Sea You Next Tuesday: Vision Boards are for the Cool Kids

     happy Tuesday pals!  Its been a long week...  I was so sick.  I am getting better.  I even left the house!  It felt good to visit with my blog friends!  The video had some trouble uploading but it finally worked out.  I want to see your vision boards!  :)

My pins on the subject.  

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Still sick...

So over being under the weather...

Sea You Next Tuesday: Celeb Showdown and Sickness

     happy Tuesday pals!  Did you miss me yesterday?  I have done a great job of posting everyday then yesterday I got sick.  So sick there was no way I could blog!  Today I am back...  ish.  So here is my video for the week!  Hope you like...

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Love= Thunder and Lightning

      i love thunder and lightning storms!  I dont remember may from when I was a kid and being scared.  I remember one when my family went to New York.  My brother was like 2 or 3 which made me like 7ish.  It  was after he had gone to bed, but he got up because he was scared.  My mom and I were playing cards with her aunt.  David was so scared he held on to me like a little monkey.  I didnt really like my brother when he was little.  I thought we were getting a new cat and instead I got this little loud pink smelly thing.  I remember liking him in this moment.  He needed me.  I was there to keep him safe.  At one point he stopped crying and I made him laugh.  Dont get me wrong we spent many years after this fighting like cats and dogs.  To this day we still push each others buttons, but I still love the little nerd.  Even if he is taller than me...  Jerk...  Last week there was a storm.  This time instead of my brother clinging to me it was me clinging to him.  He wanted to go out in the yard to watch.  This storm was close.  The sound and light were right on top of each other.  When they hit I could smell burning.  Kinda scary.  He wanted to get good video and I thought that was an awful idea!  The kid is getting married this year and still need to boss him around...  I guess that is always how it is.

I stole this video from YouTube but there was another storm today.  I will admit that this storm startled me...  Ok I jumped three feet in the air...  I wasnt expecting it!  Jeez...

Cookies left:  One, I should probably share it...
Agenda for the day:  A nap, finish hanging the extra bar in my closet and write.
Wishing:  I hadnt broken my Scentsy Warmer....

What are you doing this weekend?

Earworm: Mumford & Sons - The Cave

i will always love this song.  But I love songs with cannibalism in them...

New Games:  Farm Story 2 and Kingdom Clash (total rip off of Clash of Clans...)

Working on:  Affirmations.  More to come on that next week.  

What are you listening to?

What I Learned: Girls Dont Poop

     hiya pals!  Happy Friday the 13th!  ooooOOOOoooo ahhhHHHHhhh.  I love Friday the 13th...  Another week flew by.  It seems most of what i learned this week was from YouTube...  I am playing around with the idea of making cooking/crafting videos. I would like the videos to be done from above looking down.  I am trying to figure out how to make this work with my tripod.  I am having very little luck.  I did find this!  How cool!  I totally want one!

I love songs named with my name in them!  I am sure we all do.  Sarah Smile is my fave, even if they spell it wrong...  What Sarah Said is my least favorite...  I dont want to watch anyone die!  Sarah the Whale is a new addition to my Sarah playlist.  I am not sure how I feel about it...  It is from a silly song book.  I heard Sharon Lois and Bram sing a version of on the TV but couldnt find it on the YouTube...  But I found this.  I would fast forward to 1:44 unless you want to hear him talk about his mango juice...

Here it is!  The most amazing thing I learned this week!  Girls dont poop!  Must watch!
 
I also learned I have little patience for people.  This isnt a new fact but I am always surprised but peoples self importance.  Yesterday I got blocked in my own driveway, had the car in front of me, that was clearly lost, stop right in the middle of the street to read street signs (just pull over!  I know where I am going!) and I had a woman at the store cut in front of me by running to get to the line.  I was right there and she nearly hit me!  The best part were her 13 coupons for her 13 items in the 12 items or less line.  Really lady?  What I learned is it isnt worth it to give these people power over me.  So I forgive them for being assholes and I forgive myself for thinking they are assholes.  
Baking triumphs:  Gluten Free Cake Mix Cookies for my mom. Feelings on Bacon:  Loving it!  Eating it everyday!  I missed you... Word written this month:  4,700 of 17,543...  But I got this! Game of choice:  It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.  You think you are winning and then your opponent gets the Invitation card and you get ROCKS!  I won 2 out of the 6 games...
What did you learn this week?

Food: Gluten Free Cake Mix Cookies

     i am not a baker!  I dont even like a lot of baked desserts.  Too sweet for me.  Yesterday was my moms birthday and I wanted to do something special for her but wanted to eat it too...  I had a cake mix in the pantry and my friend Lindsey made something like this for our friends birthday this summer and they were amazing!  Only she made a peanut butter frosting.  Yum!

What you need:

Vanilla cake mix (any kind you like I used Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Vanilla Cake Mix)

3 eggs

1/2 cup Vegetable oil

1. Mix ingredients together in a bowl
2. Scoop onto a lined baking sheet (I used a Silpat Mat) they will need some space because they do expand.  Two baking sheets worth.
3. Bake at 400°F for 10-15 minutes on a middle rack.  
4. Move to a cooling rack.

I frosted them with Dark Chocolate frosting from a can.  I heated the frosting for 10 seconds in the microwave stirred and zapped it for another 10 seconds.  I put it in a zippy bag and cut the corner off.  Too bad I cut the hole really big and it kinda went everywhere...  Still tasty!

Rating:

5 out of 5 shark fins!

What are you making today?

What I Wore: Blog Date

     last week I went on a blog date with a few of my blogging buddies;  Warren (he even wrote about it), Rosie and Amanda.  It was much needed after a hard day!  We went to Bubble Bubble Tea and to dinner.  Warren was totally right about the nostalgia!  We had many great talks there!  /sigh  The point of the date was to get dressed up and go out.  I have become somewhat of a homebody...  When I am not home it seems like I am getting ready to go out of town, camping, weddings...  There hasnt been much in between this summer.  It was nice to just go out for the sake of going out!  Rosie was sweet enough to take pictures of me before we left.  Thanks Rosebud!

No thats not a tape!  Its my phone case!

Sunglasses:  Lee's Camp Store

Dress:  Ross

Wedges:  Famous Footwear last year

Necklace:  World Market

Its been hot again around here.  I am not loving having my hair up with hair ties so I have been experimenting with twists/buns held with little combs and bobbie pins.  Some times they turn out really weird, but it keeps me cool!  This knot was pretty cute!

I love bird stuff!  Jewelry, clothing whatever!  I guess I just love birds in general...

Shhhh....  here is a secret!  I know the dress is super short so I wore boxers under it!  Teehee

Totally off topic, but my cat has been super cute lately...

Excited that:  Today is my mother's birthday!  Happy birthday Mama!
Needed:  Acupuncture.  I have been stressed.  I had a different lady, cause mine is off having a baby!  Good luck Michelle!  I felt very empowered after.
Also needing:  To start yoga up again.  I was also inspired by Kiki Says.  Dont worry Sadie, you will always be my favorite!

So what are you wearing?  ;)

101 in 1,001: Part Three

      here is another installment of my 101 in 1,001!  YaY!  Also my friend Warren made a list!  Exciting!

1. Learn 10 songs on guitar
2. Improve posture heres how...
3. Road trip
4. Visit a Renaissance Festival in Oregon
5. 100 birds
6. Fly a kite
7. Send a message in a bottle
8. Visit Crater Lake
9. Go ice blocking
10. Tubing in the snow
11. Soak in a hot spring
12. Swim with a whale shark or at least see one...
13. Go whale watching
14. Go to Canada
15. Learn to fish
16. Run a whole 5k
17. Garden every summer
18. Get a henna tattoo
19. Paint a picture of myself
20. See a lunar eclipse

Not excited for:  the hot hot heat we have been having.

Annoyed by:  My computer changed a bunch of settings last night and I cant figure out how to fix them...  Not a fan...

Wishing:  I was at the river.  

Sea You Next Tuesday: Funerals and Disneyland

Happy Tuesday!

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Honesty: Food

     i have an interesting relationship with food.  I love to eat and love tasty treats.  I also have lots of issues with weight, acne (yep at 30), mood, energy level you name it!  Over the years I have tried lots of different "diets" to improve these situations.  I quote the word diets because they werent really diets but lifestyle changes.  I was a vegan for 3 years then when gluten free then paleo, well 95% paleo.  I been on this journey for years.  I was reading for months about veganism before I finally tried it.  I like to do lots of research.  I have read more books on food and eating than any other kind of book.  I read cookbooks like they were books, each recipe...  I think food should be seen as more than just something you eat, but how you fuel your body, as medicine and a way to heal. I have learned a lot about food and I have learned a lot about how food affects me.  I think there are many foods in this world that we eat that arent good for us.  Gluten is at the top of the list.  Back in the day when we baked our own bread I think it was less bad, but still.  I have never been tested to see if I was a Celiac, but I know that after giving up gluten for a few months eating again was an awful idea!  It makes me balloon out and look like I am 5 months pregnant.  Not a very good look...  It also hurts!  I get a headache and feel cloudy.  I also get mean.  I believe this is all do to the fact that I am being poisoned...  Recently when I tried to drink butter in my coffee I learned it also makes me very unpleasant.  I go to a dark place.  I should also mention that I am Bipolar.  When I went vegan I improved a ton!  I had very few episodes.  When I started eating meat again I was in a weird state of angry depression for the first few months.  I cried all the time and would yell at anyone.  I think this was all the extra hormones from the animals I was eating.  I am fine with it now.  I do feel better when I eat organic meat, but you can only do so much of that when you are broke...  So I think it was the hormones in the butter that made me crazy not so much the lactose.  It gave me headaches and heartaches.  Not something I want to continue to have.  

I have had many friends with opinions on me and food.  I have also had people who arent my friends have opinions on me and food, these I take much less stock in...  "If its in a blog you believe it."  Yeah.  Not just one blog but I have done research using blogs and what ever I am interested in is found in multiple blogs and webpages.  "I like to over complicate my life."  This one is the funniest to me.  I am trying to uncomplicat my life.  Life is too short to feel awful all the time and if I can fix that with food, YaY!  I dont feel I ask for special treatment.  I have many friends who take good care of me and my issues.  This is something that always pleasantly surprises me!  Makes me feel loved.  "Sarah chooses not to eat cheese."  Yep, but not for the same reasons.  I liked cheese, understatement, I loved cheese!  I choose not to eat it so I wont feel suicidal, yeah the butter made me feel suicidal.  Not cool or worth it to me.  

I feel like I am the best path for me.  Paleoish.  I will keep trying to do what is best for me and not care what people think.  I want to be the happiest, healthiest version of me.  Crying and yelling at people I love is not on that list.

Thanks for listening!

Road to playing the guitar:  Downloaded tuning app
101 in 1,001 list written:  86!  Getting there...
New closet bar installation:  The left hand side is almost screwed in all the way...
TV show:  I had to switch to How I Met Your Mother.  I need some funny!

Love= End of Summer

     the summer is coming to an end.  This last week we had rain and thunder and lightning storms (now it is back in the sun and heat...).  It was awesome!  I do love rain.  I am an Orygun girl.  I love summer but I love fall too.  The sweaters, soup, puddles and cuddles.  Its great.  I googled "end of summer" and ended up with these images.  I guess the beach is the end of summer...

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How are you spending the end of your summer?

Earworm: Kimbra - Cameo Lover

     i love Kimbra!  She is cute and ridiculous!  

Freak outs:  All day...  Thanks Rosie and my mom for pulling me out!  

Outing:  A blogging date with some of my blogging friends.

What I Learned This Week: Butter in Coffee is OK

     happy Friday pals!  I have been doing lots of reading on Bulletproof® Coffee this week.  It is a special blend of coffee that you add BUTTER and MCT oil to (which seems to be coconut oil on steroids...).  How gross does that sound?  Blah.  I first found out about this coffee concoction from Kristen's Raw.  She is one of my favorite food bloggers of all times!  I read her blog a TON when I first went vegan.  She was so happy and excited about the awesomeness of vegnism.  I agreed with all the awesomeness in the beginning but at some point it changes.  The honeymoon of being a vegan is short lived and you feel guilt and like a failure for not being able to make it work.  That was how I felt at least...  When I decided to start eating meat again I couldnt look at her blog for months.  I felt like I had failed, at life and to her.  About a month ago I went back to see what she was up to and to my surprise she had changed her ways also!  What?!?  She was now an omnivore too!  I fell even more in love with her blog!  Going into being a vegan isnt easy.  I had a harder time giving up cheese than I did giving up smoking.  You go in with high hopes and it is hard work.  When it doesnt work you think it is you but I dont think it is.  I am sure it works for some people, but my guess would be less people then you think...  Kristen even did a podcast with Dave of The Bulletproof Executive.  Dude is crazy!  He reminds me of Tim Ferriss.  The interview is great.  I agree with soooo much of it!  I figured I could at least try making coffee with butter in it.  The coffee beans Dave sells are not cheap.  I figured I should try it with regular coffee first.  I watched a lot of YouTube videos and lots of people use coconut oil instead of MCT oil.  I have some so lets give it a shot!

My breakfast this AM.  Broccoli with 2 eggs over medium, bacon and coffee with butter and coconut oil.  You HAVE to blend it!  I used an immersion blender.  It gets really frothy.  Totes weird.  It smells really nutty, like hazelnuts, kinda.  I took my first sip.  It was creamy and delicious!  Kinda bitter at the end because of the lack of sweetener, but I later added some.  Here is what I did.

1. One cup of hot coffee, one tablespoon of UNSALTED grass fed butter (it HAS to be grass fed or you dont get the right good fats) and one tablespoon of coconut oil blended with immersion blender.
2. I added ice and poured it into another glass and back again to cool it.  
3. I drank half of it and decided it need to be sweeter!  I added less than a teaspoon of Truvia and a squirt of chocolate syrup...

It was super tasty!  I feel like I have more energy...  But that could be the power of suggestion, either way I will take it!  I normally add unsweetened almond milk.  I might like this better.  Who would have thought!  Now Titanium is playing on my Pandora.  Its a sign!  

I hope to be watching Lunar Orbiter’s Launch to the Moon on NASA TV.

Some times we need a little help making things better.  Here is a magic button!

I need a Cabana Mezzanine Playhouse!

Riddick comes out today!!!!!!!  O.O  <3  <3  <3

• I have 5ish pairs of leggings and can only find one pair...  And they have holes in them!  I guess I am more religious than I thought...
• I have been feeling like a chocolate monster lately.  Its weird I dont normally crave a lot of chocolate. But I will be making this Chocolate Pudding later today! 
• I over extend myself with goals.  I have really high hopes for myself, but rarely live up.  I need to learn that this is ok.  I need to make things more manageable.  Not expect less from life but be more realistic.

What did you learn this week?

DIY: Expression Signs

      have you ever needed a sign to express an emotion?  I have wanted to make these for a long time for my SUNT videos.  I figured while I was at it I could make a diy post.  It was really easy and I had all the items in the house.  Enjoy!

What you need:

Poster board

Glue

Scissors

Craft sticks (Popsicle sticks)

Writing implement 

1.  Draw the shapes you want your signs to be and add your expressions.

2.  Cut out your signs.

3.  Use glue to attach craft stick to sign.

4.  Let dry.  Mine took a few hours.

5.  If you will be using them for video films write on the back what is on the front for easier fool making.

All done!  That was super easy!

Extra Credit:  You could color them to make them more fun.  I liked mine black and white.

Feelings lack of contact lenses:  I am giving my eyes a rest from contacts for a few days.  I wear the kind you can wear for 30 days and at the 30 day mark I like to let my eyes rest.  These are my new red frames.  I feel like they are kinda weird compared to my old black ones.  I do think they look better with my red hair.  I feel like a little bit of a phony in them...  I used to wear glasses everyday!  Weird!

Love:  Blog meetings!  I love seeing my fellow bloggers, Warren, Melissa, Holly and new bloggy friend Amanda!  Rosie, Julie and Rachel were missed!