Thrifted

So, as you can see: most of this outfit is thrifted. I didn't even mean to, but all the clothing is thrifted! I thought it was pretty neat. Anywhooo, the clutch is Steve Madden but I got it from Ross, & H&M jewelry is not pricey at all. Basically, this is a super inexpensive outfit. Plus, I was being daring & tried out pleather leggings. What do ya think? 

& By the way, I'm totally deceiving you in this post. I didn't actually wear this yesterday...I wore jeans, construction boots, & a hard hat. Totally adorable, I know. But I didn't happen to take a picture of it, so I figured this would do. 

However, I did actually wear clothes for some of yesterday. To see that outfit, click here to go to my personal blog. 

See yaaa!

Dance Team! I work out!!

Alrighty. So this week has been the start of dance team! Woo! I tried out in March and now practice has started. We had a camp with PDC at the beginning of summer and it was amazing! Well I could not think of what to do for fitness.. I was thinking to myself.. "I only workout like when? Um every 3 months?" (Unless you count dance classes) SO. In conclusion of that I decided to do my dance team warm up/stretching! Yay! Haha alright, here goes.

                                                        Warm up!

 Just a couple laps around the gym, maybe just jog in place or use a treadmill for a few minutes.

                                                     Jumping jacks! And some high knees 

                                                              A few little arm stretches.

(You can stand up for these if you want)

  Don't forget to stretch your neck too! (Not shown in photo hah)

                        Stretching

                                Keep your knees straight and try to get your head to your knee!

   

Hold for 30 sec. Do one set on both sides                              

                                                              Stretch out your back! (1)

Stretch out your back! (2) Do both sides

                                             Butterflies! (Try to get your nose to your toes!)

                                           Nose to your knees. (flexed feet & straight knees)

                                                               ^^ Do on both sides vv

 After these (if you are able) Try your splits! (I wasn't really stretched when I took these pictures so I didn't do them sorry)

                                                         And try the middle ones too!

Now to the good part!

Exercise

Crunches!

 Keep doing them with your legs up!

 Crossed

 Balance with nothing but your bum on the ground! At an angle where you can feel it in your abs!

 Scissor kicks. Still balancing.

 Switchy move. (I have no clue what its called so I call it that!) Cross your legs grab one of your wrists and switch your arms back and forth!

 Planks!

 Switch off these ab workouts through out an at least 4-5 minute song and eventually progress to a few songs adding up to about 13-15 minutes. (:

Now for some squats. Do 60 sec. worth. Hold each one for 1/2 an 8 count!      

Cool down             

Just do some more of the warm ups (Not the running or jumping jacks) And a few of the stretches toned down a bit though. Just so you don't get cramped up or too sore! 

 Go you if you actually did this work out! (:

Now your all officially dancers! Woo! Just kidding. Haha. But these exercises are guaranteed to keep a tight flat tummy and some nice dancer legs!! (That kid in the bottom right corner is my little brother Tristan haha! He snuck into the picture hah.)

Almost as Good as Mamma's Chicken Enchilada's

So get this, I hardly ever cook and somehow I made this meal that turned out to be super scrumptious!

 A few weeks ago some friends of mine and I went on this group date. We created this challenge for each couple to work together to try to win. We had thirty minutes and $15 tops to spend in Walmart collecting ingredients for a dinner meal and dessert for you and your date. We also had a photo challenge list with about twenty items on it to do for bonus points. The winners received Itunes gift cards. Anyways, long story short my date, Nate, and I were just a few minutes late to finish checking out, so we were disqualified from the contest, but we still made a DANG GOOD dinner for ourselves.

It was so delicious that I thought I would share it with everyone else too! The recipe is super easy and it is pretty cheap for how good it is. 

   

Lastly, high five for Nate and I for creating such a masterpiece! BOOM. Don't we look like we could be a cute couple on a cooking show?? haha

Easy Chicken and Cheese Enchiladas

 We made a few adjustments for our situation, just in case you were wondering why the picture doesn't exactly match the recipe :)

Source: Campbell's Kitchen

Prep: 15 minutes

Bake: 40 minutes

Cost per recipe: $8.54

Makes: 6 servings (1 enchilada each, we shared with everyone else too)

Ingredients:

1 can (10 3/4 ounces) Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup (Regular or98% Fat Free)

1/2 cup sour cream

1 cup Pace® Picante Sauce

2 teaspoons chili powder

2 cups chopped cooked chicken

1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

6 flour tortillas (6-inch), warmed

1 small tomato, chopped (about 1/2 cup)

1 green onion, sliced (about 2 tablespoons)

Instructions:

• Heat the oven to 350°F. Stir the soup, sour cream, picante sauce and chili powder in a medium bowl.
• Stir 1 cup soup mixture, chicken and cheese in a large bowl.
• Divide the chicken mixture among the tortillas. Roll up the tortillas and place seam-side down in an 11 x 8 x 2-inch baking dish. Pour the remaining soup mixture over the filled tortillas. Cover the baking dish.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until the enchiladas are hot and bubbling. Top with the tomato and onion.

RECIPE TIPS

• Ingredient Note: Stir 1/2 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed, into the chicken mixture before filling the tortillas, if desired.
• Easy Substitution: Substitute 3 cans (4.5 ounces each) Swanson® Premium White Chunk Chicken Breast in Water, drained, for the cooked chicken.
• Serving Suggestion: Serve with iceberg lettuce salad mixed with carrots and red cabbage and a red wine vinaigrette. For dessert serve prepared refrigerated flan.
• Chef Tip: Try this shrimp version with a smoky kick!  Substitute 1 pound cooked shrimp (41-50 count), peeled, deveined and tails removed, for the chicken.  Use 1 canned chipotle chile pepper, diced and 1 teaspoon adobo sauce instead of the chili powder.  Then, substitute Mexican blend cheese for the Monterey Jack cheese.  Top the baked enchiladas with 2 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro leaves instead of the green onion.

This information came from: http://www.campbellskitchen.com