Writing Inspiration

Hello all! Hope you are having a wonderful Thursday! Here's a quote that really inspired me in my writing. Let me know what you think!

Health & Fitness

Hello all! Hope you are having one great Tuesday! Warm weather is just around the corner. That means we'll be putting those winter pants in the back of the closet and breaking into the shorts! Here's an exercise to make sure your legs look good for spring! Start out doing 2 sets of 30 reps at least once a day. Let me know what you think about this exercise!

Monday's Ramblings

Hello everyone! Hope your Monday is going well! We live in such a fast paced world. We have fast food, fast internet access, even fast check out lanes in Walmart. Our schedules are crammed and we barely have time to fit in sleep. We have texting to make conversations faster. We have FaceTime to make visiting people faster. To sum all that up...everything is getting faster and faster. When we get sucked in to the fast paced world, we miss things. Lots of things. So I want to encourage you today to take life a bit slower. Cut some activities out of your schedule and instead go outside for a walk or run. Instead of texting friends and family all the time, invite them over for dinner or meet up for coffee. When the weather warms up for spring, spend some time outside. Or maybe curl up on the couch with that novel you've been wanting to read. Embrace the time you've been given! Take life a bit slower and I think you'll find yourself a bit happier. What will you do today to slow life down a bit? Let me know in your comments below!

Deliciousness!

Hello everyone! Hope you are having a great Saturday! Have you ever had one of those desperate cravings for chocolate? Here's a quick and easy fix: Microwave-Chocolate Mug Cake. I made this the other day and was very pleased with the results! Try it for yourself! Let me know what you think :)

Chocolate Mug Cake

Ingredients: 

4 tablespoons all purpose flour
4 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg – beaten
3 tablespoons skim milk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Instructions:

1. Into a small bowl add: flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, salt, egg, milk, and vegetable oil. Mix to combine.

2. Pour mixture into a regular sized coffee mug. 

3. Microwave on high for one minute and 30 seconds. If needed {if cake batter is still gooey}, microwave on high for up to an additional 30 seconds.

*Makes one mug-cake

Friday's Fashion Finds

Hello all! Hope you are having a lovely Friday! So today I wanted to show you all an outfit you could probably find me in. I personally don't like to go "all out" on my outfits. I like to keep things simple yet still stylish :) Let me know what you think!

Writing Inspiration

Hello everyone! Hope your are having a fabulous Thursday! If your a writer, you probably have at least once experienced the dreaded writer's block. I cannot stand writer's block! Here are a few tips I found if you just happen to be in that situation. Hope this helps to all you fellow writers!! :)

The Weekly Obsession

Hello all! Hope you are having a great Wednesday! Hope you enjoy this week's, The Weekly Obsession. Let me know your thoughts!

My Valentine's Day indulgence...so good!!

My favorite song, Coldplay-Paradise!

The season finale for Downton Abbey this week left me in tears! Now I have to wait for the next season?? How dare they torture us like this??

This is such an amazing book! I'm not quite done with it yet, but so far it's been incredible! Book review to come...

For all you fellow Chemistry students out there...Avogadro's version of "Call Me Maybe" 

Har Har Har :D

Britt Nicole looked so stunning at the Grammy's! 

Health & Fitness

Hello lovelies! Hope you are having a great Tuesday! So here lately I have been working on building up my core! One of the best ways to build up your core is to do...planks! Ah yes, the treacherous planks :)  Now, I'm no super-crazy fit person, so I can't just do a plank for like five minutes or whatever. Here are a few tips I've been using to hold my planks longer. Try 'em out for yourself!

Monday's Ramblings

Hello all! Hope your monday is going well! It's so good to be back in the blogging world :) So today I wanted to talk about not following the crowd. It seems like everyone these days always gives everything they have to make sure they look cool or at least normal. People will hide their true talents or interests just to avoid embarrassment. Personally, I think this is so overrated. I used to be so consumed with what others thought of me, until it got to the point where I honestly just stopped caring. Who cares what others think of me anyways? I always tell myself, if people think I'm weird, that's their problem. When we are concerned with our image, we become self-absorbed. And I know being self absorbed is a major problem. It leads to depression, eating disorders, and all kinds of other terrible things because we are not satisfied with ourselves. You were born an original, my dears! Don't you dare die a copy of everyone else because you were afraid of how people saw you! Live your life without fear, and I promise, it will be worth it. 

Like the New Look?

Hello all! Hope you are having a great Tuesday! So sorry it's been so long since my last post. I've been extra busy these days! But I did find some time to re-design the blog :) Hope you like it! I'll hopefully be posting again in the near future, so stop by soon!