Las Vegas Here We Come + Updates

Las Vegas, Here We Come

What an excitingly busy weekend Ryan and I have ahead of us. We are sort of frantically getting things in order today so that we can jet off tomorrow for the James Ray Harmonic Wealth Weekend seminar in sunny and warm(er) Las Vegas, Nevada. YAY! We have a travel day planned for Thursday, the event is Friday and Saturday, which I have been reading is pretty intense, I am talking 8 AM to 10:30 PM. Then Sunday we have a free day in Sin City, and then Monday we are traveling home. We can hardly wait. I plan to share all the dirty details with you upon our return home… well at least most of the details. I mean, you know what they say about Vegas… ;-

Now, you are wondering, “What the hell is a Harmonic Wealth Weekend?” Well, let me tell ya. First things first, most people only associate the word wealth with money. Am I right? In this sense, wealth means much more than those little rectangular green pieces of paper, or “sweet moolah” as Kip from the movie Napoleon Dynamite would say. Rather, Harmonic Wealth is defined as being full in all aspects of life, including financial, but also relational, mental, physical, and spiritual. In order to live a life of wellness, true happiness, joy, abundance, etc – all five of these cylinders must be firing at full capacity.

A few weeks ago, Ryan and I attended a local one-night seminar, where James spoke, and we were really inspired by his passion. Usually we are the “not gonna fall for that bag of what-can-I-sell-you tricks” but we went with an open mind. Ya know how some people just touch you emotionally in a certain way? They somehow push buttons that make you think, “Wow, that really makes sense, I totally agree with you.” Well, that is how we felt after listening to James speak.

Just to give you a little background on James Arthur Ray (not to be confused with James Earl Ray), he is a professional speaker and New York Times best selling author, who has written books like Harmonic Wealth: The Secret of Attracting the Life That You Want, The Science of Success, and The Millionaire Mindset. He has spent more than two decades studying the thoughts, actions, and habits of those who have created wealth in all aspects of life. James has been featured as a guest on Oprah, Larry King Live, and The Today Show as well as was featured in the movie/audio book, The Secret.

I am going to be taking furious notes at the seminar so that I can share my profound new wisdom with you, and will be of course taking pics of our adventure and documenting any fun foodie-licious treats we enjoy along the way.

Oatmeal Update

I have been working on a savory oats recipe. I used oat groats, which is sort of like rice, and simmered it in chicken broth, then mixed it with baked chicken breast, mushrooms, onions, garlic, and goat cheese. It was really good, but it didn’t turn out exactly as I would have liked (kinda soupy), so I am going to perfect it a little more before I post the recipe. I am really getting into this challenge. Everyday I think of new ways to eat my oats.