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My Little Black Dress
This post is probably not going to be what you think. I bought this dress circa 2006-2007. I knew at the time it probably wouldn’t fit me but I loved it and had to have it from the Forever 21 website. When it came I tried it on and low and behold it did not fit. Even though I had prepared myself for it not to fit, I still was disappointed. The sad thing was I was not disappointed that it didn’t fit me but that I didn’t fit in the dress. That is a tiny distinction but it exposed a HUGE insecurity. Instead of returning the dress and getting…
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A Week of Dinners
Sometimes I need a little inspiration when it comes to planning dinners for the week. I like to get inspiration from a lot of different places including Pinterest, cookbooks, and food blogs. I thought it would be a great idea to show you a week of typical dinners at our house in hopes that it can give you a little inspiration. I would like to make this a recurring series on this blog and include lunches and breakfasts as well. Let me know what you think and what you’re making for dinner!! Monday (Meatless Monday)-Vegan Kale Caesar salad with Homemade Rye Bread Croutons from the Eat Smart Cookbook Tuesday- Lightened…
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Current Nighttime Routine
During the work week it is important to me to have a nightly routine to help me wind down before I go to sleep. In the past I would go to bed a various times during the week and a lot of times I would lay in bed scrolling through my phone and before I knew it the time would be 11 pm and I would still be wide awake. In an attempt to reduce that screen time and get a better night sleep I have implemented this night-time routine. It’s still a work in progress but I already am feeling more relaxed in the evenings! I try to go…
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Transformative & Motivational Books
In March I went a little crazy on Amazon and purchased several new books to add to my collection. Some were cookbooks but most of them are books I find to be motivational, transformative, and inspiring. As I was adding them to my book shelf I noticed that my collection of these types of books has grown so much in the last few years. Within that time I have been reading everything I can about learning to love yourself, taking control of your life, embracing change, letting go of things that are out of your control, and just being an all around badass boss babe! I have loved reading other…
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March Favorites
I watch favorites videos on YouTube all the time and I love seeing what people are loving from month to month. With this being my first favorite’s post I think it’s kind of a short list but here is what I have really been loving this month! SacconeJoly’s YouTube Channel I’ll be honest…I’ve been loving this for a long time now and I just need to share it with EVERYONE!!! It’s a vlog channel featuring this cute little family who live in the UK. They have two adorable kids with one more on the way. I can’t get enough of them and can sometimes find myself watching their past videos…
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Dealing with Stress
Have you ever had one of those days when you wake up thinking about every single thing you have to do on your seemingly never ending to do list? Have you gone to work where the to do list there seems to be getting longer by the minute and there are a million things that need to be done that day but there just aren’t enough hours? And finally you end up rage-crying (it’s a thing!) for 15 minutes at home that evening, taking out all that frustration on the person closest to you…it happens and it’s happened. I know all too well about feeling like there are a ton…
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Overnight Oats – Two Different Ways
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and unfortunately a lot of people tend to skip it. I am guilty of it myself. I do notice though that if I don’t eat something in the morning I am less alert for the whole day. This is especially true if I workout in the morning and don’t eat afterwards which is something you shouldn’t do at all. Since I don’t leave a lot of time in the mornings to actually make a breakfast I decided that doing some quick meal prep on the weekend or in the evenings would be beneficial. Overnight oats are such an easy and filling…
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Dark Chocolate Dipped Apple Slices
I’ll be honest with you…I used to detest chocolate. Milk Chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, in a cake, in a chocolate bar, Hershey kisses, ice cream (forgive me!), you name it I refused to eat it. There was always something very organic about the taste and when I say organic I mean at one point I thought it tasted like dirt. Now days I still don’t seek out chocolate as my go to sweet treat of choice but when it comes to fruit dipped in chocolate I can’t seem to say no. And go figure my chocolate of choice when making this delectable treat is dark chocolate! This recipe is…
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Garlic Sauteed Kale & Mushrooms
There was a time when I couldn’t stand cooked greens. I had this ridiculous aversion spinach, kale, and collard greens cooked in any way. Just watching Popeye swallow an entire can of spinach made me gag a little. Thankfully I came to my senses and now sauteed kale is one of my favorite side dishes for dinner. Not only is it delicious and nutritious, but it is so quick and easy to prepare. Leafy greens are packed with vitamins and minerals and the darker the leaf the more nutrient dense it is. Kale is considered a superfood and contains a phytonutrient called sulforphane which has been shown to have cancer fighting…
