Wholesome Gal

I’m back. So get ready!

Hi everyone!!!  Boy oh boy, have I’ve missed this blog!!! I’m so incredibly happy to start up my blog again, and thankful that I have it! I’ve missed all the cooking, baking, my followers, learning+teaching, creating healthy recipes…everything! This is MY little corner of the world, and I’m glad to be living in it again:)

Because I’ve been gone for so long, I feel like I owe everyone a visual explanation as to where I’ve been and what I have been up to! So, without further a due, a little glimpse into my last couple of months. There’s gonna be tears! And laughs! And gasps! So hold on tight!! It’s about to start……..

First Dan and I moved out of our paper-thin-walled-apartment in Englewood, NJ…YAY FINALLY!!  And into a house in Woodcliff Lake, NJ. Moving all together is so time consuming! Ugh. Especially when I’m the type of person that needs everything to be in it’s proper place, completely organized, and most importantly – looking good. Or else I feel like my world is complete ciaos! It was months before we got everything settled.

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HELLO 70′s!! Even though I was born in the 80′s I now know what it was like to have lived in the 70′s after moving into this house! We had to….and believe me, we HAD to fix up the esthetics in this house even though we’ll probably only be living here 2+ years.

“Your surroundings reflect who you are and provide sanctuary +balance in a world where there is the complete opposite.” Quote by ME:)

So we painted, painted and then painted some more, peeled wallpaper, sanded, caulked, removed doors, and changed all the lighting. Sorry, YELLOW lighting doesn’t make anything or anyone look good! {It makes a world of difference by simply changing the color lighting in your house…just a little tip}.  Almost the whole house was painted this awful peach/beige color. YUK! So by simply changing the wall colors, it gave the house a real pick-me-up.  (I’m not even going to get into the weird prickly spakled walls that you literally cut yourself on if you accidentally rubbed up against it walking by…I guess they were once cool in the 70′s!)

old dining room.

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After a few months, we finally finished the house! We now just need to add some warmth and texture by adding some area rugs here and there – like in our Dining Room shown below. (I’ll post more pics later)

NEW dining room!

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Then it was off to Israel with Dan, visiting relatives and relaxing. I LOVE it there! It’s my second home! Great food, great people, great country.

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We basically ate, relaxed, ate….repeated….

(traditional Israeli breakfast…plus bagels and Lox, and Herb Omlettes which is not shown)

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and then we ate some more…

(brunch: Herbed Omlette, Pita Bread with different toppings: Nutella-White Fish Cream Cheese-Sour Cream-Baba Ghanoush, and Tuna , and some Israeli Salad)

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and thennnnn…………..I got ENGAGED!!!

He proposed at his grandmothers (Savta) 90th Birthday party. I was completely surprised:)

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……….and then my DAD got re-married!!!

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Taking a break from blogging, with the need to make some $$$,  I started a job last summer, a GREAT JOB!! Did it deal with cooking? Nutrition? Health? Nope.

I started a job with my second love…..Design. I was a Design Assistant at a great company in Nanuet, NY called Stone Age Kitchen and Bath Designs. Hopefully, one day, my two loves: Nutrition and Design will meet one another, fall in love, and live side by side in perfect harmony in my life:)

I stepped away from the Design job this past March because the company was unfortunately struggling, and started a part-time job while looking for a full-time job (by the way, still looking!!).

Lastly, I started the “Certified Personal Fitness Chef” program through Spencer Institute, which I’m almost done with. Mainly to further enhance my professional position with clients and future cooking demos I’m hoping to do! Being certified in a specific area sets me apart from other personal chefs.

However, my focus and goals for the future are a lot bigger:) First, I’m hopping to go back to school starting in the fall to become one of the following: a Health & Wellness Counselor/ Holistic Practitioner/ or a Food Psychologist. Second, to become a licensed Yoga Teacher. And thirdly, doing what I do best…blogging! Where they will all lead me…well that’s my little dream I hope one day to bring into reality:)

You see the FULL CIRCLE I made? Makes you exhausted, huh!

 At least I gave it a go in the Design field. That I don’t regret. “…you’ll find the only things you regret are the things you didn’t do.”
Zachary Scott

But don’t think for a second that it has been all roses for me. I’ve gone through rough, pot-holed roads to get here; days filled with crying, depression, absolute frustration. And “here” isn’t an end or starting point. It’s just a pause, an…..”ahhhh” relaxed sigh basically, feeling that everything is somehow going to work out. But the fear of what may be is definitely there.

The fear is in the back of my mind right now. Tapping away at my conscious that it’s there. Ready for me to run away. And all I can say to it is: Go ahead and tap. My path is only known by me. Only I can create what I want. And I can’t let what others want me to do stand in my way.

I want to transform WHOLESOME GAL into more than just recipes and nutritional articles. I want it to be about the “WHOLE” person- Exercising, Nutrition, Fashion, Health, Decorating tips, all of life’s woes & joys….you name it.

I’m so excited to get started again, and I hope my readers and I can share and grow together, because we all need one another in life, everyone has SOMETHING special to offer that another person may need! XOXO Kelly

So here’s to the future of Wholesome Gal and ALL it has to offer!

……oh I forgot to add Pinterest to my timeline. Ya, Pinterest happened to me. Major event. Major.