Freedom, to me, is the ability to be totally present and to have the capacity to be able to serve others.

 

In the worst stage in my life, I was in a complete state of reacting. Reacting to the day, to schedules, to what we were going to eat. Reacting to my marriage. I wasn’t in control of anything.

 

When we’re totally present; we are able to create relationships, absorb the funny micro-moments of kids and observe the unspoken needs of others. Because I was present, I captured this perfect moment between my daughter and her cousin. 

Live Intentionally is one of the 6 Principles to a Life of And.  Where will you choose an intentional experience or moment this week with the ones you love?

Veggie Power

We eat so many more veggies when they are chopped. AND, I got annoyed that the pre-packaged salad kits are a million dollars and not actually that good (IMO). So, I’ve started a weekly veggie prep sesh where I cut 5-10 different veggies into a container and keep it in the fridge for the week. 

I use the 8-cup reusable container from Glad. Last week’s veggies: Purple cabbage, green cabbage, pea pods, radishes, peppers, carrots, cilantro, scallions.

Big fan of these Summer Kicks

I got these in white and they somehow go with everything. Jeans, dresses, shorts - feel fun and fresh. Also wore them to college reunion with the hubs and walked 25,000 steps with no problems. Just saying. Highly recommend.

My friend Leann taught me her secret to keeping guacamole green: Add lemon. Make guac as you normally would - avocado, lime, salt, spices and then squeeze lemon in to keep it fresh. You’ll get like 3-4 days out of it!

If you need a quick(er) guacamole - my hack is to use this mix from Frontera. I always have several in our pantry.

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