The saga continues... drippy nose clogged nose bilateral ear pain sore throat cough heavy chest raw nose teeth pressure headache, massively!  and a NEW symptom as of today....     10. LOSS OF TASTE AND SMELL!      I literally can't taste or smell anything! my dinner looked amazing and I couldn't taste it! How freakin' sad! I'm going to share this with you anyway, because my sister who can taste says that it was delicious!  SUMMER STRAWBERRY CHICKEN BACON SALAD!       I’m manifesting Summer so hard right now with dinner! Chicken , bacon , strawberries , mozzarella , spinach and air fried sweet pea risotto balls! Dressed with a strawberry poppyseed vinaigrette!!     Freakin' SLAMMIN'.... in theory! (My sis said so anyway!) XOXO

     Today I coffee dyed some computer paper for an Easter project I ’m working on for my babies! I have some cute ideas that’s I’m going to be keeping a secret for now! But the pages are drying as we speak!   If you’ve never done this or heard of it, it’s super easy!        There isn’t a science to it! At least not the way I do it!          I basically take a sheet pan pour like 1/4 cup of water on it and then sprinkle instant coffee grounds over the top! Then move your sheet of paper around until it’s soaked! Lay it out on parchment paper and then let it dry! The more coffee, the darker your pages!         Then once they’re finished you can burn the edges to make them seem more vintage and old!         It’s a fun project to do with kiddos too!  I’ve done them for history projects among other things!          Anyway, i’ll keep y'all updated on...

     I’ve been working really hard to crank out as much work as I possibly could over the last week or so. It’s been really hard given the fact that I am still fighting off this cold from traveling.         It seems to be holding on for dear life. No matter what I blast my insides with, it doesn’t seem to care.         So today, I am going to take it easy because frankly   I am so fucking drained.        Steady flow of Tylenol and Advil to combat the worst headaches ever!  Tylenol every 6 hours Advil ever 4 hours      With Mucinex taken safely in alternate to the Tylenol (do to them having the same active ingredient) tastes like battery acid I presume to taste.         Cough drops with cooling battery acid in the middle to sooth the throat.         And finally throat spray to calm my achy throat just for it to hit my throat and i...

 " Ocular migraine  sometimes describes a migraine aura that involves your vision . Migraine auras include a variety of sensations that are often visual. Auras may also include other sensations, such as numbness, that precede or accompany a migraine. Aura can sometimes occur without a headache." - Google      I was diagnosed with chronic migraines when I was fourteen! and the journey has been long and painful.       I truly envy people who have never had one before and I wouldn't wish them on my worst enemy!       I went out briefly yesterday for some stuff that I needed (I wore a mask even though this is not C19...i'm responsible!)       And within the hour that I was out, I managed to get myself an Ocular migraine.       I always know when they're coming based on one specific criteria: THE BLASTED EYE SQUIGGLES!       You see, my eyes become blurry, it...

     You ever just feel like you swallowed a tree trunk?! Large, oddly shaped and with the rough tree bark and all, you just feel not great?!        Yeah, that’s me today! The dry cough has my throat so raw and my voice keeps coming and going. Although, I don’t even really sound like myself. More like the me in a past life you who used to smoke 6 packs a day!         I am doing whatever I can to shorten the life of this thing! I know that it’s from going from 30 degree weather and then 90 degree weather then back to 40 degrees. It happens every single time!         I have a couple of things I have to do today so i’ll be in bed for the majority of the day, but not all of it.         I haven’t gotten a ton of sleep but I’ve been trying so that counts for something!         Okay, i’m off to do sick girl shit! You know, Tylenol cold and flu, Kleenex, Ricola’...

       I'm aware I forgot an R in turmeric. don't come at me, I feel like 💩.      Here are my symptoms: dry cough bilateral ear aches  sneezing watering itchy eyes voice going in and out ripping headache      So I took to cold medicine obviously, I'm not an animal. And before you come at me, no it's not C19, I tested to be sure and it was negative.       Here's the juice recipe and what it's supposed to do for you! fresh ginger fresh or powdered turmeric  black pepper honey oranges carrots sweetener of choice water      Okay, I didn't measure any of this, I just let the spirits of my ancestors say, "WHHOOOO child, that's enough..." Roughly, here's the measurements: ginger: 2 tablespoons turmeric: 2 tablespoons black pepper: 1 tablespoon  honey: 2-3 tablespoons oranges: I used 6 cuties carrots: like 20-30 baby carrots stevia: 1 tablespoon water: 3/4 of a bottle      I tosse...

     I created with a purpose today. A heavy reminder to myself! “Sometimes, you don’t need the missing piece to see the whole picture.” #carveouttimeforart #create #createeveryday    Lately, I have been spending a lot of time focusing on what's missing instead of what's right in front of me.      The parts that are visible to me are wonderful and I am so grateful! When it comes time for the missing parts to become apart of my picture, I'll be ready. But until then I'll be focusing my time and energy on all of the amazing and wonderful opportunities and life I have right here and right now.     Happy Friday, lovies! Go and make it extraordinary!  XOXO

    Taking time today for myself! Having breakfast straight from nature and I pulled out a fresh set of paints because self care sometimes looks like carving out time for the things that bring you joy!      I hope you've had an excellent week! Yay, tomorrow is Friday! XOXO

     I carved out some time for art today! I decided that I would do something completely ordinary and from my everyday life! I decided to showcase what a typical project of mine looks like.       A chaotic mess! But completely organized to me! To most it probably looks messy and unorganized but for me, it's the only way I can work! Everything has it's place and it definitely only makes sense to me!       I hope you've had a blessed Wednesday!  XOXO   

        I chose to turn mine into hot cakes, my sister left hers as dough! The recipe is SO easy and packed with protein! Here's what you need: 1 small banana  1 tablespoon of powdered peanut butter 1/2 a scoop (or whole) of your favorite vanilla protein powder 1 teaspoon of cinnamon (or however much you like) 1 packet or 1 teaspoon of stevia or light brown sugar sugar free chocolate chips (as many as you'd like! I used Lily's) 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 2 tablespoons of quick oats      Smash your banana with your vanilla and sugar. Then add your powdered peanut butter, protein powder, cinnamon and quick oats and mix until completely combined.       Then you can either eat it just like that with some apples or by itself! I chose to toss mine in my little mini Dash grill pan to make hotcakes! They took around 2 minutes (I left mine gooey and just slightly grilled!)      Not only are these super easy with minima...

     Do you struggle with coming up with dinner recipes?!        I LOVE being in the kitchen and creating new, fun recipes that are n’t  terrible for you and are delicious!       But I ALWAYS love good suggestions! So please drop some delicious dinners down below!      This is dinner tonight: white chicken chili!       Also, adulthood is weird.You just buy cool shit, cook recipes and then share them on the internet 😹 I ’m  okay with this phase in my life !😇 Here's the recipe!  1 can of Green chilies (spicy if you like!) 32 oz of Low sodium chicken stock  2 cans of White beans or your choice 2 celery stalks  1/2 a white onion  1 can of corn  2-3 tablespoons of low fat cream cheese  1 cup of almond milk  2-3 tablespoons of thickener of choice.  3 cooked/shredded chicken breasts 1 cup mozzarella cheese       All cooked in the...

     I’m using today to be completely lazy...almost.         I did just schedule a grocery pickup for 9pm....it’s late and it’s all they had available...I plan to do absolutely nothing tomorrow....literally! I will get out of bed to eat and go to the bathroom, that’s it!         My body is now 29 years old, I am hitting that, “damn she’s old” stage in life.       I have what I like to call a travel hangover. No alcohol was consumed but I feel like I went on a bender, for sure!         You might not think so, but I plan to live out the rest of my existence in pure joy. If it doesn’t bring me joy, I don’t want it!         This is MY brave new world! I’m choosing happiness and adventure and things that make me nothing but happy!         Joy is my journey and I plan to fight hard to have it!         Happy Sun...

     We had the earliest flights home! Take off was 7:40AM MCO is a hot mess so we scheduled a pickup for 4:15AM. We also never went to bed...to anxious about getting everything around and ready to go!        So we were both tired and our driver was 15+ minutes late.        We waited in the check bag line for over 45 minutes, got done there and TSA was an even bigger mess! We were in that line for over an hour.        We made it to our gate with 5 minutes to spare before boarding and then they boarded us late!         We were exhausted! But made it! Slept and jammed to music the whole way home! Got picked up at the airport by my parents, gave them 75$ for gas and then headed for home!         Got home and there was a suprise 72$ charge on my account from the hotel, so I had to call and fight that.         I won...by the way!    ...

     Today we did all the last minute things we wanted! Rides, shopping, treats, dinners, lunches, all the things! Even with all of the hiccups and bumps in the road along the way it was a great trip and we made the  best out of every situation! We feel so blessed!!  

     Another day, another park day! From sun up until sun down when we were ready for food, showers and to prop our feet up!        If you’ve never been, the atmosphere is amazing, you need multiple days to really soak everything in! If you’re a fanatic like me, you understand this! If you know, you know if you don’t you should do yourself a favor and find out!       Also, all the drunkies were out today, that's not my speed! I was there strictly for butterbeer and fishy green ale...honest!         Here are a few more pictures from today!  XOXO 

     It was the perfect day! I feel so blessed!  XOXO 

     AHHHH, finally! A day where absolutely NOTHING went wrong.        GOD BLESS!        Today was a great day! Sun up to almost sun down running rampant in the parks! It was spring break everywhere though so it was busy as hell!          Here’s some pictures from the day! XOXO