A Pineapple Filled with A Skinny Pina Colada

The other day I was hanging out with some girlfriends and we were talking about dinner options. It was the usual rendition of, "I don't care, whatever you guys want." I piped in and requested we go somewhere with some healthier options on the menu. They look at me and say, "Are you on a diet or something?"  
Girl. Yes. I've been on a diet since 1972. I'm never on a diet which is why I'm always on a diet. I was actually really shocked to hear someone ask me if I was on a diet. What's a diet at this age anyway? Aren't we all always on a diet? 
Thanks to that Weight Watchers campaign where they tried to remove the word "diet" from every woman's vocabulary, I feel like the modern day equivalent of the word diet is, "I'm trying to be good." No one wants to use the word diet anymore, it has turned politically incorrect. 
I suppose I just assumed that the vast majority of us started every single Monday with the same, "I'm going to be good this week" attitude. Somewhere in the Wednesday range, for me at least, oopsies happen. I blame my boyfriend. I certainly do not blame myself and my lack of willpower, it's clearly his fault. He is the one that wants to go to Waffle House and eat Pizza Hut, not me. Gross, I hate pizza. I'm just being polite, relationships are about compromise. 

So if you're like me, compromising for the sake of your relationship, you're probably trying to "be good" this holiday weekend. Or, you're at least going into the weekend with that attitude. I won't ask how you're feeling about "being good," come July 4th at 8pm when you're 7 beers deep. 
Until then, I have a Drink on Fleek you might like... it's good for you... there's fruit... wink wink nudge nudge. Not to mention the Instagram likes you're going to get when you post a pineapple with a straw in it. #BreakTheInstagram. 

The first thing you're going to do is hollow out the inside of a pineapple. Maybe it is my lack of culinary ability, or my novice knife skills, but this was quite possibly the hardest thing I've ever done. If you want an article that suggests you buy a pineapple corer and doesn't help at all, you might like this one. A pineapple corer... okkkkk people.

Save the inside of the pineapple, mine kind of looked like a pile of mush when I was finished brutally murdering it, and throw it in a blender. You'll also want to add 6oz of pineapple juice, about 6 oz of Malibu Rum -- I'm not joking, there's like no alcohol in Malibu. Plus this yields like 4-5 servings, or 1 serving if you're awesome. Also, you are no longer "being good" at that point but I'm not going to judge you-- 12 oz of low-cal vanilla yogurt and lots of ice. Blend.

Skinny Pina Colada Yields about 4 servings. About 165 calories per serving. (Compare at 425 calories in a regular Pina Colada! Yowza!)  
|  Ingredients  |  3 cups of Pineapple 6 oz Malibu Coconut Rum 6oz Pineapple Juice 12 oz Fat Free Vanilla Yogurt Ice

|  Directions  | Combine all ingredients in blender.  Blend.  Pour into pineapple.  Add big straw(s).  Consume. 
There is fresh pizza and a pineapple filled with alcohol in this blog post.  Boom.  MERICA.

Girlboss Tech Hacks You Might Not Know

stockphoto via   I've never read Girlboss, so I apologize if I'm using that phrase wrong. I was going to use the term "Working Girl", but when I think of that term I immediately think of hookers. I'm currently knee deep in re-watching season one of Dexter with the Ice Truck Killer, so I'd like to avoid anything talking about hookers. I'm having enough nightmares as it is. These hacks are really for anyone that uses an electronic piece of equipment on a daily basis. So, errybody.
Discovering these hacks has been a lengthy process. I've either had a problem, and stalked the internet trying to find a solution, or accidentally stumbled on a hack that I now can't live without. So, here we go! 

1. Typing Emojis On A Mac Computer

Many programs and websites on your Mac actually allow you to use emojis, you just have to know how to type them. To use an emoji on Twitter, Facebook, iMessage, Email, Instagram...

To type an emoji on your Mac:

Hold Down: Control + Command + Spacebar 

2. The One Trick to Improving Every iPhone Picture You Take

  Did you know you can automatically place a filter, a very good filter might I add, on every picture you take on your iPhone. This is one of those tricks I accidentally stumbled on, but it is a game changer. I never take a picture without this setting turned on. Here's how: 

To Turn the "Chrome" Filter ON For Every iPhone Picture

1. Open to your Camera App. In the bottom right corner, you'll see an icon made up of 3 round gray circles. Click that icon.  

2. You will be presented with several automatic filter options.  Select Chrome.  

3. Those three dots in the bottom right corner will now be colored. 

 I personally will still edit my photos in Afterlight before posting to Instagram, but the difference that little filter makes is incredible. You can also add that filter to pictures you've already taken. Here's how.

To Apply the "Chrome" Filter to Old Pictures

1. Open your Camera Roll and select a picture.  Click Edit on the top right corner. 

  2. Select the "Chrome" Filter from the choices at the bottom. 

3. Click done and you're good to go. As you can see, it just gives your pictures a little something extra, don't you think?

 

3. Quickly Resize Images/Elements in Photoshop 

I'm not sure if this one is just me being dumb and everyone already knew how this worked,  but when I discovered this I felt like my world changed. I never could figure out how to make an image smaller/bigger in photoshop without distorting it. Now I can. 

How to Resize Items in Photoshop Without Distortion 

When you try and manually drag the corners of an image/element to resize it, it will get distorted, like this...

 To resize without distortion...
1. Click one of the corners of your image/element

2.  Change Width (W) and Height (H) percentage at the top of the screen.

 

4. Flip Clock Screen Saver

  How many office spaces have you seen on Pinterest with that awesome flip clock screen saver on their computer? 








Yes that's my desk thank you for asking.

To download that screen saver

Just go here! 

5. Use Siri to Take a Nap or Sleep Later Than Planned

  Setting an alarm is maybe the most tedious thing in the world. I'm of course being dramatic, except for the fact that I'm not being dramatic at all. 

You: "Wake Me Up in One Hour and 15 Minutes"
Siri: "I've Set an Alarm for 3:30pm"

6. Take a Burst of Photos

  When I was trying to take this picture, the "burst" photo setting was helpful to get the right shot. 

To take several pictures in a row

To Activate Burst Photos:

Simply Hold Down The iPhone Camera Button

 

7. Charge Your Phone Twice as Fast

  Need your phone charged, like, yesterday? 

Put your phone in airplane mode while charging.
It will charge twice as fast. 

 
So those are my tech hacks I've picked up over the last few months. Have you found any that are not on my list that will change our life?!?! Tell me in the comments!