New Bikini Alert and Some Great Nail Colors!

It's that time of year, Friends! Summer is so close we can taste it. And I have a couple new bathing suits to go to the beach in. So fun! I've also paired them up with some beautiful nail polishes for you to check out!

This one isn't brand new but it has some great, bright summery colors in it that I'm seeing are pretty common this season so I thought I would pair it with some polishes to show you. And I love that this one has these shimmery little "scales" all over it.

Can you see them?

This crazy bright one is by China Glaze called Yellow Polka Dot Bikini and it's from the Poolside Collection from about three years ago. 

If the yellow is a bit wild for you, try one of these pretty blues. This Sally Hansen in Pacific Blue or...

this Orly in Snowcone.

My husband got me this set which I think is really cute with these roses on it.

This bright red in Everybody Loves Redmond is a good one.

This pink is a good beach color too in (what do you know?) Summer Lovin'!

O.K. now for my NEW SUITS!!

This one is so bright and just screams summer. I love the color combination and the cool design!

This is from Victoria's Secret and they had more a couple weeks ago.

This orange looks really good on. Not too yellow, not too dark, just right. 

I love this amazing green!

And this pink is pretty amazing for summer too!

Lastly, this bathing suit is my favorite this year!

Also from Victoria's Secret. I love that it fades from purple to blue to green and...

has these shimmery sequins! These Essie colors will look great!

So here's to a fabulous summer for each and every one, whether you get a new suit or not, just pick a bright, pretty color for your nails and you're all set! Have a sunshiney day :) Taniya

Easy, Healthy, Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ever get tired of all the complex ingredients vegan cookie recipes call for? I was too! So I fiddled around in the kitchen for awhile, made several batches different ways, and finally landed on this one. And I think it's pretty super!
Easy Healthy Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies (low sugar)
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup Earth Balance (or if having butter doesn't bother you, use butter)
1/2 cup brown sugar, not packed
1/2 cup applesauce
1 ripe banana, mashed
1 tsp. vanilla
Vegan chocolate chips or regular, whichever you prefer
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cream butter and sugar in med. sized bowl. Add applesauce, mix well. Add ripe banana and vanilla. Mix.
In separate bowl mix flours and baking soda. Add flour mixture to wet mixture a little at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add amount of chocolate chips desired. Scoop onto cookie sheets with spoon or scoop and bake for 10-12 minutes until bottoms are brown and tops are slightly golden.
Remove to cooling racks and let cool before eating because they are even better cooled!

Now here's some cookies you don't have to feel too guilty about! If you want them even healthier, I would take out the brown sugar and use only whole wheat flour. Maybe you can work up to that as you slowly decrease the sugar in your diet, because as you do, you will become satisfied with less. But in the meantime you can enjoy these!

Let me know what you think! Or if you have any healthy recipes, I would love to hear about them :)

Thanks for stopping by! Taniya

They Say It's Your Birthday...

Well, hey, it's MY birthday too! What do you know?! And what a nice, pleasant birthday it was. I got one lovely surprise after another from this sweet little family of mine. Alani made me these healthy, wheat-y, oat-y, blueberry filled pancakes that I LOVE, God bless her!

But I couldn't eat them all so I shared them. So yummy! (Yes, that is peanut butter and yes, I eat it with my pancakes. It's a quirky thing my dad's always done and it rubbed off. Don't knock it till you try it.)

My sweeties also did a little decorating.

Luke got me some of my favorite lip glosses!

Alani got this great set of bracelets!

She also got me a cute grey cardigan sweater that I didn't get a photo of. I think it's called a fly-away cardigan. It's the kind that stays open, no closures. It's kind of like this.

Then my sweet husband got me some workout gear, which I'm super happy about because I use mine so much, they get kind of raggedy after awhile.

Super comfortable and they fit great!

I also got a CAKE!! (Yes, that's right, I'm talking about workout wear and cake straight after. I'm kinda crazy like that.) The reason this whole cake thing is so exciting is because I haven't had cake since the summer. That's a long time! Oh just look at the lusciousness.

And it has coconut on it! *squeeck

Of course it had to have the proper number of candles.

So if you want to know how old I am, you're going to have to count. Mwahahaha!

As I get older, I think we're going to have to get a bigger cake...to hold all those candles...not because I want more cake. Nope, not that.

Even though there was so many, I got them all out in one breath.

And just when I thought I may not get a balloon this year...

Alani's friend, Nick surprised me with one! And also a Starbucks card. (Thanks Nick!)

Which is really funny because it says "Thank you". They gave it to him through the drive-thru and he didn't look at it until he pulled away. But I think it's better than a birthday one!

Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday, and everyone I got to see and hear from! I feel so blessed and am thankful for each of you!! My oldest is sick so didn't get to come, but I will see you soon, Q!

If you had a birthday yesterday too, or today, or this month, I hope your day has been beautiful and full of love! Until next time, Taniya

My Run-Around Saturday And A Pretty Cute Mug!

When you spend your day running errands, it's best to have a little fun too! You don't want your whole day taken up with stuff you "have to do". We need to enjoy everyday as much as we can. So if that means going here after your grocery shopping, well then that's what has to be done.

I also needed food.

Chicken, brown rice...

and some greens!

This is what my fortune cookie said.

Wow! Wouldn't that be nice? While I was taking this picture our cat, Buttons, started eating the other half of the fortune cookie.

So I gave it to her.

While I was out and about I saw this lady in a parking lot surrounded by so many seagulls! She was feeding them bread.

There were a hundred more outside what my camera captured. 

Check out these cute shoes I wore for errand running!

My daughter's friend takes custom orders and paints them up for you, and she does a great job! Here's some more shots of this pair.

If you want to check out her work, look up Shoeshavesoles on Instagram!

And finally, last but not least, this cute mug I found that I'm sending to my friend.

How cute is that!?

Oh, and I got a cute birthday card today!

Now tell me, who doesn't love a frog on a motorcycle? (Thanks Dawn!)

Until next time, I hope you threw some good times into your day any old way you had to!

Taniya

A Chilly Day and a Throwback

Well Folks, we finally got some rain! Just a little, but it's better than nothing. California is in for a BIG time drought if we don't get some serious rain and snow, so we are literally praying for rain! Here is a shot of our cloudy, sometimes wet, day.

A new pair of fringe boots included! Which are super comfortable so I love them!

Now for a bit of a throwback Thursday, I thought I would show you this fun little gem I came across the other day.

This is my sister and Me on my cousin Michele's bed playing with Barbies. (I'm in the middle) I always had the best time with Michele because she was patient, kind and has loved kids for as long as I can remember. She used to say that she wanted to adopt ten kids when she grew up! 

I hope this brightened your day, even if you don't like rain! Ha ha! Happy Thursday :)

Praying for (more) rain in Cali, Taniya