"If You Like Piña Coldadas"

I wrote this post awhile ago and it just feels like time to put it out there.

So I think most of us know the song "If you like Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain..."  this is one of my favorite songs! I find it to be so funny! It is about a man who replies to an add in the paper that a women wrote in wanting to escape the everyday. He goes to meet this girl and finds out that it is his own wife. It cracks me up! They laugh and re kindle there love finding out that they were longing for the same things and did not even know it and in fact were looking for it with someone else yet it sent them to each other.

Hopefully this does not come across too confusing... This is something that has been on my mind a lot and it was kind of difficult to put onto paper..

 Everyone looking for the "perfect" life somewhere else when most often it is right in front of us! Now with that said I know it is not easy and that there is no real perfect life but man you can work on your perfect life! Life is what you make of it and I believe you can make your own perfect life. The perfect life meaning what you want out of it and achieving your own goals.

When I was growing up I dreamed of many things singer, actress, dancer, fitness instructor, song writer, personal chef, even at one point I wanted to be a professional softball player or go to the Olympics in Soccer or Swimming. Now the older I got things definitely changed.

Now if you read this blog you know that I did become a fitness instructor, personal trainer, and health coach. One thing I did not plan that much on was marriage. I figured that would happen in my late 20's early 30's. I met my husband at 20... Married him a year later and now making my new Perfect Life. I had no idea how fulfilling being a wife and mother would be! To me that is a huge part of my perfect life! I love cleaning the house and making dinners for when my hard working husband comes home! I can not wait for the crazy kid life that will be in store for us in just a few months. Now I know this sounds very old fashion but to me this is the perfect life! Writing up my grocery lists, vacumming the floors, meal planning, and more! The reason that it is the perfect life is because this makes me happy! I love the relationship that I have with my husband and the life we are building together. Sure it gets tough some times and it can be a little scary, but that is life! I enjoy the dance parties we have pretty much every day, working out together, keeping score at his baseball games, playing bored games at night, and more than anything being silly and loving each other!

I have had many people explain to me that I am the ecseption that what I have with my husband is one in a million... Now I do realize that I really lucked out. I found someone who has the same goals, dreams, humor, interests, and passions that I do. That does not mean that we do not have to work on it! Here are a few rules that my husband and I tend to live by.

Say I love you all the time! Every chance you get!
Always say please and thank you!
Never go to bed angry!
Always say how much you appreciate them!
Remind them why and what you love about them!
Always share what is on your mind!
NEVER keep secrets!
Always Apalogise!
Forgive quickly!
Realize when you are in the wrong!
Remember neither one of you can read minds!
Never hold things against each other!
Pray together!
Set goals together!
Never forget the power of touch! 

Perfections takes work. Everyone has room to grow and improve. So make a list of what you want and reward yourself for every goal made and let go of the ones that do not work out. It happens, no point in beating yourself up over them! The point is to build your happy life your "perfect" life.

So get out there. Make your Perfect life but do not forget to look at what is right in front of you. Often that is your answer, that is what you need!

Have a Healthy Happy Day!

Potatoes Ole

So my parents lived in Cheyenne Wyoming for a year and fell in love with Taco Johns Potatoes Ole. They would not stop talking about them one night and it made me want them really bad even though I had only had them once.  So here is my take on Potatoes Ole

4 Potatoes Chopped into cubes
1 Cup Cherry tomatoes halved
1/2 Cup Onions
2 Tablespoons Chilli Poweder
1 Tablespoon Cajun Powder
Salt and Pepper to taste

1 Recipe homemade salsa (can be found in the search bar under Salsa)

1 Recipe homemade guacamole 
3 Avocado mashed
2 cloves of garlic minced
Salt to taste
Mash all together and serve

Place potatoes in skillet on 350 or in a pan over medium heat. Cook for about 20 minutes covered. Add in veggies and turn temp down to low or warm and let cook for another 10 minutes. Potatoes should be tender enough to pierce with a fork.

Pour mixture into bowl. Add salsa and guacamole to top. If you would like add in more fresh veggies like cilantro, tomatoes, avocados, mushrooms, etc

ENJOY!

The Secret

I have heard of this movie in passing and I knew that it had something to do with what you put out into the universe you receive... but that's all I knew... there is definitely more to it than that!

It is all about having the right mind set. Putting a clear goal in your mind, visualizing it, believing you deserve it, and receiving it.  So that makes it sound a little like you magically receive things by doing nothing. You do have to take steps to achieve whatever goal you are pursing.

Example:
Jack Canfield writer of Chicken Soup For The Soul. Made a goal of earning 100,000 in a year. At the time he was only making 8,000. All he thought about was this number 100,000 he even wrote the number onto a one dollar bill and put it on his ceiling so he would look at it every night and morning. The only thing was he had no idea how he was going to make this money. One day while in the shower it hit him that he had a book already written and if he sold this book for X amount and sold X amount of copies that he could make 100,000 dollars. He achieved this goal and the next year set a goal for even more. That is the power of the Secret. That if you truly believe you deserve something, all you think about is that possitive thing and believe you deserve it you will recieve it!

One big thing that this taught me is that yes I am a very positive person but I was not always putting things in my mind in a positive way. For instance thinking don't get hurt over and over I'm probably going to get hurt. Instead I now think Safe. I feel much safer! They also used the example of when you go to the mail box and you are thinking no bills no bills you are going to open it and see bills. Instead think money money money and there are people that do this and receive money. Weather it be from a side job, work, or money owed to you that you may have forgotten about.

I know this all may sound a little crazy but I have started to do this with various phrases for couple weeks now and I feel so much better and more positive I love it!! Check it out I promise it is worth your time! If you have Netflix it is now available on there or you can buy it from Amazon.

Remember to always think everything in the most positive manner at all times! The things you desire in life think of them and believe that you deserve it and you will receive it!

Have a Healthy Happy Day!!

Updating: Changing things up!!

So I started this blog about a year ago... I had just started at Integrative Nutrition and I was so excited to fulfill my dream of going to not only Nutrition school but my number one choice school. I was so ready to know everything about food and to be this Professional Health Coach.

Words could never express my gratitude to IIN and all they have taught me! It was truly one of the best experiences of my life!!  They also taught me a valuable lesson of "be yourself" and do what you love.

I love talking to people about Health and Nutrition but to be honest I always kind of felt this heavy weight to never make a mistake and to always be very very professional 100% of the time.... Unfortunately with that attitude it kind of made me fall out of love for it... The intimidation and the I'm not good enough were too tough to handle.

Enough is Enough 

I am going to love this again and the first step is to be me 100% So here I go!
I love to laugh and be really silly especially  with my husband Seth. We are expecting our first and being a mommy and wife is number one priority in my life!

 I love all kinds of music from all eras. I grew up on 70"s rock and old country songs so those are most dear to my heart. I love to meet new people. I love talking to strangers and when you get to know me you'll learn that I am approached very often, it is awesome. I love art and history. My mom is an amazing painter, decorator, and has been making and painting ceramics my whole life I love doing artsy stuff with her. I am very out doorsy, I love to play sports and working out. My favorite exercises are swimming, running, yoga, and kick boxing! I taught yoga and was a personal trainer from 21- to present. I would love to be Turbo Kick, PiYo, and Turbo Hip Hop certified sometime in my life! Now with that you probably think I am stick thin ummm NO! I do not want to be either. I love feeling good and being in shape a number on a scale means nothing to me! The numbers I look at our blood pressure, cholesterol, and how I feel!!!

I fell in love with exercise at a very young age. At three I would be sitting in a little rocking chair doing sit and be fit while my mom folded laundry. As I got older it did get a little harder... I have always been very muscular and it felt like no matter what I did I just kept getting thicker. Nothing worked until I trained for a triathlon. I learned that I have a lot of extra energy and when I burn it through intense cardio it is this amazing endorphin fueled high! I have never been the same since. Also, through that experience I lost 60 lbs in a few months... I never ever thought of wanting to get thin. I was doing it all for that joy it brought me and how amazing I felt. Now if I could help people find that "high" and joy in their own life that would be an amazing life to live!

That is what I want to do, just help people see that being healthy and happy is not a chore, it is not a status, it is a way of life and EVERYONE is different!!

Confessions:

I eat what I want, what sounds good to me! I cook from scratch and I use local range free organic ingredients. There are scientific proof that eating organic and local is very healthy. I do it because I feel better. Often when I eat "cheap" meat or dairy I do not feel well after. I do it to feel good.

I eat bread, cookies, cake whenever I want to! If I want it I make it myself from scratch! I feel if I have gone through all the work I deserve it! Now, I don't eat every cookie in the cookie jar, I always give to a neighbor or freeze my left overs.

I do not drink caffeine. I stopped when I was 19 by choice, I was drinking like 10 diet cokes a day and I knew caffeine was not good for you so I gave it the boot. I was soda free for a few years but now I do have a soda every blue moon. I do not do diet it contains aspartame which is an addicting sugar and you are not to have it when you are pregnant. I kind of think if you are not suppose to have it pregnant probably should not have it even when you are not. I often have soda to help settle my tummy and every blue moon I like it cause it is yummy. I do not drink alcohol Ever so I figure if I want to drink some calories sometimes I am allowed to via soda.

I very rarely eat out. That is usually a date night thing and a vacation thing in our family. We also rarely have fast food. We first established this rule right after we got married to save money then we learned we are pretty good cooks and can make it at home even better!

That is me!!! I am a fun silly girl that loves to laugh and enjoys every moment of life and if I could do anything with my life for others it would be to help them find their joy, happiness, and health in their lives!! 

This is me and my hubby. It takes hours to take family photos cause all we want to do is be silly. We have finally learned those end up being the best pictures! Life is too short to take everything seriously is probably one of our main family mottoes...


Have a Healthy Happy Day!!!
xoxo Jenn W.

Tell Me What You Want To Know!!!

A close friend of mine put a post on facebook asking friends what their questions were about health... I was amazed by the comments made! A lot of them have very quick answers and easy solutions!!

I would like to know from you guys what is on your minds in the Health World. What are questions you have about health and wellness? What are "Fads" going on now that you would like to know if they actually work? What are new health discoveries that you would like to know more about? etc....

Please feel free to share and or ask anything I would love to write posts based around you and what you want to know more about!!!! 

Thank you for your help! If you would like to comment but wish it to be private please email me jawoolstenhulme@gmail.com

Have a Healthy Happy Day!!

Update

I am so sorry for the lack of posts... I do not often write very personal things but here we go!

I am expecting!!! I am five months and I have been very sick since eight weeks. It has been an amazing beautiful opportunity. I have learned so much about pregnancy and so many natural tricks to help with nausea, heart burn, and morning sickness.

I am slowly starting to feel better which has been very nice and I will be back to blogging!!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer so far!!!

Have a Healthy Happy Day!!!

What I can do for you!!!

I can help you add the foods your personal body needs, and crowd out the ones that your body does not need!!!

I have the best job in the world where I get to help people everyday feel healthier and happier naturally!!!

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