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Wednesday, March 29, 2017
20th post!!
20th post!!
Today, Im posting my 20th post since I started my blog, over a month ago! Id love it if you left me a comment today, and let me know that you stopped by!!
First, I just have to show you my newest addition: Pink Dino, the sister of Green Dino! Now little girls can have their prehistoric leaf eaters and their favorite color at the same time :)
Today feels like the "real" first day of spring here - almost 75 degrees, blue sky, shorts! We went to the park right next to my house and walked along the river. Kade blew bubbles, we washed the car, got iced coffee, and rode bikes. What a great day!
A couple of not-so-great things happened, including a really bad accident that we passed, and driving one hour to get a huge box of packing peanuts from freecycle that ended up not being there after all. However, Im not going to let that get me down! Its too warm and sunny to be upset.
Unfortunately I didnt take any pictures today, but I took some a few days ago of a project I made for Kade. I had been wanting to make one of these crayon rolls for a long time, and I found some scraps of froggy fabric that were the perfect size.
I used this tutorial: On a Roll - Skip to My Lou
The picture doesnt show it, but I left a pocket on the end wide enough for a small notebook.
I didnt have any ricrac to sew around the edge, so I did a blanket stitch (my first time) - holy cow, it took forever. By the way, futuregirl did a great tutorial showing everything you will ever need to know about the blanket stitch! It is really easy to understand, and has great pictures.
Kade used it for intended purpose for about 5 minutes (he does not take after me - he doesnt like to paint, color, draw, anything...). Now, he likes to pretend that it is a burrito, and he unwraps it, fills it full of imaginary lettuce and cheese, rolls it back up, and tries to stuff it in my mouth. At least hes got a great imagination! :)
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Friday, March 24, 2017
19th Birthday Post My Favourite Films About Growing Up That I Watched While Growing Up
19th Birthday Post My Favourite Films About Growing Up That I Watched While Growing Up
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| This is a really dark birthday candle picture but I think its pretty and theres no 19th birthday photos anyway |
Seriously, it sucks having to draw my attention away from the kids menu at restaurants because Im an adult so I have to get steak.
In my thinking, though, I came to the realisation that even though 19 isnt a particularly special milestone age, this is the first birthday in my "new life", you could say. Gone are the days of growing up in a small town, since now Ive lived in Christchurch for over six months and passed my first semester of university. I no longer have to go grocery shopping with mum but I can buy chocolate whenever I want which is honestly the best part of growing up. Oh, and did I mention that I have a cinema five minutes bus ride away, with three others within a half an hour radius? If thats not cool, then I dont know what is.
In a way, 19 is a pretty important age to be. Whereas 18 is the age where you get slapped with the label "grown up", whether youre ready or not, by the time youre 19 youve done a spectacular amount of growing up. Well, I guess thats just how I feel now since a lot has changed since I turned 18 (I say this every year, but I could probably say now that just about every aspect of my life is so different from what it was last year). In celebration of that fact, heres a whole lot of films that taught me a bit about growing up while I was growing up. Dont expect John Hughes films (dont get me wrong, they had their influence), but more a bunch of films that came out at vital times in my life and gave me a bit of perspective. And yeah, things get mushy.
An Education - Earlier this year I outlined my intense love for this film, mainly because it shows the struggles of living up to unreasonable expectations in every way possible. Ive always found myself to be a little bit of a Jenny, trying my best to do things that I dont really care for, working hard but hoping that therell be a little bit of fun around the corner, and maybe being a little too pretentious for my age (now Im grown up and living with a whole lot of engineers, Im just known as the weird Arts degree student). Just as the title suggests, it has always been a film that I go back to get an education, whether it be about getting a "real" education or an education from "the university of life".
500 Days of Summer - Just because it gives you a lot of perspective on idealising and relying on other people to make you happy. And relationship stuff. And that expectations/reality scene still hurts me to this very day. Also, it spurred my five year long crush on Joseph Gordon-Levitt who is one of my favourite human beings on the planet and who inadvertently taught me how to be a better person. So I guess that counts as growing up also, doesnt it?
Cemetery Junction - This is an extremely underrated and underseen film, but one Ive held dear to my heart since I first gave it a blind watch in late 2010. Most of the reason why I connected with it so well (and pretty much whoever else I showed it to) was the fact that I lived in a place very similar to Cemetery Junction, where people very comfortably exist and dont really know whats going on outside of the town. Its something that Ive always hated and found most gratifying when I got out of Dannevirke, because the idea of making do with what little is there and existing is not one that Ive ever really enjoyed. Yet, the strange thing is that the people I grew up with became the new generation of people who could help Dannevirke be a better place, but we all left because we were so over it. And thats what Cemetery Junction is effectively about - those who outgrow their surroundings and what theyve always done, vs those who are far too comfortable with it. Of course, this is a film by Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais so theres a bit of off-humour in there, but this film deserves a lot more credit than it ever got.
Young Adult - This film isnt so much about growing up as it is about those who never grow up. Even though it never sets foot in a high school, it is just as much about high school as something like, say, Mean Girls. Mavis Gary may be somewhat successful, but everything she is about is all about who she was in high school. And that kind of fascinates me, since high school was generally a pretty okay time for me but you cant really apply any of the social things you learned at high school to real life. Basically - I dont wanna turn out like Mavis Gary. But shes a fascinating character nonetheless.
Before Sunrise/Before Sunset/Before Midnight - Basically because this film has given me a lot of conversations which I hope to have in the future. It isnt really about growing up, but more about living, and it is beautiful.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Obviously this was going to make the list. The Perks of Being a Wallflower was my go to movie last year. Through all of the good times and the tough times, it was always there. It was kind of a perfect film to have around when I was doing my final year of high school since most of it was about those final days (even if it was through the eyes of a junior) and those moments that make you alive as a teenager. Even at the risk of sounding like a little oversaturated Tumblr kid, the teenage years are the time to feel infinite. I kind of miss that feeling already.
The Spectacular Now - Just as The Perks of Being a Wallflower was there for my final high school year, The Spectacular Now came into my life right at the very end. It was just one of those movies that came along at a perfect time. As Ive said before, I am Aimee and that scares me a lot but it has comforted me a little bit through some trying times. Thats the real beauty of film in general - when you find a movie that you really connect with, theyre the best at giving you advice on life because someone is actually thinking like you. Plus, Im not gonna lie, but the final days of high school are actually pretty terrifying when youre not entirely sure of what you wanna do and you just wanna live in the "now". Even though pretty much everything is based on how well you do as a teenager, it is the time when you wanna live in the "now". The Spectacular Now is a pretty sad deconstruction of that, but itll probably be the film I go back to in order to live these formative years.
Boyhood - I realise that I only just saw this last week, but the bottom line is: this film is actually like watching my childhood unfold because the course of the film runs parallel to the time which I grew up in. Also, I love this film a lot. Thats really all I can say.
What were the films that told you about growing up? Any thoughts on being 19?
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Friday, March 10, 2017
4 Must Avoid Post Workout Mistakes
4 Must Avoid Post Workout Mistakes
CRB Tech reviews would like to tell you about the post-workout eating mistakes most people make. This is important to understand because if not followed properly, it can nullify the effect of a workout.
Now:
Who would want this to happen? No one! Therefore, it is important to stay away from a bad diet. Not only post workout, but in general.
When we work out seriously, we harm tissues at the microlevel, and we utilize fuel. This is the thing that eventually makes us more grounded, leaner, fitter, and more strong, however in the fleeting it requires repair.
Repair and rebuilding happens through the breakdown of old, damaged proteins (otherwise known as protein breakdown) and the development of new ones (otherwise known as protein synthesis) — a procedure referred to all in all as protein turnover.
Muscle protein synthesis is expanded somewhat (or unaltered) after resistance workouts, while protein breakdown increments drastically. Were doing significantly more breaking down than building.
Amid the post workout period, we require protein and starches.
The raw materials we give our body through the utilization of nourishment/supplements in the workout and post-workout periods are basic to making the metabolic environment we seek.
Also, since muscle protein is degraded amid work out, the expansion of a moderately vast measure of protein to your post workout meal is important to reconstruct the basic parts of the muscle. After work out, the body diminishes its rate of protein amalgamation and builds its rate of protein breakdown.
Its 30% how you workout and 70% what you eat that sets the establishment of a decent physical make-up; however, individuals think and do precisely the inverse. Avoiding eating mistakes is very important. Keep in mind that, you can never out score a terrible eating routine via training harder. Here are the slip-ups you are making...
1. Skipping a balanced meal:
In spite of the fact that its optimal to dunk a protein shake directly in the wake of working out, its exclusive a supplement, which can just add to the amount of macro-nutrients you get from genuine food. On the off chance that you skip solid food, you are committing a major mistake.
2. Eating very late post a workout:
Post workout, the body is prepared to ingest and find the supplements where they are required the most in the body. Additionally, in the event that you are attempting to put on muscle, its a perfect time for carb consumption as the glycogen stores are washed out. Yet, dont eat simply anything, eat clean!
3. Lack of a diet plan:
In the event that you are not casual about your gains or fat losses, you need a proper diet plan. The impact of a workout session stays for 48 hours on the body. In the event that you dont feed it right, dont anticipate that it will look right.
4. Fat free packaged food:
Carelessly removing fats from your eating regimen can make you drowsy, and gain weight! Low fat eating methodologies demolish the bodys ability to burn fat. A great deal of vitamins are fat soluble only and need fats to be assimilated. Fat is beneficial for you. Eat it! In the right amount and manner.
Acing the basics is regularly enough to get you most, if not the greater part of the best approach to accomplishing your wellness objectives. Being consistent with the basics, and concentrating on way of life propensities, will have a significantly more positive effect on your wellbeing than stressing over post-workout nourishment strategies. Find the easy way to make workout plan and a diet plan as well.
So, the mantra is exercise hard, eat properly and live long. CRB Tech reviews wishes you the best of health!
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Tuesday, March 7, 2017
1st Post 1ª Postagem
1st Post 1ª Postagem
[English]
Hey!! Im going to write here in English and in Portuguese because I dont want to create 2 blogs for each language XD lolol!! And to let it easier, for english text the color will be orange and blue to portuguese!Ill try posting drawings here frequently and Ill also accept requests of fanarts! BUT I wont draw your original character because for those requests I can do commissions, so please just ask fanarts of animes, games, etc!
This pic I did at nikos pchat -> http://pchat.mine.nu
XD You can notice that I like watermelon, right? lolol!
[Português]
XD wohoho!!! Vou escrever em português e inglês pq acho q vai ter gringo lendo meu blog tb (já q vou anunciar no deviantart), além de não querer criar um blog pra cada língua .A.Pra ficar mais fácil de procurar o texto que você vai ler eu deixei o inglês em laranja e azul em português!
Eu vou tentar postar frequentemente aqui, com rascunhos, animes e outras coisas, e também vou estar aceitando pedidos de fanart!! xD pode ser que não desenhe todos, mas vou tentar! e só tem uma restrição, que não seja personagem criado por você, pq pra esse tipo de desenho eu faço commissions!
Esse desenho aí eu fiz no nikos paintchat -> http://pchat.mine.nu
XD dá pra ver q eu gosto de melancias neh?
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Thursday, March 2, 2017
6 Skin Restoration Treatments Post A Sunburn
6 Skin Restoration Treatments Post A Sunburn
This blog from CRB Tech reviews is dedicated to sunburn. Basically, we will be seeing here, home remedies for sunburn on face. Sunburn is an issue specially in countries like India, where there is ample of sunlight exposure. Mainly, face is the body part which gets maximum exposure and we are worried as to how to treat sunburn on face fast?
Guess what,
We are going to share with you a number of treatments to cure your sunburn and restore your skin. So, the next time you step into the sunlight, you can simply enjoy it without worrying. Here are the sunburn home remedies.
Potato paste:
In the event that youve gotten up with burning hot red skin, root up a couple of potatoes. Potatoes have been known as a torment reliever for all these years, working especially well on minor skin irritations and alleviating scratches, bites, and blazes, and conceivably decreasing swelling. A few people feel that the juice of the potato works the best, while others feel just pieces are adequate. Attempt both, and see which one is the best solution for your sunburn.
Baking soda for sunburn:
Cornstarch, with its cool, smooth feel, is a decent approach to actually mitigate your sunburn. Like milk, it is something or other that you presumably have lying around your home paying little heed to regardless of whether you anticipated sizzling out in the sun. In the event that you dont have cornstarch, attempt some baking soda for instant relief. Both can reduce the torment and decrease the blazing red appearance of the burn.
Aloe Vera:
Aloe vera gel is the thing many people go-to when they have sunburn. Its cool, calming, and appears to suck the sting and redness out of your sunburn. Since aloe is helpful for various different sicknesses, (for example, acne or heartburn) its convenient to have a plant growing in your home. Theyre anything but difficult to keep up, free from any added chemicals, and you wont need to continue heading out to purchase more from the store all the time once its sufficiently enormous. In the event that you would truly rather incline towards not having the plant, getting some great quality aloe vera gel from the store is the following best thing-its additionally more commonsense for treating bigger portions.
Vinegar sunburn cure:
Vinegar has been a piece of family history for actually several years. While there is no official research done on how it helps sunburns specifically, there are an immense measure of individuals out there who swear all over that vinegar mends sunburn, or somewhat burned tissue by and large. Unadulterated unfiltered apple cider vinegar for sunburn appears to work the best, and periodically defenders of this technique say is best after a cool or lukewarm bath.
Cool milk compress:
A cool milk pack is one of the fastest, least complex and low cost approaches to treat sunburn. It doesnt get much less demanding than simply going to the fridge for help and simple is great while treating anything. The underlying coolness of the milk will facilitate the heat, while it likewise makes a layer of protein to secure your skin, help it recuperate, and additionally soothe discomfort.
Witch hazel:
Witch hazel is a staple with regards to recuperating from various diseases and ailments. Witch hazel is a plant, yet just the leaves bark, and twigs, are utilized therapeutically. They contain chemicals called "tannins" which, when applied to straightforwardly to the skin, can decrease swelling, repair harmed skin, and avoid nasty bacteria. Youll in all likelihood discover witch hazel in a refined liquid extract form, which just distilled from the dried leaves, bark, and twigs of the plant. It might likewise be called witch hazel water.
Other than this, other treatments include coconut oil for sunburn etc. It also depends on how long does the sunburn last.
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