hello again!

Hi friends!!! I just wanted to pop in and say hi :) I have missed y'all and the blog so much...of course. But I want y'all to know I am doing very well and most definitely living my life! The blog hiatus was definitely something I needed and still need.

I am having one of the best summers I have had in a very long time...I quit my job in April (yippee) and now I am able to serve my church more and hang out with my friends and family. I am not working this summer...just babysitting every now and then. Honestly, I am just enjoying God's grace on my life :) It is beautiful! But there are days when I do struggle, naturally. But I just keep moving forward...I have come way too far to ever turn back around. Nor do I want to turn back around. And part of my drive to keep moving forward is because of you guys :) So, thanks again, dolls!

I hope y'all are having the most wonderfully amazing summers!! I know this is quick, but I just wanted to pop in... love love love.

I need to Be free

Alright, here goes. I feel like I need to be honest...y'all are such amazing friends- so y'all only deserve the truth! As you know, I have been having a rough past few weeks in recovery...dealing with nasty relapses and negative thinking. I need some time to spend on me...some time to figure it all out. Time to experiment with what I want in life and in MY recovery. I want to be happy and to live without this disordered way of life/ thinking. I am going to live the life God has righteously GIVEN to me. I am not going to live the life my ed thinks I deserve. Who deserves to live a life FULL of depression, calorie counting, self-induced vomiting, body scrutinizing. A life without friends, family, or love?

I am going to take a bit of time figuring MEGAN out. I am going to look at all of the blessings in my life. Where my recovery has brought me over the past few months. I need to be FREE.

This is not goodbye...just a "see you later"! Because I will be back...be it in a few days or a few weeks. When the time is right for me I will be back! I will continue reading about your lives though...you can bet on that! Y'all are such amazing support and I thank God for each and every one of you each night during prayer. This blog has been a blessing. But, right now I know that I need to concentrate on "me" a little more closely right now...without the focus always being on food for the blog or "what everyone else is eating". I am going to be FREE.


peace, love, & blessings...always.

Kiss Me I'm Irish!

Good morning, friends! How were your weekends? Fabulous, I hope! Mine was fun while a little shaky at times, but I conquered my little downward spiral/relapse I had Saturday night (I'd rather not get into it...I have moved on it from it completely) and had a good day yesterday...and I am making today a good one as well! Even though it is raining...good thing I am planning on staying inside today.

The St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday was so fun...even though it rained on and off all day long. It was a day spent with family and
friends. Nothing beats that!
Lizzy and I
Lizzy, me, and our Aunt Beth
Lizzy's boyfriend, Brandon, and I with my cabbage! (I totally forgot it on the table too!)
Lizzy, Mom, Daddy, and I
Family love!
Lizzy, Mom, and I
My Uncle Ryan and I
Daddy looks good in that hat, no?


This morning I woke up early for a wonderful bowl of oats!
- Quaker Pumpkin Spice Oats
- 2/3 cup of water
- 1 TBSP of White Chocolate Wonderful
- 1 strawberry
- 1/4 banana
- a few blueberries
- 1/3 Kashi Blackberry Graham bar
This was a delicious bowl. I enjoyed every bite. I tried to portion it out and have a little peanut butter and some fruit with each spoonful. Hmmm! Yum!

After I enjoyed my breakfast I was off to the gym- elliptical, treadmill, legs, and abs :) It felt good to sweat!

I am off to conquer my school work! I hope y'all have a beautiful Monday!

I am loving this right now, I hope you do too :)
Today is the beginning of the rest of my life. It is a clean slate. I will begin it totally refreshed and just live it.

peace, love, & blessings.

grocery lovin'

Good evening, pretties! I am so excited...I had a wonderful grocery shop at Whole Foods and even found some unexpected surprises at Super Wal-Mart! Whee! I even managed to get a lot of work done: math lesson plan for this coming Wednesday (involving marshmallows and pretzel sticks...the kids will make 3-D geometric objects!) and farm animal lesson ideas for next Friday in pre-k (using cotton balls to make a lamb- sensory activity). I'm really excited about both of these lessons. Kids love making things and so do I!

I feel so relaxed and accomplished right now...it's a good feeling. I have decided I really need to buckle down. I have been procrastinating A LOT this semester...especially over the last few weeks. I was letting my ed thoughts take over...no room for school thoughts with all that negative junk floating around in my noggin! But, the ed thoughts are slowly disappearing...and I am concentrating on what's important. School, friends, family, and health are important. ED is definitely not important, that's for sure.

Okay, so ready for some Whole Foods treats? Yes you are!

- Jarlsberg cheese slices
- 365 Extra Firm tofu


- O'Soy yogurt cups
- Vanilla Chobani
- Strawberry Chobani
- 2% Fage
- Wallaby Chocolate Down Under
- Honey Oikos
- Blueberry Oikos
- Wallaby Strawberry Down Under

- Strawberries
- Bananas
- Rudi's spelt english muffins
- Living Harvest Hemp Milk unsweetened vanilla
- Agave Nectar
- Lightfull Latte smoothie

- Late July mini White Chocolate cookies
- Newman's Own Ginger-O's
- 365 Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
- Food Should Taste Good sweet potato chips
- yoga mat cleaner

- Justin's Maple Almond Butter Squeeze packet
- Justin's Cinnamon Almond Butter squeeze packet
- Clif Chocolate Chip Z Bars
- 2 Nature's Path Optimum Bars
- 2 Clif White Chocolate Macadamia
- 2 Clif Cool Mint Chocolate
- Banana Nut Odwalla bar
- Luna Cookie in Chocolate Mint
- Think Green crunchy peanut butter
- Thin Thin crunchy peanut butter

- Buckwheat Berry Flaxseed Pancakes (my favorite!)
- Nature's Path Organic Flax Plus with Figs waffles
- Amy's Samosa wrap
- Amy's Paleek Paneer
- Quorn chik'n patties (so excited to try these)
- Whole Foods Mahi Mahi burgers

- 365 Orange Strawberry Banana juice (I need the carton for a project...it sounds yummy too!)
- Silk Hazelnut creamer
- V8

And, while I was in Super-Walmart for lesson plan resources I, of course, had to browse the grocery. Um, HELLO! Look what I found!!
- La Tortilla tomato basil wraps (who knew they were at Wal-Mart all along?)
- Nature's Path Pumpkin Raisin cereal (have not seen this at Whole Foods)
- Shamrock cookies for the kids at school on Tuesday (St. Patrick's Day)

Oh, and with my lunch I totally tried the Sweet Potato chips...
SO good! They were crunchy and thick. Perfect...cracker and a chip combined! I can not wait to try the other flavors...there are so many more!


And, that my friends is a good day of shopping! I am off to throw together a yummy dinner...hope you have a beautiful Friday night.

peace, love, & blessings.

perfect yoga & perfect oats

Happy Friday! Well, the weather is looking a little confused today- the sun does not know whether or not it wants to come out! It is going to be a muggy day though, that I know.

This morning I bounded out of bed onto my mat...I was so excited to practice my yoga this morning. I knew a Hip Opening flow was what I needed, so that is what I did. I felt glorious after my practice. Forward Fold and Pigeon never felt so good. Ahh.

Well, I just finished eating breakfast...a good yoga flow and a good bowl of oats is the perfect start to Friday, in my opinion.
- Quaker Pumpkin Spice oats
- 2/3 cup of water
- 1/3 banana
- sprinkle of Udi's original granola
- 1/4 Kashi Blackberry Graham bar
- 1 *heaping* TBSP Whole Foods 365 Almond Butter
This bowl was amazing. Udi's granola is delicious! It was crunchy and mildly sweet. I can't wait to try the other flavors!
I enjoyed my oats with the paper featuring a little lesson on bread.

Well, today is a busy one!
- Pre-K 10:00-11:00
- Whole Foods shop (!!!)
- Lunch at home
- quick run to the Gap and some errands
- Paint nails a lovely shade of green for the St. Patrick's Day parade tomorrow (whee!)
- School work/ studying

Ehh, looking at this list makes me wonder how I will get it all done! But, I am determined...! I hope y'all have a fabulous day!

This affirmation should take me through the day:
Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.

peace, love, & blessings.

Fruits Galore

Good morning, pretties!!!! It is a gloomy day down here, but the weather is not stopping me from having a good day! I am going to make today as productive as I can. And, I am enjoying a SUPER delicious cup of coffee right now...
I used 2 packets of Splenda today instead of 1 packet of Truvia. I am sorry- I know Splenda is bad for you and all (blah, blah, blah) but I like my coffee sweet and, in my opinion, Splenda tastes SO much better in coffee that Truvia does. I think I may need to switch up between the two sometimes. I can't help it! In the past few days I have been wasting my coffee- only drinking about half because the taste was just a bit off. I think it was the Truvia. 2 packs of Splenda a day won't harm me...right? I also used International Delights Chocolate Eclair creamer...this is a good cup, y'all!

I just got home from the gym...my workout was so great this morning! Elliptical and power walk on treadmill while watching Giada's Weekend Getaway's (she went to Austin, Texas today and had this AMAZING carrot cake french toast with pecan cream cheese frosting...I died). I also read some of the March issue of Glamour- love that magazine. I also did some inner thigh work and abs...I feel great!

OKay, but before the gym I had some of the prettiest oats I have had in a while...so prepare for a photo spread of my amazing breakfast:
How pretty are these?
- Kashi Golden Brown Maple oats
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 TBSP Mighty Maple
- 1/2 cup frozen strawberries (defrosted)
- 1/4 cup fresh blueberries
- 1/2 banana
Hmmm...well this was a bowl full of fruit! It was SO good! The banana was v. ripe so it added some sweetness. The frozen strawberries were tart and tasted really good with a bit of peanut butter. And, well blueberries are always a great add-in to oats or cereal. Oh, I enjoyed this breakfast a lot!!

So, I have big plans for the day...
- Major blog reviewing
- Email check
- Strength training
- At home manicure/pedicure
- Create lesson plan for tomorrow
- Class at 5:00- 6:50

I hope y'all have a wonderful Thursday!

I love this affirmation, y'all:
If I break my habits and shake up my day a bit, I will gain new impressions and understanding.

peace, love, & blessings.

BBQ love

Happy Tuesday! Alright, this is going to be quick- I've got a lot of lesson planning and experimenting to do today.

I woke up this morning at 5:30 and got ready for school. Breakfast was a quick favorite of mine...
Waffles, of course! I toasted 2 Kashi Honey Oats waffles and topped them with P.B. Loco Raspberry White Chocolate Peanut Butter and had a banana on the side. So great!
I also had a chocolate chip Z bar in between Science class and teaching my science lesson on seeds...which went well! Thank the Lord :)

I just ate the most delicious lunch, y'all! A BBQ Turkey & Provolone sandwich on Double Fiber Wheat....
Okay, the title of this sandwich is a little misleading because the turkey was not BBQ flavored...I added BBQ sauce. A small amount of BBQ sauce really makes the biggest difference. It adds a kick...love it. The BBQ sauce we LOVE in my family (we even use it at our restaurant and bars we love it so much) is Sweet Baby Ray's.
I tried to capture it's melty goodness, but it did not work very well! Ha! Mmm, so good :) I also had carrots with 1 TBSP of hummus and a juicy pear on the side...well balanced meal.



Okay, time to get busy! I also want to get on my yoga mat later this afternoon too...I am in need of a practice. I want to be finished early because my Daddy comes home tonight from London...I have missed him so!!! He is so cute- he's been taking pictures of his food and emailing the pictures to me. And, he's been eating some yummy looking dishes, y'all. He told me the next time he goes to London on business he is definitely taking my mom and sister and I along! My Dad's amazing. I can't wait to see him and hear every detail about his trip!! I hope y'all are enjoying your Tuesday. Lesson planning time for me :)