Saturday, March 16, 2019

Saturday Seven! ~ March 16th 2019

Happy Saturday, what have you been up to this week? Here is a rundown of highlights for the week. I hope you find them useful in your life! My goal as a person and a writer are to always Pay-It-Forward so please let me know how I can help you. YES, YOU!
Enjoy your weekend & this post! Amazing things to come!
~Amy

·        What am I Reading? –  Buy a cat, stay up late, don't drink: top 10 writers’ tips on writing by By Travis Elborough ~ I love reading about other writers, their thoughts, habits, and advice. Great article.


      Tribe of Mentors - What would this look like if it were easy? is such a lovely and deceptively leveraged question. It’s easy to convince yourself that things need to be hard, that if you’re not redlining, you’re not trying hard enough. This leads us to look for paths of most resistance, creating unnecessary hardship in the process.~ Tim Ferris

·        What am I Listening to? –  My new favorite song is by Francis and the Machine called – Moderation. I keep listening to it, just love it.

      The 10X Rule  - The only difference between success and failure by Grant Cardone ~ While most people operate with only three degrees of action-no action, retreat, or normal action-if you're after big goals, you don't want to settle for the ordinary. To reach the next level, you must understand the coveted 4th degree of action. This 4th degree, also known as the 10 X Rule, is that level of action that guarantees companies and individuals realize their goals and dreams.
     
·        What Quote am I pondering? –  “Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part”. – unknown.  It is so true and must be remembered. This is one of those quotes you hang on your desk for YOU and everyone to see.” People have this belief that the world revolves around them so when they are in a crisis everyone else should be as well. Not true and not cool. Right?

·        What am I Researching? –  This week the research was all about what scares us as a human being. What makes a movie, book, poem, etc terrifying? What do you think is the answer? Everyone is different of course, fear is highly subjective however the # thing that links all humans is the fear of isolation. Makes sense. “Well if I were You-Know-Who, I'd want you to feel cut off from everyone else; because if it's just you alone, you're not as much of a threat.” ~ Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

·        Yummy Meal of the week – I discovered Stouffer’s Seasoning Wraps. Funny, I have a link to a video on my site about them and there are all of these comments about how it is the stupidest product ever. I disagree. I love them and thus my write up this week on Friday Food Love!

·         What did I Learn? –  This week I learned focus is key to any endeavor. When you are distracted doing too many other things you are not giving 100% to your goal. Doing 10 things at 10% focus is not as effective as doing 1 thing at 100%.

·         What am I Watching? –  This week I was only able to enjoy one show, Blindspot. I have loved this show from the beginning and I try to enjoy it while folding the seemingly endless amounts of laundry my family seem to generate. 😊

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Friday, March 15, 2019

Friday Food Love - Stouffer's Seasoning Wraps!

As we all know I am not a chef, or even a good cook. I do my best with the limited knowledge and money available and I make it work pretty good. Chicken is cheap and versatile, and my kids are sick of it. Yes, they are done. 

I have been granted a small reprieve when I discovered the Stouffer’s Seasoning Wraps. They are cheap, easy and Amy-Proof (aka idiot proof).

Defrost your Chicken (or use fresh)
Pound it flat-ish (see how chef -like I am in my terminology)
Put the chicken within the seasoning wrap
Put it in a pan (non-stick or reg I have used both)
Cook each side for 5-6 minutes (depends on your stove)
Take out of the wrapper. 
Put on a plate with something healthy like broccoli, garden salad, French fries, potato chips, fried pickles…. (just wanted to see if you were paying attention)

Viola! Dinner!

You can find Stouffer’s Seasoning Wraps in the gravy / mix aisle.


I am NOT being paid to post this, I seriously do love them, and they run about $1.99 for a package of 4 wraps.

There are two flavors - Italian Herb & Garlic Lemon






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Thursday, March 14, 2019

Awesome Excerpt Thursday! - Around the Block by Jo Tannah

Blurb

Sometimes the second time around is the right time.

Kevin McCallum walked out of a verbally abusive relationship of over twenty-four years, leaving his house and ending up in an apartment in his home town. His older brother, Jason, sends him a private message on messenger telling him that an old boyfriend of his, Matthew Logan, says hi.

It troubles Kevin. When he was dating Matthew, he broke off the relationship before it had gone two months. He’d realized then that he didn’t care for him in that way. He couldn’t put his finger on it, but it hadn’t felt right when Matthew had held him in his arms.

Kevin decides what the heck. He can talk to Matthew, no biggie. It doesn’t take long. Kevin finds Matthew’s profile page and requests a friendship. An hour later, the chat box pops up and Kevin and Matthew start chatting. They chat until dawn. The next day, they chat again right after work. Before Kevin realizes it, he’s telling Matthew everything and discovers he and Matthew have a lot more in common than he realized. Matthew’s going through a bad divorce himself, and with two kids, too. That’s not the end of the common things and life events they shared.

 When Matthew suggests they meet up, should Kevin agree? Can it ever work the second time around?

Excerpt ~

Leaning back in his chair, Kevin thought about what he was going to say next. Should he pretend not to know about what had gone on with Matthew’s life or act like he should have if they’d stayed friendly?
Kev? Are you there?
Kevin stared at the words. He might have broken off any romantic relationship with Matthew, but he’d technically not broken off their friendship. Well. Not really. Decision made, he straightened in his chair and held his breath as he typed in his response.
Matt, I have a confession. Jase told me about what happened to you. At least, the newspaper version.
Oh.
Kevin bit the bottom of his lip and narrowed his gaze on the one word. When nothing came after it, he began to type once more.
Look, if you don’t want to talk about it, I’m cool with it. I mean, I understand. I wouldn’t want to talk to me either. Not after the way I up and left.
Nah, I’m just kind of worried about what you’re thinking
About what?
About me.
Kevin frowned down at the chat box.
What do you think I’m thinking?
I don’t know?
Matthew, we’re both adults, we’re no longer the angry teenagers. Tell me what you think I’m thinking.
I’m thinking you want to kill my ex.
Kevin blinked. That was unexpected, but what Matthew said was the truth.

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About the Author

I grew up listening to folk tales my father and nannies told either to entertain us children or to send home a message. These narratives I kept with me, and finally, I wrote them down in a journal way back when I kept one. Going through junk led to a long-forgotten box, and in it was the journal. Reading the stories of romance, science fiction and horror I had taken the time to put to paper brought to light that these were tales I had never met in my readings.
The tales I write are fictional, but all of them are based on what I grew up with and still dream about. That they have an M/M twist is simply for my pleasure. And I hope, yours as well.

Twitter: @JoTannah
Goodreads Author Page: https://www.goodreads.com/JoTannah




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