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Confessional Thursday

Happy Thursday, y’all!  Can you believe it’s already the end of the week?  Spring break is inching closer and I am so ready.  We’ve got sixth grade orientation today so my first three classes will have half the students in them, and tomorrow we are back n the computer lab finishing typing our expository essays–then it’s freedom for a week!

Lots of bloggers I follow participate in the Confessional Thursday link up, so I decided to try it out!
1. I have made myself a morning person after getting married.  Every morning during the weekday, I am up at 5 AM.  I get my blog reading done, start laundry, put away dishes–you name it and I’m up doing it.  When I don’t have to work, I’m up anywhere between 6:30-7:30.  I prefer being up early rather than staying up late–10 PM is late for me!

2. I’m a very fast reader!  There have been many times where I’ve read whole books in one day.  That talent came in handy many times in college when I would wait last minute to read for my lit classes 🙂

3. I love eating pizza so much–I just don’t eat it very often since I track my calories.  I had enough calories left for dinner last night, so we went to Mellow Mushroom sit on the patio and eat pizza!!
I tried the Thai Dye from Mellow Mushroom!  Two slices of a small pizza were 740 calories.  I had A LOT of calories left over for dinner because I didn’t eat very much during the school day.

4. I am very much into routines.  As much as I love going on vacation, I’m always ready to get back home so I can get back into a routine.

5. My husband is a Type I diabetic and has been since he was 4 years old.  I always get really nervous before we go on vacation together because I worry about him having low blood sugars in the mornings and if I would have to call for help.  

6. I’ve been wearing reading glasses since the third grade, but because my eyes are continuing to get worse, my reading glasses now have transformed into wearing them whenever I need my eyes to focus.  I hope I don’t ever have to wear glasses full-time and I’m definitely not ever wearing contacts–not touching my eye, thank you!

7. I had a student write an essay about how I was her favorite teacher.  Her three reasons: my clothes, make up, and personality.  Although it was the sweetest thing ever (and I learned how observant she is haha), not once did she mention anything about my teaching style.  Guess she hasn’t learned anything in my class–she only checks out my clothes each day haha!

8. Speaking of clothes (which are my absolute fav), I almost majored in fashion merchandising instead of English.  I prayed about it for a week in college right before I had to really make a decision about which route I was going to take, and I really felt like the Lord was calling me to English.  I knew that if I went the fashion route, I would get so caught up in labels to where they would become my identity–and not the Lord.  So I teach English in nice outfits haha!

Sense of Sarah: My Favorite Morphe Brushes

I have recently become obsessed with Sephora (enough to become a VIB in early February ha) and Jaclyn Hill thanks to my bestie, Kristi.  First of all, if you’ve never watched Jaclyn on Youtube….you must!  I love her personality and the different looks that she creates–even if I would never try one of her many looks.  (And I actually apply my face make up the way I do because she taught me!)  

On one of my many trips to Sephora, I befriended a girl that works there because she would always give me good tips about make up.  I told her that I loved watching Jaclyn, and she said that she did too!  Then I asked her if she used any of the Morphe brushes that Jaclyn uses because I had though about trying them myself.  The she let me in on a little secret–she only uses Morphe brushes because not only are they much cheaper than brushes sold at Sephora, but they are better quality.  That’s all I needed to hear to make my mind up about ordering!

This post is not sponsored by Morphe, but I’m writing this because I love these make up brushes so much!


I use this brush to apply and blend my highlighter to my upper cheekbone and tip of my nose.  It’s really soft which is perfect for applying something so light.
($7.99)

I use this brush to apply my translucent powder on top of my concealer.  Jaclyn would call this “baking.”  This brush is more dense which is needed when you’re wanting to really apply a powder to a certain area.  I also love that it’s tapered and that helps get right under your eye.
($13.99)

This is my favorite foundation brush ever!!!!  It doesn’t soak up the foundation and it applies it to where it looks airbrushed on, but it also gives me great coverage.  I will never use another brush for my foundation now that I’ve found this one!
($13.99)


Like I said, these brushes are super affordable but they are awesome quality!  Jaclyn uses the M501 and M439 , and she used Morphe brushes on her own before they began to sponsor her.

This is the first part in a series about make up!

What type of make up brushes do you use?


Linking up with Jenn and Jess today!


Quinoa Fried “Rice”

I mentioned this recipe in my post yesterday and had a few requests for the recipe.  I had already planned on doing a recipe post for this, so I’m glad I’m going ahead and getting it posted today!

I’ve only made this twice, and the second time I made it was because Dustin requested it.  And since Dustin is a meat and potatoes kind of guy, you know this had to have been filling and tasty for him to want it again.

It’s so simple to make and I hope that you’re able to try it out with your family 🙂


Quinoa Fried “Rice”

This makes 5-6 servings.


1 cup dry quinoa
2 cups water
1 tsp ginger paste
1 cup frozen carrots
1/2 white onion, chopped
1/2 cup frozen peas
2 eggs
1 tbs sesame oil
1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce

1. Prepare your quinoa with the 2 cups of water and set aside.
2. In a smaller skillet, scramble your two eggs, chop them up, and set aside.
3. In a large skillet, heat the 1 tbs sesame oil.  Add in the chopped onion and frozen carrots. Saute until carrots are no longer frozen and add in the ginger paste and frozen peas. Saute for 1-2 minutes or until the peas are no longer frozen.
4. Add the quinoa, scrambled eggs, and soy sauce to the skillet and cook until everything is warmed throughout!

See how easy and simple that recipe is?  It took me a little longer the first time I made it because I was trying to figure out what I was doing, but I changed a few things the second time and everything went smoothly!  Enjoy!

(Oh, and don’t hesitate to add any cooked meat to the quinoa, too.  I added a few grilled chicken strips to Dustin’s and I ate mine without any meat.)