My Week, on Instagram

                                                                                                                              

   


      
 
     

1. Walk through campus. 
2. Cody :)
3. Chris and Hugh :)
4. Hugh Hugh and I after rearranging the living room. Much more sophisticated look and feel now. 
5. Pink and Shades of Blue
6. Our last class before finals week. We are so over school, in such a bad way. 
7. New floral arrangement. 
8. First time eating Subway breakfast. A co-worker forced me into it. Truthfully, I can make a better sandwich. =P
9. Dog walk.
10. The marker on my grandparents grave. Took a random drive through the countryside, somehow found myself there 12 years since I last saw it. 

 

DIY: Bird Pillow

This pillow only cost about $7, as opposed to $30+ that stores sell something very similar for. So, it was well worth it. 

Just take a trip to the closest Hobby Lobby, in their large stencil section, pick out a large bird stencil. This one was about $2  (on sale). You'll need some painters tape and white fabric paint while your at it. 

Place the stencil in the center of the pillow, and tape all the sides down. Then use small pieces of tape to loose bits in the middle of the stencil. Using fabric paint, start to paint on the stencil and inward. This helps the paint stay within the lines, instead of leaking underneath the stencil itself and messing up the image. Once all areas are covered, let the paint dry and apply a second coat. Once that coat is dry, remove the stencil and free hand any tiny visible mistakes, and any areas that did not take the second coat up as well. 

The whole process took about an hour for me, but it was pretty fun. And I've received many compliments on my pillow already. :) 

My Week, on Instagram

1. Sushi Sirprise @ Naygoya's
2. Drinks at Stella's
3. Free pizza from my wonderful coworkers
4. Dylan comes back!
5. Taking care of RoLo
6. Ice cream with Dylan's fam
7. My coworkers love me :D
8. DIY Bird Pillow

Life's rough, Man!

And hectic! I feel like a lot has changed over the past few months, and not much has changed that much at the same time. Being the little workaholic that I am, I still work 30-40+ hour weeks between my 10008075064370.5 jobs I have. And for the most part, I like it at all of my jobs right now. Since it's summer, I am constantly doing projects and changing things up. I have specific projects to manage at the other, and then thete's the latest one. I'm still trying to gain my ground there, all the while trying to figure out the residents but measure up my coworkers. Some are chill, others not so much, and some I already dislike. But at least with the latest job, I feel like I'm actually making a difference in people's lives.

With every new job, I find out more about myself, how I manage situtations, how I work with others, my strengths and weaknesses.... Which I enjoy thoroughly. There's great value in reflecting upon oneself and being self aware. Alas, between the multiple jobs, a out of wack school schedule, dealing with family issues, dealing with the future....it's all starting to take a toll. I mean, imagine two hours of sleep, six hours of work, class, studying, caring fpr pets, one hour nap, ten hours of work and repeat multiple days a week. Fun roght? I constantly feel pulled into many directions. I'm increased my time spent on prayer, meditation, Pilates and running to help decrease extra stress. Plus side on that, I have perfect health according to my NP. Ha, glad that's still going for me...surprisingly. But, such is the life of adele-supported nursing student, right?

Let's give it the good ol' college try: Shepard's Pie

 Cameron hates everything in the meal, except ground beef maybe, but the rest of the household appreciated my hard work! 


Ingredients: 
1 can of corn 
1 can of peas
1 cup of carrots
1 pepper
1 onion
1 garlic
1-2 pounds of lean ground beef
1 tablespoon of steak seasoning
4 potatoes
1/2 jar of pasta sauce
1 small carton of whipping cream 


Directions: 

1. Cook ground beef for about 7-9 minutes, or until browned. 
2. Place potatoes in microwave for 8-9 minutes. 
3. Chop up veggies. When the meat is done, place the meat in a separate bowl. Cook veggies in the grease from the meat. 
4. Mix sauce, meat and veggies together. 
5. Mash the potatoes with the whipping cream. 
6. Place veggie/meat mix in a serving bowl, then place mash potatoes on top. Smooth out the potatoes. Add a pinch salt on top if desired. 

Fun Fact: Shepard's Pie is named so because of the mashed potatoes looking like fluffy sheep.

My Week, in Pics

  

1. Dylan broke my door...... :(
2. Field outside my work, at night. 
3. Hugh Hugh and I on a late night walk. 
4. Hughbert was frightened by the fireworks.
5. Happy Fourth of July!!
6. I took Dylan on a romantic date, blind folded him until we were at our favorite restaurant, and then again until we were at this cute "Mom and Pop" chocolate stop. LOVE the dark chocolate covered cherries there. 
7. The new and improved candy machine....you can even use your credit card to pay for it. No longer need to carry around quarters for those stall M&M's anymore....w00t! 
8. Shepard's Pie. 
9. Hugh Hugh went to the groomers! Extra adorbs with the new bandana and sitting Indian style. That's right, my dog sits Indian style. What up?