Things just got real.

Today was a good day at work.. Things were slow and having my lunches/snacks together made things so easy and I wasn't hungry at all today.. But today was also a day I wouldn't have cared to have worked a little longer.. Having a funeral to look forward to after work is never a happy ending to the day. Especially when it's some one who was so wonderful, truly an honor to know and be around. Standing in line with at least 30 people before me and 50 people behind me, waiting to hug the family members of someone dearly loved. Seeing my best friend comforting her brand new husband(said their vows at a surprise wedding just for them) after he has lost his mother when he is only 27 is such a sad sight. I think that's where the being easy with my mind is going to come into play.. This is something I will have to give completely to God. To me death is a weird thing... I do not fear my own death in any way, I only fear the death of the people around me. It's also something so humbling to remind me that God is in complete control. He has his way and his plan for me. This is also playing into being easy with my heart. Tonight after seeing such sadness and being swept with emotion for the people that are dear to me and that I love, I realize it's different when alone. I have never waited in a visitation line or for a funeral alone. Tonight after hugging the sad loved ones I came straight home to my own empty apartment. While I heated up my dinner, I wondered if her husband was even able to eat. How he must feel going home to sleep in a bed that he has always shared. After thinking such sad thoughts the craving for company creeped around. Knowing that the type of company I could find at 8:45pm wouldn't be what I needed or wanted. I needed to be held. Just to be held. Nothing more or less. Just to be still and quiet. I didn't want noise or affection, just simply to be held and to have someone there. And deep down I knew that it just wouldn't be what I needed it to be. So I decided to be easy with myself. I ran a big bubble bath, turned on some music, shook up my favorite martini, lit some candles and slide down to the hot water where the bubbles touched up to my chin. I laid in that tub for a good 45 minutes. After I put on my most comfortable pajamas, I am finally in bed watching my favorite movie. Goodnight and be easy!

Big Day!

Happy Monday! So today is a big day for me! Work wise I have quite a lot going on which has me excited to start my day! So this morning I woke up about 30 before my alarm which is always so nice to just naturally wake up. I took a shower and felt energized and ready to go! So for breakfast this morning I made a tropical smoothie which was super yummy and filling. To make it even better, it was super easy to make! When I make smoothies I have found it easier to have those individual yogurts instead of a big tub of the same flavor. This gives you a range of flavors and they last longer just in case you may not be able to make a smoothie everyday! So this mornings smoothie had a banana, light strawberry yogurt, 1/2 cup of pineapple and pears and orange juice. I just filled the yogurt container as my measuring tool so it came to be 6oz of orange juice. It ended up filling a 20oz cup to the "fill line" so it was a perfect way to start my day!

Day One!

Sooo today I started me being easy. I spent my day enjoying time with friends and family then worked on being easy with my body by going on a trail walk with my sister. We walked about two miles down to the lake with the dogs.. It wasn't really a workout per say but I walked around for about an hour total and felt energized afterwards! Then spent my afternoon getting my meals started. I made mini meat loafs, roasted veggies, steamed green beans and pasta salad for my lunches for the week. Then made my own fruit cups and made my own packaged snacks for my breaks at work. Then got my fruit ready for my breakfast smoothies and made cranberry blueberry muffins. It was a little bit of work but I have almost five days of meals and snacks made and it only took my two hours for everything! I understand it was a little easier since I love cooking but it went by so quickly! And when it came to ingredients I really didn't use that much. I didn't have to go to the store for anything extra! I was also pretty excited about some containers that I had bought that has separate compartments! Makes making well balanced lunches and snacks super easy! Plus with my schedule being 10:30am to 7pm it will easier for me to eat better and not be starving at the weird times I have break and lunch!

So tomorrow the menu is:
Breakfast(9am)- tropical breakfast smoothie with a cranberry blueberry muffin
Snack(12pm)- fruit cup and water
Lunch(3pm)- mini meatloaf with roasted vegetables
Snack(5pm)- cheese, almonds and carrots

And my work goal is 4 new accounts..

Have a great and easy Monday!

New Motto: Be Easy

So I've decided to start living easy. Not necessarily saying it's going to be easy to do so. But meaning that I will start being easy with myself.

This living easy philosophy has three parts, being easy with my body, easy with my mind and easy with my heart and soul.

Being easy with my body will take some change and discipline for sure. I started with my diet. Not necessarily dieting and cutting out foods but making sure I have a well rounded diet. I have started by making my lunches and snacks to take to work which is going to take discipline and time. Of course it'd be more convenient to just continue with my current diet of eating out and that "grab and go" philosophy that's been grained into me. But it will make sure that i'm receiving the nutrients and energy-powering food that I will need. The other part of being easy with my body is taking the time to take care of it. Regular exercise is part of being healthy and taking care of our bodies. I only have one body and I need to take the best care of it I can. So exercising will be rewarding to not only my self image and how I look but it'll help with the fact that I'll actually be using my $30 a month gym membership that I've had for months now.

Being easy with my mind will be a tad more difficult. Because with this part of my living easy plan I'm going to being learning to give things to God more. Instead of investing energy into things I can't change I will be practicing turning things over to God. Which in turn will help me handle stress and handle the things that I spend time and mind-space on. Taking out the things I cannot change will give more space and time for things that matter and that I can work on.

Being easy with my heart and heart will take work and effort. I will start by subtracting meaningless relationships and hopes of future relationships that I do not want or need. This will take work because I will be not giving attention to those who I do not intend on having feelings for. This will give me the power to choose who I interact with also not feed into false relationships. This will also stop the process of leading anyone on and also stopping fake promises or requests. Doing this will open my heart and prepare my heart and soul to begin the process of being in a loyal relationship and sharing my heart and soul with another.

Again living easy isn't going to be convenient and will take work but it will be well worth it.

Happy Irish Hippie Day!!

Well I am a very proud descendent from Ireland. Due to me being Ridiculously busy lately I haven't added any Hippie recipes or any of my projects and for that I apologize!

Here is my St. Patricks Day Shot!!

Well as they do in Ireland you could just take a shot of Whiskey!! Most whiskeys are about 60 calories per shot!

Here is a new party favorite for your sweet tooth!

1 oz Watermelon Pucker
1/2 oz water with 3 drops of green food coloring

Mix the water with the food coloring then stir into the Pucker!! So easy and good party shot for only 72 calories!!

Skinny Hippie Lemon Drop

This is so good!!! And not bad on calories!

One shot of vodka
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup water
2 Splenda packets

Shake with ice and Enjoy!! This recipe is only 90 calories!!

Want even LESS calories?? Add half a packet of lemonade crystal light with a little sprinkle of orange rise crystal light with 3/4 cup of water and a shot vodka with 2 packets of Splenda and its only 60 calories!!!

How to have Spring Break at Home

Well I'm stuck at home this Spring Break and still have to work this week too!!

I knew I would be bored...So I made a Spring Break at Home Kit!

I tried to think of all the things I do on Spring Break- I relax, I get a tan, I pamper myself, and I Drink!!

So in my Kit I have:
A tube of 5 minute teeth whitener
A tube of Jergens' Natural Glow(fake beach tan)
A bottle of body scrub
A bottle of bubble bath
Bath salt
An exfoliating mitt
Nail strengthener
Nail polish
Pantene Pro-V Leave in Conditioner
A few old favorite movies
A bag of chocolate(go easy this should last a week)
A big cup
And lastly A bottle of my beach favorite Malibu Coconut Rum(this is a small bottle so I may have to get another)

Use whatever makes your happy in your kit!! Another good idea if you have a friend who didn't go out of town either, make your own T-shirts!!