The Great Outdoors

Behold...

The Great Outdoors!

Home to all sorts of exterior adventures and fun waiting expectantly on the other side of your front (or back) door!

Here's a quote to tickle your thinker:

A study conducted by Gentile, Lynch, Linder & Walsh (2004, p.6) "adolescent girls played video games for an average of 5 hours a week, whereas boys averaged 13 hours a week".

Here's what I think:

Tactile, oxygen-pumped experiences are way too fun to pass up for virtual substitutions.

Can't remember what to do when you go outside for fun?  Fear not! Here are some brain jump-

starts to get you headed in the right direction:

Outdoor adventure #1:

Bubbles:

Bonus: unexpectedly cleans your face in the process!

Outdoor adventure #2:

Critters:

Need some more ideas? Check out an older post on recycled boat-making!

So whether you're 5, twenty, 50, eighty-two, or 100+ there's something for you right outside your door.  You've got a life, and you've got a whole planet to romp about on!  

Welcome to:

The Great Outdoors!

What do you like to do in the great outdoors? Leave a comment below if you fancy.

Outfit in Motion!

One of my absolute requirements for an everyday outfit is a full range of motion.  

If I can't dance, bike, run, jump, and generally fail around at any given second then I'm pretty much just using myself as a hanger for a nice piece of clothing.  

I don't like the idea of being a hanger.

This dress is filled with a most wonderful amount of patterns put together by Hannah Webb Franco yogi and fashion extraordinare!  I feel pretty awesome getting to wear her creations, just saying.

clearly I need to work on my bike-photography skills!

A body in motion wants to stay in motion - make sure your clothes let you do that!

A Glorious Day

BEHOLD THE BIKE TRAIL: gateway to all adventure...

There are just too many intriguing pathways to be discovered here - I don't know what to do with myself!!

Like this! How is there at 52ft waterfall in the middle of the city?!

I got lots of comments today on my "crown".  Personally, I like to use the word "headband", and while I'm flattered they consider me royalty, that wasn't exactly the look I was going for.  

Roll the credits baby...

Shirt...100% sparkly, blue, vintage awesomeness from the Webbs

long-sleeves...st. vincent find

belts...once moms, now mine!

Jeans...swap items taken in to create my very first pair of skinny jeans!

Shoes...another st. vincent wonder

jewels...world and dangly necklaces both gifts

headband...gift from easy huzzah!

It is I - the woodland creature! 

Aunt Joni's Pumpkin Pie for broke College folk: or for the culinarily daring!

Serving Size: as much as you want!

That's right - I can use the "aunt so&so's recipe" card now!  Makes you trust my cooking more doesn't it?

Ingredients:

Can of pumpkin puree

Container of plain or vanilla yogurt

Pumpkin Pie spice (or whatever autumnal spices you like)

Bit a maple syrup

Graham crackers

Spoon and Bowl

A fall flavored appetite!

Directions:

In a normal sized bowl mix approximately 1 part pumpkin puree with 1 part yogurt and mix thoroughly

add a good measure of spice and mix again

At a wee bit of maple syrup - taste to make sure the sweetness is to your liking

(if you used plain yogurt and want a sweeter pie taste, I recommend adding honey or a bit more maple syrup

Now break some gram crackers into fourths and artistically insert them into your bowl of pumpkin pie mixture

Garnish with perhaps more spice or some chocolate shavings if your feeling adventurous!

~ENJOY!~