Obsession Thursdays- Pinning, Neon Nails, and Court

Every Thursday I will provide readers with 3 things I am obsessed with that week, and maybe that will introduce my lovely followers to something new every week and/or give my followers something interesting to read about!  :)
This week my obsessions are: Pinterest, Neon colored nail polish, and the Casey Anthony trial (like everyone else in America)

1. Pinterest - This is the newest social networking site I have signed up for, and it turns out to be so much fun! I joined in a few weeks ago but just started using it in the last few days and I'm loving it, of course it adds on to my "internet time wasting routine", but that probably just means the site is really that cool! (Note: I have started putting my computer to sleep most of my day at lab so that I limit my "time wasting" to night time, we will see how long that lasts). Anyways, how Pinterest works: you set up a bunch of boards on your personal pinning site, sorta like digital bulletin boards- then you add a "Pin it" button to your favorites bar on your internet browser and when browsing the internet, if you see some item or picture or whatever you like you click "Pin it". Pretty simple right! I love going on the site and seeing what other people have pinned and hoping that I can one day afford to buy some of these lovely things :) Here is my pinterest site: http://pinterest.com/vdazzled/ Here is what my pin boards look like:

2. Neon colored nail polish
I have recently noticed this trend, and although for the last couple of years the only colors I have painted my nails are black, dark grey, or very dark purple I decided to try out the neon and I'm loving it. I purchased Sally Hansen- Complete Salon Manicure in Calypso Blue and it came out so nice and smooth, and I am no manicurist! Anyways I definitely recommend this series of polish and the blue is such a fun summer color!

3. And lastly, I cannot stop reading about the Casey Anthony criminal trial, it is addicting! The lies she tells are just insane. A little fact about me is that I LOVE criminal law and secretly think  that maybe I should have gone into being a prosecutor or defense attorney (not sure which team I would end up with!). But any true crime book or TV show is fascinating to me! So news from the Casey Anthony murder case, with it being so well publicized, is a must read every morning for me, I can't wait until the jury convicts her, but first I can't wait to see if she gets on the witness stand!

Anything you all are obsessed with this week?

Non- To Do List Mondays- Songs that make you want to dance in the car

I haven't posted in a long while but I am getting back into blogging now, so I am back into my "non-to-do list mondays".
Ok, I admit that when I am driving alone I like to rock out to the music. I usually just sing along but there are certain songs that just automatically make me want to dance. So here is my list of some recent songs and a couple older songs that pump me up and make me want to bust a move...

5. Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Nayer, and Afrojack- Give Me Everything
As soon as I heard this song it automatically became one of my favorites!

4. Enrique Iglesias- Tonight
This song came out a little while ago but I still get excited when I hear it and want to be at a club dancing the night away...

3. Enur Ft. Natasja- Calabria 2007
As you can see by the title this song is a few years old but it is still one of my favs! The beat is awesome, however I am not completely sure what the lyrics mean!

2. LMFAO Ft. Pitbull and Kevin Rudolf and David Rush- Shooting Star
Most of LMFAO's songs make me want to dance but this is definitely the best one. I workout to this song a lot it helps to make running go by faster (I am not a big runner at all!)

1. Richard Vission & Static- I Like That
Still in love with this song after more than a year, its on every workout playlist I have. I suggest you download it, you will definitely want to start moving when you hear it!

I hope you all like these songs and they make you want to dance also!

Summer Body Challenge Update #2 and a yummy recipe!

Another week of eating clean and exercising, another 1.5 pounds lost :) That makes for a total of 4.5 pounds so far!! I will let you all in on a little secret, when I was doing the paleo diet last year for 3 months I bought a pair of jeans that was 2 sizes too small and today I realized I can FINALLY zip and button them. Still a bit too tight to wear in public, but I'm making progress. I fell off the paleo wagon right about the time of my qualifying exam last year (for those of you non-grad students- qualifying is pretty much the worst exam in the world, you stress out to the max for 4-6 weeks reading as much as your eyes can stay open for, but once you pass you are a PhD candidate). So now I am back on track and almost ready for beach season!

For tonight's recipe: Quinoa with Black Beans and Chicken
ingredients:
2 cups quinoa (rinsed)
3 large chicken breasts
1 can black beans (rinsed)
1 jar of salsa (pick whatever kind you like, I chose roasted garlic salsa from trader joe's)
0.5 tbsp mexican seasoning (salt free, I found this in the organic aisle at Shaw's)
sea salt for additional flavoring

1. Cook the quinoa, I used a rice cooker but you can also do it over the stove
2. cut up the chicken into small pieces and pan fry with one tablespoon olive oil and add the mexican seasoning while cooking
3. add the beans to the chicken when the chicken is 2-3 min away from being done, then fry the beans and chicken for an additional 3-5 min
4. add the cooked quinoa, beans and chicken, and the whole jar of salsa in a large bowl and there you have your meal!
I kind of just threw this together yesterday so I don't know exactly how many servings this makes, but I pack about a cup and a half of the mixture to bring with me for lunch :)
Enjoy!