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Living

Following Your Heart + A Free Printable

I don’t know what it is about affirmations that get me right in the feels. I have a whole board of them on Pinterest, there are tons of screenshots on my phone, and the ones I really like, I memorize.

I’ll even say they hit different, just like a good sermon when you are at a crossroads and looking for a little confirmation.

I’ve made a decision to move forward with ANOTHER big change in my life. And no, it’s not a divorce and my marriage is fine. It’s time for my next assignment and while I’m not ready to reveal what that means just yet, I saw this affirmation on my Instagram Stories and it was a confirmation of a confirmation that I’m ready.

I’m not sure who created the quote, there was no attribution when I saw it… in a nutshell, I’m not the genius that said this.

In lieu of a vision board this year, I decided to go with a vision wall. I haven’t been pressed to fill it up, I figured as I saw things that inspired me, I would give them a space on the wall, likely at times switching a few things out.

This quote deserved some wall real estate so I took to Canva to make a nice image that I would love to share with you, hoping that it speaks to you as much as it did to me!

If you would like a copy, download it HERE!

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Living

Addison’s Spring Fling

This post is brought to you by Kazzam and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own.

Yo. May, hands down is the most stressful month for me outside of December. Dance dress rehearsals, recitals, try-outs, end of year parties/award ceremonies, field day, teacher gifts, graduations, graduation parties, and the last day of school. On May 1st, I gave myself a nice pep talk that I wouldn’t let this month get the best of me. I write this on May 31st, rumpled, crinkled, frazzled and such but I made it. School is out, all of the above has been handled and I’m here to tell about it.

In the midst of all these things, I threw Addison a 9th birthday party. Did I really have the time to get a party together? No.

I’m slowly learning that I can’t do everything and that sometimes outsourcing is the best move. With a few clicks of my mouse, Kazzam helped me organize Addison’s party. Within 30 minutes I had a face painter and a balloon wall ordered, delivery time set-up, and I was done.

Kazzam is a one-stop shop for consumers to book party activities and entertainers – all in one place online.

I felt secure using the service for a number of reasons to include:

Kazzam guarantees your satisfaction or your money back
All suppliers are background checked
(last but certainly not least) THEY DID ALL OF THE WORK!

To further eliminate myself from having to do things like decorate and make food, I ordered nuggets from Chick-Fil-A, grabbed some plates from the Dollar Tree and had my bestie bring the decor. I was secretly itching to do some sort of craft so I grabbed some faux flowers from Dollar Tree along with some headbands and helped the girls make floral hair accessories.

It’s hard to believe my last baby is 9, during such a busy time of the year, I’m thankful to Kazzam for allowing me to celebrate her with minimal effort!

Kazzam is continuing to expand across the U.S., with new party service providers signing up every day. If Kazzam doesn’t currently service your area, be sure to check back soon, the service is a game changer making party planning a breeze, giving you back your time to focus on the fun aspects of your party… like gluing flowers on headbands!

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Beauty

Video Tutorial |How to Do Box Braids

I don’t even know when or how I learned to braid. I know for a fact my mother didn’t teach me, because she couldn’t braid that well. I suppose I taught myself at a young age. My doll’s hair use to be LAID.

Being an only child can get lonely.

When I got to college one of my old roommates knew how to braid hair as well. She taught me how to braid with extensions and it was on an popping from there. We would tag team on doing micro braids. She’d take one side and I’d take the other. Let’s just say we made quite a bit of pizza and shopping money.

I actually enjoy braiding hair. It’s calming, unfortunately, I don’t always have the time to do intricate styles on Addison so when I get a free moment I like to put a protective style on her. Recently I gave her some box braids to give my mornings a rest. I’ve had people ask how I braid so I thought I’d do a quick tutorial video.

Let me say, this tutorial is not for beginners. You will need to know how to braid hair a little. The key to braiding with extensions is to keep the hair right at your fingertips, that will keep the braid nice and tight. I know it sounds easier said than done, but with a little practice you can do it!

In the video, I highlight how to hold the hair and the simple process that connects the extensions with the real hair. I hope something in this video helps. If you become a braiding guru after watching this, holler at me and let me know!

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Food

Meatless Cauliflower Rice Stuffed Peppers

This post was sponsored by Fresh from Florida as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central, however all opinions expressed are my own.

Outside of my lingering blood pressure issues, I was recently told by my doctor that I have high cholesterol. I’m like how Ma’am? I don’t eat red meat and I try to eat as many veggies and fruit as possible… yet here we are.

So the realization is I’m getting older and I need to be paying more attention to my health. I’ve decided to go meatless a few nights a week, and Fresh from Florida peppers which happen to be in season were beckoning me at the store. So fresh, and so green ( see what I did there) that I couldn’t resist grabbing a few. Fresh from Florida makes it easy to eat in season fresh veggies all year long. You too can get in on the goodness by purchasing bell peppers, produce, and seafood with the Fresh from Florida label.

Since I’m going meatless, I’m in the market for new recipes and perused a few of the bell pepper ones on the Fresh from Florida site before deciding to go with meatless, cauliflower rice stuffed peppers. This was something I came up with when I realized I had a bag of cauliflower rice on hand.

I’ll be the first to say I was on the late bus for cauliflower rice, and I’m still not sure how I really feel about the taste but it was great in my stuffed peppers. I started with sauteeing the rice in a little olive oil, with onions, bell pepper from the tops and bottoms that I cut from the bell peppers. I added a little Italian seasoning to the mixture, along with some crushed tomatoes. I cooked until the mixture was fragrant.

While the “rice” was simmering, I boiled the bell peppers until they were soft. After I removed them, I simply stuffed them with the cauliflower rice mixture, covered with parmesan cheese and placed in the oven.

After 20 minutes in the oven, lunch was ready.

Meatless Cauliflower Rice Stuffed Peppers

1 Bag Cauliflower Rice
1 Cup Crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup Chopped onion and bell pepper mixture
4 Bell peppers
2 tbsp Italian Seasoning

Cut off the top of each bell pepper and clean out the seeds
Thinly cut off the bottom of each pepper, only taking off enough so that the pepper is able to stand on its own
Boil peppers for 5-10 minutes or until soft
While peppers are boiling, saute cauliflower rice, onions, and bell pepper in olive oil. Add in crushed tomatoes and stir
Once peppers are done, fill with the mixture, top with parmesan cheese and bake at 325 for 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted

For more recipe ideas and videos be sure to visit the Fresh from Florida website.

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