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8 Apps to Make Your 2016 Goals a Success
Happy New Year! I have a little confession – I like the New Year holiday way more than Christmas. It’s a great time for assessment, refocusing, and setting goals across the channels of your life. I love assessment and goals. Sometimes I struggle with focus though. Thankfully, my ever present smartphone keeps me in line. Here are the 8 apps I’m currently using to keep my 2016 goals and resolutions in check: HabitBull This is a new … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fitness, Grocery Shopping, Health, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood, Product Reviews
Bye Bye, Winter Blues
Well, we just got socked by another snow storm here in the middle lands. Fittingly, I’m sharing a guest post that just went up over on the Happy Family blog yesterday. Head on over and check out my post on Warding off the Winter Blues. I would love it if you would leave a comment with your tips and tricks for keeping your family happy in the Winter time! … Read entire article »
Filed under: 417 With Kids, Health, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood, Things to Do
A Trail of Two Cities
I want to share with you a trail of two cities. There’s action and adventure, drama and suspense, and probably some humor if you bring a funny friend. The story begins over at Only in Arkansas, where I have a post up all about the Arkansas River Trail. It’s a great place to ride with friends or family, whether you opt for the entire loop or just a small section. I’ve split the trail into four … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arkansas, Fitness, Guest Blogger, Health & Fitness, Things to Do in Central Arkansas, Travel
Kids in the Garden: Watch them Grow
I am proud to say that I have a guest post up over on the Happy Family Blog. It’s all about two of my favorite topics – my kids and our garden. I would super-duper appreciate it if you would hop over and leave a comment. Happy Family is one of our favorite organic food companies – the kids love their smoothie pouches – I freeze them and put them in their lunches, so they … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education, Garden, Go Green, Guest Blogger, Health, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood
DIY Teething Survival Kit
After potty training, teething can be one of the more stressful stages of child rearing, yes? So, I thought you might be interested in this little gift idea. Today over on the Little Grins Dental blog, I shared the recipe for putting together your own Teething Survival Kit, including different ingredients you can include and what they are good for. These little kits are easy and fun to put together, and they make a great gift for … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood
The Thing About Lunch…
At the end of last school year, throughout the summer, and at the beginning of this school year, I had my sights set on a big project: to figure out the science behind packing school lunch. These were my goals: Eat fewer school lunches Add variety to packed lunches Make the lunch packing process easy and efficient. I spent a good amount of time gathering ideas on Pinterest, including sandwich-free lunches, setups that let the kids pack their own lunch each … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education, Health, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood
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