Cute & Easy Spring Rice Krispy Treats Recipe

While I do have a love/hate relationship with spring, I must admit that when the sunshine comes out, it's absolutely beautiful and all of the spring colors and pastels are my favorite. I also love flowers and shamelessly wearing as much white as possible (while simultaneously struggling not to spill any red wine on my pants or let my dogs get any dirt on me).  I think the perfect way to get into the spring spirit is with this super easy spring recipe. I recently made these for two occasions 1) a bake sale for my job where we're currently raising money for our Relay for Life team to raise money for the American Cancer Society and 2) for my friend, Sarah, who was helping to host a bake sale for family...

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Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen | Book Review

I've been a fan of Sarah Dessen ever since I checked out Someone Like You from my middle school library. I've never met a Sarah Dessen book that I didn't like, so it should be no surprise that Saint Anything was no exception.  Reading @sarahdessen's new book, Saint Anything, while I wait for #Insurgent to start #YAcentral pic.twitter.com/YOP6kybKcU — Tiffany Khyla (@tiffanykhyla) March 20, 2015 Saint Anything told the story of Sydney who has lived her life in the shadow of everyone in her family, namely her older brother, Peyton. She's the do-gooder who always gets good grades, never misses curfew, doesn't break the rules, and never draws too much attention to herself while Peyton...

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#BlissfulBookTalk: Looking for Alaska by John Green

The March read for #BlissfulBookTalk was Looking for Alaska by John Green, and this was actually only the second novel that I've read by him. The first was The Fault in Our Stars, which was, of course, incredible, so my expectations were pretty high for this book as well. It didn't help that every single person that I talked to said that I was going to love it and that it was one of their favorite books that they've ever read ever. So I was kind of nervous about my expectations being a little too high, but don't fear. If you're a lover of Looking for Alaska, I'm officially riding that love train with ya. I loved this book. I can't believe it was his first novel, because it was just so good.  The...

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Meet Elora from Out My Front Door.

Out My Front Door is a place where I share ideas, travel, dreams, and ways to bust that door down and get out there and see what the world has to offer every day--and learning how to take hold of it with both hands and enjoy it to the ABSOLUTE FULLEST. Get your feet wet with these posts: San Diego Zoo Aviary Katharine Hepburn: Putting Out Fire Stark Naked Gunshot BORED Oh Mighty River: Mississippi Coronado Beach - California Trip What 3 words describe you? Creative, Imaginative, and Driven What's your favorite part about blogging? Sharing my ideas with others, being able to offer how I saw a certain moment, or a present dream, and see how others view what I share. Tell us a little bit about...

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Becoming Bliss | What Makes You Happy?

What makes you happy? Traveling? Going to concerts? Attending weddings? Eating a gourmet meal?  When I think about the things that make (or have made) me happy, I usually go to the big things that happen every once in awhile like taking a road trip or being at the beach in Italy or meeting Jared Padalecki. Thinking about doing all of those things always brings me a little bit of joy, but at the same time, it makes me a little sad because they aren't things that I can just go out and do. In fact, some of the things that have made me super happy may never even happen again. And while living in nostalgia is a wonderful thing to do (because I do it all the time), living in the present can be even better...

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44 Signs You Grew Up in the 90's.

It's no secret that I love the 90's. If you grew up in the 90's then you know what I mean. Everything from the slang terms to the toys to the TV shows to the food was just better. I'm officially dedicating this post to everyone who grew up in the 90's, because we're the best generation to have ever existed (kidding...kinda #conceited). If you grew up in the 90's, then you'll totally understand these 44 things.  1 | You're still waiting for Mary-Kate and Ashley to call you.  2 | If your school supplies weren't Lisa Frank, then you were doing life wrong. 3 | You've bought a CD just to listen to one song. And then you listened to the whole CD on repeat and fell in love with the rest...

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9 Things Monica Geller Taught Me About Being a Grown-Up.

I've been trying to figure out who my favorite Friends character is for years. After watching the series from the beginning for the billionth time, I think I've finally chosen: Monica. I love Monica because I feel like she had to overcome so much:  -- She was always teased for being fat when she was younger. She got back at the world by eating less, working out, and looking hot. -- She was best friends with the prom queen, but it never made her feel inferior. Even though Rachel was always considered the beautiful one, and she got all the guys, all of the attention, and she was well-liked by her peers, Monica never had a foul bone in her body toward her. She was always happy for Rachel in...

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Becoming Bliss | Spend Time With People You Love

This past weekend, my sister was visiting from college, and we were able to meet up and have a lovely brunch together at a local hole-in-the-wall restaurant called Marilynn's Place. What made this brunch extra lovely was that it was just the two of us, uninterrupted. No phone calls, no text messages, no Twitter alerts. It was just us catching up on the craziness that life can sometimes be. Favorite meal of the day with sister #sisterdate #brunch pic.twitter.com/NCgvFy8fWk — Tiffany Khyla (@tiffanykhyla) March 15, 2015 I think it's so important to take time out of your busy schedule to really spend time with the people you love. Getting an unexpected text message from an old friend is great, but really taking...

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9 Things My Dogs Have Taught Me.

Molly and Farah 1// GREET EVERYONE LIKE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THEM IN YEARS I love coming home to my dogs, because it doesn't matter if I stepped outside for 10 minutes or I've been out of town for two weeks, they always greet me like they haven't seen me in a million years. That's definitely a personality trait that I'd like to adapt.  2// NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO NAP If there was an Olympic sport for dogs that was all about napping, my dogs would take the gold. Actually, Molly would take the gold and Farah would take silver because she's always so alert. I think we all regret complaining about kindergarten nap time. I used to take naps all the time in college, but now I can't remember the last...

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