Chaos and Mayhem: 2016

GOOD FINDS IN UNUSUAL PLACES

Finding good pieces in department stores can be tricky when your looking for something on trend but I've found that JCPENNEY does a fab job of having on trend merchandise all the time. Seriously I think half of my closet is Jcpenney NO SHAME! Today I found this floral bomber jacket from the brand JEANS by BUFFALO. This caught my eye immediately in the store and I was like ok have to have it now. I got it for 35 dollars which is honestly so much cheaper than an online store like ASOS or something of that nature would sell it for. So check out those department stores! You'll never what you can find until you take a look for yourself!

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LET'S D.I.Y Strawberry Chia Seed Jam

Hey world! So I've recently started experimenting with healthy recipes and came up with this AMAZING yes AMAZING Strawberry Chia Seed Jam. Now I have seen this in Pinterest but only the pictures and I decided to go about it my own way!

I used frozen strawberries in a glass jar

I put them in the microwave for 2 minutes and mashed them to a slight pulp

I then added honey, about a tablespoon

Also a squeeze of lemon to bring out the strawberries natural flavors

I added 1-2 tablespoons of chia seeds and stir

HERE's the RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

Chia Seeds 1-2 TABLESPOONS

Honey 1 TABLESPOON

Lemon SQUEEZE

Frozen Strawberries 1 CUP

1. First put your strawberries into a glass bowl and microwave for 2 minutes. The strawberries will melt and create a water-strawberry syrup. I then added about 2 tablespoons of water to add just a little bit more liquid for the chia to soak up.

2. Next add the honey,lemon, and the chia. Stir thoroughly.

3. Refrigerate for a day and it will come out a jelly consistency JUST like Strawberry Jelly WITHOUT the ADDED SUGAR or PRESERVATIVES!

I love this jam with rice rolls and for breakfast I have the jam with banana and jam soooooo yummy!

COMMENT BELOW IF YOU MADE THIS AND WHAT SNACKS YOU HAVE IT WITH

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HEALTHY FRENCH TOAST

UM yes you read this right! Healthy French Toast! so yummy and satisfies the craving for a stack of pancakes. I recently found the Youtube Channel MIND OVER MUNCH and she does amazing recipes! Immediate SUBSCRIBER! She has such a genuine personality and her video on this recipe changed my life. Do remember that the recipe is more like a layout I like to think you can add subtract and replace as you like! She used low-fat cream cheese that I just couldn/t be bothered going out to the grocery store and buying so I used my ZOI traditional greek yogurt instead and still came out great. Also for the berry drizzle I just took about 1/4 cup of frozen berries and threw them in the microwave for 2 minutes. Then I took them out added some honey and a little bit of flour to thicken it up and "VOILA" healthy fruit syrup.

CLICK THIS TEXT FOR THE PDF TO THIS AWESOME RECIPE

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OOTD

Long time no FASHION. Haven't posted much on fashion I felt the need to share this slightly daring fashion choice. Here I'm wearing high waisted red flare trousers which are actually super comfy along with a chiffon blouse inspired by sleepwear. Sleepwear being the trend this last season I decided to give it a go. I loved the look and the classic Adidas give this a street ready to wear vibe. I wear this when I'm feeling extra confident and fashion-y. Cheers to new vibes and a new look.

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MY DAILY BREAKFAST ROUTINE

I have been LOVING overnight oats especially when I know I have a busy day ahead of me and don't need to waste any time on breakfast. I fiddled with the proportions of liquid to oats to come up with the perfect ratio. The oats aren't too thick or liquidy so it's an A+ for me! I love making mine choclatey with some cacao nibs and powder sooooo yummy and little to no extra calories.

RECIPE

1/2 cup of OLD FASHIONED OATS

3/4 cup of Liquid of your choice (I like Cashew Milk:)

any flavoring you choose

-vanilla extract and cinnamon

-cacao powder

-and even mashed banana for a natural sweetener

I would recommend adding the fruit in the morning so it doesn't get all mushy!

Hope you try this and let me know what your busy day is like:)

Also I made those illustrations myself comment if you want a post on what apps I use and all that jazz!

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An Unsuccessful Weight Loss Week

So, as you know I've been working on eating healthy and working out this year. Well this past week was one of my worst. I had pizza THREE times for dinner! I'm still kind of dwelling on my mistakes so I decided to shout it into the void just to get it off of my chest. I've been using the MY Fitness PAL app on my phone which has been brilliant! It really helps with tracking and keeping yourself accountable. But every now and again i have a sort of break down and just eat whatever I want without thinking about the consequences. Does anyone else have this dilemma? I don't binge I just have it as my meal. Although I did have 5 pieces of pizza for Dinner today which was maybe not such a good idea. I think the reason that this keeps happening is I an hungry I tend to have my Oatmeal for breakfast no snack and then lunch. I don't have a snack on the days I have eaten pizza So i'm basically starving when I have my little falling out. So my resolution is to think out my meals realistically and know exactly what I will be eating everyday. I think this will help tremendously and now I just have to forgive and forget. I'm hating myself for what I did but what can I do now. Learn and strive for a better tomorrow...or week.

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Losing Weight and Food Regret

Hi BLog! SO i've lost 12 pounds since we've talked which is nice but not my goal. Though I still am proud of those 12 pounds. The most difficult thing I've been dealing with is "food regret." Which is when you eat something you know is bad and then feel horrible afterwards. I can't help but look up the calories I ate and wallow in self pity and ultimately regret. This happen less now that I've been on a quite healthy everyday diet. But yesturday was my relapse. My first slip up was feeling hungry. My mom had me pick up two pizzas from none other than Little Caesars. I hadn't eaten since lunch and no snack either and it was 6:30 my usual dinner time. I also had eaten my last chicken breast for lunch so things weren't looking so good. I was sooooo hungry and the food was there. I didn;t have to wait to prepare it or anything it was so enticing. Next thing I knew I had eaten 4 pieces FOUR! Why didn't I stop at 2 WHY. So now I have food regret. I've decided I have to workout at twice a day for 3 days in order to makeup those calories that I ate that I should have lost soooooo that should be fun. What I think I've learned from this whole thing is that the regret I expierience after eating junk food is much worse than the initial taste of the food. So not worth it. I am definetly not letting that happen again. let me know if you've ever experienced this I hope i'm not alone.

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Dollar Tree Makeup Organization

Hello world. So I went into the Dollar Store randomly for some balloons and came across a stunningly nice array of plastic makeup organizers. I was so excited to find a mini dupe for the ever so popular acrylic makeup organizers. Now these drawers are quite small so don't expect the full on Kardashian acrylic drawers, but they are nice enough to fit some smaller makeup pieces. I've fit some bronzers in as well as jewelry and smaller eyeshadow palettes. Also places atop my organizer is a lipstick holder that I also got from the Dollar Tree to be specific. It holds 12 lipsticks in total with a bit of room in the back for a couple more glosses or larger items that don't fit in the other compartments.

Here's some pictures of the drawers by themselves. Also do NOT make the mistake of trying to super glue these drawers! I did and it stained the drawers making them a stained white wherever I used the glue. Using the makeup inside the drawers to weigh them down is enough. The golden owl I have above is actually a coin bank so use anything you have to give these drawers some weight.