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Things I've learned about myself... I am an emotional eater! I have all the knowledge in the world about what's good for your body vs not so good when it comes to food, but when I'm experiencing stress I want to change that feeling with food. So I have decided to fill up my home and office with health snacks. I started out with things like Skinny Pop, fruit and vegetable and hummus and these things worked pretty well. However, I do have a sweet tooth so I have been looking for some good healthy/low calorie "fixes". The following are my favorite "fixes"    1 .Bitter chocolate: 1 large block or 3 small squares of dark chocolate  2. Frozen grapes: Freeze 1 cup of grapes  3. Sweet potato: Enjoy one small baked sweet potato (I season mine with cinnamon and nutmeg)  4. Strawberry and spinach salad: For a savory and sweet salad,1 cup of baby spinach with one-half cup of sliced  strawberries. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar  5. Popcorn:2 cups ...

Hello everyone! I'm excited to report that this is the first plate from my freezer meal experiment. It taste pretty good I must say all right so this is barbecue chicken and the vegetables that were in the freezer bag along with it are onion and asparagus along with a little bit of spinach and seasoned with Tumerick, garlic Himalayan sea salt and pepper. I also wrapped some small sweet potatoes In foil and pop them in the oven while the vegetables and chicken we're baking as well as put some white potatoes and green beans and a microwavable steam bag for a few minutes. I am now enjoying a quick and delicious meal!  There is a short video on YouTube if you'd like to watch the process  http://bit.ly/Freezerprep

Everywhere you go these days someone is talking about the benefits of meditation or going a yoga class right? You may be asking yourself what's the big deal. Well, I am here to tell you... Meditation is an ancient practice that people nowadays have over-complicated. Meditation can be as simple as focusing your attention or thinking about a topic intensely. The Bible says that meditation is to "think on these things".  So why is everyone and there mother all up in a tizzy about it? Here are 3 major reasons to give it a try.  1. You control the amount of time spent on this activity.  No one can tell you how much meditation is right for you and your situation. You get to decide the length of of time you'll spend and the frequency that you'll practice using this tool.  2. You get to determine what issue/situation to address during your meditation. For example:Let's say you've had a stressful day. You can decide to sit quietly for a follow the steps ...

I can almost guarantee that each of us at some point has wanted to shake off an ill mood that just wouldn't go away. You know, those times when a co-worker has gotten on your last nerve or the children just won't settle down.  My first go to is music. You're likely thinking yea yea yea, but seriously. If you take a couple of focused seconds to put together a playlist of songs that bring back really great memories or songs that make you want to bust a grove (ie dance ) lol. Most of us have several playlist saved on our mobile devices anyways, so why not make one more? These are examples of what I have saved: Kids, worship, dance, creative and wake up! So depending on what mojo I need to cultivate I select the appropriate playlist.  The second go to method I recommend is time tested aromatherapy. Aromatherapy has been used since ancient times and in my opinion anything that has been around that long and is still being used can provide us with tons valuable information. Mod...

I am a self professed Podcast Junkie! If I have longer than 2 minutes of silence I will make every effort to pull up one of my long list of downloaded Podcast. I love new information, but I digress... On a variety of my beloved Podcast I repeatedly heard the host and guest speak about developing and improving their morning routines. After the 5th or so interview I started asking evaluating what the heck I was doing every morning. My first realization was that I had absolutely no routine. I dragged out of bed every day and fumbled through the morning hoping not to forget anything and arrive at my destination on time.  I decided to read Hal Elrod's Miracle Morning (I highly recommend this book) Honestly, I still haven't developed a set structured routine but I do have a checklist. 1. Give thanks 2. Move my body 3. Hydrate 4. Get out the door ... I have made it standard practice to have my clothes picked out the night before, this sounds elementary but it takes all the mental wor...

This past week, well the past 30+ days have been extremely challenging. I unexpectedly lost my employment , started a new job, moved and lost a close relative. A few too many life events in a short period of time 😱. With that being said here's how I'm choosing to keep myself on a healthy path (sane). I have chosen to be thankful for the motivation to step into a new work situation without having to wonder if I made the correct choice, excited about beginning a new gig and the new connections to be made and also for opportunities to learn and increase my skills set, blessed to have the resources made available to me for the move and honored to be related to and cared for by such an amazing Aunt! I'd like to take a moment to share with you the type of cloth that I was cut from. My Aunt was/is the kindest most nurturing sweet spirit. It was a treat to travel 40 minutes from home just to sit with her and let her "press" my hair and she put all her love into the mea...