Who loves pizza?

Probably a rhetorical question because, duh! Everyone likes pizza.

Since I turned thirty I've been slowly trying to get my fat ass not so much. Five, almost six, weeks ago I joined an 8 week challenge which has a possibility of a seriously decent payout. I'm probably not going to win but I have definitely seen some major changes in my body since starting. 

And how does that relate to pizza, you're probably asking yourself. 

Well since I'm in the throes of this challenge and my kids asked for homemade pizza for dinner last night I improvised. 

Pizza...salad? 

Alright so I know it sounds a little...weird? But I swear it's good! The key is to use a flavorful marinara as your dressing. Hubs brought home a jar of Simply Nature organic Marinara. 1/2 c is 40 calories! I can definitely get down with that. 

So what you'll need for this interesting salad:

Bagged lettuce. (Or regular if you're not lazy like I clearly am)

Marinara Sauce

Shredded mozzarella 

And your favorite pizza toppings 

I did orange bell peppers, pepperoni, black olives and tomatoes. 

It's such a quick and easy dinner and it's so delicious! My plate last night was less than 400 calories and it was a huge salad and I was SO full! 

Give it a try and let me know what you think. 

Darling so it goes...

Some things are meant to be.

I've been stuck on the idea of using gas station letters for a wall art project for a few months now.  I scoured etsy and there are a ton of vendors who sell vintage/used gas station letters but most of them were selling for about $9/letter.  Cute, but not cute enough for the price.  So, I did a little google searching and realized that it would be cheaper - much cheaper - to buy a kit from a sign company.

I used one of my pinterest boards as inspiration and decided on some of my favorite lyrics.  Elvis, UB40, Ingrid Michaelson, whatever your pleasure, the song is beautiful and I love it.

After spacing out the letters and doing some fancy measuring with blue tape we picked up some 3M double sided foam tape and we were ready to go.  To be honest, all the credit for getting this up belongs to Paolo.  I was skeptical of his system, had a little bit of a melt down and ended up leaving him to his own devices to get it done.  

We still have other little things to get done in the apartment but it feels like things are slowly coming together.  Next up, framing wedding pictures!

-J