2013 Blog Recap

Happy 2014 everyone! I love seeing all the recap posts from last year so I'm sharing some of my favorites today too. 


Most popular posts:
1. DIY: Tin Can Lanterns
2. No 'poo (shampoo that is) for 1 month!
3. Dear 2013 + The 24 Things Challenge

Exploring Barranco by night with the hubby and some friends. (Dear 2013...)

My favorite posts:
1. Ch-ch-ch-chia
2. Photographic Ode to Nature
3. The Boy Behind the Blog {2}

Orchid in Hawaii. (Photographic Ode to Nature)

Funniest Search Keywords:
1. puerto ocopa tarantula. Maybe that's the type of tarantula that was in my shoe, but I didn't know at the time... 
2. acra costarica ex-pat blog
3. sa,mmmm,sw,w,w,e. I have no idea.

Awesome crafty DIYs (the first 2 were wedding projects):
1. Paper Mini-Lanterns
2. Break Bottles with Fire
3. Up-cycled Plastic Bags

(Paper Mini-Lanterns)

Yum yum recipes:
1. Chickpea Paddies
2. Pumpkin Cheesecake
3. Sweet Mango Salsa

Chickpea Paddies

Travelin' shoes and Expat blues (not too blue really, but for the sake of a rhyme...):
1 5 Tips to a New Language
2. My Top 10 Peruvian Foods ~ Expat Diaries
3. Expat to Expat: Yummy Food




Timeless Tuesday Tunes (a musical discovery series I started back in the beginning of August)
1. The T Sisters
2. We Were Evergreen
3. Nahko Bear

Thanks for coming by. And if you'd like to share one of your favorite posts from your blog...well, I'd love to see it! Have a beautiful day and start to the year!!

August recap...and hello, September!

It seems like September came out of nowhere for me, anyone else?! The weather here in Lima is quite the opposite of the states (although I think the weather everywhere is pretty out-of-whack). While I´ll miss autumn in California, it´s suppose to be spring in a few weeks and I´ll be glad to see the sun again :)

So I decided to recap what happened in August...

* To start out the month, my husband and I packed up and made big move to Lima.

Going to the market in Surquillo.

* I found a job and am continuing to work teaching English. Rafa is still on the job hunt and we´re anxious for something to transpire.

* We visited some museums, like Museo de Arte de Lima, Museo de Ciencas Naturales, and a few expositions around the city.

* Joined the Bigs-Littles and Kerry´s my partner. It´s been really helpful and fun getting to know her and giving ideas. Her blog is Till Then, Smile Often, definitely hop over and say hi!

* I experiemented with chia seeds and fell in love with them!

These are chia seeds!

* Completed my 2nd DIY vlog (hubby helped with the video/editting): Up-cycling Plastic Bags

What were the highlights of August for you?? Have a lovely day!