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Simple Halibut with Lemon and Butter, Pan-Seared
Super easy halibut that is practically impossible to screw up.
Healing AG1 and Blueberry Smoothie for Seasonal Cleanse or Liquid Diet
During the lockdown years I gained a ton of weight. One of the things I did to drop all the sit-in-my-house-and-do-nothing-but-eat-comfort-food-for-two-years pounds was Dr. Kellyann’s 5-day Cleanse. It honestly works like a hot damn. I’ve never seen such a health transformation so quickly.
Super Duper Simple Potato Salad for Summer Picnics, Eggs Optional
Perfect potato salad for a summer picnic! Tangy, crunchy, not too gloopy but def not dry. Make the night before. Egg optional.
Banana Double-Chocolate Zucchini Bread, Gluten-Free
Another AI recipe! The goal: a moist banana bread with lots of chocolate chips and some zucchini — gluten-free of course. Let’s see if it works!
100% Homemade Hamburgers with Gluten-free Bun, Weird Fixings, and Chipotle Mayo
An entire summer meal from the special robot mind of Chat GPT. I’ll let you know how it turns out.
Cassava Pancakes with Banana
If you’re hungry and you’re ready for some gluten-free AI goodness, grab your bag of cassava flour and whip up some outrageously tasty Cassava and Banana pancakes.
Make them extra good by adding chocolate chips and blueberries.
It’s Saturday, after all.
struggling with the blank page
I’m normally an idea machine.
Too many ideas, too little time. But for the past few months, I’ve been struggling with a very particular set of blank pages.
Lying next to my bed (yes, I’m writing to you in bed) is a file folder and a yellow legal pad covered in scribbles. Also, socks, an empty dish with remains of a peanut butter breakfast, and my earthing mat.
Magical Money
Legend has it that my Great Grandmother was a whiz at investing.
Apparently, she made a lot of money trading penny stocks. I’m not sure if this is true, but I was always fascinated by my Great Grandmother.
Elusive Balance
Balance seems elusive. Balancing time in the digital realm with the physical realm is the most difficult when I’m in the midst of a learning, creating, or developing sprint.
But is this a problem?
How much balance is actually required to live a fulfilling life?
Pain vs Suffering
Suffering is a story.
It’s an ocean of ideas that we throw ourselves into. We let it wash into our bones, let it eat up our marrow. We soak in it until it’s embedded.
But it IS temporary. It can be.
Fear
Fear has bought a 6-acre lot in my psyche and is starting to plant vines.
Fear says, “You can’t do it. You can’t make a movie. It’s going to be terrible. You won’t even finish the shoot. You won’t get it in the can. You won’t get anyone on board. Your story is going to suck. You won’t be able to finish the ending. Your ending will be terrible.”
Fear is not entirely wrong.
Fresh Starts
Who the HELL am I writing this for?
And WHY?
I’m not really sure. I just have this feeling that I want to write. Often. In public. For fun. Without fear. Or at least, without TOO much fear.