It’s very interesting working on the internet because you see people’s personalities shift throughout the year. The first of the year, everyone is happy and positive and ready to conquer the world. Spring is still pretty good, but you get a few stragglers who tend to complain about something that is upsetting them. Summer is slow because people are on vacation and concentrating on fun activities. But then fall comes around and all the anger and frustration and stress comes out. And the internet (a place where you don’t have to talk to someone face to face or ever see the human in person) is the perfect place to take it out. And I tend to get those people with frustrations, insecurities, stressors and upsets on my site and social media who really let it out there. I always wonder if other bloggers similar to me get these sort of people and just don’t talk about it, but I have a hard time with that not voicing my upset.
Maybe it’s because I speak my mind or because I’ve become a more confident person over the years, but whatever it is, it makes others mad. It’s such a shame. All my website has really become over the years is a place for inspiration. It’s almost like my vision board in a way. It’s a place I can share my ups and downs and how I’ve moved past those times in my life. It’s a place I can share what food and fitness has inspired me the most and changed my life for the better. It’s a place for me to try new things and learn new skills that I never thought I could do. It’s all a positive thing and it’s a shame that someone sees it in a negative light. So I must thank all of you out there that have left a positive comment or tried a recipe or bought a cookbook or recommended a podcast or told me to try a fun, new workout, or gave me a restaurant to try when I was out of town. Thank you to all the positive people that have kept their positivity going throughout the entire year. It’s a hard thing to do and going after someone over the internet seems to feel good to some, so thank you for not doing that, even when times are tough in your own home.
Ok, enough with that. I feel better now. You know I can’t hold that sh*t in. Anywho, I need to tell you what I’m SO excited about. I think I mentioned it already but it’s coming together now! I recently decided to take our guest bedroom and turn it into an office. We only have people stay with us a couple times a year so the bedroom really wasn’t doing anything except collecting dust and storage. So I took the bed out and cleaned it up and made it my office and photo studio! I’m so so excited about it! I put up little cheap shelves from Target then put up a clothes rack to store some clothes, shoes and accessories then set up a mirror. In front of all that is a desk then right next to the window is where I take all my food photos. I also have a huge cabinet full of all my food props, so it’s easy to take photos in that room. I know you’re probably like – yeah, I don’t care. But I’m SO PUMPED to have a separate space from my entire house so I can cut myself off from work at night. I can’t wait to show you how I put together the space!
It just feels so nice to be a little bit more settled in our home. It’s been a year and a half and I still don’t feel totally settled in. There’s just always something to add or change or improve and it’s always hard to decide what to invest your money in. Right now we are finally really working on our backyard. For a little bit, we were thinking about putting in a decent amount of money to have our dream backyard…but then we decided that saving the money for something else in the future was the better decision. The one thing we are definitely investing in is a hot tub. I hate winters. Snow is gross. It belongs in the mountains, not the city. So we are going to enjoy every bit of winter in a warm tub sipping hot cocoa and highfiving. It’s gonna be magical.
I talked too much today. I’m annoying myself. Kloveyoubye!
5 Ingredient Butternut Squash & Sage Breakfast Casserole
- Yield: 5-6 1x
Ingredients
- 2 cups diced butternut squash
- 2 tablespoons ghee
- 1 pound breakfast sausage
- 1 tablespoon minced sage + extra sage leaves for garnish
- 10 eggs, whisked
- salt and pepper. to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease an 8×8 baking dish. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Toss butternut squash in ghee and sprinkle with salt. Place in oven to bake for 20-25 minutes, until soft and browned. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
- Cook breakfast sausage in medium saute pan over medium heat. Break breakfast sausage into small pieces and cook until no pink remains.
- Whisk together eggs then add in breakfast sausage, butternut squash, minced sage along with salt and pepper. Pour mixture into greased baking dish, top with extra sage leaves, then place in an oven for 30-40 minutes, until no jiggle remains.
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Unfortunately, no matter how hard we try to remain positive, there is always a bad apple. I have a hard time ignoring them as well. I find it hard to tune out, especially when its so unnecessary and rude to you on a personal level. I’m sorry you have to deal with that.
I happened to love your recipes, I cook from your blog and cookbooks often. I check in every day to your blog and follow you on snap. You’re a rockstar, and I high five you for tackling the negativity and pushing past it. You are so much better than a few idiots that are bringing the world down.
Keep doing you!
Here’s the big thing to remember about others: The criticisms aren’t about you because they don’t like who you are, they don’t like themselves. It’s stems from the insecurities inside of them and they see who or what they want to be. They take it out on you because they see you possessing the attributes they want. There is a reason why Freud’s theory of projection is still talked about in modern psychology. (Even though I think Freud was a total crazy himself, he did make some good points regarding human nature.) It’s a defense mechanism people use to avoid critically looking at themselves to making changes that might make them happy because that takes honesty and work. Truthfully, Americans are very lazy. We want things to come easy and when they don’t, people get resentful and make others around them the punching bag.
Keep on doing you hot stuff! It’s exactly why I read your blog and buy your books!
I make some kind of egg casserole every week, and have been getting sick of all my usual recipes. This will be a welcome addition to my rotation! Thanks for sharing! And for being you, despite the haters…
Personally, I think you should ignore them and not even respond. That’s what they want you to do. They know they got your goat and by responding they know they have. Win for them.
Hey Juli! First time to comment, but I wanted to tell you how delicious & easy your 21DSD Carrot Cake Pudding is!!! I’m on day 4 of the detox and have made it two times already haha! It tastes just like pumpkin pie & TOTALLY satiates any craving I have had so far. This will DEFINITELY be a staple in my fridge! P.S. love your blog 🙂
Def trying this for Saturday breakfast! I never understand why people leave negative comments. I checked out a new blog yesterday & found the first article I read absurd. I decided it wasn’t for me & moved on. A negative comment would have done nothing & perhaps that article helped someone else. I was thinking later in the day about how being offended, like everything else, is a choice & choosing to be offended gets you NOWHERE. It is quite liberating to decide that people aren’t going to offend you! Keep it up Juli – I think you are POSITIVELY great!
we live in a very offended world now. everyone is always offended. and it totally is a choice!
Love your positivity!! And your recipes!!! I cannot wait to see your office transformation 😀
remember the more successful you are the more haters there are
I’d love to see pictures of your office!! I don’t know why, but I’m always inspired by other creative’s work spaces. Show us!
PS – negative nelly’s are a sign that people are listening. Just keep doing what you’re doing… haters gonna hate regardless 🙂
xo
i am too, i’ve been looking on pinterest a ton for inspiration!
Thanks looks so good! Perfect timing as I have a butternut squash just waiting to be cooked up and some pastured ground pork is being delivered to my door today! Yippee 🙂