Struggling with Anxiety, Panic or Stress?  I did for many years and broke free.  Visit our main site at http://www.thehatchedegg.com for lots of great support tools.  This blog is my own personal journey. I am asked everyday specifics of how I handle my daily life. This page will give you a little window in my life and give you a few additional ideas that may help you too. I look forward to sharing my journey with you.  Wishing you all the best, Amy

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I’m here!  Whew!!  Life is going so fast and this post has been chopped off my list.  I know so many Peeps love keeping up with me and seeing I am just like you.  So here it goes, back on the horse

Breakfast: 2 Sara Lee Thin Sandwich halves with almond butter / coffee with Natural Sugar (Problems with Stevia – back to sugar only 1 tsp.)

AM Snack: 15 salt and pepper cashews / 1 String Cheese / Water

Lunch: Leftover Chicken Parmesean with clean sauce & goat cheese / chopped veggies with red vinegar & olive oil/  Water

PM Snack: Grapefruit

Dinner: Chicken Gumbo with okra, tomatoes,onion, bell pepper & brown rice / Tea – unsweet

Late Snack: Water

Water: 90 Oz.

Other Liquid: 2 cup of coffee

Vitamins/Supplements: Multi x 3 / Fish Oil x 2 / Jigsaw Mg x4 / B complex / Vitamin D3 1,000 x 2

My Fitness:

Today’s Exercise: Interval and Strength training at the gym (lunch time 50 min) & evening walk with my daughter 30 min

Total Exercise Time: 80 min.

My Rest:
Last Night I went to bed at: 10:30pm  I had trouble getting to sleep: NO

I was able to finally get myself to sleep by: in the dark

I woke up today at: 6:300am  My sleep was interrupted zero times.

I had a total of  8  hours of sleep.

Today I took time to relax at least 10 minutes: YES   Total time relaxed: 60 min

I relaxed by: Playing with the kids and listening to podcasts

Nesting Time: Yes, 30 minutes.

Journal Entry Made: Yes

My Mood:
My Anxiety/Stress Level is 1 2 3 4 5 (circle one— 1 is the least & 5 is the highest)

My Depression Level is 1 2 3 4 5 (circle one— 1 is the least & 5 is the highest)

My Feelings and Struggles today were: No struggles.  Felt in control, great day.  Feeling strong.  No stress or anxietyof any kind.  I actually was laughing at myself during Tony Robbin’s new show tonight how I have come so far.  I was on the bead completely relaxed!  We can forget to celebrate the victories.  No matter how small!!

- Did you fill out your Healing Journal? You can find it in the Egg Printables at www.thehatchedegg.com/printables.html or get the carry-along in The Egg Store (I use mine everyday)

Have a great day,
~Amy

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Struggling with Anxiety, Panic or Stress?  I did for many years and broke free.  Visit our main site at http://www.thehatchedegg.com for lots of great support tools.  This blog is my own personal journey. I am asked everyday specifics of how I handle my daily life. This page will give you a little window in my life and give you a few additional ideas that may help you too. I look forward to sharing my journey with you.  Wishing you all the best, Amy

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I love the 4th being on Sunday.  This was a great day to kick back and enjoy the day.  I stocked my kitchen full of great food for the next two weeks.  All meals are planned.  Dinner is on auto-pilot.

My Healing Journal for today is:

Breakfast: Warm oatmeal with a little brown sugar / coffee

AM Snack: None

Lunch: Pablano Soup /  Water

PM Snack: None

Dinner: Tomato Soup / Tea

Late Snack: Vanilla Ice Cream

Water: 90 Oz.

Other Liquid: 1cup of coffee

Vitamins/Supplements: Multi x 3 / Fish Oil x 2 / Jigsaw Mg x2 / B complex / Vitamin D3 x 2

My Fitness:

Today’s Exercise: No working out for a few days because of my teeth.  Took a casual walk around my neighborhood

Total Exercise Time: 30 min.

My Rest:
Last Night I went to bed at: 11:30pm  I had trouble getting to sleep: NO

I was able to finally get myself to sleep by: TV with captions

I woke up today at: 7:300am  My sleep was interrupted zero times.

I had a total of  8  hours of sleep.

Today I took time to relax at least 10 minutes: YES   Total time relaxed: 60 min

I relaxed by: Playing with the kids and listening to podcasts

Nesting Time: Yes, 60 minutes.

Journal Entry Made: Yes

My Mood:
My Anxiety/Stress Level is 1 2 3 4 5 (circle one— 1 is the least & 5 is the highest)

My Depression Level is 1 2 3 4 5 (circle one— 1 is the least & 5 is the highest)

My Feelings and Struggles today were: No struggles.  Felt in control, kitchen stocked and plan made for the week.

- Did you fill out your Healing Journal? You can find it in the Egg Printables at www.thehatchedegg.com/printables.html or get the carry-along in The Egg Store (I use mine everyday)

Have a great day,
~Amy

© www.thehatchedegg.com

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I promised you daily updates and of course this week was the hardest for me.  I had oral surgery to have wisdom teeth removed on Thursday.  The little bit of fear before hand and the recovery after hasn’t been bad, but I have just felt kinda lazy.  Although maybe that’s not a terrible thing.  I am grateful to have the chance to give my body and mind a rest.  I am fully recharged and back on track.  Picking up with meal planning (although still eating ice cream ) and back to working on my Love Dare Project.  Glad to be back in full swing, sorry for the delay.

My Healing Journal for today is:

Breakfast: Warm oatmeal with a little brown sugar / coffee

AM Snack: None

Lunch: Cream of Broccoli Soup / Water

PM Snack: None

Dinner: Tomato Basil Soup / Tea

Late Snack: Vanilla Ice Cream

Water: 90 Oz.

Other Liquid: 2cup of coffee

Vitamins/Supplements: Multi x 3 / Fish Oil x 2 / Jigsaw Mg x2 / B complex / Vitamin D3 x 2

My Fitness:

Today’s Exercise: No working out for a few days because of my teeth.  Took a casual walk around my neighborhood

Total Exercise Time: 30 min.

My Rest:
Last Night I went to bed at: 10:30pm  I had trouble getting to sleep: NO

I was able to finally get myself to sleep by: Dark room

I woke up today at: 6:300am  My sleep was interrupted zero times.

I had a total of  8  hours of sleep.

Today I took time to relax at least 10 minutes: YES   Total time relaxed: 60 min

I relaxed by: Catching up on some funny TV & reading

Nesting Time: Yes, 45 minutes.

Journal Entry Made: Yes

My Mood:
My Anxiety/Stress Level is 1 2 3 4 5 (circle one— 1 is the least & 5 is the highest)

My Depression Level is 1 2 3 4 5 (circle one— 1 is the least & 5 is the highest)

My Feelings and Struggles today were: Great, although I never thought I would get sick of ice cream.  How I would love a hamburger.

My new challenge – the book The Love Dare.  This is a 40 day challenge to strengthen your marriage.
Today was day 3 – “To get a gift for my spouse so he knows I was thinking of him”
This challenge was a little harder.  I brought home his favorite cookies from the store.  He had a big smile.

- Did you fill out your Healing Journal? You can find it in the Egg Printables at www.thehatchedegg.com/printables.html or get the carry-along in The Egg Store (I use mine everyday)

Have a great day,
~Amy

© www.thehatchedegg.com

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I love Sundays!  It’s a day to get myself prepared for the week ahead.

My Healing Journal for today is:

Breakfast: Whole grain energy bars (found these at costco – going to work next week on my own recipe) / coffee

AM Snack: Sting Cheese / 11 almonds

Lunch: We had Chili Dogs with the kids / Water

PM Snack: Granola Bar

Dinner: 15 Bean Soup / Salad with olive oil and balsamic vinegar / water

Late Snack: None

Water: 90 Oz.

Other Liquid: 2cup of coffee

Vitamins/Supplements: Multi x 3 / Fish Oil x 2 / Jigsaw Mg x2 / B complex / Vitamin D3 x 2

My Fitness:

Today’s Exercise: Played Frisbee and ball at the park, we added a little jogging and few exercises while we were there.  Also spent part of the day mowing the lawn and yard work

Total Exercise Time: 120 min

My Rest:
Last Night I went to bed at: 12:30pm  I had trouble getting to sleep: NO

I was able to finally get myself to sleep by: Dark room

I woke up today at: 7:00am  My sleep was interrupted zero times.

I had a total of  6.5  hours of sleep.

Today I took time to relax at least 10 minutes: YES   Total time relaxed: 30 min

I relaxed by: Catching up on some funny TV & reading

Nesting Time: Yes, 45 minutes.

Journal Entry Made: Yes

My Mood:
My Anxiety/Stress Level is 1 2 3 4 5 (circle one— 1 is the least & 5 is the highest)

My Depression Level is 1 2 3 4 5 (circle one— 1 is the least & 5 is the highest)

My Feelings and Struggles today were: Today was a great day. Lots accomplished and fun with the kiddos.

My new challenge – the book The Love Dare.  This is a 40 day challenge to strengthen your marriage.
Today was day 2 – “To be kind to my spouse”
This challenge wasn’t too hard.  I am a natural nurturer, so being kind and taking care of him comes pretty naturally. I know these are the easy days. Although it’s when you are really trying to be kind that thing happen to test your patience.

- Did you fill out your Healing Journal? You can find it in the Egg Printables at www.thehatchedegg.com/printables.html or get the carry-along in The Egg Store (I use mine everyday)

Have a great day,
~Amy

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Today was a fun day with friends.  Started out with lunch with one group, visiting a new baby in the hospital and girl’s night with more friends.  Great day to just kick back and enjoy lots of laughter.

My Healing Journal for today is:

Breakfast: Whole grain energy bars (found these at costco – going to work next week on my own recipe) / coffee

AM Snack: None

Lunch:  Vietnamese Pork Sandwich / Water

PM Snack: Granola Bar

Dinner: Chicken Fajita Salad / Coffee / water

Late Snack:  None

Water: 90 Oz.

Other Liquid: 2cup of coffee

Vitamins/Supplements:       Multi x 3 / Fish Oil x 2 / Jigsaw Mg x2 / B complex / Vitamin D3 x 2

My Fitness:

Today’s Exercise:  Wii Fit with the kids

Total Exercise Time: 30

My Rest:
Last Night I went to bed at: 11:30pm  I had trouble getting to sleep: NO

I was able to finally get myself to sleep by: Dark room

I woke up today at: 8:00am  My sleep was interrupted zero times.

I had a total of  8.5  hours of sleep.

Today I took time to relax at least 10 minutes: YES   Total time relaxed: 30 min

I relaxed by: Catching up on some funny TV

Nesting Time: Yes, 15 minutes.

Journal Entry Made: Not today, got home too late

My Mood:
My Anxiety/Stress Level is 1 2 3 4 5 (circle one— 1 is the least & 5 is the highest)

My Depression Level is 1 2 3 4 5 (circle one— 1 is the least & 5 is the highest)

My Feelings and Struggles today were: Today was a great day I let myself really enjoy being around friends.

My new challenge – the book The Love Dare.  This is a 40 day challenge to strengthen your marriage.
Today was day 1 – “Not to say anything negative to my spouse”
This challenge wasn’t too hard.  I am generally not a complainer, but I did have to watch a few times.  It was a great day.  We seemed to get along really well even with all the scheduling we had today.

- Did you fill out your Healing Journal?  You can find it in the Egg Printables at www.thehatchedegg.com/printables.html or get the carry-along in The Egg Store (I use mine everyday)

Have a great day,
~Amy

© www.thehatchedegg.com

1/4 cup All purpose Flour

1 tbsp. Brown Sugar

1 cup Chicken Stock

1 cup Marsala Wine

1 cup Mushrooms

1 Medium Onion

1/2 tsp. Salt

1/2 tsp. Pepper

1/8 Cup of Olive Oil

Mix flour, brown sugar, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl. Place chicken in flour mixture making sure each side is dusted.  Heat olive oil in a skillet – pan saute chicken until golden brown on both sides and fully cooked.  Remove chicken from skillet.  Add a little more olive oil if needed.  Saute onion and mushrooms until soft.  Add Marsala wine and chicken stock, simmer until reduced.  Add chicken back to skillet and simmer for about 5 minutes to meld flavors.  Serve warm.  Enjoy!

**tip: Don’t try to flip chicken too early.  If it doesn’t lift from skillet easily it is not ready.  Should release from pan easily when golden.

It is so hot!  Here in Houston, TX the weather is already 100.  Water bottle and I are even better friends this summer.  Don’t forget to stay hydrated.

My Healing Journal for today is:

Breakfast: 2 Eggs / whole wheat toast / coffee / Magnesium water

AM Snack: Cheese / 11 almonds

Lunch:  2 pieces of thin crust veggie pizza / Water

PM Snack: Rice Cake with Almond Butter

Dinner: Chicken breast with green salsa, sprinkle of cheese/Salad with lots of veggies/Tea

Late Snack:  Magnesium water with Lime

Water: 90 Oz.

Other Liquid: 1 cup of coffee & 1 glass of tea

Vitamins/Supplements:       Multi x 3 / Fish Oil x 2 / Natural Calm Mg x2 / B complex / my Neti Pot

My Fitness:
Today’s Exercise:  Wii Fit with the kids

Total Exercise Time: 30

My Rest:
Last Night I went to bed at: 10:30pm  I had trouble getting to sleep: NO

I was able to finally get myself to sleep by: Dark room

I woke up today at: 6:00am  My sleep was interrupted zero times.

I had a total of  7.5  hours of sleep.

Today I took time to relax at least 10 minutes: YES   Total time relaxed: 30 min

I relaxed by: Reading (Devotionals) & drinking coffee on the porch

Nesting Time: Yes, 45 minutes.

Journal Entry Made: Yes, during my Nesting Time

My Mood:
My Anxiety/Stress Level is 1 2 3 4 5 (circle one— 1 is the least & 5 is the highest)

My Depression Level is 1 2 3 4 5 (circle one— 1 is the least & 5 is the highest)

My Feelings and Struggles today were: Good day, very busy but took one thing at a time. Love my task list!

- Did you fill out your Healing Journal?  You can find it in the Egg Printables at www.thehatchedegg.com/printables.html or get the carry-along in The Egg Store (I use mine everyday)

Have a great day

~Amy

© www.thehatchedegg.com