30 Days of Truth-Day 8

Day 08 → Someone who made your life hell


Okay, so for the 4th time, I could say my EX from years ago...but I'm really sick of talking about him.  If I allow him to occupy my thoughts, then I allow him to win and have control still to this day over me. 

I do not remember anyone specifically who made my life hell on a continuous basis.  There have been many people I have come across in my life who have the ability of making my life hell, but graciously back down.  Reading these daily questions, it gets me thinking about if I have ever impacted someone elses life whether good or bad over the years.  I don't think we realize how much other people do affect us on a daily, weekly or yearly basis. 

Basically to close out this day, no one has yet to really make my life hell.  I hope that I am strong enough to not allow them to determine how my life will be!

3 Bean Turkey Chili

I found this recipe on Gina's Skinny Taste.  She has a great website full of WW recipes, every recipe I have made so far has been awesome.  This chili is, yes I will say it...better then my own recipe! 

Ingredients:

*1 pound ground turkey breast
*1 small onion, chopped
*1 (28oz) can diced tomatoes
*1 (16oz) can tomato sauce
*1 (4.5oz) can chopped chiles, drained
*1 (15oz) can chickpeas, undrained
*1 (15oz) can black beans, undrained
*1 (15oz) can small red beans, undrained
*2 Tbsp chili powder

Directions:

1. Brown turkey and onion in a medium skillet over med-high heat until cooked through, drain off fat

2. Add the beans, chiles, chickpeas, tomatoes, tomato sauce adn chili powder, mixing well

3. Cook on high 6-8 hours

Toppings:

*I used green onion, yellow onion (Yes, I LOVE onions), and reduced fat cheddar cheese.

Weight Watchers: 3 Points
Serves 12

Spider Cookies



Such a good addition to any Halloween Party!!



Ingredients:

*1 pouch cookie mix (any flavor), I used "Funfetti Cookie Mix"

*30 Rollo Carmel Candies

*Black or Red string licorice

*Mini M&M's

*Black gel

Directions:

*Bake cookies according to directions on the pouch

*Immediately after baking, place a Rollo in the center of the cookie.  Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks

*Cut licorice into 2-inch pieces for the legs.  Attach legs by sticking into the caramel.  The Rollo will be melted enough to easily do this.  Use the Mini M&M's and place on for eyes, use black gel to make pupils in the eyes.

Those pull apart licorice is not easy, you have to have patience with these!

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30 Days of Truth-Day 7

Day 07 → Someone who has made your life worth living for.
There are obvious people who make my life worth living and that's Jackson and Julianna.  But what exactly led me up to this point in my life of being able to have those two precious babies is someone who truly made my life worth living.  That someone is Jey.

As I posted in Day 3, I was in an abusive relationship that had me questioning every aspect of my life.  When things finally ended, I was at a loss, confused and a completely different person.  I honestly wasn't sure where to go with my life, do I move back home to Virginia and leave everything I had worked so hard to accomplish here in Georgia behind?  I wanted a different life, the one I had created for me here in Georgia was not worth living.  I remember going home to visit my family and still was not 100% certain if I was going to move back home even when I left.  It still remains to be one of the lowest points of my life.

A few short weeks later I met Jey, and slowly but surely things finally started to fall into place.  Jey was a breath of fresh air, supportive of my situation(s) and loving.  The road that was taken along side of Jey has been and continues to be the best direction my life has gone.  I believe that people come into your life for a particular reason and there is one person that is meant to be your life long companion; I was lucky enough to have found him and he makes my life worth living each and every day!