It's Graduation Time

I can't believe it's already May!  

Only 21 school days left...insert squeal...

What preppy princess wouldn't love 

to have these Lilly inspired cookies gracing her table at graduation?

Taking Limited Orders

So...I did my first set of cookies in three years this past weekend.  
I can't believe it's been that long!  
Goosie Girl was going to a pre-prom party 
where they were going to be taking pictures and having dinner 
and she wanted me to make cookies.  
I did them in school colors and have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it.  
So much so that I decided I would start taking limited orders (since I'm still teaching).  
I've missed that creativeness and I love the finished product.  
Please visit my Easy shop to see which pretties are being offered.

Preppy Anchor and Sweet 16 Cookies

What a perfect Sweet 16...

preppy, anchors and a magical age...

 

Preppy Pumpkin Cookies

I am just loving these preppy pumpkins...

They are one of my favorites...

 On another note...

I am getting ready to participate in a little Fall Festival...

show casing monogram and embroidery items...

I can't wait to show you the finished products!

Breast Cancer Awareness Cookies and Diet

The month of October is known for many things...

Breast Cancer Awareness being one of them...

I'm sure we all can think of at least one person 

who has been affected by this awful disease...

As I mentioned yesterday...

I've become slightly obsessed with food ingredients...

Seriously, you need like a doctorate in bio-chemical engineering

to decipher what is in the food we eat...

I never really thought much about it...

It's in there because it has to be...right?

WRONG!  

Most packaged food 

(you know...the inside aisles of the grocery...the ones they tell you to avoid...)

is laden with chemicals that are toxic and genetically modified (GMO's)...

The more I read the more I can't believe...

Did you know that the american staple, macaroni & cheese

is required to have a warning label in England that says

"consuming this may cause ADHD in children"...

Many pesticides and chemical ingredients that the United States allows to go in/on our food is banned by most European countries because of it being harmful...

Can all this be a cause of cancer?

Absolutely...

We are all familiar with the adage "You are what you eat"...

It's true...

We can even take it a step further...

"You are what you eat eats"

How's that for a mind boggler?

Really, I think we all know the above to be true...

It's common sense...

Eat organic fruits, veges & meats...

Is it easy?

Nope...not when you have things like Oreos staring you in the face...

Am I perfect?

Nope...I wish!

I struggle every single day with this...

I thought I'd share my breakfast (and many times lunch too)...

A green smoothie...

Start with...are you ready...

(all organic and/or non GMO)

spinach, kale, strawberries, banana, avocado, apple, almond butter, almond milk, pumpkin puree, white sweet potato (from the night before), apple cider vinegar...

I change this up depending upon what I have...

sometimes no sweet potato...sometimes add carrots...etc.

Throw it all in to the blender in no particular order...

(I can't wait to get a new blender)...

And mix it up...

My little blender is old & cheap 

so sometimes I have to help it by stirring with a spoon while it's on...

When it's all combined, pour it into your favorite cup...

Get a spoonful of Chia Seeds and eat them (yes I eat them plain like this)...

washing them down with the smoothie...

Then I get 2 spoonfuls of ground Flax and do the same...

Note...I only eat the flax & chia at breakfast...

And voila'...breakfast and lunch of champions...

Filling and extremely good for you...

What do you think?

Pink & Green Elephant Cookies and A More Organic Way Of Thinking

I've taken a sort of hiatus from blogging lately...
I guess you could say I've had some changes in thinking...
My family jokingly says I'm teetering on the radical side...
They say I just need to start wearing Birkenstocks, 
move to the Washington/Oregon area and throw on a tree hugger t-shirt...
I can't help it...
I've tried to become organic in more ways than one...

I have become radical in the area of food...
I don't even know how it happened...
One post got me clicking to another and then I'm ordering books and doing research...
When I spout off a fact, Goosie Girl asks if I got that from Suzy Q on the internet...
haha sassy girl...
I wouldn't say any of it is rocket science...
more like common sense...
just not what we are conditioned to think like...
I've come to the conclusion that I don't need to think like the masses...
So I've decided to take a more organic approach to blogging 
where I can still share pretties but infuse some other insight as well...
I hope you'll continue to join me for more of life's pretty and delicious with a slight twist...

Hot Air Balloon Decorated Cookies

Hot air balloons seem to be a party favorite lately...

I've had many inquiries in the past few weeks for these pretties...

I love the way they are like art in the sky and full of color...

I don't think I would necessarily like to go up in one...

but they are amazing to look at!

Pink / Purple Unicorn Decorated Cookies

Gosh!  I can't believe how long it's been since I've posted...

These pink & purple pretties are the perfect addition

 to any magical, enchanted unicorn party...

Gender Reveal Anchor Cookies

Anchors have taken over lately...

That's all I've been doing...

I suppose it's the time of year...

I thought this was a super cute idea for a gender reveal...

Pink Monogram and Personalized Age Cookies

How about starting Monday with a monogram...

Sounds like the perfect way...

Summer BBQ Cookies

It's officially summer in our house...

Who's ready for a BBQ?

Preppy Graduation Cookies

Today is the last day of middle school for Goosie Girl...

I can't believe she will be in high school...

It is seriously scary how fast time goes...

Shark Cookies

I'm loving these ferocious beasts of the ocean...

You might want to be careful dangling your feet in the water...

Lego Cookies

Wow!  Last week was seriously tough one me...

37 dozen cookies and events practically every night for Goosie Girl...

Way too much for one week...

I tell myself that I'm never going to schedule that many again...

and somehow I seem to do it...

You'd think I'd learn my lesson...

When it's that busy, it's not even fun...

It's just hurry up and get it done...

Do you ever have that feeling?

Hopefully this week will be better...

Giorgio Armani Make Up Cookies for Neiman Marcus Charlotte

I had the honor of designing cookies for a Giorgio Armani event 

that was taking place at Neiman Marcus Charlotte...

Seriously...how awesome is that?!

Auburn Logo Cookies

These go right along with graduation season

but they were actually made for a wedding day...

The bride wanted her groom and his besties

 to be able to indulge in a sweet treat

before walking down the aisle...

So she decided to use his alma mater...

Notre Dame Graduation Cookies

Cue the confetti...

Bachelorette Beach Weekend Cookies

These made a bachelorette weekend at the beach a bit fancier...

Communion Dress and Cross Cookies

How sweet are these for a communion and/or baptism...

Pink Graduation Cap and Monogram

Who said graduation caps could only be black?

I think pink might be the new black...