Hi guys! I wanted to let y’all in on the GIVEAWAY I’m doing at my Health & Fitness blog, Honey We’re Healthy. If you’d like a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to my favorite store, Nordstrom, go HERE to enter!
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And there is still time to win a $100 gift card to Staples. Go HERE to enter.
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One more thing, our 2nd Annual Christmas Cheer Holiday Link Party starts on Tuesday at Cassie’s place (Hi Sugarplum) with Christmas crafts.
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I’m continuing to add small touches of Christmas decor throughout our home and I have to thank Target for sending some Threshold decor pieces that I added to our master bathroom. They are a festive addition and super cute. Below is their red and white plush hand towel and the cable knit soap dispenser and cup. Adore!
To add more flair, I put fresh cut tree branches and faux red berries into a mercury glass vase tied with a bright satin red ribbon.
On my husband’s side,
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I hinted that our dough bowl might be getting a Christmas makeover and it happened this weekend. Just a few additions transformed it from fall to festive. I’m all about simple yet bold with RED this year. Last year, all of our Christmas decor was very pure and angelic, with white, silver, gold and green. This year, I’m breaking out and going with an energetic and strong color.
The dough bowl is filled with faux snow (an after Christmas find from Pottery Barn several years ago and still going strong), pine cones, red ornaments, two teeny birds, and some real branches trimmed from James’
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To celebrate YOU and thank YOU for reading, commenting, and following along on my new blog, I’m doing a GIVEAWAY! This blog is a labor of love and I sincerely hope it is a place of encouragement for you. As women, we can be especially critical of our appearance and bodies and I hope that we can try to change what we don’t like, accept what we can’t change, and just all love ourselves more, regardless of what we look like.
For the giveaway, I chose one of my favorite places to shop- Nordstrom! One winner picked at random will win a $100 gift card to the store.
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Hi everyone! I hope you are rested and ready for the holiday season! We had a nice Thanksgiving split between two families/houses with way too much awesome food. The long break was great and I’m really excited for the upcoming weeks. On Friday, I avoided the stores and opted to stay inside, cleaning house and pulling out the Christmas decor. We are making use of what we have this year, buying just a few more ornaments for the tree in lime green (a color I didn’t already have). And we bought a mini (3 foot) real tree for James’
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Hello and happy Monday! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and long relaxing weekend. I had a nice Thanksgiving, but ended up eating way too much. I went for a great walk/jog in our neighborhood park on Friday morning and it felt so good to get outside and get moving. That jog made me realize how important it is to keep working out for the rest of the year. With the Christmas holiday approaching and a schedule that is extra full, workouts can be the first thing to go. But, I encourage you (and myself) to stick with (or start) exercising for these reasons:
1.
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When it comes to Thanksgiving, most of us look forward to eating some lovingly prepared home cooked food and indulging in a few (or more) drinks. I’m no exception and especially love getting my kitchen all dirty and smelling delicious aromas from the oven. This year, I’m not hosting Thanksgiving, so I’m just preparing a few desserts to take. I like to indulge, but not to the point where I’m uncomfortably stuffed, so I usually nibble on the appetizers, eat a smaller main meal, and sample all of the desserts!
This year, I’m in charge of the chocolate.
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Remember when we added a chalk wall to our kitchen?
The wall is super fun- the chalk dust everywhere- not so much. I found some chalk MARKERS online (chalkink.com) and they rock! They write just like a pen and wipe off clean with a damp cloth- no dust! They have different sizes and a variety of colors. It says on their website that these are the markers Starbuck’s uses on their chalkboards.
I tried them out over the weekend and put up a Thanksgiving message.
Cool,
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Y’all know that I couldn’t make it through the week without preparing and portioning out meals for the week. This is especially true for my lunch since I typically eat at the office. One of my “go-to” meals is a Tex Mex dish that I shared recently on Instagram.
A few people asked for the full recipe so here you go. I feel kinda bad because this isn’t really a “recipe” – it’s more of an assembly. This recipe makes 10 small meals for me.
Ingredients
2 packages Jennie O Extra Lean Ground Turkey
1 large can of fat free refried beans
2 packages Taco Bell low sodium seasoning
Low fat shredded cheese
Low fat or fat free sour cream
Pickled jalapeños
I’ve had my eye on a dough bowl for quite some time now. I love the shape and simplicity of these rustic looking bowls. I was trying to find a good deal on a large size for our kitchen island or breakfast table.
I had pinned a few from etsy, but then, imagine my surprise when I was at our annual holiday Nutcracker market and I stumbled upon rows and rows of the infamous bowls. I was with my girlfriend and she had no idea what I was getting so excited about- she’s all a “dough what?”
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As the closet clean-out continued, next on the hit list was an array of jewelry I never wear. Truthfully, I’m terrible at accessorizing, opting most days for diamond stud earrings or simple hoops, and James’ birthstone necklace or my favorite “j” necklace. But, I’m hoping weeding through and giving away what I haven’t worn in forever and keeping everything else out in the open will encourage me to wear it more. I think it’s working because I’ve worn three different necklaces this week.
I’ve got my necklaces hanging on a piece of foam board that I covered with decorative paper.
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I’m so looking forward to the weekend! I can’t believe it’s the weekend before Thanksgiving! I feel like this holiday has totally snuck up on me. When did we get so close to the end of the year??
This week, I prepared one of my favorite salads (fruit, nut and cheese), and today, my friend Jennifer is sharing one of her favorite salads- made with sweet potatos, apples, grapes and almonds- yum!!
Salads aren’t always the first thing I think of for dinner when the temperatures start to dip but I’ve been making an effort to incorporate more fall and winter salads into our routine and,
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With the holidays just around the corner, it makes me breathe a bit easier when things like packaging and mailing out gifts is made simpler with gorgeous products to help keep me organized. This year, I’m thrilled to have received and be using beautiful and functional holiday and organizational products from the Martha Stewart Home OfficeTM with AveryTM collection. If you need to get control of your holidays this year too, you can find the Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery line exclusively at Staples (available online and in-store).
Since I recently redid my home office,
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Today I’m bringing you a breakfast sandwich that one of my very-favorite-people-in-the-whole-world, my Grandma, used to make for me when I was younger. It’s an egg muffin and whenever I make it, I always think of her. It reminds me that sharing food is sharing love and my Grandma is exceptional at that.
I use a 100% whole wheat muffin, extra lean turkey ham, 2% American cheese and one real egg (but you can use egg whites if you prefer). Simply fry the egg and a slice of turkey ham with Pam cooking spray, toast the muffin,
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I recently mentioned that an injury was plaguing me and, unfortunately, it hasn’t gotten any better. It’s my right hamstring or maybe some kind of sciatic nerve pain from being tied to my desk?? Although I have been working out hard the last 8 weeks, I don’t think I overtrained. I’m careful to lift heavy, but not heavier than I can bear.
I’m disappointed because I only had 4 weeks to go on the Live Fit Trainer, but I can’t complete it in my current condition. The last phase calls for active rests between sets (burpees, jumps, sprints, jumprope) and I don’t think those are a good idea for me right now.
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With Christmas approaching, I’m so excited to announce our 2nd Annual Christmas Cheer Link Party! Again, Cassie (Hi Sugarplum), Michelle (Ten June), Natasha (Schue Love), Courtney (A Thoughtful Place), Michaela (Michaela Noelle Designs), and I have teamed up to bring you five holiday link parties.
I’m really looking forward to all of the parties, which include:
Hi Sugarplum (Tuesday, December 4)
“Christmas Craft”- Show us your holiday crafty side.
Ten June (Thursday,
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Last weekend, when I painted our half-bath door, I also painted the island in my closet. It needed touching up from all the scuff marks. I originally planned to paint it grey, and at the last minute chose a glossy light pink. I figured why not- and thought it would look good with the Lucia chandelier. It’s very subtle, but I’m not sure I’m sold on it.
Right before moving in, the closet looked like the picture below. It’s all painted Sherwin Williams Divine White (flat).
Here’s how the island looks in light pink and with the runner removed.
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