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From crafting your costume to Halloween parties to handing out candy to those adorable trick-or-treaters, you need all the energy you can get this season. The best way to stay energized all day? A healthy, filling breakfast, of course! We’re building all of these breakfasts into our meal plans from now until October 31st to stay extra festive this season.
1. Two-Ingredient Pumpkin Donuts: Pass over those pumpkin donuts you see in every coffee shop case and make your own healthier version at home. (via The Girl Inspired)
2. Spooky Breakfast Eggs: It’s crazy what a little paint can do to make breakfast exciting again. (via A King’s Breakfast)
3. Jack-o’-Lantern Orange Fruit Cups: Don’t just stop at carving pumpkins this year. While these orange jack-o’-lanterns are *almost* too cute to eat, we don’t think the kiddos would have a problem scarfing those fruit “brains” down. (via Frugal Coupon Living)
4. Pumpkin Pie Smoothie: We can’t talk about healthy breakfast without mentioning a smoothie or two. This makes enough for two, so grab a friend and start your day with a healthy serving of veggies. (via Savor the Baking)
5. Pumpkin Pie Breakfast Bake: You CAN have pie for breakfast with this healthy and filling baked oatmeal. (via Running With Spoons)
6. Healthy Pumpkin Spiderweb Pancakes: You’ll want to get out of bed on Saturday morning to make these adorable gluten-free pancakes. (via Delightful Mom)
7. Witch’s Brew: Give your daily green smoothie a Halloween twist with frozen grapes, peanut butter and a plastic spider or centipede. (via The Peach Kitchen)
8. Pumpkin Spice Pop Tarts: Skip the preservative-laden, store-bought version and make your own festive, on-the-go breakfast. (via Southern Fatty)
9. 10-Minute Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal: We all know oatmeal is one of the healthiest ways to start our day. Add a scoop of canned pumpkin to the mix to take your oatmeal to the next level. (via Two Healthy Kitchens)
10. Two-Minute Microwave Quinoa Pumpkin Mug Cake: Looking for a new vegan and gluten-free breakfast to serve this Halloween? This recipe was made for Y-O-U. (via Almost Getting It Together)
Do you have a favorite Halloween-themed breakfast recipe? Leave us the recipe in the comments!
Cassandra is a San Francisco-based marketer by day and blogger by night (and weekend!). You can usually find her running, surfing, hiking, eating or at the yoga studio when she's not working - or planning her next adventure.
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It can be intimidating to step out on your own and build a business from the ground up. As part of our collaboration with Office Depot, we're talking with Selfmade alum and solopreneur Colette Lawrence, the faith-based motivator and relationship builder behind The M.E.E. Movement, about ways in which women in business can find success.
B + C: How did you know M.E.E. Movement was your business to start?
The M.E.E Movement represents motivation, empowerment, and encouragement for women. It is what represents me. I did not know at first that it was my business to start, but then the thought of monetizing what I loved came to me. It scared me, however. I registered the business in July 2020 and have been slowly building my wings since.
B + C: What's one strategy that's helped you start your business?
Thinking through and researching what the requirements are to start my business, and then asking questions of people who are in the business. Not all advice worked; however, it helped me to figure out what I needed to do and not to do.
B + C: Did you always know life coaching would be your entrepreneurial path?
(Smiles) No, I did not. I 'stumbled" on it. I knew that people were always coming to me for advice and I found that I loved having conversations with them, especially with women, young and old.
B + C: What was your most valuable takeaway from Selfmade?
My most valuable takeaway was the first day of training: Get out of your own way. There were a lot of great moments and important takeaways from every presenter. However, getting out of my own way, pushing past doubts, was for me my most valuable takeaway. Doing something that I had never done before took courage. If I do not focus on what is happening with me mentally then I cannot deliver to my clients successfully.
B + C: What's one piece of advice you would give to female entrepreneurs on the brink of starting?
Get out of your head. You have something to offer. You have what you need to succeed so go ahead and do it.
B + C: How do you stay motivated?
I stay motivated by listening to music and listening to motivational speakers, and sometimes someone will just reach out and talk about the impact that I made in their life. That adds the extra juice or sauce I need to pummel through the day.
B + C: What's your best organizational tip?
Keep a diary and journal. It's the best way for me to keep organized and it also provides a source motivation as I record not only my "losses" but my wins as well.
B + C: Who inspires you in the entrepreneurial space?
Shirley Toliver – She motivates and empowers and makes me always want to show up.
B + C: What has receiving the Office Depot scholarship to Selfmade done to help you start or grow your business?
The scholarship was a blessing in that all the areas that were covered offered valuable information that I needed, from social media to HR. As a new business owner, I needed to know this to increase my own personal awareness in what it takes to run a successful business. The candidness of the presenters made it easy to see myself in their shoes and helped me to realize that I can also get there.
Thanks Colette! You can follow The M.E.E. Movement on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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