Monday Book Club

I decided to read this book by looking at a goodreads.com listopia for young adult books.  This series was in the top 25 of a list that also included A Wrinkle in Time, The Giver, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Holes, The Golden Compass, The Outsiders and Twilight Series.  All of which I have read, most enjoyed.   So I checked it out from the library.  It was a fun read at times.  The story line was similar to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which I love.  The writing was so bad, there were times that I couldn't quite imagine what was going on because of holes in the writing.  

As always, this isn't really stopping me.  I'm now half way done with book 2...City of Ashes.

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I pinned these sweet potato chips.  I decided to make these for the Super Bowl as well.

Some where a little more crispy than others.  That's okay the crispy ones were my favorite.  This was actually really good except I made them way too spicy.  The kind of too spicy when you inhale before eating and cough for five minutes. I'd do it again.

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I pinned this...Baked Zucchini Sticks with Sweet Onion dipping sauce.  I made it for Super Bowl.

It turned out like this.  It wasn't bad per say.  The sauce has mustard in it and I don't like mustard therefore it was kind of gross to me.  The zucchini strips could have been a little crispier too.

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Contests

You may or may not know, but I am fearfully competitive!  This is why I try really hard not to get into competitive situations in general.  There is a way that I like to express this while learning how to be a good loser as well.  I enter lots of contests.  They are fun, I still get really competitive even when it's a give away on a blog I'm just determined that I've won every time.  Who has ever won a Pioneer Woman giveaway?  But I seriously think that I will every time I enter one.  It might be because I have won a few contests and drawings from time to time.  I don't think that I'm truly lucky.  I think the odds are in my favor.  If you enter so many, you are bound to win a few.

My favorites are true contests.  I've won some writing contests but my latest venture was the modcloth pinterest contest.  It was fun they had a ton of really specific rules, and I followed them to a T and entered a wedding board contest.  Here is mine...

You can find it here.

It took me hours, but it was so fun the fantasize and make a red and teal themed wedding board.  No, I didn't win.  That's how I learn to be a good loser. I just thought I would share.

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After seeing this I googled how to do sock bun curls exactly.  I watched this youtube video to find out more.  Then I was ready to try it myself.  I took a shower at night and blow dried most of it.  The inside of my hair was still damp.

So I rolled it up at night and it looke like that!

This is what it looked like when I woke up...not too bad.

The Curl!  The curls absolutly dropped by the time I got to work.  I had put mousse in it the night before and hairsprayed it that morning when I took the bun out.  I think it was just too wet at night.  It still felt damp in the morning and my hair is so stinken straight that it dried straight.  

I think it is worth another try.  Next time I'll make sure my hair is completely dry and then mist the outside layers of my hair and wrap it in the bun.  This definitely has potential.

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It was pretty good.  I'm not used to coconut milk based soups, so this had a very interesting taste.  It's not as savory as I wanted.  I liked it a lot.  Brian just could not get full on it.  Unless it is wheat bread and red meat he has a hard time getting full in general.

Maybe not a new staple, but I'm definitely not throwing it out.

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I'm going to try to actual do some of the things that I've pinned.  To see more of what I've pinned check out my new button to the right.

I pinned the above.... and this is what I made...

I had this old promotional t-shirt and I wanted to do something with it.  I cut the bottom hem opposite of the one pinned, just because I like this shape a little more.  Then I took some extra fabric and braided it to tie the back together instead of ribbon.  Then I tie-dyed it!!!  I had some black and blue dye.  I rubber banded it horizontally.  I used a lot of die to get the dark navy color.