Month: April 2016

Garage Sale I woke up feeling a little spunky yesterday and prepared for a good day. My Garage Sale yesterday was more successful than I thought that it was going to be, especially since not one person came from 7:00 – 8:00? Anyhow, I was selling and giving stuff away left and right and made all sorts of new friends. I’m a terrible sales person. If I got to talking to somebody for a long time, I was like…..”You know what? Just take it. I’m donating everything that doesn’t sale anyhow.” One lady and I started up a conversation about Book Club while she looked through some of my older books, then I came inside and got the Rosie Project, one of the books that I just finished, and gave it to her. She was so appreciative! Remember the Random Act of Kindness I said that I would do the other […]

I haven’t had a garage sale in forever, and I despise them. You do all that work, and only sell 25% of your stuff. Is that just me? I spent the entire day yesterday organizing my pile in the garage that I made a few weeks ago, then I went crazy and searched the house for anything and everything I could find to get rid of. Mike is going to come home one day to a living room with only a couch and a TV! I’m not sure how many trips I made up and down the stairs to the spare bedroom closet making sure I had everything out of there that I think I can sell, and multiple trips to the basement to do the same. Basically I have $1 on everything. That should get rid of it all, ya think? Okay, I’ve gotta go. I need to get […]

Food Truck Fun While working The Food Truck window yesterday, a man came out of nowhere, stepped in front of the 10 or so people in line, gave me a $100 bill and told me to use that money to buy lunch for everyone in line. He looked at the first guy in line, patted him on the back, and said “Lunch is on me”. Then he left! I think everyone that got a free lunch paid it forward and put a nice amount of money in the tip jar, because we had really great tips yesterday! I’ll need to do my own “Pay if Forward”, “Random Act of Kindness” today. 🙂 Ahhhh, Happy Day. Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Grapes I made a recipe last night out of a free magazine that I recently picked up at a local grocery store. Pretty tasty! The recipe calls for Prosciutto. I didn’t have any of […]

A lot going on today and headed out the door, so this post is all about the food that I ate yesterday. Have a great day! Breakfast – 9 SP Taco Tuesday Breakfast Tacos with a Grilled Pear I woke up thinking about Taco’s. No joke. So I got the coffee going, then made some of those Paleo Tortillas using Unsweetened Almond Milk. The recipe makes 6-8 Tortillas and they are approximately 3 SmartPoints each when made with Almond Milk. I sautéed a few veggies and seasoned those with some Homemade Taco Seasoning, then scrambled a few Egg Whites and added them to the veggies. I topped that with some Smashed Avocado and a few grape tomato slices. While my eggs cooked, I sprinkled a Pear with some Cinnamon, and put it on my grill pan coated with Olive Oil Spray.   Lunch – 9 SP A small bowl of Pork and […]

Yesterday was a full and busy day, just the way I like it. I worked Food Truck prep for a few hours in the morning, I got a lot done around the house in the afternoon, Tucker and I took a nice 2 mile walk, and I found a new recipe for dinner! Perfect day. The lasagna over the weekend is about as comfort food as one can get, in my opinion. However, one of my favorite meals as a kid, and a total comfort food for me, was my mom’s Tuna Noodle Casserole. There have been a few times since we changed up our diet that I thought, “How could I make Tuna Casserole, using more whole foods?” I knew there had to be a recipe floating around somewhere out there that included Spaghetti Squash and Tuna, and I needed to find it! Well, I found it! Dinner last night was […]

Hi Guys. I took a little blogging break over the weekend, enjoyed some fun with friends, reading in my hammock, a Hot Yoga class and a great day with the kids and grandkids here yesterday. Update on my pup. On Thursday, I put my nose right up to hers, and told her that I needed a sign from her. I needed to know if she was exhausted and ready for doggy heaven, or would she like to stick around a little longer. Within a few hours, Tucker ran across the backyard, and she chased him, which she had not done since she had her stroke last week. Then, I was upstairs at my house with a friend of mine showing her something, and all of a sudden, there was Mishka! She had come upstairs by herself! She hadn’t done any stairs since her stroke either. I got my sign from […]

Day 30! While I did a great job with my food these last 30 days, I did end up having a glass of wine or a beer on a few days towards the end of the 30 days. The important thing is that I feel awesome. I’m eating a great variety of whole foods that I love, I’m always trying something new, I have lots of energy, I’m sleeping great, and I’m happy with my food choices. What more could you ask for on a journey to a healthier you? I have more time tomorrow morning to write a recap of where I’m at on the scale, and what I plan to eat from now on, but for now….here’s what went on yesterday A couple of different friends of mine had told me about this free magazine at one of my favorite local grocery stores, and I’m glad they did. All sorts […]

After working the Food Truck yesterday, I got in a three mile walk with Tucker, then came home and enjoyed my niece being here. It was a lot easier to get her moved in that we thought, which left a lot of time for chatting and getting caught up. I’m really looking forward to having a girl in the house to chat with. Sometimes asking Mike to talk to me like a girlfriend would, can get old.  I had a menu planned for the week, and that always makes the week go smoothly. I also roasted plenty of Butternut Squash for the week, and we have used that in several meals. I ended up with a lot more leftover Chicken and Steak and salad fixin’s than I thought that I would, so we ended up eating lots of salad for dinner this week. I needed easy meals for Tuesday and […]

Sometimes, I goof. The short version. That Steak Salad that I raved about in yesterday’s post? Well, I goofed and forgot to include the recipe for the marinade. I have revised that post to include the marinade recipe. I did change the recipe just a bit from the original, and I have now posted the recipe, Flank Steak Marinade, here on the blog. My apologies if anyone was super eager to make that salad (like my daughter was) and was perplexed as to where the marinade for the flank steak was. My Day Yesterday was one of the first days in what seems like forever, that I did not have a “to do” list, or any place that I needed to be. It was nice. You know what I did do? I’m ridiculously excited. I planned a trip for Mike and I to go to NYC! Guys, I’m super stoked! I have been wanting […]

I love a Flank Steak, but I think there is a secret to making sure it is tender and juicy, the way a good steak should be. The secret? Poke it and soak it! This taste great with potatoes and green beans. It also makes an amazing Steak Salad!     “love the life you live, live the life you love”