Low-Carb Chocolate Coconut Macadamias Nut Cookies Recipe

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Low Carb Ingredients:

· 5 Tablespoons coconut oil or butter
· ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
· ¼ cup cream
· 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
· ½ teaspoon salt
· 1 cup sugar equivalent in sugar substitute (I like Splenda, but can use any)
· 4 eggs
· ½ cup coconut flour (I used Aloha Nu brand in analysis)
· ½ cup unsweetened coconut
· 36 almond or macadamia nut halves


Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 F.
1) Melt butter in bowl or 1 quart measuring cup -- you can make the whole recipe in the same container that way.
2) Whisk in cocoa powder until blended. Whisk in cream, salt, vanilla, and sweetener.
3) Taste. This is the point where you want to get the right amount of sweetener for your taste. I tried this recipe with two different cocoa powders -- Hershey and Ghirardelli. I found that I needed more sweetener for the darker Ghirardelli.
4) Whisk the eggs in and beat until they are well-blended. Add coconut flour and blend well, and finish with the dried coconut. Combine well and let sit for 5 minutes. The coconut will absorb most of the liquid.
5) Prepare cookie sheets, either by greasing well, covering with parchment paper, or a silicone baking mat.
6) Drop batter by rounded teaspoons (batter will be about 1½ inches across). Put half an almond or macadamia nut on the top of each, and push slightly to "anchor."
7) Bake for about 12 minutes, until cookies are set and just beginning to brown on bottom.
8) Let cool on pan for about 10 minutes. Remove. When fully cool, store in airtight container.

Makes three dozen low carb cookies.

Nutritional Information (with macadamia nuts): Each cookie has a little over half a gram effective carbs plus 2 grams fiber, 2 grams protein, 5 grams fat, and 51 calories.

Quick Low Carb Dessert Recipe

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Like almost everyone else, the holidays knocked my low carb diet off track but I am right back on it now!! This is a very simple low carb dessert recipe that I have posted before but it is the one really quick and easy low carb dessert that tastes great, perfect for getting back on track! The quick recipe follows, the picture also has some sugar free whipped cream that I "whipped up" from heavy whipping cream and splenda:


1 8oz package of cream cheese1 Tablespoon unsweetened chocolate powder3 Tablespoons Splenda Put the cream cheese in a microwavable dish and heat on high for 15 seconds. Add chocolate and Splenda and mix until thoroughly blended. Now you can just stick the bowl in the fridge with some plastic wrap on top and wait until it firms and enjoy.

Low Carb Mocha Cheesecake Dessert Recipe

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Low Carb Mocha Cheesecake

4- 8oz packages of cream cheese
5 large eggs at room temperature
1 cup Splenda
½ cup brewed coffee
4 1/2 tablespoons Hershey’s chocolate powder (no sugar added)


Take the cream cheese and eggs out of the refrigerator about 45 minutes before you begin mixing to soften the cream cheese and take the chill off the eggs.

When you are ready to begin, start by cracking the eggs into a small bowl making sure not to use the rim of the bowl to crack the eggs to avoid getting shells in the bowl. Set bowl with eggs aside. With the coffee slightly warm mix in chocolate powder until dissolved and set aside.

Add cream cheese to mixer and mix on high until cream cheese is smooth. Continue mixing and add the Splenda. Once the Splenda is incorporated into the cream cheese, stop the mixer and use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the mixer bowl to insure even mixing. With the mixer back on high add half of the coffee and chocolate mixture and set the rest aside for the topping. Now add the eggs one at a time letting mixer work in the one egg before adding the next. Again, stop the mixer and use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl. Now you are ready to pour the mix into the greased spring form pan.

Bake on a preheated 350 degree oven for 60-70 minutes or until low carb cheesecake is set in the middle. Cool for an hour, add low carb mocha ganache (recipe follows) and than chill for at least six hours, this low carb dessert is best served the next day.


Low Carb Mocha Ganache

¼ cup heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoons Hershey’s chocolate powder (no sugar added)
¼ cup of chocolate and coffee mixture (leftover from cheesecake recipe)

Heat heavy whipping cream over low heat, remove from heat and add chocolate powder (you may want to sift it as you add it to avoid lumps) stir and put back on low heat and continue to stir until all chocolate is thoroughly mixed. Heat until ganache thickens. Add coffee mixture, mix in and heat for one minute than remove from heat. Let the low carb mocha ganache cool then pour over cooled cheesecake and chill immediately.

Low Carb Dessert Recipe - Peanut Butter Cookies

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These flourless, low carb cookies rock!

Low Carb Peanut Butter Cookies


· 1 cup no sugar added peanut butter, creamy or crunchy
· 1 1/3 cups baking sugar replacement (I use Splenda)
· 1 egg
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a large baking sheet.

In a mixing bowl, combine the low carb peanut butter, 1 cup of the Splenda, the egg, and vanilla, and stir well with a spoon. Roll the dough into balls the size of walnuts. Place the balls on the prepared baking sheet. With a fork dipped in Splenda, press a crisscross design on each cookie. (I experimented and added some sugar free chocolate to some of the cookies as seen in the picture and they turned out great!) Bake for 12 minutes, remove from the oven, and sprinkle the cookies with some of the remaining Splenda. Cool slightly before removing from pan, enjoy!

Almond Ricotta Creme Low Carb Dessert Recipe

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I was looking through old low carb books for dessert recipes long forgotten that are extra low in carbohydrates for guilt free snacking ... I came across a old favorite straight out of "The South Beach Diet" book:

Almond Ricotta Creme

1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 package sugar substitute
1 teaspoon slivered toasted almonds

Mix together the ricotta, almond extract and sugar substitute in a dessert bowl. Serve chilled and sprinkled with toasted almonds.

Serves one, 8g carbohydrates

Tips For a Healthy Diet

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It is real fun to live healthy, as you can enjoy life more and can feel much more energetic. Healthy living is dependent on many factors and the most significant is healthy diet. Normally people don't care about their diet in the hustle and bustle of life but if you have some important tips for a healthy diet in your knowledge then it can help you to stay healthy and utilize a healthy diet. We have collected number of tips to maintain a healthy life with healthy diet. These will not only help you to maintain your weight but will also give you refreshing experience.

· Use Water: Use plenty of water in your daily life. If you don't like simple plain water then you may add some splash to it but you must start your day with drinking water and end in the same way. Also drink water before taking your meal it will reduce your hunger and will also stimulate your inner organs.

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· Always Think: Self brainwashing is much more important you can never maintain a good health until your conscious about it. Realize what difficulties you can face with poor health and how a healthy diet can help you live longer with an energetic way. Always plan for your meals and discover that what further you can add to your meals. How can you make you habits to always have some healthy diet?

· Consider Shopping: While shopping your food stuff always find out what new can be added in your diet plan. Will it be healthy or heavier? Your kitchen cabinets, refrigerator and other storage should be full with variety of foods so that you can have many choices.

· Healthy Cooking: It is also another important factor that your cooking should also produce healthy diet for you. Much cooked or fried food is not good for health. Lightly cooked or baked and low in calorie food must be part of routine life.

· Be Veggie: Add more vegetables and fruits in your healthy diet. You must buy variety of foods and vegetables to eat. It doesn't mean that you leave using meat. It must also be there and you should use red and white both type of meat in a week.

· Frequent But Lesser: You need to divide your meals in five (5) to six (6) times a day, but it must be healthier diet and in smaller amount.

· Hunger Dependent: Before taking a meal you must evaluate that are you really hungry? If you feel that your body is really demanding something to eat then you must eat otherwise wait until the desire arise.

· Do Not Eat: You must not eat while watching television or studying or doing some work. As while your intentions are busy and you are eating as well at that moment you will eat more than required. So be careful.

· Nighttime Snacks: You should be choosy in your night time snacks. As this is the time when finally you have to relax. A low calorie snacks are recommended for night.

· Enjoy Foods: Always enjoy your food and eating and eat very slowly. You can also use non health foods which you like most but with proper intervals and small sizes.

· Diet Plan: Always plan for your health diet. You can make plans for a whole week. Try to use variety of foods and easily cook able recipes. Try not to rotate same food more than twice. Emphasis on fresh foods and meals.

· Spicy Eating: Add spices and chilies in your low calorie food, as these can make you satisfied and you will also enjoy the taste.

· Physical Activities: Although healthy diet I much more necessary but until you have proper physical activities nothing can help you more. Maintain proper physical activities with jogging, exercises and games. Such activities will make your body energetic and you will consume the extra bit of calories you eaten.

Tips For a Healthy Diet

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What Purpose Does Emotional Eating Serve?

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When we are feeling stressed, angry, lonely, sad or bored we often reach to food to suppress the emotions we are feeling. The more we turn to food to nurture our emotions the more eating becomes a habit. We need to learn skills to deal effectively with our emotional distress.

The food distracts us and helps get our mind on something else. However once we are done eating, our burdens are still hanging around.

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We also associate food with comfort. When we are full we are comfortable. When we were kids, we were often comforted with a cookie and a kiss from our mom.

Emotional eating is the practice of eating in response to feelings instead of hunger. It's not about lack of willpower. Experts estimate 75% of overeating is caused by emotions.

Recognize true hunger

Know why you are eating. Listen to your body. Are you physically hungry or emotionally hungry?

If you just ate an hour or two before, then you are probably emotionally hungry. True hunger actually feels like a mild gnawing sensation in the gut.

A lot of experts suggest you rate your hunger on a scale of 1 to 5. At 1 you are light headed and starving - You'll eat any and everything put in front of you. At 5 you are stuffed like a Thanksgiving turkey.

It's best to eat when your hunger level is at a 2 or a 3. Avoid eating at a 4 or 5. Play the wait game. If you are still hungry after 10 minutes then eat. If you've moved on to another activity and forgot about food, then you probably weren't really hungry.

Identify eating triggers

Keep a food journal for a week or two. Write down everything you eat and how you felt before and after eating.

Were there any emotional factors involved?Do you eat in social gatherings to fit in or because you feel inadequate?Do you eat when your kids are arguing?Do you eat after a hard days work?Do you eat when you're under pressure?Do you eat when you're bored?Do you eat just because it's there? Do you eat to reward yourself?
Develop an alternative plan

Allow yourself to feel the emotions. Feel them right through to the end.

You can cry it out. Confront the person you're angry at in a civil manner etc.

Write it out. Just start pouring out your feelings on paper. You can tear it up, shred it, burn it or flush it down the toilet when you're done writing.

You'll be amazed at how good you feel after writing down your emotions. It helps you get in touch with your true self. Many a problems can be solved this way. Your subconscious has the answers for most of your problems.

Get involved in another activity

If your feeling angry - blast the stereo, go to the gym, punch a punching bag, do some housework or yardwork.

If you're feeling anxious or stressed - take a walk, listen to soothing music, watch a comedy, read, do deep breathing exercises for five to ten minutes, meditate, take a bubble bath If you're feeling sad - watch a happy movie, listen to upbeat music, phone a friend, chat on line.

If you're feeling lonely - phone a friend, go visit a friend, volunteer at a local hospital, go shopping, take a walk around the mall, go to the gym and make new friends You'll find that once you begin engaging in other activities your desire to eat will diminish.

If you find that the alternative plans are not tapering your cravings you might benefit from personal or group counseling.

Tips to avoid emotional cravings

Eat 3 square meals and 2 or 3 healthy snacks each day - When your body is properly nourished it is easier to deal with every day stressors.

Get plenty of rest - When you are tired you probably crave sugar and other high carb food for quick energy. Avoid cravings by getting 8 hours of good sleep every night.

Exercise - Exercise gives you mental and physical energy. It's a natural stress buster.

Don't give up

Reward yourself with nonfood items such as a new outfit, a massage, a mini vacation, a sporting event or concert. We tend to repeat behaviors that have been reinforced and they will soon become new habits for us.

Know that there will be times when you will eat due to emotions. Forgive yourself and move on. Focus on the positive and know that you taking control by changing your habits.

Please note if you can't shake your moods or are feeling depressed for an extended period of time, or if it is interfering with your life, seek the advice of your physician or a mental health professional.

What Purpose Does Emotional Eating Serve?

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Laptop Memory

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Memory Myths.

There is a very interesting observation made by one of these memory improvement guys who sell their books on the Television. He claims everybody has a good memory but we just fail to recognize it and utilize it the proper way. Sorry Sir, I am very much aware how much my memory is (its weak) and I know how to use it (I keep blaming it for all my faults).

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The Laptop however has no such choices like me and is required to utilize the available memory for running all the applications. The Laptop memory issues are resolved internally and appropriate memory is allotted to the application depending upon its priority. The memory here implies the RAM which comes in the form of PCB mounded chips that can hold data for a short duration and transfer it at a very fast rate for necessary operations. This is totally different from the Hard disk which is a permanent storage/ memory space.

The Race For More. The memory hunger of Laptops has been never ending. The memories have increased manifold and starting from a modest 32 Kb the RAM now boasts of speeds in the vicinity of 16Gb. One remembers the 1980s Bill Gates comment regarding RAM, when he said "Who needs more than 64 Kb of RAM Anyway?" Eat your heart out Mr. Gates, your creation has clearly overtaken your own imaginations. The Laptop memory today is increasing at a fast pace to accommodate the advance computing softwares that are being flooded into the market everyday.

Laptop RAMs.

Any average Laptop user would tell you that a Laptop RAM of 1Gb would be good enough to run almost all the applications including the 3-D Graphics and multimedia applications. However, it is increasingly common to observe people demanding more RAM from the vendors with a preconceived notion that the higher the RAM the faster a Laptop would be. This notion though not wrong is not entirely correct. The RAM is faster than the main storage memory, however, it is still much slower than the processor and requires something called a cache to come on equal footing with the processor. Therefore, more RAM does not necessarily mean faster and more efficient Laptop.

The Tradeoff.

The ideal configuration of a Laptop would decide the optimum amount of RAM that can utilise all the existing resources of the Laptop. Thus the requirement of a Laptop memory would indeed depend upon the user requirement of running applications on the Laptop. Thus, a gaming Laptop would have a totally different requirement of Laptop RAM vis-...-vis a Laptop used entirely for Office work or say multimedia.

The additional data that the multimedia content device loads on a Laptop while running generally slows down the machine for a short span of time. It may even hang it for some time. However, even with a higher capacity RAM the effect wont change since the Graphic accelerator may be slow. The case may be different for different accessories. However, the fact about Laptop Memory that it can speed up the Laptop only upto a certain extent holds good.

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The Hunger Games || Katniss & Peeta

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The Hunger Games || Katniss & Peeta Tube. Duration : 2.57 Mins.

Spoliers in this vid!! I am a big Peetniss fan!! This is a tribute to how their love story began! The clips or the music do not belong to me, but the video and color editing are my own work. I just loved THG so much I had to make this vid when I heard this song!! **Update 4/17 Wow! Thank you so much everyone who watches,likes comments, subs!! When I made this vid I never thought so many people would respond but I'm happy you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it. I have been really busy lately, but I'm almost done with my next Kat/Peeta vid!! Stay tuned and thank you so much!** Song: Rihanna - We found love (cover by Sam Tsui)
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Summer Romance (Part 3)

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The match between Argentina and Nigeria on that occasion however was not overly interesting or even exciting. As Argentina scored a goal relatively early in the match thanks to their veteran defender Heinze and held on to win by a score of 1-0 in what really was a lack luster performance from both teams. The highlight of the match coming when Argentina scored their only goal with both Joanna and Juan jumping out of their seats in a celebration which inspired Juan (always with his trusty Minolta at his side) to catch Joanna as she celebrated Argentina's goal. This causing Joanna to feel slightly embarrassed as she in all truth, did not like having her photograph taken; given she never felt her best side was the one which was portrayed in any of her photos. Juan however offered to delete the photo from his camera if she but requested that he do so. This being that which Joanna asked him not to do as she liked the form which her emotions had been captured by Juan's camera.

The match ended with a small but significant Argentine victory which saw Juan take joy in though it was clear that he was disappointed that his team had not won by as wide a margin as he would have wanted them to. Joanna however was glad Argentina had won as Juan would probably be in a cheerier mood to deal with her agency's clients yet she wished to cheer him up over their not having won by as many goals as he had hopped for as well as get some fun for herself. This prompting Joanna to ask "Juan, can I try on your Argentina shirt and maybe if you want you can take a photo of me and send it to my email later?" with glee as Juan turned off the television now that the match was over.

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Juan had not expected such a request and it was clear from the expression on his face that he had not yet as he considered it; it seemed like a good idea. "Sure, I can do that if you want me to take photos of you in my Argentine shirt but let me go to the toilet and change in to another shirt" Juan said as he thought over how to best go about giving her his shirt without having to take off his shirt, not so much in front of her but in the office where he could be seen by a client who might come in just then and get the wrong idea. Joanna was not sure of what Juan wanted yet imagined that he probably did not want to take of his shirt in front of her. As he was probably not wearing anything else underneath. This creating a light smile from Joanna which Juan did not see as he went in to the bag he brought to work in order to look for the shirt he intended to put on in the toilet.

Joanna felt good about having her photo taken so nicely and their was something about Juan's work as a photographer which she enjoyed as she had seen a lot of his work in the magazines he had shown her. It did not take long for Juan to find the shirt he had planned to wear after the football game and to the bar where he would share a drink with his friends in order to celebrate Argentina having won their first match in the world cup. Joanna noticed a certain child like enthusiasm in Juan as he went to change shirts while she went about making coffee for both herself and Juan; whom she knew would want a cup to give him energy to finish off the day though she in all truth knew he did prefer the "yerba mate" which he often brought to work.

Joanna was cheerful, as she went about making coffee. She after all had a successful business with capable people to run it and everything was going well or at least considering the economic crises which was all around. Joanna used the electric kettle to make the coffee which they always took instant and as she started, she observed Juan get out a blue dress shirt from his bag which he took to the toilet. It being there where he would change yet in all truth Joanna more than observed Juan for she was truly and completely attracted to him. This being to the point that she considered everything about him to be beautiful from his hair to his face and body yet this went beyond what was physical as far as she was concerned. Juan, in fact had all the attributes she had grown to admire including his enormous passion and enthusiasm for life which she had never really had and only now could see how it was that one could benefit just from the way in which one looked at things. Juan's qualities which she never failed to notice also including a sense of humor as well as intelligence and an ability to always find a solution to most of life's problems that so often seemed to overwhelm others.

Joanna to a large extent was in love with Juan though this she would never admit to herself, much less to Juan though the reality was his presence in her life went far beyond his being just a man who worked for her. As he even made love to her in her dreams as well as occupying her in most of hers thoughts which led to her constantly thinking of what he was doing or where he was. Juan was special and though he scarcely noticed just how much and in what sense, he did hold Joanna in esteem and considered her to be a woman of beauty though he did not see her as being overly beautiful. It being a case that he had already seen as well as photographed so many a lovely woman to fill his taste that one more attractive woman regardless of how beautiful she was, was just another pretty face.

Juan could see Joanna making coffee as he went in to the toilet to not only change his shirt but relieve himself. As the fact was that he had not done so since the start of the football game which had been two hours ago. This making it more urgent for Juan to do so since he had drunk a whole two litters of ice tea during the game as the day had been of the kind that required one to replenish one's fluids with more regularity than usual. Juan, for his part always appreciated Joanna and all the small things she did for him that included making coffee for him whenever she made it for herself or even allowing him to leave a bit earlier whenever he had an appointment with a lady or his friends.

Juan changed his shirt and as he did so, he looked at his Argentine football jersey which he had not gotten as sweaty as he might have had he been playing football but still had perspired somewhat since he had put it on in the morning. It was not the sweat which disturbed him as it could be washed and dried for Argentina's next match yet the fact that he was going to give it to his boss to put on who was a lady and might find it most disagreeable to wear something which did not have a pleasant smell about it. Joanna, apparently being a lady who took great care not only to dress well but smell nice. As it was her perfumes which he always appreciated having in the office.

Juan looked at his football jersey after having taken it off and put on the shirt he was going to wear for the rest of the day and wondered if perhaps he should not wash it before he gave it to Joanna to try on for a photo. Juan however thought that perhaps it would not matter since she was only going to wear it for a few seconds for some snap shots; probably for advertisement purposes and she would be doing so on top of her dress anyway. Juan however felt it only right that he tell her that the shirt was not all together clean so she might decide for herself and after all; he had already said he would take her photo in it.

Juan however considered other matters as he changed his shirt and combed his hair, for this was a day on which Argentina had won and in the mist of it all; ever present was how his beloved Argentina had done on this day and how they would do against their next rival; who would be South Korea. Juan also entertaining thoughts on how he and his friends would have a drink to celebrate the victory though on this hot day the thought of taking the train back to Manhattan tired him, specially since it more than like would be crowded.

Juan for the most part liked living in New York and enjoyed the job he had in New Jersey yet if there was a draw back to it. It was that he was forced to commute every day from Manhattan to New Jersey though this in and of itself did not represent a problem. Specially since he did not live far from the path train which he had to take to get across the Hudson river though it was once in New Jersey that he was forced to take a bus to the small town where his place of employment was located.

Juan had put on his shirt, washed up a little before doing so and naturally had brushed his teeth along with having applied some eau de toilet; as it was to met his friends as well as to impress Joanna that he had in a slight way fixed himself up. Juan looked at himself in the mirror and was content with the way he looked as he considered it nice to have the sort of look which pleased him to the point that he would not change it or at least not further than he already had. It being the case that he had had plastic surgery on his nose which had in many ways increased the satisfaction he took in his personal appearance to the point that he could look at any man and feel that he had nothing to envy anybody regardless of how handsome he was or might be considered.

Juan was ready to join Joanna as they got ready for their coffee break which they always took in the afternoon though at different times as their work did not always permit them to do so at the same hour every day. On this occasion however given that the football match was over and it was 16:00 hours, Joanna decided that perhaps a spot of coffee along with some of the cookies and other such sweets which they had would do everybody some good in the heat of day which still had not subsided. This seeming almost unbelievable to Joanna how it could be so hot and humid in her office despite her having had the air conditioner on since she opened at 8 am yet such were the conditions she and her employees would have to put up with or at least till fall's cool air canceled out summer's heat. Joanna on that particular day made two cups of coffee as she was not really sure when Bianca would be back though she was certain it would be soon. As Bianca had gone for her lunch break which was but an hour and it was about time that she got back.

Joanna had bought a pack of chocolate chip cookies that very day for the occasion which she was almost sure would be a victory by Argentina. It being in the spirit of celebrating Argentina's win that she had done so. Joanna knowing full well that Juan enjoyed this kind of cookie the most as on many an occasion she had seen him bringing them in to the office and sharing them with not only herself and Bianca but some of her clients; who just happen to be around as he opened his pack.

Joanna, for the most part fancied summers in New Jersey as she and her husband enjoyed going to the near by beaches on weekends and it was as her mind drifted to such thoughts that Juan came out of the toilet already changed in to the dark blue shirt which she felt contrasted his skin tone so nicely as to make it hard to take her eyes of him. Joanna could even smell the fragrance he was now wearing and was truly charmed by his presence though this she did her utmost not to let on as she placed the chocolate chip cookies on a plate on her desk for Juan to take some if he so chose to do so along with the cup of coffee she had made for him. It being with milk and without sugar that Juan drank coffee.

Juan upon reentering the office saw how Joanna had served his cup of coffee along with his favorite that it made him smile as he looked at Joanna, who sat in her desk perhaps waiting for her to join her in a cup of coffee or perhaps just wanted her own coffee to cool yet he could tell she was just glad that he was working with her. Juan who tended to smile more often than most men did so again as his eyes meet Joanna's and then traveled to the cookies he liked which he could tell had been specially bought for him by Joanna. Juan was about to say thank you yet was prevented from doing so by Joanna, who spoke out "Oh, I see you take off the shirt for me. I hope you let me try it on and take my photo. I want to show it to my husband. I think he will like it!" with enthusiasm to prevent Juan from expressing his gratitude. Juan was not opposed to Joanna trying on his shirt yet felt that perhaps its not being washed would dissuade yet it was as he was about to mention this that a client entered the agency whom he would have to take care.

The client was an American whom Joanna knew well and who, in fact had been buying tickets from her; for as long as she had been in business. Juan naturally seeing a client whom he was sure was going to buy a ticket as opposed to many who simply entered to ask questions, refrained from telling Joanna about his shirt not being clean. As this was the last thing he wished to mention in front of a client. Joanna seeing one of her best clients had arrived simply said "Hello, sir please take a seat and my assistant will be with you shortly." to her client who responded with a polite though not warm "good afternoon". Joanna seeing the gentleman who had just taken a seat looked at Juan and simply said with a smile "give me the shirt and I will put it and please take care of this gentleman while I see how it looks.".

Juan had hoped to mention the factor of the shirt's not being clean yet had not been given a chance and with Joanna holding out her hand to receive what he had said would be ok he simply handed it over as he went over to where she stood with a look of worry in his eyes which Joanna detected but did not mention. This given how there was a client who was waiting to be taken care of yet she would ask after when they would be alone to talk. Juan gave her the shirt as he said he would after which he took his cup of coffee from the table where he had placed it before going back to his own desk to take care of the client's need which he was sure would include purchasing several tickets for his large family.

Joanna seeing Juan go over to their client and with the full confidence he gave of his competence, went over to her office to put on this shirt she so much wanted to be photographed in. As her wishes were to be seen in this shirt by not only her husband but by her relatives back in Poland whom she would send the photo to via email. For Joanna, it was not that she could not have simply put on this shirt over what she was wearing in the main office yet felt that perhaps this would be badly seen by her client which prompted her to go over to her own private office; where she would feel more at ease.

Joanna walked over to her office and as she did so, did not even notice the smell of the shirt perhaps because of her own fragrance which given all that she had perspired was not all that much nicer. Joanna, in all truth felt good about having Juan work with her as he was the sort of employee she had always wished to have. As he was not only reliable but had a way with clients which she had always treasured. It being with desires to see him deal with the man who was in her agency at the moment that she quickly put on the jersey of the Argentine football team which in a way made her feel a strange sort of energy. As if she were about to play football herself or perhaps perform some of sort of sport.

Joanna stepped back in to the room and as she did so, her entrance went unnoticed by both Juan and her customer yet as she stood in the back of the room looking at Juan; she saw that which she had always admired about him. The way he could deal with clients in a way that was both friendly as well as efficient. It being as if he could employ formality yet not in a tone which might not allow the customer to say what was on his or her mind. Juan being one, who always gave the impression that he and what ever client he might have in front of him; had known each other for many years. As such was his way that could make almost any client feel completely at ease while providing them with the security that they were being taken care of by a man who knew his trade very well.

It however did not take long for Juan to spot Joanna wearing his shirt over her dress which made him smile out of the corner of his mouth as Joanna, who was standing to the side of him; caught sight. Joanna smiled to herself seeing how Juan had looked at her though pretended not to as he in fact was occupied with a client. As for her client, he in all truth had not taken note of her, not that she minded yet she could see that Juan had been delighted at the sight of her in his football shirt which though unknown to Joanna had reminded him of a special occasion. It being when his last girlfriend had spent a night at his apartment and the following morning had worn this very shirt in order to make her way from his bedroom to the bathroom and not be seen in the nude by his parents. Joanna appearing as if she were wearing a night gown which made him smile to himself as he saw her though did not allow it to distract him from serving the client in front of him in the same competent fashion he always did.

Joanna, for what concerned her took a seat at the only table in the room, where she had set the cookies and simply took one as she seated herself and waited for Juan to get through with the man; who had come in to purchase the tickets he had already phoned about. Joanna enjoyed her cookie as she had not eaten much on that hot day which had made her loose her much of her appetite though it was always for such things that she had found sufficient hunger for. Juan observed her as she sat on her chair while he ate her cookies with her legs one on top of the other in a way that made her most desirable and tender as he gazed upon her though his attention was not fully taken away from the business of the ticket he had to arrange for the client in front of him. Joanna felt his eyes as if she could tell what part of the legs she knew to be to his taste he was examining. It even seeming to her that his was a stare which could go under he dress at any moment and give rise to her feminine moisture.

It did not take long for Juan to deliver the client all that he would need to make the journey he was planning and as he looked at Joanna, he could tell that she had something to say about the way she looked which he was sure would be in reference to this shirt's being so long and how its not being tucked in; gave the appearance of one who was wearing a night gown. Joanna had enjoyed Juan's performance with her client who despite his hard exterior appeared to be content. This making Joanna stand up and say "I am glad I have you to take care of clients like that but tell me what do you think? How does it look?" with a look of joy about her. Joanna seeking approval which in fact was more important than she let on.

Juan looked at Joanna as she posed for him not wishing to say that which implied how desirable he saw her and simply said that which might be its complete opposite by claiming "You look like you could play for Argentina in their next match.". Joanna felt glad as she really could see his eyes say other feelings while he looked at her yet felt that they should get back to work as she followed up with "I am glad you like but could you take the photo so I can take it off and get back to work". Juan also seeing the need to get back to work simply said "sure" with a smile as he took his camera out of the bag in which he always carried it in. It being under his desk where he kept this bag which contained all the things he had brought to work on that day.

Summer Romance (Part 3)

My name is Gianni Truvianni, author of many an article to be found on the internet along with the book "New York's Opera Society". My works also include the books "What Should Not Matter", "Love Your Sister" and several others which still remain unpublished though I am presently looking to change this.