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Last Saturday my mother, sister-in-law and I started this Journal Writing Challenge. You have to write or draw about something positive in your life daily until April 30th. You can talk about anything: what you did that day, what you appreciate, working towards accomplishing a goal... as long as it is POSITIVE.  Sounds easy? Well for someone who prides herself on her ability to look at the bright side, it is actually been a challenge. However, I am on Day 12 and am now actively looking for pluses throughout my day (so I can have something to write about that evening lol). I have started back going to the gym after my hiatus (a whole other post that's soon to come) and have declared my goal of publishing my novel before the end of the year.  So Great Things Are Happening! To stay motivated, I will post updates on my progress and add a countdown clock to my blog.  It isn't too late! Would you like to join me in my Positivity Quest? Grab a notebook or open up a Word d

This past weekend my friends and I decided to take on the challenge of making a tasty Anti-Inflammatory meal. We chose one that included the anti-inflammatory heavy-hitters of Salmon, Spinach, Olive oil, Garlic and Cauliflower. Yes, pictured here is cauliflower, not potatoes, whipped to perfection.  It is actually a pretty simple recipe . And even though stuffing the salmon reminded us of the disturbing scene/musical number from The Little Mermaid, it wasn't a difficult task either. We modified a  recipe from Cafe Delites . . Instead of making pockets in the salmon fillets, using a sharp knife, we slit a "tunnel" allowing for more spinach filling. The use of toothpicks kept everything in place during the baking process. We also skipped the garlic butter in order to cut a few more calories from the meal. It turned out amazingly Delish and made me feel quite fancy :) I Couldn't Resist ;) What have you cooked recently that made you feel like a Food Netw

So happy that we have made it to a new year and a fresh start! I feel like it's been such a long time since we've sat down to chat... so let's catch up! In November and December, I had been busy working on my 1st Fiction Novel (SHOCKED FACE). It has been a long time goal of mine to write a book so when National Novel Writing Month came around I decided to commit. I took an online class with CreativeLive and I let all my loved ones know my intent. And set up an accountability team AKA My "A" Team. Goals are a funny thing though... because I did not reach my 50,000 word goal by the end of November :( But I wasn't giving up! And here we are in 2019 and a finished 1st draft! I am telling you this story because I AM Super Proud of Myself lol But More Importantly I think I have found a solid method for accomplishing a goal (even for The Procrastinators like myself): Put It Out to the Universe: Post It, Tell It, Yell It "A" Team Assemble: Establi