Fall Closet

With summer coming to a close, I am looking forward to sweaters and boots!  I love the fresh, crisp air that fall brings.  There is something about those cloudless, cool days.  Here are some of my favorites for fall. The clothes are from Anthropologie and the shoes are Tory Burch.

Xo!

Enjoying my blessings and being content with them!

So many times I catch myself in a state of discontentment.  I go shopping and suddenly everything in my house is outdated and I "need" something new.  How sad and pathetic of me.  I live in such a beautiful, free country and enjoy an abundance of everything God has blessed me with.  To be discontent with my life is simply looking at God and saying he doesn't know what he is doing with my life.  Today, I am going to purpose to be grateful for where I live, my clothes, my family, my job and everything I can complain about at times.  Today, I choose to be grateful for my blessings!

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Whole30 Day 7!

Well that was the longest week of my life thus far! Not really, but seriously the cravings did hit about mid week.  I don't even normally splurge on many Starbucks but I sure was craving them last week.  The thought of no cream in my coffee seemed downright terrifying! I was proud of myself for ordering a black coffee when I met my friend.  I'm pretty sure the barista thought she had misheard when she asked "would you like room for cream" I said no, ignoring the puzzled look on her face.  

I eat pretty healthy as it is so I didn't suffer too much but the thought that I simply couldn't have something for the next 30 days did seem daunting on day 1.  Throughout the week I found some simply delicious recipes.  One was a portobello broiled in the oven and roped with sautéed zucchini, onions and pepper with browned ground beef. I topped that with a fried egg and some salsa...ridiculously good and I even ate one for breakfast!  The other breakfast that I tried was egg muffins.  Simply made with just eggs, browned bacon, sautéed pepper and onions mixed with a diced cooked sweet potato and tomato. Add a dash of salt and pepper and some garlic and pop them into the oven for 25 minutes.  These were a big hit with my husband who has constantly complained about being hungry! Finally last night I whipped some coconut milk from a can put a little pure vanilla and some pineapple juice to sweeten it. We ate it over fruit and it was divine.  It has a mousse like texture, so good!  

Now on to week 2!

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Whole30 starts today!!

A week ago I told y'all that I was reading this book called It Starts With Food and about the 30 day challenge to eat nothing but whole foods.  That means no sugar, dairy, legumes, grains but just veggies, fruit, protein and good sources of fat like avocados and olives.  Well I started me and my husband on this challenge today.  I will be checking in in here to let you know how this is going . I'm excited and nervous because frankly I've never been good at sticking to a challenge so I figure if I am accountable on here I will get through the next 30 days! 

Here is what I ate for breakfast- 2 pieces of bacons, 2 hard boiled eggs, 1 kiwi and 1 peach.

Xo!