Friday Recipe

I cannot believe that Sunday is November first. I love the start of the holiday season. One thing I am not looking forward to is less daylight...hate that.

Last night for dinner I made skinny orange chicken. I am not a big Asian food fan (at all). The idea of MSG in my food freaks me out as my mom has suffered from vertigo (to the point of hospitalization) after eating Chinese food. 

I used the skinny orange chicken recipe from Gimme some Oven. It was good! I added broccoli by sauteing the broccoli with some olive oil on the stove and added it to the mixture of the chicken and the sauce. It would've been too plain without the broccoli. 

{I am not a food blogger/photographer!} 

Instead of rice I made quinoa. I omitted the red pepper flakes as I hate spicy anything.  Also, I used rice vinegar opposed to the rice wine vinegar (I couldn't find any in my local Whole Foods). Of course whenever possible I used organic ingredients - especially with the soy sauce.  

Have a great Halloween! 

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Fun fashion finds

Happy Thursday! Almost there.

I am not a fashion diva and anything but an expert....but I do love fashion!

I am LOVING faux fur vests this fall...I want to buy another one but I am having a hard time finding one I love....here is what I wore to Wellfleet's Oyster Fest a few weeks ago.

{Shirt: Lilly Pultizer} 

Also pictured in the above picture of me devouring oysters is my Eden bracelet. Every cape gurl must have Eden's Cape Cod bracelet. There are plenty of knock offs available to purchase. I opted to "shop local" and support local artists and purchase the only authentic bracelet from Eden. Sorry China. Eden is the original designer of the bracelet. Jewelry cannot be purchased online and only directly at their store in Dennis. They are a seasonal store and during the high season (summer) you must get a ticket in order to shop in their store. They only accept checks and cash. Usually, they open in December for the month in case you need to get some Christmas gifts! Check out their website for all the details. 

{Vest: Steve Madden got @ Nordstrom Rack}

{Jeans: KUT from Nordstrom Rack}

{Bracelet: Eden}

{Sunnies Kate Spade from Nordstrom Rack}

The Law of Attraction

By now, I am sure you have heard of the law of attraction. I truly believe that when you want to achieve something if you visual it happening you will achieve success. I started manifesting things I wanted and goals as a young child. My first remembrance of manifesting one of my desires is how I desperately wanted a dog. My parents' never would give into getting a dog. So, when I was younger I had a stuffed animal dog and put the dog's bowl of water on my 101 Dalmatians place mat in my bedroom. Well, what do you know? Coco's place mat is the one my stuffed animal used.

As a child, at the book fair at school I purchased a poster of a dog. I swear it was a shih tzu. I had that poster hung above my bureau for quite some time. I wish I still had the poster to see if actually was a shih tzu! See? When you visualize something and "pretend" you already have it, you are already half way there. 

I have been putting my focus on finding the perfect house for AJ and I to buy. We are both are working on our financial goals and straightening some things out. We have had lots of setbacks during this process, but for the most part I know we are making progress of attaining our goal. If anything our setbacks have made a stronger couple. 

I began to do some research on how to manifest the house we will be buying. I found this blog post especially helpful in visualizing our house. 

My blog is the perfect place to post step 1, knowing what I want.  I can come back here read it, visualize it, and then write how everything has come true!

Location: Littleton, MA 

Neighborhood: A side street; nice neighborhood. On Long Pond/Fort Pond/Lake Nagog

Bedrooms: 3 bedrooms, finished basement, 1-2 bathrooms, dishwasher. Medium sized backyard. Garage. 

Now, there are most certainly other areas we are willing to live in (Chelmsford, and Westford). However, Littleton meets everything we are looking for. Accessible to my work and AJ's, small community, and a top notch school system. 

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One way I have started executing the law of attraction is that I have begun to purchase items for our house. This past summer, I purchased a beautiful drawing from Nick Martinez. This picture (below) means a lot to me as Saratoga is one of AJ's favorite places and where we have so much fun together. We are going to get the picture framed soon! My Saratoga tips will be posted next summer as I know I have kept saying I am going to give my tips out. 

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