Pin of the Day! 18Dec.12

Pin of the Day

18 December 2012

Today I’m sharing this pin, originally found on Tip Junkie

Adorable Individual Christmas Brownies

I decided to share this because it seems appropriate with Christmas approaching.

Christmas is only 6 days away and putting brownies inside of cookie cutters and decorating them with candies is a simple, but adorable way to show someone you care.

Or maybe you got invited to a party last minute and need something festive to bring, but don’t have much time to work on it (really who does this time of year?)

Simply put the cookie cutters on greased cookie sheet and pour batter inside, bake, then decorate.

Easy Peasy.

Hope you enjoyed the 1^st pin of the day.

=]

If there is interest, at a later date I could actually do the process and film/photograph it, but it wouldn’t be in time for Christmas.

If you have any input on what kind of pins I should share, send them my way!

You could comment on here, tweet me at AraeBeauty, or email me at araebeauty@gmail.com

until next time,

Arae

Organizing on a Budget: Introduction

Organizing on a Budget

(OOAB)

Hey there lovelies!

So my blog is usually (not up-to-date) filed with posts about make-up however, I recently decided it was about time my boyfriend and I organized the condo we moved into over a year ago. We didn’t move in with enough time before I started school for us to really hunker down and get settled so we’ve been living with boxes, and little-to-no furniture for quite some time now.

Anywho!

As  college student I don’t have a ton of money to fund my condo organization project, so I have to come up with creative ways to organize. I use a lot of things I have in the house already and recycle products most people would throw away (don’t worry nothing gross).

I decided this is a dilemma many college students probably face. As if moving out, going to college, being without mom and dad, and having to be organized and run your own household isn’t enough; college students have to do this all without breaking the bank. As this is a common dilemma I thought it would be a perfect way to expand my blog and integrate more aspects into it. Make-up is my number one passion, but that passion certainly can break the bank (although, I do have money-saving tips).

I hope you are as excited as I am about this expansion!

Stay tuned from posts detailing my organization project. Until next time.

xox,

Arae

Day 2 and 3: Back on the Gym Bus

10 July

Gym day was just an easy 15 minutes on the Precor elliptical.

I am so sore today from yesterday. The worst part about falling off the gym wagon is getting back on hurts so badly!!!

My inner thighs are so sore I can barely walk. =/

Since I haven’t been posting these on the day they happen, I am going to add yesterday’s (11 July) workout to it as well.  

We did a quick 15 on the elliptical and then did back.

Lat pull downs

10x30lbs

10x30lbs

10x30lbs

(before I left I was doing 12x40lbs and about to move up to 10x50lbs)

Seated cable row

12x30lbs

12x30lbs

12x30lbs

(I honestly can’t remember what I was doing before I left)

Biceps curls on the machine

Just the machine resistance 10reps 3 times.

I was probably doing it on 10....yes, I have very wimpy biceps. 

Today 

12 July

I had my final interview for a position at H&M today, so we missed our workout. Unfortunately. We were planning on going and doing 30mins of cardio and stretching. We would probably usually do shoulders or something like that, but since we just started back up going to the gym, we are going slow. 

until next time.

xox,

Arae

Finally, back on the gym bus.

This morning I got back on the gym bus! FINALLY.

I hadn’t worked out since the day before I left for my Europe trip which was May 20^th. EHHHH so long right?

Even though I went over a month without working out, it’s always better late then never.

I know however, tomorrow I will be so sore. (Will update as to exactly how sore, see next post).

I thought I would start logging my workouts on my blog as well as in my Fitbook.

I bought my Fitbook online off of Amazon.com and it’s amazing. It’s a great way to log your food intake and workouts. It also has a spot to fill out the servings of each food group you get and the amount of water you drink so that is also very helpful.

Today we (my boyfriend and I) did a light cardio warm-up and a light legs workout.

We started with 20 mins on the elliptical, this one specifically (I find I burn more calories on this one and it’s much more of a workout)

http://www.cybexintl.com/cross-trainers-425a-light-commercial-arc-trainer.aspx

Then we went to the weight room to do legs:

Squats:

10xBar

10xBar

12xBar

Deadlift:

8xBar

8xBar

8xBar

Leg extension: (machine, no weight just controlled, continuous, slow motion)

10

10

10

Before I left for Europe I was doing 3 to 4 sets of 12 on squats and just about to add weight to the bar, and doing 2 sets of 12 deadlifts and the set 3 with 2.5s on each side. My boyfriend and I always do the leg extensions with no weight; we do it for the controlled, slow, continuous motion.

Today the deadlifts were really hard on my hands, if you’ve lifted with the traditional bars, you’re aware they aren’t the most comfortable thing to hold onto and they usually give you calluses. Since I hadn’t worked out in so long those weren’t there anymore so it hurt my hands more than it should.

I hope you enjoyed this post! I am not much of a dieter, just a generally healthy eater, so I haven’t included my eating regimen but if you would like me to I would be happy to add it to my workout posts!

Until next time.

xox,

Arae