Life update

I have been one busy little momma! I have started working a new department at work and working a new shift, started anew bi-term of college courses, trying to live a healthier life style with the 21 day fix, and of course taking care of my sweet little man! All changes in my life seem simple and they are positive changes, but with any kind of change comes stress, and I have been feeling the stress this week ya'll. I have to just remind myself that these changes may be stressful now but in the long run the benefits will worth the stress. Every long, stressful day I go through is Gabe. Everything I do is for him. One thing that I NEED to get in control is my organization. With everything I have going, I feel like my life is chaotic and disorganized. My mission the next few weeks is to de-clutter and reorganize my home, work, hopefully in doing that it will reorganize my mind and how I handle things.

On another amazing note, my fitness journey is going great with a handful of challenges, but if getting fit was easy....we would all look amazing right? I do good during the week. I have a routine, and it works. Then comes the weekend and I am slammed with things that I NEED to do ( ie: clean my house, laundry, homework, church, grocery shop, meal prep), then there are the planned things such as
(parties, get together, holidays, weddings). It is so easy to slip on the weekends and I have been struggling with this. I am not giving up though. Having my shakeology had helped so much.. It taste so good that it feels like I am cheating, but I'm not. I can't explain how thankful I am to have found the beachbody products!!

 So I thought I would share a few pics of what has been going the past few months! We ( University of Kentucky fan... here) run in March Madness!! It was definitely madness in the state of Kentucky.

This is my gang at work!! Love these people! They make going to work bearable! 

Getting ready for the big UofL vs. Kentucky game! Red Vs Blue

We also went to a George Straight Concert!! It...Was...AMAZING in about every way you could think of.

My Man! 

My work also did a Charity fund raiser " Bowl for Kids Sake" . It was a good time for a good cause!

We made shirts

The best part of the last few month is that I became an Aunt!! My sweet niece lives in Kansas with my sister and family, so I haven't been able to afford a trip out there yet. I hate that I haven't been able to hold her yet, but thank God for facebook. At least I can look at her beautiful pictures!! :)

Paleo Spicy Chicken Stir Fry

Paleo Spicy Chicken Stir Fry 

Spice Ingredients:

2 1/2 Tbsp Paprika

2 Tbsp Garlic Powder

1 Tbsp Sea Salt

1 Tbsp Black Pepper

1 Tbsp Onion Powder

1 Tbsp Cayenne Powder

1 Tbsp Dried Oregano

1 Tbsp Dried Thyme

Stir-Fry ingredients:

2-3 cooked chicken breast

1 diced red pepper
1 diced green pepper

1/2 diced red onion

1 bag of frozen chopped broccoli

Olive Oil

Spice mix

Directions:

Heat olive oil in large skillet.

Add all diced veggies & let cook for a few minutes while stirring.

Add diced chicken.

Sprinkle mix with more olive oil & then generously sprinkle with spice mix.

Zucchini and Squash Lasagna

Zucchini and Squash Lasagna 

1 pound ground 99% fat free turkey breast 

1 jar spaghetti sauce

1 large zucchini

1 large squash

1 8 oz bag moz cheese

1 pound ground turkey browned and drained. Then I added one jar of spaghetti sauce.  Then I sliced 1 large zucchini and 1 large squash. I placed a small amount of sauce on the bottom of the pan so the veggies would not stick. I started with a layer of squash. I made these overlay to prevent hole between the laid out veggies. Then I spooned the meat sauce over the squash and added a layer of moz. Cheese. Then, layered the zucchini, layer of meat sauce and final layer of cheese and baked at 375 for 45 min.

Crock Pot Salsa Chicken

So I am momma always on the go and on a budget!
I have started a late shift at work, with working and going to school, finding time to cook is hard! But, I have come so far to start back on old habits ( pizza, drive thru, hamburger help *tear*)  So most of my recipes are going to be quick and easy, and easy on the pocket book.

Salsa Chicken

In the mood for Mexican?  Oh do I have a easy treat for you!!

What you need:

• Crock pot
• 4 chicken breast
• jar of salsa

What you need to do:

• place the chicken in the crock pot
• pour the salsa (whole jar) over the chicken
• set the crock pot temp on low and the time 8 hours
• before serving shred the chicken
• add cheese if you like, but I have cut out cheese.

TIP: I top mine with brown rice and the warmed up salsa. It is amazing!! And Super EASY!!