Spring is in the Air

The weather began to warm up a tiny bit and my hopes were high for spring. Unfortunately the cold has struck again. I wont let mother nature keep me down, my wardrobe lately has been bright and springy. Maybe if we all wear bright colors mother nature will get the hint huh?

 

I just looooove the colors of this tank top but the fabric is God-awful! I ironed it, drove to school and it was instantly wrinkled again! So awful, but so cute! The embrodiery is so tribal and festive, I couldn't pass it up for spring and/or summer.

 

Tank top// Maurice's

Cardigan//Old Navy (old)

Jeans//Maurice's (old)

Healthy Pancakes

As I will soon be participating in a pageant I've been trying to be good and eat a little bit better. I was really carving pancakes but know that they're way out of my calorie allowance so naturally I took to pinterest. I was a little skeptical of the promises of delicious but healthy pancakes, until I tried one of the reoccurring recipes.

Now I didn't take pictures of any of this because I honestly wasn't expecting these to turn out so well (I will definitely be making these again so if anyone would like pictures let me know!)

This recipe is more simple than the box mix! And way fewer calories!
What you need:
2large eggs (70 calories a piece)
1medium banana (100calories)
Optional: chocolate chips (I could only use 7 to stay within my calories)
Optional (and highly recommended): strawberries (50 calories)

How to make them:
1. Mash banana (or puree in a blender)
2. Add the two eggs to the banana
3. Beat eggs and banana together (or puree in blender)
4. Spray a small skillet with cooking spray
5. Add just enough banana/egg mix to cover the bottom pd the pan
6. It only takes a couple minutes on each side and tada!

 I managed to make three cakes out of this mix for only 240 calories. Since I'm allowed 300 I topped my cakes with 50calories worth of strawberries (which ended up being around 6 berries) and 7 chocolate chips which o chopped up to make them go further! Now I expected these to be big fluffy pancakes, don't get your hopes up! Mine ended up more like a creep or Swedish pancake. obviously the cakes were quite banana-y but it was a nice change from the heavy floury tasting pancakes I'm accustomed to.
P.S. how cute is the pan handle guard? Its such a blessing for my pans because the handles of my pans always heat up while I'm trying to cook and then its impossible to touch the pan! You can find these HERE

What are some of your favorite low-cal quick and easy recipes?

Valentine's Day

Ahh the lovey-dovey holiday is upon us. Although I blogged about planning early for gifts, I have once again found myself last minute rushing to find a gift for my man. It seems no matter how much I plan these things, they never fail to sneak up on me.

Such cute tights!

Hunter boots have my heart!















Too cute

If only the weather were warmer

















Unfortunately I have to work tonight so I will not get to spend the evening at a fancy little restaurant. Even though Valentine's Day isn't necessarily the biggest holiday for my boyfriend and I, we still wanted to do a little something to celebrate so we decided to go out for brunch on Sunday. What are your plans for the holiday? Cheesy movies and pounds of chocolate? Sounds good to me!!

Happy Valentine's Day all of you love birds!

Keeping it Simple

Keeping it simple in these freezing winter temps. It can be really hard to stay warm yet stylish and keep it a simple outfit.

I'm truly in L-O-V-E with Old Navy's vintage v-necks like this grey one. I have three of them and would wear them every day if  I could, thats how much I love them! I've been participating in a FabInFeb challenge on instagram and the other day was "pop of color." Now in person my necklace is muuuch brighter (its lavendar) but it refuses to photograph properly (stubborn accessories!) and for a little extra warmth I added a grey jean button down and my warm and cozy black jeans!

black jeans // old navy

grey v-neck // old navy

grey jean button down// OLD

 

 

Winterize Your Maxi

Winterizing the maxi.

I love a good black maxi and just because its in the negative degrees outside does not mean we need to keep our maxis hanging in our closets. I love pairing mine with a long sleeved shirt and scarf such as pictured or a warm and cozy long sweater. I dressed mine up a little for class Wednesday, keeping in mind that "Wednesdays we wear pink" (a statement I live by!)

 

Skirt//vanity

Top//american eagle

Scarf// old (old navy)

Shoes//my favorite Toms

 

Fit For a Queen

My boyfriend's birthday is towards the end of the month but I set up an early little surprise for him with some of his friends. Friday night we attended Medieval Times, one of his favorite places. This trip we were seated in the Green Knight section, who happened to be a Thor look-a-like, and I was fortunate enough to catch one of his flowers!

On a recent trip to a local mall I stumbled across a going out of business sale at Aeropastle. Now normally I don't shop there but I thought I'd just look around since everything was 80% off. Glad I did because I scored this cobalt blue dress for only $13. The dress even has pockets, which I normally HATE but with the pleats of this dress, I feel you don't even notice the pockets.

I also scored this necklace for $4 at Cato, these booties for $12 at Target, and this cardigan for $14 at J.C.Penney

So, we are getting ready for some more snow in "our neck of the woods" (as my favorite weather man, Al Roker, would say). How was everyone's weekend? Any exciting Valentine's Day plans?