EAT this!

I like food. I always have.  It tastes good and there is so much you can do with it. You can get creative with just about anything.
On the healthy food lane, there is also so, so much you can do with that bowl of lettuce, that dish of yogurt or what I will be sharing today, oats!

Granola is so easy and is so good!
There is many things you can make out of a cup of dry oats.  So right now I am going to share my recipes for what I have tried and come up with!


This right here, is the basic recipe I use. Below I include my favorite add-ins.

Here are three more of my recipes!

Cinnamon Raisin 

3/4 cup of quick oats

2-3 TBS. ground flax

2 TSP chia seed

1 TBS powdered peanut butter

3-4 TBS honey

1-2 TBS coconut oil

1/4 cup raisins

A few teaspoons of cinnamon 

Banana Walnut 

3/4 cup of quick oats

2-3 TBS. ground flax

2 TSP chia seed

1 TBS powdered peanut butter

3-4 TBS honey

1-2 TBS coconut oil

Some crumbled walnuts

Stir.

Slice Banana on top.

Chocolate 

3/4 cup of quick oats

2-3 TBS. ground flax

2 TSP chia seed

1 TBS powdered peanut butter

3-4 TBS honey

1-2 TBS coconut oil

2-3 TBS chocolate chips or cocoa powder

Microwave till chocolate and oil are melted. About 35 seconds.

 Stir and enjoy.

(All photos are taken my me, if you use them, please give me credit or link to my blog. Thank you)


All of these recipes are super good and super healthy. I eat this typically between breakfast and lunch or the afternoon. Each ingredient has really great values.
Oats are good for your heart.
Flax is high in fatty acids and fiber!
Chia seed has fiber, iron calcium, Omega 3 and fatty acids.
Powder peanut butter is organic, less fat and much better for you in general.
Honey boosts immune system, good for your digestion, etc.
Coconut oil is good for digestion, metabolism, etc.


If you try any of these, send me a picture! Comment, contact me via social media or email me (elizwolfe99@gmail.com) And I will share your photo!

xxLizzie

What is this anyways?

If you may or may not have guessed in the past two and one half years I've posted on this blog, more than anything this is full of random things.  Occasionally some photos from something I've done or somewhere I've been, a recipe, fandom rants, etc.
Something I don't put up here is things like, inspirational posts, self help, writing, educational type things, etc.
There may have been those few times where I have tried to do that and failed. But that's okay because this whole time I knew, and now I am confirming this is simply a lifestyle blog. Its like a vlog... a vlog can be filmed many ways and typically someone talking about their life, simply what they did that day.  Even taking their camera to the grocery store, getting ready to have guests over and more. You can't do all of that in words easily, but thats what I strive to do here.  Just a written down version of bits of my life I feel are worth sharing.
Realizing this post is more for myself than any viewers, I am really trying to just tell myself to try and make it really what I want it to be!

Right now I really am at that 2 and 1\2 year mark! Slowly growing over this period of time, trying to reach new goals with it, slowly working my way up! Someday I really want this to be that kind of super professional blog with photos that glow and topics that light up your mind and get inspired by just reading about someone's life, which is what I find all over the internet and what I want this to be someday!



xxLizzie

P.S. Remember as it says on my sidebar, I am having a giveaway when I reach 100 followers.  Please stay tuned and share to anyone who may be interested. 
Thank You!

August Faves | Hello September!

Hey guys!
Today is the first day of September!!! Can you believe it?!

So here are my favorites from last month!!


Song: Okay well this is quite difficult because to EP for Shes Kinda Hot came out and another song from 5SOS new album... and Halsey's new album titled 'BADLANDS' is out.  I RATE IT VERY HIGHLY BY THE WAY <3
But I'd have to say my faves off Halsey's album are Drive and Control and then Jet Black Heart by 5SOS, even though the EP is incredible too!!!

Thing I did:  1D obviously!  Its been exactly a week since I saw them and I still have to remind myself IT WAS REAL.

Outfit: Don't know the answer for a whole outfit but my favorite piece is my OTRA shirt from the concert :D

EOS: Oh umm whats the name of the dark pink one...

If you have any ideas for better and new questions for me to do at the end of the month, please comment or whatever :)


Assuming school has or is about to start for you, Good luck!  Summer really flew by didn't it... later this week I am doing a Summer Re-cap post!  So stay tuned for that!

xxLizzie

Really random fandom stuff and WOW THREE DAYS TO 1D

Hey guys!!!

Welcome to another one of my casual rants,

What I am preparing myself to be the best day of my life, is just three days away.
I already know One Direction is going to go way over my high expectations because, they're that awesome.

This week, they released their new music video for Drag me Down which is super epic because it was filmed at NASA. Here is the link!!!! Drag me Down video
That song is so catchy, I will never get over it,

Aaaaand that same day, 5SOS performed on GMA and they ROCKEDDDDDD.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND 5SOS new album is getting closer too!!! Don't forget, its October 23rd!!  You can pre order it on their site and elsewhere: Pre Order Sounds Good Feels Good

Oh and just to go over this, Thursday morning I was at my friends house, everyone was sleeping but me.  I was scrolling through Twitter and saw the hashtag #WeLoveYouMichael.  Figured something bad happened, so I checked it out.
Just so happens, my main bae, Michael Clifford of 5SOS, opened up about his mental health at a show.  He has never mentioned it before and said he had gone to therapy the other day while on break.  I was really hit by it, as was the rest of the 5SOS fam.  People had claimed it to be a joke, but when they were on GMA, he spoke briefly saying "He is taking care of it"
So there I was, upset and honestly, didn't want to talk about it because TEARS,
Heres an article too: http://www.billboard.com
Wow so many links in this post.

We already had known this but I quote:
"Earlier this summer, 5SOS drummer Ashton Irwin admitted that he’s “dealt with anxiety and depression in my life” and said the group’s upcoming record, due out this fall, will tackle some of those personal issues. “With our next album we want to sort of have more messages for life involved in what we do because we have a voice for young people,” Irwin said."

Also, they keep saying they are starting something called the New Broken Scene, also a lyric from the single Shes Kinda Hot. Ashton calls it a revolution for misfit kids of the time, who feel like they have no where to go.  Sounds pretty good right?  Well it all comes to life in their new album :D
I swear I should be a promoter ok? ok,  

BACK TO MY ORIGINAL TOPIC!!!

I AM SEEING ONE DIRECTION.  I'M GONNA SEE NIALL PLAY HIS GUITAR, AND HARRY'S HAIR FLIP, AND LIAM POINT TO THE CROWD AND TELL EVERYONE TO BE LOUDER AND ASK IF WE'RE HAVING A GOOD TIME AND LOUIS TO ROCK THOSE HEAVENLY HARMONIES AND TOTALLY SMASH 'NO CONTROL'. yep, okay. 
I'm excited now, haha.   

I will be totalllyyyyy posting pics here the next day or so, maybe a snapchat video too or IG picture :)

WISH ME LUCK OK???  I might post the day of it as well!!!!

xxLizzie

A day in the life of...

If you had one tweet to send to One Direction one their anniversary, what would it say?
I don't know what mine would be because yesterday I sent a lot more than one!
Yesterday marked five years of One Direction.
I can't be thankful enough for them, for their music and talents, for their smiles and the friends I've gained through this fandom, for being one of the only things to bring tears to my eyes, yet lots of laughter.
I'm most thankful that four of these genuine people have stayed together and proven through words and actions that they care. All their tweets yesterday really made a point. I'm really proud of how far they have come.
Congratulations to them:D
A month from tomorrow I'll be seeing them and I'm so thankful that I get to do this.
In light of this, I thought I'd share this with you...

A day in the life of a Directioner

Okay so maybe most of us have twitter accounts, maybe most of us wake up and check our phones.  

What do I do?  I respond to messages from internet friends, retweet the latest fandom stuff and maybe do a few indirects (pretty much means rating people's accounts based on their tweets, layout and bio). I start the day pretty normal, coffee, getting ready, whatever else I have to do.

So lets just say some drama is going on. Maybe theres a new rumor.  EVERYONE IS FREAKING OUT.  ITS #2 TRENDING WORLDWIDE ON TWITTER. And the rumor is fake.  Freak out or not? I usually don't. 

Lets not even talk about when they post in Instagram... its usually too much to handle especially if its a selfie.  

My day goes on and hey, why not listen to some music.  Put my favorite album on shuffle and there we go.  Maybe write some fanfiction, make an edit for someone, etc.  

Then theres that constant thought "what are they doing, what did they eat today, what songs are they writing, where are they hanging out this weekend, what would i do if i saw them..."  the list goes on. 

Then theres updating your phone wallpaper with new pictures. Deciding between a picture of your fave(NIALL) or the newest picture of Louis in concert last night is NOT easy.  

Then theres money, how much should I save incase I see some merch I want to buy?  Things like that.

By the end of the day while you're throwing out your 11:11 tweet and saving the last chapter of you fanfiction, you can usually go to sleep peacefully.  

Everyday is exciting!! Trying not to remind someone that their sentence sounded like a one direction lyric, etc.  It never ends.  

But I wouldn't trade it for anything!! 

Happy fifth anniversary 1D!

xxLizzie

Catching up | Take 2

If you have the Blogger app, you may have noticed it does not sync your posts all the time from my phone to on the computer.  But once again, I was stupid enough to type this wonderful post that I really liked on my phone and of course it just didn't finish the publishing process.  So... I'm going to try my best to re-type what I can remember.

The weather here was not my type at all this past weekend!  It was cloudy and muggy outside.  But today it is really looking up!  A nice temperature and sunny.  Perfect for reading outside!  Currently, I am about one third of the way through "Girl Online".  Zoe Sugg's (aka Zoella) first novel!  It is super good and I am LOVING it so far!!

About the weather, it is sad that it was not the greatest weather this past weekend because I was on a May Crowing retreat at Schoenstatt.  I helped plan this retreat this year and it was really lovely!  I had a lot of fun with my friends and took some nice pictures I will upload sometime.

Tomorrow I am receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation that should be nice too!  

Believe it or not, summer camps start for me just next month! Crazy!
I am going to summer camp next month and a day or two after I get home my family is going on vacation to Washington D.C. (that seems o be where we'll be spending alot of our time) and apparently a few things in some of the States around there.  I should get some GREAT photos from this trip!!!  And some blog posts about being in a car with ten other people for two days and in a camper for almost two weeks.
Then in July I am counseling two summer camps!   I'll be with my friends that whole time so it will be super fun!!!

I also entered to to a summer photography challenge as you can see from my sidebar!!  YAYYY!

Exciting!

xxLizzie

April Favorites | a little late!

Not sure if you remember, but, a few posts ago I said I'd do favorites of the past month.  I forgot to do that but as its still the first few days of May, I think I can slide in my April favorites!!

Favorite:

Song - One of my fave songs this month was probably 'Dont you go', from All time Low's new album!

Movie - I didn't see any new movies last month but if I had my choice to watch a movie it probably would have been a Marvel movie anyways!

Outfit - Probably my black jeans and my blue tie front shirt that has a white collar (SO CUTE)

Nail polish color - My fave blue color!

EOS - The tangerine one, definitely

Fruit - STRAWBERRIES as usual.  Grapefruit came in with a close tie.

Quote - Had to look into this answer!  "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." E. Roosevelt

Thing I did - Hmmm... I guess this past weekend with my friends was definitely the best thing  I did this month and most of the year so far, to be honest!   (post for that coming soon!)

Looking forward to keeping track of what I really liked this month!!

xxLizzie

Thoughts

Having less is having more.  When I'm older and move out and have my own place, I want everything to be simple.  Not just meaning black and white decor.  But I actually want to have as few things as possible.  I think that helps keep a straight mindset towards your goal.  It gives you the ideal so start from scratch and work your way to the top.

If you look at life with this perspective, things can be taken more seriously.  You can think in a humble attitude.  You can see what is really important and who is important.
But who IS important?
Important people in your life is anyone who you yourself feels connected to and is bringing positivity to your life.  Someone once told me that if the person is just giving you negative feelings, they're not worth the trouble.  And it can be hard but sometimes you need to shove someone out of your life but if something isn't working out, you have to accept the fact you can still be friends or whatever, but not the way you used to be.  Because sometimes we can only help one another grow so much and maybe its time to move on.  There is only so many people who you can stick with your whole life.  Maybe you have helped that person in every way possible and you both need to start fresh.

The first step to starting fresh is picking out what you do and do not need.  Material things, inner thoughts, etc.  it could be an old shirt you've been holding on to.  or a person, a thought, a grudge held against someone.  Whatever it is, if its not bringing you happiness and helping you towards your goal, get rid of it.  Sometimes not entirely but maybe turn your feelings towards it down a notch.  maybe all you need to do is clean your room to feel fresh.  Or maybe you have a whole bunch of junk stored up in your life.

Sometimes i think "why do teenagers my age have to deal with this stuff mentally, emotionally and psychically, when we should have to go through this 'putting things away' as adults...?"
Maybe we are the people who need to learn that now.  Maybe we will be the people who will be able to make it through the rest of our life mostly fresh and clean since we have this experience now.


I believe in minimalism, simplicity, individuality and true freedom.
Don't change for anyone!  Unless you feel like you're doing something wrong, then change but its up to you who you want to be.  But something some people misunderstand is that God gave us who we are.  our nationality, our gender, our personality, etc.  You can't change those things and if you long for a change of something like that (who you are in general, not detail) that can not be changed most times.  And if it can it may not be the right intention; give it thought.  We have to sometimes accept who we are and work around it to be who we want to be while being who we are MEANT and SUPPOSED to be. Everyone should be respected as a dignified individual, so why not respect yourself first?

I think true freedom is acceptance of yourself and while loving yourself, you can feel free.  And detachment of things that are not helping us. Because most of the time, whats holding you back, is yourself. 

xxLizzie

Interview!

Ok so lets take a break from posting about One Direction drama.
I sent 10 random questions to my internet best friend and she filled them out.  She has a blog too, and I'm sure she'd love it if you checked it out! StoryxOfxMyxLifex blog. She has her twitter and pinterest users at the end of her posts so you can follow her there too!

1. reason you like your favorite color: it is dark but calming at the same time
2. two songs to listen to for eternity: big city dreams by never shout never and see you again by wiz khalifa and charlie puth (interesting choices ahah)
3. favorite quality in your favorite character from your favorite TV show: he has a pet snail... i really haven't thought this one through, but oh well  
4. on a scale of 1 to 10 how much do you like blowing bubbles: probably 9.5 
5. if you could have pizza every day of the week, would you?: only if it had stuffed crust 
6. turn your music to shuffle and skip three songs.  thats your theme song for the week: illusion by one direction (good luck... haha!)
7. advice for someone feeling down?: do something that you love. listen to music, go outside, watch youtube, do something that'll distract you.
8. describe yourself in three words: shy, depressed, and youtube and music obsessed (more than three words. haha oh well)
9. best place you've ever been?: definitely Hawaii... or Chicago... or both 
10. something you're excited for?: the One Direction concert in july!!  

Thanks so much again for filling those out!

If any of you guys want to be interviewed, comment and I can send you some questions for a post! 

xxLizzie

Another 5 years

I'm so sorry, I know there was one of these the other day but I couldn't help but post about this one...

#5YearsSinceNiallsAudition

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5 years ago today there was a 16 year old boy named Niall Horan. Came from a sweet family in a small town and lived in a tiny house in Ireland. But this boy was special, as much as he liked sports, he liked to sing. He learned guitar at a young age and loved being in the spotlight. He had a great sense of humor and seemed perfect for such a role. 
A while later he found himself in a band. All because of the one day he got up on that stage in front of judges and sang. He gave us his voice and we gave him our hearts from day 1. 
He hasn't changed much, this kid. He's 21 and loves to sing. He plays guitar and has the best of times with his band now. There are many times I can prove why he is such an amazing person in general. 
And if I had to pick one person in the world to meet, it'd be him. Sometimes he is the only reason I (and lots of other people) smile. I think thats because of HIS smile. And if anyone ever doubts that my proof is that I'm here and I'm happy. 
Congratulations Niall. You made it. You took on the world with one short song and you didn't let us down. Not even once. I can't wait to see whats ahead!

Niall on the X factor 2010

                                                                                             

 Niall wearing a Wisconsin shirt

 Rehearsing a few months ago

 Their movie premiere right after he got his braces off :')  What a time to be alive...

Before the braces when he was 17 but looked 12

Thanks for bearing with me.  I'm gonna be interviewing someone this week with fun questions for a post so look out for that! 

xxLizzie

When you can't think of a post title.

For my birthday last month,  I picked out some things online to get from my parents.  Two of these things were poster collections. So finally yesterday, I got my two poster books each filled with wonderful, 28 double sided photos of my favorite people...

I didn't finish putting all of them up yet,  and quite  a few of these I already owned before yesterday.  As I'm losing space on my portion of my room, I started hanging them on the ceiling which looks pretty cool to be honest.   It was too dark in my room to take a picture with the light off, so there's a glare on two of the posters but otherwise thats it ^^
I also finally got my own copy of 'This is Us', One Direction's movie from 2013.
So theres my added pieces to my collection of 1D and 5SOS products!

Exciting news!  One Direction started writing their fifth album!!!  Believe it or not, I'm kind of excited to hear them without Zayn.  It'll be super interesting but their albums keep getting better and better so I cannot wait for this.
5SOS is still in the studio recording their second album.  They seem really excited to release it!  They've said the lyrics are really great so I'm sure they're doing their best.  And they've worked with a lot of other great bands too, so their sound is bound to be amazing!  Hopefully that comes out in late summer or something :)

xxLizzie

Still sad? Nope - The Fandom Betrayed..?

First, I apologize for all the One Direction posts.  There WILL be normal stuff again this week besides this.  I promise.  I just need to type this all out somewhere :P


You know, theres usually a good way to get over something sad that happened.  But not all those ways lead to anger.... this one did.  As you all know, when Zayn left One Direction I was devastated.  Now, me and pretty much the whole fandom don't even care because Zayn didnt leave to be normal, he's making music on freaking soundcloud with a rapper he was hanging out with in fall. And apparently a solo album was announced. 5 days ago we all accepted his choice.  Now, Louis tried to defend us with this tweet:

There we go, Louis telling him to just get out. The best part is, Louis' family tweeted him literally patting him on the back for his tweet, haha.
 Like why did Zayn choose some stupid rapper (RAPPER, REALLY??!!) over these 4 guys and us?

BETRAYED?!! I'm feelin' it.

But Zayn... wow.  I dont hate him but I'm disappointed in him. He really is letting us down so far.  He better clean this up real fast if this wasn't his true plan. He hasn't tweeted through all of this. The other 4 left are really being so nice to us it is unbelievable. <3  I cant imagine how sad they are, even more than the fans, yet they still get up and put on amazing shows every night. Like why'd he have to leave in the middle of a world tour?!!
Either way, the rest of them are being so good to us and we are being better to them too.  Like, so much respect for the other four.

Niall called us 'The Best fans in the world', Harry called us 'Legends', Louis called us 'Ultimate Fans, and Liam called us 'Heroes'. Zayn didnt say anything. We all loved him so much and nothing personally in return to the fans.

xxLizzie

Short post!

Yesterday I got my braces off!!

So heres a picture of my 'brand new' teeth!   I have to wear a retainer for 6 months but I love how they look :)

Ignore the mess in the background... and my posters...


Last night was funny and cheered me up; Someone on Twitter that I follow made up a hashtag, that ended up trending.  How cool is that? It was: #CarrotForANight
Meaning we'd pretend to be really new and fake 1D fans.  (We call those people carrots because of something in an old One Direction video.... we're really mean...)
So we pretended to be 'Carrots', as we call them.  It really cheered everyone up.  Instead of all this sad, depressing stuff.  And I have to say, Twitter today is a lot happier than it has been the past two days!

I know I've put this in a post before, but does anyone have any book suggestions for summer?  Thanks :)

I hope you all enjoy the weekend or if you are on spring break. Sorry this is so short.

xxLizzie

News!

I have some exciting news!!

On March 31st I am scheduled for the removal of my braces!
To be quite honest I love and take pride in those metal pieces cemented to my teeth for the past 3 years of my life. I've grown to enjoy my smile (a bit more colorful, usually blue or currently teal braces) with them. Also I think I've gained alot of tolerance for pain! And cleaning my teeth is a job!
I probably do more cleaning than I have to... but I actually love having braces. Now its time for them to come off! Its gonna be so weird to see my now, straight teeth without this stuff all over them. I can eat and bite sandwiches with my front teeth without fear of having bread stuck in them. What a relief.

I'll be taking some before and after pictures! It will be pretty interesting!

I guess I'll wait till I get them off to explain all the crazy stuff I have had done with my teeth!

Also, in a few days it is my SUPER GOOD friend and I's 3rd year anniversary of knowing eachother! Expect a really sappy post about our friendship next Tuesday. Haha.

And last but well... I guess not least, my birthday is like, really soon! Trying to come up with an interesting post rather than, "ITS MY BIRTHDAY".
So expect something then too ;).


xxLizzie

March

I actually wrote this post this morning and accidentally deleted it........... here we go again

March. Its already the 3rd month of the year.
The color green
Shamrocks
St. Patricks Day
My 16th birthday

I love March because its still wintry out but you get the feeling its spring. Even though I don't like spring and summer so much so I'm not really sure what I'm talking about...
Also, the birthstone is Aquamarine and I think its a really cool stone!
Not sure what is planned for these next few weeks but I do know that I want to actually try to get some good posts out here. Also I'm trying to compile a To Be Read list for summer, if you have any suggestions you think I'd be interested in, you a MORE THAN WELCOME to comment below! I'd love to check out a few book suggestions from you guys!

xxLizzie

Please read this post!

Hi everyone!

If you can tell, I lost a follower :( Oh well.
In the meantime of re-gaining that one person, I'd like to know more about all of you!
Even if you are a usual person who comments or if I read your blog. So comment below if you read this with your link if you have one! I want make sure I'm following all those following me who have blogs.

Hope you all had a nice weekend!

xxLizzie

Happy Valentines day!

Hey everyone!

Tomorrow or today depending on where you live... is that day of the year you have to accept that you're single and will be for probably a long time. You'll be looking at everyone else who actually does something on Valentine's day and wonder how they even got that far in life. But if you're like me, you probably won't care either because I'd rather be wishing ALL OF YOU A HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Thanks for being great followers! I hope I can accumulate many more. But for now, thanks for all the views and comments and reading my posts! Its very motivating!
So no matter what you're doing today, I just wanted to wish you all a nice day :)
Oh my gosh that rhymes....
xxLizzie

♚ World of Noise ♚

Hiiii
I don't know why, but I came up with this name  'World of Noise' while changing the name of my Tumblr blog earlier... and I thought I'd put it up here for a bit and see if I liked it.  So it may not be permanent but I just randomly came up with this and I'm comfortable with how it sounds so lets try it :)
Pretty sure I'll be keeping my URL, either way for convenience.
And look at the keyboard shortcut crowns!!! >>>>♚

xxLizzie

Its February! Wait, what?!

Wait, hold on......... January is behind us.  That was short... and February will be even shorter!  -_-

What happened in January? Not much, to be honest! This weekend I went on a nice retreat at Schoenstatt, a few days ago my new sister was born, Zayn Malik turned 22, Calum Hood turned 19 and yesterday Harry Styles turned 21 WHATTTT
Okay anyways, that's all I can think of.  And now we're into the 2nd day of February.
I'm really hoping to have a good, solid blog post, rather than small updates (which sometimes get the most views though). Something that you can take out of it... Like my Labels post from last month. (I mean if anyone got something out of it! Haha)

And to celebrate this month, heres a Valentines day cupcake!!! 

I hope you all can enjoy my plans for blogging this year :)

xxLizzie

Currently Compiling...

Hey everyone.

Currently I am trying to compile a bucket list for 2015!
There were some things that were exciting that happened last year, which I did not plan. But this year I want to see what I can come up with!
So that may or may not be one of my next posts!

Happy Friday!

xxLizzie