Shrimp and Mushroom Lettuce Wraps

Shrimp and Mushroom Lettuce Wraps

This is a HORRIBLE picture, but I promise this is one of my new FAVORITE dinners! I will be making this on a weekly bases! So maybe next week, I will take better photos. 

YOU NEED: 

1 HEAD OF ICEBERG LETTUCE

1 BOX OF COUSCOUS

1 BAG OF SMALL FROZEN SHRIMP

1 CUP LOW FAT CHEESE

1 PACKAGE MUSHROOMS

1 CUP GREEK YOGURT 

1 CUP CHOPPED CUCUMBER 

PEEL LEAVES OF LETTUCE. COOK COUSCOUS AS DIRECTED. SAUTE SHRIMP AND MUSHROOMS. 

This recipe was enough to feed my family of 5. Just add a bit of all ingredients to your lettuce leaf. Roll it up and ENJOY! 

Motivation Monday!

Week 2 of my "Get Ready for Summer Challenge" and I gained a pound . . . 

I have done great at eating this week, at least I thought I was. I look back on the week now and I see that yes we ate healthy and I only had 1 dessert, I did not watch my portions in any way. So no surprise that I am a pound heavier. 

Its only motivation for me this week to see that number on the scale rise. So this week I am stepping it up! I am drinking more water, and saying NO to sugar all together! Its not good and I don't need it. 

We only have 138 days till June 1st and I am so ready for my bikini body back! 

Purple Protein

Is that not the prettiest purple shake??? 

Purple Protein Shake

8 OZ Coconut Milk

1/4 Cup Blueberries 

1/4 Cup Black Berries 

1/2 Cup Ice

1 Scoop /  Package of Vanilla Protein Powder 

Blend. Enjoy. 

Review of 2013

Even though we are 6 days into the new year. I am looking back on my 2013 New Years Resolutions. I can see that I have failed . . . And actually it shows me that maybe I should not make so many "goals" :) With that being said, I am happy with 2013 though. The last couple months were really hard on me, but I survived and its only made me a stronger person. I know what I need to work on, and I want to do my best this year!

Reviewing 2013's Goals: 

1. Be a Better Mom - Maybe a little better! You'd have to ask my boys :) I feel like I have been calmer and tried to be more involved with them! 
2. Eat Clean / Healthy - SAY NO TO SUGAR :) I have done BETTER then the year before so that counts right??? 
3. Be in better Shape - Look good in my Bikini: I did look good in my bikini over the Summer, so YES I did complete this! Now its time to look that good or better this year! 
4. Organize my Home - YES!!! I have done much better at this! Taking things one day at a time! 
5. Learn More - I have leaned more, but I still have so much more I want to learn! 
6. Give more Hugs - Yep, I have become a hugger :) 
7. Swear Less or Not at All - Well, I have sworn less . . . I still need to work on this. 
8. Be an Even Better Wife - Again, Ask the hubby. I am trying, does that count??? 
9. Read More - NOPE. Totally failed at this one! 
10. Appreciate My Friends - YES. I have great friends and I am so grateful they are in my life! 
11. Pray More - YES! I feel like I have prayed more this year then I ever have! 
12. Be in the Moment - I think I need to work on this one a little more. Time is going so fast, I need to focus on now, and not what the future COULD offer. 
13. Take more Pictures / Video - ANOTHER FAIL! 
14. Serve Others - This is also a 2014 resolution, because I don't think that I really served a whole lot! 
15. Be Happy - I am happy. I am very blessed. I am grateful for all that I have and that makes me happy. 

So there it is. . . Welcoming the New Year! 2014 is going to be the best year yet! 

2014 Goals

So I am HORRIBLE at chalk board writing. Other people can make these look AMAZING, and I am here looking like my kids drew all over it!
Anyway, these are my 8 New years Resolutions. Its not going to be easy, but I want to change certain things about my life and this is the top 8! Maybe with a smaller list I will get these things done :)

My Chalk Board New Years Resolutions!