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

Imagine this...

Take a few minutes to put yourself in the place I was last night...

Last night, the 25th of August was no normal Tuesday.  One Direction performed in Milwaukee for the first time in their 5 year history as a band.
As you know, I've been a fan and have supported them since 2011, parts of 2012 I wasn't because of pressure from people around me, Isn't that greatttt.  But guess what?  I don't care anymore of what anyone thinks of what I listen to or what I like.
Almost one year ago, October 2014, they announced they would be coming to Milwaukee, obviously I was excited and wanted to go.  Without going into detail of the months between October and May (not the greatest time of my life to be completely honest!!), I had some trouble actually getting someone to go with me. My wonderful friend agreed to go with me finally.  Our tickets arrived in May and I started counting down the days...

Last night it came to life.  Of course I still feel like it was a dream. The fact that they were in front of me is incredible.  My favorite songs live was just surreal.
Proud to admit, I cried almost the entire show and regret none of that. My arms hurt and I was thirsty and hungry but I gave it my all to really live in that moment because like I had prepared myself to be, it was the best day of my entire life.
I had never been so excited in my entire 16  years. Now, I have never been as sad that something was over or missed people so much.
The music, the people... just amazing.  (Living proof last night that Directioners aren't 12.  We were when we started liking them, obviously! Mostly everyone was my age or older!)
I know they say similar things each show, but the sincerity was real. They meant every word.  They really did love it here, I could tell.

Do you know what its like to have 4 favorite people that you have never met or until yesterday, seen, but completely trust them and love them more than anything else?  Well I do.  Because who was there when no one else was?  They were.  They may not know the details, but they realize that people feel this way and it makes them so thankful.  I could not ask for a better group of people to support and love. The awards we help them win by tweeting hashtags endless times a day, the songs we trend and get to the top charts without anyone else promoting it?  I love this family of Directioners and I love Harry. Niall. Louis and Liam more than anything.  They have made my life more exciting, given me something to really be passionate about and something that I have made so many friends through.  Think of all the lessons I've learned from just loving a band! Crazy. Maybe you think I'm overdoing it, but other people feel this way too and I cannot explain how happy I was last night to finally see them.

I am still in disbelief.
As a plus, Niall's hair was so fluffy and Louis had his the way I like it the most and Harry.. his hair is always perfect and Liam's is always in perfect place.  They all wore the outfits I had hoped they would, that was fantastic LOL.
And they played four different 5SOS music videos before and I got to see them on the big screen <3
And when Harry threw water into the crowd from his bottle, I was hit with it... I'VE BEEN GIVEN NEW LIFE :')

They talked about our state and that they loved it here.  They talked about cheese and the Packers and how excited they were.  They said they loved us and were so thankful.  And I knew they meant it.

I wish I could thank them personally, but until that day I'm gonna keep doing what I am now.



Here are the best of the terrible quality pictures I took!

I don't think I will ever get used to the fact I. SAW. THEM.
Unbelievable.  Best day of my life <3

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

Updates and (LATE!) July faves!

Hey everyone.

Thank you SO much for 83 follows.  It means so much to me!

So. I think I can take a moment to share my thoughts on 1D's new single 'Drag me Down',

Its so well written, their harmonies are amazing and the overall song is kind of a 'feel good' song.  They all LOVE the song and were so excited to release it!  Now I get to hear this song live too, and I AM SO EXCITED because the YouTube video of their first performance of it is amazing.  I'm in love with this song, really.

Tomorrow. the video for 5SOS 'She's kinda Hot' is released! I posted my thoughts on that song before and I loveeee that song to pieces.

Tuesday I leave for vacation until the 13th and I hope I can update during that time.  I WILL try to be posting on Instagram throughout my trip, so please follow me if you're interested!  My username is lizziew99.

Okay, time for my favorites!

• Song - She's kinda Hot or Drag me down... OF COURSE
• Movie - Once again, I did not see any new movies. :P
• Outfit - My black skater skirt with my navy blue ringer tee. 
• Nail polish color - Grey
• EOS - Tangerine
• Fruit - Blueberries
• *NEW QUESTION - Drink - Green tea, which I've been trying to drink every day!  

I hope you all enjoy this month as summer starts to come to a close... so soon. 

Summer flew past but I really accomplished so much and I had  a lot of great, fun and fulfilling experiences.  

I can't wait to share a whole rundown of pictures and favorite parts of my summer at the end of this month!!  

Until soon, 

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

June favorites!

I think we can all agree, this year has been going much too fast!  I've had some great experiences but I wish it wouldn't whip past!  Here is my day late June favorites list!  Happy July!!!

Song- Hmmmmm Dreaming by Smallpools or Demi Lovato's brand new song 'Cool for the summer'. Which is a total summer jam by the way.

Movie- Okay I'm pretty sure it was last month that I finally saw Big Hero 6.  It was alright.  But I'm just gonna say the WWA 1D concert film.........

Outfit- So I have this new shirt, its white and kind of cropped and it says Coffee plus WiFi equals perfect and then a coffee cup with WiFi signals <3

Nail Polish color- Just pulled out my favorite blue color the other day!

EOS- Mint wins again!

Fruit- Strawberries because, why not?

Quote- 'When someone tells you it can't be done, it's more a reflection of their limitations, not yours'


There you have my mini favorites list.  I hope you all have a great start to this month!

P.S. Only 54 days until ONE DIRECTIONNNNNNNNNNNNN

WAIT.  ONE MORE THING.  Not sure if I notified anyone here but I'm planning on having a giveaway when I reach 100 followers. Thats 23 more follows.  I'm planning on picking the prize on depending who wins. Maybe merchandise of some kind, etc.  I am not totally positive that I can offer this to out of country readers because of shipping costs, etc. but I'm seeing what I can do.  I have promoted this on twitter a lot and gained a few follows. But if you are interested, keep a lookout for 100 follows and share my blog link so that I can have this giveaway!  It means a lot to me.  Thank you!

xxLizzie

May Favorites

May has come to a close and next is the busy busy BUSY month of June!  Here are my favorites for the month:

Song - Hard to choose, I listened to a lot of different music this month but maybe something by Halsey or Bea Miller.

Movie - It seems like forever ago when I saw it, yet it was just early this month, Avengers 2 definitely.

Outfit - The shorts I bleached and a top, separately, my Harry Styles shirt is always a big winner :D

Nail polish color - I have this really nice deep-ish pink color that was great for this month.

EOS - The mint one!

Fruit - Ummm Watermelon!

Quote - "The things you are passionate about are not random, they are your calling" -Anon

If you have suggestions for adding to my favorites list, comment!

xxLizzie

Dyeing hair

Lets start off this post by thanking my inspiration for this post of course, Michael Clifford of 5SOS (aka my style icons haha). Once again dyed his hair. It was blue and now its black and oh my goodness it looks spectacular...

Anyways, yesterday I lightened my sisters hair with lemon juice and colored mine with... wait for it... COFFEE. I was covered in coffee from literally spooning it onto my hair...ummm...
I have tried and tried to get the last of my blonde highlights from last summer out out. No luck. But my hair is really soft and smells great hahaha. Im going to try it again soon.
You just soak your hair in strong, dark coffee for an hour.

Have any of you ever dyed your hair?

xxLizzie

Pretty much the most exciting news EVER.

Yesterday was a day of relief.  Anyone wanna guess what happened...?  

After a loooong 6 months of knowing 1D was coming to Milwaukee, I FINALLY got my tickets.
I am pretty sure I can say I worked super hard for this.  Trying to get someone to go with me, trying to get money, trying not to die while doing that... well it paid off!!!  Because I have 2 tickets for Section R row 22 for ONE DIRECTION ON THE ROAD AGAIN TOUR 7PM AUGUST 25TH 2015 MILLER PARK MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN!!!!!!!!!!

Sooo many people get to go see 1D every time they tour and lots of people who hardly like them get front row tickets.  Thats not fair.  I mean lets be honest here, how would you feel if there was some people you've never met you can legitimately say have pretty much saved your life and keep you sane and you can't afford to even be in the same room as them??  Then after much hard work you FINALLY get a chance to see them.  They have made you laugh and smile and if you cry, its about them!
At this point I am more relieved than excited!
Even though I won't be able to meet them, I cannot believe I am actually going to see them live.
I have been so so so worried about this for such a long time.  I really don't want anything right now but this.  If I have to live in a dumpster I guess I'd be kinda okay with that hahaha.  I mean even if you don't like One Direction, seeing them live still has to sound pretty cool, right?

And also, I ordered a new phone so now I can snapchat and go on Instagram again!!! :D

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

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

One of the Greatest

Hey guys!  So today is just a kind of special day.  Its 5 whole years since Harry Styles auditioned for  the X factor. 
Harry tweeted this today: 
"It's been five years. Thank you for all your support so far. Isn't it lovely. H"

Harrys Audition is here <<< if you've never seen it before.  


I just copied and pasted below something I tweeted by using twitlonger: 

#5YearsSinceHarrysAudition

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Harry Styles. Was 16 and worked in a bakery. Had great parents and probably a beautiful childhood alongside his older sister. Can you imagine though... what it felt like step on that stage. Clearing your voice on last time and singing just a few lines of a song.
But look Harry, you made it. One of the most well known people on the planet. A beautiful voice and definitely a wonderful rolemodel. Congratulations Harry. In just 5 years, which is a long time when you think about it, you have touched hearts and saved lives, spent time with people who needed it and done great things, achieved and reached your dreams. You have wonderful life experience.
What more could you want in someone to look up to.
Harry Styles. 21 and travels the world with his friends and writes words that save lives and has fun and gets up on stage almost every day of the year, it seems. Has great parents and probably the most beautiful life we may never get to see inside of. But he'll always be a part of our lives, growing up and learning to live life, alongside someone (far away, yes) called Harry Styles.

Harry in 2010 and X Factor

Harry in Africa in 2012

Onstage 2015

Onstage 2011

Concert this year

Harry last summer

From a small stage and judges, to this... 

5 years ago he was reaching across the counter of a bakery and now he's reaching over the stage to the people who put him where he is.

 He gave us a smile, and shares his talents. You can hate him or love him, but Harry Styles (I think at least)  is one of the most amazing people. 

xxLizzie

Buying One Direction ? +more

Day 2 of One Direction without Zayn Malik.

The day started out pretty depressing on Twitter.... until the fandom decided we could RAISE MONEY AND BUY One Direction. If all 23M or how many of us donates $37 we could buy them...?  Extremely questionable.... but someone just donated $300.  Well I hope you don't miss your $300 if we can't buy them.  This is insane.  I'M STAYIN OUT OF THIS ONE.

Also today, Zayn went to a studio.  Which of course we are all mad about since Zayn claimed he wants to have a normal life, well then buddy, why are you walking into a recording studio........


In the middle of the night, the other 4 boys tweeted. Harry and Niall pretty much said they loved us.  Liam said he was happy to be in bed after a long day and then posted an old picture of himself to cheer us up.  Louis said this is just making them try even harder to create good music for us now.  


In any case, I'm still upset over this and will be.  I'm staying out of donating money... thats just insane...
But I am getting my braces off today... but thats not making me any happier.


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