2013 sucks...so far.

My first post of the new year, and I can honestly say it's been a horrible two weeks. A brief summary of the past 12 days of my life....

My daughter was sick (I know, just like the rest of the state) but she had to be put on a nebulizer and was just miserable, I got in to a car accident, I am fairly certain (but not completely certain) that someone has compromised my husbands identity-meaning opened up a credit card in his name without his knowing, my email account was hacked, we have mice in the office at work, and my husband's grandmother just passed away the other night...

All of which are mostly normal life events that just happen sometimes, but I am not really a go-with-the-flow type of gal when it comes to this kind of stuff all happening at once. But, as they say, when it rains it pours. I would like to think that things could always be worse. Let's hope they don't get worse.

On a positive note, I got a juicer/blender type of thing for Christmas, and starting Monday, I going to start using it for my breakfast in the morning. I think that a lot of my headaches stem from not having nourishment in the morning, so I am going to start looking for some 'pinteresting' recipes to throw together. Here are a couple that I have found so far:

Peanut butter banana smoothie-

• Half of one banana
• 1/2 cup smooth or crunchy low-fat peanut butter
• 1/2 cup of non-fat milk
• 6 ice cubes
• 1 tablespoon of chocolate whey protein powder
• Place all of the ingredients into the blender and blend until smooth.

Lemon-orange citrus smoothie:

• 1 cup of skim milk or soy milk
• 6 ounces of lemon yogurt
• 1 medium-sized orange in sections
• 1 tablespoon of flaxseed oil
• 6 ice cubes
• Place milk, orange, yogurt, and the ice into the blender and mix for about a minute, then add the flaxseed oil.

Sweet green juice monster:

• 1-2 cups greens (spinach, kale, chard..)
• 1/2 cup grapes OR 1 small pear
• 1 cup coconut water (or water) – (add more to thin out texture)
• 1 orange or large satsuma, peeled
• 1-2 Tbsp lemon juice (optional)
• 1/2 cup ice cubes
• dash cayenne or grate of fresh ginger root (optional)
• add in a 1/4 avocado or 1/2 banana for a creamier texture!

Until we meet again...