Pumpkin Pie Popsicle Recipe

This whole month of November, I decided to take part in a gratitude challenge on Facebook. Everyday around lunch time, I posted about 1 thing in my life that I was thankful for.

Even on days when I was feeling unlike myself, I made sure to post one thing that I was thankful for. It's pretty interesting because, by doing that my mood and view automatically changed. I got into an accident just a few days before Thanksgiving. But my heart decided not to let my head win, by focusing on the positive. Instead of saying why me, I Thank God. Sometime we let the bad outweigh the good, or praise the bad over good. But there are far better things in life than negativity.

BandC Challenge and A Banana Milkshake Recipe

Lately, I've been doing a challenge- No, not the Ice Bucket Challenge. I almost unknowingly started doing this. The challenge consists of you hanging out with yourself, going places alone. Places that you would normally go with company. 

I've always said, I don't know how people can go to a bar or somewhere extremely social alone, and be comfortable with it. I knew I wanted to someday get to that point, but it was tough to imagine. Well, recently I kind of became that person, and it's been amazing. I believe there are so many things in our daily lives that bring stress,  and it's important for us to get centered. It's important to give ourselves time to rest, whatever that may be. Block out all noise or stressors and just focus on the moment. 

So, this is my challenge to you:  Go hang out with yourself!  Go out to lunch, dinner, happy hour, event, or any other place...Alone. And please, share your stories with me brunchandconversation[at]gmail[dot]com

I'll leave you with this quick recipe

Ingredients:
1 Banana
1 Cup of Milk
2 tbs Brown Sugar

Instructions:
1. Cut Banana into small pieces
2. Add to blender
3. Add Milk
4. Add Sugar
5. Add Ice if you want it cold
6. Blend away!

Enjoy
xo

Quick and Simple Strawberry and Banana Smoothie Recipe

Lately, I've been into fruit smoothies. I used to make them for my family just for fun, but I now really gotten into creating something worth sharing.

This summer I want to bring you Quick and Simple Smoothie recipes, all from scratch. I will be making them and sharing them as I go, no matter how weird they taste. You might have already found my first smoothie recipe post( my best one yet). For this smoothie I decided to try something new, and the color and taste came out just perfectly. I'll be sharing quick easy to make breakfast for those "in a hurry" days.

I'll stop here and leave you with the quickest and simplest smoothie recipe; you can never go wrong when pairing these two fruits. 

How about a cute summer smoothie?

Ingredients: Serves 1 

Banana 

Strawberries 

1 small cup of milk(substitute desired milk preference)
Sugar(Optional)

Directions:
1. Cut all ingredients into small portions
2. Add all to blender
3. For some sweetness add some sugar
4. Blend away!



Enjoy!