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Up & At Em’

January 23, 2012 by xoxo, Steph
Morning everyone! I’m so ready to start this week off right!

My personal GOAL for this week: Run. I’m planning on starting the Couch to 5K program today! So excited to do this and get back into running form. I MISS the feeling you get after a good run.

What’s your goal or healthy habit for this week?

Monday: Veggie Stir Fry (Sanoviv, pg 15)
Tuesday: USANA Nutrimeal Shakes (yes, the whole family!)
Wednesday: Zesty Italian Chicken (Eating for Life, pg 80)
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Turkey Stroganoff (Low Glycemic Meals in Minutes, pg 27)
Saturday: Island Chicken
Sunday: Dinner at my parents
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Honestly?

January 19, 2012 by xoxo, Steph
I’ve been contemplating how to push this site forward for awhile. Quite a long time, actually.

What do I want to focus on? What do I want to share? I love to cook… do I talk about food? My love life, perhaps? Should I rant about my day? Do I really want to share the trials and tribulations of being, well, me? (haha)

All I know is I want to share. Perhaps, I’ll share it all! I am tired of limiting myself to a measly 140 characters. I miss the open range of posting something with no regards to length or how it might bore readers. Now, I’m not the wittiest of writers but, I do love to write. Period. It’s therapeutic. It’s stress-relieving and it’s freeing. I miss it. So please, excuse my ignorance when it comes to punctuation or run-on sentences. It’s going to happen.

I want to prattle about the little things. The mundane things. The brilliant & amazing things that make me happy. And yes, sometimes, the sad things. Because I’m human, after all. I’m not perfect, but I’m perfectly flawed.

I have felt for the past few years, especially after my divorce, that I had to “protect” myself from everything. I was told to censor my web identity and I almost feel like I lost a little bit of myself during that time. I dropped another one of my loves, photography, by the wayside. Well, not anymore. I’m back and I promise myself that I’ll be better than I was before.

Did I say I wanted to share it all? Well, not all all. But, most of it. With that said, I say goodbye to Stephanie Lite and welcome back… Stephanie.
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Botany of Desire

November 23, 2011 by xoxo, Steph
The documentary Botany of Desire is the inspiration for our new garden project. We are planting tulips! In the film, they represent beauty. If you have Netflix, I suggest you watch it. Interesting stuff!

Lulu & I split the price of a bag of 14 bulbs from Wally World ($4.88). It’s a run of the mill standard mix. We wanted to be surprised! Although, I would like to have a few peppermint striped tulips. How pretty would that be?! I did not find those, but I’m keeping my eyes peeled.

We dug holes about 6″ deep, dropped the bulbs in, covered with dirt & topped them with mulch. You’d be surprised how much frost we can get here in North Texas. No kidding!

I’m excited for them to bloom in Spring! Lulu is even more so. She picked out a single bulb to call her own & marked it with a butterfly stake. Minn chose the smallest of them all (she likes all things dainty). Her stake is a standard frou-frou pink, of course. I lay claim to the 12 remaining. That’s just how I roll. Now, we play the waiting game…
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Getting the Ball Rolling

November 21, 2011 by xoxo, Steph
So to speak.

I’ve been thinking about my website often. What I mean is that I’ll remember I have a site, but then push that thought to the back of my head while I browse the internet. Not really productive. So, in the spirit of Thanksgiving & gratitude… I am thankful that I have a website! Especially with an awesome name. I bought this through an auction on GoDaddy. What did I pay, you say? $15. Steal. Really.

The project I am working on right now is decluttering my papers. I have piles and piles of paper. It’s bad. I’ve come to terms that I’m a pack rat and dad-gummit, I want to change that! You see, when I was growing up my mom threw away EVERYTHING that I had. Seriously. I had no choice, no say. It sucked. As I grew into an adult, I realized that I could make my own decisions. Did I want to hold onto that ticket stub from Star Wars: Episode III? Um, yeah? Because I might scrapbook that “one day”. Never mind the fact that I already have the movie in possession years later. Keeping that stub proves to everyone that I make my own choices! Yes, it’s ridiculous and yes, I’m working on that.

So, little chick comes home from school and shows me her art work. Gosh, I love her art! She is going to be a fashion designer some day. Her drawings need to be kept! She’ll want to look back at them one day, I’m sure! That’s pretty much what I think every single time she brings home something new. Now I’m left with a huge plastic tub of drawings. HUGE. It’s quite sad. I’ve decided to scan them as they come home and post it somewhere. Facebook? Yes. But, definitely here. On my website that is part of my disorganized “clutter”.

Her idea of a “pitch” is an envelope with a scoop! You see, I could not possibly throw this little gem away. I’m just realizing that there are better ways to archive. You will be seeing more posts, more often. Promise.
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Uh, Yeah?!

November 6, 2011 by xoxo, Steph
Over 3 months and no posts. Geez! Life has been busy, but I am determined to make use of this space. I’ve developed this newfound love of Pinterest and I think I will use the site to document my progress on projects. Sounds like I good plan to me!
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Where to start?

July 28, 2011 by xoxo, Steph
Well, I’m back again again, for the umpteenth time. I told myself that if I *bought* a domain then I have no choice but to write. I really miss the release I once got from the good ol’ days of blogging. Let’s give it another try. Actually, scratch try… I’m going to DO it.

I’m still iffy on web hosting. I don’t really have the time to set everything up. I’m going to use wordpress.com for now and I’ll just take it from there. Baby steps.
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