Wordless Wednesday ~ What's the Buzzzzzz All About???

White Bean & Tuna Salad

White bean salad with garlic Parmesan pretzel thins.

2 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 minced garlic clove
1/4 cup olive oil
Salt & pepper
1 -15 oz can white beans, drained and rinsed
2 - 5 oz cans water packed tuna, drained and flaked
1 large tomato, cored, seeded and chopped
1/2 small red onion, chopped finely
1/4 cup chopped parsley


In a small bowl, mix juice, mustard and garlic.  Add oil whisking constantly.  Season with pepper.

Mix beans, tuna, tomato, onion, parsley in a large bowl.  Add dressing and toss to coat.  Taste and adjust seasoning base upon personal preference.

Serve this over mixed greens if you'd like.  Or this can be an appetizer served on toasted crusted bread. Or even eat as is.

I made this Saturday and ate it as a light dinner.  Was craving something salty and crunchy so I ate it with some pretzel thins. YUM!

Takes about 10 mins to prep. and serves about 4 peeps!  About 350 calories per serving.

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R.I.P. Mr. Spider

I'm sorry things had to end this way Mr. Spider.  It's not you, it's me.   You see, I love that you are all about the great outdoors and you take care of those little insects that wreak havoc on our crops and such.  I don't even mind that your legs are hairy.  

What bothers me is the fact that you have 8 of those hairy legs....and the fact that you have several pairs of eyes.  And how you delight in staying hidden then all of a sudden you come running out just to scare me!  

I wouldn't mind so much if you just maintained your personal space.  But when you invade my personal space...I'm sorry to say....NO WAY!   I like my personal space.   So since you invaded my personal space and gave me a rude awakening.....I must send you packing!  

YOU'VE GOT TO GO!   I tried to do it in the most humane way, but sometimes when it comes to self defense....things don't go as planned.   I'm sorry, Mr. Spider that it had to end this way...really I am.  But please respect my personal space!!!   

Saturday Stroll Through the Park

I had it in my mind that I wanted to go riding again today.  However I had forgotten that I already had a lot on my plate.  Usually when I go riding, it's an all day event and today's schedule just didn't provide enough time for that!

Today did have enough time for me to take a stroll in one of my favorite parks here in Western PA, Mingo Creek Park.  LOVE it!  And it's only 5 minutes from my house!  They have an amazing trail, not to mention the covered bridges.

I love being outside at every possible moment!  I love looking at all the unique tree shapes, stones, rocks, the way the creek winds through the landscape!  Love all the valleys, and hills...even the ones I've got to huff and puff walking up!  It is just truly amazing!

Today I went with a friend of mine!  She is an amazing photographer and young lady.  She and I took along our cameras.  I am not an amazing photographer, but I like to play around.  So that's what we did!  It was interesting to see the things she stopped to take pictures of and what I'd stop to take pictures of.  She seems to be more of a tree picture taker! I on the other hand seem to be drawn to the water and rocks!  We were both drawn to taking pictures looking up the trees and the sky!

There is nothing more amazing and beautiful than God's creation.  The beauty that lies all around us. And there is nothing like a stroll in the park to remind me just HOW beautiful nature is!  And the 5 miles that we walked is just BONUS!!!     =)

Free Writing ....

A friend of mine gave me a book about writing for your well being.  And in this book the author gives writing exercises.   One of those exercises is free writing.  I use to do free writing pretty regularly and this book has brought up all those memories of writing exercises that I've done in the past.

Years ago I started free writing as a way to decompress when I was struggling with my emotions.  By simply sitting down and letting the pen just go....I would write my feelings down on paper.  I would sometimes go back and re read it, but not always.  I didn't care if what I wrote made sense or was grammatically correct. It didn't matter, I wasn't being graded on it. I just needed to vent!  Free writing is therapeutic for me.  I had gotten out of the habit of doing it until Dare to Dream Again took root. Free writing is just what it says...simply writing.  Writing whatever comes to mind.  It is not only therapeutic for me, but also helps "clean out" all the gunk in my brain and help me re focus.  So I think it's time to dig out some old writing exercises and start writing for my well being in addition to hopefully becoming a better writer.     

So with this in mind, I'm going to try to do Free Writing Fridays.   I am already posting pictures on Wordless Wednesdays.  So perhaps the Friday Funnies pics are not the way to go.   Gonna set my timer for 5-10 minutes.  I'm going to pick something that happened through out the week in my life, at home, at work, etc. and free write!    Gonna see where my pen....or in this case laptop will take me!

Marcy  :)  

FRIDAY FUNNIES!!!

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Epic FAIL!!!

So yesterday I was saying how I am getting better at squelching my insecurity so that it does not get the best of me for too long....WELL, yeah...so okay, NOT!  I thought I over came that little bump of an insecurity only to be reminded this morning that I had not totally squelched it!  WHAT the heck is wrong with me?

I can be so strong and confident sometimes...but then there is the other side to that..where I let my insecurities win and I FAIL.

I over think and am too sensitive sometimes, and that it is the cause of a few arguments that I have had with a particular person.   And when I think about why I let certain things that this person does or doesn't do affect me the way I do, I can't understand it.  I guess I just expect this person to let me down.  That is not fair to them, nor to myself.  I am setting myself up for failure.   Am I trying to sabotage something good?  I really am not!

While processing this today, I guess, I have come a long way since my divorce and the emotional baggage that has been a part of my journey. But I still have a ways to go.  I went for counseling when I first entered the separation/divorce process..and that gave me a lot of tools to use to over come a lot.  However I still have some obstacles in my way that are keeping me from being totally healed.   I need to go back to the basics.  So today was an epic fail...tomorrow is a new day.  AND I will keep on trying and using the tools I've been given to overcome those insecurities!!