I feel like...

... Like no one reads my blog. 

Do you? Do you read my blog? 

Sometimes I feel like I'm writing to only myself.

Like if I post a blog I picture it floating

out onto the internet, but no one's really seeing it.

Well... 

Except for me of course. 

So I would love more feedback from you, my dear readers...

Is there something I'm writing about that DOESN'T 

really fill your interests?

Or is there something your heart desires for 

me to blog about that I'm NOT writing?

Whatever it may be, I'd love to hear from you! 

Because after all, I'm writing things for YOU to read...

So it's very important that YOU enjoy it! :)

OOOH also, I think I'm going to have

a weekly poll... Does that sound good to all of you?

Check out this week's poll at the top of 

my sidebar... It's about cookies and worth the 

two seconds it takes to vote! :)

I've made a board where I've pinned some

of my favorite recipes I've posted...

 If you're on Pinterest, be sure to check it out! 

Also, comment below if you're on there...

I'd love to take a peek at your boards! 

-Sophie 

Tuna avocado salad and 100 healthy snacks!

I found this on Pinterest too... what'dya know! ;) 

It made a super yummy, healthy, and refreshing lunch... Enjoy!

Tuna Avocado Salad: 

Romaine Lettuce

1/2 Avocado {sliced}

Cherry Tomatoes {sliced}

Canned Tuna 

Also I thought I should share this! I've been trying to eat healthier

 lately and believe it or not, Pinterest has a bunch of tips for that too! 

Click HERE for my fitness board! 

You'll find lots of tips, exercises, and healthy recipes... 

And I'm adding to it daily!

:)

100 Healthy Snacks:

from here.

1. Frozen Grapes 

2. String Cheese
3. Banana
4. Frozen Banana (peel it first, stick in the freezer overnight- it's like a yummy popsicle)
5. Low-fat Yogurt
6. Sugar-free or fat-free pudding
7. Apple dipped in Peanut Butter (or spread peanut butter on top of apple slice and top with pecans . . . so good!)
8. 100-calorie bag of popcorn
9. Applesauce
10. Raw veggies with hummus
11. Almonds
12. Apple
13. Skinny S'more (two graham crackers with one roasted marshmallow and one small square dark chocolate)
14. Smoked Beef Jerky (about 1 oz- look for low-sodium!)
15. Chocolate Milk
16. Hard Boiled Egg
17. Sunflower Seeds
18. Cottage Cheese
19. Sliced Cantelope
20. Raisins
21. Pita Bread and Hummus
22. Rice Cakes
23. Sugar-free Jello
24. Dried Fruits
25. Frozen Yoplait Whips Yogurt (these seriously taste like ice cream when they are frozen!)
26. Air-Popped Popcorn
27. Pistachios
28. Clementines (we call them Cuties or Clemmies)
29. Fruit Smoothie (or Kristen's Green Smoothie- it's actually delicious!)
30. Handful of olives
31. Pickles
32. Handful of blueberries with 2 tablespoons fat-free Cool-Whip
33. Ants on a Log (celery with peanut butter and raisins)
34. 1 cup mixed berry salad (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, and/or blackberries) tossed with one tablespoon fresh-squeezed orange juice.
35. Peanut Butter and Bananas on whole wheat bread
36. Trail Mix (make your own! Throw in dried fruit, sunflower seeds, nuts, low-sugar cereals, and even the occasional piece of candy for something sweet.)
37. Orange Slices
38. Cherry Tomatoes
39. Graham Crackers
40. Small Green Salad with light dressing
41. Mango smoothie (frozen mango, mango Greek Yogurt, and a small amount of orange juice)
42. Kabobs (thread low-fat meat, low-fat cheese, pineapple and cherry tomatoes onto a stick- my kids love anything on a stick!)
43. Half of a  Cinnamon-Raisin topped with peanut butter and banana slices
44. Grilled Pineapple (throw them on the grill or a skillet on med. heat for two minutes or until golden)
45. Baked Apples (one tennis ball-sized apple, cored, filled with 1 teaspoon brown sugar and cinnamon, and baked until tender)
46. Animal Crackers
47. Strawberries dipped in fat-free Cool Whip
48. Low-fat tortilla topped with egg salad, shredded carrots and cucumber slices
49. Parfait (build your own with Greek yogurt or plain yogurt, fruit, and granola)
50. Bowl of bran flakes with 1/2 cup skim milk and berries
51. Guacamole with veggies
52. Triscuit's Thin Crisps dipped in cottage cheese or hummus
53. Cashews
54. Pretzels
55. Sun Chips (portion control! Read the serving amount on the side!)
56. Cheesy Breaded Tomatoes: Two roasted plum tomatoes sliced and topped with 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
57. Sugar Snap Peas
58. Steamed Veggies (steam non-starchy vegetables in a microwave safe bag and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of parmesan cheese or 1/4 cup pasta sauce)
59. Apricots
60. Laughing Cow Light Cheese Wedges
61. Any 100 calorie pack
62. Snack/Granola bar (around 150 calories or less, like Kellogg's All-Bran, Kashi TLC Trail Mix, or Fiber one Bar)
63. Baked chips (about 7-10) with salsa
64. Soy Chips
65. Protein Bar
66. Sweet Potato Fries (one light-bulb sized sweet potato sliced, tossed with 1 teaspoon olive oil, and baked at 400° for 10 minutes)
67. Wrap (I like a slice of turkey, swiss cheese, baby spinach leaves, and cranberry relish wrapped up in a tortilla)
68. Pumpkin Seeds (2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds, sprayed with oil (just a spritz!) and baked at for 400° for 15 minutes or until brown. Sprinkle a tiny amount of salt on top)
69. Bean Salad
70. Broccoli Florets
71. Peaches and Cottage Cheese
72. Chopped Red Peppers (dipped in fat free ranch)
73. V8 Vegetable Juice
74. Tuna with Triscuit crackers
75. Cooked and Cubed Chicken Breast
76. Homemade Popsicles (puree watermelon, strawberries, mango, banana, etc and freeze in popsicle molds)
77. Dates with almond butter or rolled in coconut
78. Quesadilla (whole wheat (or corn) tortillas w/cheese (or not) melted in microwave - adding on tomatoes, beans, corn, olives, avocado or guacamole or whatever sounds good)
79. Watermelon
80. Cubed Apples and Cubed Cheese
81. Craisins {by themselves or with almonds}
82. Goldfish Crackers
83. Edamame
84. Cheesy Roasted Asparagus (four spears (spritzed with olive-oil spray) and topped with 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, baked for 10 minutes at 400°)
85. Turkey Roll-Ups (Four slices smoked turkey rolled up and dipped in 2 teaspoons honey mustard)
86. Strawberry Salad (1 cup raw spinach with ½ cup sliced strawberries and 1 tablespoon balsamic)
87. Oatmeal
88. Banana Smoothie (½ cup sliced banana, ¼ cup nonfat vanilla yogurt, and a handful of ice blended until smooth)
89. Lime Sherbet (1/2 cup serving) with sliced kiwi
90. Apple Chips (dehydrated apples- they are so good!)
91. Black Beans (mix 1/4 cup black beans with 1 tablespoon salsa and 1 tablespoon Greek yogurt for an added twist!)
92. Lettuce wrap (try two slices honey-baked ham with 2 teaspoons honey mustard rolled in a lettuce leaf)
93. Pecans (try five pecans roasted with 2 teaspoons maple syrup and 1 teaspoon cinnamon)
94. Chocolate Covered Strawberries (dip 5 strawberries in 2 squares of dark chocolate- that is still good for you, right?!)
95. Honeyed Yogurt (½ cup nonfat Greek yogurt with a dash of cinnamon and 1 teaspoon honey)
96. Blackberries (so good mixed with plain yogurt)
97. Frozen Mangos
98. Tropical Juice Smoothie (¼ cup pineapple juice, orange juice, and apple juice, blended with ice)
99. Healthier Banana Bread
100. Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip with fresh fruit

CLICK HERE 

for a printer friendly version that will fit all 100 snack ideas on one page. 

Thick Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

 I made these the other day and they were DELICIOUS!
The outside is crispy and the inside's thick and chewy! YUM!!!
Chocolate chips aren't very common here, and if you DO find them,
they're about 5 american dollars for a tiny little container of them!
So I used a chopped up chocolate bar instead...
Enjoy this scrumptious recipe I found on Pinterest! :)
 WANT THE RECIPE? IT'S RIGHT HERE!

I am BACK!

, 

{Isn't this cute?! PINTEREST!!!}

Hey everyone!!!!

I'm happy to say that I'm pretty sure I'm back into the swing of things...  

After a month of lots of moving around and crazy flights! :) 

We got to our house here about a week ago and 

we started school on Tuesday. 

I've been having a lot of fun getting my room put together and 

seeing all the new stores, restaurants, etc. 

The other day a friend and 

I went "shopping" around town and went 

in a few fabric stores. I got two 

pieces of fabric, a zipper {I made my own wallet :)}, a bag of 

buttons, and some ribbon all for N$29! 

If you're wondering, the ratio here is N$7.50 to $1! 

So I got all of that for about 3 bucks! :)

I've also done some baking! I made banana bread the other day

and made some tortillas yesterday that are currently in the

fridge waiting to be fried! :) I'll post the recipe later! 

And while we were in Kenya I got introduced to Pinterest... 

3 words- IT. IS. AWESOME. 

I didn't really get around to 

using it while we were there, but 

since we got internet in our house yesterday

I've spent some time on it :) 

You can use it for anything!

 Recipes, house decorating ideas, crafts, makeup, hair, and nails, 

or even planning your wedding! 

{Not that I'm doing that anytime soon. hahah ;)}

I've found some super adorable hair styles and some

yummy looking recipes I'm hoping to try soon... :)

WELLLLLL I just wanted to let you

guys know YES, I'M STILL ALIVE! ha ha ha ;) 

I'll be blogging again soon. Don't worry! 

:)

TOMS

If you haven't heard me say it before... I love TOMS! I got a pair a couple months ago and I love them! Although I wore them out pretty quickly. The nice thing is is that they stretch which is good for my wide feet... And they're super comfy and not very expensive considering the fact that you're REALLY buying two pairs of shoes. {Because when you buy a pair they give a pair to a child who is in need of shoes.} For my birthday I was thinking I would buy another pair with my birthday money... But they have SO many to choose from it will be a difficult decision. ;)
Here are some of the new styles... I love all of them!

I'm thinking about ordering these ones...

... or these ones. 

These are the ones that I have... :)

Aren't they adorable? Decisions, decisions. 

Check out their website for much more! 

http://www.toms.com/

We're home... Almost!

Well I haven't blogged in awhile! 

We left the seminary college on Tuesday morning and went back to the guest house we were staying at in Nairobi. Tuesday was the last night we had with our friends so went out to pizza which was fun :) The goodbyes however were not so fun... I'm missing all my friends already, but we're already making new ones! 

Wednesday afternoon we went to South Africa and spent the night at another missionary's guest house. Then yesterday morning we left South Africa and came to Namibia! We're currently in Windhoek, the capital, until Tuesday. Then on Tuesday we'll get to Otjiwarongo which is where we'll be living. It might be a couple days though before we get into our house.

We went to the "mall" today where we were pricing out some appliances, furniture, and that sort of thing for our house. I found some familiar brands {Maybelline, L'Oreal, Billabong, Element, Nike, and MUCH MORE} in the stores there which was awesome! For my birthday we're planning on going to the mall {which will be 2.5 hours away from where we'll be living} so I can spend my birthday money and go shopping! :) 

Just thought I should fill you guys in a little on what's goin' on! 

I'll blog more when I have some more time... 

Kenya Pics: Part 2

Hey guys! Well I'm sad to say that our time here in Kenya is almost over... :(  

For the past 3 weeks we've been staying at a dorm in Machakos where the parents {and us kids as well} have been getting trained for the years that lay ahead of us. 

It's amazing how close all of us have become... like one big family! :)

We've been with most of the people for almost a month, since we all left our home states. 

I'm very much dreading MORE goodbyes 

{though I thought it was impossible there could even be more.} 

We're leaving the college on Tuesday morning and then we'll stay in Nairobi 

{again... Where we were staying before} 

until Wednesday morning when we will be leaving for Namibia. 

I'm kind of excited, but mostly not, considering how long we've been with 

the same people in the same place and how close to the people 

and used to our surroundings we've become. But on the other hand, it's

exciting to know we will finally be able to settle down and stop moving around constantly!

I've had some pretty amazing experiences though... Like in Nairobi, I had a horrible toothache and when I went to the dentist, I was told I had to get a root canal! Not fun. But I lived! :) We also got to go to many markets, try some different foods, go on a safari, and meet some really cool people!

 I'm gonna miss this place.

My family half way up a mountain we climbed... It was really fun and had a B-E-A-U-TIFUL view! :) 

Me and my mommy rocking' the long skirts. Oh yes! ;)

Me, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Shyanne

Shyanne and I at the top of the mountain!

It got SUPER hot that day and since we were almost 

done and had some leftover water... WATER FIGHT! 

The fabrics they have here are AMAZING!!! I got 2 pieces for 300 shillings or about $3.50! Then I got both of them made into skirts for 600 shillings each or $7... So I got two skirts for about $11! :)

Well I guess that's all I shall post for now! I have more pics, because we went on a safari a couple days ago and I got some really cool ones! I'll try to post them soon! :) 

Cyber hugs from Kenya!