Good morning everyone! Here is the 7th Single Edition Question, please rely and help me win

Being in my Early 40’s, successful, not sure Im going to have kids and single, I’m finding the qualities in a man have shifted from those in my 20’s and 30’s. I’m meeting some great guys, mostly online. They have their stuff together, successful, maybe have kids and possess a ton of the qualities I look for in a partner (fantastic on paper)…but…there’s no chemistry, no romantic connection, no physical interest. As much as I try to be open, I know a second date wont stir that spark. If he asks me out again after that first date….what do I say, how do I be honest without hurting his feelings?
 

What are your thoughts, how do you let people down when you know it’s not going anywhere?

Good morning everyone! Today is a very exciting morning…. but I will get into that in a little while. First, I will get into my eats from the last few days. On Monday night, I decided to make Chicken Tenders and Mashed Potatoes. I had 4 chicken tenders. These were really easy to make and are a good healthy alternative to fried chicken tenders. I took one chicken breast and cut it into smaller pieces. I then dipped each piece of chicken in whole wheat flour, then into egg substitute and then in bread crumbs mixed with italian seasoning and parmesan cheese. I baked them on a wire rack at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

For the potatoes, I peeled 1 lb of potatoes and then cut each potato into 4, placed all of the cut potatoes in a pot with enough water to cover and boiled them for 20 minutes. After they were done boiling, I drained the water and added some garlic. I then mashed the potatoes with a masher and added 1/4 cup of skim milk and 1/4 cup of fat free sour cream. I wanted mine a little more whipped, so I took out the electric mixer to get the consistency I was looking for. Once they were complete, I added salt and pepper to taste.

I also jazzed up my chicken nuggets with 3 different sauces: BBQ, Ranch, and Honey Mustard.

And, I also had my usual side salad to complete the meal.

For dessert on Monday, I finished off my Pumpkin Ice Cream. Now, I know this is going to be a shocker, but during the day I also snacked on some pretzels and candy. I do not know what is with me, but I have been wanting candy… maybe its the Halloween candy all over the office that is making me want it

Yesterday for breakfast, I chopped up one apple and added cinnamon and sugar to it and heated it up for 45 seconds. I love warm cinnamon apples! I also had a mini bagel with cream cheese (sorry no pic).

Yesterday afternoon, I had a salad with spinach, trail mix, goat cheese and a raspberry dressing. I also had a vita top.

For dinner, my friend Emily and I got together for our 90210 Tuesday! It was her turn to make dinner, so we had homemade chicken noodle soup! That girl makes a mad pot of soup, let me tell you For dessert when I got home I had not one, but three of these mini pumpkin cookies, so good!

For breakfast, I had a simple bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats with Strawberries. It’s been a while since I had this kind, it was good but I knew it wouldn’t fill me up.

So, I am taking a packet of Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal with me to eat once I get to work. I am sure I will have the rest of the tootsie rolls sitting on my desk too!

For lunch, I packed up a turkey wrap, a pear, some carrots and some yogurt.

Now, that you have seen my eats from the last few days, here is the big news: My friend Emily is having a BABY! She thought she may have been expecting when I saw her yesterday, but to make sure she took a test this morning and called me right of way. Congrats girl! Well, that is all I have for now, have a great day everyone

Good Afternoon everyone! This weekend was once again a very laid back one for Gregg and I. On Friday night, we went to Mitchells Fish Market. I seriously LOVE this place. They had a special going that we couldn’t pass on. I ordered the house salad that is a mixture of lettuce, carrots, tomatoes and dates! Yeah, thats right…dates! For my entre I chose the pumpkin Seed Crusted Tilapia. This dish was seriously made for me, the sides included spaghetti squash with zucchini topped with a sweet potato and apple cream sauce. SO GOOD! If you have a mitchells near you, try this out. The meal also came with dessert, I chose the Apple Cobbler. Can you believe this was all only $20 per person? It was a deal for such a wonderful meal. After dinner, we went to Boston Store to look for some toasting flutes but didn’t see any that we actually liked. After our little browsing experience we were off to a wedding.

It wasn’t a wedding for anyone we knew, but one to scope out a dj. We really liked him and will probably book him. So, that means we have a lot accomplished for the wedding already. We have the church, the hall, the florist, the cake, the photographer and the dj booked. I am glad that I am on top of everything because we are running into issues with things being booked already.

But, on another note on Saturday Gregg and I went to his parents house to hand out candy for all of the trick-or-treaters that stopped by. We seriously kept count and they had 245 kids! When we were little my parents were lucky if they got 2! Saturday night, we ordered pizza and just lounged around with his parents. On Sunday, we had waffles for breakfast and Gregg’s mom made me a Pumpkin Coffee cake. It was actually really tasty! For dinner yesterday, we had club sammys. I made mine with turkey and ham

This morning for breakfast, I made a turkey and cheese bagel:

For lunch, I packed up the last of my chicken tortilla soup with a pear and some yogurt.

Thats all I have for now, have a great day!

Good Morning Everyone! Here is question number 6 for singleedition.com Make sure to reply or go onto the website to respond! Thanks for all of your help and support!

“My Mom passed away a little over two years ago and my father recently started dating. Though I am happy for him and want him to find companionship(he is in his late 60’s) I worry that some of the women he is dating are taking advantage of my Dad. How can I express my concerns without my Father thinking I am being resentful or too protective. Any other advice to help me deal with my Dad’s dating life would be greatly appreciated.”

 

The season is coming to an end, which means tonight is our last game It kind of stinks because we hardly go to play because the weather was not working in our favor. I suppose it is okay, because I probably would have gotten sick by now if we would have played all of the nights that were freezing and raining! Enough about kickball, on to the food. On Tuesday night, I made spaghetti with shrimp and a side salad. I also had a glass of Moscato. This is by far my favorite wine. It is a white wine that is a little sweeter. I think it would be a good wine for people to try if they have never had wine or a good wine before. Yesterday, I had a mixture of food.

I started breakfast off with a bowl of plain oatmeal topped with some trail mix.

For Lunch, I enjoyed a turkey sammy with popcorn and fruit.

During the day, the munchies took over and I had a chocolate chip cookie and a few mini peanut butter cups. So, needless to say since I indulged a bit too much in the afternoon, dinner was a little different than planned. I was planning on have a steak steak “>sammy with laughing cow and a baked potato with a salad, but instead I opted to have a steak salad. For my salad, I mixed lettuce, spinach and carrots together. I topped my salad with goat cheese, parm, and a little sour cream and then topped it off with a few slices of steak:

This salad was really good! It also gave me some more protein so I wasn’t complaining For dessert, I had a chocolate vita top and half of a pb & j mojo bar.

For breakfast this morning, I have 3 pieces of toast with pumpkin cream cheese and pumpkin butter:

I also plan on stopping to get a tall non fat misto with 2 pumps of pumpkin spice. For lunch, I packed up some chicken tortilla soup with pretzels and carrots:

That is all I have for food right now, but do not worry, question # 5 is here! Please go to www.singleedition.com to respond or post your comments here, thanks!

“Hi Folks! I have been reading a lot about single supper clubs that are supposed to be a great way to meet new people. Wondering if anyone has heard of this new trend? Thoughts on joining? Any good ones you know about?”

Remember, this is a great way to help someone out, so get those comments in!

Good Afternoon Everyone! Here is the question of the day. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate all of your feedback and support. I really want to win this trip, so you will see 17 more questions after this. I would really appreciate any feedback you could give. Remember, feel free to explore the website. Even if you are not single, they have a lot of great tips! Check it out at www.singleedition.com ! Now, for the question for the day:

Hi everyone! I am putting this post out there to all of our readers to get some input on how we can improve Single Edition. Do you have any suggestions/tips that can improve the website? Anything we should add in terms of content, resources or offline that will help you out? What do you enjoy the most about the site? And the least? Please let us know and don’t be shy!!

Please check out the website and offer some suggestions. Whether it’s about the layout or the content, they welcome anything!

Good Morning Everyone. This weekend was very crazy! We didn’t do too much on Friday night because I was extremely tired. I seriously could not keep my eyes open past 8 am. The good thing about Friday is that we went to check out a DJ. We really liked the DJ and will probably be checking them out at a wedding in the near future.

Friday night, Gregg and I decided to have steak and potatoes! I haven’t had this combo in a really long time so it was a nice change. I made a really nice sauce to go with out steaks. Typically, we just throw some grill seasoning and mushrooms on top, but this time I decided to get a little creative and made a mushroom teriyaki garlic sauce. The steak really absorbed the sauce and added a great flavor!

I also used some of the mushroom mixture on my potatoes, this combo rocked!

To go with my steak and potatoes, I made a side salad with lettuce, spinach and goat cheese.

Saturday morning before my class, I had a bowl of Blueberry Morning.

I opted not to eat lunch on Saturday because I was so busy getting things done before the bonfire. I also knew that I would be eating my fair share at the party; and boy did I! I had a brat, some poppers, beer dip, meatballs and even some apple salad with Snicker bars… seriously I think I went back for the apple salad like 10 times. It was so good!

Sunday, Gregg and I were not even hungry when we woke up; that’s how much food we ate the night before, but by around noon I got a little hungry and had a bagel with some new spread I found this weekend:

I also had some plain chobani on the side:

During the day we went to the visitation for my aunt and grabbed some Buffalo Wild Wings on the way home. I got the naked tenders as usual.

For dessert when we got home, I had a few pumpkin cookies that I bought from the store on Friday:

I think I found my new favorite cookie, these things were really good! The pumpkin was there with a hint of cinnamon. So yummy and perfect for fall!

Yesterday morning, I had to be at my moms house by 7:30 so I thought I would pick up bagels for everyone. Can you guess what kind I had???? That’s right, the Pink Ribbon Bagel…. I do not thing I will ever get sick of this.

For lunch, we all got together after the funeral service for a lunch-in. I had the typical sandwich, pasta salad and way too many desserts to remember.

I ate so much that I wasn’t even hungry for dinner. So, instead, I had some hot cocoa ice cream that Gregg and I found at the store:

This ice cream was only okay. It just tastes like chocolate ice cream with marshmallows. Nothing to write home about, the Pumpkin ice cream really out shines this one.

This morning for breakfast I had some cereal mixed with some yogurt. For lunch, I packed up some Chicken Tortilla soup, an apple and a small bag of chips. I am not sure what I am going to make for dinner tonight, maybe something with shrimp in it… we will see. Have a great day everyone!

I want to first and foremost say sorry for slacking on the food blog lately. I have had one hell of a weekend. My aunt passed away so I attended the services yesterday and today. I also had a kickball event this weekend and class so I have been crazy busy. I will be back to regular posting when I get the time to do so. For now, here is question number 3 brought to you by SingleEdition.com. Remember, your replies are very helpful, so feel free to post your opinion on this! Thanks.

I am thinking about hiring a life coach to help me better manage my time. You see I am about to turn 40 and my work schedule keeps me in the office and on the road most of the time but this routine is growing tired. Now that I am hitting this milestone in years I would like to spend time enjoying life and hopefully find someone with whom to share it. Can a life coach help me out and if so can anyone recommend someone good who also does phone sessions?

Good Afternoon Everyone! I have another question from SingleEdition.com. Please post your advice on here or feel free to join single edition to help someone out! If I did not tell you, I am in a competition to win a trip for posting some of the questions and I really want to win! So, help a sista out Heres the question of the day:

Seeking some advice from men and women in this group. You see I always took pride in the fact that I was a guy’s kind of girl and my of most closest friends since I was a kid have been men. Then one by one, as soon as they started getting married, they simply stopped talking to me.

Has this ever happened to any of you and how did you deal with the emotions of loss (denial, grief…anger)? Why do men feel like they have to pull away once they get married, please enlighten me!!!!

So, if this have ever happened to you, please help, thanks!

As promised, here is the first question posted on SingleEdition.com:

Several weeks ago a friend of mine delivered twins very early on in her pregnancy. She is a single mom by choice who I imagine can use some support during this period. Despite my attempts to reach out to her via phone and email, I have not received any updates on the status of the newborns. I would like to send a gift but something that will be helpful and practical rather than just a fun toy for the kids. I could really use some creative/thoughtful suggestions…

Please feel free to give your advice and I will post it on the website. Have fun!