Why I haven't been around much

I haven't been blogging here a whole lot yet due to the following factors:

1. Life has been getting in my way
2. Part of life is adulting which involves running errands for other people
3. Been getting distracted by a cute puppy (I do love puppy sitting!)
4. Trying to catch up on recorded shows so the DVR doesn't reach 100% and explode deleting shows others have recorded
5. Bookish stuff (bookish Twitter chats, giveaways, reading, blogging on The Procrastinate Reader [shameless plug haha])

Speaking of my other blog...

• Been lining up interviews
• Lined up a few guest posters
• Have 3 posts up and hopefully more soon
• It's making me anxious
• I want to post at least once to twice a week
• I want the posts to vary (review, book hauls, author interview, blogger interview, other interviews) but I'm finding I have more interviews than anything ATM (I really don't want to post all the same type all at once)
• I'm stoke because I just scored an interview with my first BookTuber!!!!
• Bookitcon is tomorrow- hoping to put up a review of the event within a week following!

About Me

Hi, I'm Rockin' Rita! I got my nickname freshman year in high school from my World Civ teach Mr. Steele who also happened to be a musician. I refused to take my headphones off from around my neck in class so he have me my nickname which has stuck since. Books and music consume me! Been obsessed with them both for as long as I can remember! I also consider myself a bit of a foodie and love posting pix of my food! I enjoy watching TV. Favorite things are (mis)adventures w/ friends & helping people! I love finding ways to make a difference! Find me around the web @RockinRita03. I have Instagram, Pinterest, a Tumblr O' Randomness, YouTube, Twitter, GoodReads, Wattpad-- all the majors. I also have a facebook page for my blogs. you know you wanna like it! http://facebook.com/RockinRitaBlogs

Looking for all kinds of people to interview for The Procrastinate Reader (http://rockinrita03.wordpress.com) - authors, fellow book bloggers, bookstagramers, booktubers, booklrs, readers. Also interested in having guest posters and reviewing books. Easiest way to get in touch with me is a Twitter DM as I'm most likely to respond to that method the quickest!

Also have another blog I've recently relaunched. Rockin' Randomness can be found on Blogger at http://rockinrita03.blogspot.com.

Adulting

ugh! I'm so sick of adulting!

I've been organizing my freaking finances all day and trying to pay my bills. :'( And it's all while puppysitting. Little Mr. Shamus doesn't get why I'm not spending a lot of time and attention on him like I usually do when I watch him :-( On the bright side, Shamus doesn't have an upset tummy today like he sometimes is prone to when his mommy isn't around. Also I feel like I've accomplished a lot! I did want to officially launch The Procrastinate Reader over on Wordpress but that may not happen. I figured I'd turn this into a post here on Rockin' Randomness since I was already venting out on Twitter.

Ok, uhhh...Welcome to the relaunch of this blog. More randomness to come. Don't worry, most of it will be fun. I promise! Also coming soon, a guest post from fellow blogger Bookish Fangirl!

Well, back to adulting I go...and here comes the puppy...LOL

A Super Green Smoothie

Ok so I'm not really super health conscious but I like to attempt to eat healthily. I'm completely addicted to Pinterest these days and have come across so many recipes for avocados and smoothies. I recently got a bunch of avocados and am getting tired of having them just one way- on toast with sea salt. Found lots of great avocado recipes on Pinterest (see here) including more than a few yummy smoothies.

To me that sounded like a fantastic way to get more fruits and veggies in without trying too hard. After researching extensively to try to find one combining ingredients I had in my fridge I found several but none had all I was looking to combine. So the little genius I am decided to combine several recipes and kind of come up with my own. It tastes really good but I think maybe more avocado might be nice.

Try it for yourself and let me know what you think. By all means tailor it to your dietary needs and/or use what you have hiding in that fridge of yours.

Ingredients:

• ½ c almond milk, coconut milk/water, or plain yogurt (I used vanilla almond milk)
• lime juice
• ¼ avocado, pitted
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 kiwi, chopped
• ½ cucumber, peeled or not
• 2 tsp honey
• ¼ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ice

Optional Ingredients:

• handful spinach or kale
• 1 apple and/or pear, cored and chopped
• 1 banana
• handful green grapes
• ½ mango, cored and chopped
• 3-4 slices pineapple, cored and chunked
• cilantro or parsley (help get heavy metals out of your body)
• 2 tbsp chia seeds

How to Make:

1. Place liquid, avocado, spinach in a blender. Blend on low speed until smooth.
2. Add celery, pear, apple and herbs and blend at high speed.
3. Add banana, pineapple, and lime juice and end with frozen fruit or ice and chia seeds (if using)
4. Blend on high speed until smooth
5. Transfer into tall glasses

Remember a Visionary- The Tweeted Version

With the passing of Apple visionary and fmr CEO Steve Jobs I thought it only fitting to post tweets about him, his death, and the impact he left on this world. If you have any words to describe what Jobs meant to you or if you think everything he did has no impact and this is just overrated please comment on this post!

*These tweets come from only verified accounts and the occasional few from fans.
All tweets are from the same acct unless otherwise noted before the tweet.*

@TIME: Statement from Jobs' family: "Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family" | http://ti.me/oOxha4 (via @Techland)
Apple CEO Tim Cook: Steve Jobs' "spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple" | http://ti.me/oOxha4 (via @Techland)
WATCH: Steve Jobs' career in two minutes | http://ti.me/nUKoyx
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg: "Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend" | http://ti.me/oOxha4 (via @Techland)
Google's Sergey Brin: "Steve, your passion for excellence is felt by anyone who has ever touched an Apple product" | http://ti.me/oOxha4
A sign outside of a Manhattan Apple store. #SteveJobs http://instagr.am/p/POMVx/
President Obama: "Steve was among the greatest of American innovators" | http://ti.me/oOxha4 (via @Techland)
Google's Larry Page: "He was a great man with incredible achievements and amazing brilliance" | http://ti.me/oOxha4 (via @Techland)
The world-changer: Steve Jobs knew what we wanted | http://ti.me/n5K3UU(via @Techland)
Disney CEO Robert Iger: "Despite all he accomplished, it feels like he was just getting started" | http://ti.me/oOxha4 (via @Techland)
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang: "Steve was my hero growing up" | http://ti.me/oOxha4
Steve Jobs at Apple: Master inventor, master marketer | http://ti.me/ol0qdu (via @Techland)
Top 10 Apple moments | http://ti.me/r5NTqQ
Steve Jobs, the TIME interviews | http://ti.me/pvCRCR (via @TIMENewsFeed)
Our official obit: "Technology's Great Reinventor: Steve Jobs (1955–2011)" | http://ti.me/qS2O5Z
The 10 products that defined Steve Jobs' career at Apple | http://ti.me/pW0PZN (via @Techland)
@jeffreykluger: The world is a less smart, elegant and insanely creative place tonight. Farewell, Steve Jobs. #stevejobs
"The world is immeasurably better because of Steve." Read more of Apple's statement on @Techland | http://ti.me/oOxha4
@TIME: PHOTOS: The long, extraordinary career of Steve Jobs | http://ti.me/oTXqjM
Steve Jobs' TIME covers | http://ti.me/rjyhqy
Twitter's Dick Costolo: Jobs didn't "just raise the bar," he created "an entirely new standard of measurement" | http://ti.me/oOxha4
@CNNMoney: #SteveJobs challenged #Apple's rivals to build better products. It's thanks to him we're where we are today. cnnmon.ie/ofvg3k
@YahooNews: Key dates from the life and work of Apple visionary Steve Jobs: http://yhoo.it/nXypoP
@STcom: Steve Jobs: From dropout to Apple visionary http://bit.ly/nlcL0N
@dedydahlan: Steve Jobs gave us Apple. Now you go plant your seeds and grow our own Fruit! #passion
@SFGate: Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford commencement address captured spirit of a legend. Watch it here: http://sfg.ly/mZ8GFQ
@GOOD: What Apple needs to do to survive without Steve Jobs' vision. http://su.pr/2ha5IE #RIPSteveJobs

@sussannekroshan: Steve jobs..the genius maestro of our times; the man who made one thing crystal clear that truly an apple a day helps keep d madness away★

H3dicho: I want to put a ding in the universe. Steve Jobs ---> And he did ... RIP 1955- 2011 bit.ly/ovaQWo #stevejobs

@cultofmac: Tim Cook's email to Apple employees arstechnica.com/apple/news/201…

@applenws: AppleInsider | Microsoft's Gates, Disney's Iger & more comment on passing of Steve Jobs appleinsider.com/articles/11/10…

Steve Jobs: “Death Is The Destination We All Share” tcrn.ch/nt6mXp  #stevejobs

RIP Steve Jobs 1955-2011 http://bit.ly/ovaQWo

Steve Jobs, Apple’s Visionary, Dies at 56 http://nyti.ms/p23FMV

@TIME: New York Mayor Bloomberg: "America lost a genius who will be remembered with Edison and Einstein" | http://ti.me/oOxha4