Do you stick to your diet all day long but struggle with late night cravings? Find out more about why it is that when you eat matters almost as much as what you eat. You may be able to enjoy more of the foods you love and still lose weight with these easy lifestyle adjustments. Changing the Way You Eat Get familiar with the latest research. There have been many studies over the years about whether calories consumed at night are … [Read more...]
Shop My Style: The OP Life Shop
I'm so excited to introduce my SHOP with you! Think of it as me being your personal shopper! The OP Life now has a SHOP tab where I'm selecting on a regular basis items for you, for gifts, for your home. I've curated some of my favorite things into one place, right here, easy for you to find. Things to wear, things to adorn your home, things of beauty. I try to be a smart shopper and find things somewhat reasonable in price. And … [Read more...]
Fuzzy Friday: Green Ghouls
Happy #FuzzyFriday lovers! For those of you newbies to The OP Life, every Friday (as much as I can!) I share cocktail recipes. It's not about the alcohol or the drinks (just to be clear!! although they can be so much fun!). The purpose of the cocktail is to toast to the week that we've just had, toast to the weekend thats before us, and to celebrate our wins that we've had. As big or as little as they might be. Whether it's in our business, … [Read more...]
How To Never Lose Anything Again
Does your desk look like it was hit by a hurricane? Do you lose your car keys three times a week? Could you find every single thing you own, right now? The ability to easily find everything says something about how well you have your life under control. If finding your stuff is a chaotic process, there’s a good chance that your life is chaotic in general. Trust me, this is a subject that hits home with me. Living a busy lifestyle, kids in … [Read more...]
What To Wear: Pencil Skirts and Bomber Jackets…. Again
When I like something, I'll let you know it. And two things I do love are pencil skirts and bomber jackets. And I'm sharing them again. (You can see a few posts I did HERE and HERE.) And I'm going to tell you why I think you should look at adding these two pieces to your wardrobe: The pencil skirt accentuates the hourglass on a curvy girl. And you know what? Curvy girls ROCK. I'm actually very curvy and I've learned that I'm never … [Read more...]
Fuzzy Friday: White Cranberry Martini PLUS a Giveaway
As the holidays are going to creep upon us before we know it, I thought I'd share this one to get the festivities going. Don't think of this as a Christmas only drink, but because it has cranberry in it, I generally think of fall. And I thought it would be cute with my GIVEAWAY item, too! {wink!} I enjoy serving up drinks that not only taste good but look good as well. And I thought with the floating cranberries, this made for a cute drink … [Read more...]
What To Wear: Velvet Crush
Drape me in velvet! I'm crushing on you! It's going to be one of THE hot trends for fall/winter 2016. Velvet. Plain velvet, crushed velvet, velvet tops, velvet dresses, velvet pants, even velvet shoes. And mix into that jewel tones. What's old is new again, and I do remember oh so well some velvet dresses I had in the early 80's. It's all how you wear it to make it look good. This is my first velvet post of the season but it won't be my … [Read more...]
6 Steps to Keeping a Journal
Do you keep a journal? Keeping a journal is something that could make a difference in your personal growth. It forces you to reflect on your life regularly. It becomes more obvious where your challenges lie when you have to put your experiences down on paper. Think about so many things we are told to write down because it makes more of an impact on us. From food journals for weight loss to writing down our goals, there's something about … [Read more...]
Eat This: Greek Potatoes
Do you remember in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding how Toula was eating Moussaka for lunch while her American friends were eating normal food like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? This is a true story. Us Greek kids grew up with Greek foods ending up making their way into our lunch boxes and to our schools. My son had all in one, steak, pastichio, Greek salad in a thermos even... yes all in one. Because that was GOOD food for us, … [Read more...]
Fuzzy Friday: Baileys Nespresso
It got cold like in the BLINK of an eye this week, and it felt really pretty good actually. But it was an unexpected feeling, being always in the warm and heat in Oklahoma. And I'm naturally always cold. So today as I was coming up for a cocktail for you, I needed something to keep me warm and toasty, and something easy. In comes this sweet little thing I whipped up for you, the Baileys Nespresso. Lot's to share but I'll get to it next … [Read more...]
