Tasty Tofu Dinner

Ok, I totally need to blog about my VS Fashion Show Watching Party as it is definitely VERY important! There's so many details that we need to talk about, so I am going to have to save that for tomorrow (praying that I have time) because I simply have zero time today.

In the meantime, I wanted to pass along this recipe for Southwestern Tofu Scramble that I found on EatingWell.com. It was very good, vegan, healthy and super easy! I know that tasty and tofu typically don't go together, but this actually worked. Here's the recipe:

Ingredients

• 3 teaspoons canola oil, divided
• 1 14-ounce package firm water-packed tofu, rinsed and crumbled
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1 small zucchini, diced
• 3/4 cup frozen corn, thawed
• 4 scallions, sliced
• 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1/2 cup prepared salsa
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation

1. Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add tofu, chili powder, cumin and 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring, until the tofu begins to brown, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
2. Add the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil to the pan. Add zucchini, corn, scallions and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are just tender, about 3 minutes. Return the tofu to the pan and cook, stirring, until heated through, about 2 minutes more. Remove from the heat and stir in cheese until just melted. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons salsa and 1 tablespoon cilantro.

Randomocity:

Anyone know whatever happened to the rapper Ja Rule?

I used to love him. ;(

Cruise in Review

Last week we were on a cruise celebrating my birthday. It was just a short 4 nighter, but we had a great time!

What I wore for dinner:

For the record, every dress came from Forever21 exept for the last, and it came from Dillards.

We've had our best experiences on Royal Caribbean, and only sail on Royal Caribbean.
The boat:



Our boat was a Dreamworks boat-

Cozumel got rained out, but we got a few pics:

My first sighting on an Asian in Speedos:

(I've never seen this before)

And we left with some new friends :)





Happy Thanksgiving Outfit!

I got up this morning and watched Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade- Love it! I'm not really a fan of all of the broadway inserts that CBS had that were filmed ahead of time, and I totally was not into listening to John Fogerty- Ewww! So I switched it to NBC real quick and it was so much better! :)

What I'm wearing today:

Pardon my mom's dirty mirror.

Another way to wear the same outfit on a colder day:

Happy Turkey Day!!!

Thankmas.

That would be what Thanksgiving has turned into :(

Why is Christmas eating Thanksgiving? Halloween ended, the next day, Christmas lights went up. What happened to Thanksgiving people? Should we move it to another month before it gets forgotten? Don't get me wrong, I truly enjoy Christmas! However, I do follow the tradition of Kansas City's The Plaza and turn my lights on (if I have them up) Thanksgiving night, but never before! Because that would be disrespectful to our Pilgrim and Indian ancestors.

Why is Thanksgiving my favorite holiday?
7 reasons in no particular order:

1. Family time
2. No gifts required
3. Food
4. My Birthday is the week before
5. The day after is ALWAYS all about Shopping
6. Generally the weather is Gorgeous and the air is Crisp
7. A reminder that Christmas is a month away

Here's the outfit that I may wear on Thanksgiving depending on the weather:

I got this sweater dress at H&M at their grand opening in Plano, TX a week ago. I got this tan one and a black one exactly like it as well. It was buy one get one free for $24.99, and is probably the warmest article of clothing that resides in my closet, (besides my Ugg slippers) :) I'll wear it over my $10 Forever21 jeggings, belted and with my new boots.

I got these at A'Gaci for $32.50, and I LOVE them! For some reason the zipper on the back likes giving me trouble, however I quickly forget about the trouble once I have them on and am getting compliments by all of the folks at Costco. Oops, did I just say that out loud? Yeah, I dress up to go to Costco because that's how exciting life of a working wife is!

What are your Thanksgiving plans?

I will be in KC, on The Plaza, standing outside on a balcony,

overlooking the lights being turned on, drinking something warm ;)

Mr. Drill Sergeant, Week 2

I went to the Drill Sergeant's class again tonight... He actually did it Nike Training Camp style and used the NTC App for most of the class. I was quite impressed, that was until he pointed at me and yelled from the front of the room to me in the back, "Don't get on your Elbows again!" then tried to tell me that I wasn't doing something else fast enough yada yada yada. I'm not trying to bring drama everywhere I go, but I just want to freaking work out! I don't want to be bored to death on a treadmill or elliptical, I want a class that I don't have to think in for an hour and leave soaking wet! Needless to say, Tony and I had a conversation after class. It went a little like this: "Hi Tony! I wanted to introduce myself to you, I'm JFlo!" "Hi JFlo" "I just wanted to let you know that I felt very disrespected when you pointed at me and then proceeded to yell. If it appears that I'm struggling, maybe you can provide me an alternative/modification exercise. I don't know you, and I know that you don't know me. So you definitely wouldn't know if I've just had surgery, am recovering from a serious illness, am with child or have a disease. I would appreciate it if you could please be respectful." The whole time he said "ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok..." And that's it. So Mr. Drill Sergeant Tony M- You have been warned. If it happens again, your Boss-man will be hearing from me :) Thanks!

Here's what can be taken away from this scenario:
1) Patience- I am willing to give anybody as many chances as I have fingers, however, if disrespect comes into the picture, the chances go from 10 to 3. First time you get a chance, second you get a warning, third I will make the problem known and there will be consequences.
2) Stand-up for Yourself- Don't EVER feel intimidated by someone else's behavior. There are tons of people that you will deal with every single day that will walk right on over you if you let them. The second that you let them know that they are not allowed to walk over you, they'll think before they try to do it the next time (I deal with this daily. I'm out-numbered by males in my line of work probably one female to every 7 males. I'm one of the youngest in my company. But I'm successful).
3) Just remember this verse- "Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity." 1 Timothy 4:12 I need to work on the 'example' part as well as the 'love' part, but I never said I was perfect.
4) Oh, one more thing that BFlo and my mom always tell me- "It's easier to attract bees with honey than with vinegar." Just kill them with kindness :) That's why I marched right up to Mr. I'm Too Cool for School with a giant smile and extended my hand to him. He was basically speechless. He was obviously not used to confrontation.

Oh! I almost forgot to tell you- I just booked my Birthday Cruise! That's right, I'll be celebrating my last year in my 20's on a Boat! BFlo and I are totally last minute, so the countdown is already at 9 days, 8 if you're reading this on Wednesday. Yippee!!!!!! We did this same cruise for my bday 3yrs ago, when I was younger ;( Just a 4 nighter, 5 dayer. But we will have no access to cell phones or internet! What Bliss!

And can you believe this???

RoyalCaribbean Royal Caribbean Intl

@jflofashion Thanks for choosing to celebrate your #Birthday with us, can’t wait to have you onboard!

 Royal Caribbean Tweeted about me!!!!! Oh Emm Gee! Am I famous or something?!

Cruises of the past:

We will be leaving out of Ft. Lauderdale and headed to Cozumel on Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas (we did its sister ship- Independence of the Seas 3yrs ago on the same trip). The whole trip with flights, cruise, tax, tips and all you can eat buffets will cost us a grand total of.... 800 Smackaroos! I think that's a killer deal! We were thinking Miami vacay but the hotel alone would cost $600-$800 and then food, another $200 at least. Captain JFlo aka Vacation Planner Extraordinaire can help you get out on the Lido deck any day for cheap- just let me know! :)

What's your favorite Get-Away?!

Fall Fashion

I am in pursuit of fashion for the fall, and soon-to-be Freezing weather! Anything sub 70, is chilly/cold to me. I'm a wuss when it comes to the cold. It started out with being chilly on Friday night, and we went to meet some friends for dinner at La Duni. They were running behind (lucky for me), so I took one for the team and walked around Forever21. I'm trying to remember if I've ever walked out of that store empty-handed.... I'm pretty sure I haven't. EVER!

I saw this tan pea coat that I decided that for $27.80, I HAD to have it (it's lined and everything!). Then I remembered- the tan pea coat that I have, I think I got it right after high school. So I'm pretty sure that it's about a decade old! And that's cool and crazy all at the same time :) But for less than $30, I figured that I could totally afford a replacement. My old coat sure put in her time, porbrecita!

Me in the dressing room- (notice my new iPhone and my new iPhone cover. Yes, that's a PiNK bunny cover with a bunny tail! Don't be jealous! And if you wanna be as cool as me, click here and get one for yourself)

I really wanted to get this super-cute sequin top. But they wanted $20 for a short-sleeve see-through top, so I simply could not justify it. Perhaps TJ or Marshall's will have a good replacement for $10 :)

And here's B.Flo and I @La Duni! Only the best Latin restaurant with the most amazing $5 happy hour drinks on EARTH! Seriously! Haha!

Are you prepared for the cooler climates???

I Cain't Move!

Since I live in the South, I've taken to using some of their awkward verbiage, just for laughs :)
"Cain't" is a mixture of can't and ain't, basically a double negative, I guess...

It dropped 20+ degrees in between when I walked into the gym this evening and when I walked out... Ummm, can we say culture shock? Cold sweat + cold air + 40mph winds = Miserable! I need some Hot Chocolate ASAP as I sit here in sweats, a hoodie and my Ugg slippers.

Back to the reason that I'm unable to move... Ever heard of Nike Training?

Get the app HERE!

Well, if you haven't, 24 Hour Fitness offers this class, and you can also get the app from the iTunes store (sorry Android people), that's what the Nike Training classes are based upon.

The story- There's really no classes on Tuesday nights that I enjoy, so typically, I take Tuesday off from the gym. I'm a gym class rat, and working out on my own is completely boring to me. I've been spoiled for SO long by classes. There's nothing easier than having someone tell you what to do for an hour and leaving completely soaked and high on endorphins! :) I've been at this class thing for a REALLY long time! Like since Tae Bo. Remember good ol' Billy Blanks? haha! So yeah, I went to Nike Training. It was the HARDEST workout ever, with one of the worst teachers ever (sounding strange right?), and if I ever attend this guy's class again, I will stand in the back (I'm typically a front row girl).

And Tony was his Name-O! (the Nike Training instructor). First off, one of his thighs were as big as my whole body. He was wearing tights, kinda like these:

He demonstrated squats like he was booty-poppin' to "How low can you go?" He couldn't decide if he was a Drill Sargent or a really hateful football coach. He thinks it's cool to belittle and intimidate people. AND I let him know what I thought about him. He never messed with me again.


Moral of the story- Tony is the reason that many people give up on classes, the gym etc. Everyone's styles are different, and it's nice that 24 Hour Fitness provides options. This could have been a great experience for me if the instructor showed respect for the people in the class, and pushed us to do better, instead of pointing out what you "should be doing." I do have to say, that there were about 15 guys in that class, and typically guys don't attend too many classes, so from that perspective, that's working for him. But, a combined 20 minutes of burpees, is complete insanity. A combined 20 minutes of squats is added insanity. And Tony is completely insane. So I guess, the moral of the story? I love to hate him, because my body hurts good? Next time I will stand in the back, and if he still tries to tell me what to do, I will let him know what I think, once again. ;)

If you don't belong to a gym, download the Nike Training Club app! It's really awesome! First, you select your goal: Get Lean, Get Tones, Get Strong etc. Next, select your level: Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced. Then, you choose your workout: Sweat + Shape, Slim Chance, Fighter Fit etc. It tells you how long to do each drill within the selected workout. If you don't know how to do the drill, you can see pictures and even videos. It's AMAZING and makes working out Simple. You can also sync your playlists to it, and have an audio guide take you through your workout with your own music.

Now that's Fancy!

Have you used the Nike Training Camp app? 

I'm downloading it now :)