Ready to get fit Project 10 Challenge ~ Starting the Challenge

There is a challenge going on all over the Facebook about challenging the ice bucket effect.

Well, my challenge is much more about getting fit. I make my smoothie and enjoy a drink to get fit. by Project 10 Challenge
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PROJECT 10 Challenge! In a few months he has noticed improvements in his weight & energy levels that help me prepare for fight. But victory hasn’t come easy.
"Once you accept a Challenge, you follow through until you achieve your goal.”

a Mind set is one of the most important keys and set those goalsThis will be added after, I have completed my two months of quit smoking.

• My First Goal Completed was I quite Smoking on June 17th 2014

This was a choice to quit. This is a decision that I made, which each individual has to make there own choice to set there goals. I manage to do this with a couple of days on a patch just to jump start this. But, then I didn't want to still have to kick the nicotine habit, I then just stuck to not smoking after I was able to quit the hand to mouth habit. I just stayed very very busy. Two months later I have still been smoke free. So now it's time to step up the game.

• My Second goal is to do Project 10 Challenge, order a protein shake kit.  August `18th 2014

Because my Doctor has informed my that I have to increase my protein and fiber intake. I just wasn't making the cut so I decided to add the vitamins by a protein shake and when you quite smoking it's also hard to not start eating more. So, I am nipping this in the butt. Before this is also out of control. So my challenge is to lose ten pounds. and fit into a dress.

Today is Aug 24, 2014 and the Shake Kit came in the mail today. so tomorrow mourning for breakfast is the starting date for this weight loss challenge.  Will be posting our efforts on the project 10 diet after we loss the first 10 pounds.  Video is our weighing in documentation. Hi I am Dawn video taping my Project 10 Challenge weight loss.

Video weighing in for the Project Ten diet. after I am still two months clean from cigarettes. Now, it's time to loose the weight that I gained from not smoking before it gets out of control. Weight in at 155.8  start my first shake Aug 25 Am for Breakfast.

‎SimplyCaptivatingPhotoChallenge‬ ~ Eyes

Eyes

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This Was the hardest one yet, I tried capturing my eyes. This was impossible for I work nights, which creates tired, blood shot eyes. So I worked on Amira's eyes. When I thought I wouldn't get a good picture. She surprised me again.

SimplyCaptivatingPhotoChallenge‬ ~ Color

Color

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Demonstrating my love for color by using coloring pages and gel pens. But, I always use a Black fine tip marker to outline the project to add that extra zip to the keep my lines clear. And How can I not express myself without using my favorite image the Butterfly. 

To demonstrate using gel pens I used multiple metallic gel pens to make each individual butterfly unique.  Making each upper and lower wings in complementing colors, to give the butterfly an individual appeal that I can used later to make a card of any occasion.

SimplyCaptivatingPhotoChallenge ~Fun

 

Fun

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Kitty's Easter Day in the Sun
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SimplyCaptivatingPhotoChallenge ~Love

Love is

Husband, Family, Friends and My Cyber World 

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SimplyCaptivatingPhotoChallenge‬ ~ Life

Life
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Every Moment Shared with Life is Precious

SimplyCaptivatingPhotoChallenge‬ ~Portrait

Portrait

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Hello My Name is 

Dawn Lala Houda Mzioud Castrova

Author of Overboard Creations

Kittys Easter Day in the Sun

I like to show off my Kitty Amira, she is just the love of My husband and myself. We haven't been blessed with children at this time in our life. But, not all is disappointing. We got blessed with a cat that gives us great joy. Now she is just amazing, with a complimenting personality to being a ham for the camera. Maybe we just narrate her feelings, like a movie with the sound off. But, we have learned to give her freedom, Love and then of course attention, really she gets a lot of that. Greeting us every mourning from work, or her acknowledging her disappointment when we leave to work. I can't even remember those days, when she wasn't part of blessing our lives with her sunshine. Now, myself I am not interested in taking photos of self. But, Amira shares the love of photo taking as my husband love the camera. He is very photogenic and not afraid of a little attention from the camera pointing his way. In the other hand, If I didn't put the polishing on the blank canvas of my face, or put color to my cheeks, I be the first person to shy from the lens pointing my way. On a good day I perhaps will smile and say cheese. Really, can't imagine not taking photos of all things around me, to capture that perfect moment to remember. So, with all the settings just perfect, from the day being at it's most beautiful back drop. It's was time to pull out the camera a make a great day of it. Let's show off the pictures that captured my heart, that made me laugh, and inspired me to share with you, That Easter mourning of May 2014.

First off, Amira was enjoying watching the birds and couldn't wait to climb a tree to catch one of those kitty delicious delicacies that she unfortunately disappointed that she didn't catch. As you can see, she is very camouflaged by her coat almost matching the landscape of the tree.

As  her human mommy, I feared that she was going to get stuck if she would climb higher on the limbs that looked so fragile. I really had to think quick to grab the camera to remember her first climb for my moments to remember. Also how am I going to get her down. Then I grab an egg filled it with some cat treats. It became a game and an humorous moments. As she now no longer is interested in the birds flying by. Her attention gets easy distracted by this new found object of curiosity, filled with smells of tantalizing treats that she wanted to investigate. Intrigued by it's oddity, color, smells and desire to retrieve the treasure. Kept her entertain her as well as our laughter that keep us glued to her. Until we joined in the fun with pictures with her.

As an added Picture

Humorous:  Amira laying Easter Eggs.

Serious:Amira Protecting Her Easter Treasure

Funny: Dinner was Delicious

Amira enjoyed the tree right up to the sunset of the evening. Playing, staring into the sunset, until the day came to a close and of course she came down all by herself as we Said our farewells to the day, good night to the Easter day. [Below Husband and Wife ] Enjoying the Easter day with Amira.

Author by Overboard Creations

Precious are the Few Moments shared

Precious are the Few Moments that I got to share a photo that was posted from my Facebook Friend. She woke up to the beauty this mourning. This captured moment with the smell of her blooming Lilac Bush. Behold as you can see a beautiful Butterfly spreading her wings far and wide. With stunning features of symmetry in her radiant yellow wings. Enjoying the sweet nectar of her Lilac bush in full bloom. this is what I am  missing working through the night and sleeping all day. The Brilliance of the sun waking up nature windows to enjoying the frolic of the sounds of the secret life of the mourning that I sleep away. Oh how I miss the mourning birds chirping and greeting the day, With the smell of fresh mourning air. 

As I reflect back, it's doesn't seem so long ago. But, life passes me by so quickly, as the few moments shared by any beautiful moment. Really, was glad that I woke up today and got a glimpse of this photo and asked if I could share it with all my new friends in the blogging world. Couldn't tell you how glad it made me feel, when she said sure Dawn. This memory will last me a life time in my heart, of the blessings I get when I see the Majestic butterfly in its own habitat resting, floating, and even the changing from it's cocoon of slumber. Waiting it's precious time of transformation until it will soon one day be among us, as a new creature to share it's beauty and delicate fragile form.

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to stop and see the world and all it's glory. And share a Precious Moment with some one.

Author by Overboard Creations

Combination of Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter

My Husband loves the Combination of Chocolate and Peanut Butter. Me not such a huge fan until I found this recipe. Now first I need the Ingredients and I love shopping Online. so here is my grocery list. And I have to purchase a double recipe for Two Birthdays.

Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate Bars and God’s Plan for Them! (via http://www.thesaturdayeveningpot.com)

Chocolate-Peanut Butter … Best Flavor Combo ever! My most favorite food of all time is, without a doubt, the chocolate with peanut butter combination.  The only problem is … my body does not like too much peanut butter.  At all. It’s the salicylates…

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Butterfly Cake easy as 1,2,3,4,5

Spring is in the air, and all new things come to mind. I think about celebrations, flowers and of course Butterflies. So for spring I worked out a beautiful template for a cake from one round pan. It's only me and my husband and no need to make an abundant of cake. So here is my design for the cake. Yum Yum. Also the party table a few accessories.

Now making a butterfly cake is easy as 1 2 3 4 5 and additional options.

Decided to make my own photo design, hopefully this will come in useful. Feel free to save as image for your recipe card  for later. also include a butterfly cake pan you can purchase by clicking the Icon of the butterfly cake pan. 

Really love butterflies and I decided that spring is here. So I going to make a beautiful design on my butterfly wings and perhaps have this article already and the cake has not been made yet. All good intentions to do so. This cake is one '9 inch round pan serve two people quite nicely. Could say this is achievable task for a spring fling for two. To serve people make additional round cake mixes to serve more would make a nice group of butterflies by connecting them. So I would create multiple colorful butterflies, decorating them in array of yellows, white, blues, pinks, and yes the lavenders caught my eye.

I got a wonderful serving size chart " I don't know if it's authorized to post it. so I will just let you scope it out on my Pinterest Board, if you like to stop over on my Pinterest.board, Click Here .

If you are like some and don't want to create the cake from the round pan. There are beautiful options out there. that you can purchase. I posted this butterfly pan that you can click the icon and purchase it through Amazon. I really favored the wing decorations for designing the cake. perhaps i might even follow the design to create my cake with this.

gorgeous butterfly cake in mind.  Unless you are like myself and sometime the cut area of the cake itself can be a little tricky.So please follow the
Tip is let it air dry before frosting. Fresh cake crumbles and it's hard to frost a fresh or hot cake out of the over. So the air will harden the fresh area of the cake cooling. This is when you should frost your cake. above.  Of course I am always impatient for cake, so i might have the cake crumb dirt in mine. This Pan serves one two layer cake mix and sized at 11 by 8-1/2 by 2 inches deep. Be able to get at least 16 nice cut pieces for a lovely party. Without the cake crumb issues. I have to have some more items for my spring day.

Now also I Love all things Butterfly so much, so i am going to do some browsing for something to celebrate spring I want to share some of my wonderful finds  How about some Cupcakes topped with butterflies and perhaps wrapped them in some pretty pink cupcake wrappers,

Also got a wonderful thought on a pretty bowl and fill them with some gorgeous edible butterflies. I know that they are on a wedding cake. Believe me there is always a way to re purpose all things.  If there edible why not decorate a festive table for spring and fill a bowl for such a beautiful occasion. I have eaten edible flowers on my salad and they are quite delicious. Also found the perfect bowl to serve the edible flowers in. Now all that's left is some good whether. I love to get this gathering together on a nice day, outdoors because butterflies don't live indoors. And I got a desire for Tomato sandwich's already.

• click on the photos you too can get them thru Amazon.

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Kitty Photo Shoot

Silly but, my Kitty Amira love's attention and a lot of it. Her loving ways are just so cute. Every day she even comes up with new ways to get our attention and keeps us smitten on her. Really can't capture enough of her silly struts, playful stunts and those moments to capture for all times. But, decide to have a photo shoot to see how she take to it. She's a natural.

She's not intimidated by the camera, if anything she got playful and seemed as if she wanted all the attention on her.Of course like any pet owner. We seem to put words in there mouth or even make suggestive like words (what they are thinking) But, pets do have there own way of talking to us. Amira wants our attention she will even take a little nibble and walk towards the direction she wants us to follow. We comply and 9 out of 10 times it's usually the answer she's looking for. She no stranger to the getting her own way.
She took over owner ship of my chair, near by shelving of her choosing and our hearts. She was rescued by some neighbors a year ago from being abandon in a construction site. The real kicker is that before our little Amira came to live with us, I had a very vivid dream of a tiger that rescued me. When that adorable kitty was brought around to find her new home. I had love at first site. And new that God made Amira just for us. Now her first given name was Namira meaning Little Tiger and Then she became Amira meaning Little Princess. She has become the Princess of our household. Even my husband has told me that she loves that, Amira is always in our mist all the time. Amira is not striving for anything but our love in return and she has us wrapped around her paw.

Kitty Needs

you to take care of her by Kitten or Adult cat supplies such as:

Cat Food: Amira love this Friskies Dry Seafood Sensations Cat Food Bag and still eats this even if she gets table scraps. This to me is awesome because I never seen a cats eat there food after they have tasted human food. But, Amira does.

Treats: Now Amira has to have a treat. Believe this or not but she loves vanilla pudding and cry when she know that it's time to have a little treat, or if I open the refrigerator.

Toys: Well I have to say there is two of her favorite toys. Hartz Bizzy Balls Cat Toys made for cats are very important in keeping them Entertained. And second she loves Kong laser light cat toy now that we made the our fun with our cat. Make sure you keep a good place for her toys. So when she is done with them you can put them in her toy box. And she will always know where they are. When she wants to play she will go get her toy. Really does work. 

Now, the worst part of the kitty supplies is deciding where she will go, to her business. Cat boxes can be tricky. If she still a kitten she can't reach to high so a low vamp would be appropriate. My favorite is the one's with covers. These to me are the best. But, make sure the vamp is not to high even though she will grow into it. You don't want the pesky smell of her doing her business else where. My favorite kitty box after numerous cat's ownership. I found is the Booda Dome Cleanstep  if your going to keep you cat for her lifetime it's worth the investment. and fill the litter box with Feline Pine Litter this stuff is absolutely amazing. Now all these things are awesome. 

Lovin is the Key

But, don't forget to love your cat daily. Pet them and make friends with your cat. She will love you back unconditionally, if treated her with respect and yelling won't get you anywhere. Be patient with your pet your the trainer and owner. She can only tell you my gestures. I can hold out my she rub up against it and be loving, but there attention span which is about 3-5 minutes if that long, She's on to the next thing. So have fun and enjoy your kitten that will soon be your cat.

by the Author of Overboard Creations