I may have been a mess, but I passed {plus Kitchen Mix Up!}

Before I get started, I wanted to remind you to link-up with me and Meg on Wednesday for Bliss this month.  Share your favorite things from the month of March!  I truly look forward to seeing what y’all find & love throughout the month – whether it’s celebrating with you in the exciting moments you experienced or realizing that I need a new product in my life thanks to you!
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This has been an insane month y’all!! I feel like I’m finally starting to slow down.  As most of you know, I got a job back in January.  I had been searching for a few months and honestly wasn’t sure if this job was even what I wanted, but it was a job and I took it.  Turns out, I’ve been loving it.  For those that may or may not be curious, I work in the line of insurance and investments.  I do case prep and I submit applications and so on and so forth…. Technically, I’m an “assistant” which isn’t a terrible thing – the world would not survive without assistants, but I don’t plan on staying in this role for long.  One thing I needed to do was take my Insurance Licensing Exam so I can become an Associate Financial Rep.  My test was Friday and y’all… I was a HOT MESS last week.  Thursday evening, I was in tears over studying for this test.  I got off work late, felt behind on studying, and didn’t feel that I had a good place to study that would keep me focused.  Nick’s brother and sister-in-law came to my rescue!

 

I went on a wonderful walk with his sister-in-law and that helped calm me down (I hadn’t worked out at all that week) and then they were so diligent to not disturb me while I studied in their spare bedroom – They also left me study snacks (Seriously… they’re the greatest!).  Right before I left, I took a practice exam and I needed ONE more correct question to pass.  ONE.  Nick’s brother works in this industry too, so he answered a few questions, explained a few things…. when I say that I would not have passed without their generosity and knowledge – I WOULD NOT HAVE PASSED!  I’m so thankful for them and the relationship I have with them.

Crazy Eyes??

Thank goodness that’s over with.  I passed and I’m happy to be working towards my next goal!  I saved an Easter Egg Reese’s for when/if I passed the test, so I was able to devour that once I finally had the courage to look up my score (Technically, Nick looked it up because I was still too scared).  I sent that picture to Nick’s sister-in-law to let her know that I passed.  I celebrated in Starkville over the weekend by attending some baseball games and duh, duh, duh…. watching FROZEN for the first time!  It was amazing, just like everyone said, but I do think it was hyped up so much that it didn’t have the same affect it had on everyone else who saw it in theaters.  I did love it though and I love the music and I love the “twist” in the plot!  It’s wonderful – yet again, Disney does not disappoint.

 

As I type this, I see a box sitting under my desk… a beautiful box that holds a beautiful new computer.  Y’all…. I’m so excited about this!  My little laptop is about to bite the dust.  It’ll last me a little while longer, but I’m so excited to use my new computer to increase all of these blog related projects in my head, get back to vlogging, and so many other things!

 

When you leave blogging for days at a time…. your first post back just seems like a hodge podge of junk lol.  Do you experience that too?  That’s pretty much ALL that I’ve been experiencing this month…. bleh, I’m going with it!

 

Lastly, I was excited to see Meg and Amanda’s Theme for Kitchen Mix Up this month!  Of course, with St. Patrick’s Day falling in March, the theme was GREEN!  You know what this theme got me thinking about?  Juicing.  The beautiful GREEN juices I used to make.  Do you remember when I juiced?  Yeah, me neither… it’s been forever ago! I threw my juicer in the trash because it made me angry…. yeah, I haven’t purchased another one since, so juicing stopped for far longer than I would have liked.  It’s time though.  It truly is time.  I’ve been dreaming about a beautiful juice for so long and with spring/summer right around the corner (Once mother nature gets her crap together!) it just seems like the perfect time to start juicing again.  In honor of this “promise” I’m making to myself to purchase a new juicer within the next month or two – I’d like to share my favorite juice recipe below!  I’ve shared it before on the blog, but this can be a beautiful reminder to you (as it is to me) that juicing can be delicious plus the health benefits are outstanding and completely worth the time, money, & effort!

 

Also, if you haven’t watched “Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead” – you really should.  Great documentary that can be found on Netflix about juicing!

 

This juice is called the “Beginner Green” and the reason is because it’s a great starter drink to get those veggies.  You can hardly taste the veggies, it’s completely delicious, but it holds FIVE cups of spinach and some celery.

 

{photo credit for Juice Recipes}

 

Benefits: Liver Cancer Prevention, Breast Cancer Prevention, Bone Protection, Asthma Help, Alzheimer’s Prevention, Colon Cancer Prevention, Weight Loss, Digestion, Lower Cholesterol, Lung Cancer Prevention, Lower Blood Pressure, Reduce Inflammation, Cancer Prevention, Blood Cleanse, Macular Degeneration Prevention, Increased Blood Circulation, Improved Complextion

 

Recipe:

3 medium apples (I do a mixture of granny smith and red)

4 stalks of celery

1/4 thumb of ginger

1/2 lemon with rind

1 large orange peeled

5 cups of spinach