Gah! Somehow it’s already mid-October and Halloween will be here in less than two weeks. Two weeks! As you might be able to tell, I am in no way ready. We did manage to pull together pieces for my daughter’s Halloween costume over the weekend, but there’s still a lot to do. While I am a Halloween candy traditionalist at…
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I love using a drop of essential oil straight, but sometimes it needs to be diluted – especially if it’s going to be used on the kids. So, figuring out how to make an essential oil roller bottle with the oils that we use the most was a must. It’s super simple and can help stretch your oils to make…
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Congratulations on wanting to incorporate essential oils into your life! I am so excited for you! When I say they’ve changed my life, I mean they.have.changed.my.life. And I was the biggest skeptic around – just ask my husband! Ha!
I have naturally curly hair…which translates frequently into “big, frizzy poof head.” I’ve tried more creams and expensive oils and leave in conditioners than I could even count. Since working out almost daily, my hair can get super dry from all of the washing. And trust me, after a T-25 workout, you want me washing my hair.
Studio apartment? 3′ x 5′ spot in the living room between the bookshelf and the toy chest? If you’re hesitating to start working out, because your workout space is tiny, have no fear – workouts can take place in small spaces. Figuring out how to exercise in a small space is as simple as LMNOP!
I have a secret love affair with pumpkins. No, not artificial pumpkin flavoring in expensive lattes and sweets (although, I wouldn’t say no…), but the fresh, pumpkin-y goodness from the garden grown squash. I’m like a little kid anxiously awaiting the Great Pumpkin as the weather turns cooler and pumpkin season arrives. From pumpkin seeds to pumpkin puree, there’s deliciousness…
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We were super excited to carve into our pumpkin this year, but it didn’t quite go as planned. Ha! Check out what went wrong and some tips for carving your own pumpkin this fall!
“Don’t put spinach in my shake…or almond milk,” the youngest hollered from the other room as I was whipping her up a shake. Now, I don’t know about your kids, but my youngest is going through the “Will only eat beige carbs and chicken shaped like a dinosaur” phase, so getting fruits and veggies into her diet is like trying…
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Workouts for women usually jump right to cardio and weights, but it’s so important to take a few minutes (not a lot, I promise!) to just stretch your body out at the beginning and end of the day. Whether you work from home as a business person or full-time mom, or head off to work at the office or store,…
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I love to exercise, but I don’t love spending a ton of money on super expensive workout clothes. My budget is limited here, people, and $185 for a pair of spandex-y anythings isn’t going to happen. Like, at all. So, I’ve learned to be a bit frugal and discovered some easy ways to save money on workout clothes.
It used to be that every year, right around mid-October, I’d start thinking about all the ways I was going to not gain weight over the holidays. I’d join DietBets, start restricting my diet, join a gym, buy new workout clothes to motivate myself…you name it, I was determined to do it. I’d get through Thanksgiving relatively unscathed. Maybe a…
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I swear sometimes I think I am channeling my inner cave woman. Not because I have poor hygiene or poor nutrition and no healthcare, but because of my wicked sense of stress. Man, I carry it around like the weight of the world some days.
Did you know that something as simple as being a night owl versus an early bird is thought to be genetic? The main reason is that people with parents who are night owls tend to end up as night owls too, and vice versa. It makes sense when you think about it, but who would have thought?!
I realized last night, as I stepped on the scale, that I have been slacking, out of focus, and trying to exercise off inconsistency. In other words, I haven’t been on my game. And the scale hasn’t budged.