Friday, February 17, 2012

Mr. Oat-y


I LOVE oatmeal for breakfast!  But, i'm talkin' about real oatmeal...not that crappy stuff in a package from Quaker that you cook in the microwave for 3 minutes, or whatever!  I can't eat that stuff...it has too much sugar & generally makes me sick.  I also don't like how the oats in it are all small & piecey.  I like to buy Old Fashioned Oats, not quick cook, original & make my own oatmeal.  It doesn't take that long either.  I prefer mine with Almond Milk since I don't drink regular milk.  My perfect oatmeal goes like this...1 C. Almond Milk in a small saucepan.  1/2 C. Oats.  Cook for around 7 minutes.  It's gonna still look runny but as it cools down it'll thicken up.  When finished I add about 1 tsp. Butter...that just smoothes out the texture.  A few pinches of brown sugar & a small handful of raisins.  Mix together, let cool for a few & then eat!  Perfect!  In all, it probably takes 10 minutes & is so much better for you than that pre-packaged stuff!  I have a thing with pre-packaged foods though...I limit myself from eating them as much as possible.  I'm a big believer that food is better for you, body & soul if made from scratch.  And besides, I love to cook, so that's gotta put some kind of karmic goodness into it...right?  I like to think so!  Try this out...you'll like it.  You can add whatever you want too, if you don't like brown sugar add Agave....or whatever sweetener you prefer.  And you can also put any kind of dried/fresh fruit in it!  :)

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Worth it? I think NOT!

"You kjnow I'd rather walk on my lips than to speak bad about someone but..."

So, you know i'm a huge fan of OPI & nail polish in general but I have a complaint!!!  Me complain?  Right.  Anywho, when I bought this color I was loving it!  It's a black base but with super big kinda chunky silver glitter in it so it's super shiny & just my kind of thing.  Then over the next few days, it started to chip & if you know me once I get a chip in my nails the whole paint job has to come off!  I just think chipped nails looks tacky & cheap.  So, I was a lil disappointed in that.  Well then I decided to take it off & let me tell ya...it was a chore!  I don't know what they add extra in those glittery kind, but I literally had to soak my nails in remover for 5+ min to make any kind of progress.  I went through dozens of tissues & probably 1/2 a bottle of remover.  And I do buy the OPI remover cuz it's super quick & eats through anything, but it could not stand up to this stuff!  This color was in the Nicki Minaj collection which I was really diggin' but now i'm not so sure.  Just FYI!