Posts about Canyon Park Apartments in Puyallup Washington

Preparing for The Grammys

Are you planning to watch the Grammys this year? Rather than simply tuning in on February 10th, we here at Canyon Park Blog invite you to take some time the weeks leading up to the awards ceremony to prepare! By following these few simple tips, we’re confident you’ll be ready to be an educated viewer of the year’s most significant music awards ceremony. Listen If you’re not familiar with the music being nominated, it’s a good idea to take some time leading up to the Grammys to listen to it! Since there are so many categories, it may seem a bit overwhelming to know where to start. Rather than attempting to listen to everything, we suggest picking three or four major categories and listening to everything nominated within them. If you’re only able to listen to a few categories, make sure to include the most prestigious ones like Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. If you have time to listen to everything more than once, all the better! Study On top of merely listening to these albums and songs, it’s important to get a little bit of background information on them. Who is the artist singing them? What is their story? Do they belong to any minority groups? Why is it significant that they specifically are up for a Grammy award? Of course, there will be songs we like at first listen more than others, but with a little context, songs that didn’t stand out before will start to become more meaningful and interesting. Favorites will always stay favorites, but it’s important to realize that there is more to music and to the Grammys than sound or popularity alone. Enjoy Once you’ve done your homework, it’s time to sit back and enjoy the Grammys! When you don’t know half of the music up for a nomination, the awards ceremony isn’t half as exciting; when you have spent time beforehand preparing, you’ll likely have specific artists and songs you’re rooting for, making the whole event much more fun. It’s perfectly normal to be bummed out when one of your favorites doesn’t win, but make sure to celebrate the success of the winners as well. It took a lot for these artists to get where they are, and winning is no small feat! We hope these tips helped you prepare for your Grammys viewing experience this year in your Puyallup, WA apartment! Thanks for reading.

Picking Up a New Hobby

As the year is still brand new, there is no better time to start a new hobby than right now! This week on Canyon Park Blog, we have tips to help make your process of choosing a new hobby to enjoy a little bit easier. As you decide on a new way to spend some of your free time, make sure to take into consideration your expectations about the following: Time An important element to consider before you invest your energy into a new hobby is how much time you are looking to spend doing it. You may be willing and able to dedicate an hour or two to your hobby each day, but it’s possible you only have an hour or two a week instead. On top of time you have to spend on it each week, think about the time of year as well. Is January the best time to start picking up beach volleyball? Probably not. Whatever amount of time you have to spend on a new hobby, there is bound to be a hobby for you. Cost In addition to time, it’s crucial that you know how much you’re willing to spend on a given hobby before you get roped in. There are plenty of free virtual hobbies you can take up, while others might require you to purchase gear, memberships, supplies, and more. There is no wrong answer to how much you’re willing to spend because it is your choice. However, setting a budget can help you decide which hobbies are realistic and sustainable at the moment. Interaction with Others Have you considered how much interaction with others you’d like to have while you’re participating in your hobby? If you have a desk job with minimal social contact, you might be looking to participate in something with a group of other people. However, if you talk to people all day long, it might be more relaxing for you to pick something you can do without having to associate with anyone else while you do it. Level of Challenge Finally, it would be to your benefit to think about how challenging you’d like your new hobby to be. One of the reasons hobbies are so beneficial in our lives is because they present us with challenges in a low-stress way, and they often include problems we truly want to solve or progress we actually want to make. But at the same time, if other areas of your life are currently presenting you with enough challenges, there are plenty of relaxing hobbies that might be more rejuvenating at the moment. We hope these tips help you pick a new hobby that you can enjoy near your Puyallup, WA apartment! Thanks for reading.

Morning Oatmeal Recipes

When it comes to making oatmeal, we’re aware of all the ways it can go wrong: too many lumps, sticky enough to glue your mouth shut, bland as can be, you name it. Because January is National Oatmeal Month, we here at Canyon Park Blog are dedicated to helping you have a good experience making oatmeal for breakfast. You’d be surprised how delicious it is when it’s prepared right! Sometime this month, try out one (or all) of the recipes below and see what we mean. Tasty Oatmeal Breakfast Recipes from Canyon Park Peanut Butter Banana Chia Oatmeal Are you looking for a breakfast that not only tastes great but will keep you fueled all morning long? If so, then you won’t want to miss this peanut butter-banana-chia oatmeal. Packed with 11g of protein and 17g of fiber per bowl, you’ll get all the nutrients you’ll need for an energy-filled day. You’ll need old fashioned oats, bananas, chia seeds, cinnamon, sea salt, non-dairy milk, and peanut butter. Berry Cheesecake Overnight Oats If you haven’t dabbled in the deliciousness of overnight oats yet, then this berry cheesecake oatmeal recipe is a great place to start. After combining honey, vanilla, and berries into a jar or a bowl, stir in the cottage cheese, almond milk, and oats. Refrigerate this mixture for six hours or more, and voila! You’ll have your breakfast ready to eat right when you wake up. Lemon Poppy Seed Oatmeal Enjoy the taste of your favorite muffin, but this time in oatmeal! Turn a regular bowl of oatmeal into a something sweet that will make you so excited to get up in the morning. To make this, make sure to have old-fashioned oats, almond milk, lemon juice, maple syrup, flax meal, poppy seeds, lemon zest, and powdered sugar on hand. To-Go Baked Oatmeal Do you need something that’s a little bit easier to eat on the go? Try baking a batch of baked oatmeal in a muffin tin that will supply your breakfast for the whole week! After making a standard mixture of eggs, oil, brown sugar, vanilla, milk, applesauce, cinnamon, and oats, get creative and add a few your favorite toppings to each tin! Do you have an oatmeal recipe you love? Share it with our Puyallup, WA apartment community in the comments below!

How to Keep Your Apartment Clean This Year

Welcome to 2019! This week we here at Canyon Park Blog have some resources to help you keep your Puyallup, WA apartment clean, not only this month but the whole year! Thanks to the Chicago Tribune, we have this all-inclusive yearlong guide to house cleaning . Keep reading to learn about suggested tasks from the list for the month of January, as well as repeated monthly cleaning suggestions! Clean All Light Fixtures Do you remember the last time you gave your light fixtures a deep cleaning treatment? There’s no time like the present to be proactive and get it done. Once you’ve made a note of all the light fixtures in your house, take any removable parts like plastic or glass coverings down for a thorough wash. Use a solution of three parts warm water and one part vinegar for excellent results. Wash each covering to get them cleaner than they have likely been in ages! Declutter Your Home The first month of the year is the perfect time to reclaim space in your apartment by decluttering! You’d be surprised at how much random stuff can accumulate over the course of the year, so setting aside some time this January to sort through all of your belongings isn’t a bad idea. Make sure to evaluate all of your belongings in every room — even what is buried away in your closets! See how many bags of unwanted clutter you can fill to either throw away or donate to charity. Repeat Some Tasks Monthly In addition to specific tasks to do each individual month, the house cleaning guide recommends you repeat a certain set of tasks every month. Here are a few of them we found particularly helpful: Polish wood furniture. Vacuum and spot-clean furniture. Wash kitchen and bath mats. Wipe down all appliances. Disinfect computer keyboards, remotes, phones, and switches. What are your best cleaning hacks? Share with us in the comments. Thanks for reading our post this week. May your year be full of cleanliness and comfort!

Bring in Spring at the Daffodil Festival

I come from a fairly small town, and because of this I hold small town festivities in high esteem. If you are the kind of person who smells cotton candy and is suddenly overwhelmed by nostalgia, then youll appreciate this next tip. I should also mention that this festival doesnt revolve around anything that will rot your teeth out of your head. In the interest of dentists everywhere, Im here to draw your attention to the towns festivities that surround the annual Daffodil Festival. They are held each spring near your apartments in Puyallup, WA. Thus far, your impression might only be one of hiding inside your place, while little girls run around in poufy yellow dresses. I dont blame you, but make sure to pop your head out of the sand for the parade! Its a worthwhile sight to see. This year is the 81st year since the birth of the festival, when Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Orton hosted the first annual formal garden party for their guests to view and enjoy their flowers in bloom. The Festival was established in 1926 as a proactive step to revive the agricultural industry in the area, just after the hops industry begun to decay. It has been an annual local event every year since. The only exceptions were the years during World War II (1943-45). The parade came into existence in 1934, when a procession of automobiles decorated with daffodils began its trek through town. Now the parade is comprised of four routes through Pierce County. It traverses through Tacoma, Puyallup, Orting, and Sumner. This years parade in Puyallup is set for April 5, and will begin at 12:45 in the historic district. The parade has grown from its modest origins into a huge event, where over 150 entries participate! Head on down to the parade this year, and enjoy some old-school small town entertainment. Watch your local marching bands, car clubs, businesses, and veterans groups promenade down the street chucking candy! Itll be just like when you were a kid, only you can probably get away with taking more tootsie rolls than your Mother allowed. Dont miss the Marine parade, either, because who doesnt want to see a slew of yachts decked out with daffodils floating down the waterfront?! Im sure theyll be chucking candy as well, and so I must retract my previous statement that this event wont rot your teeth. I leave self-control entirely up to you! The Daffodil Marine Parade is set for Sunday, April 13 and begins at the Tacoma Yacht Club near Point Defiance. It continues along a route through Foss Thea Waterway and on toward downtown Tacoma. When youve finished watching and partaking in the Daffodil parades, you can head over to the local Farmers Market to pick out your own lovely bunch of blooms. Pierce County is famous for its Spring Daffodils and Tulips. The market is located in Pioneer Park and in the Pioneer Pavilion, and admission is free. Local vendors offer hanging baskets, flowers, and bulbs. It begins April 12 October 11 on Saturdays from 9am to 2pm. Take advantage of that, and spruce things up with some spring blooms in your Parkland Washington apartments!