Super Easy Suffed Peppers

I made some stuffed peppers this morning and wanted to share the recipe with you all :) 

I am constantly trying new things in my peppers but I think I found a favorite. 

• 1 package Lean Ground Turkey 
• 1 can Black Beans 
• Half a bag of Mushrooms (one bowl)
• Italian Seasoning 
• Garlic and Herb Seasoning 

400° for 35 minutes and literally, that's it. No fancy bread crumbs or rice. I feel the mushrooms do an excellent job of being a "carby" substitute. I don't add cheese because I don't like it. I probably would have added a can of diced tomatoes had I had any but oh well. Still delicious. I'll be eating these for lunch the rest of the week.

Hope you enjoy and this post inspires you to be creative with your peppers!

Samantha 

What's in My Makeup Bag

I don't know if I've done one of these but if I have here is an updated version :)
So I'll start with my organization of makeup because this is like a three step process. First, I have drawer organizers with drawers of foundations, lipsticks, eyeshadows, concealers, etc.  (I believe I have a past post about that). These are the things I will switch out and into my makeup bag depending on the season, my mood, the occasion. And then I have a "to-go" bag that I will pull to take with me on the go for everyday. There will be a follow up "What's in My 'to-go' Makeup Bag" at some point.
I hope that wasn't confusing! But today you'll be seeing the bag that sits on my counter with my most used items right this minute.

Okay! So now I'll just list what's in there kind of in order pictured from left to right- 

Bare Minerals Touch Up Veil in Medium 

Sonia Nashik Randiant + Tinted Moisturizer in Linen 

ELF Powder Brush 

Beauty Blender Sponge 

Paula's Choice Clear Ultra-Light Daily Mattifying Fluid 

Urban Decay Perversion Mascara 

Make Up For Ever Smoky Extravagant Mascara 

City Color Be Matte Lipstick in M7 Cappuccino 

Instant Age Rewind Dark Circle Eraser in 20 Light Pale 

NYC Sun 'n' Bronze Bronzing Powder in 706 

Hamptons Radiance  

Clinique Moisturizing Gel 

ELF Small Stipple Brush 

ELF Small Angled Brush 

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer in Medium/Deep

Crown Brush C476 Crease/Shadow Brush 

Senna Mineral Eyes Shadow Trio in Cocoa Nudes (I use one of the colors here for my brows) 

Bare Minerals 5 in 1 BB Advanced Cream Eyeshadow (Don't know the color. I recieved it in an Ipsy bag. I use it as a eye lid primer)

Crown Brush Powder Brush 

Revlon Photoready Eyeshadow in Impressionist 

Clinique Pore Refining Solution 

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NW20 

Benefit High Beam 

Skyn Glacial Cleansing Cloths 

These are the things I reach for most often when doing full makeup so I leave the bag on the counter. Again, I take specific things out when I'm on the go. If you have any questions about anything please leave a comment. 

Thank you for reading, 

Samantha 

Watercolor and Some Inspiration

Every year, the school I work for closes for half a week for back-to-school cleaning and organizing and we have an in-service which usually consists of some type of team building or class. This year it was an art class with a Child Development teacher at a local community college. One of the assignments was to think back to a time during our childhood and visualize a self portrait. It didn't have to be our face; it could be a location or something physical. Next we were to cut out a piece of black paper. In no type of pattern, just cut. Once we were finished the professor handed us a piece of watercolor paper, a paint pan, and glue stick and asked us to glue the pieces of black paper into the self portrait we saw in our minds and then paint around the black paper with the watercolors. 

Every summer growing up my sister and I would stay with my uncle in Pacific Beach, CA at his condo for one or two weeks. We basically lived at the beach the time we were there and this is what I pictured when the professor asked us to go back to a memory of our childhood. After I cut out my pieces I realized there was this strange llama/dog/horse looking shape I had cut out. I decided I would make that piece my corgi, Clementine, because she ties in to the previous beach scene I had remembered. I love to take her to the beach.

The sun, the ocean, and Clementine.

Clementine at the beach! Derp!

After we watercolored that day, I found some inspiration to watercolor paint myself. It's funny because my entire life my grandmother has always pushed me to paint. Any kind of paint. Watercolor, oil, acrylic. It didn't matter as long as I was painting. She is a painter and I guess wanted to push her love on to me. Because she pushed and pushed, I believe I never really gave it a shot. That and I am not a creative person AT ALL so I figured, why try?

I went to Michael's yesterday and picked up a watercolor pad and some brushes. This morning I looked on Pinterest for some ideas and found a beautiful picture of poppies and decided to give it a go. I'm proud to say I actually really like it and I'm quite proud of myself. 

Watercolor poppies.

The only thing I would change would be the two randomly large ones at the bottom :/

I posted this photo onto my Instagram after and a lot of people have liked and commented about how I should frame it. I'm happy with how my first try has turned out.

Moral of the story?: As Nike says, "Just do it." JUST DO IT. I don't think I would have picked up a brush and painted hadn't I taken that in-service but you can. You can try right now if you'd like. You might be surprised with the outcome :)

Have a wonderful day,

Samantha