Tuesday Tangents

Happy Tuesday Friends!! Have I mentioned how awesome all my readers are? I love to read all your sweet comments and then stalk your blogs :) So thank you!

Ok. Tuesday Tangents. This is the time where I put completely random things in a post... kinda like miscellany Monday but well... I was busy yesterday so I'm doing it today. If you want to see the creator of Tuesday Tangents (Janae) click here :)

1) I have 2 new favorite foods. Salad & Strawberry shortcake. I love Michigan summers because it's a season of really fresh produce and farmers markets. Delicious :)

2) Last Thursday I helped my Mom move. Nothing serious, her and my step-dad sold our previous cottage and we still had some things to clear out. The best thing about being the only kid to help move is I got first dibs on things! Check out that counter full of dishes... ALL MINE!!! My Mom is shipping them to Las Vegas for me!

3) Yesterday I went shopping with my Mom & my 2nd cousin Karen (She's like my Grandma). I love spending time with these 2 women, they are both strong, courageous, and wonderful role models. While shopping Karen picked me up this awesome platter as an early birthday gift!

4) Lastly, If it is too hot for my Iphone to not work then I think it's too hot to do anything... sadly the world disagrees. Thankfully the town that I teach in is awesome and sells diet coke in glass bottles. #mademyday

What are some tangents in your life right now?



XO :)

Sunday Social Week 2

Happy Sunday All!! Phew did this weekend FLY by... thankfully I get a shopping day with my beautiful Mamma and her cousin (Karen) tomorrow :) But back to today... I'm linking up with the beautiful Neely & Ashley for Sunday Social!

Favorite movie of all time? This is an easy one for me... A Walk to Remember & Because I said so. I think Mandy Moore is a great actress in these and I love the plot lines. Plus the rest of the cast is great in these films. I watch them at least once a week :)

Favorite movie quote? "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."-Ferris Bueller

Best movie to watch for a girls night in? Never Been Kissed & Legally Blonde. Romance & comedy in both of these and can't get any better :)

Best breakup movie? (500) Days of Summer. I adore this movie. Great leading actors, great plot and it truly is a breakup movie.

Favorite celeb eye candy? Channing Tatum. Pure gorgeousness!!

Which movie stars closet would you want to raid? Zooey Deschanel & Sarah Jessica Parker. I love how they are simple, chic and fun. Plus they don't feel it necessary to show every body part!

Baking, Baking, Just Keep Baking

Ok. So I'm not completely stressed but when I start to feel the need to relax I like to cook and bake. Yep, I've always been this way. I was the one in high school bringing treats in all the time because I loved to spend time in the kitchen. And although my kitchen has greatly decreased in size and utensils (harsh reality moving out of the parents house!) I still love to spend time in it.

Here are some recent recipes that I've made and have really enjoyed. I love to make nut mixes because they are healthier fats and very filling. These spiced nuts are great on their own or mixed with salads. The cookies are from one of my students and so tasty! They are sweet without being too sweet.

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1DZVnan6aLvintPjBeuCQbEzB7R3Qv3eRl0jzFeX1ktA

Here are also some goodies I've made that were inspired from Pinterest

What are you up to this Saturday? Don't forget to link up with Neely tomorrow for Sunday Social!!

Happy Baking :)

June Yoga Challenge Week 2 & Nail Files

It's Friday. I'm not nearly as excited about it as I was last week. I'm working 12 hours today and 6 hours tomorrow. Granted I have an easy job (I'm a student monitor at a library/computer lab) but I see the beautiful weather, my parent's going up north, and my to-do list a mile long and it's the last place I want to be. Oh well gotta make the $$ somehow!

2 good things about Fridays are my link-ups with Courtney & Vicki!

You can see last week's link-up here. If you haven't seen this around the bloggy world it's a great challenge and you can get the deets here. Courtney created it and you can set your own rules which is nice because we're all at different levels. My challenge is to do yoga 3x/week.

What I did this week:
(2) sessions of Jillian Michael's Yoga Slimdown. I really like this video because it does add cardio and I always feel the burn.

(1) I did Do Yoga With Me again. I love this website because you can choose your difficulty, length, style and teacher and they give you a ton of free "classes". I did the beginner's Yoga for Leg Strength and really enjoyed it. I'm lucky to have a Wii so I could watch it online through that but if you have to watch it on your computer it might be a little difficult. I highly recommend the site though!

This week I didn't do any new videos for the challenge. The week flew by and I went with what I knew. I hope to challenge myself more this coming week and try a Barre3 session that Courtney recommended. Maybe I'll even win her giveaway and try some new videos ;) I'm definitely seeing an improvement in my flexibility and mentally it was a great stress reliever. Join the challenge if you haven't already!!

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 I'm still rockin the mani/pedi from last week. My sister told me that once "you go shellac, you won't go back" and I'm thinking she's right. Even though I have some new growth the polish hasn't chipped and still looks really good. Totally worth the $5 extra dollars!

 P.S Please don't forget to follow me on Google Friend Connect I'm loving all the new followers and like to read your blogs!!

Currently V.2

Hey Friends! I'm linking up with Jenn @ Perfectly Imperfect for another "Currently". I love these posts because my "currently" is always changing :)

current book(s)

I JUST started Sloppy Firsts by Megan Mccafferty. I'm excited to start a new series and I really enjoy her books.

current playlist

I've been jamming out to my 90's station and Call Me Maybe station on Pandora.

current color

As always Spartan Green and pink :)

 current food

Anything chinese. Thankfully my Mom made Oriental Chicken Salad tonight... Delish!

current favorite show(s)

Franklin & Bash, SYTYCD, and ABC Family Coms :)

current needs

SLEEP!

current banes of my existence

Packing for Las Vegas & wanting to leave Mi but can't :(... till July 18th

current celebrity crush

I'm LOVING Daren Kagasoff from American Teenager. He's just too cute!

current #1 blessing

My parents. They've provided me with so much <3

current indulgence

A little too much adult beverages and sun this past weekend!

Working Out Outfit/Relax wear by arielle1368 featuring Old Navy

current outfit

My fave tempo shorts from Old Navy

current excitement

Being $100 away from purchasing a new IPAD! :)

current mood

Sad. As you're reading this I'm packing up my family's old cabin. It's not that old but we got a new one and I really miss the old one and the people.

current favorite quote or verse

whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. ⁹ Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:8-9

 

current wishlist item

New Ipad

current favorite product(s)

My Iphone. I'm really obsessed with it. It's sad. 

"It's Ok" Thursday

Phew we've made it to Thursday! Once again I'm linking up with Amber & Neely for "It's Ok" Thursday :)

It's Ok

That I'm writing this post at 12:15am on Wednesday Night

I'm stressing out that it won't post because I have it scheduled and will be checking it compulsively

I took a day off work to help my Mom move the last few things from our old cabin

To look through things and claim them before my siblings do!

That I'm more & more excited each day to move and get OUT OF HERE! 

To realize that my Mom is sad I'm leaving and not mention it as often

I didn't tell everyone in bloggy world it was my Mom's birthday on Tuesday (She doesn't do social media)

To let people go who are holding me back

To be SO SO SO excited to be with Christine in 33 days!! (I can't wait for a mani/pedi friend)

To love my family & close friends so much it hurts sometimes

To enjoy blogging so much :)

What's ok in your life? Link-up and share!

WILW & Oh Pinteresting

I adore Wednesdays because I get to do two of my favorite link-ups! It is with Jamie and it's called WILW. You just simply put "What I'm Loving"... so easy!! I'm also linking up with Michelle  for Oh Pinteresting to show what I'm loving... killing 2 blogs with one post ;)

I'm Loving & Pinning

Spending time with my favorite babe

These fun workouts to mix things up

These awesome prints from Brittany Garner's Etsy Shop

And I'm loving that I'm only 34 days away until I move to LV :)

What are you loving this Wednesday or Pinteresting?? Link up and share!