My Healthier Blueberry Muffin Recipe

So I am mainly writing a post about these because I'll completely forget the recipe :) (which I already did the first time I made these. Then I couldn't find the recipe I used, so I tweaked the ingredients of another recipe I had found).

Preheat over to 325 degrees.

Dry Ingredients:
1 cup All Purpose Flour
1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 cup Sugar
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1/2 tsp. Salt

Wet Ingredients:
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 Tbsp. Ground Flaxseed (mixed with about 4 Tbsp. Water)
2 Tbsp. Melted Butter (this is one I might work on possibly working out of the recipe)
1 tsp. Vanilla

Blueberries (I left this measurement open ended because I tend to add what I feel like. This time I used about 1/2c - 3/4c of fresh washed blueberries and about 1/2c of frozen small wild blueberries.)
You can probably also do this with any other type of berry that you wish.

Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl, and the wet ingredients in another. For the ground flaxseed, I mixed in a separate small dish and let it sort of gel before adding it to the other ingredients. Then add the wet ingredients  into the dry and stir together until everything is combined. Stir as little as possible. You want everything combined, but you don't want to over-mix. Fold in the blueberries.

Scoop into greased or lined muffin tin. This will make 12 muffins but I overloaded mine and only got 10. Those 10, slightly overloaded muffins cooked perfect in 25 minutes in my oven. If it had made 12, I would have checked them at 20 minutes.

These muffins are dense. You can feel the weight when you hold them. That means I only need 1 for breakfast to feel full. They are just sweet enough. I do not even need butter with them.

I have pictures that I will upload soon. I will also work on a non-guaranteed calorie count.

Ipsy - April 2014 - Mini Reviews

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Ipsy - Cailyn Tinted Lip Balm is NOT Full Size

I keep seeing this and I do not understand how it hasn't come up before.

The Cailyn Tinted Lip Balm you receive is not full size. I mean first off, look at it. It is only filled half way. And that's with it pulling away from the sides. If you ever paid $19 and received something half full you wouldn't be happy would you?

Second - It states that it is .14oz or 4g.
BUT
Look at the Mica Beauty Tinted Lip Balm (which is the exact same product, that's another story). The same we received was 2.5g. The Cailyn should be almost double the size. But when you compare the two, they are either the same size or the Cailyn one is smaller. It is not BIGGER than the Mica product. The full size Mica Beauty one is 4g (same size as Cailyn) and in the same package as the Cailyn.

Finally, there is the YouTube video by Nix92585 for the Cailyn Acid Pink tinted lip balm, and right in it she states the one she received in her Ipsy has half the amount. Here

[Edit] Dani from CoffeeBreakWithDani has also figured this out. Check out towards the end of her Ipsy unboxing for this month. Here

So please, understand you are not getting a full size, you're only getting half at the very most. It is not worth $19, it is worth $8.50 at the very most.

Also, these points are in regards to the April 2014 bag. I do not know what the ones in the September 2013 bags looked like.

Blush Mystery Beauty Box - February 2014

I don't know what urged me to sign up for a $26.51 mystery box...but I did. I knew what I would be getting this month since I had been looking at videos and blogs and that was part of what made me sign up. I also like to make sure that I am getting what I am paying for. I think the other thing was that I also used to get Birchbox for $10 and Beauty Army for $12. So I had at one point been spending pretty much the same amount, but on 2 different subscriptions services. I contemplated Glossybox, but I saw it was hit or miss on the value. This one seemed worth it every month so far.

I have high standards now.

But I already cannot wait for next month.

Keep reading to learn what I got!

Ipsy February 2014

This is my quick look at the products I received in my February glam bag from Ipsy. I will post an update on my thoughts on the products later when I have time. Keep reading to find out what fun products I received.

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Update on Ipsy/MyGlam Products

These are the mini-reviews and updates I have on the products that I have received in my Ipsy/MyGlam bag over the past few months. I've had a chance to try out most of these products so I can give you a better idea on how I feel about them! 

Enjoy and let me know your thoughts on any of these products. Or how you liked your own products that you've received!

Ipsy - January 2014

Ipsy - January 2014

"19 Reasons" Theme

I think I missed the reasoning behind this theme. I believe it has something to do with the typical "New Year, New You". This is what I received:

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 Keep reading for in depth descriptions and mini-reviews on these products!