that I've been having extreme pains, so all day i was really uncomfortable. Didn't let that effect my day though!

By the end of the night everyone was pooped! Especially my honeybear and Chibi :D What cuties!

It was a great way to end summer, and I'm grateful for everyone who came and celebrated with us.

A couple days later, My honey took me to Roosevelt Field Mall and of course i had to stop by the Sephora there :) I splurged a little! I've been wanting to buy this Natural Eye Palette from Too Faced for a while specifically because on the daily I'm always wearing neutrals on my eyes, even Jonny picked this one out of all the other ones that were there too :) The color payoff for all the shadows are amazing! soft and very blendable, I've been using this everyday so far! I was running out of eyeshadow primer and I've always loved UD's primer potion aside from different eyeshadow primers, i feel like it helps prolong the wear of my shadows a lot more than others and i think it makes certain shadows show up more fierce than they already are ;) Since i love Urban Decay so much I've decided to try out their eyeliner, I've heard a lot of great reviews on this, UNFORTUNATELY i was so disappointed, i hate the way it dries and it peels throughout the day and it burns my lids for some reason :( I will be returning this and maybe trying bobbi browns gel eyeliner! I also got my birthday gift from them and it was 2 mini Benefit products, They're Real mascara, which is to die for! I'm wearing it on my lashes now and pow! I have lashes, i have naturally really short and stubby lashes and They're Real really helps my babies out, I'm deff gonna repurchase the full size :) I haven't tried the Watts Up highlighter, only because i try to stay away from highligthing my face cause i already have naturally oily skin. I don't want to accentuate that in any way, i will try it though :)

Also at Roosevelt, i stopped by H&M to pick up some fall/winter must haves! I'm all for slouchy and off the shoulder knit sweaters for fall and winter :) I got one in maroon, emerald green. and black and white one! They're super comfy! I also stopped by Forever 21 and picked up this super cute heart mirror! I've been needing a mirror badly so it was perfect! (I'll show you a better picture) The two tank tops i got are from Victoria's Secret Pink, they were on sale and i couldn't resist them, sooo cute & only $4.99 ea! The purse and two nail polishes are from my best friend, she knows me too well, I'm all about studs! It doesn't matter what season it is, you will most certainly find them on me, We hung out the day after i went to the mall with my honey! 

Ain't she the cutest?! We drove around aimlessly doing nothing haha, no worries though we have fun doing anything :) We basically ate all day :x 

My birthday was a very bipolar day, my honeybear and i fought for the most of it over something pointless and stupid. We managed to still have a good day though and this was my birthday present from him!! Idk how long I've been wanting this omg, he just knows how to make me happy no matter what we're going through (●♡∀♡) Safe to say I've been addicted to this game and I'm always playing!

The day after my birthday, My honey and i went to the aquarium by me :) I wish i took picture during our time there, but it was very nice just spending time together without whipping out our phones to snap pictures! Later on we decided to take cutesy pictures and we took A LOT since I'm so picky hehe :x (btw, yes i went darker with my hair) HOW CUTE IS HE? Am I lucky or what?

These are some things I've gotten at the party from a couple family members! A cute Uni Palette which is like a Z palette only more durable and adorbs :) Then i got a gorg Kate Spade Bow bangle!

 There's a better picture of my mirror on my makeup desk, YES i know i'm in serious need of some muji drawers and a new vanity! But there's a time and place for that soon :D

These are the polishes my BFF gave me! you couldn't see it too well in the other picture, The one on

the left is Drops of Jade and the other is Iced Queen :)

Alright my pretties, This wasn't too bad right? Don't worry, I'm gonna go back to posting on the regular!

EmbraceYourWaist my beautiful ladies 

& Happy birthday to my sisters and whoever else shares the same day! xoxo

Don't tolerate men that don't cherish you!

Nothing makes me more pissed than a man who doesn't appreciate his woman, ESPECIALLY if his woman does nothing but cater to him! Ladies, don't deal with that bullshit. Someone like that shouldn't hold you back from all the love and respect you deserve or even be called a "man"! You need someone that makes you feel powerful and beautiful. Loves everything about you and wouldn't even dare verbally, physically, mentally and emotionally abuse you. I've seen so many women think they deserve this type of relationship and insist on staying because they won't find anyone better -__- Thinking negative isn't something that will help you leave an abusive relationship. You WILL find someone who will treat you like the queen you are, don't settle and don't tolerate any less than you deserve :D I've been in plenty of abusive relationships and i've always stayed longer than i should have and regretted it, mostly because i wasted my time on a person who never deserved it! If can grow the strength to leave, i know you can too. Keep in mind that you will go through more hurt, things will get worse before they get better. Not everything is going to go as you expect it and you just need to keep a positive mind, It took 2 years for me to finally start dating again, and here i am with a wonderful man. Who treats me better than i could ever ask for (●♡∀♡) Love yourself my beauties and stay sassy, it's worth it!

EmbraceYourSELF xoxo

Adventureland with the family today ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ

I almost forgot how much fun it is, to have quality family time.

 My Honeybear and I :D

Sisters :D

My sweet man, spent $55 trying to win me cute things :)

He also won me a Brobie plush!

EmbraceYourFamily xoxo