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never.

give. 

up.

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Good for a fall treat that you wont feel to guilty about <3

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Kickin' Chicken Tortilla Soup

I don’t know about y'all, but chicken tortilla is my all-time favorite soup. Never had a bowl I didn’t like. My version is a little different than what you might get at a restaurant in that it’s super low in calories and fat, albeit without sacrificing the flavor. “But Misty, I don’t don’t have time to cook. I’d rather just grab a bowl from Panera.” Skip the drive-thru. This is literally the easiest thing ever to throw together. No pre-cooking required. Just dump everything in your slow cooker and go! It takes less than ten minutes, and that includes the time it takes to chop an onion. Don’t feel like cutting one up? Buy frozen diced onion. Easy-peasy! Even if you swear you’re useless in the kitchen, you can make this. I promise. So get on it. ;) 

 If you make this for yourself, post a pic and tag #OhHealthYes so I can see! Thoughts? Questions? Let me know! 

 Happy cooking!

Kickin’ Chicken Tortilla Soup

Serves: 8 | Serving Size: 1½ cups

Calories: 196 | SmartPoints™: 5

Prep: 10 min. | Cook: 4-8 hr.

Ingredients

1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 small onion, diced

1 can black beans, drained and rinsed

1 12-oz. bag frozen sweet corn kernels

1 16-oz. jar salsa

1 4-oz. can chopped green chilies

1 packet low-sodium taco seasoning

4 cups low-sodium chicken broth

Directions

1. Add the chicken to the bottom of your slow cooker. Then top with onion, beans, corn, salsa, and chilies. Sprinkle on the seasoning, then pour the broth over everything.

2. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.

3. When done, turn off the heat then remove the chicken and shred well. Return to the pot then give the soup a good stir. Serve hot and enjoy!

Notes

Calories: 196 | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Carbs: 26g | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Protein: 18g

Weight Watchers SmartPoints™: 5

I like to top this soup with tortilla strips, a sprinkle of reduced-fat shredded cheese, a couple splashes of hot sauce, a dollop of fat-free Greek yogurt or sour cream, and sometimes even a little chopped cilantro. Garnishes are not included in nutritional information.

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Gonna start a post with blank memes. Please add any you have on hand and reblog to spread them.

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Godzilla when Mothra descended from the sky to lay a beat down on Ghidorah

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I don’t know the source but amazing advice.

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You exist for yourself and your happiness, okay?

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IG: @robinmartinyoga

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use comic sans to write

i hate this so much but this knowledge is too powerful to keep from you all.

last night @phaltu discovered that setting your font to comic sans in google docs improves writing speed and creativity by an insane amount. “no” i said and “die” but then i tried it and god. i wish it wasn’t this way. i wish it wasn’t true. i wish i could protect you all from this but it’s real. 

something about this font is so disarming. something about this font lets you look past the shape of the words and into their soul. i’ve never written so much as i did last night, on my phone, at 2am, in comic sans.

if you have writer’s block. if you lack inspiration. if you need this. don’t be afraid to use it. sometimes the things we find most horrifying are also the things we need the most. trust me. let comic sans into your life.

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I know you’re tired bitch but keep fucking going

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Studying with mental illness:

Hi so recently I took a break because my anxiety and depression had a spike?!? I don’t know how to explain it. I’ve made a post about it to show why exactly I had to take some time away. Anyway I thought I’d give a few ideas and tips for studying when you have a mental illness. A lot of them can be used by anyone but are very important

Take regular study breaks rather than do it all in one go. I tend to only be able to focus on tasks for a certain amount of time before I have to change so it’s good to do 20 mins then change the task

Look at maslows heirarchy of needs

You need to fulfill the bottom four before you can even begin to study. I think this is helpful for people with mental illness because often it’s easy to forgot and disregard these needs so it gives us a chance to focus not them.

Talk to your school and teachers. My teachers would be fine if I had to leave their class due to anxiety so they let. E go if I need to. My teachers tend to also ask me how I’m doing very often which is small but to me is important. It can also help with elongating due dates.

Do more on good days and less on the bad ones. I’m more motivated and energised on good days as is everyone else so I can do extra work whilst on bad days you may do less or none at all. Utilise the good days so you don’t feel so bad for not doing much on bad days.

Celebrate the little things. Read for 5 mins? Celebrate! Study for 10? Celebrate! Actually get up and do something on a bad day? Celebrate! Encourage yourself with rewards or even just a pat on the back.

Minset. I’ve said this so many times but just tell yourself you can. Saying it may even teach you to believe it because saying you can may make you even slightly better.

Sleep well. Referring back to the heirarchy but it makes a difference.

Take time for yourself. Don’t continuously study cause it’ll just make you feel a lot worse. Sometimes you might have to force yourself to read over stuff but only in extreme circumstances and never to the point where you feel a lot worse.

Understand it’s ok to feel this way. I often feel terrible and can’t do anything but I understand that it’s not my fault and if I try then I can get better. You’re amazing and you can do it.

Anyway I’m hoping these make sense ahah I’m not sure if they do or not but wanted to share some key tips that I’ve been thinking about recently. I’ve had to take the week to just think some stuff through and haven’t been able to do everything as well as I’d hope but it’s important. To all my followers or people reading this who are struggling just know I’m proud of you!

@hastily-written

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Life isn’t about getting there the fastest. Life is full of beautiful and messy stops, bumps, and detours, and that’s part of what makes it interesting. 🐌✨

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