Friday Favorites

I have been failing to write updates on our weekly happenings, so I will give a quick update before moving on to the favorites of the week.

Aaron has been very busy studying for the first actuarial exam (he needs to study about 300 hours before taking it). It takes as much time as a part-time job! He has also been applying for an internships next summer. Most are in the U.S., but there are a few that are in Dublin, Stockholm, Hong Kong, and Singapore. My vote is Dublin, but we'll see ;)

I have just been plugging along. I organized my class schedule for my last semester of college. I have voted out grad school (for now). It just isn't the right time for us.

I got sick on Monday and was pretty sick on Tuesday. I drank a lot of tea and used some essential oils all day and by Wednesday night I was back to normal :)

The turtles are growing up  :) one is getting much bigger and faster than the other one. Therefore we re-named them slowpoke and fastpoke.

one | At Altitude Blog
two | The Mint budget app
three | Person of Interest on CBS
four | Small Fry blog -- opened last week and is already a hit (check out the "features" page)
five | Beeper Bebe Etsy shop

Happy Weekend!

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Friday Favorites: Kitchen Appliances

While baking bread this morning, I had a moment of silence for all my wonderful kitchen appliances that serve me so well:

The Grain Master that ground the wheat

My Bosch mixer that mixed and kneaded the dough so I could sit down and be lazy.

And then my Blendtec that ground some flaxseed for a little added "oomph."

These are my favorite appliances because I use them on a daily basis. Some are a little spendy... But holy moly, they are worth it! My mom has the same blender, wheat grinder, and mixer as I do. She has had the Bosch mixer and Grain Master for over 10 years and they are still kickin!

Thanks to both of our wonderful families we received most of these appliances as wedding gifts :) 

1 Bosch Mixer | 2 Blendtec Blender | 3 Grain Master Whisper Mill | 4 Cuisinart Food Processor | 5 Toaster Oven

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Friday Favorites

1. Beeswax Candles
   From what I've read, beeswax helps clean the air in your house by emitting negative ions. I'm not sure how thorough it is, but at least it's not adding toxins. Plus, it smells like honey :)
   
   
2. Made By Joel
   Website with cute homemade toy and game ideas.
3. Gwyneth Paltrow's "No-Fry Fries"
   We made these fries for a snack last night and WOW. They were so good. Just make sure you cut up the potatoes in thin strips (same shape as fast-food fries) and soak in cold water.
   
4. Easy Chickpea Curry from Allrecipes.com
   Definitely one of our top 10 favorite dinner recipes. It just tastes good (in fact, we're eating it tonight).
5. This picture from Blush Photography
   

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Friday Favorites

I am completely obsessed with fall;

the colors

the smells

the temperature.

everything about it makes me melt inside. Besides fall, here are some other things that I am kind of obsessed with.

one | homemade mozzarella cheese
two | my photography class

three | eat, live, run website
four | this sweater
five | biking in the mountains (favorite of both Nerd and Healthnut)

*Update*

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Friday Favorites

I have decided that every Friday I am going to post a list of my favorite recipes, DIY, pictures, that I have found during the week so everyone can enjoy them as well.

one | These Zucchini-Corn Fritters (I made them and Aaron said he wants to eat them everyday!)

two | Aaron's new mustache (he looks like Mario)

three | The Handmade Charlotte website

four | All the adorable fabrics at Spoonflower

five |

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