Tea Thursday

Hi Guys! I know I haven't been posting any blogs this week. I've been very busy this entire week just as I will be on the oncomings 2 weeks but I havn't forgotten my "Tea Thursday" ritual where I post random qoutes that involve tea just to give you some food for thought. For the next few weeks I won't be posting daily but I WILL be posting when I can, maybe even twice a day, so don't worry! I'll try my best! :) So here are this weeks food for thought quote:

“Who would then deny that when I am sipping tea in my tearoom I am swallowing the whole universe with it and that this very moment of my lifting the bowl to my lips is eternity itself transcending time and space?” 
― D.T. Suzuki, Zen and Japanese Culture

El Huarique

During the weekend my sisters and I had decided to spend some time together. We ended up going to Venice beach boardwalk looking for something to eat for lunch. My sister found this hole in the wall where they have mutiple little restaurants of all kinds. Considering that I am half Peruvian we wanted to try out this Peruvian cuisine "El Huarique" and let me just say...DELICIOUS! I like to try out different types of Peruvian restaurants to compare the differences, good and bad. This restaurant did not disappoint! 

 

Both of my sisters had ordered a Peruvian dish called "lomo saltado" and I had ordered "ceviche de pescado". Each of the cuisine dishes were well prepared and the seasoning is on point! I would definitely recommend this place if you are ever at Venice Beach, just look for the hole in the wall. ;)

Tea Thursday

“If you are cold, tea will warm you;
if you are too heated, it will cool you;
If you are depressed, it will cheer you;
If you are excited, it will calm you.” 
― William Ewart Gladstone

 

Hello Darlings! Today is yet another Tea Thursday where I post random quotes about tea just as some food for your thoughts, to get your mind flowing. I hope everyone has a lovely evening! :)

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New Video!!!!!!!

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Home Cooked Tostadas

 Today me and my mom decided to make some delicious homemade tostadas! To be honest I was so excited Lol! It has been a while since we last made these, but I decided to blog it and share this easy homemade meal with you! :)

 

 Ingredients: ground beef, bell peppers, onions, Guerrero's corn tortillas, avocado, lemon, cilantro, sliced lettuce, sour cream, canola oil, pinto beans, and mayonnaise.

 After frying the ground beef, you mix it in with slice bell peppers and onions to give it some more flavor, and put the pinto beans to cook. While that is going on you also fry the corn tortillas in the canola oil. Then you get the topping ready! I slice the lettuce and my mom makes this delicious avocado mix. The avocado mix has sliced avocado, cilantro, onion, and squeezed lemon juice. Once that is all ready you take the hard tortilla and spread mayonnaise, then spread the pinto beans, on top of that you put on the ground beef with the lettuce and avocado mix. Voila! :D

Girls Night!

It's only Monday and most people wouldn't even think
 of hosting a sleepover but hey it's summer!
It is a great time to have all you friends come over,
whether on the weekend or during the weekdays.
 Take this time and opportunity to create fun adventures and
 new memories that will hopefully last a lifetime! :)
Here are some sleepover essential must haves.
As a disclaimer,
 these are just examples
 and can be altered for your preference and desires. 

Never forget to go out and buy some of your
favorite snacks and drinks. Whether it be sweet or salty,
you can never go wrong having snacks at a sleepover! 

Having facials or makeovers might be my favorite part of
a sleepover. It doesn't even have to be perfect! It can be for silly
challenges or for instagram selfies!

You can set up a bed or make a fortress! Anywhere so you can
have a place to crash if you get tired. It's also a nice to place
to have your girly conversations or pillow fights. :)

Romance, horror, action and etc. The next part is picking a
movie that you will enjoy.

If you can't find a movie that you like from your DVD
collection, you can never go wrong with Netflix!
It has a whole bunch of movie selections you can pick from.

Here is my younger sister picking our first movie that we'll be
watching tonight on Netflix. :)

Once you have selected a movie, you pop the popcorn and get
out all your snacks. Sit back, relax, and enjoy! :D

Tea Thursday

“After a fairly shaky start to the day, Arthur's mind was beginning to reassemble itself from the shell-shocked fragments the previous day had left him with.

He had found a Nutri-Matic machine which had provided him with a plastic cup filled with a liquid that was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea.
The way it functioned was very interesting. When the Drink button was pressed it made an instant but highly detailed examination of the subject's taste buds, a spectroscopic analysis of the subject's metabolism and then sent tiny experimental signals down the neural pathways to the taste centers of the subject's brain to see what was likely to go down well. However, no one knew quite why it did this because it invariably delivered a cupful of liquid that was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea.” 
― Douglas Adams

Morning Routine

My morning routine usually starts with brushing my teeth because
good hygiene is important. :)
                                     

Don't forget water! It's important!

Then I make myself some healthy breakfast to help start up my metabolism and give me energy for the day! 

I recently purchased some new candles seeing that I love
candles... ALOT! (Mainstays: Sweet Pea and Golden Amber)

Then I did some yoga and meditation in the living room for 30 min. to help warm up my body and give me peace of mind.  It frees my awareness to where I can access my inner calm whenever I need to. Music is a great to
put on while meditating, it helps with concentration (preferably calm and soothing music) 

After stretching and meditating I have nice bowl of lowfat yogurt (vanilla), Quaker oats, cinnamon, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries. Which concludes my morning routine and I am ready to take on the day! :D

 

Healthy Breakfast

Today I had a realization that I don't usually eat breakfast... I know! I know that is soooo bad for a person, especially an athlete.  I am not so hungry in the morning and that is why I usually skipped it, it was not intentional. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it increases your metabolic rate, gives you energy and helps reduce cravings. Sooooo today I decided to make myself a good healthy breakfast. The bigger the breakfast the better! The first thing that I had was some water. Water is so important! Having 2 glasses of water as soon as you wake up helps activate your internal organs. After drinking my water I served my self a cup of "real peach apple walnut multi grain cereal (quaker)" with some organic soy milk (vanilla). Then I put some hot water to boil for my tea and while waiting I made this thing called the "tummy toner", it is made out of 1 slice of wheat bread, half an avocado, black pepper, and hot sauce of your choice. After my water was finished  boiling I had a cup of gourmet cinnamon berry tea with 1tbs of organic brown sugar. With that I was ready and energized to take on the day! :)

Random Thought Monday

Today I'm blogging a little later than usual because I just got home from a long day of work and chores to get done. Mondays are usually poop but I have series of tips that I like to do, to get rid of my Monday blues, I blogged about it a week or so ago. Anyways, today I decided to post this picture with words of encouragement because it is a constant reminder to myself never to sell myself short. When I was asked the question of what type a career I am going to study for, I was so terrified of what they might have thought if I had told them I wanted to become a professional performer in the arts that instead I told them I was going to study criminology. Wow, wasn't that a mistake. Now I am not trying to bash on the study criminal justice or anything, but it was not something that I wanted to do. It wasn't until my senior yr. of high school that I had built up the courage to tell my school councilor that I am changing my profession. It was the best decision I had made, and even though the thought of telling my parents scared the crap out of me; finally telling them gave me such a relief. Now that they're on board on my new journey towards becoming a performer, I've learned to never give up on something that you love to do even if it may seem scary at times because in the end it will be worth it! I hope that these words right here help you as much as it did for me. :) Okay now that I'm done rambling HAHA Happy Monday! 

LUSH HAUL (REVIEW)

 LUSH is a company that is well known for their "Fresh Handmade Cosmetics" and providing a variety of carefully designed cosmetics including: bath bombs, shower scrubs, fresh, face masks, shampoo, conditioner, liquid lipstick, etc. Their products are non-animal tested and require no preservatives. They have created their packaging with recyclable and biodegradable products to "limit our impact on the environment". These past few days I have been trying out some of their products to see if they would live up to the praise have been given through multiple sources, and I can say that I can totally agree with them that LUSH is in fact one of the best cosmetic companies I have invested in.

Angels On Bare Skin is a face & body cleanser made out of
ingredients like lavender, rose absolute, chamomile, etc.
This product makes the skin smooth and healthy leaving an
even out skin tone.

Ro's Argan Body Conditioner is one of my favorite products
made out of argan oil, , cocoa butter, shea butter, etc. It is a skin
conditioner used after taking a shower, This products leaves the
skin nourished and silky.

D'Fluff Strawberry Shaving Soap is made out of coconut oil,
cocoa butter, roseship oil, etc. leaves the skin with a sweet
smell and silky skin.

Here we have Imperialis which is another favorite product of
mine. It is a facial moisturizer that helps skin stay in balance.
This product contains tiger lily, cocoa butter, orange flower, etc.
The second product is Mint Julips which is lip scrub made out of
cold pressed organic castor sugar, vanilla extract, and
peppermint oil that leaves your lips smooth and kissable. ;)

This is Buffy, a body butter and a " feel-good exfoliation"
made out of shea butter, lemon peel oil, sweet almond and rice
buffs away dry dead skin for a more softer appeal

                                                       

These three products are bath bombs that each come with different types of  scents, colors, and surprises. The first one on the far left is called Tisty Tosty. It comes with rose absolute, citric acid, and lemon peel oil. It is also known as the love potion. ;) The second bath bomb on the far right is called Twilight. It is made out of lavender, tonka absolute, etc. gives a vison of the night sky in your bath tube. Last but not least is the Sex Bomb made out of jasmine absolute, soybean oil, and soy milk; is known to set the mood. ;) I haven't tried that one only because I had gotten if for one of my sister as a gift. haha

Tea Thursday

Posting a bit earlier because I have an early start to a busy and fun day. I'll be at Six Flags! :D so here is this weeks "Tea Thursday" and words of wisdom...

“When tea becomes ritual, it takes its place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things. Where is beauty to be found? In great things that, like everything else, are doomed to die, or in small things that aspire to nothing, yet know how to set a jewel of infinity in a single moment?”
― Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Quick Update!!!!

Hey Guys! I've been recently been trying to upload a new blog post but I seem to be having some technical difficulties from my laptop :( and I won't be able to upload my new "LUSH HAUL" post today. I will be postponing it until Friday for my daily blog post. Sorry guys :( I'm quite annoyed my self but there is nothing I can do that I haven't already tried.

20 things in my bedroom

Don't forget to check out my video I uploaded last Friday!!! :D http://youtu.be/3ZBctp-UbE0

Glow in the Dark T-shirts!!!

Supplies:
1.white t-shirt (something you won't mind it getting stained because it will)
2.glow sticks ( you choose whatever color you wants)
3.scissors (to make an opening for the glow to come out)

WARNING: the glow does stain clothes! Please make sure that the clothing you get is something you don't getting stained and colored.