Moving On: A Sparkle Of Grace

Hello All!

I haven't posted on here in almost two years, and I wasn't planning on posting on here ever again, but I recently discovered that quite a few people or still visiting and reading the content that I have on here. So I thought it was high time that I let you all know where you can find me now.

On December 29, 2016, I launched A Sparkle Of Grace, a whole new blog on a whole new platform, that is why I stopped posting content on The New Old Fashioned Girl.

Check out A Sparkle Of Grace 

You can also check out my Instagram.

A Sparkle Of Grace is very much like The New Old Fashioned Girl but I have learned a lot over the past four years of blogging that it is more of what I would want it to be.

Gift Guide: For Him

I got to thinking recently(I do that sometimes) that most if not all or you lovely people are female, and probably have a variety of different guys in you life. Whether it be brothers, fathers, cousins, husbands, or that guy at work you are assigned to get a gift for, we all have them, and their not always easy to shop for, which I found out for sure after taking a poll (100% said I was right)
So I decided to put together a little list of things, that I don't think most guys have but would probably all like.

 Qshell Bluetooth Beanie $34.99

This is such a good idea! I think this would be great for the brothers in your life. It leaves your hands free, and there is no wire to mess with.

Sappywoon Spy Camera Eyeglasses $62.99

This is a video camera that looks like regular eyeglasses! How much more fun could they be? These are very impractical but very fun, definitely a step up from those mirrored spy glassed we used to have.

RAK Magnetic Wristband $19.99

This would be perfect for the handy man, or really any man who doesn't like losing things. I can think of many times this would have been aprecated in our household,

Joosr Subscription $24.78

This subscription is really, really cool! I mean who wouldn't want the gift of never ending books?  Joosr caters to the busy and those who love to read but don't have the time, by giving them well written easy to read summaries of the best non-fiction books. Each book takes about  twenty minutes to read, so none of that lugging a book around for weeks.

Joosr is also offering a free yearly subscription with every gift purchase, so you can get an amazing gift while giving one.

INSIDEgift Ipad Case $130+

This is bit higher priced, but really! How gorgeous is this handmade leather IPad folio? INSIDEgift is a beautiful Esty shop, they have lots of beautiful stuff, so I would highly recommend checking them out.

Yurbuds Ironman Series Earbuds $24.95

I have a pair of these ear buds, and they are AMAZING! They never fall out, and they're super comfortable. Everybody needs good ear buds, its a fact of life.

There are just a few ideas, the possibilities are endless.
When it comes to buying gifts I just have to wait for inspiration to hit, and if it never hits then there are always Amazon gift cards.

Who is the hardest person in your life to find a gift for?
Would you buy any of these items for a gift?
Anna.

Dealing With Daily Headaches

I have been thinking about writing this post for quite some time now, but have not been quite sure how to but it in a positive way. The fact that I have daily headaches is something I don't really like to dwell on, but I know I'm not the only one that has them and if any of the little things I have found that help me could help anyone else I don't think it's quite fair for me to keep them to myself.
So I thought I would share a few of the thing that I have found to help me get through the day with some sanity left at the end of it.
By the way my computer is still down, so if this post is a bit choppy please forgive.

Drink plenty of water.

This is pretty self explanatory, if you are well hydrated you will be less susceptible to any kind of ailment.

Don't sit in the sun unless absolutely you have to.

Now this can be quite hard, especially in the summer, so if I know I will be spending time in the sun I will bring a big floppy hat and sunglasses. 

Sunglasses are your best friend.

I wear my sunglasses everywhere, sometime even inside. I am very sensitive to light so there is really no way I can go anywhere with out them. Thankfully sunglasses are adorable, so it is fun too.

 Try not to spend to much time on the computer.

Again this comes from the light sensitivity, and as a blogger I spend a good deal of time on my computer, so if you are sitting at you computer and you find that the light is getting at bit much for you get up and do something else, but if you have a deadline to get something done, try putting on you sunglasses , yes you may feel a bit silly but it does work and that's what counts.

Be careful picking out things like perfume and scented candles.

I have found that some scent and smells bother me, and some don't.  So before you decide to buy that expensive perfume try to get you hands on a sample, you can usually tell pretty quickly if it will work for you or not.

You will learn to like black coffee.

This is something I have been very successful at, and it is now the only way I take regular coffee. The main reason for using coffee for a kind of treatment is that I have noticed that a large number of headache medicines contain caffeine, and since I don't like taking meds unless I absolutely have to this seemed like the better way.

keep lavender near you at all times.

I have a lavender mist that I keep in my room, a bottle of lavender oil that goes with me pretty much everywhere, and a lavender eye mask that I keep in the freezer for emergencies.

Try to avoid loud noise, like loud music  

I listen to music all the time, and I'm definitely not saying to stop, I actually have found the right kind of music to be helpful and soothing.

Don't let your headache get you down.

What I mean by this is, don't let the fact that you aren't feeling well make you unhappy or depressed. I feel verey blessed never to have suffered from depression, but I do have a surious countenance which often leads people to think I an grumpy or unhappy, which is rarelly the case. 

Don't forget to smile.

I know this probably won't help a headache, but when I have a bad one somtimes my smile dosn't want to work, makeing me look rather blank or grumpy. So finetune those acting skills, and look like you have a personality.

I know some of these things might seem a bit dumb, but hey, they have helped me. 

I have also been keeping a headache diary at the advise of my doctor,I've been using an app called ecoHeadache. It's a really interesting app, it lets you enter lots of inforemation that I never would have even thought about before. 

Do you have any suggestions for how to cope with this sort of things? 

If you do please let me know in the comments so I can try them out. 

Do you like this kind of post? or do you prefer my normal ramblings?

I hope you have a wonderful week.

Anna.