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Your living space is a reflection of who you are. if you spend a lot of time at home and even if you don’t, its important to make your home your sanctuary, a place where you can relax and draw inspiration from.

If there are goals you want to accomplish whether it be career based, physical goal oriented such as dietary, exercise or deeper levels of growth such as boosting self esteem and positive self affirmations, there are ways to accomplish through your interior design, specifically mirror design.

Most of us have a mirror or two in our homes. There are people out there that swear against them, but the average person has at least one, in their bathroom or a body mirror in their bedroom.

If your going to look at yourself in the mirror, to primp, put on makeup, shave or whatever it may be, you can use washable markers, stickers, post-it notes or even lipstick to write positive affirmations on them, so each time you stare at your beautiful self, you can remember just how beautiful you truly are, beauty that runs deeper than the surface

How are you feeling? What makes you self conscious? Do you feel like you are aging? Do you notice wrinkles? Do you think your skin is in bad condition or that you wish your nose was smaller? Do you wish you had a stronger jawline or your body was slimmer? What goals do you want to accomplish? Are you a runner that wants to meet a specific time per mile?

You can even write things that you simply want for yourself and from your life.

They say a way to persons heart is through their stomach, well, that can go beyond taste if you use the right ingredients. Some spices and foods actually activate different hormones and chemical reactions in the body that stimulate dopamine, serotonin and sex hormones.

If you are an avid lover of bacon, even the smell is mouthwatering and chances are its one of your go-to morning breakfast choices, the treat doesn’t have to end there though, did you know saving the bacon grease that fills your pan can be reused to take your other dishes to the next level?

Drain the hot grease into a jar or tin can (but be careful!) You can go as far as scraping any of the black bits stuck to the bottom of your pain and adding them to the jar too.

*IMPORTANT* After you make anything with hot grease you shouldn’t be pouring it down your drain anyway, this is very damaging to your pipes, if you aren’t going to reusing your bacon grease, you should be waiting for it to cool, then throwing it away or recycling it properly.

Next comes the fun part and it you can experiment with the grease for new and tasty creations. Bacon grease has a savory, salty taste. Take a spoon full or two for vegetable sautes, to grease pans for cooking meat dishes, eggs or mix in with homemade cookie dough!

You can use bacon grease for more than just cooking. If you have a pooch, add it to dog food, they love the taste and the oils make their coats silky and smooth.

Bacon grease can be applied to squeaky joints or creaks in doorways as a lubricant.

And, if you are camping or having a backyard bonfire, sprinkle a little bacon grease on newspaper to help amp the fire up a notch.

There are many uses of leftover bacon grease, it’s important to utilize the entire animal if you are going to eat them, so why not make the most of it!

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We’ve heard about the little black dress that is perfect for mostly any occasion but cut and style plus all the extra accessories and accents count! I have a pear shaped body, meaning my top is smaller than my bottom, kind of shaped like a pear. I found the perfect little black dress outfit and all the extras which could look good on practically any shape or size!

Little Black Dress –

The sleeveless skater dress – this one by Divided is affordable $20 max and has a sexy low dip cut in the back for extra style

The front cut is classy and shows off the neck. This is a perfect balance considering the back is open.

The flair of the skirt is flirty and shows off your legs while keeping the hips and butt relatively hidden

Adult coloring has been on the rise in the past few years, the reason? Well, coloring is more than just a kid friendly pastime, it is also can serve as a meditative and creative practice that can help clear your mind, is easy to do and plus its fun!

You can find printable coloring pages online or you can buy an adult coloring book to keep around all the time and to save your colorful creations. The best part is you can choose what you want to color to fit your mood.

First, choose your tools. I like to color with sparkly gel pens. They are better for smaller outlines but you can choose crayons, markers, colored pencils. Next, choose what it is you’d like to color.

If you want to center yourself or figure out a solution to a problem, try a labyrinth or mandala coloring page.

Having a bad day? Choose a coloring page with inspiring or helpful affirmations:

If you are still having a bad day and want to get out some frustration, they have some pretty hilarious adult coloring pages as well (warning: adult content):

Whether you are an artist, writer, crafting guru or all about business, every position requires some level of creative juice to get the motors running. Sometimes, we don’ have the inspiration and worse yet, sometimes we just feel plain burnt out. Here are 6 different ways to help you get your creative flow streaming again.

1. Take a hike or walk in nature – nature and all its beauty is inspiring to look at it, but its even more inspiring when we place ourselves within it and allow our minds to quiet enough to allow new ideas to come through
2. paint, draw or color – have you ever seen those adult coloring books? If you aren’t comfortable painting or drawing, you always pick up a few crayons or those gel coloring pens and allow your mind to go blank as you fill in the spaces with color.
3. put on your favorite music and dance – let the rhythm take you over, your mind is free and only your body is in entranced by the sweet sounds of music
4. read a fiction book or graphic novel – its always good to pick up and read something creative, it will give you ideas and will always thrust you right back into that imaginative world
5. try something new –  if you always make the same dishes, try cooking something new or if you tend to run on a treadmill to get your heart pumping, try running outside instead. New behaviors can help create new perspectives.
6. Take a vacation day or sick day – sometimes our juices are just simply drained, take a day off dedicated to health and rejuvenation, a little rest and relaxation can do the trick!

Each of these methods has worked for me and each seem to be devoted to clearing the mind, changing the action and spending some alone time in our inner world!

Put away those heavy grains and over-salted snacks – replace with a simple to make side dish or healthier mouthwatering treat – roasted brussel sprouts!

Whether you are a seasoned chef or a cooking phobic, there are a number of neat tricks you can do to make sure your red meat is absolutely delicious!

1. Always store meat in its own cooking juices – this enhances and preserves the flavor
2. If you accidentally scorch meat, wrap it in a towel and cover the meat for five minutes before scraping off the burnt spots with a knife
3. To reheat meat, use lettuce leaves in between meat slices to keep the meat tender
4. To soak up any extra grease and to keep meat from curling (specifically bacon) place strips between paper towels, cook for 3 to 5 minutes
5. Marinade your meat in white vinegar and oil (one to two parts).  Add canned whole tomatoes to roasts as well. This will tenderize the meat and when marinating always keep in the fridge.
6. Never push meat down with a spatula while cooking, you’ll dry it by squeezing out all its yummy juices 
7. If your meatballs fall apart while cooking them, refrigerate them 20 minutes before to keep this from happening!
8. Use basil, thyme, marjoram, summer savory and rosemary when cooking red meat – you don’t have to use all at once, these are just the best herbs to use with red meat

Use these helpful red meat cooking tips and your dishes will come out perfect every time!

A refreshing authentic spanish to make for summer is an orange and jicama salad. Jicama is kind of like a potato, its a yam bean, root vegetable originating in the Mexican peninsula. It is part of the legume family and grows on a vine. It is low in carbs and sugar, so it is healthy choice!

Orange and Jicama Salad

What You’ll Need:

• 1 pound jicama
• 6 navel oranges
• 3/4 small red onion
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro or watercress leaves
• 2 lemons (for good measure)
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 tbsps toasted pine nuts
• large bowl
• small bowl
• sharp knife

Peel your jicama potatoes and cut or julienne into skinny sticks. Next, cut segments from your oranges free from their white membranes by taking a whole, unpeeled orange and with a sharp knife shear away the peel by going deep enough so the knife takes the whole membrane off. Separate the orange into sections and save the juice.

Peel and slice the red onion into rings. Mince the fresh cilantro or watercress leaves. Squeeze your lemons into a small dish to gather the juice.

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl  except the pine nuts. Keep in the fridge for one day and sprinkle pine nuts before serving!

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Even if you rarely drink aside from the occasional glass of wine, its always good to have your bar stocked for events, parties or impromptu visit by friends or family. Here are the best items to stock your bar with year around to keep you and your guests satisfied.

Hard Liquor 

• Vodka – grey goose, belvedere, ketel one – good choices, pricier but better to splurge on one for less hangovers
• Gin- tanqueray, bombay, beefeater
• Rum – dark rums are ideal
• Tequila – gold label is choice
• Whiskey

Basic Bar Essentials 

• Imported Beer
• Wine
• Triple Sec
• Angostura Bitters
• Amaretto
• Vermouth

Best Mixers

• Tonic Water
• Club Soda
• Grenadine
• Ginger Ale – great for stomach aches