than thirty five amazing life hacks and DIYs that can change your life!

Hey loves! Today's video is one of my most requested ones so I'm super excited about

I'm going to show you my morning routine for days when I have a bit more time, and

I don't have to wake up and run out the door. I also included a bunch of DIYs and life hacks

that I use in the morning and that I totally think you should try too. It's like

the best workout, nail art, beauty, food and other life hacks mixed into the morning routine.

So I can't wait to share with you all of these secrets - lets just get started.

No matter how harsh or painful my wake up call may be, what instantly puts me in a good

mood in the morning, is having a motivating and uplifting quote near my bed. Seeing this

canvas painting reminds me that I should be thankful for another day and that I need to

make the most of it. To make this beautiful wall art, start by coloring the background

in blue. I wanted to make a nice gradient – so I'm coloring the top half of the canvas

in light blue, while on the bottom part I am using even lighter blue shade. Blend the

two colors in the middle to get a smooth transition. Leave the paint to dry completely and start

sketching your design with a pencil. You can totally skip this step, but I am terrible

at free hand painting so I would mess it up for sure. When you're happy with your sketched

design, simply color it like you do in a coloring book. Red balloon is done, time for

the pink one. To make the edges neat I recommend laying your elbow on the table and to move the

brush slowly. You can draw any design on your motivational canvas. Just choose something

that makes you happy and puts you in a great mood. It could be your favorite city or your

pet – anything you love about life. All of my 6 balloons are colored and looking gorgeous.

In order to keep this happy bunch together we need to tie them, right? I am using a silver

pen to draw a string to each balloon. Drawing thin lines like these with a paint brush would

be way to difficult. A final touch is a big red bow, because who doesn't like bows? To

write a quote I am using my black permanent marker because writing with a paint brush

calls for a disaster. At least for me. I decided to write Adventure is out there on my painting.

Seeing this in the morning reminds me that every day is a treasure and I have to make

the most of it. OK, the world is waiting, so let's get ready and start this day!

If I feel like a good girl I make my bed, but this doesn't happen every day. Next I

head to the bathroom to brush my teeth. I got a very cool life hack to show you. This

one is especially handy when travelling, when you don't have a glass or a pot to put your

toothbrush in. You don't want to lay your toothbrush on a counter, which can be unhygienic.

A great solution is to use a laundry pin! Clip it on your toothbrush like this and place

it on the counter. Pretty smart, huh?

I like to workout in the morning so I quickly change into my sporty clothes and head to

the kitchen. Today I decided to make a mojito - without the alcohol of course.

I squeeze the juice of half a lime and pour it into my drinking bottle. I also like to throw in

a couple of lime slices.

We cannot miss the mint. Mint gives such a nice fresh scent and

taste to your drinks. Lastly add some water or sparkling water. Be careful if you're using

sparkling water because as you can see it, can be pretty aggressive. Got to pour it into

my drinking bottle and my yummy virgin mojito is all ready. I need to eat something to give

me energy before my workout so I made these yogurt berry popsicles the evening before.

They are a perfect healthy breakfast on the go and they are extremely easy to make!

Take some fruit - I am using raspberries and blueberries - and mush it quickly with a fork. Get your

popsicle molds ready and pop in a tablespoon of yogurt. I'm using the Greek version. Then,

grab a tablespoon of blueberries and add them on top. Make another yogurt layer. Time to

add the raspberries, which are one of my favorite fruits. Finish your popsicles with a spoonful

of yogurt. Place the lids on and pop these yummy treats into the freezer overnight. The next

morning, you have a delicious breakfast on the go, ready! Another plus is that they look

amazing on pictures. Especially in the summer I like to go out, grab my bike and eat the

popsicle whilst strolling in the fresh air. I have to put my hair into a pony tail when

working out, otherwise it just drives me crazy. But some hair elastics can be harsh, pulling

and breaking your hair. An amazing life hack is to make your own hair elastic from an old

nylon sock. Cut the top edge of the socks and you have the softest and most gentle elastic

that your hair will love. Finally, I'm ready to do some cycling. It feels so nice to be

able to go out now when it's warmer. In the winter I always do my workout in the living

room because it's freezing outside. After my cardio, I like to stop and do some strength

training. If you want your strength exercises to be more effective, grab some weights. You

can easily make them yourself. Fill two bottles with sand or water and you have a new pair

of weights in no time! Now your squats will be even more effective. Another squat tip

is to slightly point your toes out. This way you are also training your inner thighs. Keeping

hydrated during the day is super important whether you are working out or not. Let me

tell you - this lime mint drink is so delicious, you need to try it! When I feel like I've

done enough of sports for the day I cycle back home. I don't work out every single day,

but lately I've been trying to do it at least 2 times per week.

Before taking a shower I apply a thick layer of vaseline on my face. My skin gets red quickly

and hot showers aggravate the condition. Applying vaseline before shower locks in the moisture

and prevents your skin from getting dry and irritated. This hack has totally saved my

skin and I really recommend you trying it out! By the way, how cool is this popsicle

shower sponge?! While I'm washing my hair let me share the most important hair

hacks. Apply your shampoo only on your scalp, because this is where the hair gets oily and

needs a proper cleanse. From your ears down apply the conditioner to hydrate the your hair.

Rinse with a bit colder water to diminish frizz and to make your hair look shiny and

pretty! I like to wash my face the last thing in the shower still using colder water to

prevent irritation. An oil based face wash works best for my sensitive skin.

When it comes to drying your hair try to use a cotton t-shirt instead of a towel

It works wonders in diminishing the frizz. Most of the days I let my hair dry naturally. But,

when using the hair dryer always put it on the cold air setting. A great tip for getting

more volume is to flip your head upside down when blow-drying. This gives you so much volume,

it's crazy! Normally I have the part on my right side and my hair looks quite flat that

way. For the days when I want extra volume I make my part on the left and boom – tons

of volume. Sometimes I like to pin my hair to keep it off my face, but I don't have any

pretty pins. No problem because here is a super easy DIY that will make all your bobby

pins look amazing! All you need are some plain hair pins and nail polish. You know how pretty

bobby pins are so much more expensive than the plain ones. Now you can buy them for cheap

and then customize them to your liking. If you want to make dotted bobby pins simply

dip a toothpick or dotting tool into the polish and make dots all along the pin. Now tell

me if this is the best DIY you've ever seen. So useful and done in seconds!

I got kind of obsessed and made a bunch of these. Try using metallic and glitter polish

too – your bobby pins will look amaze-balls!

OK, hair is done and I love it.

Time to sort out my nails. I don't paint them every morning but I like to do it once every

week or so. After applying a base coat, I'm painting my middle finger and pinky with a

minty blue polish. On the pointer and thumb I'm going for corally pink. To make a glittery

statement nail apply two coats of metallic gold on the ring finger. Today I am going

for colorful leopard print inspired nails, and I'm gonna share with you some of my top

nail art hacks along the way. Instead of applying chunky glitter polish with a brush, try doing

it with a sponge! You would need a lot of coats using a polish brush if you'd want to

get this glitter opacity, while with a sponge you get it right away. For the leopard design

start by wiping the brush of your white polish really well. Make a few white patches allover

the middle finger nail like this. A great hack is to apply white before layering different

polish colors. Every color looks much more vibrant with white underneath. I actually

want my patches to be corally pink, so we're going to apply it on top of white. Take a

toothpick and snip away the pointy tip. Dip it into darker blue polish and there you have

a DIY dotting tool. Make small dots close together around the pink patches. Don't go

all around but rather make little brackets and c shapes like this. I like leopard nails

because you literally can't mess it up. The shapes have to be all a bit different and

imperfect. In the end make some dots to fill up the empty spaces. I decided to leave my

pointer and pinky in one solid color and only added a blue dot like this. On the thumb I

am doing the same leopard design as on my middle finger, only switching up the colors.

See how vibrant this blue is on top of white?! I Love it! Dip your toothpick in dark blue

and use the dotting motion to draw some brackets and some c shapes around the light blue patches.

Make a few dots here and there to fill up the empty spaces. Finish your manicure with

a clear top coat to seal the designs and add some shine. How beautiful are these nails

right? I like how easy these were to make plus no special tools were needed except for

the toothpick. Even if you never tried nail art before, you gotta give this one a go.

I love painting my nails but I hate waiting for my nail polish to dry. A great hack to

make the polish dry faster is to dip your fingers in the ice cold water. That's it my

nails are all done looking rather epic, so it's time to move on to makeup!

Before starting with makeup I like to exfoliate and prep my lips. I made this pretty lip scrub

myself. Here's how. I'm making a rainbow scrub so I need 4 containers. Put one tablespoon

of sugar in each container. Add half a teaspoon of olive oil. Optionally you can put in a

few drops of flavoring and scent – I went for strawberry and peppermint. Lastly add

some food coloring into each container – I chose green, yellow, blue and red. Mix well

until all the ingredients are nicely combined. Pour the scrub mixtures into a little jar

or any other container of your choice. In goes my green scrub, followed by the blue layer

Here comes yellow scrub and lastly the red one.

How pretty it looks with all

the colored layers! This could make for a gorgeous gift as well, but I'm keeping it

for myself. I like to rub it on my lips to exfoliate them. Wipe the scrub away or simply

eat it because this is completely edible. I'm applying on a bit of lip balm and my lips

are all prepped. For my face I like using the cushion foundations, which are becoming

very popular lately. They give such a natural and glowy finish to my skin. I don't want

no dark circles so I'm applying concealer on the inner corners of my eyes. To define

those eyes I like to swipe some brown shadow on the crease using a fluffy blending brush.

On the lid I'm first applying some white base using my finger. This makes your lid shadow

pop much more giving you brighter and more awake look. On top of the white base I'm popping

light pink-ish eyeshadow using the sponge applicator that came with the palette. Smudging

some black shadow on the top lash-line makes the lashes look fuller while keeping that

natural look. Before curling the lashes, warm your eyelash curler using a blow-dryer. The

logic is the same as with the hot tools that we use for styling our hair. The lash curl

will be more pronounced and will last much longer. If your mascara is a bit old and the

brush is getting clumpy, don't stress out! Place the brush under the warm running

water for 10 seconds and the brush will be as clean as new. If the mascara itself has

dried out you can dip it into a glass filled with warm water and wait for 10 seconds. The

heat will soften up the product and you'll get many more use of your favorite mascara.

You can see how much I love this pinky blush – I am almost out of it! For the lips I

chose this pretty corally pink lipstick. A cool hack, which makes your lips appear fuller

is using some light shadow, concealer or powder on the center of your lips. Another way to

fuller looking lips is making your own plumping lip gloss. Just drip a few drops of peppermint

oil into your lip gloss and shake it well. Apply it on, and boom – lips look plumpier

and prettier. Alright, my makeup is all done and I can finally head to the kitchen to make

myself a real tasty breakfast.

I like eating fruit in the morning so I'm first gonna make myself a fruit salad. Recently