Love

Love is a powerful, Powerful, phenomenon. When you're in love, you feel like you can conquer the world. When you're out of love, you just want to escape from the world, and there's nothing worst than loving someone who doesn't love you back. So what do you do? Obviously the context of love has been misguided, maybe even abused because love is suppose to make you feel good and there's no such thing as "out of love." Love never fails...but the feeling of love does, and it hurts when it stops

Coffee

As I sip my cup,
I feel a surge of happiness,
I instantly wake up,
It makes me happy.

It's like a dark cloud over my head just suddenly disappears,
I have super powers,
I can conquer the world.

But only if I drink you in moderation...

Too much makes me foggy,
It's like cellular molecules in my brain explode,
I can't focus!

I'm restless!

I'm hot!

I CAN'T THINK!!!!
Coffee
*gasp*

I
need
you, but I don't.

Eating Healthy

Eating healthy is so important. Not just for weight loss, but for peace of mind. I find that when I eat a real breakfast like bacon, egg, and cheese & not just leftover pizza & chips, I feel so much better. I feel focused, and focus is very important. That's how we get stuff done. I have a looong way to go, but I'm really trying to get a grip on life and keep things rolling, and I realize that if I don't eat right, my body is just simply too tired to get work done. So I'm gonna try to aim for less junk and more healthy stuff.


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Making Boring Food Fun

So I was proud of myself for making a week's worth of meals, but let's face it, I made tuna and salad. Boring!!! So, I bought some ground beef and taco seasoning & made my favorite meal...TACO SALAD!!!! It was great. To make it healthy, I added black beans and spinach.

Quick easy and affordable

Things I like...

Take a boring meal like rotisserie chicken and brown rice and make chicken fajitas!!!

I know this isn't a new concept but it's new to me and I absolutely loved it. Living in NYC can be a bit hectic and after a long day at work who wants to come home and cook! So for under $20 you can spice up a cheap meal like chicken and rice! All you need is the chicken (obviously), rice is optional but it's pretty cheap, spinach ($1) tomatoe ($1) fajita seasoning (.79) tortilla chips ($2) salsa ($1.89) and shredded mexican style cheese ($2.69) sour cream (2.09)...

Now in a skillet, heat up a little bit of olive oil (or not, I just used it to feel fancy), throw the chicken and rice in their add 1/4th cup of water and the seasoning, stir and voila!!! Instant meal! I even threw some slices of cheddar cheese I got from the deli on my chicken to let it melt, but that's totally optional...

Now just throw your chicken and rice in a bowl add the veggies and other condiments and dinner for 1 is served!

Eating Healthy on a Budget

Eating healthy on a budget...is there a such thing? Well to start off very simple, I bought 1 bag of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, cheese, eggs, bread, and tuna. I need to eat more vegetables and I also want to eat more fish, so I figured I can't go wrong with a salad and tuna. I really don't have a lot of time to cook during the week, and I want to save money by not eating out everyday for dinner & lunch. The solution, make my salad and tuna and place them in easy to grab containers for the week. It's not a new concept, but it's the first time I tried it. So basically all I did was use the whole bag of lettuce to make my salad and then split it into three plastic containers. Next I made tuna fish and placed it in a larger container, and I have the bread to make sandwiches. The game plan is to alternate between tuna fish sandwiches and salads for lunch and dinner for the week. Today, I ate a salad for lunch and for dinner I made a grilled tuna melt sandwich. It's nothing fancy, but it's a start.

This covers Lunch & Dinner for the week

Grilled Tuna Melt

Things I wish I knew in college...(note to someone younger)

I wish I knew...

1) That I was not gonna meet my husband during my 4-5 year time and get married.
Therefore, I shouldn't have spent so much time in relationships. None of them were beneficial and AT ALL, although during the time I was so in love and knew we'd be together forever.

2) That taking 7 classes is not the same as 7 classes in high school.
I've always had good grades but in college 7 classes is way too much and my gpa dropped because of the heavy work load, and once it drops it's hard to get it back up.

3) That a degree in journalism sucks!
Yay! You have a degree, but all anyone cares about is your experience. If you love journalism and know it's what you want to do go for it (maybe). But if you just like it and think it'll be cool, because you really rather be an actress, but you're afraid everyone would look at you funny. Just be an actress. I've been out of school for almost 4 years and my degree in journalism does not give me any type of advantage over anyone. Plus, I really want to be an actress, so yea...

4) That it's not worth it to take out a bunch of loans, especially if your degree is journalism.
Actually look at the cost of college. I didn't. I just took out loans, and now I have to pay them back, and I don't even have a job in journalism.

5) How to be fearless and go after what I really want.
Now, I'm at a point where I am fearless. You can't change the past, but for someone, whoever, reading this be fearless now! Nothing can hold you back. Go after what you really want. You never know if you can do something unless you try it. So, try it!