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Thursday, August 7, 2014
Thirsty Thursday
Confession, I love drinks. Alcoholic very rarely, but mostly non. I am that crazy person that will have 2 different drinks at a restaurant, water is a must then a tea or coke. I love fizzy drinks, flat drinks, weird drinks. Kombucha anyone? I have an addiction okay?
So today I wanted to share with you a few of my favorite easy summer drinks!
Lavender Water
So simple, in a gallon pitcher, filled 2/3 with cold water add 1 washed and sliced lemon, and about 10 sprigs of lavender. I pick mine fresh from the garden. Leave over night in the fridge. This makes a very delicately flavored drink, add a splash of simple syrup for sweetness if desired and a squeeze of lemon in each glass, and it becomes more like a floral lemonade. Made with seltzer it can be even more amazing.
Orange berry spritzer
In a shaker add 1 orange cut into wedegs 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup of frozen mixed berries and 1 cup of water. Shake for a few seconds. The Berries should not be broken or busted, if shaken while frozen. I then let it sit in the fridge for a few hours. Pour mixture into glasses top with ice and pour sparkling water over the top. The fruit should rise with the ice, so it won't clog a straw to much, I prefer to sip this without one though. This is also great mixed with instead of sparking water.
I hope you like these simple drinks as much as I do!
Happy Thirsty Thursday y'all!! Drink up!
Photo credit:
Photo from pintrest, original credit not found, if this is your image please let me know and I will credit you.
Thirsty?
So today I wanted to share with you a few of my favorite easy summer drinks!
Lavender Water
So simple, in a gallon pitcher, filled 2/3 with cold water add 1 washed and sliced lemon, and about 10 sprigs of lavender. I pick mine fresh from the garden. Leave over night in the fridge. This makes a very delicately flavored drink, add a splash of simple syrup for sweetness if desired and a squeeze of lemon in each glass, and it becomes more like a floral lemonade. Made with seltzer it can be even more amazing.
Orange berry spritzer
In a shaker add 1 orange cut into wedegs 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup of frozen mixed berries and 1 cup of water. Shake for a few seconds. The Berries should not be broken or busted, if shaken while frozen. I then let it sit in the fridge for a few hours. Pour mixture into glasses top with ice and pour sparkling water over the top. The fruit should rise with the ice, so it won't clog a straw to much, I prefer to sip this without one though. This is also great mixed with instead of sparking water.
I hope you like these simple drinks as much as I do!
Happy Thirsty Thursday y'all!! Drink up!
Photo credit:
Photo from pintrest, original credit not found, if this is your image please let me know and I will credit you.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Throw Back Thursday - 1945 Miss America
I want to share an awesome picture with y'all. It is of some of the contestants in the 1945 Miss America pageant.
There has been much talk about this picture in the last few weeks. Facebook comments ranging from sweet to absolutely disgusting. There even was a post about the lack of thigh gaps.
Thigh gaps...
Let's talk about that. If you are healthy and love your body, why does it matter if anyone else has a thigh gap? Do you have one? Great. Whatever the answer, great. You know why? Its your body and it does so many amazing things and having a thigh gap or not does not make it any less you or valuable. You are more then a thigh gap or lack there of.
Thigh gaps are currently what girls are told we are supposed to want. Super models have them and movie stars have them. And you too, 14 year old girl should have them. No. Today's standards of beauty will not last into the next century. By the time I have grandchildren the "look" will have changed.
You know what will never change? Being emotionality and physically healthy and loving yourself.
The ladies in this picture were and are beautiful. I am sure none of them ever thought almost 70 years later people would be talking about their thighs. Be happy you have legs to walk on and love your self!
Here is a link to the thigh gaps post and they list a source for this picture as reddit.
http://www.worldlifestyle.com/beauty-style/here-s-what-thigh-gaps-looked-like-in-1945
I do not own this photo!
There has been much talk about this picture in the last few weeks. Facebook comments ranging from sweet to absolutely disgusting. There even was a post about the lack of thigh gaps.
Thigh gaps...
Let's talk about that. If you are healthy and love your body, why does it matter if anyone else has a thigh gap? Do you have one? Great. Whatever the answer, great. You know why? Its your body and it does so many amazing things and having a thigh gap or not does not make it any less you or valuable. You are more then a thigh gap or lack there of.
Thigh gaps are currently what girls are told we are supposed to want. Super models have them and movie stars have them. And you too, 14 year old girl should have them. No. Today's standards of beauty will not last into the next century. By the time I have grandchildren the "look" will have changed.
You know what will never change? Being emotionality and physically healthy and loving yourself.
The ladies in this picture were and are beautiful. I am sure none of them ever thought almost 70 years later people would be talking about their thighs. Be happy you have legs to walk on and love your self!
Here is a link to the thigh gaps post and they list a source for this picture as reddit.
http://www.worldlifestyle.com/beauty-style/here-s-what-thigh-gaps-looked-like-in-1945
Shakeology and the weigh in that never happened.
I was supposed to start my shakeology journey on Monday and do a weigh in for y'all, so we can see how well it works. Well you see, the thing is.... I don't want to. I don't want to put my weight on here, no matter what I weigh, someone will have something negative to say about my experience and I'm just not ready for that.
And shakeology will not be happening. Yes, I did buy the 21 day fix kit, but the price of the shake mix (129.99$) is beyond out of control for a 30 serving bag.
I will however chronical that here if I feel like any of it is interesting. I'm still waiting on the kit to arrive, 2 day shipping my left foot!
I do need to lose weight its a fact. I want to do a cycling marathon, and I really need to get in better shape. My training is at a standstill and this is something I have set as a fitness goal for my self.
I hope all of you will stick around and see me through this!
And shakeology will not be happening. Yes, I did buy the 21 day fix kit, but the price of the shake mix (129.99$) is beyond out of control for a 30 serving bag.
I will however chronical that here if I feel like any of it is interesting. I'm still waiting on the kit to arrive, 2 day shipping my left foot!
I do need to lose weight its a fact. I want to do a cycling marathon, and I really need to get in better shape. My training is at a standstill and this is something I have set as a fitness goal for my self.
I hope all of you will stick around and see me through this!
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Things that annoy the crap out of me
Your laugh makes me hate you. You are supposed to be my best Monday through Friday 9 -5 friend. Yet somehow every time you through your head back and laugh.... I want to punch you in the neck. Hard. Its annoying as hell. Okay?
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Water Challenge
Today I'm starting a month of water, challenge. My goal is to drink at least two liters of water a day. I'm cutting out all sodas, juices, dairy, and coffee from my daily life for one month. I will allow my self unsweetened tea though, but I can't count it towards my water goals.
I want to see if I have any health or skin improvmnts. Any little thing you can do to try and get healthier, right??
I got this cool water jug, it came with a freezer cartridge and matching reusable ice cubes. Also it hold dunnn dunnn dunnnn...... Two liters of water! I'll be checking in with some skin pics and an accountability log for y'all! Happy water drinking!
I want to see if I have any health or skin improvmnts. Any little thing you can do to try and get healthier, right??
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Nothing, but Sewing and Shakeology
I had big plans for posting today, but I come empty handed. I have been down with a cold and strep all week and just feel like poo. I did do something neat this week though. I got a brand new embroidery machine from Amazon. It arrived last night, once I get it up and running I will share that with you guys.
It's a Brother PE500 http://
Also, I'm starting the 21 day fix and Shakeology on Monday. Definitely will be sharing that here as well. I will be doing a weigh in on Monday and we can go though this together!
If any of y'all want to talk about sewing or weight loss, two totally mismatched subjects, please comment below! This is my life, things don't always just go together, but you make it work. Life is not divided into little blog posts, it comes all at once, right in your face.
It's a Brother PE500 http://
Photo from brother.com
I am so excited, I'm going to monogram everything y'all, even my unmentionables. Just kidding....or maybe not.Also, I'm starting the 21 day fix and Shakeology on Monday. Definitely will be sharing that here as well. I will be doing a weigh in on Monday and we can go though this together!
If any of y'all want to talk about sewing or weight loss, two totally mismatched subjects, please comment below! This is my life, things don't always just go together, but you make it work. Life is not divided into little blog posts, it comes all at once, right in your face.
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