How to Pour the Perfect Bowl of Cereal in Only 24 Steps!

Do you know how hard it is to pour the perfect bowl of cereal?  I mean, sometimes it can be so complicated.  But here's how to do it in 24 easy steps!  I hope you enjoy!

1.  Walk to your cupboard.
2.  Get the cereal with the most sugar in it.
3.  Place cereal box on counter.
4.  Walk to storage space with bowls.
5.  Get out a bowl that is perfectly circular.
6.  Carefully place on counter with cereal box.
7.  Go to your fridge.
8.  Carefully take the milk out of your fridge.  (Note: This is the a very important part of cereal, so whatever you do,  do not drop the milk!)
9.  Very gently, place the milk on the same counter as the bowl and cereal.
10.  Pick up the cereal.
11.  Pour approximately 1 cup in the bowl.
12.  Make sure the cereal is equal on all sides.
13.  Place the cereal box back in the cupboard.
14.  Take the cap off the milk jug.
15.  Pick up the milk.
16.  Pour approximately 3/4 cup of milk into the bowl.
17.  Put the cap back on the jug.
18.  Put the milk back in the fridge.
19.  Walk over to the drawer of spoons.
20.  Get a perfectly shaped spoon.
21.  Using one hand to carry the spoon and one for the bowl, carefully carry to a table.
22.  Place the bowl and spoon on table
23.  Sit down.
24.  And enjoy!  :)

 ♥  Rachel

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Blogs/YouTube Channels I Love!

There are a couple blogs and YouTube channels I just adore.  Here they are:

1.  South Kakalaki Girl (Of Course!)
This is a super cool blog run mostly by my sister Amanda, and sometimes I post.  Head on over there to see reviews, videos, and other fun posts.

2.  Disney's Blog
This is a super funny blog run by Disney, about Disney!  They do tons of quizzes, inside secrets, and hilarious posts!

3.  SimplSarahBeauty
Prepare to have a blast watching cool videos made by 14 year old Sarah!  She makes DIY videos, makeup tutorials, tags, and lots of other videos.

4.  AllAroundAudrey  and JustJordan33
These two channels are run by sisters, who are best friends with simplsarahbeauty.  They just started their channel, but they have made DIY's, Nail Tutorials, and a couple more.

5.  Brooklyn and Bailey
Twins?!  No way!  These two girls are a pair of super-cool twins.  I love their personalities and they have tons of different videos.  They have made the Not-My-Arms Makeup challenge, The Gross-Out Jelly Bean Challenge, Book Reviews, and so much more!

6.  Cute Girls Hairstyles
This channel is run by the mom of Brooklyn and Bailey and you will occasionally see them featured in one of these videos.  This channel has tons of really cute hairstyles that are demonstrated.  Some of my favorites include the Pancaked Bun of Braids, 3D Flower Bun, and the Sides-Up Slide-Up Hairstyle.

I hope you check out these blogs and YouTube channels.  Be sure to comment below and tell me if you liked them!

While I support these blogs/YouTube channels, I cannot guarantee that I agree with 100% of the content that their authors believe or post/talk about.

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Bass Pro Review

Bass Pro Shops is like the best store for a girl (especially if your like me!)  Bass Pro is an outdoor + sporting goods store.  Let me tick it all off on my fingers. . . it has fishing and hunting stuff, clothing, goodies. . . and more.  If you are a girly girl, you will probably not like Bass Pro, but hey, who knows?  You can at least buy a camo cup or some jewelry!

While in the city or what not, be sure to look around for a big sign with Bass Pro Shops on it.  You might fall in love with it like I do.

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A Year Ago Today. . .

Amanda, my sister, has a planner and she writes down stuff that happens that day.  She started it a year ago.  According to her planner. . . a year ago today, Princess Kate had her baby!  His official name is "His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Luis of Cambridge."  Try saying that ten times fast.

Happy Birthday Prince George!

If you want to create a planner like Amanda, there are some really cute planners at Target.  I really love this brand, called Greenroom.  They currently only have them in stores, but the link shows an example of one of the planners.  They have tons of cute designs to choose from and plenty of room to write down the events every day.  

Comment below and tell me if you plan to do this or already do this!

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Perfect Lemonade and Frozen Lemonade Squares

Here are two great recipes that you guys can try out this summer!

Perfect Lemonade

 

Ingredients

1 cup sugar (can reduce to 3/4 cup)
1 cup lemon juice
3 to 4 cups cold water (to dilute)

Directions
1. Use a juicer to extract the juice from 4 to 6 lemons, enough for one cup of juice.

2. Add the juice and sugar to a pitcher. Add 3 to 4 cups of cold water, more or less to the desired strength. Stir and Enjoy!


Frozen Lemonade Squares

Ingredients
9 Honey Maid Low Fat Honey Graham, finely crushed (about 1 ¼ cups)
¼ cup (½ stick) margarine or butter, melted
1 qt. (4 cups) frozen vanilla low-fat yogurt, softened
6oz. (1/2 of 12-oz. can) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
½ cup thawed frozen fat-free whipped topping
24 blueberries

Ingredients
1. Mix graham crumbs and margarine or butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch square pan.

2. Beat yogurt and concentrate with mixer until well blended; spread over crust.

3. Freeze 4 hours or until firm. Serve with whipped topping and blueberries. Enjoy!


Be sure to comment below and tell me if you try this!

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All About Me ~ Hailey!

Hey ya'll, today I'm going to give you eight facts about me.  Sorry I haven't posted yet, but maybe this will help with you knowing me better!

1. My favorite color is blue.

2. I love cowgirl boots.

3. I like riding on my fourwheeler.

4. I love Dr. Pepper (and watermelon peeps)

5. I like to paint my nails

6.  I live in the country

7.  I really enjoy taking selfies.

8.  My favorite subject in school is English.

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Getting to Know Me - Rachel

As you may already know, Maddie has handed the blog over to me (Rachel) and Hailey.  I'm just putting together this post for you guys to get to know me a bit better!

Here are a couple random facts about me:
1.  I like doing pretty much any art.
2.  I love iced coffee.
3.  Cooking and baking are one of my favorite activities.
4.  My top three favorite movies are: Star Wars III, Tangled, and Disney Faries Secret of the Wings.
5.  My ultimate favorite color is turquoise.
6.  I love elephants.
7.  I can't whistle, but I can snap.
8.  I can play the piano.
9.  Making videos is one of my hobbies.
10.  Some of my other hobbies include doing DIYs, painting, and creating graphics.

 I hope you guys enjoyed!

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Summer Snapshot Video

I love going to Starbucks and  having an iced coffee, but since I'm only thirteen and don't have a drivers license, that can be quite difficult.  Sometimes, I will make a Starbucks inspired homemade drink that tastes just as good.  What better way to enjoy your iced coffee than reading a great book!  Watch this video to learn how to make the iced coffee recipe.

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to all the boys i've loved before by jenny han

I thought The Selection series and The Hunger Games and Divergent were all, like, the best series, but that was until I met To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han.  It is not really like The Selection or The Hunger Games or Divergent, mainly because it is more about a girl that lives like regular girls. . . sort of. What I am saying is, that, she is kinda your average girl that fell in love and wrote letters to boys.

I am going to get to a review now.

To All the Boys I've Loved Before. . . what it is about

Lara Jean has liked--or loved--five different boys in her lifetime.  Five boys with different personalities.  Even though she liked them, she never admitted it. . . well, except through letters that were never meant to be sent to them through mail.  They were good-bye letters, telling them she moved on from them.  But once the letters are sent out to all the guys she ever loved, things take a turn for the awkward, the bad, and maybe even the good.  Lara Jean will soon find out what it means to really be in love. (Recommend for ages 14-Up)

To All the Boys I've Loved Before. . . what to expect

I'm just going to be downright honest; this book has a lot of bad words in it.  It says bad words maybe 20-30 times or so during this entire book.  I think maybe that is the only real bad thing in here, but there is something else, but I don't think it'd be right to mention it on here.  That is why I recommend it for ages 14-Up, although if you are younger and want to read it, you can give it a shot.  You might want to let your parents look at it first, though.

Also expect fun and funny stuff, plus cute outfits, mean girls, and what it means to fall in love.

To All the Boys I've Loved Before. . . my rating

I give it 4.9 stars!

To All the Boys I've Loved Before. . . my character crush

Peter Kavinsky over Josh!

Yes, this is a young adult read.  Photo taken by Maddie.  Review written by Maddie.  I was not paid to write this review.

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your special color

A quiz inspired by a quiz on Girslife.com to see what your perfect nail color is for July!  Find "your special color" starting now!

1. You have to choose between vacationing in Hawii, New York City, or New Mexico.  You choose:

A: Hawii 

B: New York City 

C: New Mexico 

2. You would describe your personality as. . . 

A: Fun and outgoing

B: Extraordinary and interesting

C: Unique and bubbly

3. The perfect hairstyle for you would be. .  .

A: Up in a ponytail.
B: French braided.
C: A braided bun with bangs in the front.

Mostly A's: Your perfect color would be anything blue.  Turquoise, baby blue, dark blue--you name it!

Mostly B's: Try light colors like light pink, light green, light yellow. . . any pastels.

Mostly C's: Rainbow!  Yeah, that's right!  For the month of July, wear bright nail colors like orange, red, blue, green, yellow, and purple.  And if your up for it, put a pretty design on it like polka dots.  If you don't want to go all out, just opt for a single bright color for all your nails.

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