WOW WEEK

hello beautiful girls last couple days have been busy/fun....

COLLEGE.

This week is W.O.W week (week of welcome) and so many things are happening including, laser tag,comedian. hypnotist, movie,comedian, etc so much fun so much excitement around the school. 

Today and yesterday i had my 1st day of classes which were chemistry 1 and public speaking,pre calc, English. I had a lot of fun,even though we were just going over the syllabus.lol but it made me feel all grown up. Im pretty pumped to see how this year plays out. I am meeting a lot of people, and so far i really like my roommates. 

I have been walking around the campus looking into many clubs, they have over 300 once i find the ones i am going to stick with i'll be sure to tell you pretty girls. 

YOGA/work out

Yes i am still doing yoga, im trying every day but it is at least every other day so far. I am walking around A LOT. Yesterday i did 45mins of Yogatoday.com campus "turning fear into courage" this class is very hard i was sweating. They also do hand/headstands but since i have not even done these in a class i do back bends/bridges instead. My arms felt like jelly for a couple of hours later! 

I also did 20 min bike (reading my textbook killing two birds in one stone) and i did 12 min on the elliptical. It was good after this little cardio seash. i do not do much cardio any more so i just had fun with it and went at my pace instead of killing myself like i used to. 

today i wasn't able to go to the gym soooo much stuff to do but tomorrow for sure + some yoga hopefully.

 

FOOD.

EZPZ snack:

• Banana
• Peanut butter ( i used WcW)
• roasted pecans

1. cut banana in half
2. spread WCW peanut butter on, i put prob a lil more then a tbsp
3. lay pecan halves on top of banana
4. cut banana in pieces according to each nut to make little bits

This was such an awesome simple/fast snackum before my next class. the flavors melded so well, this would be awesome between some whole wheat potato bread!lol

EZPZ 

getting A's.

This is just my study routine and i seem to do very well with it if not a's, b's. 

• write notes as simple as you can. instead of writing a HUGE sentence try to cut it in half and take the main idea. this way it will be easier to remember and understand.
• Do NOT cram at all. Study each night/day for about 10-20 min and each night re-read the notes you read before, and soon you will know everything.
• make your own quizzes, this is a lot of fun, or at least to me and then you can help others around you 
• Teach other people the material. going over the material to your friend will glue all the info to your head, since when you are teaching others you are using simpler speech that you understand instead of book language.
• if you are reading your text book write main ideas/equations/vocab words on a post it and stick it on the page so you do not have to keep re-reading the WHOLE chapter over and over.
• if you do not understand something ask the teacher and it will be simplier or google the question it will be on the Internet.
• keep learning fun, find a way to will have fun learning, since i am a geek i love the feeling that i am becoming smarter with each class. GEEK ALERT haha
• and again DO NOT CRAM! The point of going to college/school is to learn cramming is only retained for a couple hours, trust me i crammed to much in 9th/10th grade.

healthy chai cookies?

****oppps silly me its chai not chia****

Hello chicas!

It is so far a fabulous Sunday.

Good news: i made friends! So now that i know some people it will only get more and more fun.

Yesterday i had a chai tea Luna bar

Nutritional info: 

• Serving Size 1 bar (48g)
• Calories 190
• Calories from fat 45

*Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

• Amount/Serving%DV*
• Total Fat 5g8%
• Sat. Fat 2.5g13%
• Trans Fat 0gNone
• Cholesterol 0mg0%
• Sodium 95mg4%
• Potassium 150mg4%

• Amount/Serving%DV*
• Total Carb. 26g9%
• Dietary Fiber 3g12%
• Insoluble Fiber 1gNone
• Sugars 12gNone
• Other Carb. 11gNone
• Protein 9g18%

Vit. A 20% * Vit. C 20% * Calcium 35% * Iron 30% * Vit. E 30% * Vit. K 10% * Thiamin (B1) 10% * Riboflavin (B2) 40% * Niacin (B3) 40% * Vit. B6 75% * Folate 100% * Vit. B12 75% * Vit. D 15% * Biotin 25% * Pantothenic Acid 40% * Phosphorus 20% * Iodine 35% * Magnesium 10% * Zinc 35% * Selenium 35% * Copper 10% * Manganese 25% * Chromium 25% * Molybdenum 25%

ingredients:

ingredients: LunaPro (Soy Nuggets [Soy Protein Isolate, Rice Flour, Malt Extract], Rolled Oats, Soy Protein Isolate, Roasted Soybeans, Soy Flour, Milled Flaxseed), brown rice syrup, natural flavors, sea salt, decaffeinated green tea extract. Chai Coating: evaporated cane juice, fractionated palm kernel oil, soy milk (soybeans, water), soy lecithin, Chai Blend (ground ginger, green tea leaves, cloves, anise, cinnamon, cardamom), natural flavors.

review: 

this flavor was good, if you are into chai teas. It taste just like a chai tea cookie with a little chew kind of on the dry side, but i might of gotten a dry bar. The coating was a a little splenda tasting but still good. Also this bar had a lot of chai spice to it, which I did LOVE. Very nutmeg,Cinnamon and gingery.I think i am more of a chocolate bar kind of girl, so although this isn't my favorite luna bar (WCM!) if you like chai spices you would like this bar. I had this and a banana for breakfast and that held me over for 3 hours, which was very surprising.

So i have a question girls. Since i am in college now i wanted to center my blog around ezpz eating,ezpz exercises, ezpz pamper,college lifestyle what do you pretty girls think? It will be hard taking photos of food since i eat in the dinning hall some times but i can put up what i ate if you want. and soon hopefully take pictures with out my friends caring. ya know?

Are you folowing me on twitter????

low on food?whats a blogger to do?

Hey girls I'm glad to hear I am not the only Friend addict! I just might watch an episode tonight.

Anyway today i moved into my dorm its pretty boring nothing happening tonight except people moving in and none of my roommates are here(which i am liking my own space thing) but i also know NO ONE here, ekkkk. its pretty nerve racking hopefully I'll meet some people tomorrow.

Let me show you my dinner i am eating right now. I have yet to really get food i of course have plenty of bars and peanut butter. but no food except bananas and Cuban bread from lunch today.I think this is a pretty sad looking dinner but oh so GOOD!

• piece of Cuban bread
• 1.25 banana
• some of my roasted pecans(so good make these asap)
• Justin's honey almond butter

OMG Justin's almond butter is amazingly yummy! i didn't think i liked almond butter, boy was i wrong.

review: 

i had the honey almond butter which was fantastic, not really gritty mostly smooth with slight pieces of almonds, slight honey taste but not over whelming.i usually stop myself at one tbsp for some stupid calorie reason but i liked that this was about 2tbsp, it was perfect. The ingredients are everything i know. The nutritional facts are pretty good, 3grams of fiber and 6 grams of protein. i want to try more!

ingredients: Dry Roasted Almonds, Organic Honey Powder (Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Honey), Organic Palm Fruit Oil, Sea Salt.

nutritional facts: 

On to better news i LARABAR fan of the day!!!!

go see it and leave a comment!haha

 i will leave you with a survey that was on oh she glows. and if you want do it too!

I Am - very goofy, caring 

I Want - to be around the people i love
I Have - everything i need.
I Wish - for peace 
I Hate - violence, i think I'm the only teenager that scampers away from school fights. violence stresses me out
I Fear - that i will come short of my parents expectations
I Hear - the air conditioner...i am FREEZING
I Search - for healthy,simple recipes
I Wonder - when i will be able to do really awesome yoga moves. 
I Regret - nothing BC my life is the way it is because of all my decisions
I Love - making peoples day
I Ache - when i hurt someone close to me
I Always - try to be the host with the most
I Usually - am acting goofy to make people smile
I Am Not - a mean person
I Dance - any time i can any way i can even if that means making a fool of myself.
I Sing - horribly and PROUD
I Never - go a day with out telling zoe i love him.
I Rarely - do cardio
I Cry - when my heart hurts, be it because of a sad movie,a close one is upset, really anything that tugs at my heart 
I Am Not Always - the best friend, but i try
I Lose - things that i put in a safe place
I’m Confused - when ever I'm in a car driving.lol (worst sense of direction i swear)
I Need - to find friends in miami
I Should - stop criticizing myself
I Dream - i will open a bakery/yoga studio and be a teacher/baker. (odd dream)
I hope- that i will never feel like i have a job it will just be a hobby i get paid for
I feel- scared in my new surroundings
I appreciate- my parents for all they do for me.

What lessons have you learned this year?

1. i love green monsters
2. to just go with the flow
3. to listen to my body
4. to not worry what people think but to do things that make me happy

friends share friends awesomeness

hello girls!

well today is Wednesday and i leave Friday at 7AM! ekkk needless to say i have been packing this week like a mad women. 

Packing = relizations 

1. i have A LOT of clothing
2. i have A LOT of tea
3. I have A LOT of food
4. I have A LOT of make up

Ekkk but of course being Nicole i am bringing 98% of it. haha

OK anyway on to food...

yesterday i mad nestle toll house chocolate chip cookies. 

Any one else out there obsessed with friends?

It is a tradition in my family on the 1st day of school my mom bakes these cookies so when we come home we have right out of the oven cookies with milk and discuss our 1st day. This year my mom had a very busy day so i made the cookies, it went well but of course it is different then when my mom made them.

I had one with a strawberry protein smoothie as my lunch

seriously soooo yummy, home made chocolate chip cookies w/almond milk is probably my favorite dessert sooo good.

TODAY.

I ate a yogurt mess for brekkie with some coffee. But it was nothing special. so i am going to show you another ezpz recipe. I am roasting nuts to bring with me to college for healthy snacking. This is how i roast them and they are soooooo good. raw pecans are yummy but these are AMAZING! 

EZPZ RECIPE:

healthy roasting pecans

1. preheat the oven 350 f
2. spray baking sheet with pam or butter if you rather
3. soak raw pecans in luke warm water for 5 min. the water is going to be slightly brown.
4. use a Coriander to strain the water and repeat soaking the pecans 2 more times.
5. spread the pecans on the baking sheet, one layer try to make the pecans not over lap too much.
6. sprinkle the desired amount of salt on top of nuts
7. bake for 20 min stirring the nuts every 5 minutes. make sure they do not get too brown.
8. take out and let cool

optional: you can add any spices to the nuts, or even sugar before baking them i just wanted to keep them simple and yummy.

Easy and yummy!

Have a great day girls!

I'll make you banana pancakes pretend like it's the weekend now

Hello beautiful friends!

This morning i woke up and realized i am home alone! My rents are at work and my sisters had their first day of school today,11th and 3rd grade to be exact. Now what is a foodie supposed to do on a rare occasion like today? 

That's right jam to way too loud music and make pancakes!

It was easy Bisquick pancake mix... so maybe i was not the baking genius but it was just what the doctored ordered. also i lied in my title these were blueberry not banana...forgive me?

I also cut up a peach and put it on the griddle for 5 minutes! sooo good, try it now

I have a confession to make girls i am addicted to...PICKLES?!?!

 I know this is prob the most bizarre food to be addicted to but seriously when ever i feel like a snack i run to the fridge for one..OK two of these dill pickles. They are so juicy and many other "that's what she said" adjectives.

 So i have not had a chance to try out all my swag yet, which is a good thing BC i will be needed all these bars for college, remember chem day(all Friday, all chem)?

the rest of the day consists of:

• getting a parking pass for the school
• Figuring out how to make pages on my blog for reviews,fitness and such
• making choco chip cookies(1st day of school tradition)
• yoga
• hanging out with the boy
• tanning??
• PACKING, I.E searching through my sister's room for my belongings before i move on FRIDAY! ekkkk

Larabar

hey bloggers it is saturday!

i have just been

• packing all my clothing and food
• hanging with the boy, friends
• sipping on green monsters
• planning out my school year
• trying to find a camera cord! ergggggg
• trying to sell things on craigslist for college money.

I got ANOTHER package!

LARABARS

the larabar people are seriously very generous! 

I am coming back soon for reviews/new blog topics. Bare with me! i promise i will be blogging regularly!

Luna people are amazing

hey everyone!

today was shopping back to school clothing with my mom and two sisters.started at about 10 and ended at 3! i got two tops from forever 21, and i am going to a huge flea/thrift market Saturday which i am very very excited about.

Still no camera cord :( i cant seem to find one that fits into my camera! FAIL

brekkie was amazing though!

I also go this package today!

tons of different luna bars. I love luna bars! I just wish they still had that chocolate pecan pie bar.lol

thanks so much cliff! 

I haven't done much yoga in the past week since i am trying to live it up till i move to college in 9 days! But i do miss it a lot, need to do some asap. 

Question: since this is my first year in college i do not know what i will need for my dorm and what isn't allowed! can you girls help me out? and what snacks are good to buy? 

Have a great day girls, im going to try to put together a dance party!

 wish me luck.