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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

What I Ate Wednesday

Peas and Crayons

Fruit and Almond Salad:

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mandarin oranges, raspberries, mozerella, spinach leaves, and paula deen glazed almonds and pecans… YUM

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Easy Blueberry Muffins

via cooks.com

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1 1/2 c. self-rising flour
1 egg
1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. oil
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. fresh or frozen blueberries

combine all ingredients and bake for 15-20 minutes at 400 degrees! makes 12! they were perfect and delicious!

GO JOIN JENN AND SHARE WHAT YOU ATE TODAY!

=)

MERE

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Apple Cider Vinegar

So I’ve been researching natural remedies lately.. with all the talk of cancer and using natural and herbal remedies I wanted to find some information for my self.

Have any of y’all heard about the benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar? Its seriously like a cure-all product! By drinking 2 tbsp of ACV a day it can cure these:

  • sore throat, cough, bronchitis
  • gives healthy, glowing skin
  • diabetes
  • obesity/weight loss
  • acid reflux/ healthy indigestion
  • control fleas and give a healthy sheen to cats, dogs, and horses
  • as a rinse in the shower, can bring out highlights and shine to your own hair
  • lowers blood pressure
  • lowers cholesterol
  • allergies
  • it can also be used as a household disinfectant cleaner!

Do any of you guys use ACV? You’re supposed to put 2 tbsp in 8 to 16 oz of water, tea, or juice and you can add honey to taste if you like! Today I added 1 tbsp to a cup of mango peach green tea and used honey to sweeten it! I can barely taste it so I’ll have another cup later to get my 2 tbsp in!

What do you guys think about natural remedies? Have you tried them? Do you think they’re better? Do you have any that you always use?

Let me know!

-Meredith

ps. I found most of my information from www.earthclinic.com you can go here and search any ailment to find natural rememdies!

and of course www.webmd.com <- this link will take you directly to the Apple Cider Vinegar page!

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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Summer Recipes

I found some awesome summer recipes on kraftfoods.com and I thought I’d share..

is that nerdy?

1. Fruit and Almond Salad

Fruit & Almond Salad recipe

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/fruit-almond-salad-109212.aspx

2. Lemonade Cheesecake Pie

Lemonade Cheesecake Pie recipe

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/lemonade-cheesecake-pie-111041.aspx

3. Kool-aid Slushie

Super Cool Summer Beverages recipe

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/super-cool-summer-beverages-63784.aspx

4. Rocky Road No-Bake Cheesecake

Rocky Road No-Bake Cheesecake recipe

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/rocky-road-no-bake-cheesecake-105199.aspx

5. Grilled Vegetable Bruschetta

Grilled Vegetable Bruschetta recipe

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/grilled-vegetable-bruschetta-63805.aspx

 

If any of yall try these out, let me know! I wanna give them a shot too! (especially that no bake cheesecake!)

-Meredith

Monday, May 9, 2011

Dollar Theater, Mothers Day, and randomness!

Because going to the movies is

RIDICULOUSLY

expensive these days, Ashley and I go to the dollar theater a lot!

this place is… a dump! seriously..

but its only TWO DOLLARS to see a movie so you can’t really complain!

Here’s some pics!

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we saw Beastly and I saw a movie poster for

I am SOO excited for this movie cuz the book was AWESOME!

We also found a Ballet to go to! Its in 2 weeks and it’s the Little Mermaid! How awesome is that? I can’t wait! Another item to mark off of our Bucket list! =D

And thursday I get to go to Marietta for a voice lesson then visit my old roomie Katie! I really wanna see

has anyone seen it? is it good?

Yesterday was Mothers Day.. I got up with my nephew at 8:00 so my mom and sis could sleep in and we made banana pudding together! It was YUMMY! the WHOLE thing got eaten in ONE day! crazy!

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Me and my Mommy

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Me and Wesley

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My sis and I

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Us Girls!

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My dad is still in Alabama because of the storm damage! 2 more weeks and he’ll be home! Please pray for his safety!!

-Mere

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

WILW

What I’m Loving Wednesday!

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1. this beautiful little girl!

she is learning to smile and doing it more and more! She is such a blessing to our family! Aunt Mere loves her SOOO much!

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2. I get to be home with my kitty Bella!

She is beautiful.. hence the name ;)

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3. My new background and template! After going through BILLIONS yesterday, I finally picked one!

4. My roomie Nicole made a blog.. she’s just getting started so go show her some love!

www.kneecole211.blogspot.com

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5. I have a MUCH needed Bestie day tomorrow with Ash!

We are going to see Beastly at the dollar theater and using my giftcard from Phonathon for lunch at Carrabbas.. $1 movie and free lunch…. heck yes!

6. I also have a MUCH MUCH needed date with Wesley on Thursday! Break out the champagne we can FINALLY spend a whole day together without having to study or leave early to go back to school to get work done!!

( maybe I can actually get some good pics of us too ;)! )

7.  My new nailpolish combo:

pure ice- outrageous

pure ice- spit fire

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Well I hope yall are having a wonderful day!! Happy Wednesday everyone!! Go link up with Jamie and share what you’re loving today too!

-Meredith

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

DIY

 

My newest DIY project!

I’m back from school and my room is a MESS trying to get everything into place.. I always wanted to have a bookshelf with pretty stuff on top! so I took a break from unpacking and organizing to do this project!

in hindsight.. I maybe should’ve picked a different word other than “j’adore” since I have the LOVE sign.. oh well! I still love it!

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vase- 1.00@ walmart

2 sets of flowers- .97 each @ walmart

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letter: 1.97 @ walmart

I used a round glue gun stick and dipped it in white paint to make the circles lol

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zebra ribbon- .97 @ Michael’s

pink ribbon-.47 @ Michaels’s

frame- found in my closet & painted black

paper- white printer paper

I typed j’adore  in microsft word (Digs My Heart font found at www.kevinandamanda.com) then I traced it straight from the computer screen with pencil and painted over it with black paint!

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put it all together:

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ta-da! =)

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-Mere

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Schools out!

I’m pretty excited school is over, but at the same time, I’m SUPER sad because my best friend from school Nicole is going back to Ohio!

She graduated Saturday (Congrats!!) and now she has to go home until she can find a job in Georgia!

I can’t wait for her to come back because we all had so much fun in our apartment together!

Miss you Neecola!

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I can’t believe that’s gonna be ME next year!!

ahhhh!

Happy Summer everyone! I hope everyone’s grades turned out well! =)