repost: easy peasy veggie pasta

whole wheat pasta (walmart brand, i ain't fancy)

green peppers

tomatoes

caned black olives

plenty of olive oil (i have a thang for olive oil)

seasonings: garlic powder, onion powder, ms. dash

crumbled veggie meat-i used Worthington's FriChik

romano cheese

boil your pasta

saute your veggies and "meat" in olive oil.

season to taste

toss and serve

notes: I really don't believe canned veggie meat is the best thing, but i do use it sometimes. it can really be convenient. 

i am a fan of doing pasta without sauce. sometimes the sauce is the culprit for the high calorie content in pasta. try it out-you might start to prefer it!

i avoid salt at all costs. hypertension runs in the family, so i am very conscious about adding salt to my foods.


I just realized i have posted this before, but not with all of this info. so this is a repost. 

my diet

i describe myself as a pescetarian or pesco-vegetarian.


There is of course debate over what this label entails, but for me it means i eat a plant-based diet that includes fish. other people might include other seafood as well, but that is not my personal preference.


at this time, i also include diary and eggs in my diet.


i have a cheese addiction that i am currently struggling with, and I believe yogurt is good for me, so there you have it.


in the future? I would like to be a vegan and consume no animal products at all.


i have some ways to go before i get there, but it is something i want to accomplish before i'm 30 years old.


i will share a few recipes in later blog posts. :)

half marathon training!

i am currently training for a half marathon in the fall.
now, i haven't actually signed up for said half marathon, but i know that it will happen.
i am using Hal Higdon's half marathon training plan, the one for Intermediate runners. Hal Higdon's Half Marathon Training Program.
I didn't know if I qualify for the "Intermediate" runner label, but I do know that a) i already know i could finish and b)I want a good time, so i figure that seemed to fit his description of an intermediate runner.
I will keep you all posted on my progress!

summer hair: high bun

i was perhaps a little picture happy, but i thought i was cute :)

this was super easy.

i made a bun on freshly cowashed hair.

i made big twists, and pinned them.

then used the tail of a comb to "tease" the hair in the twists, making it fuller.

some ORS edge control on the edges, review coming soon.

voila!

sidenote: that wonky eye in the last pic lol.

short lived twists

my hair is fine/medium-low density.
this means the individual strands are fine (smaller than a thread) AND there isn't much hair per square inch on my poor little head.
due to this, i shy away from wearing twists because i feel as though they look very scalpy.
this has been one of my biggest woes as a natural.
i tried some out the other day.
only left in for 2 days, because the look was just NOT CUTE to me. they photograph better than they looked in person.

easy summer hair: quick clipped updo

this is definitely going into my summer hair rotation.
cowashed, added leave in, slicked down the front with ecostyler.
i then twisted my hair and clipped it up using one of the clips i use to make sections while styling.
easy, protective, and cute enough. 

hair update

i am slightly annoyed at the lack of progress i've been making, but i have no one to blame but my own darn self.
ah well.
i flatironed and got a trim recently. she advised taking off 1 whole inch, and even though it made my heart flutter, i said, "go right ahead."
i like keeping my hair blunt. 

so we shall see where i am by the end of this year.
hopefully some of this protective styling i plan to be doing will pay off....

ootd: fun summer nights (just one pic)

if you continue to read this blog, you will probably eventually come to the conclusion that I'm a party animal.
that's not entirely without truth.
i am a fan of having fun with my friends, and i figure i'm still young and cute, so i may as well live it up.
i wore this to a bar the other night. only took one appropriate cute pic. :)

top: forever 21

shorts: (i promise i am wearing shorts) american eagle

boots: charlotte russe

hair: blowdried, then braidout with rollers on the ends

twist/braid/bun challenge

i joined a twist/braid/bun challenge on the hair forum i'm a member of, LHCF.
it's from now until september, so you've been warned.
expect to see a whole lotta posts on protective styles, buns mainly. :)

introducing: the mister

my boo and i. i figured i may as well introduce him sooner rather than later.
he's my right hand man. :)

ootd: simple. casual. cool.

who knows if this even qualifies as an outfit?
i am one lazy girl sometimes when it comes to styling myself, especially when it's super hot. 
i just look at all my clothes, and pick out the comfiest looking thing.

top: forever 21

shorts: thrifted

summer hair: the quick ponypuff

sometimes you just gotta get up and go quickly.
i did this after a quick cowash.
slicked it back with some ecostyler.
left in aussie moist, and added a lil bit of ecostyler to the puff part for shine. 

very simple and quick.

ninja bun-an attempt

the ninja bun has been making its rounds on the online natural hair circuit.

it's basically a bun placed very near to the front of the head and a bit off center.

i tried it on a whim, on some dirty hair that had been previously in another bun.

turned out pretty cute.

next time i'll actually wear it somewhere, instead of just flossing for the camera.