HEA Romances With a Little Kick Review

I just received the most amazing and beautiful review of my book this morning, from a reviewer who loves romances, and she rated me 4 stilettos!  Deb from HEA Romances With a Little Kick gave me her honest review about my book and I am fucking stoked. Stoked!

I have had a shitty week, since I found out about my high cholesterol. I have been kinda depressed and not feeling like myself.  But Deb, oh Deb, she has lit the creative fire inside of me again with her opinion of my book.  And I know it's only an opinion and those can vary from person to person, but I think I really like hers. She is one smart lady, that's all I know, people.

Thank you so much HEA Romances With a Little Kick!

Check out my review here
http://www.romanceswithalittlekick.com/?p=3461

And when you're done, check out the rest of her site for all her romance reviews.

Happy Halloween!

Peace out!
Pam <3

High Cholesterol? WTF?!

Yesterday I found out that I have high cholesterol.  It was just a routine run of blood tests, no big deal. I wasn't worried or concerned about anything.
 My cholesterol levels aren't super-high, but higher than they should be.

Which causes me to say, "WTF?!"

It's not because of my lifestyle, my genes are to blame.  And it's complete bullshit and pisses me off.

This is what my sister-in-law Alyssa had to say about it.  She's super-smart and is currently working on her Doctorate's in Genetics. (correct me if I'm wrong, Alyssa)

"There can be a genetic component to high cholesterol, but it's sort of complicated genetics.  Generally, it's not due to a single mutation, but an accumulation of multiple mutations in various genes that are involved with high cholesterol, so it usually comes form both sides of the family."

Now, I want to be clear that I'm not mad at my family for passing this junk on to me, it's not their fault.  Just like if any of my kids get my crappy skin, I hope they won't be like, "Thanks, mom.  You. Suck."  But, it does suck.  Big time.

I work hard at being healthy.  I exercise in some form at least three times a week .. at least, usually more. I used to jog, but my treadmill died and I don't want to fork out the dough to get a new one.  I have a subscription to Fitness Magazine, it's the only one I subscribe to.  I do the workouts in the magazine and switch every month when the new magazine with the new moves comes to my house.  I love yoga and try to add some yoga moves into my workout or in my stretching after.  I dvr Gilad's workouts on Discovery Health and do those too.  

And I eat pretty damn healthy.  I don't eat a lot of meat and I never have and when I do cook meat, it's turkey or chicken usually, plus I love egg whites. Yolks totally gross me out. I avoid artificial anything (it's not food) and processed food. And I totally jumped on the juicing bandwagon about a year ago and it's one of my favorite things to eat.(cleaning the machine is another story)

It's hard enough already to live a healthy lifestyle, because there are so many additional things I have to do in order to serve my family a meal that doesn't have artificial and packaged junk in it.  

And now, I have to work even harder cause I am not taking medicine.  That's not a route I want to go down, whether it's now or later down the line.

I'm going full vegetarian (good bye butter, I'll always love you) and I may pay up for a new treadmill so I can push my fitness to the next level.

Because I'M in control and I will fight this b.s. I've worked too hard for some genetic ridiculousness to whoop me. 

High cholesterol, you're about to go down (literally)!

Peace out!

Pam

I would totally love to hear experiences, what works and doesn't work for you, and vegetarian recipes <3

Funny Stuff!

The funniest thing I came across today while pinteresting (yes I know it's called pinning, but I don't want to do what I'm told) is THIS!!!  So funny, yet so true and I want to emphasize the word 'TECHNICALLY'. I was looking for some inspirational words of wisdom to motivate my brain this morning and this is what I found.  THIS.  But, I love it.  I was meant to be touched by it.  It's hilarious and another way to validate writing versus kidnapping people and forcing them to act out my ideas. Which I hadn't really thought about before, but sounds pretty freakin interesting now.
Have a nice weekend :)
Peace out!

Happiness :)

I have thought about this idea countless times, so many times in fact that it's hard for me to collect all the thoughts that I have on it.

My first thought is that I believe it with every piece of myself.  Every piece.  I know it's true.

My second thought is ... Why is it so hard sometimes?

I actually love to love.  I think it's natural for me, 
but I have been hurt (just like everyone) and sometimes I feel like I have to protect my heart.  

But I can't openly love if I am busy guarding my heart, so it's hard for me sometimes.

My ego is trained to want to one up everyone and to show no weakness.  I don't want to be like that. And I'm not really like that, but my brain reverts to it when for instance someone throws me under the bus, so to speak.

How do I love when I'm not loved back?

This is how.

When someone hurts me I think ... I wish you happiness, peace, and love and I wish it with all my heart.  Maybe I don't say it to their face because it's too painful for me, but I think it and I hope it for them with every ounce of myself.

I am the happiest when I get lost in something, when I'm being true to my self.  I usually get lost in writing and I love when it happens.  I'll just be brainstorming away and then BAM! a half hour or an hour has just whipped past me.  And it makes me laugh with joy (I look like a crazy person waiting in my kids' school parking lot laughing to myself, but I don't care) because I used to not get lost in anything, always worrying about this and about that and writing makes me free.  And I've never been happier.  Because I love it.

I don't care if anyone else loves it, I mean it's nice to hear but I'm writing for myself because it's something I feel I need to do.  And I've never wanted to put so much of myself into anything besides my husband and kids.

Although, I don't put myself in him ... it's more vice versa. Also, I have a really dirty mind, but it makes me laugh which in turn, is another thing that makes me happy.

I think that the point I'm trying to get across (through all the rambling) is that to be happy, truly happy you have to love.    Love everyone and if you can't do it to their face, wish them love.  Baby steps, Bob.  Love your mistakes and your faults and own them, they're yours and once you love them no one can use them against you.  You're at peace with them.  Plus, they got you to where you are today, right now, reading my weird blog ;)

I am going to go and have love thoughts and ramble to myself.

I wish you love and happiness <3

Peace out!

Pam

HUMP DAY HAPPINESS :)

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My MIL gave this book to me when I had thought I was finished with my book; when in actuality it was another month or so of adding/deleting/editing.

The War of Art is a wake-up call for those of us with a calling to an artistic pursuit or other life-altering change, who are having a hard time doing what we love and not getting distracted and discouraged on our way to completion.

I have recently started to carry this book around with me like it's my Bible and I'm a good little Christian girl, pat on the head. (Not true!  In case someone actually thought I was or am.)

I wait A LOT.  I wait for my kids' school to open in the morning.  I wait in the parking lot for them to get out of school.  I wait in waiting rooms. (NO WAY!) So, I bring my notebook, pen, and my artistic Bible.

And I write. If I am drawing a book blank, I read some of my book and every time I feel better about my brain turning off and inspired to write ... something, anything as long as I'm doing my work.

This book is exactly the inspiration and know-how I needed to go pro and kick Resistance's ass.  If you read the book, you know exactly what I mean.

I am anti-spoiler, so I won't go into detail about the book, but ... it's amazing and every time I reread a passage or two I realize that I can apply a tidbit of advice from it in a way I didn't see before.

I'm going to end on a quote from the book.

"If you find yourself asking yourself (and your friends) "Am I really a writer?  Am I really an artist?" chances are you are.  The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident.  The real one is scared to death."

Now, go buy it.

Peace out!
Pam

I'm on goodreads.com trying to get book bloggers to review my book, so it can get more exposure.  Hopefully they don't make me cry  :(
CHECK IT!
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1520354-arr-24---mercy-by-pam-ding-e