Wednesday 29 February 2012

Happenings.

Hello there..yes, so i did totally forget to do a Tunes Tuesday!! Oh life, why must you be so busy??!! So this blog post is gonna be a few blog posts in one..I've had a few things that I wanna blog about but haven't gotten around to doing it, so I'm condensing it all into one!! haha.
First up...I've had some pretty nice packages in the mail lately..

I got this lovely package in the mail today from my aunty. Its a crocheted blanket that my great grandmother made! I love it! I'm all about family history, and retro/antique. This made my day.

Also got my first NZSale purchase in the mail about a week ago..some lovely colours of nail polish! The pale purple is my fave! The coral is really pretty too!




I have two weddings to go to in March..the first is my friend Jessie, who I've been friends with since primary school, yes we go waaayyyy back! The first of my school friends to get married! I am so stoked for her! The second are my friends Mike and Jess, who were also part of the Internship I did last year. Mike was one of my flatmates last year, and Jess is such an amazing friend. Mike and Jess are having a destination wedding on Great Barrier Island, so that gonna be a whole heap of fun! Photos to come...
Anyways, I decided that I need a new outfit for these up and coming weddings (haha as girls do, we need a new outfit for every occasion!) so I went over to Hamilton for the day. My outfit is sooo different from what I was thinking I'd come back with, but I still LOVE it! Heres a sneak peak...





On the 11/11/2011 at 11mins past 11, me and my friends had an Eleven Party..which was mostly just an excuse to hang out and eat nice food, coz what else do you do in Te Aroha? We made 11/11 Resolutions, just for fun. One of mine was to start painting again. I did art for all my NCEA Levels and got really good marks, but since leaving school I haven't done any painting at all. So last time I went back home, I grabbed all my paints, brushes and canvas I found lying around. Watch this space!!



This week one of my best friends moved down to the South Island. Beautiful Janelle, I'm gonna miss you so much, but I'm so excited about what's ahead for you. You were born for greatness, and I can't wait to see what you and God get up too! Love ya! 














Friday 24 February 2012

Roasted Chickpeas

ok, so you probably saw the titles of this blog and were like "what the heck??". Yup. I thought that too when I first saw this little idea on Pinterest. Lately I've been trying to eat more healthy. No sugar. No dairy. No meat. No coffee!!! (i know...that one is the hardest, especially when i wake up in the morning to the smell of coffee brewing in my flatmates brand new percolator!) So basically I'm going vegan for three weeks, to try change my eating habits to more healthier ones. I've been at it for a lil over 2 weeks now, and so far I've lost bout 2kgs. Its been really good because its taught me to snack on fruit instead of satisfying my sweet tooth. But I've also been wondering what other snacks I can make that are healthy and yum, so when i saw "roasted chickpeas" on Pinterest, I thought I'd give it a go. Plus so many people were raving about how good they were.


So first of all I drained the chickpeas from the can and rinsed them under water. I then put them on a paper towel to get rid of some of the moisture, then put them on a tray on some baking paper. Pour some oil over top and then kinda move them around to make sure they all get oil on them. I put them in the oven at 180degrees for around 40mins. You can tell when they are cooked when they brown up and start splitting. 
I then decided to flavor them with some half a teaspoon each on curry powder, garam masala, and cumin, but I think it was a bit too much spice for the amount of chickpeas I had so next time i would do less. 
Surprisingly they weren't too bad! I probably wouldn't go to town raving about them, but they make a nice, healthy snack and are super easy and cheap to make. They are definitely not as good the next day though.
Heres another snack idea I tried out! Fruit popsicles!!! Cut up some fresh fruit and put it in some popsicle moulds, then pour in fruit juice! Yum! How cute are these guitar popsicles??




Monday 20 February 2012

Tunes Tuesday..

Wow Tuesday rolls round fast..haha don't get time to blog in between my tuesday posts so it seems..this must change! 
This weeks tunes are by Andrew Belle..a favorite Noisetrade download (don't think he's on there anymore. He got too cool for noisetrade!) ..best ever decision I made to click that download button!! Me and my friends LOVE this guy's music. Cool beans lyrics, awesome tunes. He is one of our inspirations to write. 






Check out more of his stuff here.
What are you listening to at the moment?

Tuesday 14 February 2012

For Laughs.

I have gotten so much enjoyment outta this video...it cracks me up! Stuff Christian Girls Say. watch it and have a good chuckle! 


Tunes Tuesday

'Ello everyone. Hows your valentines day been? 
Heres a very late tunes Tuesday! but it still counts haha. Thought I'd put up some kiwi tunes today.. Loving Lydia Cole at the moment. I saw her at parachute and really like her song "Blind Boy" you can listen to it here!! 
Also been loving this guy for quite a while now. Strahan Coleman. He's got an e.p out called Water and Fire and he's selling it for $7.99 on his site, and trust me, its well worth your dollars! A cool mix of acoustic stuff! As you can probably tell by now, my have kinda music is acoustic folky kinda tunes. 






And didn't Adelle clean up at the Grammy Awards!! Good on her, she has such an amazing voice. 





Monday 6 February 2012

Tunes Tuesday

Flip this week has gone so fast! Feels like I just posted my last Tunes Tuesday blog a few days ago! The past 5 days have been super busy for me, as I've had the huge privilege of playing bass for Sean Feucht, a worship leader from the States, since he's been in the country. We have been up in Whangarei, in Auckland, Hamilton and then tonight we are in Tauranga. Its been a whole heap of fun.
Soooo for today's tunes I've picked my favorite song of Sean's called "Going Down to the River"...(p.s. doesn't he have the coolest hair??) 



Also, my latest Noisetrade love! William Fitzsimmons. His album is called Gold in the Shadow. Some folky goodness for ya! 




What are you listening to at the moment?? I'm always keen to discover new music!