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| From here. |
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| I promise to crack a smile in the next ones. |
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| Chipmunk Cheeks |
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| Hot new nails and a hot new ring Mama Rose picked up for me at a trunk show. |
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| Jeffrey, our in house counsel, Me, and Bossman. The best parts of today? I used zero gas to get to work and I got a stellar work out in before I got to the office. I definitely think I'm going to make this a once a week thing. Hellooooo Weekend! |
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| Picture from here.
Identity
You are what you eat
You are what you do You are what you think
Eat only what makes your bones dense,
your lungs refreshed, your heart steady, and your brain rejuvenated.
Do only what makes you proud daily,
your day meaningful, your efforts productive, and your exertion of energy positively impact others.
Think only what makes you free and your heart light,
identify your darkest fears, and constantly color them with hopes, and create your castle of dreams.
Because there will be a time..
when your bones so strong they will keep your hopes up,
your energy so positive it keeps your heart steady,
and your hopes so meaningful you color life onto others,
then there will be times you get caught up, your creation, your existence, who you are, what you are made of, it becomes so complex you forget, oh you forget, what makes your castle, what is important, why dream, fears, oh I fear, no, no, no, stop, take a deep breath and just focus…..
It’s simple.
I am what I eat.
I am what I do.
I am what I think.
I was on a conference call from work and went to my "Stickies" app to take notes. I don't remember where I found this poem, or who wrote it. But it couldn't have popped up at a better time. I needed this reminder. |
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| From Here I'm sure you've seen it. It's been passed around on Facebook and Pinterest totaling some 50 million views. But I love it. These are the exact rules I try (and sometimes fail at) to live my life by. And in 3-5 business days, it will be on the wall of my bedroom where I can wake up every day and be inspired by its words. I decided to buy it at the perfect time too. I was driving to work this morning, as I do every Monday - Friday at the same time week in and week out, only today I was more excited than I have been in a long time. Not about anything in particular...just life. I was simply happy and looking forward to some potential opportunities that (fingers crossed) may come up in the next few weeks. Does that ever happen to you? That wave of positive energy bubbling up inside you? Well, with this feeling bursting through me, I realized that I'm exactly where I need to be right now. I've been pushing for these new opportunities and changes to happen right away. I didn't want to wait anymore. I needed everything to happen in my time. I should know better by now, that life just doesn't work that way. My life is full of experiences that happened in the right timing for me, but not necessarily the timing I had hoped for. I've had to learn to be patient and accept that things have and will fall into place just as they should. To finally accept and enjoy where I am right now was liberating. This wave of giddiness rolled through me leaving no room for all of the pressure I've been putting on myself. Stumbling upon that poster brought everything full circle for me and I fell into this perfect balance of energetic happiness and utter peace inside. Then it dawned on me, these feelings were coming from a place perfectly described in one line on the poster: "If you don't like something, change it." For a long time, I've wanted to change my circumstances and my environment, but I never took the steps to do anything about it. I only complained about what I wasn't happy with. Recently, though, I've taken the steps necessary to change those circumstances. There's something empowering and invigorating about taking control of your own life. Doing whatever necessary to change what you don't like. I'm doing everything in my power to change what I don't like. And when I feel like I've done all I can, I wait...for that time when the potential opportunity is actualized. Sometimes, that time never comes, but what does come is the realization that not getting something I thought I wanted only left room for what I really needed. Something better than I could have imagined. I see people around me who are still in the complaining phase. They aren't willing, aren't ready, or don't know what the next step is to change what they don't like. I hope I can set the example and inspire even just one person to take one step today. After all, what we make of this life is our choice. |
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Sorry. This is the only picture you're getting because I'm new to blogging and realized AFTER the fact that I should have photographed this in steps like the pros do. Lesson learned.
Healthy
Breakfast Frittata
Thanks to my mom, who introduced me to this frittata, I make these on a
weekly basis. For a single serving meal you can re-heat quickly, just slice the
end product into the desired size, individually wrap, and freeze. When you’re
ready to eat, remove wrapping and heat for 1-2 minutes or until heated through.
Enjoy!
Ingredients
12 Eggs, beaten (1 dozen eggs will serve 6-8
people depending on how big you want your
slices.)
¼ Cup milk (I use 2%, but you can use whatever
you’d like. You need this to add volume)
2 Cups raw spinach
½ Cup shredded cheese (use whatever kind you
like. I used cheddar)
1 Small tomato, sliced
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. Pre-heat
oven to 350°F
2. Spray
your skillet (make sure its oven safe! No melted handles please!) with nonstick
cooking spray and place over medium heat.
3. Add
spinach and cover. Cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Transfer to paper towel
to cool. (Hot spinach may cook your eggs)
4. Let
your pan cool slightly (again, so we don’t cook the eggs before it’s time)
5. Meanwhile,
add eggs and milk to a bowl and whisk for about a minute. It’s alllll in the
wrist.
6. Combine
egg mixture with cooled spinach, cheese, salt and pepper. Gently mix.
7. Re-spray
pan, if necessary, and pour contents of bowl in. Make sure ingredients have
evenly distributed throughout.
8. Place
sliced tomato on top in whatever design your little heart desires.
9. Bake
for about 20 minutes, until lightly brown on top and the edges have
started to pull away from the sides on your pan.
10. Slice,
add hot sauce and enjoy!
Now, this is just a base recipe. Get creative! Throw in bacon, chopped ham, black beans, top it with avocado...that's the beauty of this breakfast. You can change it up every time you make it. Hope you like it as much as I do! |
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| How Stinkin' Cute Are These? I've been telling my Grandma that I'd bake her cupcakes for a good 3 weeks now and since she was coming over on Easter, I knew I had to make good on my promise. I'm embarrassed to admit it (b/c I consider myself a baker), but...I cheated on these cupcakes. Big time. Box o' mix, can o' icing. How dare I call myself a baker and then slack on my baked goods! In my defense, I spent 2 days hanging out (read: drinking) with my best friend and that morning we hiked about 5 miles in the middle of an 80 degree day. So, by the time I set out to bake, I was in no mood for it. I'm not even going to list a recipe for this...I'm that ashamed. For these Bird's Nest Cupcakes, I baked the cake according to the box, grabbed some chocolate icing and a bag of Hershey's candy coated chocolate eggs. Bake. Pipe your nest with the largest star tip you can find and top with chocolate eggs. I will say that it wasn't a total loss. The cupcakes tasted good and I remembered a handy icing trick that a friend found for me on Pinterest.  
How is it possible that I never thought of this before? Duh! When you're ready to ice your treats, put your tipped bag into a tall glass, fold the excess at the top over the side of your glass and fill it up with icing. So easy. No mess. and I felt like I got way more icing in there than I do when I hold the bag with my other hands. Happy frosting my friends! and I hope you had a lovely Easter.
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