Stylish Blogger

Ah! I've always wanted to get a cute little blog award and just a few days ago the wonderful Malori of Sunday Morning Sugar tagged me! That girl is probably my favorite blogger and my biggest blog inspiration. She always posts the cutest things and just is an all around sweetheart! Ironically, her and I are from the same city and she used to take dance class with my cousin! Such a small world. I digress :), if you haven't checked out her blog. YOU MUST. I think I say it enough, but just once more for good measure, you have to check it out!

According to the blog award rules, I'm supposed to share seven random facts about myself with you so here they are:

1. I could live in skinny jeans, Converse, and v-neck t-shirts. I always feel so good in all of those items!
   
2. I'm constantly craving change, usually in the form of nail polish and hair colors!
   
3. Before I make MOST purchases, I research research research especially beauty products. I read dozens of reviews, watch youtube videos, compare prices, etc. It's kind of ridiculous.
   
4. I abbreviate as many words as I can. I once made a list on my phone of all the words I abbreviate and it was over 30.
   
5. I definitely prefer to spend my nights and weekends at home either with my family or alone. I don't like going out unless I get to dress up and get dolled up!
   
6. Typically, I blast music much louder than necessary in my car. I have about 15 mix cd's in my car and they all have my favorite songs on them, so that I always can get happy singing loudly and sometimes dancing to them while driving!
   
7. Whenever I pose for pictures, I automatically throw my head to side and pop my hand on my hip. It's natural for me.

 (Taken yesterday with my aunt for her birthday.)

I will also nominate:

• Hannah of Becoming Grace Lamb
• Emily of Simply Southern

Okay, so as finals week nears to a close thank goodness, I will be doing two really great posts this week at least!! One of them is my facial cleansing routine because I think I have FINALLY perfected it for me and the second is a recipe post for these amazing amazing lemon cupcakes BAKED IN FLOWER SHAPED CUPCAKE LINERS I made for my aunt's birthday yesterday!!

So look out for those posts!! I'm so excited that I only have two more days of class and can once again resume my life here in the blog world!! :) Have a good Tuesday, darlings!! :)

Danielle

I've been semi absent this week, due to what else, school. Wow, it's so weird to type that. Tomorrow, you'll be getting a Culinary Conversations post about how I survived my first week in culinary school. But today I saw that Malori posted a 25 things about herself and considering I haven't done any real posts this week, this one looked like fun!!

1. I watch a lot of things on Netflix, quite frequently even random documentaries. (I'm watching Super Size Me right now.)
2. My family is a huge part of my life. My parents are divorced, but they get along well and we all go on vacations together. 
3. Bad grammar/spelling in text messages is one of my biggest pet peeves.
4. Contrary to popular belief, I've only eaten two of my own cupcakes ever. (A Snickerdoodle & a Red Velvet)
5. I'm studying Baking & Patisserre at Le Cordon Bleu and it's been the biggest leap of faith I've ever taken.
6. I own six pairs of Converse! They're my favorite shoes by far and I'd wear them everyday if I could and if I didn't love showing off my painted toes.
7. When I'm at my house, I live in Victoria's Secret Yoga Pants. They're the most comfortable things ever.
8. I was born and raised in Long Island, NY. When I moved to Arizona, all the kids at school made me say words like coffee, corner, and water over and over because of my accent.
9. I absolutely hate scary thrill rides such as rollercoasters. I've never even been on Disneyland's Splash Mountain. 
10. I'm one of the pickiest eaters you'll ever meet and I'm in culinary school. I don't like fruit, seafood, most Mexican food, hamburgers, sandwiches and much more. No, I'm not a vegetarian. I'm scared for the day I have to try food I don't want to in front of everyone in class.
11. I'm not a morning person at all. I hate waking up early. I can barely function and my first class everyday is at 7 am and I live 30 minutes away. It's not fun for me in the least bit.
12. I do not like driving at night or in traffic. If I have to by myself, I'll always find someone to call to keep me company. 
13. I've posted over 10,000 tweets since I got Twitter in May 2008. For some reason, I think I'm interesting enough to post all the time! HA. 
14. I just started culinary school and I'm already getting excited for my 12 week externship next year!!
15. I check my youtube subscriptions constantly, so I'm always up to date on my very favorite beauty gurus.
16. All of my notes, book tabs, flash cards, and pen ink colors are color coordinated by type and subject.
17. I had never peeled any vegetables before Wednesday during Culinary class.
18. I've had my Arizona Real Estate License since last May with the support of my dad and stepmom who have been in the top 1% of Real Estate agents in Arizona for over ten years.
19. I would definitely define myself as stubborn, passionate, and ambitious.
20. I don't go a day without lots of praying and reading the Bible. I rarely miss a Sunday afternoon at church! I love God and am learning every day how to let him guide me completely. 
21. I know exactly how much a Large Coke is at McDonald's, tax and all. 
22. I frequently flirt with cashiers or store workers. Last week this benefited me when I got free eggs and multiple packages of butter.  It's embarrassing, but oh well.
23. The Beatles are my absolute favorite band. I was introduced to them against my will when I began dating Casey, freshman year. He burned me about 5 CD's for my birthday and I've been obsessed ever since. I currently have 300+ Beatles songs on my iTouch, but my favorite two haven't ever changed. ("Blackbird" & "In My Life")
24. My mom used to blow dry my hair up until age 18. I hated it because I was so lazy, but she loved it. :)
25. I'm extremely, disgustingly sensitive. I'm really emotional especially when talking about my love life. I've been in two long term relationships, both ending abruptly exactly two years apart. I know I should be cynical of true love, but I still believe it's out there for me.