Friday, January 21, 2011

Sorry!

Jeeeeeez louiiseee!!! HEY GUYS! i KNOW i haven't posted a a trilliion bajillion years. Too busy! Ahha. I just wanted to say hi to you guys!! I posted a couple new videos. Can you let me guys know if you want me to do a vlog on my channel or start a separate channel?


QUESTION OF THE BLOGPOST: What's new in your life?


HUGE LOVE AND LOTS OF HUGS,


Uma


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Thursday, January 6, 2011

5 Things You May Not Know About Me!

A Fun Blogpost, I thought. Do one and link it to me so I can read it!


#1) I love WWE! (World Wrestling Entertainment!)
HEY, don't tell me it's fake! I won't believe it! A lot of people thing this is a boy-show to watch, like how Gossip Girl is a show gals watch. That is NOT true! I watch it, and I know a couple of women who do too! It is SO addicting! My favorite wrestlers:
-JOHN CENA! <3
-Evan [air]BOURNE!
-John Morrison!!!!
-Rey Mysterioooo!
-Randy Orton
-Kofi Kingston!! YEH YEH!
I pretty much like any wrestler who seems nice, but John Cena is my fav! HAHA!


#2) I have the ability to LAUGH at anything!!!!
What, it's true! I laugh at the dumbest things and of course, at the wrong times -.- But I think it's a great quality as well because you can make anyone feel ood about themselves, because they think they're funny. HAHA! Sometimes I laugh if someone falls, and I feel SO bad!!!!! But it just slips out! Has that ever happened to you?! 


#3) I'm pretty Crazy/Optimistic/OBNOXIOUS.
Part of this has to do with my CRAZY laugh!!!! In fact, My sister SERIOUSLY thinks I'm clinically insane! Hehe.. whoops!    Around my best friends is when I get really crazy! On my old youtube channel which I "co-owned" with my friend, we DANCED at THREE IN THE MORNING on the second/vlog channel!!! I have no problem expressing my personality!! :D


#4) I LOVE Romantic Comedies!
Haha.... yes(((:
-Life As We Know It
-Just Friends
-The Proposal
-The Back Up Plan
-Labor Pains
-Definitely, Maybe
-27 Dresses
-The Devil Wears Prada
-The Ugly Truth
Yeah pretty much anything with SEXY(: Ryan Reynolds, and Katherine Heigl is cool too. Have suggestions? Comment below PLEASE!(:


#5) I'm a SERIOUS Chocoholic! 
No exaggeration intended! It's true! the word "Chocaholic" (yes... spelled wrong D:) was in my very first email! I don't like dark chocolate though. I like M&Ms and Hershey's Bars. Have you tried the Hershey's Cookies&Creme Bar? Yummyy!
Chocolate is okay once in a while, but if I want to stay healthy then I need to lay off the chocolate!


Hope you guys enjoyed that fun little Segment! And hopefully you know me a little better! Agree with anything up there?


Question of the Blogpost: What are 5 things people may not know about you?


I can't wait to read the comments/responses!


HUGE LOVE AND LOTS OF HUGS
-Uma



















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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Glow Draw!

Just having too much fun with the Glow Draw/Glow Paint Iphone application! Enjoy!










Question of the Blogpost: What do you like to do in your spare time?

HUGE LOVE AND LOTS OF HUGS
-Uma









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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Fun&Easy Recipes Anyone Can Do!

Yay for cooking!


I'm really getting a hang of this blogging things btw! I'm learning how to edit and change formats, and it's prettttyyy cool! ( : Also, I found out that you can set a post to publish on a different day! For example I can write a post on Tuesday and it will be posted on Thursday and I don't even have to turn my computer on! It's pretty fun to blog about life, and even if you don't have ANY followers, (like me!) it's still so fun to post! It's like your own online diary! Anyways, I've been having a lot of fun with this and I encourage anyone to make one of their own! 


ANYWHOO, back to the point of this blogpost! On the blogpost I posted on 1.2.11, I had said one of the career possibilities I was looking towards was being a culinary chef! Well, I love cooking, and food (:D), but I'm not a great chef! Well, I do have some speciality dishes (that I am about to show you), but otherwise, i can't cook unless I have directions. And I follow the directions, until I get really comfortable with the recipe and add my own special touches!


So here we go!


#1) Berry&Banana Smoothie Serves 1 or 2
What you'll need:
-3-5 ice cubes
-1 ripe or overripe banana
-1/2 Cup of Frozen or Fresh Berry Mix (Strawberries/Blueberries/Blackberries/Raspberries)
-1/2 Cup of Milk
-2 Tablespoons of Honey (Varies depending on taste!)
1- Get your blender ready! Clear out a space for your preparation. Wash your hands, and tie up long hair!
2- Put all your ingredients in the blender, with the exception of the honey. P.S., you can measure your ingredients by filling your cup with 1/3 of the berry mix and the second third with milk (you have to do these two separate times though! Anyways, blend on high until its mostly mixed with a few lumps. Add the honey and then finish blending!
-Pour into your glass, add a cute swirly straw, and enjoy!!
I LOVE this recipe! It's a quick fix for sugar and it's VERY healthy! You can make this when your friends come over, and make it look SO fancy! The only not-so-good thing about this is that the smoothie melts quickly. (Because of the milk?) Yummyy. If you like tangy smoothies instead of sweeter ones, sub the milk with Orange Juice and the berries with peaches/raspberries/grapefruit. I'm not and OJ fan, and i like my sweeter smoothies, so the one with berries is what i normally do.












#2) Easy Bake Pistachio Cake
What you'll need:
-Betty Crocker cake mix (Yellow OR white)
-2 eggs
-Follow directions for amount of oil and water from the box
-A box of Jello Pistachio Pudding Mix
-Pam/butter/oil for your baking pan
-Optional: Nuts of your choice. (I like walnuts and pistachios.) You can also add chocolate chip morsels. Use semisweet.

1- In your mixing bowl, beat the eggs with the water and oil for a few seconds, until the yolk is broken
2- Add the cake mix. Beat the cake mix with the eggs, water, and oil until you get a smooth batter. (Try not to eat any!! :D)
3-Finally, add the pudding mix and beat it in until it is fully mixed.
4-If you don't want to add nuts or morsels, you can spray/coat your pan, pour in the the batter, and bake for time directed on the back of the box. *Tip: If you are using a spray on oil (ex: Pam) then spray your pan right before you add the batter, and go around the pan twice. (make sure you get into every crevice!) If you do this before, then the excess oil will drip to the bottom and there'll be pools of oil. (EW!) If you are rubbing butter all over, butter your pan before you start crackin' your eggs. 
Optional 5- If you want to add nuts or chocolate chips, first prepare them the way you want. (Crush your nuts into little bits?) *Tip Then, take a tbsp of REAL flour and put it in a ziploc. Add any toppings and shake for a few minutes. Then, dump into your batter. Take a wooden or rubber spatula and GENTLY mix in so you won't break the chocolate chips. The flour technique is used so that the nuts/chocolate chips wont sink.
6-Bake for the same amount of time
7-After the cake is finished baking, poke it with a toothpick to make sure it's done all the way through. Let it cool for 15-30 minutes, and enjoy!
My mom's original recipe!! Yummy! Haha! These are great for parties because they are so easy to make and they taste SO good! Top it off with icing to really finish it off! :D














#3) Spaghetti and Turkey Meatsauce Serves about 3
What you'll need:
Spaghetti:
-One small box of Barilla spaghetti, wheat or flour. (The brand doesn't matter, this is just the one that I use!
-Tsp of oil
-Pinch of Salt
-Water
Sauce:
-1/2 of a small red onion
-Microwaveable turkey meatballs (Around 7)
-Small bottle of Prego tomato&basil sauce (Again, the brand doesn't matter. You can use regular sauce too, but I like the basil in mine.)
Pasta:
1- Fill up a pot with water and boil with a pinch of salt and a tsp of oil.
2-Once the water is boiling, add the pasta and cook according to directions
Sauce:
-3 While the pasta is cooking, warm up several meatballs according to the directions on the package. 
-4 While those are warming up, finely chop up half of a red onion, add a couple tsps of oil into a pot, and add the onions. Cook for 2 minutes.
-5 Pour about half of the sauce in your jar into the pot with the onions. Stir occasionally :D
-6 When the meatballs are done warming up, add them to the warmed up sauce&onions and take a wooden spatula and grind the meatballs. Don't make them into bits that are too small though!
-6 Cook for around four minutes, or until you drain out your pasta.
-7 You can keep the sauce and pasta separate or mix them together. Add pepper and garnishes if you want, and you're set to go!
One of my favorite dishes EVER! I would eat this everyday for bfast/lunch/and dinner!!! SO deliiiicious! There are never leftovers for this one either! Ahh! So yummy I want some spaghetti right now!!!!!


Good Luck!!!


Question of the Blogpost: What is your favorite dish to eat? Do you know how to make it? Do you like to cook?
Can't wait to read the responses!


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Monday, January 3, 2011

Shopping, Managing Money, & Hauls!

Most girls love shopping! No, I'm NOT discriminating... I know a lot of guys who like to shop too! Shopping is fun, and fashion is a way to express your personal style and personality. Some people really care about the way they look/dress, while others will throw on anything clean! However, the way you dress doesn't define who you are or the way you act. Clothing and accessories are material items used to express personal taste,  just like makeup or the shoes you wear!

I am one of those people who like shopping, and can spend hours in the mall and just buy a few things! I like to try and spend my money wisely.  The way I like to manage my money is taking two separate jars and labeling them SPEND and SAVE. There are different ways to make money, for example doing chores or babysitting your neighbor. As soon as you get you money/paycheck, put 50% of the money into the Save jar, and 50% in the spend jar. I got this idea from Seventeen magazine. You can use the money from the spend jar when you go to the movies or the mall with your friends, and you can used the money from the save jar to buy your family birthday presents or holiday gifts.

I don't know about you, but I love watching Hauls! Hauls are videos/posts when people share or show what they bought after a shopping trip. Hauls can range from showing Clothes, to makeup, to kitchen appliances! If you ever make a haul video, please youtube message me your video so I can watch it!
Some people don't like hauls because they think people are bragging about how much money they spent.  I don't believe anyone would make a haul video to brag! I mean, why would you??? The reason I make haul videos is because I'm excited at what I bought and I want to share awesome deals and cute outfit ideas with you guys! Lately, I've been hitting the mall a lot with my friends, and I filmed a few hauls!

Forever 21&Aeropostale Haul!


Forever 21 is a GREAT store with CUTE clothes! I bought only a few things from there.... yet I guess I rambled a lot in this video because it's about 8 minutes long. Teehee.... :D

Bath & Body Works Haul!


Honestly, who DOESN'T like B&BW? I LOVE that store! My friend literally had to DRAG me out of that store! We went in on the day of the Semi-Annual Sale and there were CRAZY deals! Gift baskets, normally ranging from $60-$110 were $25!! Lip gloss, which is about $7 was $2!!! My friend bought awesome stuff, and I felt like my money was well spent! The video got cut off, for some annoying reason, but all is well because everything I bought is listed in the description bar of the video. (But you have to go to YouTube to view it.

Anywhooo, don't you guys love sales? Sure, the store can get a little crazy, but it's probably worth it since you are saving money! It's a good habit to decide what stores you want to go to before going to the mall, so you can search online to print out coupons!


Question of the Blogpost: Do you like to shop? If so, what are your favorite stores?

I had fun with this blogpost! I really like this new blogging thing, and I hope anyone who reads this enjoyed it.

HUGE LOVE AND LOTS OF LOVE ––Uma




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Sunday, January 2, 2011

My New BLOG!, 2011, YouTube

Okay, so this is SO new to me! But I have always wanted a blog to just talk/discuss life! I still need to figure this out a little bit, but so far, the steps they gave me have gotten me this far! Just wanted to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Can you believe it's 2011?! I can't! 2010 was an okay year, so let me reminisce...:
-Made a youtube channel and starting posting beauty videos (makeuponmyvanity)
P.S. I deleted that channel, so you won't be able to find it :( my new channel is:
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-Made a Boutique! (Make one! It's like your own personal shopper!):
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whoo hoo! These are SO worth the investment!
-Got my first REAL I-Pod (4th generation)–– any ideas for fun apps? I have pointless ones, but they're fun to pass time with. All the apps I have are free, and my I-Pod isn't jailbroken!

Apps: Skype, Remote, Talking Prez, Chippy Talk Free, Talking Tom, IWallpapersHD, Tap Tap Revenge 4, DoodleBuddy, Glow Paint, Fat my Face free (ha ha ha... its a long story!!), Angry Birds Lite (this is just a demo of the game with the first four levels), photo editor (I don't recommend this app, there's not much you can do on it!! D:), JellyCar (This game is SO HARD!), FingerScan (This is actually pretty cool! But I don't know if it is accurate! :P), Sandwich Maker (For when I'm Hungry!), Word Warp (Addicting!)


-Made New Friends! ––– It means so much to have every single friend that I have!
Friend: A familiar or helpful thing, one who gives support in a time of need
Everyone needs a friend!
-Found some of my favorite shows!––Law&Order: Special Victims Unit (addicting!!), Outsourced (HILARIOUS! Ben Rappaport, anyone?), Sing-Off (SO AMAZING! go to my Favorites on my youtube channel and you can see my favorirte groups! You can even get their songs on Itunes!), Degrassi (New Season coming soon! YAY!)
Can't wait for the next season!
Law&Order: SVU!!
NBC's Outsourced
Yay for teen drama!


-Turned my life around!– So maybe I didn't do a 180 degree turnaround, but I did read some books that you would find in the self-help section! I tried not to get books that were too "God" related. YES, I do believe in God, but since not all people do, I wanted a book that I could share with anyone, and that anyone could relate to!
My FAV: (not done with reading it BTW) Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Teens- Richard Carlson, Ph.D. (This is a series! So he has Don't Sweat the Small Stuff (Original), Don't Sweat the Small Stuff about Money, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work, etc! PLEASE check him out! These books will change the way you think of life! (In a GOOD way!))


-Started thinking about what I want to do in life! My top picks: Lawyer, Psychologist, Culinary Chef, & Teacher.

Those are pretty much the BIG things! 


Question of the Blogpost: What did you accomplish in 2010? What's your New Year Resolution?
Mine was to be nicer, and to stay optimistic and positive, even in hard/frustrating situations. Oh, and to VOLUNTEER more! A blogpost is DEFINITELY coming up on how teens can volunteer to help their community and environment! I am looking towards a GREAT 2011, and I wish you guys the best of lucky on your 2011!!


XOXO-Uma


P.S.: Just letting you guys know that I uploaded two haul videos yesterday! Please check them out! Thanks! AND filming a WinterTime Skincare Video[POSTED!]! Will do a blogpost on that later! BTW, The video gets CUT OFF at the end. Sorry. *UGH TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES!*




HUGE LOVE AND LOTS OF HUGS
-Uma





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