Monday Rant #2

Trying to be healthy is hard. 

Mostly when your over saturated with information and conflicting ideas.

It can also be quite easy if you know where to look.

Let's face it, I survive off of leftovers mostly and I don't do any real cooking. 

So, 

I love the following bloggers for their easy

and yummy looking healthy food,

but also for their ability to get up and COOK.

I may stick to eating leftovers while I still don't have my own place, 
but I know that once I'm out again I will 

just HAVE to make some of these girl's goodies.

Whomever stumbles upon this I guarantee their tummies 

will be glad they did.

A BEAUTIFUL MESS

Okay so maybe these recipes aren't exactly on the uber healthy label,
 but better than anything you can get sold- 

YES, DEFINITELY.

Especially if you like sweet stuff like their Cinnamon Dolce or Lavender ice cream recipes. 
Try their Lavender and Honey marshmallows or White Chocolate and Nutella truffles. 

(Eeek! Nutella!)

These girls have so much more going on than food too. So go check them out here.

MY LATEST OBSESSION

This girly, Sam, has many things going on her blog. 
She keeps things interesting and I love all the helpful reviews she has for natural products. 

She also does updates on good food her and her family have been eating. 
You can check out her latest post on this here.

I love the food she posts. 

They all look delicious and are definitely good and healthy.

Can you believe she made these homemade tortillas below?

(photo via link above)

NEVER THE SAME SPICE TWICE

The wonderful Stephanie over at Never the Same Spice Twice always

has something good cooking.

With her What's Cooking weekly line ups of food and her spotlight

recipes you can never have an excuse to not be prepared for dinner.

The Asian Chicken Lettuce wraps recipe seen above look sooo tasty

it might just get me to do some real cooking.

AB PETITE

The lovely Ashlee from AbPetite can be called nothing less than
an adorably healthy cook.

Yes, you read correctly. 

Her recipes, like the Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins above, are not
only delicious and healthy but they are also no scientific experiment.

All her recipes are so easy to follow and she always posts the
nutritional facts. Making her blog a must if you are trying to
keep track of your calorie/protein/carb intake.

PUMPS & IRON

I just had to use this photo of Nicole to show what

uber healthy food (with beer apparently?) 

and great workouts can do.

Nicole mostly blogs about healthy food, fun workouts, 

and pretty fashion.

She definitely inspires me to try to be in my best shape.

And having an athletic tendency 

(though I may not be considered athletic)

I really enjoy her varied workouts.

I love her smoothies, partly because they are so easy.

What's easier than a smoothie?

Go check her out too, here.

Hope you enjoy the food!

Facts of Z

Facts of Z

Music fiend: Love music. Wish I played instruments. It seems too daunting to learn now but in lieu of my "Do it" resolution I'll at least hop on youtube and go along with tutorials/ instrumentals of songs while stealing equipment from the manchild.
Also, you will find almost any and every type of music on my phone. I understand there are people who say they listen to anything and then come up with many exceptions, but I'm serious. 
Exhibit A-Z:

• Andrea Bocelli, Bartolli, Hayley Westenra
• Bon Jovi, Eagles, ACDC
• Dragonforce, Senses Fail, Within Temptations
• First Aid Kit, Fleetwood Mac, Florence & the Machine
• Linkin Park, Skillet, Breaking Benjamin
• Richie Valen, Chuck Berry, B.B. King
• Rodney & Trace Adkins, Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert (Btw I'll marry her. Sorry Blake)
• Yiruma, Escala, Trans-Siberian Orchestra
• Zaho, Nyusha, Couer de Pirate

Obviously I've gone on too long and there's way more... see, music fiend.

I'm a NERD. This one needs an outline for all the different associations I have with this word and myself. (Who outlines this stuff? Geeze Z!)

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I. Gamer
A. Love games. Favorites are console and phone.
1. RPGs are my top plays- could keep me going for a few hours.
2. I'm still in love with God of War.
B. Ever since the manchild bought an Xbox with me last year I've learned the addictive ways of
achievments.... I will get them... no matter how many times I have to try or how much I have to
cry for help! lol
C. Challenge me on Free Flow or Diamond Blast. I dare you ^_^
II. Book Worm 
A. Thrillers/Criminal
1. Alex Cross, Anne Rule, Stephen King
2. If you have any of these books, note, I accept donations =)
B. Favorites usually are historical or classics with a tendency toward gothic novels.
1. Wuthering Heights- my copy is almost broken and its cover is indistinguishable!
2. Anna Karenina- you don't know how excited I am about the movie. Still need to see it...
3. Frankenstein- So deep. Such horror from misfortune and misunderstanding.
4. Child Thief by Brom- Amazing dark retelling of the Peter Pan story! Love children's
dark tales.
5. Currently reading Earth's Children series by Jean M Auel. It's so good! On the second
book. Again donations?
C. I'll read anything. For knowledge or pleasure. Though knowledge is pleasure! Right? Ahhh the
cheese... Yet to read:
1. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 2. Emma
3. The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Henry Ketcham 4. Re-read P&P
5. Next Earth Series book

1 Via, 2 Via

III. Media
A. Anime. Love it. It'll be wonderful forever. So are cartoons. You can't make me grow up. Period.
B. Photography/Writing
1. I follow way too many blogs. Still let me know whats' good!
2. I love photos! Taking them. Imagining them. Seeing them. Having prints. Decidedly I'll
never be a photographer in any sense but who cares I'm taking photos.


I wanna be:

An athlete. I used to run for XC and track. Loved it. Best years ever. Then I got injured (achilles), declined in progress and had to stop. I've been trying to work myself up again . Thus the wanna be aspect of my athleticsm. Also, love sports or any outdoor activity. Doesn't mean I'm good at any, but again, who cares I'm doing it if I can.

Fashionista. Don't exactly like some connotations of this word but I love style, fashion, clothes, shoes, accesories, dressing up (or down)! I'd love to takes pictures to store and share (selfies or not) but I have no lovely reassuring photographer and I'm too shy to buy a tripod and have people stare. Because I just know people will stare. I'll see what I can do to resolve this little issue though... so maybe some ootd soon?

I can't believe I've said so much. I sure do have a good list here. Hope whoever stumbles upon this links up too!


Have a great Weekend!

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