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bridge across the water

i've had quite a whirl-wind week and a half. at the end of seattle i went to seattle for a couple days; firstly to see THE DEAD WEATHER perform at the Capitol Hill Block Party (they were awesome); secondly to do some shopping (and shopping i did!). the day after i got back i headed to Penticton with my dad, my stepmom and my brother. Penticton is about 4 hours east of Vancouver, and we spent our 4 days there lying on the beach, eating ice cream, playing mini golf etc etc.. typical family vacation, and it was really fun. after THAT, i went to Victoria with my mom. you can check out one of my outfits below:

leopard print button-down - h&m / black cardigan: the gap, thrifted /

cutoff jeans - thrifted & diy'd / pink flats - joe fresh / sunglasses - aldo / hat - ardenes

Victoria is a really beautiful city, full of old buildings and fascinating neighborhoods you want to wander around in all day. our main purpose of being there was to go on an architectual tour of James Bay, home to a large number of Victorian style homes. makes me want to live in a character house (preferebly Queen Anne style, please) so bad, sit on a porch swing and sip lemonade all day long. hey, you never know what the future will bring...

#22: Make 10 New Recipes

Marinated Pan-Fried Salmonsource Jenn Cuisine

I think this is the first recipe I have made from Jenn Cuisine. I love her blog, but sometimes her recipes seem a little out of my league. But, I kept looking at this recipe for weeks and finally decided to try it.
Ingredients:1/4 cup tamari soy sauce1/4 cup sweet chile sauce2 cloves garlic, minced2 tablespoons sesame oil2 tablespoons minced chives2 salmon fillets2 tablespoons canola oil (I used extra virgin olive oil)Directions:In a bowl whisk together the marinade ingredients, then pour into a sealable plastic bag. Add salmon fillets to bag. Squeeze out all air and seal the bag. Push the marinade around to cover both fillets.
Let marinate for 20 minutes.
Heat skillet on medium-high heat. Add vegetable oil to pan. Cook fillets a couple of minutes on each side, until done to your satisfaction. (I like mine cooked all the way through, some like a little pink in the middle). The marinade will caramelize will cooking.
Serve on top of a bed of lettuce, or accompany with your favorite veggies.
Verdict: This was delicious. I don't cook with sesame that often, so when the Hubs walked in the door and smelled the marinade he says what is that weird smell? I was thinking, great. Waste of my time. But, it wasn't. We both loved this recipe. In fact, I am making this again tonight and I will be doing probably 6 fillets. So definitely getting added to the list of recipes.
Hope you enjoy this recipe too.
Side note: I also cooked some rice to go with this and it was great.
Other blog plug... I started a new blog about going green. I hope you all will check it out. Journey to Green.

New Blog Alert!!!

I started a new blog. It is really just getting started so don't expect a whole bunch right now. It is focusing specifically on me going green. So you will not see those kinds of posts here anymore. I will probably take the ones here and slowly move them over there. Sshh!! Don't tell anyone.
I am glad that all of you have been reading this blog and I hope you will continue to, but please come check me out at my new home. And make sure you follow me so I won't be so lonely.
Thanks.
Come on over to my Journey to Green. Hope you like it.

Kinky Curly Curling Custard Review: Part 2

Part 1 is here. There you can see my 2 attempts at using KCCC to style my hair.
So its almost a week later and here is my official review of KCCC and KCKT.
Ingredients:
Kinky Curly Knot Today: organic mango fruit extract, organic slippery elm, organic marshmallow root, organic lemongrass, cetyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, citric acid, phenoxyethanol and natural fragrance
Kinky Curly Curling Custard: botanical infusion of water, horsetail, chamomile, nettle and marshmallow, organic aloe vera juice, agave nectar extract, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), pectin, citric acid, potassium sorbate and natural fragrance

Pros: I like that this product uses organic and natural ingredients. That is very important to me. And it allows for the product to easily wash out of my hair. I like the smell of both products. The scent is hard to describe, but it is not perfumey or overpowering. They smell clean and fresh. I like that my hair did not feel crunchy when it dried.
Cons: My hair had serious shrinkage using this product, too much for me. Because of the amount of shrinkage this is only one day hair and for me that is no bueno. I need to be able to wear a hairstyle for a week. Yes, a full 7 days, until wash/style day and this was not cutting it. It just did not give the wet look I was going for.
But, the product is not bad. I wish I would have had the courage to try it when my hair was shorter because it might have worked. I have noticed that my hair is longer and thicker than many of the YouTubers I have seen have success with this...even if our hair is the same hair type. So maybe I have passed my hair length for this product. I do want to try it again, but it is frustrating to spend time doing my hair and then having to do it again. We will see. I am going to keep the products around, so maybe when I have some time off from work I will try it again.

Freja, you are wicked awesome.

If you have been following my past style star posts (liu wen, erin wasson, kate lanphear) you will see a bit of a trend. that monochromatic rock chik look is all A's with me right now. I think that Freja Beha Erichsen is the epitome of that. I love the fact that she can make an all black outfit stand out in a unique way every time. And hey, she's not adverse to throwing in some grey or white every once in awhile! plus she has a really sweet shaggy haircut that I want.

points of interest: leather, doc martens, slouchy tees, zippers, skinny jeans, asymmetrical clothing

source: tfs