Monday Mash.

First off my best friend, Elly, is venturing off to a far away land tomorrow... for 6 whole months and that is the minimum (knowing her, she will figure out some way to stay a little longer). I could not be more excited for her and the big adventure she is about to go on, but I am realizing how different its going to be without her. She is the kind of person that you do not get tired of. The kind of person that is game for anything, anytime. We can have fun together by literally just being around each other, it doesn't matter what we are doing.

She teaches me things every time I am with her. Things like how cool the x-games are, how to slow down and enjoy life, and how great it is to be yourself. Elly is pretty inspiring and I am going to miss her shining spirit. She has made many of my nights ones to remember and I already can't wait to hear all about her time away!

I am sharing this because I hope you have a friend like Elly in your life. If you do, don't be like me and wait to tell them how great they are before they are leaving for a while. Go ahead and let them know what a blessing they are to you. It feels good to be loved and it feels good to have someone to love on. I think we only come across such special people few times in our life, so when you find one, hold on to them!

Cheers to friends, being young, and taking adventures!

Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

-Steve Jobs

Happy Monday

Monday Mash

As I sit here, five minutes before my marine biology class starts. I have no idea what to share with you for my "monday mash", other than what is keeping me going right now...

the spring break trip that I am probably WAY too excited for... 4 whole days in the beautiful city of Charleston, SC with my mom and cousin!

I already have a pretty lengthy list of restaurants and bakeries I want to go to. I have checked average temperatures for Charleston in March a couple of times. We have booked a little cheap-o hotel, knowing that the only time spent there will be for sleeping!

So let the countdown begin...
Katie-Barry

Monday Mash.

So there is this family, that lives in California (of course they do), and all the trash they "take out" in one whole year only fills up a one liter mason jar. (Your jaw should drop)

Crazy? yes. Totally inspiring? YES!
That is probably less trash than you throw away in one day.
Enter the Johnson Family...

Check out their tiny recycling bin- they don't even need to recycle.

Literally perfect.

Watch this video to get a look inside the Zero Waste Home...

I mean, I want to make my own toothpaste. And stop using plastic bags for that matter!
Happy Monday,
Katie-Barry

Monday Mash- on tuesday!

Yesterday was MLK Memorial Day, so it did not feel like a normal Monday. I got to cook all afternoon long! I made some soup, a celery root, apple and potato puree, and black bean burgers for dinner. A great day off, if you ask me. Don't worry i'll share some recipes :)

For my Monday Mash though, I have a quote for you that was one of our "quotes of the day" in English class. Its a good one I think

"The time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted time" 

-Bertrand Russel

Like making pie. I could save some time and go buy one. But I love making pie. Homemade is always better anyways, right?

Monday Mash

Let's be honest, Mondays are hard. You know you are just at the start of a work week or school week and there are 5 days till' the weekend. You might be tired and not so ready to get up and go do your job. Today, I don't really want to be at school. I wanted to sleep in, cook a little bit, clean my room, and play with Booger. I wanted the weekend to last a little longer. But that is just not the way the worlds works. So to help us through these Mondays, i'll be making "Monday Mash" posts. A mash of different things to get you through your Monday. Maybe cheer you up, inspire you, make you laugh, or get your mind off the madness that sometimes comes along with Mondays. 

What adventure to do want to take? Where do you go to breathe and be free?

Katie-Barry