Day 10: Top 10 websites you use

1. Facebook (obviously)
2. Yahoo! mail. I've had the same email address since I was 11 years old...
3. Pinterest Follow me, if your heart so desires!
4. Pandora. If I know that I'm going to be on the computer more than 5 minutes, I have to turn some music on.
5.  Skunkboy Creatures Blog I really love Katie. She is a great inspiration to me.
 
6. A Beautiful Mess Blog Elsie has been my idol for years!

7. Youtube
8. Post Secret
9. The Pioneer Woman Blog
10. My bank :)

Day 9: Tell a joke

What did the 0 say to the 8 ?




"I like your belt."

:)

Day 7: Write about the top search engine keywords that bring people to your blog

This is something I was wondering about myself...
I have submitted my blog to a lot of search engines. I have shared it on my Facebook. I'm not really sure what else I am supposed to do...
If anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them!
Other than that, search for The Pink Sequin Boutique. I hope I can be found from that. I think it takes a bit of time as well.

Day 6: Write 100 things about yourself

AH! This is going to be so long! I’ll try to add lots of pictures so it isn’t too boring.

1. I am 23 years old
2. I have brown hair
3. I had braces for 2 years
4. I love my smile/teeth now
5. One of the first things I notice about people is their teeth
6. I’m the middle child
7. I have green eyes
8. I currently wear glasses
9. 12 July I’m getting LASIK!
10. I love to crochet
11. My sister and I sing songs from musicals just about every time we are together
12. I’m 5’6.5″
13. ILOVEHELLOKITTY
14. I’m a daughter of my Heavenly Father
15. My current favorite colors are teal, pink, white, and gray
16. I prefer to spell “gray” with an “a” instead of an “e”
17. I don’t know what the difference is ^^^
18. I love vintage shopping
19. I like papercrafting
20. I’m married
21. I’ve been married almost 4 years
22. I have a son named Aaron waiting for me in heaven
23. I hate doing the dishes
24. I love Regina Spektor
25. and Ingrid Michaelson 
26. I’m 1/4 Samoan
27. I love makeup
28. I have a house
29. I have a black cat named Megan
30. I need to paint my fingernails
31. I love to watch kid shows
32. I could have a conversation using only movie quotes
33. I graduated high school 5 years ago!
34. I can wiggle my ears
35. I like to sew
36. I’ve been on a cruise
37. I went to Hawaii for my honeymoon
38. I was born in California
39. I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
40. I need to mow the lawn, but I really don’t want to
41. It is way too hot outside for my taste
42. I like to sleep with lots of pillows surrounding me
43. I take a lot of pictures of myself
44. I collect purses
45. I collect buttons
46. I collect ribbon
47. I collect scrapbook paper
48. I collect pens/pencils/markers… any writing utensils really
49. I wear size 9 shoes
50. I love my husband
51. I want to put together my own drift car
52. I want to learn to drift
53. I used to work at JoAnn Craft
54. I miss it
55. There are only a few friends I still keep in touch with from my childhood
56. I very easily get sucked in to Pinterest
57. I love Boba
58. I get really hyper when I stay up late
59. I have a very hard time passing up clearance items
60. One of my most favorite things to do is sing really loud in the car when I’m driving
61. I took tap dance classes when I was young (it might have only been 1 class)
62. One of my ears is lower set than the other
63. I found crazy cool vintage glasses, for my kitchen, today
64. My girl crush is Elsie Larsen
65. I’m going to the new Batman next week
66. One of my top favorite books is “Ella Enchanted”
67. I hated the movie ^ It was ALL WRONG
68. I hate lima beans
69. and lentils
70. My favorite animal is either an owl or a giraffe
71. I’m trying to learn Portuguese
72. I know almost every word to every Spice Girl song
73. I’m not ashamed of that ^
74. I feel accomplished because I mowed the lawn anyway
75. Amazing projects are in the works
76. I went to the SLC Farmer’s Market today
77. I have 2 nephews and 2 nieces
78. I love candles
79. When I was in 5th grade I fractures my arm
80. When I was in 9th grade I dislocated my knee
81. I have a big vein in my eye that I’m pretty sensitive about
82. When I was getting my bridal pictures taken, a little girl walking by called me a princes. I felt really special
83. I’ve always wanted to be a princess
84. I used to think lady bugs bit you
85. I have an etsy shop to check out
86. Puppets creep me out
87. I love muppets though
88. I love sushi
89. Rain makes me smile
90. I have a Nativity collection
91. I love chocolate and candy; its terrible
92. I have dimples
93. I love my Samoan nose
94. I only let my friend Opalgene do my hair
95. I used to hang my clothes up in color order
96. I’m too lazy to do that now
97. I used to pierce ears at Claire’s
98. I actually liked piercing ears
99. Even though I really hate needles
100. I’m done!

Wow! That took forever!

Day 5: Post an old picture and some commentary

One time when I was 18, I was a little rebellious and dyed a chunk of hair pink. I also went to 80′s night at a club and my friend happened to take this picture at the perfect moment.
This picture is really old, but about 5 years old. That makes me feel so old.

Day 4: 10 things you can’t do anymore

1. Date (not that I want to)
2. Wear children sized shoes. (They are always cuter than adult shoes)
3. Do my hair in crazy styles. In Jr. High, I wore my hair different everyday for a month.
4. Draw. I think its just because I haven’t really done it for a while, but its definitely not the same.
5. Pick my nose and offer it to someone saying, “want some salad?”. Yes, I really did that when I was very young.
6. Play at a Play Place at fast food restaurants. They don’t have the ball pits anymore so I guess I’m not missing out too much.
7. Write notes to my friends during class. I don’t currently have a class, but texting ruined everything.
8. Stick my whole fist in my mouth. I just tried it; I can’t anymore.
9. Get my braces tightened. That was the worst.
10. Play a few chords on the guitar. That’s depressing, I still want to learn.

That was very difficult for me…

Day 3: Write about some of the teachers you had growing up and why you did/did not like them

Hmm…

I’ll talk about my dear Susie.

I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. So, growing up I had a youth leader named Susie. She was and still is an amazing role model. On Sundays, when she would teach our lesson, she would have beautiful displays and visuals for what the lesson was about, and gorgeous floral arrangements. She truly has an eye for beauty as well as a green thumb. She is pretty quiet at first, but as I got to know her, I found out how funny and loveable she is. She has a strong love of the gospel that I have always admired. She is incredibly kind hearted and giving.

Each Wednesday after our youth activities, Susie would take the “Homies” to the local gas station where we would hand out and have treats. We were able to talk about anything and everything. Susie is an amazing listener and gives amazing advice. I knew she couldn’t fix my problems, but I always knew she loved me and cared about me.

Now, as an adult, in my own home, I am a youth leader at my church. I pray that I can be at least the smallest bit like Susie.

One year for  my birthday she gave me this figurine.  It is so precious to me.  The description on the website says, “Open hearts, sharing souls, trusted friends”. That is exactly how I feel about my amazing friend and teacher, Susie.

Day 2: Share your favorite recipe

I LOVE to cook and bake so, this question is difficult for me…

Right now I would love to make the Pioneer Woman’s Petite Vanilla Scones.  They are amazing. Its her interpretation of the kind that is sold at Starbucks.

Recipe: Petite Vanilla Bean Scones

Prep Time: 20 Minutes  |  Cook Time: 20 Minutes  |  Difficulty: Easy  |  Servings: 12

Ingredients

• SCONES
• 3 cups All-purpose Flour
• 2/3 cups Sugar
• 5 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 2 sticks (1/2 Pound) UNSALTED Butter, Chilled
• 1 whole Large Egg
• 3/4 cups Heavy Cream (more If Needed)
• 2 whole Vanilla Beans
• GLAZE
• 5 cups Powdered Sugar, Sifted
• 1/2 cup Whole Milk, More If Needed For Thinning
• 1 whole Vanilla Bean
• Dash Of Salt

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Split the vanilla beans down the middle lengthwise and scrape out all the vanilla “caviar” inside. Stir caviar into cream. Set aside for 15 minutes.
Sift together flour, 2/3 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Cut cold butter into pats, then use a pastry cutter or two knives to cut the butter into the flour. Keep going until mixture resembles crumbs.
Mix vanilla cream with egg, then combine with flour mixture; stir gently with a fork just until it comes together.
Turn dough onto a floured surface and lightly press it together until it forms a rough rectangle. (Mixture will be pretty crumbly.) Use a rolling pin to roll into a rectangle about 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch thick. Use your hands to help with the forming if necessary.
Use a knife to trim into a symmetrical rectangle, then cut the rectangle into 12 symmetrical squares/rectangles. Next, cut each square/rectangle in half diagonally, to form two triangles.
Transfer to a parchment or baking mat-lined cookie sheet and bake for 18 minutes, removing from the oven just before they start to turn golden. Allow to cool for 15 minutes on the cookie sheet, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
VANILLA GLAZE
To make the icing, split one vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape out the caviar. Stir caviar into milk; allow to sit for awhile. Mix powdered sugar with the vanilla milk, adding more powdered sugar or milk if necessary to get the consistency the right thickness. Stir or whisk until completely smooth.
One at a time, carefully dunk each cooled scone in the glaze, turning it over if necessary. Transfer to parchment paper or the cooling rack. Allow the glaze to set completely, about an hour. Scones will keep several days if glazed.

Copied from her website. http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/04/petite-vanilla-bean-scones/

xo: Amber

Day 1: letter to self

Dear Amber,

I have so many hopes and dreams for you. So many good things ahead and you need to be ready.  You have great worth that should be shared with others.
Don’t dwell on things you can’t change and make you upset. You can be as happy as you let yourself be.
Go out and succeed! Nothing is holding you back. The sky is the limit.
Always remember to be true to you. Your ideas and feelings matter and the people who matter will support you.
Fly little bird and be free!

Love always,

The Challenge

To get things going I decided to do a 30 day blog challenge.

THE QUESTIONS:

Day 1: Write a letter to yourself. Answer it a year later.
Day 2: Share your favorite recipe.
Day 3: Write about some of the teachers you had growing up and why you did/did not like them.
Day 4: 10 things you can’t do anymore.
Day 5: Post an old picture and some commentary.
Day 6: Write 100 things about yourself.
Day 7: Write about the top search engine keywords that bring people to your blog.
Day 8: Write about all of the items in your junk drawer.
Day 9: Tell a joke.
Day 10: Top 10 websites you use.
Day 11: Top 10 products you use.
Day 12: Top 10 gadgets you use.
Day 13: Write about something you collect.
Day 14: Post 3 pictures of yourself that you normally would NOT share.
Day 15: Write about how lucky you are to be you.
Day 16: Write about each of the places you’ve called “home.”

Day 17: Write about how much you love something that you know no one else will love.
Day 18: Describe your childhood in sounds and smells.
Day 19: Write a poem.
Day 20: Make a list of random things you think about.
Day 21: Write about your favorite dessert.
Day 22: Write a review of a free software product you like.
Day 23: Write about your first trip abroad.
Day 24: Write about your most embarrassing moment.
Day 25: Write about your mother’s advice.
Day 26: What are you doing tonight?
Day 27: Something in the last 24 hours that made you happy.
Day 28: Write about that one time in band camp.
Day 29: Update old blog posts.
Day 30: Write about a day in the life of your pet.

Found here: http://lifeoflacey.blogspot.com/2010/06/30-days-of-blogging-goodness.html

Intense.

I’m going to start in a new post.
Here goes nothin’!

xo: Amber