Valentine's Day Party & An Accidental Tutorial

Today was Jaxsen's Valentine's Day party! I am POSITIVE that I enjoy these shindigs farrr more than she does. The kid inside of me wants to decorate a cookie, listen to a story, and eat my heart shaped PB&J afterwards. Some (DJ) would say I am living vicariously through my child. I can't argue. I would love to be a kid again. Arts and crafts, naps, snow days and you can throw a temper tantrum in public without getting thrown into a mental hospital!?!?! Heck yes, sign me up! I'll be a kid again!

"Cheeesseee."

Cookie decorating.

This is when I got really happy! I realized that after she eats that cookie, she is going to be super hyper BUT she has 3 more hours at school and her teachers get to deal with all the "fun!" Side note: She was too cracked out at school to take a nap so she is taking one right now.

Double whammy!

Girl talk.

Lots of goodies.

I found this Valentine tutorial on Pinterest and it turned out fabulous! The hardest part was getting a good picture. I bribed her with cookies and she still wouldn't cooperate.

Me: "Hold up your arm, look at the camera, and laugh." 

Jaxs: (Arm halfway up, looking at her dad and almost crying). 

We gave up.

Then daddy saved the day! He got her to take the picture, the next day, on the second try!

I uploaded the picture to Picnik, added some stickers, text, and saved it.

(Pals is an acronym they use at her school and yes, I did fix that punctuation error).

I printed them on HP Premium Plus Photo Paper. Then I cut a slit at the top and bottom of her fist. Inserted the lollipop and done-ski!

This really wasn't meant to be a tutorial. Oh well, it was too easy not to share!



Instafriday

 This has been a blah kinda week. I had a sudden epiphany, and I decided that I wanted to wake up earlier so I can get more done. Needless to say, I have been a walking zombie that has only woken up early 3 times this week. Better than nothing but I don't think waking up at 6:30 am to mop our tile floor is very worth it. Anyways, I am hoping that next week is better. 

Jaxsen had a Superbowl party at her school this week and since I'm a cheapskate, I made her a shirt instead of buying one she would only wear once. I had some iron on paper for the logo and I slapped some bows on it. Perfectly cute and cheap. I have made her a Superbowl shirt every year since she was born. One day, she will refuse to wear it and I will probably cry.

STOP GROWING, KID!

I made laundry soap this week! It turned out great. It's supposed to last for 6 months because you only need a tablespoon per load. I just don't think 1 tablespoon is enough though so I always add some extra. It smells great and the ingredients were under $20. I will get the recipe on here soon!

Smile, it's breakfast! Kale Chips and avocado. Yum!

Stir Fry for lunch. What's a lunch without sriracha, chili paste and sweet chili sauce? Well my friend, it's just not spicy enough for me. I love all things S-P-I-C-Y!

Late night smoothie! I broke two blenders in a months time so I went and got a new one last night. I got impatient with our last blender and stuck a knife to far into it. The blade came off and bye-bye blender.

I took my wedding dress in for alterations yesterday! 85 days until the wedding. Eeekkk!

The wind knocked my favorite plant out of the window and it broke. It's fixed now though! My mom gave me the pot and it says, "God uses the cracked pots." So very true.

::Tutorial:: Valentine's Day Yarn Bottles & Pom Pom Garland

Valentine's Day is less than a week away but it's not too late to jazz up your home with sommme lovie decorations! My "mantel" is really boring but this really jazzed it up a bit. Like a match made in heaven!

Let's start with the yarn bottles.

Now it's time to start the Pom Pom Garland!

 

Be sure to save two pom poms so you can put them on top of the bottles.

Turn the bottle over.

TA-DA! Now you have a cute little garland for Valentine's Day! The whole project takes around 45-60 minutes to complete. Not bad.

What are your favorite ways to decorate for Valentine's Day?

::Instafriday:: (On Monday)

I'm kind of obsessed with Instagram. Possibly my favorite app. Anyways, Instafriday will be on here every Friday. Shoulda been on here last Friday but ya know...Life happens. Don't judge me : )

 Here is my week Instagramed.

If I make chocolate chip pancakes for no apparent reason, I am in a super good mood. Friday was one of those days. Jaxsen loved them! They are vegan pancakes AND the best homemade pancakes I've ever had. And I'm not just saying that. Jaxsen has been boycotting my food lately so it was nice to see her

eat without force. She isn't in to the whole healthy eating thing.

 I was making our grocery list and I asked her what her favorite food was and she said,
 "bacon, fruit snacks, cupcakes."

Great.

Dinner. Fake ham is pretty good.

Don't cha just love getting dressed up for no reason? NOT I! I got all fancy but missed my  appointment because I clearly can't read a map. Oh well, back into my jammies I went.

Her first sick day.

We stayed awake until 3am because she wasn't feeling good. She woke up at 8am and acted like she didn't miss a minute of sleep. I woke up counting down the minutes until nap time. 

 Morning cup of tea.

Straight.Up.Comfort food.

Have a great week!!! 

You can follow me on instagram @itsss_aisha.

Green Smoothie Recipe

 When I switched to a vegan diet, I started incorporating green smoothies into my daily routine. They give me so much energy! I actually ditched my morning coffee and now I start my day with this green goddess. Which is a HUGE deal for me. "Hi, my name is Aisha and I am a recovering coffee addict."  Anywho, you can't taste the spinach or kale at all. So if you're not a huge veg fan, this is the drink for you. Your kids will love it and it's a great way to sneak some veggies into their systems. The benefits to drinking these are endless. I love how much energy I have. My skin and hair are lookin' a lot healthier too! Ok, here's the recipe.



• A blender
• 2 cups of spinach or kale
• 3/4 cup of water or your preferred milk
• 1 cup of frozen or fresh fruit
• Ice
• 1/2 banana

Keep in mind, my blender is small and only makes enough for me. If you want more, double the recipe. You can add peanut butter, coconut, ginger, agave nectar, honey, yogurt, anything you want!

Put everything in the blender and blend away.

Now it is time to enjoy!

What is your favorite smoothie recipe? 



Introducing My Little Sunshine

This is My Little Sunshine.
Her name is Jaxsen. 

She is my pride and joy and life with her is full of surprises and happiness.

Yet sometimes, that cute little face can be awfully difficult.

My Little Sunshine can quickly turn into

My Little Cloud

My Little Headache

My Little Tantrum in Target

                                       
                                                        

Despite the poop accident in the kitchen,
using our dog as a live art project,
or telling the cashier at Hobby Lobby that I "pooed" (I didn't)

She is ALWAYS

My Happiness

My Inspiration

My Everything

Nothing in life is sweeter than being her momma.