cinnamon sugar puff cupcakes

about two weeks ago i attempted to make cupcakes from scratch for the first time. i have 3 cupcake cookbooks so i had plenty of cupcakes to choose from! i usually only like to try recipes that have pictures so i can make sure im doing it just the way they have. but the cupcake that caught my eye did not have a picture, just a ridiculously yummy name. cinnamon sugar puffs. MMM. i also liked that it was a no-icing cupcake, because i didnt want to be too overwhelmed with making icing from scratch too. it went really well!! the batter didn't taste very great before they went in the oven, but they magically got sweeter while baking. my great grandmother had just given me her stand-up mixer since she didnt use it much anymore. here are some pictures of my baking-from-scratch adventure and the finished product.

amelia was a big help in the kitchen. she pulled all the tupperware out of the cabinet and insisted i hold her for most of the baking session.

thanks mamaw for passing on your stand up mixer to me! it will be put to good use around here! <3

"by the time i'm thin, fat will be in"

today i plan on being lazy and and resting up for tomorrow and the next 30+days to follow.


this macho macho (wo)man is HOPEFULLY going to whip my butt into shape. i thought about posting before pics and some measurements on here to really make me stick to it. but NO WAY! you guys will just get to see the "after" stuff.

also hoping some of these motivation quotes will stick with me over the next month and help me push through:
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/motivational-workout-quotes

so today i feel like i should eat a few of my favorite things.








but i suppose if i eat all these things today ill just have to work that much harder tomorrow. *sighhh*
a girl can dream!





(jillian's smokin' hot pic found here)
(cupcake)
(pizza, pizza, pizza)
(beer & mex)
(froYO)