June 8, 2017
For most of us, summer has arrived. That means endless days in the sun. But, it can also mean a few sunburns and getting some skin damage while you’re at it. As far as sunscreen goes, are you doing it right? As I’m creeping near 40, I have been on a quest to reverse all the crazy sun tanning I did to myself as a teen. I am a porcelain (pale) skinned gal, so tans never came easily. Being...
June 6, 2017
If you’re craving a Frappuccino and you just don’t want the calories or get in your car and sit in a long line at Starbucks, this is a great alternative. An ice cold frothy chai smoothie is just the ticket on a hot summer day. Sometimes, I want a little treat that isn’t fruity. I know it has bananas in it. But, I put a banana in nearly every one of my smoothies. And, even if you’re not into them,...
June 4, 2017
Summer can sometimes drone on with days running into each other without purpose. Maybe that’s why I get the itch to clean and organize over this time. The kids are playing outside or doing their own thing and I’m at home kind of bored. I like to be up and doing things throughout the day. I guess you could say nervous energy. A friend of mine told me she does a lot of cleaning over the summer too! She’s a...
June 1, 2017
Sometimes if you have a crazy day, it’s just easiest to dump everything in a slow cooker and turn it on. It’s magically ready at dinner time! The slow cooker is probably my favorite kitchen item. During the school year when we have busy days and I know I won’t have time to cook dinner, that’s when I bust this out. And I don’t know how I would have been able to function when I had a full-time job if I...
May 30, 2017
In our house we eat a ton of sweet potatoes. Whole, diced, cut into fries. Why not spiralized? We’ve seen plenty of recipes for zoodles, so I bought a spiralizer and I found myself sticking a sweet potato on the thing first. They turned out great! Using this was the easiest ever. It made a ton of little curly sweet potatoes. Once I figured it out, it took about 30 seconds to cut each potato. I’m not usually into gimmicky kitchen...
May 28, 2017
Chances are you have your family vacations planned for the summer. But, if Big Sky is on your list, here’s 5 things you must do! 1. Zip Line! Okay, I was so scared to do this and I am so glad we did. I was mostly nervous for my beautiful children. Being strapped to a zip line and flying over a raging river. But, these guys know what their doing. I mean if you’re gonna zip line, do it in a...
May 25, 2017
Sometimes when we’re getting ready to workout we need a little kick in the arse before. Our energy levels are low. Either we’re rundown from too much stress or not enough sleep. But, don’t want to eat anything too too heavy right? This is a light pick-me-up that will give you energy, but not feel too jittery. A good pre-workout smoothie is perfect! Eggs are great protein, but they’re kinda heavy in the tummy. You can’t really chow down on a large...
May 23, 2017
When our kids were babies and toddlers we found ourselves keeping everything they made, but after a few years of doing that, we realized it’s not the Louvre and we don’t have room for all that. Before we know it, we’re drowning in drawings of crayon scribbles. After a while, we have to prioritize what to keep and what not to keep. Now you realize that it’s time to figure out how to organize school papers and artwork. There’s an emotional value to these things, because we know...
May 21, 2017
Who doesn’t love fish tacos. They are so good and anytime we’re at a decent restaurant and spot them on the menu, I’m getting them. Everybody needs to have a recipe for easy fish tacos on hand. For so long I hardly made them. They always intimidated me for some reason. I guess because I didn’t know where to start with the sauce or what fish to use. But, Sriracha oh how you have change me! I discovered mixing some of this...
May 18, 2017
Those mornings where you feel like something sweet but not too sweet! I had one of those this morning. I made some blueberry chia jam and it was ridiculously easy and took about 5 minutes. For reals! I’ve kinda lost my taste for store bought jam, it’s so loaded with sugar and you can hardly taste the fruit. There’s something so good about homemade jam. We had a peach tree growing up that would decide to give us fruit every...