Caroline Smith and The Good Night Sleeps

I am absolutely obsessed with Caroline Smith and The Night Sleeps, I'm in love with them right now.

I highly recommend you check them out. Their music is on iTunes, or you can check it out on YouTube. My favourite songs are:
-Tying My Shoes
-She Ain't Got It
-Calliope
-Strong Shoulders

They are a Indie/Folk band from Minneapolis. Here is their Website and MySpace page.

I've been teaching myself how to play Tying My Shoes on today, which what inspired me to write this post.

Undead and Unwed - Mary Janice Davidson

I recently finished a fantasy/romance book by Mary Janice Davidson called Undead and Unwed. It is the first of the Queen Betsy series.

It is about a young woman who was recently attacked by a bunch of people. Month later she loses her job, and is hit by a car. Which kills her. Unfortunately, the car didn't quite get the job done. Her death just doesn't seem to want to stick. She wakes up in the morgue only to realize no matter how hard she tries, she just can't die! She has become a vampire.

The story goes on, she as sex with a few people and to be frank. I just did not find it interesting at all. I didn't realize going into it that it was supposed to be a romance. Well, I knew that there was romance in it, but I thought it would be more in the background. Needless to say, I was wrong.

Personally, I do not find this kind of book interesting. I stuck it out until the end, and now I can say, without a doubt, that I did not like it. I will most definitely not be continuing on with this series.

On the other hand, I can see how people would like this book, it does try to be funny, and succeeds some of the time, but I have higher standards than that. This book would definitely be a guilty pleasure read. Although to me there would be no pleasure, and a lot of guilt!

Suffice to say I do not recommend this book.

New Blog!

I have started a new blog called My 180 Project. It is all about me turning my life around in a positive way. Check it out here.

If you have any comments or thoughts about my new blog please comment on it! I love the feedback!

10 Uses for Wood Pallets - Upcycling!

Pallet

The term "Upcycle" is totally new to me. In fact, I only just discovered what upcycling was about an hour ago. I've always known how to upcycle and been very fond of it, but I didn't know it had it's own term, I would have just called it recycling.

Anyways, for those of you who are unaware - as I was an hour ago - upcycling is taking some kind of material that is junk or something deemed useless and turning it into something awesome!

So here is 10 different ideas to upcycle and help out the planet, while having an awesome and interesting piece of furniture.

Enjoy!

1) Coffee Table 

    

  

2) Garden

3) Chair 

    

4) Coat Rack

5) Shelves

 

6) Sofa

7) Bed

8) Cabinet

9)Shed/Fort

10) Swing

I worked so hard to get all the pictures to align and all be the same size, but for some reason when I publish it to blogger it gets all messed up. So I apologize for that! 

Amazing Little Guitarists!

I'm just a beginner guitar player (I started 3 months ago, with no lessons, so progress is slow). I love going online and finding videos of songs that I can hopefully one day play! It gives me inspiration. And then, I came across this video... It is absolutely insane, and absolutely adorable. These kids are so young and play flawlessly!

Check it out:

Magic Morning Muffins

Today, I made these delicious healthy muffins and thought I should share the recipe. 

No butter. No oil. And oh so moist and scrumptious!

Delicious healthy muffins

2 cups - Whole Wheat Flour (You can use all purpose if you want but WW is healthier!)

1 1/2 cup - Sugar
2 Tsp - Baking Soda

2 Tsp - Cinnamon
1/2 Tsp - Salt
1/2 Cup Raisins (I also add chopped up dried date, and/or appricots, use whatever dried fruit you like best)
1/2 Cup - Chopped Nuts/Seeds (I use sesame, pumpkin, and sunflower seeds, slivered almonds, and chopped pecans, use whatever nuts/seeds you like best)
1/2 Cup - Coconut

2 Cups - Grated Carrot
1 Apple, peeled and grated
(I haven't tried it yet, because my sister doesn't like banana, but I thought banana would also be really tasty.)

3 Eggs
2/3 Cup - Apple Sauce
1 1/2 Tsp - Vanilla

Inside of the amazingly delicious healthy muffins!

• Mix all of the first bunch of ingredients together (from the flour to the coconut), stir. 
• Add the carrot and apple. Stir until it's all mixed together really well. 
• Beat Eggs, apple sauce, and vanilla in separate bowl. Add to dry ingredients. Stir just until moistened. 

Bake at 375 F for 20 - 25 minutes. (Until top springs back when touched.)

Recipe makes 12 - 18 muffins

Enjoy!

Dazzling Dancing Dog!

Came across this video tonight, thought I would share it. This is one seriously talented dancing dog!! I want to train my dog to dance like this... although, he may be a little too short.

Enjoy!