Do you have a word for 2016? A clean simple one-word reminder that focuses your intentions and reminds you what the big picture goals are for your year? Personally, I have a list of goals, bigger bucket list things and some attainable to-do’s this year that I want to get done. I have a tiny notebook filled with big dreams and some really rad ideas. Things that all once seemed really out of reach to me.

A few years ago, I sat down and really wrote down what I wanted, all the crazy things you could never imagine really happening. There’s something magical and cathartic about putting solid black ink to paper that makes things seem real. It hasn’t been the path I expected, but, over the last few years, I have really seen some of those wild crazy could-never-be-me dreams happen. I really do believe it’s because I put it out into the universe and started steering myself even without a map towards what I truly wanted.

True story, I have gone back and flipped through those beaten, traveled, and worn notebooks and I can see the moment that I wrote something that I really wanted. I circle and highlight those moments with enthusiasm because they have come to fruition and that is worth celebrating! I am not typing this because my blog is making money (it’s not) or because I have spiked some number or something (I haven’t). There is no deal that’s going to just make it for me this year. But dreams. Things I never imagined possible, they have bee happening and in the big picture, that matters to me more than anything.

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Apple Bushel Cocktail Recipe

Yield: 1 cocktial

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

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Ingredients

• 2 oz Maple Crown Royal
• 1 oz ginger liqueur
• 4 oz Sprite
• 1/4 Granny Smith apple, julienned

Instructions

1. In a cocktail glass with ice, add the Maple Crown and ginger liqueur. Give a little swirl.
2. Fill the glass to half full with the Sprite.
3. Add the julienned apple and top off the glass with remaining Sprite as needed.
4. Sip and enjoy.

Notes

this cocktail is a creation from a libation we enjoyed at a local bar.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 348 Total Fat: 0g Saturated Fat: 0g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 17mg Carbohydrates: 32g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 26g Protein: 1g

Nutrition information provided is an estimate from nutritionix.com. For specific health concerns, please put the recipe into your Dr recommended nutrition calculator.