More Sunshine Characters.

Here Nikki!

Gaspard as Myles:

 This one's eyes are a lil' funky, sorry lol

This one I like better :)

























Annnnnnnd 'cos it was so cute :)

Sunshine Characters.

Here, Nikki :)

Choices for Sophie:
 Emily Browning-Before and After

Thora Birch

(I did one with her hair pink, but my lap top didn't save it : ( )







Choices for Alex:
Jessica Stam-Before and After

Christmas shizz

So...a lot of people have been asking me what to get me for Christmas and I don't expect much from anyone because I know it's been a hard year for a lot of people for a lot of reasons. Still, I think it is just easier to post this than to keep not remembering things. So here.

First off, I made an amazon.com wish list, but a lot of things I need aren't on there. Here's the link, anyways:
CLICK HERE
I mainly need clothes....because I don't have any nice clothes for job interviews/internships and all.
I also need face wash, because I am almost out:
CLICK HERE

Gift cards are also always welcome.

Any practical gift is awesome, too. Like advil, make up wipes, coffee, and chap stick...yadda yadda.

I hate making Christmas lists. It feels like I'm telling everyone to get me things, when I really don't care if they do or not lol. Basically, these are things I need but don't feel like buying. The one thing I really want, and don't really need...and don't really expect anyone to get for me is:
CLICK HERE

Anyway, that's all I can think of for now. I'm sure I'll add things to the amazon wish list but eh. Christmas has just been beaten out of me this year lol.

Apple Nachossss! :O

These things....are.....holy good god.
Never did I think apples, which I already love, could be any better.
The original recipe, I found HERE.

I did an alternative version of these, just going off of what I like and what I had in my house. Meaning, I don't really like coconut or pecans and I didn't want to go to the store to waste money on those.
Anyway....

For my version, you'll need:

• One apple (red, green, any you like)
• A tablespoon or so of natural or organic peanut butter (just make sure it's not packed with preservatives)
• About a small handful of chocolate chips
• A few sprinkles of cinnamon
• About a tablespoon or so of walnuts
• Lemon juice (optional. It's just to keep the apples from turning brown and I left it out)

So all I did was slice my apple and arrange it on a plate. I then melted my peanut butter in the microwave, keeping it to about 5 seconds at a time so I didn't burn it. Burned peanut butter is revolting, trust me. Next, I drizzled the melted peanut butter on the nachos, sprinkled it with cinnamon, added the chocolate chips and walnuts....BAM. Party in my mouth hole. 

Healthy burrito!

So I know tacos/burritos (unless from tacobell) aren't usually SUPER unhealthy, but the ones I made tonight are bangin'....and healthier.

So you'll need:

• Whole wheat or regular tortillas (I used flour ones because no way I was going to pay 5 bucks for whole wheat)
• Hummus (I made my own)
• Shredded chicken breast
• Lettuce or spinach (any green you like, really)
• Brown rice (I added broccoli to mine)
• Salsa and or hot sauce
• Pinch of salt and pepper
• Cheese-optional (I didn't use any)

So all you so is:
First, microwave the tortillas with a damp paper towel over top to soften 'em (I think two is a serving for a really hungry person). Then, lay down the hummus so that everything else has something to stick to. Think of it as the re-fried beans on a burrito. You can add as little or as much as you'd like. Next, add your lettuce, chicken and other things. You can add cheese, hot sauce, anything you want...but I only added about half a tablespoon of salsa to each of mine. All that's left is to roll 'em up and you're done :D.

Tips:

• You can add beans to this if you'd like, instead of chicken, as your protein.
• You could use huge lettuce leaves as your burrito's shell instead of the tortillas.
• You can add anything at all to these, but make sure it's healthy! Things like bean sprouts, tomatoes, etc!
• If you prepare all of your ingredients before hand, like I did, it's super quick and easy and it makes you want to eat the healthy version more. Just because it's as simple as going to the drive through.

Smoothies! :D

So, I've been doing pretty good on my healthy-thing...yes that's what I'm calling it! And I've come up with some smoothies that are super good :) here we go!

One:
Banana, kiwi, and blueberry smoothie.
For this you'll need:
One ripe banana
One ripe kiwi
A small handful of blueberries (or as many as you want)
Naked Green juice (or any other juice you like)
Plain or vanilla low fat yogurt
Ice

So I have this amazing little blender that my sister, Kelly, got me for my birthday and I absolutely love it. It's supposed to be for a single serving smoothie, meaning one person. Easy peasy to use and easy to clean too! I think THIS is the one I have? Mine's pink, though :)



Anyway, all you do is pour in a little green juice (sometimes I add some water, too,  to thin the smoothie out a bit.) Then about two tablespoons of yogurt, add in your fruit in small chunks and then pulse until it's blended. Then I add about two ice cubes at a time and blend those as well. I'll admit the blender isn't all too great at completely crushing ice, but for me, it gets the job done okay enough.

Two:
Banana, mango, cinnamon.
For this one you'll need:
One ripe banana
One ripe mango (you'll use about half of it)
1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
Naked Green juice (or any other juice you like)
Plain or vanilla low fat yogurt
Ice


Okay, so this one is my new favorite. I recently read somewhere that if you take in about 1/4 teaspoon to a full teaspoon of cinnamon a day, it really helps rev up your metabolism. So...I already love cinnamon and I cannot wait for the Fall so...this works for me lol. Again, follow directions above, making sure you keep the fruit smallish so the blender can really get everything well combined.

Bam. You, sir, now have deliciousness.

Three:
Green Juice and Banana
Pretty self explanatory, I think.Plus yogurt, ice, and a splash of cold water.

A little tip:
I find that if you chill the fruit in the fridge and make the smoothie with cold fruit as apposed to room temperature ones, the smoothies just come out better.

All of these, of course, can be tweaked according to preference and all. I absolutely love the Naked brand of real fruit smoothies! Of course they're good on their own, but it makes it so easy to cut out a sugary drink you may have used in place of the Naked juice when making a smoothie. I'm currently running low on green juice so the next trip to the store will be to try out new combos :)

I drink these smoothies sometimes for breakfast, but more than that I drink them before and after work outs. Sometimes I'm just not 'hungry' before a work out so I won't eat which is a no-no. Instead, I'll drink half a smoothie and work out, then drink the other half afterwards and most likely eat then. I find that if I eat or drink too much right before a work out, I feel sick and need to stop sooner so half a smoothie about 15 minutes beforehand is working for me so far.

My next smoothie, I'm thinking, is going to have avocado in it, somehow....we'll see how that works!
Anyway, I hope some of you out there will try one of these :)

Bored. So....HAUL.

I see a lot of people on youtube make 'haul' videos...so I'm going to make a 'haul' blog. Because I'm bored. Here we go!

So, today I went food shopping and only spent about 30-40 dollars so whoo! Here's what I got:

• A bunch of bananas
• 4 huge mangos
• 3 medium avacodos
• Whole wheat pasta
• Naked green juice
• A huge container of plain yogurt
• 10 luna bars
• Three boxes of poptarts
• Two boxes of pita chips
• One huge bag of pretzels
• Raisin bran cereal 
• Box of 6 cliff bars
• Cat litter
• Dishwasher soap

Annnnnnnd I got a few other miscellaneous things like floss and crap but that's boring so I won't go into it lol
Wow. I'm finished and still bored. Whomp.
Ganna go make a smoothie and eat a luna bar. Bam.