Yes it is, Kevin

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

My week so far in INSTAGRAM & a recipe!

I know realize I have only been instagramming pictures of my food. I think I just want to share with the world my cooking :) haha - take a look at some of my favorite healthy meals I like to cook & some other random pics.

before going out on saturday night :)

Typical lunch (limited carbs allowed) - grilled chicken cooked in pam olive oil spray and mrs. dash salt substitute & satueed mushrooms and peppers on top of 1/2 cup brown rice!

Typical daily dinner - (no carbs) grilled tilapia (cooked in EVOO and seasoned with mrs. dash salt substitute) and steamed veggies with EVOO and pepper

Made quinoa for dinner on Saturday - turned out SOOO good!

I just came up with the recipe on my own
1) 1 cup of quinoa (MAKES A LOT) = 2 CUPS water - bring to a boil and then let simmer (med-low heat) for 15 minutes - water will be evaporated by then
2) in meantime, sautee veggies (I used yellow peppers, mushrooms and zucchini) in EVOO & pepper
3) Make a light dressing - I just used EVOO and half a lemon squeezed
4) When quinoa is cooked - I added in the veggies and dressing and then added some cut grape tomatoes and feta cheese - TADA!
done. amazing. LOVE.

Last but not least - my new starbucks obsession - I was getting so jittery and anxious from my daily americanos so I made the switch over to a venti unsweet green tea for my afternoon fix (still have coffee in the mornings but no longer in the afternoons!)

I'll try to take pictures of things other than food over the next week! LOL.

Let me know if you would like for me to share more healthy recipes - I love to make up my own and would love to share! :)

Make sure to follow me on twitter - @yesitis_kevin to keep up with all updates :)

xoxo
Pam

Monday, January 9, 2012

Shop Now: Urban Outfitters Sale

One of my favorite stores - Urban Outfitters - is having a huge online sale right now. Thought I would share some of the cute things they have on major discount right now (I would snatch these up if I wasn't on a shopping ban! 9 days strong! haha)

this lovely dress is on sale for $80 (down from $170) - you never know when you may need a special dress and this will work great with tights right now and in the summer with a tan :)

I actually own this sweater in the dark grey color, but this one is just a pretty and its such a versatile piece! looks great paired with skinny jeans and booties :) on sale for $20 from $40

This blouse is perfect for the summer/spring paired with denim cutoffs and some wedges or sandals - on sale for $20 from $60

This is the perfect colored maxi skirt for the spring! on sale for $4o from $80

This white blouse is perfect to pair with leather leggings or with a bandage skirt come spring/summer - on sale for $30 from $60

These suede mary janes are so cute and a great price - only $35 from $60!

such a comfy shirt (comes in many other colors) - great just paired with some jeggings and flat boots - on sale for $20

You can check out the entire sale here - Urban Outfitters Sale

Let me know if you guys pick up any fun things from urban - gotta love a good sale!
xoxo
Pam

Thursday, January 5, 2012

New Years Pics and my week so far...

Hello!! Hope everyone is having a good week! Mine has been great, although not working on Monday messed me up - I feel like today is Wednesday and not Thursday - anyone else with me?

Hope everyone's resolutions are going well, I have been doing really well with all of mine. I wrote all of mine down and I read them every morning and every night to make sure that I am doing my best to follow through!

Stay tuned this week/weekend for my December Favorites vlog and my Favorite Products of 2011 vlog as well!

Make sure you are following me on Twitter at @yesitis_kevin and also on Instagram - my username is pamelaisanchez on there! In the meantime, I will share some picture from my NYE and my week so far :)

NYE pics - we just went to dinner at one of my dad's restaurants and then had a party at my house! it was so fun!
sisters!

my friend Sarah from Cali!!

Steph and me

my mom and me on Monday night when we got back to Charlotte

organized my lip product and extra makeup drawer!

yummy food! grilled chicken, steamed asparagus and brown rice

my favorite sleep pillow mist from bath & body works - smells so good, so calming!

Have a great rest of the week!!
xoxo
Pam

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Well hello there 2012 and resolutions...

I really CANNOT believe that it is 2012! I know everyone always says that after every new year, but 2011 was such a FAST year! Even though my life went through many changes the past year (moved from California to Charlotte and started a new job in a new city) - 2011 literally flew by!

First things first - RESOLUTIONS. dun dun dun... You either love them or you hate them there is no in between with them. Writing these out on my blog will help me accomplish them. (or so I hope!)

1) HEALTHY LIVING
YEP. probably everyone's number 1 resolution, and I am the same. I have definitely been slacking on my diet and workout regimen (that I had so strictly mastered in California due to my AMAZING trainer) ever since I moved home. I blame it on transition, winter, traveling, my parents - but NO. there are NOOO excuses!!!! NONE - for me - healthy living is about two things - DIET AND EXERCISE - not just one :)
a) DIET - follow my old trainers "diet" - if anyone is interested in it, let me know (it works extremely well) - I plan on being extremely strict with the diet for at least one month and in February I can start implementing cheat days on the weekends)
b)EXERCISE - Stepping up my cardio game - at least 3 times per week, Yoga/Hot Yoga 1 or 2 times per week, weight training 2 times per week.
Let me know if you would like to see more healthy living recipes, ideas, etc!! :)

2) STEP UP ORGANIZATION GAME
I am already fairly organized (esp when it comes to my clothes and makeup) but I am still getting used to having a smaller closet/room than usual so sometimes, shit piles up! ha! I am going to make it a necessity to pick up my clothes and shoes every day and also do laundry once per week - I have been waiting like three weeks sometimes and there is nothing worse than folding 35 shirts, 13 pants, 10 sports bras, 28 hanky pankies, and like 89 pairs of mismatched socks at the same time.

3) EYE CARE AND TEETH CARE
FORCE myself to take my contacts out every single night and floss every single night as well!

4) SAVE MONEY! SPEND LESS!!
MAJOR resolution, I really need to be saving money at this point in my life, I don't pay rent - so I have NOOOOOO excuses. I am on a shopping ban all of January (NO CLOTHES, MAKEUP, SHOES, etc) and I may extend it to February if I can hold off enough :) I literally have more clothes and shoes that my closet can handle!

5) WORK ON MY BLOG MORE
I really would love to grow my blog this year. I would like to develop blogging into more than just a hobby - I am not good with graphic design or anything like that so I am thinking of paying someone to design my blog? Is that weird? Does that even exist? LOL. If anyone has any tips on getting your blog more noticed, etc. I would really appreciate your input!!

I think 5 is a solid number of resolutions to have. I have NYE pictures that I want to share but I haven't uploaded my camera yet so in the meantime, here is an iPhone pic I had of my outfit :)