Catching Up

35/365: I believe in this wholeheartedly: friends are JUST as important as family. That's something I have learned a lot about over the last few years. To me, your friends are just as important because they will be there for you, you will create memories with them and it makes more enjoyable. I have a  few very dear friends of mine (sadly I don't have any pictures right now) that are willing to always encourage me, deal with and make wonderful memories in the kitchen or anywhere else with me. It's good to have people to talk to and figure things out with, it's one of my favorite things to do (have friend time). Sometimes when there isn't anyone at the house I get lonely. Don't get me wrong, I love Cody's company, but when it gets silent and there is no one to make messes with and to help me clean them up or to even make noise, i get lonely. I love my friends.

36/365:When you are taking pictures, sometimes natural light is the best light. Rather than using a flash that can cause a photo to look weird sometimes, try to take pictures during the day or even outside and look at the difference between natural and not natural light. A lot of times, even if its a little bit darker, i rather take a photo without flash and lighten it in photoshop. Can you tell which photo has flash below and which one doesn't?

37/365: February 6th: One of the worst days of the years for me, always. Since I was 8 years old. Most of you don't know this, but thats my dad's birthday. My biological father that is, who died the summer before I turned 9. It was a tragic event in our life's, but I think by now I have learned that things will get better. It's been almost 11 years and I know now it happened for a reason.

38/365: Give yourself enough time in the day to do things that you need to. Even if that means waking up before the sun or going to bed super late. Sometimes you just really need to push yourself to get something done that you need to. I'm super having that problem right now. More lately I want to sit more than do things that I need to, and that's not good. So I have to SELF MOTIVATE. If I don't I wont go anywhere. Sometimes, you do have to push yourself.

39/365: Yesterday, I tried to make my own peanut butter. Last week, I learnt how to ride a motorcycle (not for the faint of heart). And next week I have a goal to try something else new. I feel, if you are constantly trying to try something new, not only will you entertain yourself, but you find new things you like and it'll just keep life interesting.

I love my cat; his eyes look like they're staring into your soul, not really, but still.

Same with him, he normally runs away from me, but I'm happy he let me get a picture of him. I wish he wasn't so skiddish.

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Last night we ordered a pizza, because we got a free one through the Papa Johns Superbowl Coin Toss. And we compared, the boys liked mine so much better. It made me so happy! 

Crust:

Prep time: 35 min

Servings: approximately 12

1 cup warm water

1 tablespoon white sugar

2 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast

3 tablespoon salt

2 1/2 cup flour

Mix everything but flour first. Then, add flour, put into ball and leave alone to rise for 10 minutes.

Garlic Butter:

Chop up garlic and melt butter and mix it together, set it aside till later.

BBQ Chicken:

Dice up chicken and cook all the way through. Then, in a bowl, mix your favorite bbq sauce and the chicken.

Final Steps:

Preheat oven: 425 degrees Fahrenheit

Cook time: 15-25 min

Spray the pan with pam!

Flatten dough into pan, then put garlic butter on the dough. Cover the pizza in the bbq chicken. Add Feta Cheese and Mozzarella.

Cook, Cut and Enjoy!

Have a good Night!

Sunday Funday

31/365: Don't be so quick to judge. It's kind of involved with keeping an open mind on things. You don't know a situation or a person and you definitely wouldn't want to be judge yourself. So why is it everyones first instinct to judge? Trust me, I'm at fault at this, and I know I'm not perfect, but I definitely believe it is something that everyone should learn.

Tracking, journaling and relaxing before the superbowl

Healthy Salad

32/365: Health is super important. A lot more important than most people realize. I don't think that eating "good" occasionally here in there is what health is really supposed to be. I believe it has a lot to do with eating (obviously) but body, soul and mind as well. If you don't treat yourself well, but eat healthy doesn't mean your a healthy person. I definitely believe in a balance. And you can make health fun for your family. Especially with fun recipes and being adventurous in trying these. (Don't think that means I don't believe in splurging every now and then)

Topaz in her lovely sweater that puppy keeps taking off of her ): I guess she is jealous or something. 

33/365: The way you are, the way you dress, the way you act shouldn't be to please other people, but to please yourself. What is the most important thing to you? The way others view you or the way you view yourself? To me, being real and true to yourself is the most important thing, and that will bring like minded people around you. Isn't that what you want? Like minded people around you, in which you can have fun doing things you enjoy. Being fake to yourself, just so other people will like you isn't the way you should lead your life. Just my opinion.

34/365:Routine. I learnt that, for me, it is super important for me to have a routine. If I don't, I wont get what I want to done, and then I fall behind, get frustrated and agitated and it just ruins the time I'm having, even if the activity is enjoyable. So, I need to stick to a routine. My routines need to be super descriptive, almost time tabled. Obviously, that doesn't always happen and I don't always stick to them, but its really good to know I have some structure when it comes to my life. 

Healthy Salad

I've been trying to find ways to make way healthier meals, especially salads. I've decided to put way more protein on my salads because they fill you up better than fillers, like dried fruit, nuts, dried noodles and other things.

In this salad is baby spinach, cold cut turkey, cooked egg whites, cheese, sun dried tomatoes and olives (not in this picture). Keep it light and full of protein and you'll feel full and nourished.