Alkaline Pineapple Infused Smoothie Recipe

Pineapple Smoothie

PINEAPPLE COCONUT SMOOTHIE

Recipe by Rachele D'Amato
Photo Credit: Halley Elefante

Cocktail Time! Take a Load Off.

Pineapple Infused Tequila: You have never tasted tequila like this before!

Chop half pineapple into squares and place into a liter sized sealable jar. Pour 1 liter of your favorite tequila into the jar with the pineapple and seal tight.

Allow this to sit unopened for 7 days. This makes for a delightfully infused tequila that you may add to any margarita or alone on ice.

Pineapple Coconut Smoothie:

¼ cup fresh or frozen pineapple chunks
¼ cup fresh coconut
1.5 cups cup coconut water
Pinch of sliced almonds
Place ingredients in blender with some ice, blend and serve. (makes 2 servings)

5 New Beginnings for Rebooting and Feeling More Successful in Your Business

5 NEW BEGINNINGS TO FEELING SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR BUSINESS

Article by Darlene Dunn  

We are in full force in 2014 and it's time for new beginnings; however, you may be feeling like you finished 2013 off kilter.  Perhaps, like our computers, you need to re-boot.  Take some time to reflect on the following and make a new plan:

Success Strategy #1: Friends/Associates

• Have they been holding you back or cheering you on?
• Perhaps it is time to ‘cut’ a few people from your circle if they are keeping you from pursuing/achieving your dream

Success Strategy #2: Knowledge

• Do you an area of deficient knowledge?
   
• What knowledge, if attained, will help you move your business to the next level?
   
• Make a plan to attain this knowledge in 2014- You need to keep an insatiable thirst for knowledge alive this year.

Success Strategy #3: Your Words

• Are you speaking success into your life?
   
• Have you ‘listened to yourself’ lately?  
   
• Make it a priority to listen to yourself.  Are your words holding you back from achieving your dream?

Success Strategy #4: Your Attitude

• Do you need the proverbial- ‘check up from the neck up’?
   
• Sometimes just tweaking our attitude can make a huge difference in our business

Success Strategy #5: Decisions

• Were you decisive in 2013? Realize that every time you do not make a decision, you actually make a decision
   
• Be intentional with your decisions but don’t become paralyzed by over-thinking each decision
   
• Let you vision/mission statement guide your decisions- each decision should move you one step closer to achieving your dream.

Put these 5 success strategies into action and see what happens next. Each step you'll gain a little more clarity about what it is you are hoping to achieve, you'll have a sunnier disposition, and most of all you will begin to attract more abundance into your life and business. Let’s go achieve our dreams, you smart entrepreneur!

5 Dating Tips for Guys Who Want to Date a Holistic Fashionista

5 DATING TIPS FOR GUYS WHO WANT TO DATE FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS

Article by: Karyn Sundin  
Photo Credit: Anum Tariq

Dating Tip #1: Be Creative

Be Creative. It’s the little things that will make you stand out. This starts with picking a spot outside of the box. Put in the effort. What does she like? Be thoughtful. If she's into decor, take her to a flea market. If she has pups, go hiking then day drink somewhere with an outdoor patio.  You’re a dude that’s not lazy and pays attention…A+

Dating Tip #2: Be a Southern Gentleman

Be a “Southern Gentleman” (or Read the Art of Manliness) Manners! Please and thank you! This tip alone will have her swooning over you to her girlfriends you haven't even met yet. Bring her an orchid, rose, fern, a magazine, toy for her dog, doesn't matter. Dress up a little, open doors, PAY, get your phone off the table, be a gentleman. If you want a lady, you have to treat her like one.

Dating Tip #3: Drink Like a Man

Drink like a Man Men drink scotch and they drink bourbon.  The cost of the bottle isn’t important. Single malts tend to be a bit more than blends. Glenfiddich is always a safe bet for scotch and Old Grandad is a great inexpensive bourbon option. Most bars/restaurants have bourbon specialty drinks that are far from wimpy. 

“The proper drinking of Scotch whisky is more than indulgence: it is a toast to civilization, a tribute to the continuity of culture, a manifesto of man’s determination to use the resources of nature to refresh mind and body and enjoy to the full the senses with which he has been endowed.” – David Daiches

Dating Tip #4: Quit Complaining

In a time when it’s "cool" to be a pseudo- intellectual hipster who hates so much of everything, stand out by loving so much of everything. Negativity is lame & ordinary.  Celebrate you, your foibles. Be authentic and do it with confidence….it’s ok to get a little naughty.

Dating Tip #5: Stop Talking and Listen

Stop Talking and Listen. The date isn't just about you! She's probably very interesting. Listen to her! Humility is one of those slowly dying traits that women are mourning without realizing it. Showing off your swagger is overrated, being humble is a lost art. Own it.

Office Decor: A Swanky-Boho Workspace That Knocks the Socks off Your Clients

SWANKY BOHO WORKSPACE THAT KNOCKS THE SOCKS OFF YOUR CLIENTS

Fashion Editor: Angel Quintana 

I'm into manifesting what I want so it takes out most of the hard work! Currently, I am in the process of looking for an amazing warehouse space to move Holistic Fashionista and all our employees this Fall. I want cool floors, high ceilings, sunlight and most of all SPACE!

Swanky Boho Workspace

I'm ready to spread my wings and sprawl the heck out. I also miss interior design, one of my favorite past times, so I put together a dream board to get the creative juices flowing.