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In ♥ & Soul , Beauty Tuesday , Community , Health , Home Sweet Home , Public Interest , Relationships , Travel , Weekly Wonders , Yours Truly on 09/01/2015 at 10:00
Welcome, S eptember! With s chool in full s wing☼s ummer☼ s eason on the brain!
☼S unkissed S ummer
1. What is your go-to product for a sunkissed summer glow?
natural ☼s unshine : *FREE* Vitamin D !
2. What book would you recommend for a summer read?
Dulce Candy Ruiz ‘s The Sweet Life Dr. Karen Kelsky ‘s The Professor Is In
both of which hit bookshelves exactly 4 weeks ago!
3. What’s your signature summer scent this year?
Victoria’s Secret Bombshell Summer Edition Sephora samples in my handbags
4. The sun is shining and it’s time to get outside! What’s your favorite thing to do?
simply bask in the ☼sunshine☼ through ALL of my s enses ~ including the s mell of fresh air
5. You’re on the boardwalk and starving! What’s your go-to summer beach food?
banana ice cream , paletas (popcycles) or raspas (snow cones) ~ anything frozen treat to beat the heat!
6. What’s your dream summery date?
watch a blockbuster & ☼sun☼ fun run or walk on the beach + chow down
7. After a day in the summer heat, what do you do to cool off?
chillax with my shows + consume cucumber ~ on my eyes & in H2O #DISPObustAFlow
8. How do you wear your hair in the summer?
braids for days
9. What’s your must-have nail polish for summer 2015?
this Tiffany Blue hue
Fitting name for this shade
as Audrey Hepburn
10. What shows do you recommend for summer?
my share of sizzling series : network nighttime dramas + home/real estate reality TV
11. Do you wear liquid foundation, BB cream, or tinted moisturizer in the summer?
occasional base but more powder to offset sweat
12. Sunglasses or Hats?
Exhibit shown below
I always must sport ~O-O~specs~O-O~ anyway ~ I usually rock my Coach Fendi Gucci
13. What is your summer jam this year?
VIDEO
♫Locked Away ♪ ( not that I’m doing anything to get locked up ~ I really dig the ♫beat♪ & ♫Adam Levine
VIDEO
♪Bad Blood ♫ (so cliche, but I ♥heart♥ the graceful ♫Taylor Swift ♪ ~ not to mention that you can’t take the ♪hip hop♫ out of this chick)
VIDEO
14. Do you have a summer bucket list?
mainly to finish my doc docs (paper & PowerPoint to prep to present for dissertation defense ) ~ since I’m not completely caught up, my Plan B is to have them done by Labor Day now that Fall is upon us and the BiG Day draws near + added bonus: relatives reunion , check √
15. Bikini, tankini, or one piece? Show us your fave bathing suit this year!
I’ve already built up quite a two-piece collection through the years but wouldn’t mind adding a mono kiniVS chevron top & ombré bottom (see No. 5 “paleta” link for sippie selfie in said swimsuit)
16. What’s your favorite sweat proof product?
Banana Boat Baby Faces ☼ sunblock
17. If you could create your own ice cream flavor, what would it be?
Champ Hoop Scoop ~ to score an ice cream dreamy combo of my faves:
S also is for …
Filled up in August & as we approach September
$ Therefore, S also is for : S avings $
NO
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In ♥ & Soul , Community , De-Stress Saturday , Health , Higher Ed , Home Sweet Home , Mixer Monday , Pro-DiSPO , Public Interest , Relationships , Study Saturday , Sunday Fun Day , Technology , Travel , Weekly Wonders , What's Hot , Yours Truly on 08/03/2015 at 08:45
Once I kicked👟 my dissertation📖 work into high gear transitioning from July into August, I’ve actually resisted turning away from my work💼 after several-hours⌚️ worth of “shifts” lately!
🎓Scholar Mode = In-the-Zone🌟
But to prevent myself from 🍳frying⚡️ my 💡brain💭 from dozens of hours⏰ in front of my 💻computer ~ executing💥 my challenges while exercising my 💪🏽strengths:
I had to ❤️break💔 away for a bit …
Especially since last night offered my 🌼summer🌻 📺shows !
Complete combo with this 🚢Captain’s⚓️ 🍹cocktail🍸
Beachy SceneMyrtle Beach Iced Tea (as opposed to Long Island ) that calls for Arnold Palmer (tea & lemonade named for the golfer) spiked w/your spirit(s) of choice ~ mine was Midori and green color ~ + a cherry on top … Or to sink this ship! 🌊🌴🍹🍋🍈🍒⚓️🚢
That can be served ❄️chilled🍧 and 🍉chunky🍌
Peachy Keen : Other fruit to add to the mix (sweet if they swim in the drink while you sip): peaches * pineapple * strawberries 🍑🍍🍓🍒🍹
🍺Cheers🍻 to this 😅chillaxation😜 😴Getaway💤
For those of you who have enough budgeted💸 ⌛️time⏳ and 💸💰money, try my Top 5 🌞Summer🌅 🌊Vacation🌴
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In ♥ & Soul , Community , Foodie Friday , Health , Home Sweet Home , Public Interest , Relationships , Weekly Wonders , Yours Truly on 07/03/2015 at 12:00
♪This sh** is bananas ~ B-A-N-A-N-A-S !♫
~ Gwen Stefani ♫Hollaback♪ (2005)
Throwback from my first Myspace
… Which is the inspiration behind my most frequent ☼summer ☼ dessert lately:
Here are a few different from-fresh-to-frozen banana batches from this past week:
More music inspiration from Jack Johnson
Happy *4th of July* mañana!!!
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In ♥ & Soul , Community , Foodie Friday , Health , Home Sweet Home , Public Interest , Relationships , Weekly Wonders , Yours Truly on 05/09/2014 at 23:17
Strawberry Wine … Seventeen … Hot July moon … Saw everything…
How about this?
Strawberry Month … Thirty-two … Warm May sunshine … Tasted sweet!
Happy National Strawberry Month!
Now that strawberries are in season, they’re the perfect sweet treat that’s low in calories, fat free, good with other food …
or drinks …
or flying solo …
and a great palette cleanser.
Flashback Friday : the Strawberry Parade in Baguio City, Philippines [2010]
Enjoy your Mother’s Day weekend!!!
Banana Ice Cream
