Living for the Moment

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Delicious Bean Salad

Since summer is sooo hot i really love eating salads....and this one just so happens to be one of my favorites!
What you'll need:
1. A mixing bowl

2. Cutting board.

3. A knife (my personal fave is a santuki knife)

4. Canned black beans (drained & rinsed)

5. Canned chick peas (drained & rinsed)

6. Canned kidney beans (drained & rinsed)

7. A bell pepper (chopped)

8. A few celery stalks (chopped)

9. An onion (chopped)

10. Olive Oil

11. Dijon Mustard (about a teaspoon)

12. Red Wine Vinegar

13. Salt & Pepper (to taste)

THEN:
1. Add the dijon mustard, oil, & vinegar to the bowl..Whisk together
2. Add beans & veggies after you have rinsed & chopped them of course
3. Add salt & pepper to your liking
4. Mix together
5. EAT!!!!

It will look like the bean salad in the corner of the plate next to the zucchini & couscous

**OOPS!! I forgot about the olives!! Cut them in half and add them too**

Bisous Bisous, The Rockin GerRoccan: Arkia

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Thank God! We're blessed :)

Just this past week I found out about Youssef E. aka FouseyTUBE on youtube. WOW. That's all I can say. This guy has been blessed with an awesome sense of humor and the ability to make thousands of people laugh. I have watched EVERY single one of his videos & I can relate to many of them as I'm of Arab descent. BUT this video about being thankful for what we're blessed with really touched my heart. He makes a good point and after seeing this video I want to reach out the homeless man I often pass by while I'm on going and doing things in my neighborhood.

Here's the video I'm talking about
http://www.youtube.com/user/fouseyTUBE#p/u/16/Dhnu0i0Z_I0

Bisous Bisous, The Rockin GerRoccan: Arkia

Monday, July 25, 2011

ELF..again?!?

Before I left for vacation I placed an order with ELF (eyeslipsface.com) for their 7 year anniversary. I'm clearly trying to slowly own every item they sell..haha..I think I may be addicted!

I was a little disappointed in this order :( a few of the things I ordered weren't shipped because they were OUT of stock..if only the website had been accurate I would have ordered something else :/ and also a few of the lipsticks were broken (sad face). I've never had either of those problems before. So i guess I will let it slide.

Well I better get back to cleaning/organizing my shoe & make-up collections!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend. :)
I spent mine in Ohio at Cedar Point although it rained a lot of the weekend I still found time Friday night to enjoy some rides and Saturday to enjoy the water park :)

Bisous Bisous, The Rockin GerRoccan: Arkia

Thursday, July 21, 2011

BIG SPLURGE!

Since I WAS in the BIG apple after all I made some BIG splurges while I was there.
Undergarments/Swimsuit @ Linda's in Murray Hill $560.00
I'm obviously not going to post my undergarments hehe, but here is my lovely swimsuit!

Make-up @ Inglot Times Square...$9.80 for eyeliner & $33.75 for polish and eye shadow

Polish shade #851 it's a gorgeous black w/gold flecks.
Eyeliner Iridescent white #34
Eye shadow palette in #465, #441, #501
Vintage Necklaces from Bleeker St.... $30.00

THE PIECE DE RESISTANCE!!!!!

AC Gears Phosphor watch...$273.00

Ear Candling $50.00 w/tip can't remember the salon :/ it was well worth it! I can hear a lot better now and I finally got stubborn water out of my ear ;)

60 min Shiatsu massage can't remember the name of that place either $110.00 w/tip

Yes, I may have splurged, but I only splurged on items I CANNOT find at home! Isn't that whole the whole point of going away?!? Learning, seeing, eating, buying things you can't get at home?? Well the last 2 splurges I could easily get at home, but I don't usually do those things for myself. I don't even really get mani/pedis at home since I can do those myself!

Bisous Bisous, The Rockin GerRoccan: Arkia