PeaceLuvStrawberrySangria

I was thinking about how exactly to do the Thirsty Thursday blog because there are lots of options between mixed drinks, shots, and even drinking games. I decided that I am going to change it up from week to week. Today it is going to be a drink that is perfect for Spring.

White Strawberry Sangria

Ingredients

1 750-milliliter bottle dry white wine, such as Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc 

1/2 cup strawberry schnapps 

1/4 cup sugar 

2 cups sliced fresh strawberries 

Ice cubes 

Whole strawberries (optional) 

Directions

In a 2-quart pitcher stir together wine, strawberry schnapps, and sugar until sugar is dissolved. 

Add sliced strawberries. 

Cover and chill for 1 to 4 hours. 

Serve in glasses over ice. 

If desired, garnish with whole strawberries. 

Makes 5 servings

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For the first ever Workout Wednesday I thought it would be best to start off with a workout that you can do while watching your favorite guilty pleasure reality television shows. This is the perfect start to getting into the groove of working out.

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PeaceLuvMakeup

Its Tips and Tricks Tuesday!!!!! Today's tips and tricks will be makeup related.

1. If your mascara is dried out, instead of throwing it away add a small amount of saline solution to refresh it.
2.If you have an oily face and don't have any blotting paper around you can use a toilet seat covers that they have in public restrooms instead.
3. Can't find your lipstick? Use the powder jello as a lipstain instead.
4. Need to remove your eye makeup but don't want to pay for expensive makeup remover. Dab a cotton ball with a splash of olive oil
5. To get the perfect shade of pink lipstick to match your skin tone squeeze the end of your pinky and find a color that matches that hue.
6. Forgot blush? Pinch your cheeks for instant color.
7. Use honey to dry up pimples. Put a band aid over so you don't rub it off.
8. Freeze eyeliner pencils in freezer for 15 minutes to eliminate smudging and breaking of the tip.
9. Add a few sprinkles of cinnamon to lip gloss to plump your lips.
10. Apply a damp washcloth to your face if you apply too much foundation so it will not look like a mask of makeup.

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PeaceLuvEasterAndPassover

Because of the upcoming holidays Passover (starting tonight at sundown) and Easter (this sunday) I am going to give you two recipes, one for each holiday.

Here is my mother's Pesadicha matzah granola. I eat this all year round it is that delicious

Recipe Name: Passover Matzah Granola
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Ingredients:
4 cups Matzah Farfel
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup nuts
1/2 cup dried fruit (optional)
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Mix Farfel, nuts, and coconut in a bowl.
3. Add honey and oil and mix well.
4. Pour into 9x13 pan. 
5. Bake in oven for 30 minutes at 350°F.
6. Stir frequently.
7. Let it cool for 5-10 minutes.
8. Add dried fruit and/or chocolate chips and mix.
9. Store in covered container

Here is a cute cupcake recipe that is perfect for Easter dessert

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Recipe Name: Easter Basket Cupcakes
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 24
Ingredients:
Any cake mix whether it be boxed or homemade
Any white frosting will do
Sour Apple Sour Punch® Straws
Green Sprinkles
Other easter colored candies (jelly beans, m&ms, etc...)
Fannie May Milk Chocolate covered foil wrapped bunnies
Steps:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. 
2.Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
3.Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. 
4.Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. 
5.Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
6.Frost with frosting. 
7.Use sour punch straws for handle
8.Sprinkle green sprinkles around outer egg of frosting to look like grass.
9.Use candies to look like Easter eggs.
10.Place a Fanny May Bunny on top still wrapped.

PeaceLuvDailyBlogs

I have been thinking about what exactly I was going to post on this blog and I came up with an idea to blog daily. Each day of the week is going to be a different theme. Here is a list of what each day's blog will include.
Meal Monday- easy and simple recipes
Tips and Tricks Tuesday- some more lifehacks
Work Out Wednesday- work outs for all different parts of your body
Thirsty Thursday- drink recipes and drinking games
Fashion Friday- style and wardrobe trends
Savings Saturday- coupons, budgeting, and money saving tips
Surprise Sunday- whatever I am feeling or if there are questions you want me to answer

I hope you guys will check back daily to see all the different blogs. If you have any suggestions or anything specific you want me to help with within these categories just facebook me on my page https://www.facebook.com/Peaceluvsave or email me at peaceluvsave@gmail.com.

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PeaceLuvQuotes

Good Morning!!! I was in a very girlie mood this morning so here's too staying fabulous.

PeaceLuvQuotes

I have always loved quotes and find inspiration in them on a daily basis. I wanted to share it with all of yall too. So, I am going to post a daily quote on my blog and I hope it inspires you like it does for me.

PeaceLuvLifeHacks

I don't know about you guys but I personally love to do as little amount of work but still get the best result possible. A life hack is a little way to make life easier, and usually more efficient. I will give you 3 life hacks for each category. If you enjoy this blog comment below and I can make more life hack blogs.

House Hacks
1. Declutter Your Closet- At the beginning of the year (I would suggest in January) turn all the hangers in your closet facing outward. Throughout the year ever time you hang something up that you have worn flip the hanger inward. This way at the end of the year all the clothes that are on hangers still facing outward are clothes that should be given away.
2. Don't Be Tardy-If being late has become more of a habit then an occasional event then you should make a music playlist that equals the amount of time you have until you have to leave. I suggest having the songs go from relaxed to energetic. This way as the songs speed up you will too.
3. Forget Me Not-An easy way to make sure you don't forget important things is too put your car keys on top of the item(s). This way when you go to grab your keys you will see the important things and grab them as well.

Food Hacks
1.Go Bananas- Instead of opening a banana by the stem, flip the banana over and open it easier by pinching the stem. This is the way the monkeys do it.
2.Hot And Cold-When heating up leftovers in the microwave make a space in the center of the food. This way it will heat up more evenly.
3. Hard As A Rock-If you ever go to use brown sugar for a recipe and realize that it is rock solid, instead of throwing it away put it into an air tight bag and also put a piece of fresh bread in the bag as well. This should soften it up.

College Hacks
1. Back In A Flash-Flash drives can hold a lot of important irreplaceable information and loosing them could be devastating. When you buy your flash drive you should make an Identification.txt file. On this file you should include your name, email address, and a phone number so that if somebody finds it they know who to contact to get it back to you.
2. Color Coated Keys-If you have a lot of keys(house, dorm room, car, mailbox, etc..) it can be hard to tell them apart. An easy way to do this is to use nail polish and paint the top part of the key. Paint each key a distinctively different color and this way you don't have to try every key before you find the right one.
3. Double Down-If you need to withdraw money but the amount you need is over your limit go to the ATM and withdraw the amount again within the a minute of your first withdraw. If you do it quick enough you can get the money before the ATM stops you.

Money Saving Hacks (I will post more detailed blogs about this topic in particular.)
1. Amazon-If you purchase something on Amazon.com and within the next 30 days the price decreases you can email them and they will refund you the difference.
2. Coupon Queen-Before purchasing anything online google the store to see if there are any coupons. (I suggest retailmenot.com)
3. In-Store Cash-Whenever purchasing something at the store before checking out ask the cahier if there are any coupons currently. Most of the time the have ones that they can scan for you and save you money.

PeaceLuvFreshmanYear

Looking back at my freshman year of college there are a lot of things I wish I had known. Transitioning from high school to college is a BIG step. I started preparing for college 6 months in advance. I read about every article about how fun college was going to be and what I needed to have the best experience ever. I wish I had read an article with a list of things someone wish they knew before they left to embark on a new journey. This is why I am going to write a list of a few things I wish I had known before beginning freshman year.

1.  The majority of college students change their major more than 3 times before they graduate.
Don't worry about what you are going to do for the rest of your life. You are only 18 you have time to decide. Start by taking general education classes and see which ones you are interested in and which ones you aren't. You can start thinking more seriously about it once your general education courses are out of the way.

2. Sadly the Freshman 15 is a real problem that most girl's experience.
I know from personal experience that college caused my weight to fluctuate on a daily basis. Between the lack of sleep, late night snacking, unhealthy dorm food, partying, and not making time to exercise packing on the pounds will happen.

3.You don't have to be best friends with your roommate(s).
I had three roommates. Yes, four teenage girls living in one room. The chances that their is going to be no clashing between four different unique personalities is slim to none. Make sure to make clear cut rules at the beginning of the year so you know what your roommate(s) expect of you and so they know what you expect of them. These rules should include things like having friends visit, having guys over, cleanliness, sharing items, bed times, pet peeves, and expectations in general.

4.You do not need to buy all of your textbooks before the first day of class.
I have found out the hard way that some classes say you have to buy a book but the teacher will tell you that it is optional. I like to wait until the first week of class to see if the teacher assigns anything from the book or clearly states you will need it in the future.

5. Missing class sets you back more than you expect
Take it from someone who ended up having to leave school because I was failing to many classes. The reason I was failing wasn't because I was unintelligent it was because I was a night owl and would stay up until 6 or 7 in the morning and then when I would finally fall asleep I would sleep through my alarms and miss my classes. You might tell yourself, "Well, it's just ONE class," the truth of the matter is college isn't like high school you don't have as close of a relationship, if any, with them and when you tell them you weren't at the last class they usually will tell you to find someone with the notes and thats the end of that. Don't skip class it will strongly affect you in the scheme of things.