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This post is for my Foodies out there. Yummy!

Aside from Beauty, I love me some food. When I say I LOVE ME SOME FOOD...boy you have no idea. Food is my happy place, hence why I need to start working out 😩
I could be having the crappiest day, give me a beautifully cooked meal, and boom.. mood changed!

But being of Hispanic decent, I'm used to eating rice, chicken, pork chops.. etc. So I need to make some changes in my lifestyle so that when special occasions arise, I can enjoy my families traditional cooking.

Since changing up my eating habits, I've gravitated towards Fish, especially Salmon.
I've experimented with different recipes on cooking Salmon,but I will have to say, the Maple Salmon recipe is my favorite!

This recipe I got from Allrecipes.com and I've used it a few times, and it tastes scrumptious every time!

If you like fish, what kind of recipes do you like?

Look at this yummy goodness! Credit: Allrecipes.com

In a small bowl, mix the maple syrup, soy sauce, garlic, garlic salt, and pepper.
Place salmon in a shallow glass baking dish, and coat with the maple syrup mixture. Cover the dish, and marinate salmon in the refrigerator 30 minutes, turning once.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Place the baking dish in the preheated oven, and bake salmon uncovered 20 minutes, or until easily flaked with a fork.


When I made my dish, I made it with a side of brown rice and either some green beans or some broccoli.

Enjoy!

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I know we all like to save a little coin, especially for us makeup loving humans. Sometimes you just want to get some makeup that isn't going to break the bank.
Well, my lovelies; do I have a steal for you.

I recently ventured out to a store called Five Below. It's basically a store that sells toys, huge candy, t-shirts, little things and of course makeup and everything is $5 or less!
In the makeup section, they have palettes, eyeliners, blushes, contour sets, foundations... I mean a bunch, you get my drift.

I was gifted from a friend of mine, five palettes ( I picked them out) and a liquid eye shadow.
Totaling $28. Five dollars for each palette and three dollars for the liquid eye shadow.

Now I will tell you, sometimes the makeup can be hit or miss. But for the price tag, it's not a huge loss if you get a dud.

Out of the 5 palettes that I received, I really like all of them. Now, do I like every single shade in each palette; No. Some shades don't have much pigmentation and have to be applied a few times just to get the color pay off. But I will say for those shades that don't turn out the way you want them to when using them on the lids, they do work well when wet or putting a light base underneath. Although, you should be wearing a base on your lids anyway to prevent creasing of your eye shadow.

Below are swatches for each of the palettes as well as the palettes themselves. The darker colors in all of the palettes work amazing, the matte lighter colors are the ones in my opinion, don't have much color payoff. The sparkly ones show very beautifully, and can be enhanced when adding a darker color underneath.

The liquid eye shadow that I received, worked really well. I did notice that when you apply it, it doesn't dry that quickly, so you have to keep your eyes closed for a few seconds for it to dry. If not, it will crease. But overall it's a pretty little liquid pigment.

Feeling motivated can sometimes feel daunting and feel like a task on its own. You have to constantly pump yourself up to get into the right frame of mind to believe in yourself.

In the beginning of my journey of staying positive and working through any negative feelings I would have, I would read/watch certain people.
I've also learned that in order to feel motivated and suppress any negative energy, you have to find inner peace.

Going for a walk to clear your mind, exercise, reading a book; these are all ways to get a better sense of clarity to release any negative feelings that lye within you.

What has helped me personally, is reading and watching certain Motivational YouTubers.

One of the books I have been reading is The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. If you are like me, then you sometimes wonder, " Why am I on this earth?" What is your true purpose? This book sums up your questions, and gives you the true meaning of life.

Hey guys!

I have a YouTube channel to coincide with this blog. So expect to see some Motivational and Vlog videos.

Just this morning, I sat outside on my back porch and noticed a tiny frog just sitting in the grass. I watched it sit there for about 10 minutes. It never moved, and quite honestly, thought it was dead.