I was wide awake in the middle of the night with a restless puppy. If I get woken up like that, I'm up, at least for a good hour or two. #frustrating. So, I did a little Pinterest searching. Better than Amazon prime shopping, right?!😜. I came across this great article about positive/negative words and… Continue reading words matter
Category: healthy living
color us healthy
It's a new school year, and I'm trying to start the school year with #goals. As a family, we have worked all summer to cook together and try new foods... Mainly produce items and colors but we tried cooking some new dishes, too. This pic here is my attempt to track our efforts. Tracking has… Continue reading color us healthy
overrated comfort zones
This is where I teach class from. It's a jazzercise thing for us to be up on a stage. It allows our customers to see us better when we #movetothegroove.💃🏻. There was a lot I had to do and learn to become a certified instructor, but this stage was the biggest obstacle for me to… Continue reading overrated comfort zones
eggplant-carmelized onion flatout pizza
Here is another recipe that I initially saw on a Pinterest link. In an effort to save a few calories/weight watchers points, I have recreated it here, using a Flatout Bread wrap as the crust. It was just as yummy as on a regular pizza crust, no doubt from all the delicious flavors that topped… Continue reading eggplant-carmelized onion flatout pizza
family produce project-purple and white asparagus
Our second week of family bonding over veggies proved to be just as fun as the first. No, seriously. It has been so much fun for all of us to just hang out in the kitchen, cooking and laughing together. There may be a few moments of everyone trying to take charge and be the… Continue reading family produce project-purple and white asparagus
family produce project- rutabaga
In an effort to learn about other foods, learn kitchen skills, and practice working together, our family has taken on the weekly "Family Produce Project". Every week we will seek out a new fruit or vegetable that is either completely unfamiliar to us or that we haven't done much with before. We will scope out… Continue reading family produce project- rutabaga
tug-o-war
Tug-o-war. If you live in our neighborhood, this has been an annual tradition at the elementary school at least since my oldest daughter has been there. It is an annual competition, a tournament among the grade level classes, that earns you bragging rights for the year. This is a photo of my daughter's 3rd grade… Continue reading tug-o-war
we love jazz
It's a month of bingo at Sienna Jazzercise! Trying to fill up our card by marking off the boxes- and we're going for the blackout! We get squares by taking the different formats we offer (8 different ones!), taking class 3 or even 5 days in a row, taking every instructor's class, taking early bird… Continue reading we love jazz
pretty blue water bottle
So, week 2 of #weightwatchers has happened. I love my new, pretty blue water bottle and am hoping it serves as a fun reminder to add more water to my day. That's just not something I'm good at. I REALLY don't like rules and restrictions with food. But, I decided it's time for some accountability… Continue reading pretty blue water bottle
the blessing of health
True health is a whole thing. I mean that in two ways. It's a WHOLE thing, holistically speaking. We've got to live a life of balance to really live and thrive. But it's also a whole thing- as in it's always something we are pushing after, something that we work at all day (realistically), and… Continue reading the blessing of health
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