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Quick and Easy Breakfast Ideas for a First Time Cooker

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Cooking meals for myself has been a learning curve, but a girl has to do what a girl has to do. Over the past year, I have learned some quick and easy breakfast ideas to add to my arsenal. They are literally the easiest things to make. Some of them you can get pre-made and some of them you make completely from scratch. I promise they will make your belly happy and start your day on the right foot. On the plus side, none of these meals take more than twenty to thirty minutes because waking up an hour earlier to cook breakfast in the morning is a NO.

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Quick, Easy Snacks and Meals to Make With Bread

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This year has been full of a whirlwind of growth including my cooking skills. I have had to learn how to cook or else I would starve. I am not exactly sure how much my cooking skills have grown, but I am still alive.

When I first started living in my apartment, I started off really strong with grocery shopping and meal prepping but along the way that tapered off. I find myself starving ALL the time. So, now I have challenged myself to come up with as many quick and easy meals with certain staple items, and I am kicking it off with bread. It is such a quintessential item in the kitchen and does not require much time. Making it perfect for me.

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Plan a Terrific Girls Night In From A Beginner

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Disclaimer: This post was written before Christmas last year but I was too lazy to take the photos needed so here it is now. Don’t hate me. Also. the photos aren’t the best quality but my photography skills will be better soon. Now, to girls night.

It is the holiday season, so what better way to spend your time than with a girls night in. At this point in my life I feel like society would say I am too grown to say sleepover but I still want one so what I do?I call it a Girls Night In. This is a night for you and friends to celebrate each other and take a break from all the frivolous things going on in your life.

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First Apartment Checklist for My Dallas Apartment

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DeAndrea sporting a peace sign

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On July, 7th , 2018, I moved into my very first apartment in DALLAS, TEXAS, ya’ll!!!!

I am so freakin’ excited to be here.

Cheers to new beginnings!!! *clink clink*

This move is great for me. Anyone interested in stepping outside of your comfort zone, try moving to a new area, I promise you will grow so much. This will be my very first time being solely independent of my parents and, honestly, it’s about time for me to put on my adult pants (even though I am shaking my boots). It’s now or never.

The final steps to prepare for this move have just come together. It took me and my roommates a minute (i.e a month) to secure the apartment that we wanted, but now we can let out a huge sigh of relief because the fear of being homeless is gone. Now that we have our apartment secured we can move on to the fun stuff like furnishing our apartment. We are in the process of coming up with a list of things that we need for our bedrooms and communal areas. I have included my apartment checklist below just to make sure I have the necessities and what I need to buy.

Italicized Items are things I already own.

Bedroom

Personal Care Items

  • Hair cap
  • Comb
  • Brush
  • Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie
  • Spray bottle
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Deep conditioner
  • Gel
  • Pads
  • Feminine products
  • Toothbrush
  • Toothpaste
  • Mouthwash
  • Face wash

Bathroom

Kitchen

  • Pots
  • Pans
  • Flat pan for oven
  • Cutting board
  • Oven mits
  • Utensils (Forks, Knives, and Spoons)
  • Silverware organizer
  • Plates
  • Bowls
  • Cups
  • Water bottle
  • Tubberware
  • Can Opener
  • Measuring cups
  • 4 Dish towels
  • Dish drying rack
  • Paper towel
  • Broom and dust pan
  • Swiffer
  • Dishwashing soap
  • Trashbags
  • Blender?
  • Brita filter
  • Waffle maker
  • Ziploc Bags
  •  Aluminum Foil

Apartment Miscellaneous

Air Freshener, Vacuum, Home Cleaning supplies, Gloves for cleaning, Flashlight, First Aid Kit, Tool Kit

<98706c>Starter Food

I suggest you buying basic ingredients for simple meals that you can have when you move in. That first day moving in is going to draining, so make sure you get a few basics and go back when you have more time to stock up.

Bread, Salt, Pepper, Fruit, Almond milk, Waffle mix, Cinnamon, Peanut butter, Jelly, Eggs, Ground Beef, Spaghetti

Now, I hope that I got everything right. I guess I will find out when I actually move in 🤷.

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