How to Make Boxed Cake Taste like Homemade

I saw this neat little trick while browsing through one of my favorite sights, Pinterest.

Its really quite simple.

Add a little something here.

Switch a little something there.

And Bam!

People wont even know you bought a boxed cake.

Now me personally, I made some yummy cupcakes with this recipe, as you can see above.

Now all you have to do is add one extra egg to whatever the recipe calls for, use milk instead of water (I prefer using almond milk), and finally use melted butter instead of oil ( I prefer to use oil, but that's how the recipe goes that I found). Then you cook is as directed by the box. Finally, decorate as desired.

See how simple was that?

 

Christmas list

So I usually have a hard time coming up with my Christmas list.

When its close to Christmas at least...

The whole rest of the year I know exactly what I want,

and what I cant afford.

This year I thought, I better get a start on that list before they even get Christmas decorations on the shelves.

So, you know, before Halloween..

Like most people I have a realistic list of things I would like, and my unrealistic list that I will probably forever want, and maybe a few things in the middle.

Lets start with my realistic list ( in no particular order) :

1. I want Rosetta Stone the French version. All 5 levels. I have always loved the french language and culture, and was lucky enough to take a few French classes in High School. With work and school now becoming a big part of my life and having to balance them out efficiently, it has been hard for me to take a french course at my college considering it is an everyday commitment. It doesn't stop me from trying each semester to get into it though! I've just heard such great things about Rosetta Stone I thought it would be a good way to keep me up to date in between semesters when I  am not able to take the course.
I looked it up on Amazon and eBay and it averages out to be about 150-250 dollars depending on New or Used, on whether I am able to find a collection of all 5 levels and so on.

2. Now this one is even more on the spendy side, at least I haven't been able to find a very cheap version..
I want Photoshop for my Mac. Photography has been a big passion of mine for a very long time. Last year my boyfriend bought me a Nikon D3200 for Christmas last year, and I have used it like crazy ever since. I also love to edit photos, I would always edit my selfies ever since they became important haha. Right now I'm stuck with a service called PicMonkey and although it works well for me I would love to expand my horizons in the editing world.
Looking it up on both Amazon and eBay this item comes to a whopping 300-600 dollars depending on the model and such.. I might put this one on my maybe list...

3. Now it's time to bring out my inner nerd... I want two Pokemon games for DS, one is a little bit older called Pokemon Soul Silver, and the other is brand new called Pokemon X. Pokemon games bring out my inner nerd. I will leave it at that...
That will cost about 110-120 for both.

Can't you imagine me??

New Side note to this one. Aparently I need a Nintendo 3DS to even be able to pplay Pokemon X so that is now added to my list. They're about 100-150 dollars

4.  I want a blue vintage moped. This has been a new desire to that has arisen inside of me just this last summer. I've noticed a lot more roaming around my town and it has caused an ich inside me to get one. If the gas mileage isn't convincing enough (100 miles on a 1 gallon tank) the look of them are amazing in my opinion. I can totally just imagine myself cruising around on one.

5. This next one is definitely on the maybe list.. I would LOVE to get a promise right from my boyfriend. Just to clarify the difference between an engagement ring and a promise ring is that a promise ring is simply that a promise to love that person and a way to let them know you care about them dearly; while an engagement ring is a proposal to that person that you want nothing more than to spend the rest of your lives with each other, and Him and I have been dating for 2 and a half years. I plan to marry him. See, you might be thinking to yourself "well why wouldn't you go for the big money, the engagement ring??" and to that I answer because I am only 18. Too many people believe that they need to get married as soon as possible just because they have been dating for so long or for whatever reasons they believe. My boyfriend and I both agree that if we plan to be together forever why push forth a marriage that neither of us nor our parents can afford?? I would love to go more in depth on this topic but I will wait for another time to dive  into that one.
I don't want anything too fancy, but every girl knows she loves her some jewelry. So a simple heart ring, no diamonds necessary. Just a promise to from him to me, and some new bling to show off. so the price is open.

Now lets get to the unrealistic list ( In no particular order) :

How can you resist!!!

1. I want a puppy!! As you may have seen in one of my previous posts I mentioned how I want a Mini Aussie (A miniature Australian Shepard) I have always wanted one and think they are beyond adorable. Luckily until I have a yard suited for a puppy, especially one that requires a large one to run in, I have a new kitten named Simon. You can see a picture of him and on a little farther down in my posts.

2. I want to travel to France!! As you saw above I am infatuated with the French Language and the French culture. Obviously considering I want to master the language. As everyone well knows travel is not cheap, and to travel to a place like France and be able to take in all its glory and beauty, you need at least 2 weeks to fully enjoy yourself. Besides who wants to take a 12 hour flight then turn right back around and take that flight again?? Long story short, I plan to do this at some point soon in my life but for now it can go on my unrealistic Christmas list.

3. Lets just say someone had a few G's to throw down so I could go on a shopping spree. Now come on how unrealistic is this really? I mean a couple thousand could go a long way if I really wanted it to. All I need is some caring, loving person who is willing to spend that sort of money on me. Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee.

4. Now this one may come across as a little depressing but I assure you it is for a good cause. I want to give all my friends an family a gift they would both love and be able to cherish for a lot time. Sadly I don't have that sort of money, I don't know very many people who do. I have this strange nitch where I super enjoy buying people gifts. Whenever I'm on vacation I spend more money on other people and gifts for them than I do myself. It's just something that really warms my little heart up.


Well I'm sort of stoked my realistic list is longer than my unrealistic.

This list will continue to grow right up until December where it will completely disappear from my mind forever; as it does every year for some damn reason. So as a token to my future self, you're welcome future self, I have made this list. I'm sure I will post an updated version as time goes by.

So I got to thinking, when making this blog I thought I was going to be an elegant writer, who could write paragraph after paragraph about my deepest thoughts an emotions.

But then I realize, my deepest thoughts an emotions do not occur in long extensive paragraphs. In reality, they are a bit choppy.

This is my dream puppy by the way. A Mini Aussie!

And surely are not elegant.

So in hopes of reaching out to people, I decided to open my mind to the world in a whole new way.

Besides, with our day an age peoples attention spans have gone down lower than a puppy's. As sad as it may come to some people, often time readers in our time don't want to sit down and read paragraphs upon paragraphs..

Even I need to learn to pick up a book once in a while.

So, in hopes of gaining followers, I bring to you...

my thoughts..

as they come too me..

in a slightly organized manor.

I hope you enjoy ☺

Comments welcome and encouraged.

Today is a good day to have a good day.

 

There's not much more too it. Today, of all days, is a good day to have a good day. Now how much more would your outlook change if you read this quote every morning before stepping out of bed. If this quote was on the background of your phone or computer screen. Maybe this isn't a phrase you need to hear every day; it may lose its power if you heard it everyday. Maybe this is a quote that you just need to be reminded of every so often, I know I do.

I am a typical girl. Soon I will be in full fledged adulthood. Like, it kind of scares me at times...

I have plenty of day where I just want to scream at the world. Like "hey world why do you have to make me feel so crummy. Not cool world...". But I will come across this quote every once in a while, that today is a good day to have a good day, and it makes me feel great. It reminds me that today is not a day worth wasting. That I should make the most of my day, as much as I possibly can. Although at times I wish I could run away, I realize that the worst day I have ever had I've made it through it, to today.

My kitten and I!

Meet Simon, he is my best friend.

New Beginnings

Hello, my name is Kassia, and this is my story. I hope you find it to be just dandi.

I've had a lot of new things come into my life lately: new job, new school (College! Whoop), new laptop, new kitten, new apartment, new found obsession with cooking, and so on and so forth. So I thought, why not start a new blog. I've attempted to make blogs before with no luck, but with all these new adventures entering my life I felt, why not? I've always been interested in documenting my life, the adventures I go on, the memories I create, to express my opinions when I feel strongly about them, maybe to teach someone something new, many things such as that. I may not have the most interesting life anyone has ever had but I can sure trick you into believing so with this blog.

Lucky for me I've had plenty of things stay consistent within my life; a few good friends, loving family, my handsome boyfriend, and so on... I feel that people find it hard to go through change. I often times find it terrifying, such as when I found out my grandma had developed cancer. Its hard to become comfortable and then to have that comfort tampered with. To have it possibly taken away. Life seems to come across much easier when you have no questions for it, when you feel you know all the answers you need to know to go about your day. I find it hard to find a person who does not find change even the slightest bit frightening. With High School done and over with I have been lucky enough to find change to be an exciting experience rather than a terrifying one; it helps too that the change has been more or less positive.

I hope you enjoy my blog, and I hope you have a wonderful and just dandi day! 

P.S If you are curious as to why I continually spell dandy* wrong, it is because I am in love with Dandelions and the symbolism behind them, I even have one tattooed on my back! I love using the phrase just dandy, and although I know that dandelion is spelled with an "e" I felt that the "i" was better suited for my taste.