What you see above is an actual photo representation of my cake in a mug. How did I decide to do this? I was browsing the web on Facebook when I found a link to buzzfeed about breakfast. Before I knew it, I was on this page, staring at this lovely creation:
Wow! Went through my head obviously, this looks really good! So I got my mug, cake mix, nutella, everything else and mixed it up, plopped it into my microwave to cook. Three minutes later I heard this pop and steam from my microwave.
Gorgeous like the above photo from buzzfeed right? Buzzfeed, I am going to kill you for convincing me that oh hey, cake in a mug will work. Then again, I'm a terrible cook so... that might have done something with it. Who knows, I blame the recipe.
So here is my final photo. Enjoy your Sunday evenings!
P.S. I'm planning on doing a Baking Sunday thing every week, wonder what I should do for next Sunday?
Apologies for the 15 days of not posting. I've been rather busy with my life, new classes, girlfriend, etc.
To update, I have added pictures of my hair color three weeks after dyeing with Palty (click here for the post). I'll be adding pictures for the eyelid tape later, it's only 09:31 so I'm dreadfully tired and have nowhere to go yet. I went to a party last night and now I'm paying the price for it... with an aching body.
I bought 6 new bottles of body lotion from Bath and Body Works. For some reason I just love their scents there. For those wondering about how the lotions affect my sensitive skin, I do have minor skin reactions to them. But beyond the slightly red and itchy skin, it's hard to break away from them. I mostly use them to hydrate my hands because they're easy to throw into a bag and smell nice. It's mostly my legs that react to the body lotion.
Which ones did I buy this time are you wondering? Sweet Pea (as typical of myself), Warm Vanilla Sugar, Secret Wonderland, Paris L'amour, and Carried Away (I bought two of the Sweet Pea). I wore the Carried Away for the party last night, it definitely smelled summer like. Perfect.
My current phone (HTC Inspire) is dying so I am purchasing the Samsung Note II. Expect a lovely review for that phone soon. If I have enough time I'll take it apart to show the inside parts of it.
Otherwise, have a lovely Sunday morning! Haven't heard this song in a while so enjoy:
I have recently been officially diagnosed with tendonitis in my left wrist. The causes? My style of violin playing. When I was younger I developed a cello vibrato (my fingers move sideways to vibrate rather than just the regular finger motions used to develop the rich sound that you hear in violins) while playing violin. Additionally, since I play viola also, I kept applying the same pressure as I would with my viola to my violin while playing. Thus I finally developed tendonitis.
So, for the rest of the violinists/violists out there, here are tips from my doctor and my very own violin teacher (plus myself) to help recover from tendonitis and to prevent it from happening again:
Hot/Cold Water: For 5 minutes, place your arm into a tub of warm water (not hot) and rest. Switch for 1 minute immediately into a tub of cold (not freezing) water.
Wrist Splint: While you sleep, your wrists tend to naturally curve inward. To prevent that, wear the splint at night (and during the day also) so your wrists stay straight as you sleep.
Ice: Use ice to cool down the inflammation from the tendons of your wrist! Wrap a towel around your wrist/arm and then apply a frozen ice pack.
Ibuprofen: Take as often as needed. The first few days take it 2-3 days but lay off of it for a day or so, and use it once a day after. Take as directed/needed. Ibuprofen is meant to help with inflammation thus use when swelling!
Rest: There is nothing more important than resting your arm from any activities until the swelling has gone down and you don't feel any more pain. Ignore practicing any instruments, the next time that you pick up your instrument should be with a teacher, not alone
The first time you touch your instrument after the above should be with your teacher. Your teacher will have to reteach you slowly, if that means changing your hand position or how you play your instrument completely. Your teacher is there to guide you and has experience with this, trust them to help you.
Practice makes perfect, but until you fully recover don't play for how long you used to prior. Start off with 10 minutes of practice per day! After you adjust to the new position/corrected method of playing, move up by 5-10 minutes slowly. This is a process that will take you at least the next 2-3 months. You must not strain your wrists or practice for too long, your wrist is still in recovery even after it stops hurting.
Any other suggestions, leave them in the comments below! Fellow musicians should always help each other, at least that is in my own personal beliefs. Safe practicing and speedy recovery to all those who are currently suffering!
