We made it, friends! Productivity is closed. Peace, snacks, and bad decisions are now open.  🤷‍♀️😉

Happy Saturday Friends!  Enjoy your day and stay out of mischief! ❤❤❤

 

May 1st: new goals, new habits, new era. ✨

Me: Diesel, let’s go over our growth goals, plans and accountability for the month of May 

Diesel: fully claiming the chair like it’s a lifelong lease

Diesel: I’ve looked over the agenda and I’ll be sitting this one out.

Me: You didn’t look at anything.

Diesel: Correct. Still opting out.

Happy Friday, friends! Be productive today… don’t be like Diesel—he’s currently unavailable for growth and thriving in his commitment to doing the absolute least. 🐾🤷‍♀️😉🤗

#NewMonthNewMindset

Crock Pot Pineapple Salsa Chicken😋

 

Busy mommas, crockpots are your secret weapon—Easy prep, clean ingredients, and no last-minute dinner stress, all while

supporting your wellness goals and feeding the whole fam!

Crock Pot Pineapple Salsa Chicken😋

Ingredients:

27 oz raw chicken breasts (3 Leaner Leans)

1/2 cup Trader Joes Pineapple Salsa (8 Condiments)

1 tbsp soy sauce (1 Condiment) or liquid coconut aminos. 

1/4 cup chicken broth (1/4 Condiment)

Directions:

Add chicken breasts, salsa, soy sauce and chicken broth to a crock pot.

Cook on LOW 4 to 6 hours. Shred chicken when cooked. 

Divide into 3 portions.

Serve each portion over 1 1/2 cups cooked riced cauliflower or any approved Greens of your choice.

3 Servings with 1 Leaner Protein and 3 Condiments per Serving

1 Healthy Fat is still needed. 

Some great options are 1 1/2 oz of avocado, 2 tbsp of guacamole, or 2 tbsp of sour cream.

Cilantro Salmon and Peppers Recipe Idea

 

Cilantro Salmon and Peppers

Makes 1 serving⠀⠀

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Ingredients:⠀

Non-stick cooking spray ⠀

12 oz salmon (raw)⠀

1 cup green peppers

1 cup red peppers

1 cup yellow peppers

1/4 tsp salt ⠀

1/4 cup water⠀

1/2 tsp cumin⠀

1 Tbsp hot pepper sauce⠀

1 1/2 cup cilantro⠀

1 Tbsp lemon or lime juice⠀

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Directions:⠀

Preheat oven to 400° F.⠀

Marinade: In a food processor, combine cilantro, lemon, hot red pepper sauce, cumin, salt, and water; puree until smooth. 

Transfer marinade to gallon-size ziplock bag. Add salmon and seal bag, turn to coat salmon.⠀

Refrigerate 1 hour, turning bag occasionally.⠀

Spray square baking dish w/non-stick spray.⠀

Arrange pepper slices in a single layer in prepared pan; bake 20 minutes, turning pepper once.⠀

Drain salmon; discard marinade. 

Place salmon on top of pepper; bake turning once, 12-14 minutes, or until fish flakes easily when tested w/fork.

Per serving for program: 1 lean, 3 greens, 3 condiments

Congratulations, You’ve Officially Retired from Accepting Bare Minimum Behavior 🎉

Let’s just go ahead and say it: you didn’t “grow apart”… you just finally stopped tolerating nonsense like it was part of your personality.

Because there was a time—oh yes, we remember her—when you were out here accepting crumbs and calling it a full-course meal. Emotional inconsistency? You called it “they’re just going through a lot.” Lack of effort? “They’re just not good at expressing themselves.” Disrespect? “Maybe I’m overthinking.”

Spoiler alert: you weren’t.

You were just over-accommodating.

But growth came in like, “Hey… quick question—why are we working overtime to understand people who put in zero effort to understand us?”

And suddenly, things got real uncomfortable.

Because now you see it. The patterns. The excuses. The way people magically rise—or don’t—based on what you allow.

And once you see it? You can’t unsee it.

Which is exactly why your tolerance has left the chat.

Now you’re the person who:

• Doesn’t chase closure
• Doesn’t over-explain
• And definitely doesn’t stick around waiting for someone to maybe act right someday

(We love that for you, honestly.)

And yes, choosing peace over people can feel a little… quiet.

But let’s be clear—quiet is not lonely. Quiet is what happens when chaos no longer has access to you.

So no, you didn’t become “too much.”
You just stopped being okay with “not enough.”

And if that makes you harder to access?

Good.

Premium things aren’t supposed to be easy to get to. 🤷‍♀️😉

Cheeseburger Pie Recipe Idea

 

Cheeseburger Pie  

Makes 4 servings 

Ingredients:

1 large spaghetti squash (6 cups)

1 lb lean ground beef

1/4 cup diced onion

2 eggs

1/3 cup low-fat, plain Greek yogurt

2 Tbsp tomato paste

1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

2/3 cup reduced-fat, shredded cheddar cheese

2 oz dill pickle slices

Cooking spray

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise; remove seeds and pulp. 

Lightly spray insides with cooking spray. Place squash halves cut-side- down onto a foil-lined baking sheet, and bake for 30 minutes. 

Once cooked, let cool to before gently scraping squash flesh with a fork to remove spaghetti-like strands; set aside. Press squash strands into bottom and up sides of lightly-greased pie pan, creating an even layer.

Meanwhile, prepare pie filling. In a lightly-greased, medium-sized skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Remove from heat.

In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together eggs, Greek yogurt, tomato paste, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir in ground beef mixture. Pour pie filling over squash crust. Sprinkle meat filling with cheese, and then top with dill pickle slices.

Bake for 40 minutes.

Per serving for program:  1 lean, 3 greens, 3 condiments

Rebuilding While Healing: A DIY Project I Did Not Sign Up For, But Here We Are

Rebuilding your life while healing is not the cute little “self-improvement montage” people like to pretend it is.

There is no soft piano music in the background. No perfectly timed breakthroughs. No aesthetic morning routine where I sip tea and suddenly understand my entire existence.

It’s more like… waking up, remembering something emotionally inconvenient, and still having to answer emails like a functioning human.

Love that for us.

Rebuilding while healing is basically emotional multitasking at a level that should honestly come with hazard pay. One minute you’re like, “I am rising, I am powerful, I am becoming the best version of myself.”
And the next minute you’re standing in your kitchen wondering if you’ve emotionally regressed or if this is just “a normal Tuesday.”

Because yes, some days feel like rainbows, breakthroughs, and “wow, I’ve really grown.”
Other days feel like your inner world unplugged itself and you’re just hoping no one notices you’re running on 3% emotional battery and spite.

And the wild part? Both are part of the process.

Apparently.

Nobody really tells you that healing looks less like a glow-up and more like assembling IKEA furniture without instructions while occasionally crying into the screws.

But here’s the thing I keep circling back to—even in my most dramatically unwell moments (which, for legal reasons, are occasional and not frequent at all)—this is still movement.

Even if it’s messy. Even if it’s inconsistent. Even if one day I feel like I’ve “healed” and the next day I’m emotionally buffering like bad Wi-Fi.

Because rebuilding isn’t about being perfectly put together. It’s about refusing to stay broken just because the repair process is inconvenient.

So yes, I’ll take the breakdowns with the breakthroughs. The clarity with the confusion. The progress with the occasional emotional plot twist that nobody asked for.

And I’ll keep rebuilding anyway.

Not because it’s easy.

But because staying the same version of me that already survived all of that?
Yeah… she deserves retirement.

Not Everything Is About Romance: The Truth About Every Relationship in Your Life

 

Let’s clear something up—because somehow, every time we talk about growth, boundaries, or “choosing better,” people immediately assume we’re talking about romantic relationships.

We’re not.

Or at least… not only.

Because the truth is, your life is built on relationships—and not all of them involve love stories, dates, or heartbreak in the way people expect.

Some of the most defining, draining, life-shaping relationships you’ll ever experience will come from:

• Friends
• Family
• Work environments
• Co-workers
• Business connections
• Even the relationship you have with yourself

And if we’re being honest?
Some of those hit way harder than romance ever did.

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The Real Conversation We Need to Have

Not every relationship in your life is meant to last forever.

And that’s not negative—it’s necessary.

Some people come into your life to:

• Teach you something
• Challenge you
• Show you what you will and won’t tolerate
• Help you grow into a version of yourself you haven’t met yet

And sometimes… their role ends there.

No dramatic fallout.
No big betrayal story you can point to.

Just a quiet realization that:
this connection no longer aligns with who you’re becoming.

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Growth Changes Your Standards—Across the Board

When you start doing the inner work—really getting to know yourself, your patterns, your triggers, your values—something shifts.

You don’t just “date differently.”
You live differently.

You start noticing:

• The friend who only calls when they need something
• The family dynamic that drains you more than it supports you
• The job that expects loyalty but gives none in return
• The environments where you feel like you have to shrink to fit

And suddenly, things that once felt “normal”… don’t anymore.

That’s not you being difficult.
That’s you becoming aware.

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Not Everyone Will Grow With You (And That’s Okay)

Here’s where it gets uncomfortable.

When you change, your relationships have two options:
They either grow with you… or they don’t.

And not everyone will.

Some people liked the version of you that:

• Didn’t have boundaries
• Overextended yourself
• Stayed quiet to keep the peace
• Accepted less without questioning it

So when you start choosing differently, it can feel like their energy shifts.

And it probably does.

But that doesn’t mean you’re wrong.
It means you’re no longer convenient.

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A Little Truth (With Love… and Just Enough Edge)

Outgrowing people isn’t a character flaw.

Staying in spaces that no longer align with you just to keep everyone comfortable?
That’s where the real damage happens.

Because the goal isn’t to have more people in your life.

It’s to have the right people in your life.

The ones who:

• Respect your growth
• Support your evolution
• Don’t require you to shrink to stay connected

And yes, that applies everywhere—not just in who you date.

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Protecting Your Peace Isn’t Personal—It’s Intentional

Choosing your circle carefully doesn’t make you cold.
It makes you clear.

Clear on what you need.
Clear on what you deserve.
Clear on what you’re no longer willing to carry.

Every relationship—romantic, platonic, familial, professional—either contributes to your growth or takes away from it.

And once you see that clearly…
you stop holding onto things just because they’ve always been there.

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The Bottom Line

Life is about relationships.

But not all relationships are meant to stay.

Some are lessons.
Some are blessings.
Some are both.

Your job isn’t to hold onto all of them.
Your job is to learn, grow, and choose wisely moving forward.

Protect your peace.
Protect your growth.
And choose your circle like your life depends on it—

Because it does.

I’m Not Asking for a Lot… Just One Public Outing Where Humanity Behaves Itself (Bare Minimum Edition)

 

Let’s clarify something very important before anyone starts acting like I’m demanding luxury or emotional extravagance:

I’m not asking for much.

I don’t need a yacht. I don’t need a curated picnic in Tuscany. I don’t even need a perfect day with birds landing gently on my shoulder while I discover inner peace.

What I am asking for is significantly more realistic, thank you very much.

Just one outing. One. Singular. Solo or accompanied, I am not picky.

An outing where humanity does not immediately test my patience like it’s a group sport.

Because why is it that the second I leave my house, I enter a live simulation called “How many people can act unhinged in under 30 minutes?”

It’s always something.

Someone is blocking an entire aisle like they signed a lease for it.
Someone is having a loud, unnecessary phone call like we all agreed to participate in their drama.
Someone is standing in a doorway debating life choices while I’m just trying to exist in peace with my snacks.

And suddenly I’m questioning everything—my optimism, my choices, and whether staying home with my blanket and emotionally stable snacks was actually the superior lifestyle all along.

So again, I want to be very clear:

I’m not asking for a lot.

Just one peaceful outing where I don’t have to spiritually detach from reality every 7 minutes to avoid becoming a headline.

One day where people walk like they understand spatial awareness exists.
One day where nobody treats public spaces like it’s their personal reality show audition.
One day where I can simply exist… unbothered, untriggered, and unsarcastic.

Is it too much to ask for humanity to behave like it has at least read the instructions?

Apparently yes. But I remain hopeful.
Delusionally so. 😌

Yesterday Called… It Wants Its Worries Back

 

Every morning, life hands you something valuable: a fresh start. Yet somehow, many people wake up, grab yesterday’s stress like it’s a designer bag, and carry it into a brand-new day. Bold choice. Exhausting choice. But a choice.

Today’s message is simple: wonderful things are still possible for you—but they usually need room to arrive. If your hands are full of old disappointment, old fear, old resentment, and old stories about why nothing works out… where exactly is the new blessing supposed to sit? On your forehead?

Let go of yesterday’s worries. They already had their moment. Some of them were valid, sure. Some were painful. Some taught you lessons you didn’t ask for. But many of them are just expired thoughts wearing dramatic outfits.

A new day brings new energy, new opportunities, and new ways to show up. You don’t have to be perfect today. You just have to be willing. Willing to believe something better can happen. Willing to try again. Willing to stop narrating your life like it’s a tragedy when it may just be a plot twist.

And let’s be honest: sometimes the miracle isn’t money falling from the sky or a soulmate knocking at the door. Sometimes the miracle is waking up with another chance to think differently, move differently, and choose differently. That’s powerful.

So walk into today expecting good things. Not in a delusional, glitter-and-denial kind of way—but in a grounded, confident, “I know life can shift fast” kind of way.

Yesterday is closed. Today is open. Try acting like it.