"Lovely Advice"

Found this advice stumbling around the interwebz... Thought it seemed worthy of passing on! 

Health:

1. Drink plenty of water.                                                                           
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E’s - Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Play more games.
6. Read more books than you did in 2010.
7. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
8. Sleep for 7 hours.
9. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:

1. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
2. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
3. Don’t over do. Keep your limits.
4. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
5. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
6. Dream more while you are awake.
7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
8. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
10. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
12. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
13. Smile and laugh more.
14. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Society:

1. Call your family often.
2. Each day give something good to others.
3. Forgive everyone for everything.
4. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
5. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
6. What other people think of you is none of your business.
7. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:

1. Do the right thing!
2. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
3. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. 
4. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
5. The best is yet to come.
6. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

 I found this info: Via this link        
                                                  <3 Amanda

HomeMade Auntie Anne's Pretzel Time!

Well today I decided to overcome a fear I've had. Making homemade Soft Pretzels. 
I knew I could do it, but was afraid of the trial and error I might have to endure. 
However, I have to say, after all was rolled, baked and buttered; we thought that they were pretty darn good. (Whew!)
So, as usual, I knew what I wanted then to be like, and what not to be like. I wanted soft, buttery, saltiness. Not rock hard mounds that would break teeth. So I began on my research. I found a Auntie Anne's Copycat recipe, and also came across the site where they show you step by step (in video form) how to get the result of an actual Auntie Anne's pretzel, Jackpot!
If you'd like to give them a try, here are the links you'll need below! Good Luck!
So for the recipe: Auntie Anne's Copycat Recipe
And awesome videos: Step by step perfection
Here's a few pictures of my journey making these bad boys!

Mixing Up The Dough!

Let It Rise!

Roll Out The Strips!

Try To Make Them Pretzel Shaped :)

Sprinkle With Salt!

Bake, Butter and Eat!!!

So, they were a hit. We liked them, and I am making another batch tomorrow. The hubs is going to take one for a snack at lunch tomorrow, Mmmmm, lucky guy!
<3 Amanda

Welcome To my Blog!

Hi there! This is of course my very 1st post! Well, not too much right now, just that it's 91 degrees out and my car has no A/C. Nope, can't go add some refrigerant, I mean my car has no A/C compressor! We took that out 2 summers ago when we did the engine swap. Wooo. Party time! lol. So when it's hot here, it's all windows down! So much for my hair! Well at least it's summer! ttyl, <3 Amanda