Here's the deal. I've never been fat, overweight, obese, or even pudgy. I was a skinny kid that grew up to be a skinny adult. The most I've ever weighed is 158 pounds and that is when I was nine months pregnant. However, I have been unhealthy, exhausted, weak, had chronic back pain, frequent migraines, was addicted to sugar & caffeine, and just plain sick. Almost three years ago I was ...
Home Safety for the Holidays: Giveaway!
I've partnered with Kidde Safety to help create safe homes this holiday season. All opinions are my own. As you know I LOVE cooking and baking with my kids. In fact most of our day is spent in the kitchen either doing school work together or cooking and eating together. I really want my girls to learn the basics of cooking before they grow up and leave the house. I didn't do the best ...
Military Makeover Safety 1st Twitter Party!
Remember a few months ago when I headed to South Carolina for a very special project. I'm excited that I can now share it with you! After spending two months renovating my own home I have a whole new appreciation for the awesome team of volunteers that helped renovate a home for one of our military heroes in less than a week! Make sure you turn on your television or set your DVR's, ...
Helping Kids Create Healthy Habits
I like to call this photo the million dollar smile. I currently have THREE kids in braces and one more who is "just about ready" as they like to say at the orthodontist office. While I've always felt it is important for my kids to develop healthy habits when it comes to taking care of their teeth and once we started paying for braces it became one of my biggest priorities as a ...
Dear Mom- Your Sacrifice Did Not Go Unnoticed
This guest post from my friend Bob is long and I know folks on the internet don't normally read long, wordy posts, especially on this site. But it is worth the read. If this post isn't about you it is probably about your mother, grandmother, aunt, neighbor or friend. Last week one of Bob's mother passed away. He wrote this tribute to his mother on Facebook and I asked if I could share parts of ...
Simple Ways to Have a Healthier Life
It's been over two years since I decided to make some pretty basic changes to my every day habits and ended up drastically changing my life. For those of you who don't remember, this is me in early 2012. Here I am at with one of my favorite Disney characters earlier this year. I've mentioned this before, but I want to stress that this isn't about losing weight, it is about making ...
