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Five Things Friday #4

February 7, 2014

Happy Happy Friday Everyone! Read along as I join Clare in Five Things Friday!

5 Things I’m Loving…

I have so many polishes but right now this one is my favorite. When I am unsure of what I want to wear I reach for Deborah Lippmann “Happy Birthday.” It’s fun but not obnoxious!

Lately I’ve found whenever I am craving something sweet if I drink this tea it really helps to satisfy that need. Peppermint and Licorice is good for you and it taste sweet so it kind of tricks my body without reaching for chocolate which is what I really want to do. 🙂

For about a week now I’ve been revisiting some old favorites from Arcade Fire. I had really forgotten how much I loved their music. It is hard to pick a favorite because I really love so many of their songs but I’ve been playing this one a lot lately!

http://youtu.be/9xHnE3tsIc8

Quinoa is one of my favorite and one of the most versatile foods I enjoy! I basically use it anywhere I would use rice and I also enjoy it in salads and kale scrambles that I make. Honestly there are not many places that I wouldn’t use it.

Anyone who knows me knows that one of my favorite shows to watch is House Hunters, but lately I am equally hooked on Island Hunters that started about a month ago on HGTV. Now I am a little obsessed with figuring out how we can own our very own private island! Talk about AWESOME! eek! It’s great to have goals right! 🙂

Photo Credit: iujaz via Compfight cc

5 links…

BBQ Chicken Quinoa Salad – I’ve already professed my love for quinoa, I can’t wait to make this recipe!

8 Things Your Brain Does Wrong Everyday – How do biases affect the way you view yourself and the world?

50 Things To Let Go of Before Your Next Birthday – Today is the perfect day to start letting go!

6 Pieces of Wisdom Designed to Help You Focus on the Here and Now – A few quotes to remind us to be more mindful and in the present moment.

26 Totally Awesome Ways to Make Guacamole Even More Delicious – Yes! Yes! and Yes! Although truth be told it would be hard to find a way I wouldn’t eat guacamole I love it so much!

Have an Awesome weekend guys!

Let’s Chat:

What are 2 things you hope to accomplish this weekend? Clean out some closets and I really want to try the Cauliflower Crust recipe that I posted about awhile ago!

Five Things Friday #3

January 31, 2014

Happy Friday! Today I am linking up with Clare for Five Things Friday!

five links…

Dark Chocolate Avocado Cookies

I made these on Wednesday and they are seriously amazing. The only thing I did was add 1/2 tsp of xanthan gum, the recipe didn’t call for it but since it’s gluten free xanthan gum helps with the texture.

Want To Feel More Connected To Your Partner? Try This Simple Practice

Some great tips to put into practice.

5 Core-Strengthening Moves for Yoga-Ready Abs

Great moves to get your core ready!

3 Surprising Benefits of Echinacea

Do you take Echinacea?

16 Major Advantages to Being a Book Lover

It hurts me so bad when I hear someone say that they do not like to read. I truly feel so sorry for them.

five juices I’ve made…

This one has… 1 grapefruit, 1 carrot, 3 stalks of celery, 1 inch of ginger root, 1 inch of turmeric root

This one has… 1 apple, 1/2 lemon, 1/2 lime, 1 cucumber, 3 stalks of celery, 3 stalks of kale, and a handful of parsley

This one is… 1/2 grapefruit, 4 stalks celery, 1 inch turmeric root, 1 inch ginger root

This one had a bite… 3 stalks mustard greens, 1 cucumber, and 1 apple

This juice consists of 1 beet, 1 inch of ginger, 1/2 lemon and 3 stalks of celery

If you don’t already be sure and follow me on Instagram, I post alot more photos and recipes on there. I also just added a Bloglovin and Twitter link on this page so be sure and check that out!

Let’s Chat:

Do you like to make fresh juice, if so how often? I love it, I only do it once a day (in the morning) simply because I HATE cleaning the juicer. 🙂

What is the last thing you ate? A big bowl of chili, which was perfect in this icy cold weather!

Have a GREAT weekend!

Five Things Friday #2

January 24, 2014

Hi guys it’s Friday and I’m joining Clare again for her Five Things Friday linkup! Be sure and check out her page!

five quotes….

I just love good inspirational quotes!

five things I ate…

Veggie Bowl from Chipotle

veggies, brown rice, pico and guac! What’s not to like!

Snacking on some Cherries. It was $10 for this small bag but they are such an awesome treat!

I am all about getting my Probiotics so I picked up a bag of Ginger Beet Kraut over the weekend. We won’t talk about the 1 2 Krispy Kreme doughnuts I ate a few minutes after the Kraut.

I thought Whole Foods had stopped selling these brownies which was kind of sad because I got hooked on them over the summer but I’m happy to say that I discovered they just moved them to the frozen section! So I may have picked one up! 🙂

This Chocolate is AMAZING! I’m been wanting to try it forever and finally to pick a bar up last weekend. Honey + Dark Chocolate = Happiness

five things I’m loving…

This book…I think it brings out the sociologist in me. 🙂 I’m about 50 pages in and it is fantastic!

Took a trip to Sephora last weekend and came out with a new eyeliner and shadow. Been using them for a week and I love them both. I wanted a very natural looking liner and Urban Decay Smog fits the bill. I went in to look at the Naked 3 Palette but I just wasn’t sure I wanted to spend $52 on eyeshadow. I thought I would buy one of the single shadows from Urban Decay to see what I thought. Well it’s amazing so…….Naked 3 might have to happen one day soon! 🙂

Relaxing and enjoying some tea! During the winter I think I do this about 4 times a day!

Stopped in at Ikea on Tuesday when we were on our way home from SC. I could spend all day there, but we had to make it a quick stop since we were traveling. Still had a great time and picked up a few items 😉 I mean has anyone ever gone into Ikea and not bought something….I think it is impossible!

Improvement! I love when I can actually see it, great motivation.

Let’s Chat:

Any fun plans this weekend? We were on the go last weekend so I think this weekend will mostly be spent at home catching up on things.

Do you sleep in on the weekends? My body clock usually does not allow this. I am pretty much programmed to get up at the same time everyday.

Have a GREAT weekend!

Five Things Friday

January 17, 2014

Hi guys! I thought I would have some fun and join Fitting It All In with her five things friday linkup! Here we go….

five things I ate….

1. Dried Kimchi from Trader Joe’s

2. This delicious dinner (Chicken breast with mushrooms and onions and red wine sauce, guac and red pepper strips)

3. Kale and Lentil Salad

4. I decided to switch it up one morning for breakfast. Instead of my usual juice I cooked an egg with onion and bell pepper over millet toast.

5. I experimented with this smoothie/pudding recipe (I’ll post it once I perfect it)

five things I’m loving….

1.Yoga, I am so loving taking time for this each day. It is a challenge mentally and physically sometimes but then it also feels good and at times very relaxing. This is me practicing the Crow Pose.

2. My Benefit They’re Real Mascara, hands down the best mascara that I’ve tried!

3. Melissa’s Lentils – I have used these so much lately. They taste delicious and all I do is steam them!

4. This little girls imagination! She is so good at pretending, love it!

5. I picked up this Theo chocolate bar at Whole Foods and it so good. I love that for dark chocolate it still has a creamy texture and of course with sea salt…what’s not to love.

five things I want to try….

1. Cauliflower Pizza Crust – I have my eye on this recipe from The Tasty Kitchen

2. This smoothie…thanks instagram!

3. This concealer for under the eyes!

4. These cookies from How Sweet It Is

Salted Mudslide Cookies

5. I do not own any of Urban Decay’s Naked Palettes but I really want to try this one

I hope you all are having a fantastic Friday! Yay, for the weekend!!

Let’s Chat:

What are 2 fun things you have planned for this weekend? We are leaving to go to SC, so I’m sure we will have fun shopping, great food and my 2 kiddos will have alot of fun activities planned the next several days!