new hair

so i dyed my hair today...pretty exciting. i used blonde and red hair dye. it turned out quite well. there are some streaks but they are very subtle and come out more in the light. i did not know if it would work that well but it has worked out pretty well. still working on my dress and that is nice because i can just do a little bit per day and dont have to rush. made some macaroni and cheese using velveeta. that was pretty good. i have all type of greens now growing inside so i can add them to any dish at all. i dont know, i read that box hair dye is not in fashion. i never know if that means people aren't buying/doing it or people don't think its of or part of fashion. i just think well odd chance that it is under done...they say fashion kills apparel...well i can just think its like clothing for the hair as persay a new trend thats under done.

eatery

had beef ravioli from a can today, my pasta with greens and bag of fritos (chile cheese). i don't often like to eat meat and i wish they made a cheese or veggie one. i really like meat but often veggie/ovo/lacto seems very cleansing and good for my yoga which comes and goes depending on time and drinking :) and the heat!! new veggie options to source...perhaps tamales or beans and tortillas. my little dress is coming along. i am sewing a seasonal skirt elongation for added pazazz. i also have some twill tape i want to add on incase it needs some shape.

ballet

im now working on my high kicks and ballet steps. this will help me become freer in my range of motion and keep me strengthening my balance

new dish

pasta with greens is my new best. i like it with a bit of mayo and a small amount of balsalmic vineagar. now i may try to go through a dieting phase which i think is good as the seasons change.

best recipe to date

angel hair pasta chard collards frozen peas frozen corn wild spinach i just throw this in a pot and some water...bring it to aboil and let it all steam up. at some point, maybe five to ten mins, you have a soup. :)

used coffee

so i made coffee with the used grounds i had from a previous brew....wow worked totally great. i might have always done that had i been in the know. all great though and was i pleasantly surprised when i had an extra cup. conveinence of life huh. it was like an allsups showed up right in my space. i potted up some kale and chard and brought inside from my outdoor space and gonna do so eggplant and dill aswell. looking up for the approaching winter. also working on a dress...working together a bunch of leftover scraps from my clothing line (i always like to make some stuff for my own closet...makes me feel more precious!! and spices up the stuff i have from the store if i get bored.) and my morning glory fence is starting to bloom...small red flowers and huge blue ones. i have only one plant of the blue so far the rest of em maybe 30 seem red. fun

cocoa

cocoa is also my new quick fix. i can drink like a few cups of it per day and be happy. it has a pick me up like coffee but doesn't have the strength of caffeine that gives me the jitters. and its really calming...i guess because chocolate has so many antioxidants and being a warm beverage...its meditative.

bugs are gone :)

my bug infection went away on my plants...so happy :) my latest budget saving food is frozen veggies (defrosted corn and peas). i like to mix em with ramen and mayonaise. i also got a packet of dehydrated red sauce which was a dollar or fifty cents and it makes three cups...lovely and easy to use for small servings. i really want to make edamame dip but im out of cooking with oil...just too greasy and sticky because i don't use soap all the time in my kitchen. maybe i will think of a nice additive instead of oil.

casserole

making a casserole/egg bake with ricotta, eggs, enchilada, and angel hair pasta

favorite cheap instant foods

these are the foods i have been eating... hard boiled eggs tomato soup cream of celery soup cream of mushroom soup refried beans jalapeno cheese chunky salsa mayonaisse frozen bean and cheese burrito i ate twelve hardboiled eggs in the space of like ten hours and it didn't give me a stomach ache. i had wanted to cut them in half and eat them with ramen...asian style but that did not happen. the bean burritos were exceptional and really not too heavy though very filling. the jalapeno cheese was really nice...mexican...pretty creamy but more salty. i ate the salsa by the spoon...ate the whole jar when i came back from the store...instant gazpacho.

bug infection...he he

just planted my bug infection...haha no jk. :) i just brought in my lettuce and theres like a billion aphids on them

hair

now i got sheepherders bread and a box of pastries (my dollar items) then tonight i can get a beer at the bar...although i am thinking about dying my hair too so i have to budget appropriately.

winter gardening

i found out i can grow some veggies indoor this winter...how exciting. i just have to figure out my pots situation.

ramen

now im wondering if ramen is a cheaper food. i made ramen noodles and kept the sauce aside and muddles with fresh dill and basil. i always make it too salty...well its obviously supposed to be a broth not a sauce. my ramen tasted exactly like dill pickles...it was awesome . i never made that connection before. how very rad.

next up

oh my goodness...i got these "butter rolls" from albertsons and they were like straight croissant dough rolls! they were so very good. also garlic pullaparts which is like this huge ring of bread ( i think ive mentioned it)..this one had way more olive oil in it that the last one i had. it was exceptional. you would think id get bloated or obese from this much bread but i read a bland diet it a good one to stay slim. who knows...it is my two dollar a day diet. oh and i got this huge garlic bread loaf and ate half of it before realizing the garlic spread was not butter....so funny. probably be pretty good had i stuck it in the oven to melt and toast but i ate it cold anyway. my best habit...put a loaf of bread by my head on my bed at night then wake up multiple times for a midnight snack completely famished...i dont even have to get up...gives me a lot of energy for the day :) i don't know whether the checkout people notice this habit of buying their day old stuff all the time. i guess they'd be glad to know it helps me save up to drink beer. eventually i hope to do some paid modeling stuff or chick snowboard photos. i had some guy take some photos...he wanted to set me up for an unpaid shoot but he was not exactly my sauce. so i will just keep working at it. wish me luck.

salads

i have been eating a few salads as well made from the lettuce i have been growing. my favorite dressing is tahini watered down, a little hot sauce and some salt and pepper (and tons of fresh dill-yummo). i prefer almost a slight chopped salad rather than full or partial leaves. and i have been eating tons! of lambs quarters greens from the garden. i have been just steaming them in my cast iron skillet (i am still trying to clean up all the oil and grease from my cooking forays this spring-almost got it all-fresh start)

frost date

so i am trying to figure out what plants i can bring inside over the winter...everything is doing pretty good but i think i lost a couple tomato plants...not sure why...and my heavenly blue morning glory arbor is seeming a little slow. i guess i have another month and a half on a lot of this stuff. i am not exactly sure when frost is...i forget.

soar

oh my...i am so soar from my jog...it was like a two hour thing. i went and got a beer after and everything was fine. now i am quite soar. super.

beer time

so i have started my jogging route...i have jogged/walked it once and jogged once with two breaks for stretching. it is awesome!! i am also just getting back into my ballet and yoga routine. so all good