The Pot at the End of the Rainbow

The Pot at the End of the Rainbow

Mar 17, 2023 | Vision Board

Happy Friday!!   And  Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Today, as we celebrate this day (whether or not we have any Irish ancestry), many of us think about luck, riches, and finding that pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. But let me tell you something: true richness comes from within.

You see, you can never create a rich life by talking or thinking about your lack of something – no matter if it is money, love or time. Negative thinking that focuses on what you don’t have will only keep a rich life beyond your reach.

So, let’s make a commitment to dwell on abundance and gratitude instead!  Celebrate what you DO have.

I encourage you to make a daily gratitude list. When you allow riches to flow through your experience, you will find that all the things you thought the lottery or a pot of gold would bring you will come to you naturally.

If you want to prosper, you must use prosperity thinking. To help you get started, I have some green and prosperous affirmations for you to practice:

  • My income is enough.
  • I prosper wherever I turn.
  • Today is a great day. Riches come to me in unexpected ways.
  • I give myself the green light to go ahead, and joyously embrace life.
  • Green means “go,” and I choose to go for all the good life has in store for me.
  • I support others in becoming prosperous, and in turn, life supports me in rich ways.
  • I am now willing to be open to the unlimited richness that exists everywhere.
  • I live in a loving, abundant, harmonious Universe, and I am grateful.
  • I deserve the best, and I accept the best now.
  • All is well and I am safe.

So, let’s remember that grateful thinking is what brings richness into our lives. Let’s focus on abundance and positivity, and watch as all the good things we desire come our way.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

St Patrick's Day
Is this all there is?

Is this all there is?

Mar 12, 2023 | Courses

Carol’s eyes slowly fluttered open as the sun peeked through her bedroom window. She let out a deep sigh and buried her head in her pillow. Another day, another routine. She couldn’t help but wonder, “Is this all there is?

As she lay there, staring at the ceiling, she couldn’t shake off the feeling of restlessness that had been nagging her for months. She had an OK job, a passable income, a mostly loving family, and a few close friends, but something was missing.

She longed for more meaning, purpose, and excitement in her life. She wanted to find her passions, explore new places, meet new people, and make a difference in the world. But she didn’t know where to start, after all, high flying dream lives surely needed a higher salary than she would ever see.

As she got up and prepared for another day of work, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of resignation and boredom. She knew she had to pay the bills, meet the deadlines, and attend the meetings, but it all felt so meaningless and empty.

She wondered if anyone else felt the same way. She wondered if there was a way out of this hamster wheel of routine and monotony. She wondered if there was more to life.  A fear of failure and judgment held her back, she should resign herself to being “Carol -wife, mother, sister, friend” and not dream “above her station” 

Dropping the kids off at school, she was thinking about her sister, Sally, when the phone rang in the car. It was Sally.  It was funny how often that happened, but it helped fill in the 30minute commute.

After a couple of minutes chatting, Carol said to Sally…

“Listen, I need to talk to someone about how I’ve been feeling lately. I don’t know, I just feel like something is missing in my life, you know? I have a good job, a decent income, and some amazing people in my life, but I feel like there should be more to it than just going through the motions.

I mean, what’s the point of it all? Why do we work so hard and sacrifice so much just to live a “blah” life? I know I have dreams and passions that I want to pursue, but I’m so scared of wasting time and money or worse disappointing everybody that I haven’t even tried.

I just feel so stuck and frustrated. I don’t want to settle for a life that’s just okay. I want to wake up every day feeling inspired, motivated, and happy. Is that too much to ask? I don’t know, maybe I’m being too idealistic or selfish.

But I can’t help but wonder if there’s more to life . I want to make a difference, explore new things, and be true to myself. Do you ever feel that way? Like you’re meant for something more, but you don’t know what it is or how to get there?”

By now, Carol was a little teary, and Sally could tell she was upset…

“Hey, I totally get where you’re coming from. I’ve been feeling the same way lately. It’s like we’ve been following the script of what society expects us to do – go to school, get a job, pay the bills – but we haven’t really questioned whether that’s what we really want or need.

It’s normal to have doubts, but we can’t let them hold us back from at keast trying our passions and dreams. Maybe it’s time to take a step back and ask what brings us joy and fulfillment, and what we want to leave behind.

I think it’s great that you want to make a difference and be true to yourself.

Have you heard of the Rise to Rich course? It’s a program that helps people like us to discover our purpose, clarify our goals, and create a roadmap to our ideal life. I’m thinking of getting. Maybe we can do it together and see where it takes us?”

By the time Carol reached work, she and Sally had planned to meet later that evening and go through the course and, together, map out their futures.   For the first time in ages, Carol felt optimisic for the days ahead.

 

 

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Valentine’s Day – A 3-Course Dinner

Valentine’s Day – A 3-Course Dinner

Feb 17, 2023 | Romance

Earlier this week it was Valentine’s Day.

Hubby and I rarely go out on Valentine’s Day, as we have found in the past that restaurants are usually too busy and hence the staff overworked and really don’t want to be there. We found the service rushed and the food not at its
best.

We may or may not go out for a meal on the weekend.

However, for Valentine’s Day itself, I decided to prepare a three-course meal -of course on a budget- from my “Special Occasions” cookbook.

Have you seen it yet here’s the link to it

It will help you create easy special occasion meals without breaking the budget anyway back to our meal.

For starters, I cooked a Chicken Ravioli in Pumpkin Soup, which is such an easy way to make a restaurant look super simple. Most supermarkets and butchers sell gourmet sausages in various flavours, so pick one that takes your fancy. As this is a starter you only need one sausage per person and use wonton wrappers as the ravioli.

Take the sausage meat out of the casing and divide into three portions from each sausage, place onto the wonton wrappers place another piece over the top, press it down firmly to seal and cut out into a nice shape. I use an egg ring and it came out the perfect size.

While you are making up your ravioli, have a big pot of water on to boil. When you’re ready to go pop in the raviolis and simmer them for 8 to 10 minutes or until the sausages are cooked through.

While the ravioli is cooking. Boil the kettle and put two sachets of cup-of-soup into a heat proof jug. When you’re ready to serve make up the soup, pour into some bowls, add the ravioli and top off with some chopped parsley or shaved parmesan.

While the ravioli was boiling, I started on the main course, a chicken version of duck à la orange.

Before I get to the recipe, I must tell you the story of the chicken breast.  I went into our local Woolworths trying to get to skin-on chicken breasts as I wanted the skin to go nice and crispy, but the deli didn’t have any at all but only had skin off. I had to look at the packaged meat department and again only skin off.

Then I noticed that they had small chickens on sale for just $5.00/kg so I bought a chicken and when I got home, simply removed the breasts and cut off the Maryland portions and popped them in the freezer for another meal.

Anyway, back to the Chicken.  I have made this recipe before, but not for quite some time and I have forgotten how simple it actually is. The most time-consuming part is waiting for the sauce to reduce.  It is a lovely recipe and we must have it again soon. As a special freebie, I have included the recipe here for you to download.

Dessert was a real supermarket cheat I simply bought Wicked Sister Strawberry Pannacotta, a punnet of fresh raspberries (only because the strawberries looked really ordinary, and I didn’t think they were worth the money) and a small tub of dollop cream.

Keeping a few raspberries aside for garnishing, it was a simple case of popping the raspberries into the blender with a tablespoon of icing sugar and blitzing into a smooth sauce. I did find I needed to add a couple of tablespoons of water as it was quite thick.

The pannacotta was just placed onto a small plate with a dollop of cream, fresh raspberries and sauce. A final dusting of icing sugar finished it all off nicely.

None of these dishes were difficult or costly.  I worked out the entire meal cost well under $50 for the two of us and I have the chicken marylands and the wonton wrappers left for another day.

To go with our dinner, I made our favourite Mocktail of the moment a “French Martini” if you look up the ingredients for a proper French Martini, you’ll find it is Chambord, pineapple juice and vodka.  Chambord is a Raspberry Liqueur and Bickford’s Raspberry Cordial works well as a substitute. To make the Mocktail, I use a protein shake shaker, 1 part of cordial to 2 parts pineapple juice and give it a good shake. You want it to be nice and frothy on top. Pour into a glass and I like to top it up with soda water. It really is a very refreshing drink.

 I hope you had a lovely Valentine’s Day and were spoiled appropriately.

Download the Special Occasion CookBook Now for $4.99 and have your next restaraunt worthy dinner sorted.

Special Occasion Entertaining

Special Occasion Entertaining

Feb 1, 2023 | Fun & Recreation, Romance

With Valentine’s Day only a few days away, I started to consider what I might do for a special dinner.

We rarely go out on the actual day as we often find the food and service are less than perfect, as the entire staff is overworked and very busy.

I was talking to my friend about it and she sighed and said, “I miss going out to our favourite restaurants, but the budget just doesn’t seem to stretch that far”

I know many people have decided that dining out has become a luxury that is just not happening right now.

So I asked her. ”What if I told you you can bring the restaurant experience to your own home and have that special Valentine’s Dinner that you really wanted?”

Her reply was “It is all too hard to cook nice things at home. I never have the time and the ingredients end up costing more than just going out.”

I set off telling her all sorts of ways to have a romantic dinner with not too much hassle or spending at all.

When we had finished chatting, she said to me “You should write a cookbook”

So… I did !

In this eBook, you will find restaurant worthy meals that won’t break the budget.

Using basic ingredients easily bought from any supermarket, you don’t need to be a Master Chef to whip up a delicious meal.

Gaining inspiration from restaurant menus, it is often reasonably easy to put together a dinner spread that would rival the best bistro.

You may not qualify for a Michelin Star but your bank account will certainly thank you.

Included in the book are multiple ideas for all three courses of a sumptuous dinner and you may well find that the entire meal will cost less than one starter at a fancy restaurant.

So how can you get this awesome eBook?

It’s simple – click here and purchase now for the special price of just $4.99 and it will be in your inbox quicker than you can make a reservation.

I’m confident that you’ll love this cookbook and can’t wait to see the delicious meals you create.  So what are you waiting for?

Click now, make that shopping list and dinner is sorted, all you need to do now is splash out on a nice bottle of wine, organise a babysitter and turn your Valentine’s Dinner into something really special.

I bet you need help.

I bet you need help.

Jan 25, 2023 | Personal Development, Vision Board

In today’s busy world, we seem to be constantly pulled from pillar to post with barely the time to stop and take a moment for ourselves this can often lead to feelings of overwhelm and frustration.

Recently, our televisions have been filled with high-level sports matches including the Australian Open and Test cricket it occurred to me while watching some of the after match interviews that these high-performing individuals definitely do not do it all by themselves. Behind the scenes is a huge team of coaches, strategists, advisors, agents, and partners

Would it all boils down to, is that on game day,  the player has just ONE goal that they are completely focused on at that moment.

So what can we learn from this?

I feel as women, we are subconsciously programmed to want to do it all and feel somewhat “less than” if we ask for help.

And of course, there can often be budget constraints after all who can afford to hire a nanny, a house manager, a bookkeeper, and a chauffeur just to do some of the jobs that we as mothers and wives are often expected to do?

Where to start?

Completing my lifestyle quiz might help you uncover the areas of your life that you may be struggling with right now.  When the parts of our lives are going really well, we don’t seem to mind added responsibilities, but those struggle areas can seem like job after job and nothing gets done.

Start with the lowest scoring sections of the quiz and ask yourself whether you need help in this area.
There are many ways to get this help without spending a lot of money some examples could be:

Arrange a cleaning-chatting-drinking-dancing day with a girlfriend. Spend a couple of hours at your house and then a couple of hours at her house and in no time both places will have had a good clean and you will have filled your heart with some quality friend time as well

Ordering groceries online can free up a few hours that you can spend with the kids. I know a number of ladies that add items to the shopping list on the app on their phone as they need it throughout the week and then choose the most convenient time to either have them delivered or use the direct–to–boot service to collect from the supermarket.

If cooking and meal planning are chores that you can never seem to keep on top of, have a look at some of the meal delivery services. Often though, I find these to be quite expensive but many of them will have recipe cards available online.

Choose the meals you would like to have if you were getting them delivered, print out the recipe cards add the ingredients to your shopping list and make up your own meal kits.

Most of these recipes are quick and simple and will be on the table within 30 minutes, often quicker than the time it takes to organize who wants what takeaway and get it delivered.

Looking again at the lower scoring sections of the life balance quiz, is there a way you can combine tasks together for example, is quality time with your partner scoring low and also your health ambitions? Ask for help in trying to find some time together to go for a walk or doing an online yoga or fitness class.

Sometimes you may find that tasks responsibility is yours and yours alone and you truly do not have any capacity to complete it in these cases paid help might be the only option but in my experience, I have found most families can find ways to get no cost or very low-cost help within their current networks.

How can you build your team?