<img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-175" src="http://lauriedelk try this.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/13891885_10208716555808844_7586789890719052498_n-225×300.jpg” alt=”13891885_10208716555808844_7586789890719052498_n” width=”225″ height=”300″ srcset=”http://lauriedelk.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/13891885_10208716555808844_7586789890719052498_n-225×300.jpg 225w, http://lauriedelk.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/13891885_10208716555808844_7586789890719052498_n-300×400.jpg 300w, http://lauriedelk.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/13891885_10208716555808844_7586789890719052498_n.jpg 720w” sizes=”(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px” />
Summer Kindness
<img class="size-full wp-image-171" src="http://lauriedelk.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/33590667_M-300×300.jpg" alt="33590667 – kindness word inside love cloud heart shape blue sky background only" width="300" height="300" srcset="http://lauriedelk alternative to microsoft project.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/33590667_M-300×300.jpg 300w, http://lauriedelk.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/33590667_M-300×300-150×150.jpg 150w” sizes=”(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px” />
Sometimes, in the heat of summer, our kindness meter bottoms out. We are hot, easily irritated and short tempered. Is there a magical way to make those heat-fueled feelings go away? There is, and it is called kindness! No matter how bad of a day you have had, how irritated you are at the higher temps or how many times the kids have yelled at each other, a little dose of kindness, given or received, makes everything better! What can you do to spread summer happiness? Keep reading to find out!
Surprise! Who doesn’t love a good surprise? The surprise doesn’t have to be big, because any size surprise makes everything better! Bake some cookies and pass them out to the neighborhood kids or have your kids draw pictures for the neighbors. It doesn’t matter what it is, just as long as it is a surprise!
H2-Oh that’s a good idea! When the heat makes being outside uncomfortable, think of those who have to work out in it! Greet the mail carrier with an ice cold bottle of water. Take sports drinks to the workers fixing the power lines in front of your house. Offer a cold drink to the neighbor who is mowing their yard. It is amazing how much happiness is packed into one of those little cold bottles!
Make another batch! If you are going to be firing up the stove to cook dinner, why not throw in some extra ingredients and make two batches? Surprise your neighbor (or anyone!) with a nice hot meal that they did not have to prepare. Get together a group of friends in your neighborhood and arrange a dinner exchange… guaranteeing you get out of cooking at least once!
Hose them off! Drag out the hose, turn on the sprinkler and open it up to the neighborhood! Let all the kids (and adults!) come by for a cool-down the old fashioned way. Pass out Popsicles or frozen treats and let them have fun the simple way!
We are made up of so much kindness that it is only fair to share it! So the next time the summer elements start to take their toll, don’t succumb. Instead spread that summer kindness everywhere!
How long are you going to HOLD THE SECRET about what you do?
If you TRULY BELIEVE it will help you and others, why don’t you SHARE it with everyone you know and love?
Or are you going to simply SHARE it with others, let them decide (not sell), and you will see the MORE you SHARE IT, the more others will say YES (and some no’s) and the more $$$$$ you will make, and the more HAPPINESS you can spread!!!!
What are your REAL LIFE DREAMS? If you had, let’s say $200,000 EVERY SINGLE MONTH coming in…..what would you do with it? Make a list of the things, in DETAIL what you would do with that money – and the money RE-comes back in EVERY month, so the 1st of every month – make that list again, what you are going to spend it on……
Yes at the beginning many people would upgrade their house, their cars, their clothes….but that is *really good money*!!! and it keeps coming back! What else would you do? WHO would you help? People, charities, etc….What kind of AMAZING things could you do for others and accomplish – if you had some help money wise? Think of those things, write it out IN DETAILS, DREAM on PAPER……(just for your eyes, no one else, unless you choose to share it) but WRITE IT DOWN, IN DETAILS, DREAM on that PAPER……and you will find…..if you do it, like I said and then you go to work and share it…….it WILL come TRUE…..
I want to see you, and stand by your side, and cheer you on – of all your hopes and dreams!!!! Many of you I know personally, and you have told me some of your true hearts desires……Let’s get out there and DO IT!!!! It won’t happen as we *sit on the sidelines* and your life is not going backwards, one day we don’t want to say “I wish I……..” — LET’s MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE FOR GOOD IN THE WORLD!!!!
FAST N EASY YUMMY CHICKEN/BROCCOLI PIZZA CASSEROLE
FAST N EASY YUMMY CHICKEN/BROCCOLI PIZZA CASSEROLE
1 bag organic chicken breast diced
1 block 1/3 fat cream cheese
1 block 8oz mozzarella cheese
1 jar low sugar healthy marinara (I use Newman’s Own)
1 bag organic frozen broccoli florets
several shakes garlic and Italian seasoning
Spray pan w coconut oil
heat oven to 350
layer chicken on bottom, then broccoli, then pour marinara over all, then dice both cheeses and spread all over it – then sprinkle seasonings on top
cook 40-45 min
Take out – stir and serve
if you are following THM, Trim Healthy Mama – this is an S
It takes all kinds
It takes all kinds
Here’s a challenge for you: If you had to describe your mother (or any mother in your life) in one word, what would it be?
This challenge raises the question of how a woman with so many facets to her life can be described in one word.
Maybe the mom in your life works a forty (or fifty or sixty) hour week but still manages to be there for her family.
Maybe the mom in your life works at home and takes pride in creating a welcoming environment for family and friends.
Maybe the mom in your life just went back to school to follow a lifelong dream.
Maybe the mom in your life has a brand new baby and is experiencing the thrill of motherhood for the first time while learning to survive on very little sleep.
Maybe the mom in your life is gallantly fighting a disease like cancer.
Maybe the mom in your life is the one everyone turns to for comfort or advice.
Maybe the mom in your life is determined to make not only the lives of her family better but the lives of others better too.
Maybe the mom in your life bakes the best chocolate chip cookies ever!
Maybe the mom in your life is always ready for a new adventure.
Maybe the mom in your life wakes instantly at the first whimper from a child having a bad dream.
One thing is certain: Every mom in your life is a combination of characteristics, a special formula that makes her the wonderfully unique woman she is. It takes all kinds to make the world go round. This statement is never more true than when it comes to mothers. However, there is one word that can describe them all. It’s AMAZING!
Healthy Salmon and Broccoli Dinner
This is one of my favorite healthy dinners. I get wild caught alaskan salmon, put it in a skillet on #4, put a little real butter in the pan, then sprinkle on top some garlic powder, chili powder, sea salt, pepper, and Bragg’s Nutritional Yeast. Put a lid on it, and cook 10 min. Come back, flip them, and scoop any butter/seasoning mix back on top of the salmon. Cook another 10 min w lid.
Broccoli – I get green giant broccoli florets, or I buy organic fresh and just use the tops. Put a little real butter in a skillet, sprinkle with garlic powder, onion salt, and some Mrs Dash southwest chipotle seasoning. Simmer over #4 w lid, while the salmon cooks.
I promise, this will make the pickiest eaters, love eating healthy 🙂