Recipe for Joy

 Found this is my newsletter from Joyful Yoga. 

Recipe for Joy:
Seek Joy first and foremost.
Seek reasons to laugh.
Seek reasons to offer words of praise to self and others.
Seek beauty in nature, beasts and other humans.
Seek reasons to love in every segment of every day.
Look for something that brings forth within you a feeling of love.
Seek that which uplifts you.
Seek opportunity to offer that which uplifts another.
Seek a feeling of well-being.
Know that your value can only be measured in terms of Joy.
Acknowledge your absolute freedom to do any of these things.
Or not to do them,
For it is without exception your choice in every minute of every day.
-Abraham

27

Monday was my 27th birthday. I am so, so lucky to be surrounded by friends who love me and helped me celebrate. I spent the day with Hannah, took her to brunch where she would only eat bacon, and then we went on a Christmas money spending mission for her. I felt really lucky to be present as a momma and even luckier to get to take a long nap. For dinner, my bestie Rachie and her +1 Tiffany took me to dinner at Carrabbas. I'm usually not a fan of chain restaurants, but Carrabba's keeps it delish. The Friday before New Years a bunch of us went bowling. I like to keep my celebrations retro. Here's some visual highlights of my day...

Cinnamon streusel french toast.

Double chocolate bread pudding

homemade cupcakes from an awesome co-worker

I'm really excited to be 27. I remember turning 25 and having a quarter life crisis flip out, but I've come so far since then. My life is awesome. 27 seems like a great age to move across the country, right?

Just a Taste » Top 10 Recipes of 2011

I like food. I like pictures of food. I am learning to cook good food. I think a good place to start is cooking all these recipes. There are two food blogs I read this one and Smitten Kitchen. Check this out for a recap of 2011 deliciousness.

Just a Taste » Top 10 Recipes of 2011