"JUST ANOTHER MANIC MONDAY..."

Dora Ako-Bryant

"Just another manic Monday, I wish it were...." Do you know that song? Prince wrote that fabulous song for the Bangles. Hope your Monday is beautiful and bright and that you woke up thinking that it would be your best day yet. My cousin came over for a few days and we had a blast as usual. I did her hair and Nina totally spoiled her with smoothies.

Dora and I

Photo by Nina Lakota

 Nina also got her very first check of $35 from selling her handmade earrings. She also gets orders through her facebook fan page as well--you can see more pictures of her beautiful jewelry there Nina's Facebook Fan Page. I have known from a very young age that this little wonder is an entrepreneur. I will never forget when at 5 years old, she made $60 in just a few hours from selling her paintings at $1 each. She was so enthusiastic, determined and she never let some one's "NO, thank you." stop her from going on to the next person. It was unbelievable to watch... So, if you want beautiful earrings (handmade) you can contact her though my bernice4fyr@gmail.com to  get more information. GO NINA!

Here are some of the tasty smoothies and juices we enjoyed over the past few days:


Nina's Strawberry-mango Smoothie:

Ready to blend

The best part of my little red head's morning is his breakfast smoothie... he stands by me with both arms outstretched  while I'm blending until his cup gets into his little hands

...And he won't drink it without  a straw, learned it from his big sister, Nina

Nina's Strawberry-Mango Smoothie (more like ice cream to me, yummy)

Ingredients:

2 cups frozen strawberries

1 cup frozen mango chunks

1 cup soy milk, vanilla flavored (add more milk if needed till consistency suits you)

Nina's Strawberry-banana Smoothie:

Ingredients:

1 cup frozen strawberry

1 banana

1 Tbsp lacuma powder

1/2 cup soy milk, vanilla-flavored (add more milk if needed)

Chocolate Veggie and Fruit Smoothie

you can replace the soy milk with almond milk or water

Ingredient:

1 ripe banana

2 cups frozen strawberries

1 cup soy milk

2 handfuls of spinach leaves

2 Tbsp coconut oil, melted

1 tsp cacao powder (option)

Bonus: Manic Monday Smoothie

Ingredients:

2 cups kale, stems removed
1/2 cup parsley
1 cup spinach
1 cup almond milk
1 cup ice
1 ripe banana
1 cup frozen mango chunks
1 cup pineapple chunks
2 cups frozen strawberries

Add all ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend till smooth. YUMMMMMM

Remember to EAT & DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH, YOU'LL THANK ME LATER!