be kind to your minutes…

source: bravegirlsclub 

words of grace

self care love

have a wonderful and relaxing weekend…

shrimp stir-fry and some winter love

Ingredients - we used shrimp instead of chicken… 

• 2 cups white rice
• 4 cups water
• 2/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

• 3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 green bell pepper, cut into matchsticks
• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
• 1 head broccoli, broken into florets
• 1 cup sliced carrots
• 1 onion, cut into large chunks
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil

1. Bring rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender, and liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
2. Combine soy sauce, brown sugar, and corn starch in a small bowl; stir until smooth. Mix ginger, garlic, and red pepper into sauce; coat chicken with marinade and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir bell pepper, water chestnuts, broccoli, carrots, and onion until just tender, about 5 minutes. Remove vegetables from skillet and keep warm.
4. Remove chicken from marinade, reserving liquid. Heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir chicken until slightly pink on the inside, about 2 minutes per side; return vegetables and reserved marinade to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until chicken is longer pink in the middle and vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Serve over rice.

 source for recipe: allrecipes - stir-fry

some baby's breath around the nest - a favorite of mine. 

- so many celebrities are switching to rodan + fields - trust me, it's life-changing and they're clinically proven to be around 90% effective - I am in love! Please message me for details- anytime! 

it's still snowing in charlotte
and is so beautiful.
photo credit: blair richardson

for more on cute packaging and salads in a jar 

visit simply love 

a thing called life ...

In the midst of working toward your goals, never neglect your "why". 

Enjoy life today, not "someday"…

mini facial love

my skin has never looked or felt this way -
since using rodan + fields (I began using at the end of november) … 
i literally never dreamed to have skin like this! 
one of my favorite things- 
the mini facial regimen 
which i use around three times a week 
it's a micro-dermabrasion paste that is a high-glide, oil-free formula designed to promote maximum gentle exfoliation. it is designed to be used intermittently to enhance cell turnover and improve skin tone and texture. Lucky Magazine reports that it smoothes away rough spots… i love, love the way it makes my skin look and feel! 

nail 3 love

I would like to introduce and share my love for Nail 3 in Matthews, NC with you all. Over the past year, I have been visiting Wendy (she's so very kind and talented) and I always love going to see her. If you live in the Charlotte area and are looking for a place for manicures, pedicures, facials, waxing, etc. please go visit her business. Wendy- thank you for always being so personable and simply fantastic! 

I always love stopping in to your shop~

you do such a great job <3 

dream

"8 women sat around our table and shared their dreams and wrote them on paper at the beginning of January. I prayed for each of one today as I hung each paper plane in the tree. God always works things for good, friends." 

- andrea noles of a place to land

*i was one of those 8 women and am so glad that i was there… 

it was dreamy and thank you for the prayers*

simple pleasures

… on a cold, damp and gray morning.

warm latte

 k. hall candle 

avett brothers pandora station

cozy

a book

relaxed.

evernote

spending my first snow day of the year getting my jobs/home organized~  here is a new app i am loving and wanted to share: 

For many of us, getting organized and increasing productivity are big goals in the new year. The good news? You don’t have to make huge, workflow-altering changes in order to work more effectively. Consider the following small steps you can take with Evernote to make 2014 your most productive year yet:

1. Hold more effective meetings. Create an agenda note in Evernote for each meeting. Include any files that need to be discussed, snapshots of handwritten notes, and any other details to get attendees prepared. If you work on a team, keep your meeting agendas in a shared Business Notebook so everyone can access the details of upcoming meetings and review action items that result from conversations.
2. Brainstorm better. Whether you’re going solo or working with other people, ideation is often a key step in moving projects forward. When brainstorming, use Post-it® Notes to jot down ideas. Arrange (and rearrange) them on the wall in groups that outline next steps for your projects. Use Evernote on your mobile device to capture them for easy reference.
3. Expand your skills. Evernote can be a powerful tool for many work-related tasks, both on your own and with your team. Deepen your skills with Evernote @ Work, where you’ll learn new ways to leverage Evernote in your day-to-day tasks. Once you’ve started using Evernote in a new way, share the knowledge with your team members so everyone can benefit.
4. Go paperless. Make 2014 the year you clear your desk of paper. In addition to eliminating paper clutter and saving space, getting your documents in Evernote makes everything searchable, shareable and accessible from any device. Stay productive from anywhere. The ScanSnap Evernote Edition Scanner makes it easy for you take stacks of business cards, documents and receipts, and get them into Evernote quickly.
5. Rightsize your tools. To help ensure your productivity, make sure you’ve chosen the edition of Evernote that best supports your efforts. If you work on your own, Evernote Premium lets you upload more information, easily search inside your documents, and access your notes on-the-go (even without an Internet connection). Evernote Business builds on these features and allows you and your team to be more productive, together, by making it easy for everyone to contribute to your company’s shared knowledge.
6. Travel the world <3 Save your travel plans in the 'Travels' Notebook. Travel planning is such an extensive process, so clip hotel information, save airfare and place itineraries directly into Evernote to recall easily.
   
   
   

Capture anything. evernote app. save ideas, things you like, things you hear, things you see. 

Everything links together- on your computer, ipad, phone.

what do you plan on capturing? 

… happy snow day, charlotte- they are rare but so beautiful 

source: evernote.com 

stay warm and relax in the snow, charlotte

nothing says warm and cozy like fresh lavender soup and a bubble bath 

quote love

a million little ways love

… 

started reading the book a million little ways 

by emily freeman 

this week 

already so inspiring- 

… focusing on God's grace, being yourself, art, and love 

2014 goal making

perfect ending to a hectic december week…

k. hall love 

so exciting and so busy - just the way i like it.