Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Recipe // Breakfast Smoothie.


Oatmeal + triple berry smoothie = absolutely delicious! For a quick breakfast in the morning, I have been making a lot of these breakfast smoothies. Another great thing is that these smoothies are full of healthy things, and let's face it, we all need some healthiness in our lives! I have been playing around with my recipe lately, mixing up a few different recipes that I have found. 

Ingredients

1/2 cup quick oats
1/2 cup low-fat yogurt
1 tsp flax seeds
1 cup mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries)
1 cup ice
1 cup milk

Directions

1. Place quick oats and flax seeds in a dry blender. Blend until oats are ground into a fine powder. This step is a must!!

2. Add the yogurt, ice, mixed berries and milk.

3. Cover and blend until smooth and creamy. 


To mix things up a bit this morning, I added 1/2 cup of spinach to my smoothie. I was hesitant about the first few spoonful's, but once I got over the idea of having spinach in my smoothie, it was actually really good. To be honest, I couldn't really taste it, and neither could my boyfriend. To sweeten it up, I also added a spoonful of honey. 

What's your favorite type of smoothie? 

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Medium + Large Sponsor Spotlight.

I have been really lucky have met some pretty incredible ladies through this little blog of mine. Today's post is all about them, so, you know the drill -- take a minute, or two, or even three and go check out these nine fabulous ladies below!


"Hey y'all, I'm Gayle, and I write over at Grace for Gayle. I live in Dallas with my two dogs and two cats. I love peanut butter, animal memes, chips and salsa, scary movies, working out, borrowing people's kids, but most of all I love Jesus. I blog about all of the before-mentioned, and more, so come join me!"




"I'm a 20-something college student, working on my degree is Communications and Journalism. I love writing, photography, and skipping through the park singing (off-key) at the top of my lungs - and that definitely shows on my blog. Good Day Sunshine is a collection of essays, stories, and photographs inspired by life, The Beatles, and the beautiful sunshine."

Blog // Bloglovin' // Facebook // Twitter



"Hi Im Ashley and I blog over at Wannabe Green! I'm a stay at home mom with three beautiful girls, a wonderful husband, and the sweetest and most destructive little puppy ever. I love to craft, run, read, and find new and exciting ways to be healthier and live longer. My hope is that I might inspire you to get off the couch and do something FUN!"




"I tell stories. About me. My life. My faith. About being a mother. A wife. A friend. In no particular order."




"My name is Lauren, some call me Lo. I blog about my personal style, fashion trends, D.I.Y's, and my Etsy shop Mintgem! One weird thing about me is I have a strange obsession with the TV show Storage Wars, and secretly wish I could be on it."




"I'm a girl with a big head who really likes cats. I eat too much candy and I like to write about my life in the hope that you like to read about it, so stop by and join the party!"




"I'm Laurie Brotherton. M is my better half, we have two fur-babies, Kodi & Maggie. & together we are the The Brotherton's. I occasionally bite M & he hates it! To learn more weird & random things about us, stop by our blog. I'd love to meet you :) "




"Hi Life Unpublished readers! My name is Britta and my blog is The Boots Parade. Over there you'll see posts all about my life in Costa Rica! I write about my life as an English teacher, my life in this country, my adorable puppy Rocco, and all the little adventures I have as an expat. I hope you will come by and say hello!"




"Hey, I'm Jess. I blog over at Some Snapshots, a lifestyle blog made up of snapshots into my life. I`m a little obsessed with photography, travel, all things chocolate & ice cream related and (I admit) my cat. What’s weird about me? I gave up my last stable, full time job so I could travel the world!"

Friday, April 12, 2013

My Week via Instagram.


love, love, love my handsome dog //
some crazy clouds the other day //
i love taking photos of all the cherry blossoms //
clouds, upside down //
looking down, at my feet while out for a walk //
apparently i like to take photos of trees

Some of these photos I took for the #fmsphotoaday challenge. I also recently discovered the #projectlife35 photo challenge which I am loving.

Follow me on instagram @ chelseadward.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

I am a bit (okay, a lot!) behind on reading a lot of the blogs I follow via bloglovin', and as I begin to read through all these unread posts this evening, I have been picking up on a lot of negativity that has been going on in blog-land. To be honest, I really haven't a clue what has gone down, and I would like to keep it that way. 

What I do know is that Erin's post yesterday inspired me, so I thought I would play along. Plus I don't always share that much personal information about myself and my life on my blog, so I thought this would be a great opportunity!

The Good

+ I have never cheated on a significant other.
+ I have never smoked a cigarette and have never done any drugs.
+ I have never done anything illegal.
+ I am always putting the ones I love before myself.
+ I am very reliable and always follow through with my promises.

The Bad

+ I have an addiction to soda pop, specifically coke.
+ I am an over-thinker. It's not a good thing and often gets me into too much trouble!
+ I have a short-term memory. Unless you have my undivided attention, I will forget.
+ I am very lazy with any form of exercise.
+ I don't eat as healthy as I could/should.

The Ugly

+ I don't shower every day. I do shower every other day.
+ I will sometimes wear the same pair of socks twice.
+ I sometimes self-injure myself when I am very stressed out. Nothing serious.
+ I curse way too much other other drivers. Most of the time they deserve it.
+ I have zero patience for bicycles on the road. I say that because they DO NOT follow the rules of the road.

In a nutshell, that is me ... the god, the bad, and the ugly! Coming up with this list was a lot tougher than I thought it would be. It honestly took me over an hour to write all of this. Anyways, I challenge you to do the same and link up with Erin!