Why is it that when I have long meetings at work that will take place over a few days and involve brainstorming, presentations, etc we’re provided with the most awful snacks to help boost our energy. I am in an all day, multiple day meeting at work that involves a lot of brainstorming, presentations and work. Well, the snacks that were provided to us included...

Happy Sunday! P.S this is a short and sweet post.. time to go to bed… I haven’t done a “Sunday Dinner” post since the holidays because I have been fortunate enough to not have to cook. Between the holidays, my hubby cooked and last week my daughter’s first birthday party, I haven’t been making Sunday dinner. Well today it’s...

Since eating clean, I’m always looking for new foods to incorporate into my meals. Lately, I have been eating a whole lot of sardines for dinner. I even brought it to work one day combined with veggies for lunch, sorry coworkers for the funky microwave!  When it comes to sardines, people either hate’em or love’em.  I absolutely love sardines and...

I recently spent sometime with my niece in Maryland, who I love with all my heart. Of all my sisters, I like to think that I’m her favorite auntie. Well, in her room, she had a collage of post-its on her wall that featured inspiring quotes and positive affirmations.  She said they help her to stay positive and not let certain situations get her down. How...

Happy New Year!! Hope everyone had a beautiful and blessed day. I come from a traditional Haitian family. On New Year’s Day, if you go to any Haitian families home you will find that they are having a special soup that we call “soup joumou” for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Soup joumou or “squash soup”, is a hearty soup that we have on...

As I prepare for a small New Years Eve (NYE) party (not really a big party but can’t think of anything else to call it) at my house, I wanted to take some time from party planning to write my last post of the year.  When I think about the year coming to an end all I can say is WOO SAH! We have made through another year of life, another year of highs and lows...

I have been on a Clean Eating high lately! I know, it’s all I can talk about these days. I believe in clean eating and want to share with everyone all that I have learned since being on this journey. When I decided to start clean eating, my biggest concern was having to give up some of  my favorite things like peanut butter and cereal. Thankfully, there are so...