Although blogging is not my only professional focus anymore, I still like to use this space to record some of my favorite things. It’s more challenging to search through my social media posts when I try to remember things. Also, … Read More
June has been exciting health-wise. A friend and I did a challenge to exercise every day of the month. If When I finish my workout today, that will be 30 days of exercise in a row for me. Yay! The … Read More
A publicist from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in New York City recently read my 5 Unique NYC Date Night Ideas for Married Couples post. She reached out to invite me to take a class since their classes were sold out at … Read More
Several of my friends on Facebook have been mentioning Autumn Calabrese’s 21 Day Fix workout and nutrition system. I wanted to learn more about the nutrition aspect of the system, so I happily agreed to attend a “Beachbody Presents: Fixate … Read More
I mentioned that I would write more about the cook-off that I participated in last week on THIS is happening tomorrow. Because the experience fell outside of my comfort zone, I wrote a bit about it as a Do It … Read More
Happy New Year! I hope that 2013 has started off on a great note for you and your family. I’m excited to see what this new year will bring. I’m going (relatively) easy on the resolutions this year, since my … Read More
For Thanksgiving, my father-in-law requested that I bring a meatloaf over to his home. I love my father-in-law, so of course I happily obliged. It also helps that the meatloaf is super easy to make! For the kids, I made … Read More
We eat black beans at our home pretty frequently. I use them in my “everything but the kitchen sink” chili and now that we are doing “Mexican Tuesdays”, we eat them practically every Tuesday. Canned black beans are fine, but … Read More
Being a part of the Hidden Valley parent panel has been great. I have been learning a lot of practical tips regarding how to get my kids to enjoy vegetables. While that takes a bit of work and thought, one … Read More
Turkey meat is interesting. Without question, it is healthier than ground beef, so I try to use it instead of beef most of the time. For many things (chili, spaghetti meat sauce, lasagna,etc.) it works and my guys happily eat … Read More