8.23.13 DIY Friday

Sheet to Curtain Tutorial

For Christmas this past year, my dad got me a sewing machine, and I've been in love ever since. I'm no sewing-pro yet, but every chance I get to practice, I take it. My dad is in need of new curtains to match his new bed set. He's been using a green sheet for the past couple of months while we were looking for matching fabric, when all of a sudden it dawned on us... the sheet he's been using as a curtain actually matches quite nicely with his bed set. So I converted his make-shift sheet curtain into actual curtains!


Materials:
Sheet
Measuring tape
Pins
Thread and needle/sewing machine

Instructions:

Step 1: measure your window. My dad's window is 60" wide and 50" tall.

Step 2: measure and cut your fabric. I measured mine to be 90" wide and 60" tall, and then I cut an extra 2 inches to allow for seams.

Here is what I started with, as modeled by the very talented Sophie. 

Step 3: pin and sew the two rectangles of fabric you have

Step 3: fold one end over to create a slot for the curtain rod to go. Pin and sew. 

My dad waiting for his curtains to be finished. The anticipation was too much to handle. 

Step 4: hang up your curtains and enjoy! 

TA-DA! And look how nicely these match his comforter. 

This would be awesome to do to vintage sheets. Or if you buy a new bedding set and want perfectly matching curtains, just pick up an extra sheet of the bed set collection. It'll match perfectly and will be cheaper than buying the actual matching curtains, and it'll be much easier than going to the fabric store to try to find matching fabric. 

Happy DIY-ing!

8.21.13 Laughable Wednesdays

Girl Humor

I guess this would be a spin off of my Monday post, the part with the Always commerical. I've never understood why their slogan was "have a happy period". The only reason a period is a "happy one" is if you were worried about being pregnant and kids are not in your immediate future, but even then it's happy the first minute, and then PMS from there out.

Anyway.

So this post is dedicated to PMS/menstral humor. First on the list:

1. If my dad was a grocery store owner/manager, this is something he would do. You can tell he has 2 daughters, because he keeps "emergency" chocolate in the freezer for when we are...how do you say... irritable. Some might be offended by this because it's stereotyping, but there's not much I can say about it when I am the stereotype on this one. Sadly, a little Hershey's mini-chocolate bar works when I'm PMS-ing. I think my dad may have clued my boyfriend in on this early in our relationship. He quickly learned that for me, chocolate can take the edge off...chocolate and margaritas.

2. I've always gotten a kick how awkard guys are about periods. I mean, yes there such a thing as going into too much detail when talking about periods, but just say the p-word, and guys get all "uhh....oh.....uh...". I plan on taking full advantage of this complex when I move back to Fargo this school year. I'll be living with my boyfriend, two of our friends (who happen to both be guys), and one more guy. So in order to hide my treats like a squirrel with a bad chocolate addiction, this is what I plan on doing. This is both a good laugh and a useful idea.

Now for the videos, oh yes period humor vidoes do exist. My favorite is by far the U by Kotex video making fun of tampon and pad commercials.

 I love the part where she says, "the ads on TV are so helpful. When they use that blue liquid, I'm like, 'Oh, that's what's supposed to happen'." That always confused me when I was little.

This next one comes from HelloFlo, a company that ships tampons, pads, and other products to your door when you need it each month. Pretty neat idea, check out their website: http://helloflo.com/about. Anyway, not only was the company a good idea, but their commercial was pretty entertaining as well.

Hopefully this will get you through the rest of your week!

Happy Wednesday!

8.19.13 Post It Monday

Watching TV Workout

Happy Monday everyone! 

Okay, maybe saying "happy Monday" is like the Always commercials saying "have a happy period". . . it's just not going to happen. 

I digress. 

So lately, I just haven't felt like going to the gym at all. Normally I run 2-3 times a week so I really don't have to worry about skipping the gym, but my knees have been hurting, thus letting my food sins catch up with me. Thank God for Pinterest, because I found this at home routine that burns 100 calories each time you do it:

And it really doesn't feel like 100 calories worth of work! So what I've been doing recently is sitting on my butt watching tv, but doing this routine during the commercial breaks, repeating the circuit until the show I'm watching starts again. So from what I've heard from a quick internet research, a typical 30 minute sitcom has 3 acts with two commercial breaks separating those acts. The average length of a commercial break varies, but from what I've been reading, they usually last around 3 minutes per break (hard to believe when you're watching an episode of Big Bang Theory, the stinking commercials seem to take forever!). Any how, this routine will usually takes me around 2 minutes (depending on how enthusiastic I am), so I burn 150 calories per commercial break, so that's 300 calories per show! That's almost double calories I burn when I go for a 2 mile run! And let's face it, with TBS's back to back of Big Bang Theory, I usually watch 2-3 episodes. 

It may be hard to get up during the commercial breaks and do this routine when you're all snuggly with a blanket and your dog on your lap, but it beats going to the gym for an hour. Do this for at least one show a day, and you'll start seeing results.

Happy Monday!

8.14.13 Laughable Wednesday

More Disney  Humor

I grew up in the 90's, so naturally I grew up on Disney movies, especially since we didn't have cable or any video games in my house when I was growing up. That meant we were either outside playing, getting crafty, playing inside, or watching movies in the winter. Growing up in Minnesota, there were a lot of days when it was too cold to go outside, so naturally I became a Disney expert. And I loove Disney references and jokes. Like this:

compliments of http://imgfave.com/

I just found this on youtube the other day, and I loved it! So funny:




Hope this little pick-me-up is enough to get you through the rest of the week! Happy Wednesday!

8.12.13 Post It Monday

Fail-Proof Potato Soup

Here is another recipe my boyfriend loves. It's most definitely not the healthiest recipe, but it's pretty easy to make and very tasty. And it's perfect for fall, which is on it's way.

I've made this recipe a few times, and it always turns out different, but in a good way. So no matter how you make this soup, it always turns out good. I would attribute this fail-proof quality of this recipe to the bacon. Anything with bacon always tastes good.

Ingredients:
1 medium onion; chopped
1 stock of celery; chopped
1 clove of garlic; minced    OR   a few teaspoons of garlic powder (I don't measure the seasonings, I just put them in there until there's a good balance)
3 cups chicken broth
1/2 lb bacon (cooked and diced)
3 cups potatoes, peeled and diced
2 cups of half and half cream
Your choice of seasonings (again, I don't measure the seasonings, I just keep putting them in there until it tastes good)

In a soup pot, place all the ingredients except the cream and bacon. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook for 15 minutes or until potatoes are soft. While waiting for the ingredients in the pot to cook, fry the bacon. Wait for the bacon to cool and cut into small picies. When the potatoes are ready, add the cream and bacon and continue to cook until piping hot but do not let boil. Serve with your choice of garnish (cheese, parsley, etc.)


If you are looking for a healthier alternative, you could try replacing the bacon with seasoned chicken, and the half and half cream with 2% milk.  This recipe is also good after a big ham dinner. After Easter dinner, my aunt gave me the juices left from the ham, and I used that instead of chicken broth to make the soup. It was sooooooo good! I would definitely recommend doing that if you have the chance.

8.9.13 DIY Friday

DIY Computer Chair Slip Covers

Being that school is going to start soon, here is a DIY for jazzing up an old computer chair with some slip covers. 

What You'll Need: 

-an old computer chair

-measuring tape

-fabric (depends on the size of your chair, but I used probably around a yard and a half)

-1/4" flat elastic

-pins

-needle and thread or a sewing machine

Here's the beautiful fabric I used for this project: 

It was at Hancock fabric for $9/yard, which is a little more than I usually like to spend on fabric, but I've used it for this project, and a very very cute apron. 

Step 1: Clean off your chair as well as you can. The one I used was our old computer chair that was sitting in the dog room, so the dog hair was nearly impossible to get out. This is what it looked like after I cleaned. That's right, after. 

Now you understand why I wanted to cover this messy monstrosity up. 

Step 2: Using your measuring tape, measure the seat and backrest of your computer chair. This will determine the dimensions of your slipcovers. Remember you'll have to start your measurements from under the seat, so the slipcover will stay on. Don't measure the whole seat because that would be a waste of fabric. Start 6 or more inches under the seat and run the measuring tape up and across the seat to 6 or more inches under the seat on the other side. Do the same for the backrest. Also remember to leave an inch or two for sewing in the elastic. The dimensions for mine were: 

                          Seat-26"x26"

                          Backrest-15"x 24"

Hint: to make the curviture of the corners the same, use the left over fabric from the first curve cut for the rest of the curves. Like this: 

Step 3: When I did step three, I just pinned the fabric over where I was going to sew, leaving enough room to string the elastic through after I was done sewing. This was a mistake. It took forever, and I actually had to cut it up just to make it work. So on my second seat cover, I first pinned the elastic to the fabric, and then folded the fabric over on top of the elastic, pinned it down and sewed it. I left a little opening where my elastic started and where it ended so I could tie them together. 

Step 4: Make sure you anchor one end of the elastic down. Pull on the other end, cinching up the fabric so it will hold onto the seat of the chair. I kept cinching until it was tight enough to hold onto the chair, but not too tight so it wouldn't fit over the seat. Once you have the desired amount of tight-ness (no that's not a word, yes I know there's a plethora of words I could have used that would be linguistically correct, but I just didn't feel like using them), tie the two ends of elastic together and snip off any excess. The nice thing about this method is that it's a) much faster and more efficient, and b) you don't waste any elastic

Step 5: Enjoy your new chair! This is what my chair looked like after------------------------------------>

Much better! And on stage left, you see one of the suspects for all the dog hair on the chair.

Anyway, the reason I chose to use elastic instead of simply reupholstering the chair is for several reasons:
1. It was much easier to do and took much less work, and I like less work

2. If the cover gets dirty, I can easily take it off and throw it in the washing machine

3. I can easily change the look of the chair in the future by making a new cover. 

8.8.13 Laughable Wednesday

Kids Say the Darnedest Things
 

It's true, and I love hearing kids say hilarious things. If you read my post from Monday, I just got back from a mini-vacation in Grand Marais, and there was a little girl and her family who we were camping with. Her parents don't give her a lot of sugary foods, but since she was with her grandma and grandpa, her world will never be the same. They gave her a flavored shaved ice treat, which I am told is almost pure sugar. Before they gave her this sugary treat, she was really tired and groggy from not getting enough sleep the night before. After she ate the shaved ice, she said, "I'm freaking out!" and she started running around like crazy ha ha ha. Oh, and this little girl is almost 2 years old, which makes it even funnier. 

So, here is something funny my boyfriend posted on Facebook. I'm not sure if this is the criteria he's using to decide if I'm the one or not, but irregardless, some of these kids are too funny: 

http://dailynewsdig.com/how-do-you-decide-who-to-marry-written-by-kids/

And if you liked that, here are some for you religious (and non religious) people: 

And some more. Seriously, I could probably have a whole blog called "Shit Kids Say"

8.5.2013 Post it Monday

Yes, I'm still alive.

Sorry I've fallen off the face of the Earth the past week and a half. I had Beer Olympics (my team took third, but technically the places are still undetermined since we didn't finish all the events), a three day break (all of which I was working), and then Fisherman's weekend at Grand Marais, MN. And unfortunately, my phone is from the stone age, so I couldn't post on the road.

Yeah, this is my phone, except blue. I've had an upgrade for a long time, but I haven't used it yet. I think I have smart phone cold feet. Any suggestions on a good non-apple phone?

Anyway, so here are some shots that I took: 

(R) All Rights Reserved to Amanda Lynn Glover. 

(R) All Rights Reserved to Amanda Lynn Glover. 

(R) All Rights Reserved to Amanda Lynn Glover. 

I've been going to Grand Marais with my boyfriend, his family, and their friends for 3 years now. If you're looking for a vacation that has something for everyone, Grand Marais during their Fisherman's Picnic weekend is most definitely it. There is delicious food and vendors everywhere, tons of shops with great prices, beautiful scenery, camping and hotels, pizza eating contests, egg toss, games, log sawing races, live music everywhere, quaint pubs and bars (check out the Raven's Nest, it's a roof top bar that always has live music during Fisherman's Picnic), 5 mile race through Gunflint Trail, hiking, fishing, etc. The one thing I really like about Grand Marais is that it's family friendly for kids of all ages, AND it has a nightlife to keep adults entertained too. The campground we stayed at was within walking distance from all festivities, which was super nice since parking is pain with all the blocked roads.

So in case you are interested in going to Grand Marais, here is a check list of the must sees/dos for me and my boyfriend:
___Sven and Ole's Pizza

___World's Best Donuts 

___ Grand Marais Fireworks

___ Ben Franklin's store

___ Bingo at the Legion

___ The Raven's Nest

___ Jumping into Lake Superior (the best cure for a hangover or when you're tired)

___ Log Sawing Competition

___ Log Rolling Competition

___ Gyros

___ The Garage Antiques

___ The Legion (they usually have some pretty decent bands)

___ Beth's Fudge and Gifts (free samples of fudge!)

And if you're worried about the calories. . . don't. I work out usually 2-3 times a week, but by the end of everyday, I was super tired just from all the walking! And it's even more fun if you travel by jumping from rock to rock instead :)

7.24.13 Laugable Wednesday

Laughable Wednesday

So this version of Laughable Wednesday could also be called Drool Wednesday. Why you ask? Because it features Channing Tatum.

Your welcome ladies. This man really is the whole package. He is good looking, muscular, a talented dancer, romantic, and very funny as you will soon see.

Here he is doing a skit with Jimmy Fallon from Jimmy Fallon's late night show. I love him in this because a) his young, ditsy girl impression is impecable, b) he kind of looks like Chloe Kardashian, as pointed out to me by my little brother, and c) he dances like a dorkus

Here he is doing a renactment of a scene from Dirty Dancing with Charlyn Yi. This is funny even if you're a hard core Dirty Dancing fan, like me, because he impersonates Patrick Swayze so well! And they don't cut Dirty Dancing down at all, it's more of jokes only people who have seen the movie would understand. Here it is:

And lastly, a skit from the Jimmy Kimmel show, "Channing All Over Your Tatum". Everytime you watch it, you pick out something new and funny you missed before.



And after you've seen the official music video, you have to watch the outtakes to "Channing All Over Your Tatum" :)



Post It Mondays

The BEST Sloppy Joes

Whenever I'm feeling lazy when it comes to making dinner, my go to recipe is always this sloppy joe recipe. My mom's been making them since I was little, and my boyfriend devours them. He says these sloppy joes put Manwhich to shame. Which makes me feel like this:

So here it is, fast, easy, cheap, and sure to please.

Ingredients
1 lb ground beef (for hunters out there, this is a venison-friendly recipe)
1 can tomato soup
ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar (I've never measured it out, always just gone by taste)


Directions
Brown the ground beef so it looks like so:

Next, drain the fat. A neat little tip I learned from my future-mother-in-law is to line the inside of a little bowl or cup with tin foil, and then pour the fat/grease into the tinfoil. After it cools, throw it away. No dirty dishes, no mess, and no clogged sink drains!

After you drain the fat, add the can of tomato soup and stir in with the beef. Add ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar until you get the taste that you like. I've never measured these 3 ingredients out before, but if you want something more tangy, add more mustard and brown sugar. If you want something a little more salty, add more ketchup and mustard and less brown sugar.

That's it. Serve on a bun or with bread. I like my either plain or with pickles. My boyfriend puts peanut butter on his (yuck).

7.19.13 DIY Friday

DIY Friday, I mean Sunday

Hello guys! It's only the second week into my blogging experience, and I'm already falling behind schedule. Oh boy. Anyway, I was trying to decide what to do for a DIY Friday this past week, when BAM, all of a sudden, I had a billion different projects at once.

Okay, not a billion, but I am working on building a bar for my brother to take to his college house, some rustic pallet artwork for my sister's wedding, and gold metals for the first annual Beer Olympics with some friends (we got the idea for Beer Olympics from the wonderful blog of Team Studer. Check it out at http://studerteam.blogspot.com/2012/07/4th-annual-studers-invitational-beer.html). Not to metnion, I just got a bunch of hand-me-downs that I need to alter.

So out of these projects, this DIY page is going to be about pallets. Yes pallets. It seems they are everywhere on pinterst. I just saw a link for making a teepee out of pallets. Seriously, what don't people do with pallets? Anyway, so here are some tips for those who want to try some pallet projects, but don't know where to start.

1. Don't pay for your pallets. There are so many places you can get your pallets for free. I get mine from the local John Deere. But any construction/manufacturing/etc. place will have pallets, and if you ask nicely, I'm sure they'll give them to you for free.

2. Remember that although pallets are free, they take time and work. Depending on what your project is, you'll more than likely have to disassemble each pallet and sand each plank of wood. Here are some tips for disassembling:

So here is your basic pallet. This one would be a really nice one because it doesn't have any stains or markings other than the nails pounded into it.

• Things you should have are a crowbar, a large hammer, a long big flathead screwdriver, and a regular size hammer.
• Start with the middle. Carefully wedge the tip of the crowbar between the two pieces of wood by tapping it in like a nail with the large hammer. Use the crowbar as a lever to loosen the nails. If the crowbar is too damaging to the wood, use the long flathead screwdriver and small hammer instead.



• Do the same thing to the outside ends until the board comes off.

• Do this to all the boards. Remove the nails from the boards you want to keep with the small hammer. Remember to keep the nails in one spot so nobody gets a flat tire or a nail in the foot.

3. Try to pick out pallets with the least amount of work. This one seems obvious, but if you're like me, you go a little overboard on free stuff. And then you have piles and piles of dirty pallets sitting around that you don't have time to do anything with. Look for holes in the pallets, knots (these are very rough and will take a power sander to get smooth), the roughness of the wood, and how dirty it is. I would actually probably choose something with a little bit of mud on it rather than a really rough pieces of wood if you are hand sanding, since the mud will come off much easier than the rough edges on the wood.

Those are the tips I have for you. Hopefully by next week I will have at one of my many projects done to share with you guys.

Happy Friday Sunday!

7.17.13 Laughable Wednesday

7.17.13 Laughable Wednesday

I was lucky enough to grow up during the 90's, mainly because Lion King was released June 15, 1994. It's one of those movies you watched over, and over, and over again when you were little. And your parents didn't mind watching it with you because it had a pretty kick-ass soundtrack, featuring music from Elton John (no wonder I grew up to have impeccable taste in music). People who grew up watching Lion King are still in love with this movie, as you can tell by these pictures:

I might come up with a tutorial to make this shirt, or if you just can't wait, you can buy it for $33.99 at http://skreened.com/ffp/lion-king-baseball

I think this one would be easier to make, but you can buy this one as well for $26 at LookHuman.com

Anyway, so I found this video and it made me laugh. It's an animated version of Lion King bloopers. Most of them are the original audio bloopers that were later animated. Some I think were added just for fun. So without further adieu, here it is:

Happy Laughable Wedesnday! Hope this helps you get through you week!

Tips on Recreating Baby Pictures

Happy Monday :\  . . . . or at least as happy as a Monday can be. It's mid-July, and what do I spend my free time doing? Preparing for Christmas. That's right guys, I've made my Christmas shopping list already and I've even started making/buying a few things that are on sale. One of my ideas for Christmas this year is giving family members recreated baby pictures of my sister, my brother, and me.


"What do you mean, Mandy?" you might be asking right now. So here's an example:

Me as a baby                                                                                      Me as an adult

Lots of fun these pictures are. 

Anyway, my brother, sister, and I take more pictures, I'll post them and add to my list of tips for recreating baby pictures. 

Tips for Recreating Baby Pictures:

1. Pick pictures that have a simple background. Cupboards are a simple background, or a monument that is still standing that you plan on revisiting or is close by. Don't pick that picture of you standing by the Statue of Liberty if you live in Missouri, because it's just too hard to recreate and it will take away from the picture. The whole focus is supposed to be on how you've changed and grown. 

2. Pick pictures that are interesting. This may seem like an obvious one, but once you start picking, you'll know what I mean. When you're going through pictures, imagine how it would look as adult posing. Pictures where you're wearing a goofy outfit or making a funny face are the funniest.

3. Don't get too hung up on perfectly recreating the picture, especially clothes. More than likely, you're not going to find the same Miami Vice t-shirt or acid wash denim skirt. Get as close as you can, but don't sweat it. Check your local thrift store and be creative. You may have to refashion or make some of your own clothes. In my first picture, I found an old lady fleece nightgown and made it into a onesie by adding a 2 seams to make legs. And the background doesn't have to be perfect either. Remember, people are going to be focusing on you and not the brand of cereal in the background.

4. Don't be afraid to feel stupid. If you're an adult acting like a baby on camera, you probably should feel at least a little silly/stupid. But it'll be worth it in the end.

5. Edit your photos to get the same color tint, brightness, and saturation as the original. It helps make the picture look more identical. I used the basic photo editing tool that came with my computer, so don't worry if you don't have Photoshop. 

7.11.13 DIY Friday

Love Lace Sweatshirt With Cut Out Heart

Another Breakfast At Mandy's first, DIY Friday! I decided to post a diy project on Friday's for any of those who have nothing to do over the weekend (Sadly, that includes me). Anyway, here it is-a sweatshirt with love written in lace on the front and a cut out lace heart in the back. 

I picked the sweatshirt up at a local thrift store for 25 cents. Not bad. The lace I used in this project is actually from an old table runner my dad was getting rid of. If you don't have a table runner lying around, you could check you local thrift store or buy some lace fabric at any fabric/craft store. For this project, you'll probably only need a foot or so. 

Materials: 

-sweatshirt

-lace material

-paper and pencil

-marker 

-scissors

-pins

-needle and thread (if doing this by hand) or a sewing machine 

Step 1: Using your pencil, draw out the word "Love" on a piece of paper. I started with regular cursive writing and then drew around those letters to make them into bubble letters. Use the marker to make the lines of your bubble letters more bold. If you want a specific font, it might work better to print out your letters and then trace over it with a marker. Do the same thing with the heart. Remember to make these images the same size you'd like the lace to be on your sweatshirt. Here's what mine looked like:

Step 2: Lay the lace over top of your "Love" stencil and your heart. Pin the lace to the paper. It helps if you put the pins on the "inside" of the stencil. In other words, put the pins in the area in which you are cutting around, if that makes sense. Look at the heart for an example. *note: I made a heart within a heart to allow a seam for sewing. The outside heart is where I cut, but the inside heart was to mark where to cut my sweatshirt. If I did this project all over again, I would definitely make that outside heart a little bigger. It's hard to keep the lace pinned in place, at least for a beginner sewer, so you might want to give yourself more room to work with. 

(this is the "Love" stencil)

(this is the heart stencil)

Step 3: Cut the paper and the lace at the same time. The paper provides a cutting guide and also keeps the lace from moving too much. Be careful when cutting out the inside of the 'o' and 'e' in the "Love" stencil. Don't cut the paper, only cut the lace, and cut conservatively. Make slightly smaller cuts than the stencil has to help the lace keep it's shape. This is what they will look like when you are done:

Step 4: Pin your "Love" lace to your shirt and sew away!

Step 5: Cut a hole for your lace heart to go. Make sure it's smaller than the actual heart, so you have enough room to sew it into the shirt. Pin the lace into place and sew away!

(Sorry I forgot to take a picture of this step. But this is my first blog, so forgive me)

Step 6: Take out your pins and enjoy your new shirt! I'm thinking about adding some lace elbow pads in the shape of a heart! or maybe put some lace in on the sides, in the oblique area. Here's how it turned out!

What I really like about this sweatshirt is that it's perfect for summer nights. The lace in the back actually cools your back down enough so it's not too hot. As you can tell, it goes well with a bathing suit (notice the bikini strings right above the collar ha ha). Let me know what you guys think. Also, let me know if you need any clarification on the directions. I know sometimes it hard to understand someone else's directions. Don't be afraid to ask! Thanks for stopping in!

7.8.2013 Laughable Wednesday

Wednesday Laughables

This is the first laughables post. Ever.             Applause, applause!
And the reason I think it's so important to devote a whole section of my blog to laughter and fun can be summed up by Charlie Chaplin:

             "A day without laughter is a day wasted"

 That being said, let me introduce someone who's been making me laugh since I was knee high to a grasshopper. . .Robin Williams. I could probably make Laughable Wednesdays in Robin Wednesdays, but that wouldn't be fair to the other laughables out there. Why does this guy crack me up, you ask? I'll show you. 

1. Robin Williams put this picture on his Twitter and then tweeted, "I think I wore it better"

2. Because of this commercial. I've seen it a million times, and I still laugh every single time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DxlOWVVQWE

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3. Not only is he an extremely talented comedian, impressionist, and actor, but he's been through a lot in his life and he's survived it all. I think he deserves all the respect he gets for being able to overcome drug and alcohol addiction while living in the public eye. We always focus our attention on the ones who fail at this...cough cough Lindsay Lohan...but we don't realize the people who suceed. So hats off to you Robin Williams. 

So if the first 1 and 2 made you laugh, check out his stand-up show "Weapons of Self Destruction" released in 2010. You can buy it off amazon.com, get it off Netflix, or you can watch it for free on Youtube :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiCxqbT2Ru8

You're welcome for the most enjoyable ab work out ever. 

Happy Wednesday!

My Post-Virginity

Hello everyone! This is the very first post of the hopefully successful blog, Breakfast at Mandy's (fingers crossed!). I'm a little late jumping into the world of blogs, so forgive me in advance for any mistakes, lumps, or bumps along the way. It's so crazy how much society has changed. Before blogs, people wrote in a diary or journal, which was seen as personal and private property. Now there is hardly anything private, with blogs and social media, every thought can be shared, which can be both good and bad.

Anyway. 

My name is Mandy, I live in one of the most beautiful parts of the state of Minnesota. I am a twenty-three year old with the soul of a seventy-three year old. I love my family, I love my pug, I love the Beatles, I love Dirty Dancing, I love to paint, I love to sew, and I love my life (most of the time!). This blog will be focused on food for thought, actual food, and helpful tips from myself and others. Look forward to starting this new adventure with you!


Chau, 
Mandy