For several years now, I have bought Trader Joe's egg white egg salad. And I've missed it when it's not available. For example, when I traveled to Atlanta, the TJ stores there don't seem to carry it.

So the desire to have a home made alternative has been there, but this last week, I acted on it and had my wife show me how she makes her version of it. It's not egg whites only. It contains one-third the number of yolks. This makes it higher calorie than the TJ version, but it's not bad, it tastes great (to me), and it's a lot less expensive. The downside - it's time and labor intensive, when compared to picking up a few from the store.

You can get the recipe at my WeightWatcher's blog.

The point for now is this. There are many things that I've grown accustomed to buying, that with a little creativity and effort, I could make on my own. Sometimes, not even the creativity is needed, if there are already DIY plans available (recipes, blueprints, etc.).

Life design involves some degree of thought. It involves going outside the normal routines and thinking to oneself, "How could I do this differently and perhaps better, faster, cheaper, and more enjoyably?"  If and as I ask myself these questions, I have opportunities to learn, to do and see new things.  And yes, develop new routines, habits, character, and destiny.