Amazing Summer’s End to Beautiful Autumn Beginnings (August/September 2018)

Happy Autumn!!! It’s been an amazing summer and start of another year as a blogger.

Sights during my Sunday walk, on the last day of September!!! It’s officially Fall Season but there are still butterflies and pretty flowers!

This reflection spans two months because life has been amazingly busy; flowing like a raging river. From work, to vacations, to family gatherings, to work travels, conferences, to sitting staring at the clouds, it’s been quite a time. In the length of two months, I’ve traveled to Germany, Italy,  New York,  Hawaii, North Carolina to conferences, and carnivals. It’s been quite a ride. Through all of my travel, there was one activity that I enjoyed the most, yes you guessed it, Eating!!!! Dining solo or with friends and family, I realized how much I used to love cooking. A hobby I just haven’t had the time to keep up. It’s always easier to head to the grocery and purchase from the salad bar or go dine at a restaurant. So, Yes, cookin!!! I’ve missed it! It hit me when I was in Hawaii and then again in North Carolina; I began to crave cooked food. Like that good old fashion, made from scratch, munching while stirring the pot on a Sunday afternoon food. I began watching cooking shows in the hotel. Lol I watched this cooking show that had children throwing down in the kitchen like Top Chefs! Loved it, but you know I can’t remember the name of the show and probably won’t see it again , since I don’t have TV at home. Lol Yea, I’m one of those no television people. Anyway, as soon as I got home from my travels, I began to cook. From crockpot dishes to oven roasted, full flamed dishes. Cookin like I had a full house of people to feed! You know when you cook like you have a family! Hahaha I’ll share a few pictures on this post and maybe I’ll post some recipes another time.

To go back to reflecting on my journey of deciding to finally create a blog and Be a Blogger. My intentions are to share my Love. One of the best ways to share love is through cooking. You can definitely pour all of your love into an amazing dish and share it with others. Here is to sharing my love with you, my readers, and remember that love is in each moment! 

Peace. Anasa Laa 💜

Gnocchi with wild mushrooms and cheese… all ingredients purchased in Napoli!!!
Anasa Laa’s Jambalaya… comfort food to spark memories of New Orleans!
Simply breakfast… weekend mornings.
Crockpot cooked lentil soup in beef bone broth… perfect dish to make during the Fall Equinox!
Moroccan dish I made one evening that was so good I wanted to consume the entire pot!! Yummy!

Hello world!

Welcome to Anasa Laa.

You are entering the World of my thoughts, my emotions, my randomish aka random-ish aka random- $h*t. LOL Sounds like some sci-fi thriller. Ahhh You’re entering the Twilight Zone. Okay, I’m going off course. Thoughts running away. Back on track.  I’m a Lady, most of the time a Queen, who so happens to be on a solo journey.  Since my younger lady years, I’ve expressed my emotions, my thoughts through words and pictures aka poetry and photography.  My philosophy in life has been truly ‘work hard, play hard’ and I’ve done just that. Now in my 39th year as a physical being, I’m pondering my journey, contemplating what the Universe has in store. How will this story continue as I go from pretending to ‘adult’ to full force mid-age ‘adulting’? I will explore and share my spiritual and wellness philosophy, my theories of the mystery of existence,  and simply put, my meditation along this journey. You’ll get a few of my ‘journalations’ (made up word…call me Webster) and my ‘digital pixpressions’ (another made up word, so don’t steal it!) I’ve kept a journal since my high school years and I highly recommend that you start to write down your thoughts too. Its your story. Who better to tell it? Right? The African saying is “Until Lions write their own history, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” So get to writing… your great great great grandchildren may find your story very interesting. 🙂   Stay tune for the journey through my thoughts and be sure to feel the love in each moment!!!

#loveisineachmoment #soloqueensjourney