Our Life in Text http://ourlifeintext.com Bloggers gonna blog! Mon, 14 May 2012 17:06:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 ourlifeintexthttp://feedburner.google.com Fancy Cake Baby http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourlifeintext/~3/p4IaNVk6wbI/ http://ourlifeintext.com/2012/05/14/fancy-cake-baby/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 17:06:03 +0000 Summer http://ourlifeintext.com/2012/05/14/fancy-cake-baby/ Related Posts]]> 20120514 115954 Fancy Cake Baby.

My husband makes the best lunches ever!


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]]> http://ourlifeintext.com/2012/05/14/fancy-cake-baby/feed/ 0 http://ourlifeintext.com/2012/05/14/fancy-cake-baby/ Writer’s Block http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourlifeintext/~3/ODgvWToLxaM/ http://ourlifeintext.com/2012/05/13/writers-block/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 01:57:25 +0000 Summer http://ourlifeintext.com/?p=2586 Related Posts]]> I feel like I have a whole bunch to say, but I just can’t seem to get the words out. So many thoughts are in my head while driving to work and by the time I get home they’ve vanished. I want to blame this on my job. Maybe I can jump start this entry by discussing my most recent finds and things I am absolutely loving at the moment.

  1. iPhone Application:
    • I just started using this one App called “Sleep Cycle” and I think it’s neat for those of you into tracking your sleeping habits. The application uses the iPhone’s super sensitive accelerometer to track your sleep movement in order to wake you at your moment of lightest sleep. So far I’ve been treating it as a normal alarm clock by turning it off and then going back to sleep. J Maybe one day I will be able to use it correctly and find that it is indeed a nifty app to have.
    • Instagram has to be one of my favorite apps of all time! I almost feel like I cannot live without it. The simple design is what I love best because it’s so easy to pull out my phone and take/edit a photo in seconds. I do have an account and if you wish to follow me my username is schmorie.

 

  1. Books:
    • Last weekend Howard and I checked out the local used bookstore’s semi-annual sale and left with a huge tote bag of books and five dollars less in our pockets. This sale is something I look forward to every summer and fall while Howard dreads going. Every time we go I find some of the most random books you can imagine. This time I walked out of there with a giant book about Cleopatra by Margaret George. Howard always gives me crap about having too many books in the house and wants me to get rid of them but I just can’t. I love my books and they will follow me wherever I go. Sorry! :D
    • I found Mansfield Park by Jane Austen and it feels so nice. The pages are aged a bit and the pages turn perfectly!

 

  1. Journal Writing:
    • Another reason I have not posted is because recently I have been a little obsessed with my “old school” journal. I remember sitting in my room and writing for what seemed like forever. The entries back then were probably about boy bands and LOTR because I was a boring teenager. No joke. I was obsessed with LOTR and Orlando Bloom. How old is he now anyway? All I can think about some days is how much I want to sit in front of a window with my coffee and write. You would think I’d love to do the same for the online blog but it just feels better to write some things out.

 

  1. Photography:
    • I have been taking photos it’s just I have not had the time to edit them. The past couple of weeks have been crazy and work has taken over my desk at home. I will soon get those photos out to everybody. Just be patient.
    • I am super excited to be getting my new camera soon. We’ve saved a little money on the side to upgrade my DSLR and I’m stoked!

 

After writing all of this I realized I’m just a happy person and I love my life.


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]]> http://ourlifeintext.com/2012/05/13/writers-block/feed/ 0 http://ourlifeintext.com/2012/05/13/writers-block/ Smothie Recipe! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourlifeintext/~3/3zfKuraDsh8/ http://ourlifeintext.com/2012/04/22/smothie-recipe/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:56:54 +0000 Summer http://ourlifeintext.com/?p=2569 Related Posts]]> This smoothie is great for a hot day or for just a quick healthy lunch.

20120422 IMG 0583 1024x575 Smothie Recipe!

You will need:

A blender

Frozen strawberries, blueberries, mango chunks, and mixed berries

Four ice cubes

1 cup of V-8 Vfusion Peach Mango

1 scoop of protein powder

A large cup

 

20120422 IMG 0584 168x300 Smothie Recipe! Pour 1 cup of Vfusion juice into the blender

 

20120422 IMG 0585 300x168 Smothie Recipe!Throw in some strawberries and mixed berries

 

20120422 IMG 0586 300x168 Smothie Recipe!Add a few mango chunks (I would say around 4)

 

20120422 IMG 0587 300x168 Smothie Recipe!Toss in some blueberries

 

20120422 IMG 0588 300x168 Smothie Recipe!Add about four ice cubes

 

20120422 IMG 0589 300x168 Smothie Recipe!Pour in a scoop of protein powder (I like using GNC Lean Shake)

 

20120422 IMG 0590 168x300 Smothie Recipe!20120422 IMG 0591 300x168 Smothie Recipe!Your mixture should look like this.

 

20120422 IMG 0592 168x300 Smothie Recipe!Now cover with the lid and blend!!

 

20120422 IMG 0594 300x168 Smothie Recipe!20120422 IMG 0595 300x168 Smothie Recipe!Pour into a glass and enjoy!!!!!!


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]]> http://ourlifeintext.com/2012/04/22/smothie-recipe/feed/ 0 http://ourlifeintext.com/2012/04/22/smothie-recipe/ Late Easter Egg Dye http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourlifeintext/~3/HsbkjXtcQhc/ http://ourlifeintext.com/2012/04/22/late-easter-egg-dye/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:21:30 +0000 Summer http://ourlifeintext.com/?p=2549 Related Posts]]> 20120406 IMG 0550 300x168 Late Easter Egg DyeGather your eggs and prepare them for boiling.

20120406 IMG 0551 300x168 Late Easter Egg DyeFill a pot with water enough to cover the eggs and turn up the heat. Once the water boils turn on your timer and let them boil for about 20 minutes. I like to let them boil a little longer but that’s just my preference.

20120406 IMG 0558 168x300 Late Easter Egg DyeWhen they are finished drain the water carefully and remove the eggs to place on a dry paper towel. Let these eggs cool completely before dying.

20120406 IMG 0554 300x168 Late Easter Egg Dye20120407 IMG 0563 300x168 Late Easter Egg DyeWhile the eggs cool start punching out the holes behind the box.

20120407 IMG 0562 168x300 Late Easter Egg Dye20120407 IMG 0564 300x168 Late Easter Egg Dye20120407 IMG 0572 168x300 Late Easter Egg DyeCollect six cups and pour ½ a cup of warm water in to each. Then add 3 tablespoons of distilled vinegar.

20120407 IMG 0565 300x168 Late Easter Egg Dye20120407 IMG 0566 300x168 Late Easter Egg Dye20120407 IMG 0568 300x168 Late Easter Egg DyeAdd color tablet and stir!

20120407 IMG 0570 300x168 Late Easter Egg DyeNow dunk your cooled egg and wait about 5minutes.

20120407 IMG 0569 300x168 Late Easter Egg Dye20120407 IMG 0571 300x168 Late Easter Egg DyePull that baby out and you’ve got some vibrantly colored Easter Eggs!

20120407 IMG 0573 300x168 Late Easter Egg DyeEnjoy!


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]]> http://ourlifeintext.com/2012/04/22/late-easter-egg-dye/feed/ 0 http://ourlifeintext.com/2012/04/22/late-easter-egg-dye/ Math!? Really? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourlifeintext/~3/d21pEa6h7-k/ http://ourlifeintext.com/2012/04/08/math-really/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:55:29 +0000 Summer http://ourlifeintext.com/?p=2547 Related Posts]]> I just spent a good thirty minutes bashing my brain with algebraic equations just to find out I suck at math. I’m planning on going back to school once I make time but I just can’t become interested in math. It has been a while since I’ve taken classes and I’m pretty sure they will test me again and I will fail. This is why I need to refresh my memory on Algebra and Geometry. I had Howard coaching me through some problems and I know he could tell I lost interest as soon as he mentioned fractions. Haha! “Just think of it as a pie,” says Howard. Yeah, I don’t see pie, cake, or anything circular resembling 5/8 of my hellish word problem. I don’t care if Bobby has three blue marbles and Penny has four red ones. What I do care about is what my topic is going to be for the essay.

Clearly my strong points are figuring out what words mean by context clues NOT simplifying stupid equations. I’m sorry! They’re not stupid because I’m sure there is someone out there right now reading this and thinking, “If these equations didn’t exist you wouldn’t be typing on your computer today or even getting filtered water pumped in to your house.” So I appreciate math in its entirety, but I cannot, for the life of me, stay focused long enough to even want to be interested. Does that make sense? It probably doesn’t. Either way I’m struggling to retain this knowledge because I’m sure in my future profession I will need to solve a problem using one of the ever so haunting formulas.

Oh, did I mention I’d rather write a research paper on wildlife conservation or radioactive waste disposal?

Peace out.


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