The Quick & Easy Salsa Recipe for Cinco de Mayo!

With Cinco de Mayo today, we’re scrambling to find the perfect dishes to celebrate the occasion. For those looking for a delicious dish that won’t overwhelm your waistlines, we would love to share a quick and easy recipe from Steve Lindner, go-to healthy chef and founder of Zone Manhattan and the team at bistroMD! Enjoy this delicious salsa recipe with half the calories and sodium; you can indulge without the guilt!

Happy Cinco de Mayo cooking!

BistroMD’s Super Simple Salsa with Avocado

Ingredients

4 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 small, sweet onion, diced
2 jalepeno peppers, seeded and diced
1/2 chopped finely chopped cilantro
1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin
1 haas avocado, cleaned and diced
1 lime, for juice
A pinch of sea salt

Directions:
For this healthy twist on a Cinco de Mayo favorite, all you have to do is combine all of the above ingredients, and chill it in your refrigerator for about one hour.
Pair with a bag of low fat corn chips or veggies, and you are ready to start snacking!

Fragrances For Mom

Have you taken a look at our 'Mother's Day Gifts Under $50'? Still not finding anything perfect for Mom? When in doubt, go for signature scents to show your Mom how much you love and appreciate her. We have gathered some of our favorite perfumes perfect for any mother. Shop our list below!

1. Prada - Candy
2. Salvatore Ferragamo - Emozione 
3. Philosophy - Amazing Grace
4. Versace - Eros Pour Femme
5. Aerin - Water Lily Sun
6. Tory Burch - Tory Burch (p.s. It's her FIRST fragrance and it smells so charming!)

Consider buying the sets of these perfumes to include the perfume and lotion!

What are your favorite scents perfect for Mom? Share with us below.

Medium: A Community You Want To Be Apart Of

We love hearing from our TSS readers as you fill us in on the good stuff! Recently, one of our TSS Readers, Stephanie, shared with us a cool community called Medium. Medium is essentially a community blog where you can recommend articles, save them, and share them. You basically get daily recommended articles based on your interests. We love how you can hear from anyone, anytime and likewise be a contributor. One of Stephanie's favorite articles she received was about dreams. Check it out here! Best of all, you can download Medium from the App Store to have it right at your fingertips.

Popcorn Time: The Latest and Greatest in Watching TV

Want to watch your favorite TV shows and movies FOR FREE? Popcorn Time has you covered! TSS Reader, Mekdes, filled us in on one of the new, coolest ways to get access to your favorite shows and films via Popcorn Time. Popcorn Time essentially streams movies and TV shows from torrents. You simply open Popcorn Time, select a movie or episode, select quality and subtitles, then click Play and you're on your way toward catching up on your favorites! Popcorn Time is available for Android, Windows, iOS, Mac and Linux.

Download the beta now and let us know what you think!

Have You Heard of Miracle Gel?

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We have brought to your attention just about every nail polish and nail art fad so it should be no surprise that we recently discovered a new way of applying nail polish that will blow your mind (well, not really, but it's still really awesome--haha!). The amazing product is called Miracle Gel by Sally Hansen and it is specifically for you lovers of gel nails! Why this product is so great is that it requires NO LIGHT. Yes, you heard right. Second, the gel nails can last up to 7 days with no chipping (whoop, whoop!). Lastly, the Miracle Gel product is less than $10. Secret steal! We are currently loving the Creme de la creme pink color! So perfect for work or sorority functions.

Save yourself the time and money of going to the salon with this cool, new product! Tell us about your experience with Miracle Gel by leaving a comment below!

How To Be The Best Leader

Whether you just got offered a new position in your sorority or you're taking on a huge new role at your job, there are effective ways to lead your team of people and it starts with one thing:

Listening.

The greatest leaders hold many similar qualities and one that is universal is the art of listening. "Seek to understand before trying to be understood" is how they best describe it. If you listen more than you talk, you will be surprised at the added benefits that come with that. First, you have a better understanding of the people you're working with when you take the time to hear their ideas and review their comments. Not to mention, as you seek to listen, you gain the trust of the people you're working with because they feel comfortable with you and believe that you truly care about their opinion.

Aside from listening, exercise personal growth. The #1 best teacher of leadership is John C. Maxwell and he talks about the "Rule of 5 For Personal Growth". It goes as follows:

1. Learn - get into one area where you want to learn, become a student, and have a teachable spirit. Make a Top 5 list of all the areas you want to be better in such as relationships, attitude, developing people, leadership, and your faith.
2. Prioritize
3. Apply
4. Evaluate
5. Share- pass on what you have learned as the greatest leaders are ones who can master duplication.

We just can't get enough of John C. Maxwell and his amazing teachings about leadership. Here are some of his helpful reads:

• The Maxwell Leadership Bible
• The 360 Degree Leader
• The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
• Developing the Leader Within You

Happy leading!

5 Best Hair Tutorials

All we have to say is thank God for YouTube and Instagram! They've literally saved our hair days with awesome tutorials for just about all kinds of hair. From cute braided hairstyles to updos, we have come across some of the cutest and simplest hairstyles. We wanted to share with you some of our favorite hair tutorials we have come across so view our favorite five (5) below!

Tutorial 1:  Messy French Twist - http://www.irrelephant-blog.com/2013/10/how-to-messy-french-twist.html

Tutorial 2: Side Pony French Braid - www.instagram.com/klumsyclosett

Tutorial 3: Floating Fishtail Mermaid Braid - http://youtu.be/xXg2uV7mMEE

Tutorial 4: Easier Than It Looks Updo - http://youtu.be/PoX9C_U5abs

Tutorial 5: Extravagant Faux Updo - http://youtu.be/gBq-m9TYxDM

Do you have a favorite hair tutorial that we should know about? Share the link in the comments below!