Baking Queen

Today? Today was productive after plans were re-arranged for next weekend. I woke up early (okay not really early. More like 10AM) and cooked up a scoff for the Boyf. Scrambled eggs, hashbrowns and sausa-gores. While he was chowing down on the eats I made him, I ended up making some blueberry muffins. I usually make this treat for us once every two weeks. As weekly probably would be a bit crazy.

Here they are, all wrapped up! There’s only six left. Out of 12. I made them today. I think the boyf likes them. I have to admit, I ate two already as well.

We had to run some errands today, mainly so I could use my coupons. I got this deodorant for $0.50. You can see more elaborately on Locupleto (my coupon site!). I also did not pay full price for the razor and cheese strings. Yum, cheese. I was mainly looking for outdoor cushions for the mini balcony we have to go on our chairs. But at least I got some good deals regardless of not getting the cushions!

Quick question. Do you ever get your dog groomed? I find it a bit sketchy unless I was in there watching them myself. I heard too many stories about their paws/ears being snipped and cut a bit. Anyway, I was in Petcetera today, and I was SO put off watching the woman trimming this one schnauzer’s ears. The dog looked at me, and moved his head as I walked, and the woman yanked the dogs ears. It looked rough too!!! I was so amazed that she did that in front of me. Do not dare yank a dogs ears! I was furious and wanted to say something. But of course I didn’t. The poor thing :(

When we got home I was in the mood for some more baking, and ended up making these oatmeal chocolate chip cookies that I needed to cook way longer than said 12 minutes. Um, I’m not sure why. I’m no pro at baking and only really started late 2009. But they tasted good! Just a little flat. I should have read the reviews on the recipe first, because everyone who commented added more flour, more something else… and just made them NOT flat. Also? Chilling the batter before you put them on the baking sheet? Did not know that trick. Apparently it helps them from oozing all over the darn place. Like mine did, into one huge cookie. Which is why my cookies are all squares. Because I didn’t know which cookie was from the last. Mmmm I’ll make these again. Just read more carefully. I also think I went a little stir crazy (pun so intended) with my brand new hand mixer. Wooops.

AND! I was bored waiting to do errands and prettied myself up with some of the Sedona Lace eyeshadow palette (that I reviewed in January!), and played with my makeup. So fun. Won’t be fun wiping it all off tonight though.

Adorable colors on my eyes, right? I used some peach and a hot pink and was like… WHOA. Bright! Then I toned it down with some brown in the outer “v” of my eye. All normal now! :)

Creeper eye.

Full face, showing my lips so I could show you my favorite lip products at the moment. Why does my face look pinker? Oh well.SO! Favorites. Avene Lip balm. GOSH Darling lipstick, and some stinky weird smelling gloss from BBW.

Now. It’s 8:30 and I have no desire to cook supper. Umm..help!

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OOTD

Because I haven’t done it in a while, and people convinced me.

Yesterdays “outfit of the day”. See my little Pomeranian puppy (alfie) behind me? tee hee.


Cardigan: JCrew
Tank top: H&M (recent buy)
Pants: America Eagle from… 2003. I’m not kidding.
Watch: Fossil (Stella)
Bracelet: Aerie
Ball earrings: Forever 21
Shoes: Aldo (see below)

My mess of curls that I tried to do with the round brush but ended up not doing anything at all. So I resorted to the straightening iron… to curl it. Ironic, isn’t it. I fail at trying to mimic what the hair stylist did to me.

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H&M buys and returns

As I mentioned in my H&M mini-haul, I ended up buying quite a few things from there! Even my Mom asked over the phone this weekend “There goes No Buy Month!” Yep – right out the window. I can’t do it in May either because hellooooo that’s my birthday month.

I may or may not have taken the back-side photo to see my new muscles from working out, haha! I’m also going to return the black tunic. It’s see-through, and not my favorite out of all the purchases. Plus, I don’t think I like black-on-black with this outfit. Ew. I’m wearing the same outfit that I did on Saturday because I love it so much. Remember, the pink tunic and leggings? Oh yeah. The tank tops are a definite keep, as they were only $14.50 each! Score. I also won’t be wearing these with leggings as the shirt is a bit too short for that. Nobody likes to see… that.

Can you beleive I’m so wide awake this morning? I think it helped I went to bed before ten last night and woke up and did a boot camp class with my favorite instructor filling in for the s**ty one. HA! <3 her.

Okay. More purchases. I know, I can’t get over it either.

I also picked up some cute summery 3/4 length cardigans at Old Navy. They were on a one-day sale for $14.50 each (reg. $29.50). I’m not sure I’m going to keep them yet. They’re SO soft though. I have enough striped in my wardrobe as it is. Hmm…what I really want is a hot pink full sleeved cardigan. Or pink in general. I think these may go back. I had to take photos of them with my blackberry since my digital camera battery died in the process of taking these pics.

Yeah. I think I just convinced myself I’d rather have the $30 back than keep the two cardy’s. Plus, I’m returning the black tunic. More monies for meee.

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