At the moment.

:: Obsessing over...

A new photo app i've added to my collection called PicFrame.  It helps make photo collages on your iPhone for those w/o Photoshop skills out there like mwah!

:: Working on... 

my garden.

:: Thinking about...

-- repainting our extra bedroom.

-- training for a race. oomph. "thinking about", that is.

-- how i can't decide whether to type with capital letters or not.  or whether to center the text or left-align. or bullet or number.  i want it all to look the same, but i never can decide..... super important things on my mind right now, NBD. :)

:: Anticipating...

Chasing Fire. (Sequel to The Hunger Games)

:: Listening to...

this second, Big Bang Theory. Downloaded the Some Nights album by Fun. this week. 

:: Munching on... 

strawberry frozen yogurt with dark chocoloate chips. yummmmmm.

:: Wishing...

that my students will try their hardest on the state assessment next week!

:: Thankful for...

Springtime!  I'm loving this feeling of "new beginning"...  refreshing.

-m

My Garden.

I look at this project as a trial run for sure.  And as I sit hear typing up this post, my neighbor next door is planting his very legit garden that is making my attempt at a garden look even more measly than I origninally thought.  Well, I'm sure Martha Stewart didn't get a lush, full garden her first year either!! 

After clearing out the tree, I loaded up the garbage can with all of it's remenants.  Turns out I must have broken the rules, because although the trash man took my branches, they took our trash bin with it.  Oopsies.

I cleared a space along our fence and prepared for our garden.  I did a little bit of research (more like I read online for about 30 minutes and decided I knew enough...), then headed to Lowe's.  This website is full of great tips!  Thanks to my hubs, I have an 8' x 2' square garden.  We layered potting soil, manure, and other soil we found in our shed.  A friend told me the marigolds help keep the squirrels and rabbits from eating our vegetables.  I'm thinking I'm a little pre-mature with that step... seeing as I'm only about 20% sure I'll have veggies for those little critters to much on.

One thing I wasn't so sure about (among about 100 others) is how many seeds to plant in each little hole.  I sprinkled about 5ish depending on size.  I'll let you know how that works out :)  I'm hoping this is the first of a few little posts on this garden.  Keep your fingers crossed!

-m

Cookies.

So I was hanging out with her one afternoon where I was offered one of these cookies.  I immediately asked for the reciepe.  Turns out she was trying out a recipe that another one of our friends is having as a part of her wedding favors!  Needless to say, these are delish.

I started off intending to follow the recipe exactly.  Well, with only one egg in my fridge, I had to change routes.  I halved the recipe, and also made some adjustments:

• Added 1 cup extra coconut
• Added 1/2 cup extra rice crispies
• Added 1/4 cup flax seed
• Added about 1/2 cup oats
• Used Organic Sugar instead of white
• Used unsweetened coconut instead of sweetened

I ended up with some dough that pretty much falls apart in your hands, but the cookies taste delish! Even with halving the recipe, I ended up with almost 30 cookies.

Enjoy!
-m

Spring Break.

Spring break has come and gone, but before I forget how awesome it was, I'll make a quick list.

Spring break 2012, BABY!

• St. Patty's Day Par-tay... with bonfire.
• LOTS of yard work done.  Like from when our tree fell over last September.... or was it August? oy.
• First trip to the public library. Free books = happy.
• Speaking of books, I read The Hunger Games.  Do they have a name for Hunger Game fans? Like the Twi-hards? Well, I'm one of them now.  It's a good one.
• Catching up with some awesome buds.  Much needed, and much appreciated.  I <3 my friends.
• First sunburn, whilst reading Hunger Games.
• Watching KU win in the Sweet 16 AND Elite 8. ROCK CHALK!
• Mexican food. Twice.
• Dinner from my mama. Twice.
• Trip to the Oz Museum, Oz Winery and a cute little shop called Grandma Horner's with some of my school buds. 
• Garage Sales.  No luck there.
• Running.  7 miles. BOOM. (side note... 7 miles wasn't bad, then the next run, 3 miles completely sucked. what the?)
• NOT setting an alarm clock.
• Ironing, cleaning... the stuff that I hate to do when I don't have time.

Hope you had a good week, too!

-m

Hello Spring.

Many things loved about this season... number one being Spring Break. It's definitely a major perk of teaching and it never gets old. Funny how excited I am to spend my break cleaning the cabinets, closets, car, garage..... No, seriously. Don't worry, there will be plenty of good friends to catch up with as well. Happy Spring to you!
-m

Puppy Love.

Our pup turns 3 today. Thanks for the endless smiles, kisses and love!

Fun Finds.

I love it when I try out something new, and I end up loving it!  Doesn't always work out that way... here are a few things I'm loving lately.

:: Garnier Fructise BB Cream.  It's basically a tinted moisturizer with SPF and a little more coverage.

:: Trader Joe's Greek Yogurt Spinach and Kale Dip.  Like spinach dip, but not.

:: Revlon Lip Butter.  I have but want to try all the colors!
This gal tried out all the colors- helpful!

Enjoy! 

-m