Why I Blog

I have been thinking a lot lately about why I blog. I decided to do a post, maybe in the future I will come up with more reasons. I think it is always good to remind yourself why you blog.

     To Document    

I do not have the best memory, so this is a great way to remember my adventures through life. I think of it as an online scrapbook. 

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     To Connect      

I LOVE meeting new people that share similar interests to my own. It fascinates me to see where they live and how different their surroundings are to mine. I would never meet these wonderfully interesting people if it wasn't for blogging!

This is my friend Laura, who I met through bogging. She lives all the way in Spain! That is not quite the hop, skip, and jump from where I live.

        To Share       

It is an awesome feeling when other bloggers leave you nice, thoughtful comments on my posts. I get so happy when I share an outfit or DIY and it inspires someone. It gives me those warm fuzzies of joy.

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       To Learn       

When I look back and read my own blog posts, I learn so much about who I am. I see my individuality blossom as my blog progresses. Sometimes I try to pretend it isn't my blog, and I decide if I would follow it or not. (I have come to the conclusion that I would, hahaha.) 

I found this goals list for 2011, it is funny because although I haven't completed any of it (Except I bought a Canon), these goals still stand. These are all things I still want to do, except I am pretty happy with my job at Starbucks. 

Why do you blog?

Xo Chloe.

DIY Ideas

Happy Monday! Here are some DIY projects to inspire your week!

These little hat stands are too cute! I just got a sunhat for Easter that I could display!

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Although I do not have a Mac, I am smitten with this wood grain cover. I suppose I could just cut out the HP symbol.

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I never would have thought of using utensils to hold mugs! This is such a unique little tutorial.

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These would be so fun for a photo booth at a wedding! Follow these steps.

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I love the idea of using accessories as decoration. I think this tutorial could also work for earrings if you used some sort of mesh wire.

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I really want to try this. Animal patterned dresses are so expensive, and not as cute as this one. A Beautiful Mess always has the best DIY tutorials and ideas.

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Xo Chloe.

My Week in Photos

Dom and I have taken up ping pong. We get so ridiculous where we are diving to hit the ball. Sometimes we forget to hit the table and we just hit it back and forth between us.

Wrote a little DIY. I have been trying to post more DIY projects of my own. I have so many ideas, but so little time!

We made our own pasta dish.

I  went to a clothing swap where I got a lot of cute new clothes. It was a ton of fun laughing at some of the clothes we were getting rid of. I had a Dorothy (from Wizard of Oz) costume in one of my bags.

I think Jimmy John's is going to make an appearance in almost all of my Week in Photos posts, we go there almost every week!

After work I went to hang out with some of my closest friends. Our get-together was full of music, tea, and laughter.


Happy Easter! I can't upload a picture for today because I have to work, all day. Ugh.

How was your week? Did you do any Easter-y activities? (I missed the Easter-y activities because I have been working like a crazy woman)

Xo Chloe.

Good Eats: Spring Pasta

Dominick and I have been planning to make a colorful pasta to celebrate spring, and here it is! We had a basic idea of how we wanted to make this, but we made up a lot as we went.

You will need:

About 1lb of pasta (We chose bowtie!)

1 Zucchini

1 Red Pepper

1 Yellow Pepper

Broccoli

Olive Oil

Salt

Minced Garlic (Dom says you can also use garlic powder)

(Not pictured: minced garlic, olive oil, and salt)

Step 1

Dom chopped what we thought would be way too much veggies and it ended up being a little less than what we would have liked. I think 2 peppers, 1 zucchini, and 2 handfuls of broccoli would be perfect. 

Step 2

Boil water for pasta and add about 1/4 cup of salt.

Step 3

Add your pasta of choice to the boiling water and cook for 6-7 minutes (for al dente).

Step 4

While you wait for your pasta to cook, steam your veggies! You can also pan fry them in olive oil. 

Step 5

Strain your pasta!

Step 6

Add some olive oil and a spoonful of garlic to a pan and stir it around as it cooks for a minute or two.

Step 7

Add your veggies and pasta to the pan and stir it around as it cooks for about five minutes.

Add Parmesan cheese if you wish, it's delicious!

Xo Chloe.