Suzanne Carillo

I am so so excited that I have been invited over to Amsterdam to meet up with some of my favourite celebrity blogger friends. You may know some of them…Anja, Greetje, and Sylvia.

I don't leave for another 10 days but my brain is hurting trying to figure out what the heck I'm going to pack for the 10 days away.

The weather in Amsterdam can be unpredictable cool and rainy or hot and humid. Those Nederlanders like to keep people guessing.

Also since I'm meeting up with famous bloggers, some of them fashion bloggers, I need to bring my A game.

No pressure.

Bringing my A game isn't easy to do while limiting the number of shoes. I've told you before, my feet are the Mariah Carey of divas, always unhappy about something. Normally switching up the footwear is the best chance of appeasing them. Choosing footwear for this trip is like choosing the winning lottery numbers…

only harder.

So here is one outfit I'm stongly considering.

It has hit three of my requirements for travel attire;

comfort,

it can easily be layered or the foot-ware switched out to accommodate a change in climate

and finally it has a little somethin' somthin' extra

Emeril calls it the "Bam!" factor.

Now if I had pyrotechnics following me around and wild music this would really go Bam!

Since I'm keeping it real, I will just ask Anja, Greetje and Sylvia to hum and carry sparklers.

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Totally reasonable.

I'm still trying to figure out how to take over lifts for all of my shoes. I have a feeling I am going to look look like a Lilliputian next to these statuesque ladies in photos.

I called up my buddy Tom Cruise for help on how to look taller in photos. He said to always travel with a small box to stand on when posing for photos.

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Seriously Tommy?

I do not have an entourage of people carrying boxes around for me all day long.

Just three Nederlanders humming and carrying sparklers.

Yeesh.

That guy acts like such a movie star.

Linking up with The Pleated Poppy for What I Wore and I Feel Pretty at Get Your Pretty On Spy Girl 52 Pick-me-up Disco Diva

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I'm so excited to be heading overseas soon to meet up with some wonderful celebrity bloggers and one of the gals I'll be visiting asked me what I like to eat during the day.

I've already covered the granola that I eat for breakfast, but I thought I'd share some of my quick lunch ideas that I enjoy while trying to keep off the creeping weight monster.

I must be part squirrel because I adore nuts and seeds. I keep roasted pumpkin & sunflower seeds and a litany of roasted nuts in my fridge. I don't buy them roasted, I buy them raw and roast them myself on a cookie sheet in the oven for about 10-15 minutes at 350 F. That ensures there is no added salt or oil. Roasting makes all the difference in the world to the taste, so don't skip this step. Just do what I do, roast a bunch of them at once and put them in sealed in baggies it the fridge. They will keep for months like that.

2 slices Ryvita toast/crackers multigrain

7 slices cucumber (have as much cucumber as you like, it has practically zero calories and no fat)
2 tbsp light cream cheese
2 tbsp roasted pumpkin seeds
1 tbsp roasted sunflower seeds
total calories…307

Spread the cream cheese on the crackers and sprinkle with seeds and fresh ground pepper. I love fresh ground black pepper. I put it on everything. Did you know that black pepper improves digestion and helps promote intesinal health?

I kid you not.

If I'm still hungry after this I'd have a green apple which is an additional 52 calories.

I have a couple of other favourite lunches I make for myself all the time I'll share soon.