Trying Times

It has been a very tiring and trying 2 weeks for me. I don’t really want to get into the details of what has been going on because I have moved on and we are working things on and I just don’t want to dwell in the past. I will say that we are taking a vacation the second week in July because we need to spend some time where it’s just us. We are usually always with my family and that can sometimes be a bit much. But like I said we are working things out and getting back on the right track.

I said all of that to say that it’s so important to have communication in a relationship because if there is none things will happen that you never expected. That’s one thing about my relationship that I don’t mind. We talk about everything and if something bothers us we address it and resolve the issue. If more relationships did that I think a lot more people wouldn’t be single nor divorced.

Keeping all of your emotions inside doesn’t help anything. If you are unhappy, say so. If you need some space, say so. Say what’s wrong in the relationship and talk it out calmly with who you are with and I promise things will get better.

Trust me, I speak from experience!

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My dad plays the bass sometimes at church and I told him that he should invest in bass pickups from musicians friend. He hasn’t played the bass in such a long time. I may bring it up to him that he should take the dust off and play it. He always played it when my sister and I would sing praise and worship at church and my brother n law would play the drums. We may need to get the whole band together again for a song.

Sounds like fun.

Inspired

I watched someone Build-a-shim and I was amazed. I never knew what it took to create something like that. I was really impressed. I like watching other epople build things because it inspires me to create something. I am about to move in the next few months and I really want to make this place feel so much like home. The question is where do I want to live?

Cousin

My cousin lives in NC and I was telling him about carpet cleaning cary nc because he was saying he really needed to clean his carpet. I guess that’s what happens when you have a new puppy and trying to house train the puppy. I had a puppy for a little while and it was a challenge just for me so I can completely understand what he’s going through.

Work Flow

I’ve been getting asked to do a lot of designs laterly. I don’t know if I will have time to do them all but I’m surely going to try because I could use the extra money that comes with it. Speaking of that I was checking out any.do UX made by Jonathan Saragossi and I was really impressed by this site.

I need to update some work on my site so it will be fresh.

Dusty Guitar

I need to start really finding some classes to take guitar lessons. My guitar is collecting dust and I don’t like it. I have a friend of mine that is interested in learning to play. I told her about the fender dg-8s acoustic guitar value pack at wwbw. Don’t know if she is going to do it, but I thought it was a good deal.

Breakfast Cupcakes

I told myself that I was going to start documenting every dish I make. I get most of my recipes off of Pinterest. The dish below is one that I made a few weeks ago and I completely forgot to update my site with the meal. So let’s get right to it.

This meal is called Breakfast Cupcakes. It’s delicious and very fun to make. This will also come in handy if you have children. Ready to get started? Let’s go!

The ingredients you will need:

- 1 bag (20 ounces) refrigerated shredded hash brown potatoes
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 6 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 3/4 cup crumbled crisply cooked bacon (or meat of choice)
- 3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (3 ounces)

Now you have all of your ingredients. What’s next?

(1) Heat oven to 400°F. Place foil liner in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups. Generously spray with cooking spray.

(2) In large bowl, mix potatoes, oil, salt and pepper. Divide evenly among cups; press lightly.

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(3) Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until golden brown.

(4) In medium bowl, beat eggs and milk. Stir in bacon and cheese. Firmly press potatoes in muffin cups with bottom of 1/4-cup dry measuring cup. Top each with slightly less than 1/4 cup egg mixture.

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(5) Bake 13 to 16 minutes or until knife inserted in center of egg comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes.

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And you are ready to eat!

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I hope you enjoy this dish as much as I did! Yummy!

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Africa

I have been seeing a lot of people on Facebook talking about going to Africa this summer. Whether it’s for a missions trip or just for pleasure. And it seems like everyone is wanting to go to Ethiopia because I’ve seen a lot of ethiopian airlines booking information. I have never been out of the country and I’m sure the first place I wouldn’t go is Africa. I do want to go, but that’s not going to be the first out the country experience for me. I would go to some island resort first (that’s just me).

I was watching Real Housewives of Atlanta one day and they took a trip to Africa. I can’t remember what area they were in though. The journey that they took seemed so inspiring to me. To see their culture and how they live will be enough for me. I also love the clothing and language. I can’t believe I forgot this, but when I was younger I was in the mentor program with the church I was going to at the time. My mentor was from Kenya and we had a blast doing different things. I do miss her. She ended up moving back to Kenya and I haven’t heard from her since. I think somewhere I have the business card she gave me with her email address. If I find it I am going to email her if that’s still her current email.

Now that would be a reason I would go to Africa first. To visit her in Kenya.