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Friday, May 25

Watermelon Margarita


Recently I have been obsessed with watermelon. I've been eating it by the bowl full (and peeing more than ever, TMI?).

Anyway,  I remembered this restaurant I used to work at that made a fabulous watermelon margarita and since margaritas pretty much scream summer to me (and it's darn hot here in LA) thus came my version of this tasty drink.



*Recipe written for one drink, but you could add more if making for multiples.

INGREDIENTS:
-frozen watermelon (about 2 cups)
-Skinnygirl margarita (or just any margarita mix, also yummy is fresh squeezed lemon/lime but I'm not into all that work in the summer)
-extra tequila (if you like)
-salt
-lime, lemon or orange

DIRECTIONS:

{Pre-Prep} First you'll need to chop up your watermelon into small pieces. Please be careful as these delicious beasts are quite awkward to chop. Once chopped scatter onto a non-stick cookie sheet (or lightly spray sheet first) and put in the freezer. {**this step is important so that the pieces freeze separately instead of as one huge clump} Transfer to a storage container once frozen to keep in freezer for future uses. 

1. Place about 2 cups of frozen watermelon in blender (more or less depending on how many people ate indulging).

2. Add Skinnygirl margarita (or your choice of sweet and sour type mix) until the liquid just almost covers all the watermelon.

3. Add tequila (if you weren't using the Skinnygirl OR if you want a little more kick).

4. Blend on high.

5. Use lime (lemon or orange good too) to coat the edge of your glass and dip in cocktail salt.

6. Pour delicious margarita into your fav glass (mine is mason) and ENJOY!

Monday, May 21

Happy Monday

I feel like working two jobs always means that the weekends go by so FAST! I'm usually trying to relax, spend time with my man, clean the house, catch up on emails, make shop orders or attend lots of crazy events!
Getting ready for the dreaded pub shift

But yesterday I really wanted to take a day off from everything and just have fun. So where to go in California for fun? Well Six Flags Magic Mountain of course!

We slept in till about 9am, grabbed delicious empanadas from Red Ribbon bakery (if you haven't had these an live close to one of these bakeries I highly recommend you get your booty there and eat some) and then headed out to the park.

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Now I'll admit, the park IS in the middle of the desert and I hadn't fully thought through exactly HOW hot it would be or that we'd literally have sweat dripping between our boobs (oh wait, that was probably just me) BUT nonetheless it felt great just to be outside and flying through the air on some pretty crazy coasters.


There's something I just adore about being at an amusement park. Feeling like a kid with no worries or fears and just feeling the adrenaline and excitement pump through you as you travel quickly through the air. It just makes me so happy.

Enjoying a frozen lemonade, soaking wet


AND to be there with my fella, NOT talking about work and hearing his laughs as we fly upside down… well that's just pure joy.


 And although we lost a pair of sunglasses on the rapid ride, couldn't stomach a FULL day of coasters like when we were younger and had to wait in some hot lines; it was TOTALLY worth it to just let go.

Oh and the sushi date we had when we got home was pretty amazing too! I just adore spending a day with my man, acting like a kid and not worrying about anything else.

Cause in the end, these are the days we'll remember and talk about.

Thursday, May 10

Introducing..... Hoop Art

Owning an Etsy shop is quite an interesting experience. You pour your heart and soul into creating beautiful works of art to sell to others and hope they love them as greatly as you. As I say, "Do what you love, love what you do."



Well when I started my shop I was thrilled about the pieces I was creating. Beautiful hair clips and headbands for lovely ladies and children. And each one I made, I was so excited to list and send home to someone, for them to adore also.



But it doesn't always work that way. Items weren't selling like I had hoped and I lost my spirit for creating for a bit.

But then something happened. I started crafting again for fun. I did a few projects here and there for friends and even sold a couple pieces. Encouraging words were shared and I felt excited about creating pieces for others again.

So I'd like to introduce....


Beautiful Blendings Custom Hoop Art

Only $15 for a custom design


Only $20 for a custom design

Only $25 for a custom design

Only $30 for a custom design


I hope you are as excited about this new venture as I am. If you are interested in your own custom hoop design... just click on any of the pictures to be taken to listing for that size. Or just visit my shop.

I'd love it if you shared this with someone you love.  Thanks for your support friends!
Xo.

Saturday, April 28

Rent your Books! Oh yes.

I have my Bachelor's degree. I don't really talk about that much here because quite frankly... I don't actually use my degree much. Ha. I have a B.A. in Human Development and Family Sciences: Early Childhood Education. Whoa.

Yes, the happy grad with crazy long locks.

Really what that means is that I spent WAY too much money in college. But I wouldn't be upset about it if it were just student loans that I were paying off now that I'm 26 and have been done with school for the past 4 years. I'm upset because I have credit card debt to still pay. And I have that debt because of BOOKS. College books (and the bookstores that sell them) are ridiculously, crazy, out of this world OVERPRICED. They know you need the book, nah.... are required to have the book.... therefore they charge up the whoo-ha for it. And every year there's a new edition to buy. Ugh.

So what to do about it? That's where the AMAZING site CampusBookRentals.com comes into play. Why oh why did this not come to my attention until I'm already finished with school and filled with the debts?

This site is awesome for a number of reasons but the best being that they do simply this: you need a book..... they rent you the book. No crazy purchasing, no trying to sell the book back for 1/3 the cost at the end of 3 months; just simple use it while you need it and then return it. Oh, and they send you a box to ship it back in for FREE. Y'all.... this is AWESOME. AND, if you need the book for longer (cause maybe you had to take your final a bit later than the rest).... no problem. They let you extend your rental period for a tiny cost.

Here's a quick example:

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Say you need this Comm book for your next class. The PRICE is over $100. Or, you can rent it (with a free return) for the entire class for just $15! Say what?!

All I'm saying is that I may not have been able to take advantage of this fabulous site but I know people who can and I'm sure you do too. So share the love. Share the greatness so that happy young people don't have to start their life off with HEAPS of credit card debt for BOOKS. 


**CampusBookRentals did offer me compensation for this review. But all opinions and words written are of my own accord and I review this site honestly and because I believe in the product/service provided. Rent your books, yo! 
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