Day 13 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

Hey everyone! :)

So today I was out to appointments almost all day with my family so I didn't do a lot of things. When I wasn't out, I was sleeping soundly so I didn't think that was too interesting. I did however read and listen to some music to try and relax later in the day. I was actually given the recommendation by one of you guys to read The Messenger and I am loving it! So thank you so much! :)

Cheers! x

-A 

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Body Shop Madness

Hey everyone! :)

I was cleaning my room the other day to try and sort some things out for university next year when I came across all the bags from the Body Shop that I've been keeping. So I decided to set it all up and write up a little bit about all of them! I know that it is a crazy amount but I have a friend who worked there for about six months and would manage to talk me into buying things all the time. To save all of you the trouble of searching through a lot of pictures for an item that you would like I've separated it out into three different sections; sprays, creams (split into two parts), and hand sanitizers. Hopefully it will keep it a little bit more organized and make it easier to find some things.

Body Mists

From left to right; Brazil Nut Body Mist, Jasmine & White Frangipani Body, Room, & Linen Spritz, and Moringa Body Mist

I think my favourite thing about the body shop would have to be the amazing scents that they have all the time! I'm not a big fan of strong perfumes that linger in the air when you walk by, but something softer to just refresh yourself throughout the day. So these kind of smells are amazing.

Brazil Nut Body Mist

This is my newest body mist and is already one of my favourite ones! I find it difficult to smell the nutty fragrance that they promise, but I do think it smells sweet and devine. When I first put on the mist, my grandfather swore that we were baking cookies and that is the scent that it reminds me of as well. It gives off a freshly baked cookies smell, which might just be the smell of the nut and I'm just not used to it. I've found myself using this on almost a daily basis (for about two weeks now) and it has hardly gone down at all. I won't lie, I am generous when I spray on body mist so I love a product that lasts for quite some time.

Jasmine & White Frangipani Body, Room, & Linen Spritz

I actually picked up this by mistake when I was shopping at Homesense. I didn't realize that the store stocked some of the Body Shop products and I happened to love the smell of it when I was looking for a room spray to get rid of cooking smells and for a light body spray. So when I found out where it was from, I knew that I was going to get my money's worth. I got this around Christmas time and it is still about three-quarters full, which is pretty good. I am not the kind of person to like that floral smell, but it isn't over-powering but does a good job of covering bad odours for the long run. I've never used this on any kind of linen so I couldn't tell you how long it would stay on fabrics for or how it applies to that, I'm sorry! I do love the sweet and soft smell of it though, especially because the smell of Jasmine is one of my favourite scents.

 Moringa Body Mist

This was a recommendation from my aunt who loved the smell of it and convinced my grandmother to buy it as a part of my birthday gift. I am so glad that she did because the smell is amazing! It is soft, sweet, and subtly floral which appears to be turning into one of my most common smells. As you can see, the bottle is almost empty (even though I've only had it since February)  but that is because my grandmother is constantly using it as well and spraying it into the room whenever she wants the smell. So I guess it has held up for quite some time with the amount it has been used. I find it the perfect summer scent, though any of the three would be amazing, as well as being girly and sweet enough for a variety of ages.

Creams

From left to right; Aloe Soothing Day Cream (Sensitive Skin), Jolly Orange Body Butter, and Aloe Soothing Night Cream (Sensitive Skin)

These are the creams that I use on a regular/semi-regular basis. Without them you have no idea how dry and horrible my skin would be. Of course it isn't perfectly smooth since it has always been dry but too sensitive to use deep moisturizing creams without getting some kind of reaction. My hands are probably worse then my face because of the retail work that I do and the amount of money and hangers I handle on a regular basis. It just helps to keep them from peeling and encouraging me to tug on the dry skin (which is a bad habit of mine).

Aloe Soothing Day Cream

This is one of the products that my friend convinced me to try out after seeing how badly my other creams had been treating my face. She has always had amazing skin and always knows what she is talking about, so I decided that it was worth a shot. Trust me, I've never been so happy in my life. The cream is not very thick since they expect it to be worn throughout the day on a regular basis so it is more of a product that you could leave all day long or reapply when you felt like you needed to. I personally wear it and go simply because it is easier. I find that it absorbes rather quickly, which means that you don't feel really greasy after you put it on. The only downside I find is that it is really difficult to build with, putting make up on overtop, because it doesn't create the greatest grip for any other products.

Aloe Soothing Night Cream

This product works together with the day cream to try and restore as much moisture back into your skin as possible. So of course, my friend sold me on the package so I've been using this on every time I use the day one. This cream is a lot thicker, but a little goes a long way. It isn't greasy feeling, but you can feel it on your skin when you are getting ready for bed. I tend to put it on right before bed so that by the time I'm actually falling asleep (as well as tossing and turning) the cream has almost fully absorbed into my skin. Though the packaging appears small, it honestly lasts for a long time because of the minimal amount that has to be applied. I find my skin is softer and not as flakey in my very dry spots when I use this cream at night in a good quantity (I mean actually taking time to apply it rather then just putting it on very lightly because I am lazy or too tired) so it truly holds its value.

Jolly Orange Body Butter

So as you might be able to tell, I haven't been able to find the link to this on the Body Shop website! This leads me to believe that it is no longer available, as I've had this for about two years and I've just begun to use it. I use a lot of body butters form various places so it has taken me some time to get to this one. Truth be told, it isn't one of my favourite. I don't know if it is because I've waited for so long to use it but I find that the texture to it is rather hard and not very creamy. I've been putting it on while doing my nails and I find that this strange waxy feeling settles onto my hands for a little while after using it. Plus, I don't really smell any kind of orange to it at all, but something else entirely. It is made with orange seed oil yet it isn't overly oily when you apply it which is both good and bad. Maybe if the oil came through a bit more it wouldn't feel as waxy after using it.

Creams (pt 2.)

Tea Tree Blemish Fade Night Lotion

First, I apologize heavily for the blurry photograph! My camera that I was using started to go crazy on me and then completely died. I didn't have the time to get a better photograph, so I am very sorry. However, the Body Shop website has a more clear image for you to take a look at. 

The reason that I left this image separate from the others is because I don't use it on a regular basis. The only time I've been using it is when I want to try and get rid of a blemish or a red mark left from a pimple, bug bite, etc. I've noticed that it really does help with it! I tend to get minimal scaring from pimples for a short period of time and I find that it rapidly goes away with the help of this cream. A little bit goes a long way and one or two pumps is usually enough to cover the spots. I love the smell of it as well! It isn't overly fragrant  that it becomes annoying, but a light scent that just makes you feel like your skin is getting all the good oils from the cream. I love the feel of it as well due to the medium thickness of it; thick enough to put on all night but light enough to put on during the day if you need to. I have to thank my friend again for this one, I truly owe her one!

Hand Sanitizers

From left to right; Grapefruit, Mango, Strawberry, Aloe, Satsuma, Coconut

 The final one comes from me being crazy about wanting to keep my hands clean all the time. When I went into the store to pick up the Brazil Nut Body Mist I decided to pick up a few of the hand sanitizers  as well to keep in my purse, at work, etc. Well I found out that it was buy two get one free so I bought...six. I love the feel of them, as strange as that sounds, simply because they almost feel like they have a type of lotion in them that spreads along your hands well but doesn't dry them out like a lot of types. The only downside I've found with them is that the smell is so over powering! Even if you use one drop it it, the smell is enough to knock you over. So I would advise being careful about using these in public because some people cannot take the powerful smell. They are made small, so they are perfect for travelling places and also tuck into a purse for when you're handling money or credit/debit cards. I am not 100% sure if all the kinds that I've shown above are sold worldwide, I'm buying in Canada mind you, so I would keep an eye out!

Overall, you can see I spend way too much time in the Body Shop. I really shouldn't be allowed to go in there anymore. I love the all nature, Fair Trade products that they sell because it makes me feel a lot better about spending so much money. I know for a fact that the money is going to the people who actually sell the products at a proper exchange rate.

Cheers! x

-A

PS. I am so sorry that this is a date late! I spent a lot of time trying to get the last two images over again and I just couldn't do it in time to post it up! I'm still going to try and post tomorrow (depending on work) so keep an eye out for that!

Day 12 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

Hey everyone! :)

So today I did a little bit of shopping to try and find something to fit into the corner of my grandparents living room to fill the spot that looks pretty bare. I took a snap of it so that we could see how it would go, what do you all think? You can just ignore the little blurry part up there, it is just the price tag on it but I didn't want to take a picture of something that I may not buy. The colour is more of a dark jade green rather than the black colour it appears to be!

Cheers! x

-A

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Day 11 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

Hey everyone! :)

So please, please, please forgive me? I've been stuck at work the last two days trying to balance some new training that I've been getting done and work around the back garden with the family. I didn't have any kind of time to put up a snap yesterday but I had taken one! So you know that nice, soft rain? Well that is what it was like when I went outside after work. The photo had to be edited a tad so that you could actually see the rainbow but it was amazing and beautiful! I love rainbows so much and used to go hunting for the gold at the end as a child. I never did manage to find it...

Cheers! x

-A

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Items in Review! #3

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Hey everyone! :)

Another Monday has come and another review is just waiting for you! I decided to take a look at one of my favourite shows as of late that I watched for almost eight hours straight because I was hooked. I'll give you some hints about what it could be. It stars David Tennent, it is on the BBC, it takes place in a costal area, and is a murder-mystery show. I am truly hoping that last one gave it away for you guys, but if not I am talking about....BROADCHURCH!

I first heard about this show while watching a vlog on Tanya Burr's channel when Zoella was spending the weekend with her. I didn't think much about it, but after seeing the reactions of a number of people on Youtube about the episodes and the season finale, plus a rave review from Zoe during her monthly favourites, I decided I was going to check it out. I've never really been let down by the BBC so I figured that I would watch the first one and see what everyone was talking about. WOAH. I had no idea how quickly I was going to get sucked into this drama and how rapidly my first week or so of summer was going to disappear.

Credit to: Creative England

The show basically revolves around the lives of the people in Broadchurch following a murder in the first episode. Yes, talk about starting off with a bang! Everyone is connected with one another in some way and are constantly discovering new things about one another. I am going to start here going into a little more detail about some of my favourite things so...

SPOILER WARNING!

So I am going to start by saying the history of Jack Marshall, played by David Bradley,  is probably one of the most heartbreaking stories that I've ever head. Anyone who has watched Pretty Little Liars will be familiar with the idea of a student-teacher relationship that works out and continues going on season after season. Broadchurch shows what really happens in a lot of cases with Jack's story of love and loss, not to mention the immediate conclusions that he was doing terrible things to the young boy who was killed.

Credit to: Digital Spy

 The poor man was attacked by the media that he sold in his store and ended up taking his own life because of it. The only thing that went through my mind the entire time was that he would finally be reunited with his wife and child that had died a long time before. Those kind of stories always end up killing me inside because I cannot stand to see people hounded and wrongfully accused like that. I do know that he was a criminal and I do see why the town turned on him, but it was wrongly taken care of by the police and by news reporters. Also, I spent the entire first episode in shock that they had put Filch into the show because I am a major Harry Potter fan and love seeing the familiar faces in different shows.

Credit to: Tennet News Updates

Here we have the classically annoying characters in my opinion. Their storyline is the one that I dislike the most and just the way that they are acting. The girl, Chloe, is the older sister of the murder boy and this is her older boyfriend Dean. Instead of going to the police to report a "crime" that might have been committed by Jack to the boys in the Sea Brigade (a lot like Boy Scouts), they decided to go to the media. I mean, you have to be a huge idiot to go and do that. Secondly, I just hate the interaction that they have with one another and it just seems really fake and unimportant to the story all together. I understand that Chloe is coping with the murder of her brother but seriously? She never does anything but hide away with her boyfriend or fight with her family. I am sick of the classic moody characters and it is driving me up a wall!

One of the biggest plot twists in the world happened in this show that I think induced a lot of shock-attacks (like a heart attack but only with shock) when people finally saw it. Like I said, I watched the entire thing in 8 hours because the show only has 8 episodes in the season and all of them are currently out online. So I was super connected and invested with the lives of characters over those first 7 hours. So when the murder of the poor boy was finally revealed, my heart broke into a million pieces. If you do not want to know who this is, I would STOP READING NOW!

Credit to: The Blog of Stuart

Joe Miller! That is right ladies and gentleman, at the very end we are finally met with an end to all the questions. Joe Miller is in fact the husband of a police officer that was working the case of the murder. He knew all the details, he mourned with the family, all the while knowing what had happened. Now this is a part that seemed to just jump out of no where; he was in love with the boy that he killed. A boy that was the best friend of his own son and just seemed overly creepy to me. Now the show explains that it was just because he was worried about Danny and often felt like his own son didn't need him the way that Danny did but I still felt as though there was something sinister to it all that couldn't be confirmed or denied. All I know is that it will be interesting to see how they are going to bring his family back into the town after this murder. I think the amount of suspense the show put us through was amazing but all the time you were making judgements about characters and trying to solve a lot of things.

There is still one loophole that I would like filled and maybe it will be in the next season, but I would really like answer for it deals with Susan Wright, played by Pauline Quirke, and the reason that she moved away.

Credit to: The Independent

We find out in the second last episode that she has moved to Broadchurch in order to be closer to her son that was adopted a long time ago. Yet she moves away with a lot of mystery surrounding her. She was the last one to have the skateboard of the dead boy, and though she gives some kind of answer for it, it isn't the best and most reputable. All over, I think I get an eery feeling from Susan and I would like to see more of her in the future. There is something hidden deep down that I would love to see explored further and what is going to happen with her son. I would also love to know the reasons behind his adoption and why she is only seeking him out now.

Credit to: Cultfix

Everyone was really worried about this being a one-time deal and that would have been terrible. Yet the writers were creative in letting people know that the show would be back at some point for a second season and I for one am thrilled. I cannot wait to see what they are going to do and what kind of plot line they are going to put together. Will all the old characters be back? How much time will have passed between the first murder and this impending second one? What about the strings that still haven't been tied off completely, were they left open for the next season? I guess we'll have to wait until about 2014 for the show to come back. A whole year, that is a lot of time to keep wondering isn't it?

Well that is all and I would love to know what your opinion is on Broadchurch! Have you watched it? What did you all think about it?

Cheers! x

-A

Day 10 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

Hey everyone! :)

Well, that is exactly what it looks like. A huge tree from getting cut down. It is so tall that I couldn't even get all of it into the image but let me tell you that I don't envy the guy up there. That kind of work is super dangerous and frightening if you think about it. Thankfully, no one got hurt at all and the tree came down and we're left with a lot more light in the back garden now. So that is wonderful because it means more light in my room and a ton of other rooms facing that way.

Cheers! x

-A 

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Day 9 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

Hey everyone! :)

So I know that I am a day late on this one, but I had to work and by the time I got home there was no way that I could type anything at all because of the pain in my wrist. Thankfully, it is finally feeling better and I can actually do some things! So I discovered that just down the hill from my work was an old car show going on, so I stopped and snapped a few pictures for my grandfather since he couldn't go to it. You might see some more of these depending on if we go back or not over the next few Sundays. Who knows what will happen day to day!

Cheers! x

-A

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Day 8 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

I had to use this one to avoid any kind of faces/plates/town name

Hey everyone! :)

Today when my grandmother and I went out to pick some things up from the pharmacy we found out that they were doing a mini classic car show! So we decided to stop and take some pictures for my grandfather so that he could see the old cars. I loved this one because of the colour and look of it. Something that definitely screams classic car but that is completely stylish and would be awesome to drive even now!

Cheers! x

-A

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Throw Back Television!

Hey everyone! :)

Yes, I am aware that I am a full day late in posting something up for you, but I didn’t realize how many things I was going to have to sort through for todays blog post! I decided at about 9:00 pm that I wanted to do a throwback Thursday post about all the television shows that I miss from when I was growing up. I didn’t realize just how many I missed and which ones I wish were still up and running. I made a list of about a million, okay so maybe that is a slight exaggeration but it felt like it, so I needed to do some narrowing down! So I’ve decided to do the top 12“retro” shows that I miss from when I was growing up and would love to see some kind of reunion or at least re-airing in no particular order.

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1. Lizzie McGuire

I can still remember watching this show after school all the time! I would get home and watch Lizzie McGuire as much as possible because I loved the life lessons that I would get from it. It is probably the first tv show that I think I cried over the ending and found my first OTP (one true pair) on. I think the advice that I got from Lizzie’s mom is some of the best that I’ve ever gotten in my life. That isn’t the kind of thing that you can really say about some shows today is it?

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2. Even Stevens

This show reminded me a lot of the interaction about my little brother and I, especially looking back on it now. Who didn’t love those shows with the crazy antics of a younger brother creating havoc in a family and causing his older siblings to pull their hair out. The movie that they did is probably one of my favorite out there, second only to the Lizzie McGuire one of course, because of the perfect combination of real life, a family conquering everything together and just outstanding comedy.

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3. That’s So Raven

Okay now find me one person who has never seen this show! It was a classic story that just made you wish that you could see into the future sometimes. I know I always liked to pretend that I could see things that would happen, but it was all just a fantasy. I found a lot of self-confidence in this show from the way that the characters just stood up for themselves and their friends no matter what happened. I think it truly helped me to become the person that  am today, however indirectly.

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4. Art Attack

I loved watching and trying to do the art work on this show! I am one of THE most un-artistic people on the planet though so needless to say that my art was never close to the work done on there. Recently, my friends and I did our own big art attack piece and it was pretty amazing to do. I can still remember getting confused about what PVA paste was because we didn’t have it in Canada and complaining about why we couldn’t get it at the store to properly do the crafts.

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5. Zooboomafoo

The Kratt brothers had the coolest job when I was growing up. To be able to see all those animals and to just have the kind of life that they did always made me super duper excited to watch! I loved anything to do with animals and the funny stories and things that happened, all while teaching you about stuff, was amazing. I remember sitting there and being so addicted to the show—enough that I learned all the words.

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6.  Zoom

I wanted to be on this show so so so much! You have no idea how many times I tried to write into the show to see if I could be a part of it, but of course that never happened. I just loved the amount of fun that the kids had, all the cool things they learned to do and make. Heck, it felt like recess when watching them run around and play games. It was all because of Zoom that I learned to purify water and to say the alphabet backwards.

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7. Boy Meets World

I am so excited that this show is coming back with a new series! It was one of my favourite shows on the planet and I will say that I cried my heart out when that show finally ended. The way that it grew up with the audience and truly tried to make sure that it covered all kinds of relevant topics made it a memorable show. You honestly watched and grew up with Cory and Topenga, loved getting advice from Mr. Feeney and laughed so much whenever Eric did something stupid or crazy. I miss those kind of shows that you could just get into after only a few seconds.

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8. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The theme song to this show is still alive and going strong today. Last year for the school talent show my graduating class all performed this song on stage because we all grew up with it. We all still watch it of course when they replay it on television and still find it as funny and deep as we did back then. If anything, it has just gotten better with age because we truly understand a lot more then we ever did in the past. It was just so funny to see the sheer contrast between Will and the rest of the family and I think that is what made it great. That family comes in all shapes and sizes.

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9. The Amanda Show

So long before Amanda Bynes went crazy on twitter and was in jail, she was the fun and loving girl from the Amanda show.  It was one of the first “stand-up, sketch” shows that I can remember watching (other then All That) and truly connecting with. I mean honestly, it was the first look at a real “fangirl” and the lengths that people went through for famous people. We all remember that don’t we? When Amanda played a character that was completely obsessed with herself? Good times, good times.

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10. Saved by the Bell

A typical high school show that is still as relevant today as it was back then. I find myself thinking that about a lot of shows really. I just remember wanting to act like Jessie but to dress like Kelly because they were my two favourite characters. I mean, Lisa was amazing but I just never found myself able to connect with her character because I was the kind of kid that would eat dirt and didn’t like to act girly and up with the fashion trends. If you saw what I wore as a child, it would make a lot of you cry.

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11. Who’s Line Is It Anyway

The hilarity  of the skits on this show was enough to make me laugh for years and years, and probably for more to come! I still can’t believe how many times I’ve looked this show up on Youtube to watch some clips after a bad day and find myself laughing at it for hours on end. Truth be told a lot of the jokes would go over my head as a kid as it was meant to, but watching it back now makes it even more amazing. I think a lot of shows were like that, meant to be okay for children but aimed to the parents that were watching as well.

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12.  Rugrats

I had to throw in one of my favourite cartoons of all time! No, I don’t mean the new one where they have all grown up and are moody teenagers, but the one where Tommy Pickles is hiding things in his diaper to break out of their play pen and poor Chucky is scared of his own shadow. I wanted to become a babysitter and deal with kids because this show seemed like an accurate look into the lives of all the babies around the world. They could talk to one another and were super smart amongst each other but adults were just not concerned enough to pay proper attention. I loved that kind of thing and always tried to listen super hard when I was around young kids to see if I could pick up on any kind of secret plans.

Okay guys so that is everything! I made it a little bit shorter then I would have liked because of my wrist, but longer then a normal post because I missed Thursday and don’t want to push my wrist too much today by trying to write two! If you would like to see a part two of this list, let me know!  I have a ton of other shows I had to cut out and that I love to this day! Are there any that you love a lot?

Cheers! x

-A

Day 7 | 30 Day Snap Challange

Take this as my apology for the lack of a Thursday post? 

Hey everyone! :)

So I am going to keep this short for obvious reasons. I was doing yard work today and I think I might have sprained/strained my wrist. All I know is that moving it hurts a heck of a lot and I've had ice on it and finally broke down to wrap it up. I was going to post up a late Thursday post today but because I can't type properly to edit and do the final touches it won't be up until maybe tomorrow? Or I might save it for the next Thursday. We'll see what happens with the wrist, but let me know what you'd like okay? :)

Cheers! x

-A

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Day 6 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

A typical Tim Hortons Ice Capp, nothing special in it at all!

Hey everyone! :)

Today I went shopping with my grandparents since my grandfather had an eye appointment. So we decided to stop off and pick up some cold drinks from the very Canadian Tim Hortons. So we picked up some Ice Capps which hit just the spot. Whenever we go to the mall we seem to stop and grab them to just relax and get energy at the same time. As crazy as that sounds! So I decided to snap a shot of it for everyone who doesn't know what they are and because it was the highlight of my day. An Iced Capp is simply just a cold version of a cappuccino that is really refreshing on summer days. Tim Hortons does really good ones for cheap but they are quite similar to the ones that Starbucks does (or something similar to it).

Cheers! x

-A

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Day 5 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

The look I have from the work parking lot!

Hey everyone!

So a bit of a late upload today, but I needed to take a bit of personal time to recuperate from the day I had at work! I decided before my shift to take a little snap shot of just how empty looking the area is compared with the rest of the town. My job is on top of a slight hill so you can see the top of one of the strip malls (I believe the large roof that is most visible is a Costco). I am not sure what is in the distance, I think it might be an apartment building? Who really knows, I've never been up that way before! Oh well, I will see you all tomorrow with a proper blog post and another snap shot!

Cheers! x

-A

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Smoothies!

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Hey everyone! :)

I've been going through this craze of wanting to eat healthier and to try and work with my exercise rather than against it. That might make sense to a lot of people but try to live with grandparents who often try and force you to eat food simply because it is there and will go bad otherwise. At least in their minds it will end up going bad within days of buying it. All that aside, smoothies have been my go to drink of choice the last few hot days! With the kick off of summer I decided to give you guys a look into the smoothies that my family, friends and I love drinking. If you would like to see more of these than let me know and I'll do some experimenting and try to figure out a more accurate recipe for you!

Having said that the following "recipe" is a very rough outline, as I don't measure when I am making anything. I don't know how much the serving is, so I am really sorry. Honestly, play it by ear and adjust it accordingly! :)

Sunrise Smoothie

1 cup frozen yogurt (I go with vanilla but you can change it up!)

1-3 servings of coconut greek yogurt (I am a huge fan of the Danone Oikos one myself)

1 cup fresh/frozen/canned peaches

1 cup fresh/frozen/canned pineapple

1 1/2 cups raspberry lemonade (or any other base liquid you might like instead)

Basically all you have to do it put it all in there and mix it up! I personally like to start with the two yogurts since they usually give you an idea of how much drink you are going to make. Though I know that using fresh fruit is a lot better than using frozen or canned fruit so I usually mix it up. I'll use fresh pineapple and frozen peaches, so that I don't have to add any kind of ice to the mixture but it still comes out cold. It is like skipping a step but getting the best of both worlds all the same! As for the base liquid, I love the taste of "pink lemonade" and I use it at every chance that I can get. However, I have also tried this with regular lemonade and with an orange citrus drink (I'm not sure what it was but it was carbonated and not regular orange juice), both of which turned out quite well but had a bit more kick to the flavour. 

Honestly, I think the important thing is that it fills you up but gives you some of your daily servings of fruit and makes it a bit easier to go without snacking. If you wanted to get a healthier drink out of this I would also recommend skipping the frozen yogurt and just using plain greek yogurt along with the coconut so that it isn't as high in bad sugars or fats.

That is for for today everyone, I will see you again tomorrow with another 30 Day Snap and a proper blog post on Thursday! 

Cheers! x

-A

Day 4 | 30 Day Snap Challenge

Hey everyone! :)

Today was pretty low-key but filled with outdoor activities! My grandmother and I went to pick up the last of the flowers for the back garden--along with a bunch of groceries! Yes, that is right, we have a garden center right by the grocery store. It is amazing for days like this where we only needed something like six additional plants and didn't feel like driving a good two hours to get to a proper nursery/greenhouse. Sadly, none of the flowers in that picture were ones that we picked up, but I wasn't able to do much photographing in the area because of all the people around and the lack of proper positioning. At least better than walking around all and trying to snap at things while keeping up with my grandmother!

Cheers! x

-A

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