Fun name stuff

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My cousin posted a link to Urban Dictionary and the definition of my name.  She said hers was fairly accurate, so I thought I would take a look at mine.  It’s pretty spot on and totally fun!  I would love to hear what you thought of your name definition on Urban Dictionary.

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Jenna is a living miracle, capable of vanquishing the deepest despairs of those she loves with her radiant smile alone. Jenna is forever compassionate, seeing the good in everything and everyone without judgement, and will always strive to bring the best in everyone out for the world to see.

Jenna is not deterred by obstacles often seen as insurmountable, and will face overwhelming odds in order to please others, and ultimately herself. Her kindness is unmatched worldwide, making her the rarest, most valuable catch of them all. Jenna is the woman you want on your arm when the toils of old-age set in.

Jenna has a broad appreciation for things usually seen as taboo, and is highly experimental in her activities. Jenna always seeks to satisfy, and with impressive results.

Jenna is understanding, and will always appreciate those she loves for all that they enjoy and pursue. Jenna respects individuality completely and has even done some crazy shit herself.

Jenna’s weakness is her near-unconditional kindness, and will always pursue the passive path even during times of great offence. On occasion she finds it hard to express her true feelings, and she also has the odd tendency to pick the wrong, sociopathic dude.

Jenna is the human embodiment of happiness, purity, excitement and laughter, and as such can only be treated as such a Rarity. She has few friends, but those she does have know and love her completely. Jenna is truly the only one of her kind.

 

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Jenna: The literal definition of Jenna is white, pure, honest. She’s extremely shy and quiet, and doesn’t know how to initiate conversation. But once she gets to talking, she can be easy to get along with and befriend. Jenna is extremely caring and intelligent. Although her high IQ is easy to see, she has trouble finding the right thing to say and often feels bad for days after she says something she knows is wrong. However, Jenna has a good eye for details and can tell when someone is not feeling right and very often knows what is upsetting them. She tries very hard and often rises to be the best, though she doesn’t make a big deal of it. Pressure gets to Jenna very easily and she always feels the need to be her absolute strongest; but a lot of times this wears her down and she’ll need a shoulder to cry on. She is pretty in a special way, and isn’t afraid to let her hair down. Jenna is honest and sincere, and something as simple as a smile from her can brighten up a room.

One Step at a Time

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I’ve spent a lot of my life living in fear of failure.  I don’t at all mean to sound arrogant by saying this, I just don’t know how to put it.  I’ve been blessed to have many talents in my life which haven’t taken training or work to develop.  This is a blessing and a curse.  It’s a curse because when I need to do something that I am not successful at from the start I want to give up!  Health/fitness for me is hard!  I wish it was easier, but it is a struggle always.  I have been guilty of comparing myself to everyone who is better than me!  Well, fact of the matter is… someone is always better than us!!!  At everything!  So do you let it get you down?  I did for years, but not anymore.  It’s all about changing your perception.  Not that I think you should compare yourself to anyone, but when you think that you are doing better than yourself or the person you were yesterday… it can be great motivation to keep going.  At first, I couldn’t stand longer than 5 minutes at a time, now I can run!!!!  Not fast, but hey… I’m “lapping” the person I was then!  Keep pushing forward!

No Longer a Victim

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nora ephron

I lived with this thought most of my life.  I’ve been through things that people would never imagine.  I always kept my head up, but deep down I truly believed there was nothing I could do to change my circumstances.  I think I felt that smiling through it all would make it disappear, but I realized that I needed to do something.  Heck, I needed to do a lot of things.  But I took it one step at a time and I started changing my life.  Tons of work left to be done, but just the simple fact that others had it far worse off than I, and were still happy and successful and in charge of their lives made me start seeing things differently.  OWN your stuff.  You can change your stars – Knights Tale reference there.

The Pearl Necklace

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The Pearl Necklace

The cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box.

“Oh please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please!”

Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl’s upturned face.

“A dollar ninety-five. That’s almost $2.00. If you really want them, I’ll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself. Your birthday’s only a week away and you might get another crisp dollar bill from Grandma.”

As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted out 17 pennies. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores and she went to the neighbor and asked Mrs. McJames if she could pick dandelions for ten cents.

On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new dollar bill and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace.

Jenny loved her pearls. They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere–Sunday school, kindergarten, even to bed. The only time she took them off was when she went swimming or had a bubble bath. Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her neck green.

Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story. One night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny, “Do you love me?”

“Oh yes, Daddy. You know that I love you.”

“Then give me your pearls.”

“Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess–the white horse from my collection. The one with the pink tail. Remember, Daddy? The one you gave me. She’s my favorite.”

“That’s okay, Honey. Daddy loves you. Good night.” And he brushed her cheek with a kiss.

About a week later, after the story time, Jenny’s daddy asked again, “Do you love me?”

“Daddy, you know I love you.”

“Then give me your pearls.”

“Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my babydoll. The brand new one I got for my birthday. She is so beautiful and you can have the yellow blanket that matches her sleeper.”

“That’s okay. Sleep well. God bless you, little one. Daddy loves you.” And as always, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss.

A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on her bed with her legs crossed Indian-style. As he came close, he noticed her chin was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek.

“What is it, Jenny? What’s the matter?”

Jenny didn’t say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy. And when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace. With a little quiver,she finally said, “Here, Daddy. It’s for you.”

With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny’s kind daddy reached out with one hand to take the dime-store necklace, and with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny.

He had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could give her genuine treasure.

What are you hanging on to?

Fear is part of success

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Need to remember this!

I see all these great motivational pics/quotes on pinterest and I thought to myself, “I’m going to post something motivational once a week on my blog.”  So this is my first post.  This speaks so strongly to me because I have been afraid all of my life to fail, to try new things.  But in January of this year I made the choice to leave my home and everything I knew to start a new life.  I am positive now that is was the right decision.  My life has changed so much for the better.

I think about all of the things that I have gained because of the choice I made to leave.  I was terrified, but excited, but nervous and doubtful. I now have a higher sense of value or worth.  I have accomplished many things that I wasn’t sure I would ever do again.  LOVE THAT!  I have a job and the love and support of friends and family, which I didn’t really have back home.  My health is so much better.  I have lost over 100 lbs!!!  I have a new lease on life because I did something I was afraid of!  It’s worth it, I promise you!

My “Why”

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I was talking with a friend of mine and we decided that it’s ok for me to have more than one reason why I want to get healthy, so I am starting a list.  When I can’t think of things to post about, I will take something off my list and make a post about that specific list item.  As I complete the individualized posts, I will link them to this list and eventually I will have posts for each item on this list.

  • Future children
  • Avoiding diabetes
  • Rockin my skinny jeans
  • Energy
  • Overall health
  • Long life
  • It feels good

I will keep adding things on as they come, but this is all I have for now :D

Recommitting

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I started a new 90 day challenge at the gym and with Body By Vi yesterday.  I fell off the wagon for a while and I feel so confident that things will be different this time.  I didn’t have the right mindset.  Which reminds me, I am also taking a 90 day Mindset Challenge.  I want to lose a total of 35 lbs this 90 day challenge.  Last challenge I aimed to lose 45, and failed miserably, but I also was not doing things which would cause success.  I took at break from the gym for about a month and from the shakes for about a month.  I still lost, but not like I could have.

I am publicly recommitting to HEALTH.  Overall health.  I have set spiritual goals for myself, as well as physical, and now with this mindset challenge, I believe 100% that I can be successful.  I also at the gym am involved in a 90 TEAM training which now includes help with nutrition.  I want to apply what I learn.  I am really excited actually to get going!  Heck, I already am going!  I weighed, measured, and took pics yesterday.  I hit the gym at 5:30 to try out Zumba… it was ridiculous.  In a good way.  Not sure that I am quite where I need to be, but I can only do what I can do.

I would like to incorporate other exercises, so it’s not all cardio all the time.  I need to lift weights I know, so I think I will add a day doing that, and I love the aqua zumba.  By far my fav thing to do at the gym :D  I would like to work out 5 days a week, but am committing to 4.  I really wanna drop the weight and I know through the steps I am taking, that I will be successful in keeping it off.  A new friend of mine started a blog and shared her story.  I need to do that too.  This is plenty long enough.  Thank you to all those who still read my blog.  I have people come out of the woodwork, so I know you are there.  Thank you all for your support!

How do you let go?

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If you have been reading my blog since the beginning, then you know all about my last relationship.  You know that we had known eachother since we were 12 and that we were great friends and that we were engaged.  It all is still crazy to me that we are done.  I mean, they say everything happens for a reason.  Although I was hurt several times by him, I know that I am not completely blameless either.  And it is hard to just forget the good times we had and all the laughter and the friendship and even the bad times. I’ve never been so linked to one person in all my life.  Of course, then I wonder… how could one person hurt me so much.  And why is it that I still miss him?

I bet I sound totally crazy.  Just being honest.  I know we don’t want the same things, so it should just be a no brainer right?  Well it’s not so cut and dry as I pretend it is.

Broccoli Cheese Soup

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  • 2 T. Butter, melted
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1/2 c. butter, melted
  • 1/2 c. all purpose flour
  • 4 c. half and half
  • 4 c. chicken broth
  • 1 lb. fresh broccoli
  • 2 cups, julienned carrots
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 t. nutmeg
  • 16 oz. sharp cheddar cheese, grated

Saute onion in butter.  Set aside.   Whisk butter and flour over medium heat for 3-5 minutes.  Stir constantly and slowly add half and half.  Add chicken stock, still whisking.

Simmer 20 minutes.

Add broccoli, carrots and onion.  Cook over low heat until veggies are tender – about 20-25 minutes.  Add salt and pepper.  The soup will have thickened by now.

Add cheese.  Stir until well blended.  Add nutmeg right before serving.

Makes 16 servings.

Calories: 340
Fat:27g
Protein: 10g
Cholesterol: 83mg
Sugar: 3g
Carbohydrate: 14g

ViSalus Recipe for pumpkin brownies

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This is a fun fall Visalus Recipe.  I’ve got these puppies cooking in the oven right now!

Nonstick cooking spray
1/2 cup LIBBY’S 100% Pure Pumpkin
1/3 cup brown sugar blend
1 large egg
2 tablespoons vegetable oil


2 scoops vi shake mix
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 packet chocolate cardia
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/3 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels
Mix dry ingredients first blend, then add the rest of the ingredients
Bake @ 350 for 25 minutes but depends on your oven

Calories: 123
Fat: 4g
Protein: 3g
Cholesterol: 1mg
Sugar: 9g
Carbohydrate: 18g