Hair and Make-Up Tutorials

Being in college, and often short on time to get ready in the mornings, I am constantly looking out for new ways to do my hair that are super easy. Yesterday I was looking at messy buns. I can make some videos for you all if you want, I won't unless someone requests them. (Keep in mind my webcam camera isn't the greatest. I don't mind making videos, but I can't guarantee that they will be great!) I was tired of the way I was pulling my hair back, and wanted something new. The two best people I have found on youtube are  "LetsMakeitUp1". She is very easy to understand, easy to follow, and she gets right to the point.

The other girl I have found is "iheartmakeup92". She doesn't get straight to the point, so it takes a little more time. But she has some really good make-up videos, and also her messy bun video was the best one I was able to find yesterday.
Also, here is a bunch of tutorials for how to braid your hair, TUTORIALS, there are a bunch of different ways to braid your hair on this one, that's why I like it so much!

I went to visit my family about a week ago for my sisters wedding, you can probably find pictures on her blog! Anyways, mom gave me a camera, which I still need to get some batteries for. I plan on going to Walmart after I pay my rent this week. Once I get some batteries, I want to post about my favorite make-up stuffs! Hopefully I can get that done soon! I am super happy to have a camera! =)

Apologies

Hey, I apologize for the pages that say they're still under construction. I've been super busy with school, and then my sister is getting married in two days. So I haven't had time to try to figure out how to change that. I don't consider myself very smart with computers! My boyfriend, Taylor, is a computer nerd, and proud of it! I always just ask him for help. Anyways, I just wanted to apologize, and I will fix that soon!

Tuna, Tuna, and More Tuna!

Alrighty, I have had a lot of trouble coming up with meals that I enjoy, that don't get old really fast. I am NOT a fish person. I don't like seafood at all. But for something different every now and then, I like to make some tuna up. This is the recipe that I make:

2 5oz cans of Tuna (drained)
4 tablespoons sweet relish
2 boiled eggs (optional)
grapes (optional)
4 tablespoons sour cream
pepper (optional)

I need to get a better camera. But this should at
least give you  an idea of what it looks like!

First, drain the tuna, and use a spoon to mash out the bigger chunks. Add the sour cream, and mix it well. I like my tuna salad to be a little soupier than I think most people would like it. So feel free to add more/less sour cream to your liking! The same goes with relish. I like the relish because it kind of masks the flavor of the tuna, so feel free to change the amount of relish!
The only reason I use sour cream is because I hate mayonnaise. I really just hate everything about it, the look, the way it feels, the way it smells, the texture, the flavor, and its not really that great for you either. Ugh...anyways use mayonnaise if you like it, but sour cream is just another option!
Add the eggs in. Again, I like a lot of egg in mine (if I add it. I don't always put eggs in,) so change the recipe around =) If I have eggs, sometimes I add a teeny bit of pepper. You don't want much.
If you wanted to change the recipe around a little, leave out the relish and maybe even the eggs, and use grapes instead. I personally prefer the relish and eggs to the grapes, but that's just me =)

This makes a lot of tuna. I have a small jelly jar that I use to keep the tuna from running around in my backpack before I eat it. I don't fill it up all the way, and I usually have some cheese and crackers and maybe some grapes or some kind of fruit. Dill triscuits are the best! If you haven't had them, you should definitely try them! They're a little salty, but they are really amazing with tuna.
You can also make a tuna salad sandwich. I think English muffins are best for tuna sandwiches because they're spongier, so the tuna salad doesn't soak into them as fast. Swiss or mozzarella cheese, and some lettuce and it'll be an amazing sandwich!

I will be posting more recipes, and I'm working on a post about easy to make snacks!

On the Art of Picking A Professor

Just a few days ago I was in a meeting with my wonderful adviser, Meg. She said that I can start enrolling in classes starting in April. That got me thinking about what classes I was going to take, and what professors I needed to do some research on.

The best website I have ever found is www.ratemyprofessor.com It has information based on what school you are from, and also by professor. Its easiest if you find your school, and then search for your professor through your school. If you search just for your professor, you could end up with several professors from different schools with the same name. 

The reason I like this website so much is because of my (awful) World Religion teacher that I had during the summer semester of 2012. I was looking forward to taking World Religion, it sounds interesting right? Everyone I have told this story to always says, "World Religion sounds interesting!" It was NOT interesting. It was more of a "lets see how many different languages I can teach you to understand in three months" class. All of the content of the exams was definitions of words in other languages. In other words: "what does this word mean?" I felt like I was in a foreign language class. I did not learn anything about other religions. I still couldn't tell you what I learned from that class. 

But then there is my COMM 201, and COMM 305 professors. They were both VERY engaged in the lectures, helpful in the exams, willing to stop the lecture in order to answer my questions. The exams consisted of relatively easy material. I had to study, but I felt that the studying I did was enough for the content of the exams. I didn't feel like I was studying things that didn't need to be studied. My COMM 201 professor, Mary, is my adviser now also. She is so awesome! =)

My point is, there is going to be an awful professor sometime in your college life. But if you can avoid them, it will make your life easier, and college more enjoyable. So use this website, and make your own decisions. This Spring semester (2013) is the first time I have used www.ratemyprofessor.com. I picked my Sociology professor through this website, and he is INCREDIBLE! I love him to death! I also picked my Biology professor. Here is where it gets hard. My biology professor had a medium rating. I went ahead and took him because I needed to take biology, and his ratings weren't too terribly bad. The first day of class he said so many things that made me think, "My gosh this guy is a jerk." But after going to class several times, I realized that he really does care about his students. He comes across as a jerk because he is tired of people who don't care about college, and because he is very straightforward. I know I am that way sometimes. I tend to come across as a rude person, when I really am not! Use your discretion in deciding whether to take a professor or not. Sometimes, you won't have a choice. Other than this website, ask around. People in your school are gonna know at least one or two professors to take or not take. Make friends, and get their opinion also. There are so many options, but always try to make a well-informed decision about your professors!

Here I Am!

Well here I am! Taylor (my wonderful boyfriend), and my older sister Helen (who also has a blog (blueeyedbeauty.blogspot.com) encouraged me to start a blog. I want to thank Helen for helping me create this blog! I don't have a lot of free time, because I am in college, and work two jobs, but I will definitely blog when I had free time. I will mostly blog about things that I have learned to save money on, things I am learning through college, and living on my own. Feel free to comment and I will get back with you as soon as I can!