3 Ways to Upcycle Boxes

 All of you fans of recycling, upcycling, DIYing, or saving money are going to love this quick post on creative and useful ways to upcycle old boxes.  This includes 12 packs of pop, cereal boxes, snack boxes, and more.  If you're trying to get organized, that's a plus too!

Healthy Eats: Low Calorie Tuna & Broccoli Pasta

Whether you know it or not, it's very ironic that I'm posting a broccoli and anything, let alone broccoli and cheese recipe on my blog.  I'll tell you why...  Up until about six months ago, I was not a broccoli eater.  Actually, I thought it was gross and I hated the smell of broccoli and cheese soup.  Ew.  Talk about rancid after breath.

Short story: broccoli was not part of my diet.

A few months ago, when I was still working at the preschool, broccoli was served as our vegetable with lunch.  I ate it (with lots of pepper) and guess what?  I love broccoli!

 Well, this past weekend I whipped up a delicious, low calorie, quick supper that could have fed all four of us (had we all been home).  Try it.  You won't be sad you did.

Being Accountable: Writing Down Your Goals

Many people find that writing down their goals, dreams, plans, etc. help them accomplish those things and follow through.  I'm one of those people and you probably are too, in your own way.

For example, tracking my food via Calorie Count keeps me accountable for what I eat.  I see how good or bad something is for me and I see where I make good choices and where I can improve my selections.

Food is not the only place I need to be accountable, though.  I want to share my goals, for all the world to see, so that they're in writing and public and I'm accountable for achieving those.  Plus, by writing them down, I'm admitting that they're possible and something I can work and am working toward.

My Resignation Letter

I was going to try and come up with some fancy title, but I figured I'd just make it plain, simple, and obvious.  I've been teetering on the edge of decision and indecision for a long time now, but Friday finally blew me over the edge.  I decided it was time for me to walk away from the center (and possibly the career field) I am working in.  It was time for me to put in my two weeks notice and resign.

3 Week Before & After

It's been about three weeks since I started trying to live a little healthier.  Only in the past week and half have I really stepped up and really pushed myself to exercise daily and count my calories.  The results aren't drastic (not yet, anyway), but I'm still proud and ready to share.

My Goal to Live a Healthier Lifestyle: Kicking the Smoking Habit

Time and time again I have told myself that I could do better.  I've always been a bit of a perfectionist, but I procrastinate and get easily sidetracked, so it's not unusual for me to lose sight of my goals...whatever they may be.  Well, health is something I've always attacked passively.  It's never been a priority of mine, unfortunately.

I started smoking before I was even in high school and was smoking a pack a day by the time I had my son in May 2010 (what would have been the end of my senior year).  It wasn't until late January of 2012 that I kicked the habit, after smoking for about seven years.  Seven years!  I can't believe, in my young life, that I smoked for seven years!