It’s always me, AMT

25/05/2024

Meal Prep Hack for the Holiday Weekend…

It’s the holiday weekend. Ain’t no one got time for meal prepping right? WRONG. Fail to plan and you plan to fail. With time outside, time with friends and family, and being our first weekend home in like 5 weeks we are BUSY!

But that doesn’t mean our meals get sacrificed!

Two quick hacks to make meal prepping a breeze this weekend. (Comment MPFreebie and I'll send you over my 60 min weekly meal prep)

Cook up a large batch of chicken breast (pressure cooker for speed and ease!). Use basic seasonings like salt, pepper, onion and garlic. Then toss in a bowl and shred with your hand mixer!

This gives you basic cooked chicken you can use for recipes all week. Last week we did pulled chicken and chicken tacos. This weekend we are doing stir fry, chicken salad, and probably some bbq chicken pizza!

But the real hack is using the hand mixer! Makes shredding five pounds of chicken breast a breeze. It literally took me less than 30 seconds, and I didn’t burn my fingers!!!

What to see more hacks like this?

What’s your favorite meal prepping hack?

Let me know below…

04/07/2021

Happy Fourth of July!

Enjoy today celebrating with family and friends and remember you are only as free as you allow yourself to be! ‘Merica!

What are your plans for the day???

12/05/2021

I know I know...

Lets drop another Rebus Puzzle on you guys. This one may stump you. Let's see...
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07/04/2021

Find yourself a man who ALWAYS looks at you with love, respect and dirty thoughts!!

3 years ago we stood on a sandy beach in Key West and promised this life together, forever, till death do us part.

Not a day goes by that I don’t threaten to cut off his balls if he doesn’t uphold that promise but he loves me for it and feels the same exact way! We are in it for keeps!

I love this life we live. Every day it gets better. Every day I wonder how I got so lucky. Every day I thank all the broken roads that led me to the most perfect man for me. Other people may not get our humor or our banter, but it’s perfectly us!

And of course he’ll never see this post because he doesn’t do SM but it’s the thought that counts so...

Happy 3 Years to the man who has made my dream a reality and creates all new big audacious dreams with me!!! The man who pushes me to be the best version of my self and supports my every crazy whim. love you more every day and so happy I get to do this life with you.

@ Milwaukee, Wisconsin

14/03/2021

Have you heard the news??

This weeks shipment went to hubby at the in-laws so I won’t get to share those with you (since he won’t take a photo). But that doesn’t mean I can’t share the good news: The easiest way to meal prep just got better!!! now let’s you order and PICK YOUR DELIVERY DATE! Okay I’m totally excited for this.

I actually ordered my shipment for next week to arrive after I get home from WI. I thought it was easier than having my awesome neighbor put all the meals away for us, plus it allowed me to use the new feature.

I’m sure you guys will love the best meal delivery service ever (even more now!) as much as I will. Don’t forget to check them out by using the link in my bio. AMT15 at checkout to save 15% off your first box. (Totally worth it!).

22/02/2021

When in Rome...

I joke that I always find the water. Well I did this weekend too, it just happened to be frozen and covered with snow. Didn’t stop us from jumping on the unicorns and giving it a go though!!

Confession time: I almost didn’t post these because I was bloated from all the gluten and dairy over the weekend. And was hating how I looked. But then I remembered I’m living my life and having fun and THAT should be documented! And as quickly as that negative thought entered my head I let it leave.

Being body positive isn’t about life your body perfectly without flaws. It’s recognizing the flaws for what they are but living them anyways. It doesn’t mean you don’t want it to change, I’m actively trying to lose the weight. But I’m also not beating myself up over living my life and indulging.

Parting words of wisdom for this Monday: Live your life and LOVE who you are. No indulgence is worth the guilty feelings. It takes away from the fun.

Let’s do this week... @ Rome, Illinois

12/02/2021

I’ve got rolls, lots of them...


I’m not ashamed one bit of my rolls. I’m 37 years old. For years I longed for my 20 year old body, but I’m never going to have the body I had when I was in my 20s. And I shouldn’t want that body! I was a baby then, and despite my small size living on thin mints and alcohol was NOT healthy.

Our mindsets are so out of whack when it comes to what we think is healthy. I know I talk about this a lot but day in and day out I see posts about how ladies can lose weight and get their perfect bodies. It needs to stop.

Here’s what’s healthy:
🏃🏼‍♀️Moving your body every day
🏃🏼‍♀️Eating real unprocessed foods
🏃🏼‍♀️Drinking all the water
🏃🏼‍♀️Positive self-talk
🏃🏼‍♀️Getting 8hrs of sleep

No where on that list is “be a size 2” or “lose 20lbs”. Because when those are the goals of health, people do unhealthy things to get there and they don’t love themselves very much. If you want to be healthy, stay consistent and eat real foods, drink your water, move your body and get your sleep! That’s it. It’s simple. You may really need to lose weight but if you do the healthy habits consistently it’ll come off! The weight shouldn’t be the goal, the habits should be.

It’s time we start loving our bodies and realizing that healthy comes in all shapes and sizes. I am so thankful for and their outfits that make me feel great. This stunning outfit allows me to look at how far I’ve come with pride! Check out the link in my bio to get their two leggings for $24 deal with VIP membership! Go grab a set that makes you love yourself, curves and all!!!

21/01/2021

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16/01/2021

Head on over and test your luck...

It's a day late but that's okay right?? Lets see who can get this one...
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05/01/2021

No new me, I’m already awesome...

You thought that was going to say “new year, new me” didn’t you? Come on, don’t lie. If I’m totally honest every year leading up to 2021 that WAS my mindset. It was a new year so a perfect time to change who I was, right? Then all of society is telling us that we should all change who we are with the new year, and it was easy to buy into it. But society wasn’t right, I didn’t need to change who I was and neither do you.

My mindset is completely different going into 2021 than it was going into 2020. This year, because of 2020, I know how awesome I am. I’m beautiful. I’m loving. I’m smart. I’m strong. I’m unique. I am worthy of all that I reach for. I don’t need to change who or what I am, I just need to love who I’ve become deeper. I can’t control what other people think, say or feel about me. None of that matters as long as I know who I am!

Look in the mirror. You are all those things too. You don’t need to change who you are because it’s a new year. Unless of course you want to, then get on with your bad self. But you don’t NEED to.

My vision for 2021 is to love myself unconditionally. There are still things I want to work on, like being more consistent with my meals, exercise, water, personal development, and self care. But being more consistent and wanting to work on things doesn’t mean I need to change who I am. I just need to tweak some of my choices and routines.

Who’s with me? Who’s ready to take control back? Who’s ready to love themselves fully? Who’s ready to stop listening to society telling us we need to change who we are? New year, same us! Solidarity sister! We got this...

(But in honor of the new year and all the amazing things to come why not change up my feed a little right?)

31/12/2020

Read that again...

You guys, whether this was a good or bad year is all in your mind and perspective. Was 2020 the year we planned? Hell no. Was it filled with trials and tribulations? Hell yes it was. But have you lived through other bad years before?? Come on, you know you have.

Hindsight is 20-20 on this one! In the moment of all the hard things this year I’m sure it felt miserable and the worst year ever, but we’ve all gotten through that before. Now at the end of the year, looking back:

Who are you?
What did you learn?
How far did you come?
How much did you grow?
What are you thankful for?

I remember starting 2020. A brand new NP getting ready to start my last job ever and so excited for “finally living my dream”. That dream, I realized, wasn’t worth my dignity and mental health. I deserved better of my career and the people in my life. If that stupid virus never happened, I think I’d still be in the same place squashing my spirit, dignity and future.

So today, looking back, I’m so thankful for 2020. It taught me so much about who and what I deserve in my life. It taught me who’s important and to surround myself with people who love and cherish me. It taught me friends can be the best family and I am so thankful for them in my life. It taught me to go after what I believe in and never settle, even if it means breaking my own heart in the process. It taught me to take chances, stop focusing on the worst that could happen but instead the best that could happen. This truly was one of the best years of my life and I’m not afraid to say that. I am a better, happier person because of 2020.

What about you? What is your take away from 2020? What did you learn? What are you thankful for? How did you grow?

03/12/2020

Because that time your bestie told you to do something funny and this is all you could think of.

One of the MANY reasons I knew it was time for me to come home from Texas. I was drained. Physically, mentally and socially. I felt like I was alone on an island with snipets of conversation here and there with fun people, but I felt like I put my life on hold, and in essence I did.

What was supposed to be a 30 day experience to help us save some money and get my mind right again, turned into a little over 4 month break from MY life.

That last month was the hardest. It wasn’t fun and new anymore. I missed my husband, my friends, and the little family I still see. I missed my life. And I’m turn my life missed me. I stopped working out, stopped eating healthy, stopped all my routines.

But today, random Thursday before a weekend vacation, I’m reclaiming my life. I feel my best when I’m healthy and even though there will be indulgences, it’s time to get back to my routines. So many opportunities on the horizon and I need to be my best self for them.

Who else is struggling to get back to their routines? Who else is ready to take charge, holidays be damned? What are your quick ways to stick to it?