I’m Amanda. I dream of traveling the world one country at a time. (I also blog and tweet.)Tumblr (3.0; @musicalpoem)http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/33743309d9e67b04560010883d99d9f6/tumblr_moljnflnN71rt45oso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Ipsy: On the Wild Side (June 2013)</big></p><blockquote><p><em><a href="http://www.ipsy.com/?refer=u-h74we9zqyf62jwm">Ipsy</a>is a monthly beauty subscription service. For $10/month, members get deluxe samples and…</em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://breakthesky.net/2013/06/18/ipsy-on-the-wild-side-june-2013/">View Post</a></p>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/53283558219http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/53283558219Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:11:38 -0400ipsy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8e755405e2dbf0e785b89e0bd69104f8/tumblr_mojt2dgYgO1rt45oso1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><big>Recipe: Chicken Salsa Verde (Slow-Cooker)</big></p><blockquote><p>Guys, making chicken salsa verde in the slow-cooker is SO easy, I don’t even know if it qualifies…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://breakthesky.net/2013/06/17/recipe-chicken-salsa-verde-slow-cooker/">View Post</a></p>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/53207382098http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/53207382098Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:39:48 -0400recipes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/712a2c4588301d1d9b817c653b2ff648/tumblr_moid6bq4Xo1rt45oso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Remnants of today’s strawberry rhubarb crumble. Yum :D</p>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/53147980201http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/53147980201Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:58:58 -0400<blockquote><p>I’m firing up my oven today for the first time in my new apartment. Fingers crossed that it’s a reliable oven and doesn’t heat up unevenly or anything crazy like that! It’s strawberry season, so the plan is to make a strawberry rhubarb crisp. I made it…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://breakthesky.net/2013/06/16/link-love-vol-21/">View Post</a></p>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/53110836749http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/53110836749Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:42:54 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6bced6340847eb6c539212f6c9491f36/tumblr_mog1edwtsT1rt45oso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My hair is full of secrets today.</p>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/53033338079http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/53033338079Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:49:25 -0400<blockquote><p>Inspired by the <a href="http://www.dimespring.com/articles/whats-the-best-20-youve-ever-spent">Dimespring post</a> with this very topic, I thought back to what was the best $20 I ever spent.</p> <p>Tough as thinking back on this and selecting a memory might be, I think the best $20 I ever spent was when I treated my mom to brunch on Mother’s…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://breakthesky.net/2013/06/15/the-best-20-i-ever-spent/">View Post</a></p>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/53020936116http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/53020936116Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:00:05 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/db7436f7468def85d724857fc138c3bd/tumblr_mnecbiqtAG1qlwwwjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gastronomyfiles.tumblr.com/post/52188635724/macarons-by-e">gastronomyfiles</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>macarons (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46680037@N07/8794470281/">Д β Ә é Я</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/53018757017http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/53018757017Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:02:21 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m633w3LUjf1qbe6e1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ambrosya.tumblr.com/post/42014114755/the-truth-of-this-is-just-mindblowing">ambrosya</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>the truth of this is just mindblowing</p> </blockquote>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52967506538http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52967506538Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:03:03 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/acaf661f887366341a8904d30f061a94/tumblr_mn0fl3CuSB1qgf0w3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/609511e3e7c055817e72645b8ee3cffa/tumblr_mn0fl3CuSB1qgf0w3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/51a4828fe5b35a3c8253e2b2ca9e6e49/tumblr_mn0fl3CuSB1qgf0w3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thecakebar.tumblr.com/post/50752495739/smores-oreos-smoreos">thecakebar</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://fortheloveofdessert.blogspot.com/2013/02/smoreos.html">Smores + Oreos = Smoreos</a></p> </blockquote>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52941566866http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52941566866Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:02:15 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e2c8f3af02f21a540933006b7417870b/tumblr_mnwplvksLM1r8jkpuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This reblog is for you, Merielle.</p>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52889218794http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52889218794Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:03:18 -0400<blockquote><p>Blogs are kind of like books in a sense that they tell stories. They are unlike books, though, in the way that they are ongoing and don’t have a definite end. Well, until the blogger chooses to stop blogging, but that ending is still different than that…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://breakthesky.net/2013/06/13/reading-blog-archives/">View Post</a></p>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52864010329http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52864010329Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:37:59 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e25ecf30a5fe66c0b850f2200cef6930/tumblr_mntsahVxp01r74kvio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://in-my-mouth.tumblr.com/post/52063761973/garlicky-shrimp-scampi">in-my-mouth</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://blog.williams-sonoma.com/garlicky-shrimp-scampi/">Garlicky Shrimp Scampi</a></p> </blockquote>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52862744064http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52862744064Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:02:26 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8ce043c39f0570df7a9572144945d8be/tumblr_mnjpfnPaU21rgwenoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><em><span class="st">Silver of hair, lilac of eyes</span></em></p> </blockquote>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52810674922http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52810674922Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:02:57 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cbd20fc98e0b15cc319182d31338cc8d/tumblr_mm2pi73dAN1qcde8eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52784353594http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52784353594Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:02:23 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d694926e7a6a2e3df6c73c9c93cc6094/tumblr_mjxwg5F34W1qatq84o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dde40a79d72fa036b7da40c1b37f55b9/tumblr_mjxwg5F34W1qatq84o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8adc41d43809ad56092c398e08a6a778/tumblr_mjxwg5F34W1qatq84o3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/47c9e87ddc2f8c85fb792db296773469/tumblr_mjxwg5F34W1qatq84o4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a44ea017d3d93155dcabfebfd3f97d9c/tumblr_mjxwg5F34W1qatq84o5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fab5175c23af96a70f71a444cb80ec05/tumblr_mjxwg5F34W1qatq84o6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b7a0bd98ab460f54ceabaae9b6e294fd/tumblr_mjxwg5F34W1qatq84o7_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e70c61fef6fd204f08cad219c0cd2fd9/tumblr_mjxwg5F34W1qatq84o8_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://josephtogovernmentcenter.tumblr.com/post/51239055583/never-not-reblogging-this">josephtogovernmentcenter</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Never not reblogging this. </p> </blockquote>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/53063900118http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/53063900118Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:02:36 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e089f86f9381e64f3d31a81549ee700b/tumblr_mo8ldygcuf1rt45oso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>The Skincare Routine That Cleared Up My Skin</big></p><blockquote><p>Let me preface this entry by saying that as wonderful as the skincare products I’ve found are and…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://breakthesky.net/2013/06/11/the-skincare-routine-that-cleared-up-my-skin/">View Post</a></p>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52714842322http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52714842322Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:20:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bf66f35b7604ba9aea918af07e0c5358/tumblr_mldn5upgZ11qh3felo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ataleoftwowitticisms.tumblr.com/post/52105507015/null">ataleoftwowitticisms</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Let’s go</p> </blockquote>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52702672869http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52702672869Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:01:44 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md2patGPaA1qld217o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52648493197http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52648493197Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:02:45 -0400<blockquote><p>In light of being officially 100% unpacked in my new apartment, I thought I’d compile some of my best “less stress” (because no move is ever “stress-free”) moving tips. I’m no stranger to moving, having done it WAY more times than I care to count, but I’m…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://breakthesky.net/2013/06/10/3-tips-for-a-less-stressful-move/">View Post</a></p>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52626761431http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52626761431Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:10:45 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0uonqyY9a1qbhxqdo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0uonqyY9a1qbhxqdo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/>http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52621599989http://musicalpoem.tumblr.com/post/52621599989Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:01:38 -0400