DIY Old Hollywood Vanity

Ive always wanted an Old Hollywood Dressing room! So I decided... Why not make my own? It even costed less then 100$! I got all of my supplies at Home Depot.

Supplies:
- 2, 3 bulbed light fixtures (design is your choice) I went for the tradition 3 bulb vanity stainless steel look
- 1 pack of the smallest wire connectors. (the light fixtures I bought came with a pack in the box)
- 1 frameless mirror, the size I used was 20x24
- 2 outlet plug-ins with on and off switch on the cord. One end should have the prongs, the other should be two wires.
- You will need a screw driver for set up!

Step 1.

Take your outlet plug in and twist the white wire with one of the plug in wires, and the black wire also with one of the plug in wires. See next picture on how to do that.

Use your wire connecting caps to twist the wire together! When you insert both wires, and twist the cap, it will tie them together.

Step 2. Do this to both light fixtures, making them able to be connected by the outlet.

(I bought a extension cord with 6 outlets to plug the lights, and my hair tools in so I won't be unplugging and re-plugging things in)

Step 3.

Place the mirror where you'd like on the wall. Make sure to leave space on each side to hang the light fixtures. Your mirror will most likely come with plastic tabs and screws to hold it the wall. Use that to hang it up!

Step 4. Once your mirror is hung, hang your light fixtures on either side, and even up top if you wish. There are holes in the back of the light fixtures to hang with screws!

Step 5. Jump up and down because you have an Old Hollywood Style dressing room, right inside your home! 

ENJOY!!! 

Spaghetti Squash

Can I just say that this is the COOLEST squash EVER!!! It is so easy to make, and so very yummy!

Steps:
- Cut spaghetti squash into two
- Take out the seeds and guts
- Drizzle some olive oil or coconut oil with a bit of salt and pepper
- Wrap each half (inside facing up) in tinfoil
- Bake the spaghetti squash for about 40 minutes or until it is nice and soft
- Take out of the oven and let cool for about 10 minutes
- Take a fork and scrape the squash out of its shell. It will literally string out like spaghetti!

AND VOILA!! you can eat hot like this with some tomato sauce, and boy oh boy does it ever taste good! GREAT healthy alternative for people who cannot have gluten! I think it even tastes better then pasta!!

Another way of eating spaghetti squash is cold! let sit in the fridge, or this is great for next day recipes!
- Take spaghetti squash and put a couple scoops on top of a bed of spinach & kale
- Add some pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds and salad dressing (I would suggest whole foods' house made dressing... TO DIE FOR!!!)

BAM! such a tasty and health packed salad!

HOPE YOU ENJOY!

Ally's Vegan Protein Cookies

The most AMAZING cookie you will ever eat

EVERYBODY. YOU NEED TO STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND MAKE THESE COOKIES! these only take MAX 15 minutes, and I swear you will be in heaven!! I took an original recipe and changed it to my own, so please tell me what you think!

1 cup natural crunchy peanut butter
1/3 cup honey
1 Banana (for Vegan recipe) in replacement for 1 large egg (use egg whites if you want a healthier substitute but not Vegan)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt (I added only a couple dashes of salt for less sodium!)
1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
1/2 cup flax seeds
one handful of pumpkin seeds
one handful of sunflower seeds
one handful of chopped pecans
one handful of chopped walnuts

Now mix everything together and if you want add 1/3 cup of organic dark chocolate chips
Get a cookie sheet, line it with foil, and make cookie size lumps with the batter! Its going to be runny at first but don't worry they will turn out.
Bake for 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees. Take out and let cool for 10 minutes and let harden.

This makes about 12 good sized cookies

BEST THINGS YOU WILL EVER TASTE I PROMISE! And they are healthy for you!

Note to self

Progress!

Post progress pictures!!! It gives you even more motivation then you already have :)

Love Yourself

SUGAR is the killer

Sugar is honestly like a drug to the body.

1. When consumed it releases dopamine, which are the happy little friends in our brain! They make us feel happy
2. You want to keep eating this CRACK because of how it makes you feel! this is why all "comfort food" contains an insane amount of sugar.
3. Sugar becomes highly addictive BECAUSE our body now craves it to feel "good"
4. Did you know going through withdrawals of sugar, can have the same side effects as going through withdrawals from cocaine? I've seen it first hand. SCARY

Reasons why sugar makes you fat:

1. Excess sugar is stored in your liver as glycogen.
2. When your pal the liver has too many sugar friends in it, the excess sugar/glucose is turned into fatty acids and store in your fatty tissues.
3. A.K.A. making you chubs
4. It is a proven fact that people who have more fat around their mid section, are at higher risk for heart disease AND diabetes to name a few.

I challenge you to cut out sugar for a WEEK! but please keep fruit in your diet. You do not want to get sick! You will notice so many changes in your body :)

Sneaky sugar! some names companies put on their ingredient labels. STAY AWAY!

Love Yourself

Crazy Sexy Diet

This book changed my life!!! You need to read it!! It really has nothing to do with diets, it allows you to understand what you are putting into your body. It also teaches you about acidic, alkaline foods, your pH levels and much much more! If you are wanting to transform... read READ away!!

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