Candy candy candy!!!!!

So now that I have devoured a years worth of candy in one day, I've been thinking about how to make the candies I so love. Where do I turn for this knowledge? Who will I ask about the culinary delight that is candy? Google of course! (Think about this... What did you do before google? I had to sit for days not knowing something then head to the library... Or call my dad.)

So here's what I found...

Recipe for homemade Almond Joy

at THIS fabulous blog

Yummy yummy yummy! Homemade Butterfinger!

Here!

My personal favorite bar.

Mmmmmmmm

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Mars Bar

Could it be possible? I have such a hard time finding these treats

that making them sounds fun!

This looks amazing. Homemade 

Twix!

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so the odds are in your favor!

Petroglyphs

Just a five minute walk from my house and I'm at the petroglyphs.  I figured this out last month which is really stupid because I've lived here for five years. Where was my head? I always thought you had to drive three miles down the road to get the trails at Rinconada Canyon, but no. You just have to walk a block and a half and cross the street. Now I know.

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Hard Way

I'm almost done with my General Education Associates! I went to my academic advisor today to try and figure out next semesters classes and found out I only need eleven more credits... That's like four classes. I am so excited! As soon as I have that in the bag it's bye bye community college, hello University of New Mexico, and the real work begins as I work toward a Doctorate in Psychology. It feels amazing to have a direction, something to work towards, something that will be rewarding to my family and myself and help others. This time last year I was working a job that made me miserable. I hadn't a clue what I wanted to be when I grow up. Well, I guess I can thank my miserable job for helping make a life changing decision. I'm not doing this the easy way, but hey! If it's not the hard way, it's not my way!

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So.... I'm thinking it's GIVEAWAY time. (CLOSED)

GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED

I"m giving away this adorable button ring!

This is a vintage glass button super cute with cherries on top

a way to keep summer with you year round!

Rules:

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Drawing will take place on November 6th

Good Luck One and All 

-Katharine 

working out

So I've been working out with my husband. Four days a week he puts me through the wringer on our Total Trainer. (He says it should be five but something always comes up thank god!)

The problem is, this is what I think about while working out. 

I wanna make them NOW!

I start thinking, hmmmm. what if you made little balls of cream cheese frosting, froze them, then wrapped the cake pop goop around them......

Then It's my turn to do pull ups on a setting I would rather not discuss and while doing my pull ups and chest presses I think back fondly on my oldest boys birthday cake.

Which was amazing!

The moistest chocolate cake with fluffy marshmallowy 7minute frosting and coated in ganche.

Then its time for more chest and back exercises because, today is chest and back day. And I fantasize about the turnovers I made this weekend. 

Thinking of their flaky buttery goodness sends a shiver down my spine while I do my best to choke down my protein drink that will leave my mouth tasting of artificial sweetener for the rest of the day.