How I Make Starbucks Lattes At Home

Yeah, you heard right. This is how I save sooooo much money by making my coffee at home. It's ridiculous!

Happy Monday Watson...

Yummy Raspberry + Nectarine Smoothie!

'ello loves! Nectarines and raspberries are in season right now and it just so happens that they taste absolutely delicious together. So, I whipped up this little smoothie for lunch and it was delish.

So, you're going to need about three nectarines, a handful of frozen raspberries, and some V8 Fusion Concord Grape and Blackberry juice. I like to make sure that my smoothies has has much fruit has possible in them. I don't like to use ice because I feel like it waters down the flavor. Plus, frozen fruits last much longer. To get even more fruits (and even some veggies in there) I use the V8 Fusion fruit juice. So, this smoothie is a whopper. Lots of good stuff for ya.

Just de-pit your nectarines, toss in your frozen raspberries (maybe a couple strawberries while you're at it), and add a little juice. Don't add a lot because because nectarines are made up of mostly water. And blend away. Keep adding frozen fruit until it is your desired temperature.

So simple, so good.

I'm trying to increase my intake of fruits and veggies and this is one delicious way to do it. This smoothie is so light, refreshing and summery! If you give it a try let me know on Twitter!

A Day in the Life of Pup Pup

This is literally how I wake up every morning. Indie just sits there like, "Mom, mom, mom are you up yet? Good."



Once I'm up and I've had my coffee, it's time to take the puparoo on a little stroll. We live right by the University of Oklahoma so normally I just let her run around on the lawn there. She is always making new friends!



Pup pup likes to play fetch! She's rather good at it. She'll just pick up a stick and be like, "This is my stick. Forever. My stick." and just carry it around for the duration of our walk.



After walk-time pup pup is pooped. She might take a little nap or opt for some snuggle time.



Snuggles with Not Dad are the best kind of snuggles.



Playtime and then repeat!

She's got it pretty good if you ask me! If you would like to see more of little puparoo follow me on Instagram. She takes over my feed sometimes haha. Also, if you're curious on when, where, why, and how pup pup came into our lives check out this blog post.

A Year Later...

My wonderful hubby and I just celebrated our 1 year anniversary! This past year has been pretty crazy for us. We had a lot of obstacles that we had to conquer together, but in the last month our lives completely turned around. So, our anniversary was especially sweet after going through those trials and coming out on the other side. Here is a little taste of our anniversary celebration!



We made some delicious blueberry pancakes for breakfast. Spencer is a master pancake flipper after years and years of camp outs and Eagle Scout-ing. They were sooo goood!



Then we spent the afternoon chilling around the house and listening to Florence + the Machine on vinyl. This is probably one of my favorite records that we own. The music just fills up our little home and makes me very happy.



Pup pup and Not Dad took a nap together. They are the cutest. It took Spencer a while to warm up to Indiana, but now he's totally smitten. I know I probably shouldn't let her sleep on the bed with us, but she just loves to be the little spoon.



We got dinner at our favorite Thai place and ate ourselves into a coma. I LOVE thai food and I hadn't had it in a while so I pretty much ate as if it was the last helping of thai that I was ever going to have. Which was really dumb because we had leftovers. I love this little hole-in-the-wall place so much!



Spencer took me to see The Fault In Our Stars and it was everything that I was hoping that it would be. We were both crying through it and squeezing each other's hands for dear life. It was so amazing to see a story that I fell in love with a few years ago come to life on screen. I remember when Hazel was talking to Augustus about being loved widely or being loved well. Spencer loves me very deeply and very well and I am very lucky for it. After the movie we went on a midnight walk with pup pup and had some iced coffee with Kahlua. We had such a nice relaxing day and we are so grateful for our first year together.

10 Reasons Why I Need Feminism

1. I have been personally victimized by Regina George - Girls are told by the media that other women are the "competition." This way of thinking robs women of a supportive community and friendships. Other women aren't the competition, they are your allies.

2. I am a woman - Yes, I am a woman and feminism is important to me. It is relevant to me. It is personal. I know that through a collection of experiences women and men can start conversations and ask questions that will make the world a better, safer place. The conversations people are having right now about feminism affect me and they affect you.

3. Feminism doesn't solely benefit women - Feminism is not "down with men" or "burn my bra along with patriarchy." Men also benefit from feminism.  Feminism is a conversation that challenges some archaic gender roles. You know, like this whole blue and pink thing? It's totally just a marketing ploy. Like Really. There are a lot of unrealistic expectations put on men to be "uber manly." Feminism challenges those expectations and says, "No, he can like pink and puppies and it doesn't make him any less of a man." This strict binary of "manly' and "womanly" puts people into itty bitty boxes and doesn't allow them to be who they truly are.

4. No, I'm not "asking for it" - Ok yes, the cat-calls, the whistles, the come-ons they are degrading. I told my friend the other day that I was followed and whistled at when I was walking to the library and he implied that I was just looking for attention. I'm sorry. No. Of this experience, being followed and stuff was not the worst part. The fact that my friend thought that I was "bragging" about catcalls blew my freaking mind. Girls don't "secretly love" the attention. It shouldn't be one of those things "that just happen so deal with it." A lot of women have met this same response, but the time when we just accept street harassment and don't talk about it anymore is when we tell the world that "it's ok." It's not ok.

5. Consent - Feminism has taught me a lot about consent. It should be simple like, it's my body I decide who I have sex with, when I have sex, and how I have sex. But for a lot of women this is not the case. These conversations about feminism and consent have really empowered people to be in charge of their own sexual experience. Consent is nothing less than a whole-hearted, enthusiastic "YES!" It does not matter if he bought you a drink, doesn't matter if she will break up with you, doesn't matter if you were really into it five minutes ago but now you're not, you do not owe them anything. You are your own person. If something makes you feel guilty, uncomfortable, or icky you don't have to do it.

6. My voice - Feminism encourages people to stand up and say what they want. I am not a victim. I am the master of my own destiny. I am strong, beautiful and a force to be reckoned with. In little ways, I can fight for equality every day.

7. My value - It takes about two seconds for young girls to realize that their value, in the world's eyes, is based on their appearance. What if we could change that? What if when I achieve something great, people don't just remember what I was wearing. I'm tired of hearing elementary school girls talking about going on a diet so that Johnny will like them. Being liked by another person does not give you value. You are inherently valuable.

8. The future - The conversations we have about feminism today will shape the future. Wouldn't it be awesome if instead of teaching girls not to wear short skirts or yoga pants we taught boys to respect women's bodies and not to make unwanted advances? Women should not feel ashamed of their bodies. I hope that if I have a daughter, she will feel beautiful instead of dirty. I want the girls of the future to love themselves, to know what their rights are, to have positive sexual experience, and grown into their full potential.

9. People don't freaking know how the female body works. Every year thousands of legislative bills are passed that regulate a woman's body. The problem is, a lot of people don't understand how a woman's body works. On Netflix's "Orange Is The New Black" there was a very long discussion about where women pee from.... this conversation was between a group of women. Women need to educate themselves on how their own bodies work. The people making laws that regulate birth control and contraception are likely men. They probably don't know a whole lot about your lady bits. Problem? Yes. You have a uterus! You have an opinion!

10. Being a girl shouldn't be a disadvantage - I like being a girl. Should being a girl affect my pay, my education, my status in society? No. But right now that's the way things are. Right now there are human traffickers in the U.S., children who are married off in Yemen, and in Saudi Arabia women still can't vote or drive. I am a feminist because I believe that all of these women are valuable, that they should be given a chance.

 

How I Get My Princess Ariel Hair!

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Hello loves! Today I'll tell you all about how I get my hair this magical Ariel-y color! You can be a Disney Princess too!

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