How many key limes?

"New year new you Miss Shayna" said on of my 6th grade boys when we returned from winter break. That student couldn't be farther from the truth a month ago but today I made the decision to make that statement true.

Things I am going to change in my live...
1. Blog weekly
2. Work out more (I know I know this is not the first time you have heard me say this)
3. Cook more (and eat the leftovers)
4. Build my confidence
5. Do things for me

Let's start with #1, I miss blogging and am now making the commitment (yes I know that is a BIG word I feel as though a lot of us in the world are afraid of) to blog once a week. These blogs will be dedicated to update you on my progress and hold me accountable to some of the life changes I want to make.

2. I started to go to Orange Theory and I LOVE it there!! So here is my second commitment to myself I will make it to two work out a week. I have also started an adult hip hop class and it is my favorite part of the week. I am just trying to nail down the hip hop look. The studio I have been taking classes at is also having a recital that you guessed it I SIGNED UP to attend. That means all of you out there are more than welcome to come cheer me on, bring me flowers, and make me feel special! Blow is a first attempt to nail the look...



3. Cook more!! I enjoy cooking and love trying out new dishes but today I tried something new. Normally my recipe selection comes from pintrest, but this time I went old school and picked one out of a cook book.

Mama's Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
Ingredients
1 tablespoon of butter
2 (4-ounce) cans of chilies, drained
1 medium yellow onion, chopped (yup I cried)
1 tablespoon minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste
4 cups precooked chicken strips (I baked the chicken strips and then cut them up into smaller pieces)
1 (8-ounce) package of cream cheese

6 large flour tortillas
3 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 pint (or one cup) of half-and-half

Directions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees

Chicken filling- melt butter in large skillet, add chilies, onion, and garlic. Saute until tender and then add salt and pepper (total 5 minutes).  Stir in chicken and cream cheese and cook until cheese is melted, then remove from the heat.

Fill each tortilla with filling and place seam down in the pan. Cover with cheese and drizzle half and half over the cheese. Bake for 45 minutes and ENJOY!

4. Building my confidence... how does one do that?? Well for me it needs to start by speaking my mind and not letting people walk all over me. I need to not let people get in my head and do my own thing. Still as I am sitting here typing I am shaking my head because it's so much easier to say than but actions speak louder than words and over the next week as I figure out what I need to do I will update you.

5. Do things for me... Well I am turning 27 this summer and couldn't tell you where I want to be in 5 years or even worse my 10 year high school reunion is coming up and I want to be able to go to that with AWESOME stories that people can't believe are true. That is one thought....

Another is travel more! With all the weddings I have been invited to lately that will help over the next two months I will be going to Dallas and New Orleans.... I want more than that though. I want to go places I have never been. That is why I teach though right? I have summers off... so why not.

I also started this thing called Plexus or the Pink Drink everyone is talking about... I have started to take it religiously and will be updating everyone on my progress with that as well to let you know how I feel about it.

This has been a short introduction to what my blog will hopefully expand to!! So tune in next week to see what happens with my new commitments I have just made.

Oh yea how could I forget!!! Took me 25 key limes to get a cup!