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‘Twas the Night Before Back to School: Covid Edition
‘Twas the night before back to schoolI mean, what in the world?!We didn’t think it’d look like thisFor our boys and girls. No school bus is coming…No in-person classrooms,Remote learning for now,And logging into Zooms Recess will look more like,“Please, go play outside!”While mom sits inside sippingRed wine while she cries. Okay, not everyday,But yep, y’all this is it.For the parents, the teachers,And our kiddos- don’t forget This adjustment is big,So we must calm their fears,Encourage, support, love, learnLean in, wipe their tears They’re missing their friends,Teachers, structure, and classesAnd we hope it gets easierWith each day that passes And yes, let’s thank all our teachersDoing it with style and…
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Parenting Reality…
Sitting in a hotel in Fort Lauderdale with two kids with a skin rash and all 3 of them with ear infections. (It’s fine. Everything’s fine. We’re fine. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣) Sipping a mini bottle of complimentary hotel wine out of plastic cups- not because they feel sorry for us, but because our room wasn’t ready when we arrived and it took 3 calls and 2 trips to the front desk to get the sheets and pillows we needed. In case you thought this was all glam and rainbows and sunshine, sorry to disappoint. The reality of it is, we’re whispering, texting each other memes, recapping our vacation, and trying to keep…
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Easy Peasy Mac and Cheesy Dinner
I measure the success of my dinners by how much of them my family will eat… Stuffed portobello mushroom pizzas? No-go. Homemade chicken noodle soup? Yes please.Anything with quinoa? Not. A. Chance.BBQ chicken sliders?Always a favorite. So I knew mac and cheese would be a bit tricky, since my kiddos love Annie’s Bunny Pasta as their measuring stick for any mac and cheese. But, I went with my gut- because it was craving a healthier mac and cheese, and whipped up this cleaner, healthier version. No powdered cheese. No artificial colors or flavors. Just simple and delicious. Husband approved, “You know, I don’t typically like your healthier attempts at traditional…
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Crockpot Chicken Taco Lettuce Wraps
Because Taco Tuesday Shouldn’t Be Difficult… We do tacos pretty much every Tuesday. I’ve never met a taco that I don’t like. Truthfully. Fish. Chicken. Portobello mushroom. Corn. Flour. Fajitas. Taco salads. Lettuce wraps. Everything in between. I’m not picky. But sometimes we switch it up to make them a little healthier and that’s okay too. And these lettuce wrap tacos are a super simple fix and still packed with flavor and are filling too. I like to toss the chicken in the crockpot then dinner is a quick 5-10 minutes of prep before I’m shoving these little boats of heaven in my mouth! Here’s the recipe below. Both for…
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Instant Pot Jambalaya- Healthy Version
Nothing says Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday like a heaping pot of jambalaya! As a former bartender who worked in the second busiest Mardi Gras capital in the US, Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday were days I did NOT want to miss working behind the bar. Everyone comes out. Everyone parties. Everyone drinks. And (hopefully) everyone eats. One of my favorite Mardi Gras traditions (aside from all of the bright red teeth and smiles from the crowd drinking hurricanes all day) is the food that comes with it. If you’re from St. Louis or have been to St. Louis, you know there’s a good bit of blues history, good music,…
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LIIFT. HIIT. REST. REPEAT. Balance has arrived.
30 Minutes a Day. Four Days each Week. Eight Weeks of Results. Lift. HIIT. Rest. Repeat. Balance is here. There’s a reason HIIT training is becoming more of a household name. There’s a reason trainers all over are recommending adding in HIIT training to your fitness routine. Because it works. Because it’s designed to ramp up caloric burn, burn fat, and help us shred the excess pounds while sculpting lean muscle. HIIT training is where it’s at, and the newest launch from Beachbody and Super Trainer Joel Freeman is about to bring some serious results to a lot of people in half the time. What IS this new LIIFT…
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80 Day Obsession – SUMMER PREP EDITION
YAAASSSSSSSS!!!!! We’re doing it AGAIN!!! The BIGGEST revolution to hit online fitness EVER and we’re doing it AGAIN! And THIS group will carry you right to SUMMER BREAK with chiseled abs, stronger arms & legs, and a lifted, firmer booty too! You’ve heard about the workouts. You’ve seen the excitement. You’re ready. Yes, you are. After seeing these results coming from starting this program with our group of ladies who are currently CRUSHING it, dropping inches, dropping numbers on the scale, feeling stronger, going down a size or two (and this is in the first few weeks!), I am opening up a BRAND NEW LAUNCH group for 80 Day Obsession!!!…
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February Love Yourself Challenge- 28 Ways to Love Yourself More
In order to love, we must first love ourselves. It’s true. It’s so hard to pour from an empty cup. But how do we fill up our own cup? How do we love ourselves when there are so many other things getting in the way of truly being able to make ourselves a priority? Well, that’s the thing. We must MAKE ourselves a priority. It takes time. It takes a conscious effort. It takes action. And it takes the ability to say, I am truly worth it. If you’re struggling to come up with ways to do that, to celebrate yourself, to embrace your worth and to fill your own…
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Resolution Evolution : Achieving Your Best Year Yet in 2018
It always amazes me how fast the year flies by… wasn’t it just summer? And here we are closing another chapter, turning another page, and flipping over to a new calendar. I set out my 2017 with some pretty solid goals, of course always involving some form of personal growth, development, better my health and fitness, get in optimal shape, eat a little better, push a little harder, love a little more deeply, and enjoy every experience. Do all of those things happen in order, and as planned? Of course not. I’m not as lean as I was at the beginning of last year, in fact, I’ve gained 10 lbs. …
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80 Day Obsession- OFFICIAL LAUNCH GROUP INFO!!!
Tis the season- for making big goals and thinking about the next year. New year, new you, right? I always used to be the girl who would use the holidays as an excuse to eat all the things until January rolled around, then I’d decide to get serious. I’d buy an ab belt or do some sort of unhealthy “cleanse” or watch my gym membership go unused- I literally went an entire year with a free gifted gym membership and I only used it twice. It wasn’t until I committed to making long-term doable changes- that I began to rock it as a lifestyle, through the holidays, and look to the…
