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||Travel||
Don’t get excited til the wheels are up

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I cried in public today. I might have been able to stop it - yes, I MIGHT have let it continue because once it started (it was tame i swear, I wasn’t a sobbing embarrassing mess, these were ‘politely disappointed because I was missing out on the blue lagoon with my girlfriends’ tears)  and even after the agent apologized, maybe I hoped if they felt bad enough for me  they’d put me on a different, sooner flight. It didn’t work. So then, they gave me a hotel voucher. So of course, I was also hoping the free hotel the airline gave me would be better than the other park and fly hotel across town that I was at last night - like maybe Iceland air has connections at Hilton or something - nope. Not better.  So, my car remains at the other hotel far away where I paid for parking, so I have no car and my hotel is in a desert land of other hotels and nothing else.  Karma for being a freebie critic. So since I’m stranded in an airport hotel with literally nothing to do, I took the Seattle Link
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||Travel||
"Sometime I'd love to go to Icleand... or to France..."

I haven't gone anywhere outside of Canada since... this is terrible... 2009 when I went to India! That blows my mind. I have had this ongoing bucket list too, which says "hit every continent" and "learn to speak French"... and I always say "I'd love to go to _________, sometime"... well the time is NOW my friends. I finally gave into the whim and stopped adulting for a bit, and booked a trip. I leave tomorrow for the first stop on a very short trip which starts in Iceland, then takes me to France (Paris and Chamonix), Geneva (for half a day), and London. Stay tuned!
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|| Fitness ||
Nike NTC Workout App

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No longer do I have any excuse for sitting at home during the day when I'm not working, and not doing any kind of exercise! I've never been one to do workout videos, or make up my own exercises. It's all or nothing baby - gym, bootcamp, yoga or nothing. Until... The NTC App - Nike Training Club is like having a "personal trainer anytime, anywhere". It's free from iTunes, which I still can't believe. I dare you to just check it out for the sake of seeing it... delete it if you want but I bet you'll be tempted to try a workout. I think it's amazing use of technology! There are like a hundred different workouts to choose from, varying in length, target area, and difficulty. They have various uses of equipment - from none, to medicine balls, weights, and jump ropes. I have a staff party to go to tonight and felt like it wouldn't hurt to do a 15 minute "Get Focused - Ab Blast" to tighten my tummy just a little before I squee
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|| Tried It! ||
More Pinterest Stuff

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Will this Pinterest obsession die down sometime soon? Here's what I tried last weekend: Delicious and Healthy - Rainbow fruit skewers | Click: | Vodka Newspaper Nails (so many compliments!) S'mores Bars (meh...)
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|| Wine ||
It all started with a Groupon...

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So, we found a Groupon one day for The Wine Butler . $69 for 28 bottles of red wine? YES PLEASE! We got the " South African Cabernet Sauvignon "... or more appropriately as we call it now, grape juice with alcohol in it. At the time of bottling, we got a huge discount coupon for coming back to create another batch. We knew that our new cheap-o $69 alcoholic grape juice wine wasn't going to be good wine by any means, but we did enjoy a batch we made at a previous wine company and wanted to re-stock.  So, we asked the owner/whoever it was what their most popular wine was, that their customers had good reviews about and kept coming back for. He said definitely the Amarone from their Exceptional Wines selection . So, we bought it and saved $100 off the $209 regular price. We went back to bottle it the other day and... guess what...while it's darker in colour than our first batch, it tastes EXACTLY the same as the Groupon wine. I was so disappointed. We do drin
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|| Recipe ||
"Butterscotch" Cake Batter Cookies

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I copied this recipe from Pinterest, again, what a surprise... But did not follow the recipe exactly . I try to use what I already have in the house, as much as I can. I did not have vanilla pudding mix but I had butterscotch. I also had some leftover butterscotch chips from some cookies I made around Christmas, and star shaped sprinkles not round ones. They turned out great! They're very soft and plump, tasty and cute. But I did find them a bit too sweet with the butterscotch. I'd really like to try the vanilla as in the original recipe. Also, they turned out a maple brown color, not white, because of the butterscotch pudding as well... so not as pretty as the pinterest recipe... but still a success overall! Enjoy! Here is the original recipe (Thank you to http://chef-n-training.blogspot.com !) 1 and 1/2 sticks (or 3/4 cup) butter 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup sugar 1 (3.4 oz/99g) package instant vanilla pudding mix 3/4 cup boxed yellow cake mix 2 eggs 1 tsp
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|| Recipes I Love ||
Orange Creamsicle Cookies

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I think I might start trying recipes more than once before posting them online, just in case. However, these cookies are honest-to-hey-zeus my favourite that I've ever made. I used to hate anything with orange zest in it, but I love orange creamsicles and these really do taste like them! These turned out way, way, way tastier than I ever expected... my boyfriend thought so too :) If my description below of the dough seeming dry before baking doesn't happen to you, leave that to my needing to try recipes more than once before posting :) Good luck and enjoy! Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 firmly packed brown sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 tablespoons orange zest (for me that was the zest of about 2 large oranges) 2 cups Guitard Choc-Au-Lait Vanilla Chips (I used white chocolate chips [ChipIts]) What to do:  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
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