2012 came and Went
Each year I learn so much about myself. I learned that my body can not tolerate more than one glass of wine, champagne, bottle of beer, or two glasses of Radler. I will start to bust out in laughter, end up a bit forgetful, then feel as if I need to go to sleep.
I have learned if I put my mind to something I can do it. If I slack off I am the one who is self sabotaging me. This is something that I know but it is always a repeat work of progress for me. Each year I feel as if I hardly accomplish anything. Funny thing is that is not true. I accomplish a lot but I am always hard on myself. I am very happy in life. I have accomplish so much. I have learned to talk up, to tell people how I feel. I have finally said enough is enough and moved on. I have left many friendships without looking back. To put it nicely I got tired of the one sideness of it.
This year I have been using my creative side of my brain and loving it! This is only a little piece of what been going on with me in 2012 and looking forward to see what I can make out of 2013. Wishing you all a wonderful holiday and a successful 2013!
You Hold back Life, Life does not Hold you back
Thought of the day: You hold back life, life does not hold you back
I had a great morning today. Helping a stranger out and talking to a little lady who made me laugh all the way home, lol. Felt so good that when I got home I check my email and FB to see what is going on around me than something snap and said, “Lora, why do you aim for the net as soon as you go home, early morning before heading out, and night time before going to bed? The world is passing you by and you’re just wasting time.” I stop and look around. I have tons of things that need to be done but I sit here. I got off the net and hang up a curtain I sewn last week. Iron clothing that I would of iron Sunday afternoon but said why not iron them now and get them in the closet then started working on other things I been taking a pause on.
The internet is an addiction, well social media are for me. We all have our poison that preoccupy us. Why stay around and watch what other people are doing? What does it has to do with me? What can I do with the information other than laugh, get upset, or annoyed. I sit here and life is passing me by. My mom use to say to my brothers and I growing up, “Turn off the tv, those people on tv have an education. What do you have?” Those words sneak in my brain synapse ever so often, lol, I am so serious. I wrote down my weekly schedule on my spread sheet, print it out and place it on my white board listing all that I need to do. I even include eating, sleeping, and having fun. It is time for me to stop holding back life and instead start to take control of it once more!
Wishing you all a great weekend!
Pumpkin Ice Cream
Every month on Facebook What Sha Cooking has a cooking theme. October month the theme entry is to create a dish with any type of pumpkin as long as it is the pumpkin family and pumpkin pies were not allowed unless it was a special pumpkin pie. I love the taste of pumpkin and look forward to this season every year. You be amaze there are tons of things one can make with pumpkin instead of pumpkin pie. Not knocking pumpkin pie at all. I love it just so tired of seeing it as a representation as if it is the only food out there representing always October and November months. I would love for someone to make a Pumpkin Pecan Pie. I would, but my pecan pies never turn out right, lol.
This is one of my creation of pumpkin ice cream. I told my neighbor a few thins I was making with pumpkin and she was curious of how the pumpkin ice cream turn out. So I made her a small batch and right away she asked for the recipe, lol. The photo above is now representing the group What Sha Cooking.
Wishing everyone a great weekend and a festive Halloween when time come!
Chocolate Lovers be Aware
OMG if you love all form of chocolates you will love the Ganocafe Mocha. I have came across a website that have sinful delights in form of tea, coffee, and cocoa. It is call My Gano Cafe. The site is easy to use, it has nutrient fact of each products so that you will know all the ingredients, calories per servings and so on before hand. For me this is great to know. Sometimes when it comes to food item one must be able to touch it and read the labels. The person who ever created this site was truly doing their homework. When ordering the products take two to three business days once the order is confirm. Now if you really really want to get your order right away they do have over night shipping.
On the site they sell also supplements and soap if you have interest, but for me I am in love with the Ganocafe Mocha. I am not kidding the mocha flavor is the best! This is what the website page say about this coffee:
Indulge in a sinfully chocolatey mocha without the sin. Ganocafe Mocha brings smooth coffee and rich chocolate together with an herbal booster that gives you all the flavor with none of the guilt.
- Rich chocolate & bold black coffee
- Convenient single-serving sachets
- Suffused with nutrients and antioxidants
- All the reward, none of the guilt
I like trying out new food and drink items, but I love it when they taste good like the Ganocafe Mocha. Can’t go wrong when it comes to a sinful delight of hot melted liquid chocolate with a kick intertwining with all your taste pallets.
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Don’t Touch the Stove
Every month on Facebook What Sha Cooking has a cooking theme. September month the theme entry is to create a dish without it touching the stove. The winner for September theme is Emma Sadler her winning entry “Tomatoe and Mozzarella Salad” is now representing the group What Sha Cooking. The tomatoes and basil came straight from her garden. Congrats Emma!
Lemon Balm Tea
Last weekend I was sitting out on my balcony and notice my Melissa/Lemon Balm was growing like wild weed. In which I love but I guess I was not using them fast enough. One of the way that I use Melissa, is in tea. It relaxes me and the taste is not strong or sour. You can drink it with sugar added or without. Method is on on Facebook What Sha Cooking.
