Blog Stats: 2014 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Click the link below to see the whole report. Let me know where I can improve – what do you want to see? What do you like? What don’t you like? I want to hear from you!

Here’s an excerpt:

A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,000 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.

A homegrown garden

DSC_0978Early last fall, when everything was still alive, I decided to take some photos of our garden and flowers around the house. Here are some of the photos I came up with.

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DIY: Chocolate Bowls

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Even though I hate chocolate, I decided to venture into the DIY chocolate baking/cooking zone and attempt (key word here) to make a chocolate bowl.

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Five goals for 2015

Another year has come and gone and I still haven’t made a resolution. I’m not usually one for resolutions, seeing that the majority of people give up within the first two weeks into the new year. Instead, I want to set aside five goals for the year – five things I want to (and know I can) accomplish.

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Recipe: Fun Cheesy Bread

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With the New Year around the corner, many of you might be hosting parties or just celebrating with friends and family. Either way, you are going to want something awesome to eat. And what’s better than bread stuffed with cheese?

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Racism is everywhere and we can’t stop it

Racism.

With all of the media coverage of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Eric Garner in New York, and many others, it’s a pretty timely topic. Everyone is up in arms about police brutality and stereotyping African Americans, but what about the rest of us? And what about racism in other areas, like schools and stores?

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Recipe: Non-Alcoholic Mexican Horchata

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I stumbled across this recipe a few months ago when trying to find a way to make a fun non-alcoholic drink. Surprisingly, I actually really enjoyed this one. Here’s what you need to make a non-alcoholic Mexican Horchata!

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How to survive finals

It’s that time of year again. Where college students across the nation attempt to cram all of the information they should have learned through out the semester. Where college students forgo sleep in an attempt to use all of their remaining time before their demise. Where college students flock to the library to try to find the best study table like people fighting over electronics during a Black Friday sale.

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How to tell if you are turning into a common white girl

In my almost four years of college, I think I’m starting to turn into a “common white girl.” I also dressed up as one for Halloween – the costume was a hit, so I guess I did it right!

So how do you know you are becoming one? Here are five warning signs:

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Quitting is never okay

Taking a break from the photo-filled, light-hearted posts to write about something that I’ve faced a lot through my life. And that’s the decision to quit something.

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