Don't Push Me Away

 

A friend of mine whom I haven't spoken to in a few weeks sent me a text today. He was telling me how he has been depressed and not making enough money at work and that's the reason why he hasn't spoken to me or been able to hang out the past few weeks. 

I understand that and I told him flat out that I eventually quit asking him to hang out because he was always too busy for me and not his other friends. And I also told him the statement above. "You can't shut people out of your life. They may not be there when you need to let them back in."

People can only be rejected so may times before they no longer want to be your friend anymore. As someone who has been a complete nerd her whole life, I am familiar with depression and rejection. I have always had people come up to me and ask me when my baby is due, which wouldn't be a problem if I was actually pregnant which I have never been. It can really lower your self-esteem especially when you have already lost over 25 pounds and people are STILL asking you that damn question.

I had given up on being happy and settled on being miserable. I figured this was the best it was ever going to be. 

Then I heard this song. (I prefer the SMASH Cast version. It's a little more fast paced then the original.)

 

 

Originally sung by Rihanna, "Cheers (I'll Drink to That)", has some inspiring lyrics right from the beginning. 

Life's too short to be sitting around miserable.

People gonna talk whether you doing bad or good.

 

Just those two lyrics right there were enough to pull me out of my slump and start focusing on the good things around me. Of course this lyric helped as well since it dealt with my main problem, people. People are what hurt the most.

Don't let the bastards get you down.

 

I don't care what people think about me anymore, I only care what I think about me. When I started focusing on the good instead of the bad I became more positive and when I looked in the mirror I saw someone I hadn't seen in a long time, myself. And she was smiling a little!

I hope you take my advice seriously and don't shut people out of your life that you may need to let back into your life again one day. Who knows if they will be there. Of course a true friend will never truly leave you, you may just have a lot of explaining to do to get them to open up to you again.

xoxo, am&a lynn ♥ 

Baking Lesson #1

Pink Lemonade Bundt Cake

I of course found this recipe on Pinterest and I knew I had to try it out. The actual recipe from Sugar Baby Aprons was a mess though. It told you to add food coloring after you had already frosted the cake!!! So I am going to rewrite the recipe for you here.

Pink Lemonade Pound Cake

Ingredients:
1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
1 (3 ounce) package instant lemon pudding mix
4 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup pink lemonade concentrate
4 drops pink or red food color, optional

Bottom Glaze:
1 cup frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
1/2 cup white sugar

Top Glaze:

1/4 cup butter

2 cups powered sugar

2 tablespoons of cream (actually more then this)

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla flavoring
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Recipe
1) Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour one 10-inch tube pan or
bundt pan.

2) Combine the cake mix, lemon pudding mix, eggs, vegetable oil, 1/2
cup lemon concentrate and the milk. Mix until smooth. Pour the batter
into the prepared pan.

3) Bake at 350 for 50 minutes to 1 hour. If your oven runs hot be
sure to adjust accordingly!

Remove from oven and prick cake all over with a fork. Immediately
pour lemonade glaze over the bottom of the cake. This lets it soak into the cake and be extra moist

Let cake stand in pan until almost cool.

BOTTOM LEMONADE GLAZE:
Combine the remaining thawed frozen lemonade and the white sugar. Mix
thoroughly and pour over still warm cake.

 

TOP LEMONADE GLAZE: 
1. Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a saucepan or microwave. 2. Sift 2 cups of powdered sugar into a medium size bowl. 3. Add the melted butter to the powdered sugar. 4. Add 2 tablespoons of cream. 5. If desired either add 1/4 teaspoon of almond extract or 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla for flavor. 6. Beat until smooth and creamy adding a little more milk if necessary. 7. Add Pink food coloring. 8.  Drizzle over a cooled cake.


So there it is, although I recommend not using the top glaze at all. (It does cut down on the tartness of the cake though). The recipe is not like what it is supposed to look like. I kept having to add cream to make it spreadable. I don't know how they made 2 tablespoons work for them. I might also recommend for the next time making double the glaze and pouring some on top of the cake as well.

For now, I am going to enjoy mine with a nice refreshing glass of pink lemonade on my pretty pink bistro table and pretend I am in Paris! Au Revoir!!

xoxo, am&a lynn ♥ 

friggatriskaidekaphobics

Happy Friday the 13th everyone!

Friggatriskaidekaphobics, an alternative, though just as tongue-twisty, word for the fear is "paraskevidekatriaphobia," is the word used to describe people who are afraid of Friday the 13th. 

We all know the superstitions on Friday the 13th, don't walk under a latter or it's bad luck if a black cat crosses your path. Here are some I found in a Time magazine article that even I didn't know about.

• If you cut your hair on Friday the 13th, someone in your family will die.

• A child born on Friday the 13th will be unlucky for life.

• If a funeral procession passes you on Friday the 13th, you will be the next to die.

•  Thought to derive from the Last Supper with Jesus and his 12 apostles or the Norse Myth where the uninvited Loki made the 13th guest, that having thirteen people seated at a table will result in the death of one of the diners.

There are many reasons that this day is considering bad luck for so many people. I however think it has good luck tendencies. It is my brother's 34th birthday after all and I have a love of black cats!


This day is how you make it, if you think it's unlucky then it will be, but if you think it's lucky it will be. I hope it's a lucky love day for me and I intend to make it a very lucky day for myself.

So for all you believers and nonbelievers, have fun and be safe!

xoxo, am&a lynn ♥

Workout DIY Tank

So do you have any old shirts just sitting in a draw taking up space? This morning I made an awesome workout tank out of an exe's old t-shirt thanks to Blogilates. 

It was so simple an easy that I made another one after my workout. 

Want to make one for yourself? Just follow these step-by-step instructions and be sure to check out the Blogilates website for more fitness tips.

 

xoxo, am&a lynn ♥

My nephew Garrett and I "MOUSTACHE" you a question but I guess we'll "SHAVE" it for later!