I rarely watch movies anymore because it's hard for me to stay up long enough to finish them but on Saturday I was flipping through the channels and say Yes Man was on. I didn't hear great things about it but I decided to watch it. I'm a Jim Carrey fan and Dumb and Dumber and Liar Liar had me literally Laughing Out Loud, yes spelled out because I seriously did.
Yes Man turned out to be much better then I expected and I enjoyed it. It actually has a great message in it. The principle of the movie is to say Yes to everything. This philosophy completely changed his life and things that first appeared bad turned out having a very silver lining.
I think of how we all get caught up in our daily routines. How hard it is to make time to learn something new or meet up with old friends or find ways to make new friends.
Reading books was one of those things I stopped doing because I "didn't have enough time", as I've stated in a previous entry my first response to joining a book club was no but then I took out the book from the library and turned out I was the first one to start reading the book and I finished before anyone else did. Apparently I do have the time and I really enjoyed the reading time.
Say yes to new things even if it's just changing up the things we do regularly, like walking or going to the park. Try a different park. Take a different route for your walk. Break from your routine and enjoy new scenary and maybe you'll make new discoveries and meet new people. You never know until you try.
Jan
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
A Place of Yes Sneak Peak
I just got wind of a sneak peak of A Place of Yes by Bethenny Frankel. I can't wait for this book to be released in just a couple days, March 22, 2011.
I am looking forward to the release of A Place of Yes because I find Bethenny to be inspirational. During her Skinnygirl Night Out show, which I attended, she discussed A Place of Yes which made me think about my life and what I really wanted to achieve. It was a pivotal night for me and really brought clarity to what I wanted to do and cemented my plan of action to get there. I have taken charge of my life and feel empowered to do more. I am interested in reading more of her insights in how she found her success and using that to inspire me to keep reaching for more.
Read an excerpt.
Watch Bethenny's video.
http://www.simonandschuster.com/multimedia?video=833603995001
I am looking forward to the release of A Place of Yes because I find Bethenny to be inspirational. During her Skinnygirl Night Out show, which I attended, she discussed A Place of Yes which made me think about my life and what I really wanted to achieve. It was a pivotal night for me and really brought clarity to what I wanted to do and cemented my plan of action to get there. I have taken charge of my life and feel empowered to do more. I am interested in reading more of her insights in how she found her success and using that to inspire me to keep reaching for more.
Read an excerpt.
Watch Bethenny's video.
http://www.simonandschuster.com/multimedia?video=833603995001
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Green Cupcakes and a Pinkalicious Cake
Happy St. Patrick's Day! We had a big double celebration. It's also my daughter's birthday. I can't even believe she's six today. I always say at least she will always have a party to go to on her birthday. We made green cupcakes for her class at school and then I made her a special Pinkalicious birthday cake. Strawberry cake with pink frosting for my Pinkerbelle. Pinkalicious is one of her favorite books so she LOVED it. We had a mix of St. Patty's Day and birthday decorations. It was festive and fun.
She brought home a book called "When I was a Baby" by Linda Endo and had a girl who showed the shoes she wore when she was a baby, the books she read when she was a baby, the clothes she wore when she was a baby and then a picture of her each year. It inspired me to do the same. What a great idea for a keepsake. New thing to add to my list. I'm going to find a couple of her favorite baby books, I have a cloth book about bugs and one about ocean animals that was her first book that she loved, shoes, socks, and a couple my favorite baby clothes, I still have some in storage bins, and put together a collage of each year.
One of the really exciting things is that now she is reading many of the books that I used to read to her, to me! She's so amazing and she makes me smile everyday. I remember the feeling of overwhelming love I felt toward her instantly when I first had her, and that hasn't changed. I love her more than words can say. We have a bedtime thing, I tell her I love her lotsa lotsa and she tells me she loves me pizza pizza. I tell her I love her pizza pizza too.
She brought home a book called "When I was a Baby" by Linda Endo and had a girl who showed the shoes she wore when she was a baby, the books she read when she was a baby, the clothes she wore when she was a baby and then a picture of her each year. It inspired me to do the same. What a great idea for a keepsake. New thing to add to my list. I'm going to find a couple of her favorite baby books, I have a cloth book about bugs and one about ocean animals that was her first book that she loved, shoes, socks, and a couple my favorite baby clothes, I still have some in storage bins, and put together a collage of each year.
One of the really exciting things is that now she is reading many of the books that I used to read to her, to me! She's so amazing and she makes me smile everyday. I remember the feeling of overwhelming love I felt toward her instantly when I first had her, and that hasn't changed. I love her more than words can say. We have a bedtime thing, I tell her I love her lotsa lotsa and she tells me she loves me pizza pizza. I tell her I love her pizza pizza too.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Low Calorie Recipes
I am always looking for new recipes that are low calorie but taste yummy! I found some great recipes that are low calorie and sound delicious! I can't wait to try them! I was reading in Good Housekeeping one of Valerie Bertinelli's favorites is her own made up dip. It is cut up celery and radishes mixed with a non-fat cream cheese. It is great for dipping carrots, crackers, peppers or bread. I want to try it because I like to eat raw carrots but not plain. I dip my carrots in a garlic hummus, it's really healthy and tastes great! It will be a nice change to have a different low calorie dip to try.
I have also become a recent fan of Bethenny Frankel since meeting her and attending her Bus Tour show. I have been reading her book The "Skinnygirl Dish". She has some great recipes in this book that I am looking foward to trying. My two favorite indulgences are chocolate and peanut butter but can't stand all the fat and calories! Bethenny has a recipe in her book for a low calorie moist chocolate cake with peanut butter glaze, yum! It is made with no butter just a little vegetable oil. Another recipe that I am going to try on my husband that I know he will love is beef satay skewers. It is a healthy "guy food". Bethenny made it for Phil Simms, former quarterback for the New York Giants. Let me know if you are interested in the recipes and would like to try them! Then you can join our cooking challenge!
Steph
I have also become a recent fan of Bethenny Frankel since meeting her and attending her Bus Tour show. I have been reading her book The "Skinnygirl Dish". She has some great recipes in this book that I am looking foward to trying. My two favorite indulgences are chocolate and peanut butter but can't stand all the fat and calories! Bethenny has a recipe in her book for a low calorie moist chocolate cake with peanut butter glaze, yum! It is made with no butter just a little vegetable oil. Another recipe that I am going to try on my husband that I know he will love is beef satay skewers. It is a healthy "guy food". Bethenny made it for Phil Simms, former quarterback for the New York Giants. Let me know if you are interested in the recipes and would like to try them! Then you can join our cooking challenge!
Steph
Thursday, March 10, 2011
A Night Out with Bethenny Frankel - Chance to win A Place of Yes
Steph and I had a fun night out with Bethenny Frankel. We had dinner, pizza and salad, at my house with the husbands and all the girls. We set up a "sleep-over" movie night and had a Dora pop up tent, blankets, pillows and popcorn for them for while we were out. They watched Aladin and the King of Thieves from Disney.
Then off to the Palace for the big show. I was excited for weeks about seeing Bethenny. It was actually fun for us and just like old times. It's rare that we go out together anymore and the pre-show anticipation was thrilling.
Bethenny was stunning. She is very funny and down to Earth. She sat center stage while sipping Skinnygirl Margaritas and a slide show backdrop that included some pictures of baby Bryn who is adorable. And while there was a lot of self promotion, she gave the scoop on how she came to write Naturally Thin and talked about the highlights of the book, basically, eat what you want, just not so much of it. The book was inspired when she realized she was done with dieting and there was a better way to eat. That you could in fact enjoy food as long as you don't over-indulge. She talked about her new show on Bravo and her new upcoming book, A Place of Yes. Bethenny was witty, funny and inspired hundreds of women, and a handful of men, and of course there was the occasional potty mouth. She dished on her days with the Housewives and how she ended up on the show which was through a little luck while attending a polo match that Jill and one of the producers was also attending.
Bethenny is a huge inspiration to me. She's an every woman. A master at branding herself and an amazing business woman. When I had a small baby I could not imagine traveling the country. She works hard for the money! :) I can't wait for her new book, A Place of Yes, see below for details on how to win a copy.
Sleep-o-meter: ugh, up at 5 AM with a sick 2 year old. We're calling it an early night.
Then off to the Palace for the big show. I was excited for weeks about seeing Bethenny. It was actually fun for us and just like old times. It's rare that we go out together anymore and the pre-show anticipation was thrilling.
Bethenny was stunning. She is very funny and down to Earth. She sat center stage while sipping Skinnygirl Margaritas and a slide show backdrop that included some pictures of baby Bryn who is adorable. And while there was a lot of self promotion, she gave the scoop on how she came to write Naturally Thin and talked about the highlights of the book, basically, eat what you want, just not so much of it. The book was inspired when she realized she was done with dieting and there was a better way to eat. That you could in fact enjoy food as long as you don't over-indulge. She talked about her new show on Bravo and her new upcoming book, A Place of Yes. Bethenny was witty, funny and inspired hundreds of women, and a handful of men, and of course there was the occasional potty mouth. She dished on her days with the Housewives and how she ended up on the show which was through a little luck while attending a polo match that Jill and one of the producers was also attending.
Bethenny is a huge inspiration to me. She's an every woman. A master at branding herself and an amazing business woman. When I had a small baby I could not imagine traveling the country. She works hard for the money! :) I can't wait for her new book, A Place of Yes, see below for details on how to win a copy.
For a chance to win a copy of her new book, to be released March 22, 2011, visit iVillage:
Enter now for a chance to win the prize! Simply e-mail your full name and address to ivillageentertainment@gmail.com, and tell us why you're a fan of Bethenny Frankel. Good luck!
Jan
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Martha Stewart - "Power Foods" Book Signing
I heard Martha Stewart was going to be at the Fairway Market in Stamford, CT signing her new book, "Power Foods, 150 delicious recipes with the 38 healthiest ingredients". I've never been to a book signing and in all honesty I've never bought a cook book before. But it sounded appealing and the opportunity to meet Martha Stewart was exciting, and since it's only a 10 minute drive, I thought why not? And I'm glad I did.
Martha Stewart looked great and was very pleasant. It took about an hour before I got to have a minute of one of one time but she was radiant. She signed three books for me. One for me, one for my future sister-in-law and one for YOU. Our blog fans. Join our community, e-newsletter, ask a question or send a blog idea and you'll have a chance to win this autographed copy of "Power Foods". Send us an email at stephandjanblog@gmail.com.
"Power Foods" is really just what I've been waiting for. I want to create better meals for me and my family incorporating natural foods with the most benefits nutitionally to boost my energy, give proper nutrition to the kids and provide my husband with diabetic-friendly and filling meals. The cover alone is appetizing and the pictures of the dishes inside are a work of art.
I have to say I started this blog on Superbowl Sunday and planned on making guacamole and nachos. I bought the avocados but then I didn't know how to prepare the guacomole so we had nachos with sour cream, which still was tasty but guacamole would have Yummy! So I am super psyched to see a gaucamole recipe in the book.
I flipped through "Power Foods" and I'm excited to try these recipes. From what I can tell they look pretty easy. But that's the big test. For me, quick and easy preparation is KING! So ease of preparation and the ultimate test, will my family eat it, is the deciding factor on whether these meals are a hit. I'll be trying my hand at these recipes and I will definately report back on ease to prepare and the family thumbs up or thumbs down.
Thanks to Martha Stewart the the editorial team at Whole Living Magazine for giving me a tool that I can use to help in one of my big initiatives of the year, eating new and healthier dinners. And if it wasn't for Fairway Market providing Martha Stewart's book signing, I am sure I would not have bought this book.
Don't forget to sign up for our enews, ask a question or give us an idea to blog about and you'll have a chance to win an autographed copy of "Power Foods, 150 delicious recipes with the 38 healthiest ingredients". Send us an email at stephandjanblog@gmail.com.
Jan
"Power Foods" is really just what I've been waiting for. I want to create better meals for me and my family incorporating natural foods with the most benefits nutitionally to boost my energy, give proper nutrition to the kids and provide my husband with diabetic-friendly and filling meals. The cover alone is appetizing and the pictures of the dishes inside are a work of art.
I have to say I started this blog on Superbowl Sunday and planned on making guacamole and nachos. I bought the avocados but then I didn't know how to prepare the guacomole so we had nachos with sour cream, which still was tasty but guacamole would have Yummy! So I am super psyched to see a gaucamole recipe in the book.
I flipped through "Power Foods" and I'm excited to try these recipes. From what I can tell they look pretty easy. But that's the big test. For me, quick and easy preparation is KING! So ease of preparation and the ultimate test, will my family eat it, is the deciding factor on whether these meals are a hit. I'll be trying my hand at these recipes and I will definately report back on ease to prepare and the family thumbs up or thumbs down.
Thanks to Martha Stewart the the editorial team at Whole Living Magazine for giving me a tool that I can use to help in one of my big initiatives of the year, eating new and healthier dinners. And if it wasn't for Fairway Market providing Martha Stewart's book signing, I am sure I would not have bought this book.
Don't forget to sign up for our enews, ask a question or give us an idea to blog about and you'll have a chance to win an autographed copy of "Power Foods, 150 delicious recipes with the 38 healthiest ingredients". Send us an email at stephandjanblog@gmail.com.
Jan
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