Today is about recovery, my son got the stomach flu on monday and then I got it on wednesday. So much puke, but we are both better now thank God. I post on my instagram about exercise often, but i’ve been weight training consistently for roughly 5 months now and it’s made a difference in […]
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Portland energy
I wrote this blog on the plane back in early November: Another spirituality post, I joked to friends that I would likely end up learning a spiritual lesson on this trip. Sure enough I learned a few… What a wild trip it was, I saw some old friends, met some new ones, and enjoyed feeding […]
Every day at around 4pm it gets dark and it makes me lose my mind. When the darkness comes I just want to sleep forever and ever. I’ve been dealing with a lot in my personal life and some days my heart and mind are incredibly heavy and hard to bear. Today is one of […]
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A reminder of mindfulness
I took a walk with my son to go see christmas lights and it was a wonderful reminder of what life is like outside of my mind. It was a nice reminder of mindfulness. So often I catch myself being anxious about things, just, life things and burnout, etc that I don’t slow down enough, […]
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Slow cooker bbq chicken
The Ingredients: Boneless, skinless chicken thighs BBQ sauce (only about 2-3 Tablespoons) Sliced jalapenos Sliced onion Chili powder A few dashes of turmeric Seasoned salt Montreal steak seasoning (don’t overdo it!) The Method: Threw everything in the slow cooker on low for about 2-4 hours I think. I didn’t time it but I cooked it […]
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It’s a turmeric party!
I’ve been adoring turmeric, my friend Nico on Instagram recommended it for battling inflammation and it seems to be useful as a supplement in addition to my normal vitamins. But then I thought, hey, I want curry and curried things, so I made some chicken curry (recipe here) and a week later I added some […]
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Mental health progress
First of all, I feel amazing. I wrote previously that I was struggling to keep my head above water with life and although that’s still the case, I am tackling it one by one. I leave for Portland tomorrow and I’m very excited, a little vacation because traveling like this has been on my bucket […]
The Ingredients: Boneless, skinless chicken thighs Curry powder (I used 2 kinds) Ground turmeric Minced garlic Sea salt Garlic salt 1 chicken bouillon cube 1 can coconut milk Half thinly sliced onion Riced cauliflower 1 bag baby spinach Green onions Sliced white button mushrooms Water The Method: I’m actually cooking this a 2nd time today […]
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Burger seasoning
The Ingredients: Coarse sea salt Black pepper Garlic salt Minced garlic (in the jar) Worcestershire sauce (is that how you spell it?) Garlic powder Onion powder Garlic salt Liquid smoke Steak sauce I like to mix the ground beef altogether with this stuff, I often undersalt and cook a test piece before adding more. I […]
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Mental clarity during busy times
Mental clarity is a way of preserving my peace. My goodness life has been so busy lately, it feels like there isn’t enough time in the day and it seems my workload has doubled, but my mentals are very good. Even though I feel behind on a lot of things I’m in a good mental […]