Yummy Weekend Breakfast

The weekends mean sleeping in (most days) and yummy big breakfast. If I am lazy, I will just make fried eggs and toast but other days its pancakes and waffles. I got a mini waffle stove top pan for christmas so I used that. Wow...it makes great waffles and cooks much quicker than a traditional waffle iron. And fresh fruit always make a good addition to the plate...

Sleepy Saturday...

I am totally exhausted after a VERY long day shopping, shopping, and more shopping. Now don't get me wrong, I do like to shop from time to time, but this was a lot of heavy grocery and household shopping so it made for very tiring day. I did manage to stop by J.J. Bean and have an iced tea and also made an iced coffee along the way to keep me alert. :) Anyway, the best part is that I now have a nice full fridge and pantry and I also got some new blankets to use on the sofas! Whoohoo...lets have a movie marathon on netflix!!! :)

Out with the old...

I never blogged about this, but my husband and I had a secret for a few months. We were harboring an old oven in the middle of our dining room. In 602 square feet of condo, this ended up being a huge bit of space that made our little place that much more cramped. Thankfully, we finally sold it about a month ago. When I start thinking about how small our place is, I remember how much more tiny it felt then. Ah, and now to remove the rest of the clutter...

Hair Inspiration or Stalking?

I was doing a bit of shopping the week after the riots in Vancouver's downtown core. I spotted this woman with gorgeous spiral curls and I just had to take a picture. I have been on the look out for some hair inspiration because I want to start wearing my own hair in its natural curly state. I thought it was perfectly normal, but my husband seems to think it is a bit 'stalker-ish'. So, inspirational pic or intro to stalkville? You be the judge.

Bitter Chocolate without the Sweet?!

I decided the other day to surprise my husband with homemade mini chocolate cupcakes. I used a old recipe for vanilla cupcake and added some cocoa powder in place of some of the flour. Then I decided to also add chopped extra dark chocolate in the batter. All was going to plan, and I cooked the cupcakes with plenty of time to clean up and ice the cakes. As I have always done before, I took the opportunity to sample my work. They were absolutely nasty!!!!!! The most bitter cupcake I have ever had!!! I couldn't figure out why it was so messed up until I realized I never put in the sugar. That's right folks, I forgot the most important part of any dessert. S U G A R!!!!!! It made me realize just how important the 'sweet' is in 'bittersweet chocolate'!

UGH...

I have recently started the 30 day blog challenge in which I must make a blog post for 30 days. I didn't budget for the days I might have a migraine headache though. :( So I am going to shower and go straight to bed just as the picture illustrates. Uh, but you do realize I am not a dog and it is just meant as an example? lol Oh and if you have the time, please stop by Louise the pug's blog @ http://pug-dog.blogspot.com/ I think she would appreciate it. :) Have a good night, everyone!

Orange Lips and a Quick Tip

I have been loving the orange lip makeup trend this year. I actually started wearing mine a bit before spring because I think orange colors look lovely on tan skin. My tip to making an orange lip last longer than your morning coffee- lip pencils! I bought a lip pencil from styli-style (in orange) and I draw in my lips. Lip pencils last much longer on the lips because of its dry constitution. I then top it with a orange colored gloss (the one I am using now is Covergirl Luxe lipgloss in Coral) to make it a bit softer and not too harsh. I love the look and it seems to bring a bit more warmth to my skin. :)