It’s Monday again! Let’s get our coffee and face it together with gusto and moxie. Make today a day of opportunities to make the world better. The world is counting on you. Have a great day everyone!
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Quote Of The Day
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including YOU! – Anne Lamott
Chicken “Ra-mein”
This is a great dish that merges a college favorite with an adult upgrade. The slow cooker is indeed a friend and reminds me of the hot pot in the dorm room.
Part lo mein, part ramen, all delicious!
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 packs dry ramen noodles
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 5-8 oz shitaki mushrooms
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp minced ginger
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp garlic chili paste
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Soft-boiled egg half for each bowl (optional)
- Diced green onion for garnish (optional)
Lay chicken on bottom of slow cooker. Add everything else except vegetables and noodles and stir lightly to coat, then spread vegetables over top of chicken. Heat on high 3 hours or low 5-6 hours; remove chicken to a plate and set aside. Add noodles to slow cooker; shred chicken and add back to cooker and cook for 30-45 more minutes or until vegetables and noodles are done to desired tenderness. Top with…
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The Twenty Seventeen Theme
Before its Twenty Eighteen I wanted to give the WordPress theme Twenty Seventeen a go. I like the look of it and it is a clean theme. It seems to be a great platform to extend my desktop, laptop and phone wallpapers to my blog. What do you think?
International Men’s Day, Celebrate What Men Can Be Now. #internationalmensday
So I saw on Twitter today is International Men’s Day. Personally I am not sure how to address this day set aside for men considering most days are “Men’s Days” it seems. But here is what I have to say hopefully without sounding like “poor men”.
- Men suffer from depression and mental illness which often goes undiagnosed.
- Men are often reluctant to share their feelings.
- Men in many areas are expected to perform historic gender roles freezing out women from opportunities.
- Men are expected to be masculine and never show their feminine side.
- Men are expected to be strong and never vulnerable.
- Men are less likely to take care of themselves but will work to be sure the people in their lives have access to care.
- People look to men to provide which is not always fair because women do it quite well.
- Men are relegated to doing things that are not relevant in today’s world.
It’s my belief if men could share their feelings openly and freely there would be fewer problems in the world. Men are important but no more important than women or children. Men like me are just trying their best to be their best while lifting others up. Today men need affirmation so that we can do our best for family and communities. Being a man in the 21st century is different than in previous times. We should celebrate that and embrace the fact that we need both genders to make this whole thing work.
Men can be teachers, nurses, homemakers, designers and so much more if they are given the freedom to make those decisions for themselves.
Daily Prompt: Egg
An egg is a delicate thing. When you crack it you can do amazing things with it such as make omelets, cookies, cakes and other good things. Eggs are also the cradle of life where living things originate from when they are fertilized. Without the egg our lives as we know them are not the same and do not exist. Its amazing something that is the egg is a powerful thing depending on how its used.
