2010 May | girl meets life.

Favorite Things: Summer Edition

Hey loves. Happy Memorial Day! I can honestly say that I’ve been waiting for this weekend for quite a while now. Why? Because it’s the unofficial start of summer! To me, Summer is the perfect time to relax, spend time with friends, and take a few days off from work here and there I [...]

Tan Free Tuesday & Southwest Style Quinoa Casserole.

For lunch today I threw together an easy dish of Southwest Style Quinoa Casserole.

This was a delicious and filling lunch…especially for after a workout. The casserole included:

1 serving cooked quinoa
1/2 of a cooked chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
1/2 cup frozen pepper & onion stir-fry veggies, defrosted
1/4 cup black beans
1 tbsp Cuban-Style Mojo sauce
1 tbsp coconut [...]

chicken salad with grapes & walnuts.

For dinner tonight I had chicken salad with grapes and walnuts atop a bowl of romaine.

To make the chicken salad, I combined:

1 1/2 boneless breasts of cooked chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces
1/4 cup seedless grapes, cut in half
1-2 tbsp (15 grams) walnuts, crushed
1 tbsp canola oil mayonnaise
1-2 tbsp plain Greek yogurt
a splash of lemon [...]

downtown date.

Hi dolls! Is it seriously already Monday…?! The weekend flew by, but that’s probably because I had such a great one Yesterday I spent the day downtown visiting my friend Sara (who just so happens to be my supervisor at work too, haha). Isn’t she lovely?

You know, I’ve lived outside [...]

an ode to writing.

All throughout high school and college, I dreaded the thought of writing papers. The only part of the writing process that I actually enjoyed was when it was finished. Even if I was writing about something that was particularly interesting to me, the fact that it was mandatory and going to be graded sucked the life [...]

Tan Free Tuesday: Holey Mole-y!

Hi darlings! I’m glad to hear that you learned a thing or two from the Allure article. Now get ready to learn even more about how to spot potentially dangerous moles. Alex from I Eat Asphalt put together this amazing post to share with you all. Alex actually works at a Dermatology practice, so this lady [...]

Tan Free Tuesday: Allure article review

Back when I first began addressing the issue of tanning, my girl Emily (aka my go-to beauty expert) told me that there was an article about tanning in the latest issue of Allure.

The other day I finally picked up a copy and was so excited to see how much great information was provided. I even caught [...]

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Yesterday afternoon I got what I’m now going to refer to as the Sunday baking itch. I wanted to keep it simple, but the result looked and tasted anything but.

Usually I have this weird thing where I only like to eat pumpkin-y things during the Fall/holiday season (yeah, I’m weird like that), but believe [...]

Tan-Free Tuesday: reader stories and tips.

Hello, my little tan-free beauties! It’s now week two of National Skin Cancer Awareness Month. I’ve got quite a loaded post for today’s Tan-Free Tuesday, including two readers’ stories, so let’s get started!

Melanie’s Story

I recently just canceled my tanning membership for various reasons. I’ve been tanning since the age of 19. I’m a Hispanic [...]

sweet potato in a jar.

Lunch today was….well, I don’t think there are words to describe it.

Sweet Potato in a Jar. I kid you not when I say that this was one of the most delicious things I’ve ever eaten!

I’ve been wanting a sweet potato mash for days, ever since seeing this recipe on Christie’s blog. But then when [...]

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