7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess
My sister-in-law recently lent me the book “No Riding Your Bike in the House Without Wearing a Helmet” by Melissa Fay Greene. I more than adored this book, I devoured every page of it. It’s...
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Eating Clean on our way to TN
My family and I recently took a trip to visit my great grandmother as she turned 100! From my grandmother to my daughter we have 5 living generations of women! My amazing great grandmother...
What to do with 2 Giant Bags of Apples
A dear friend of mine from church blessed us with 2 giant paper bags full of apples the other day. She let us jump her fence while she was out for the afternoon. So...
Leg Day II: Hams and Glutes
If I wasn’t cashed before, I am now. My last workout of the week was a second leg day. With a week full of sprints, active rests, and supersets I ended by work out week...
Leg Day I: Quads and Calves
It’s been a while since I’ve done a high intensity leg workout. And having had a cough for 4 weeks straight that I just could not kick, this is my first week back on...
Better Than DQ Cake? (Raw Cashew Chocolate Cheesecake Bars)
I first whipped up this cake for my birthday back in November. This year I wanted to make a “clean” dessert that would keep me from buying my traditional Dairy Queen birthday cake (much to...
Balancing Life: 10 Tips to Fit Healthy Living into Your Busy Week
Wow, what a whirlwind of a summer. I feel like we did it all, yet there was so much more I wanted to do. I love the fall, but here in Minnesota it’s short....
My Almost Perfect Saturday
Today was an almost perfect Saturday. It could only have been better if my husband was with us the entire day. He had a softball tournament so he missed out on our morning festivities...
How I Quit Processed Sugar and So Can You… If You Want To… No Pressure ;)
I first gave up processed sugar about 2 years ago. I have eaten it a few times since then (mostly in that first year). But it has been about a full year now since...
Zucchini “Noodle” Lasagna
Around the time our family made the decision to start ditching processed carbs I had seen some pins on pinterest.com on how to make lasagna with zucchini noodles. I was highly skeptical. The first time I made...
