Thank you to Gorilla Gym for providing me with product in exchange for review purposes. All opinions belong to me.  It's October here in Michigan, which means cool weather and the doom and gloom of winter approaching. I say doom and gloom of winter because I have two children aged 18 months and 4. If you have kids you know the absolute value of warm weather for your kids to go out and romp around in. Snow has its ups but with kids my age it really doesn't have much upside. Not to mention pent Read more [...]

Thank you to Paleo Treats® for providing me with product in exchange for review. All opinions belong to me.  The paleo lifestyle, at first it felt like it was a bit of a shock to try to transition all at once. I took a step back and really looked at small parts of my day that could be transitioned easily to a more paleo way of doing things/eating. Kicking grains honestly was rough at first but not too bad once we stuck to it (we still have pasta every once in a while). Getting rid of dairy Read more [...]

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. My father is about 15 years older than Ryan's father, and our moms are both even younger. Seems how my dad is so much older than our other three parents, we assumed he would be the first to have health issues. It was a shock when about a year after I started dating Ryan his father was diagnosed with something referred to as fxtas, which is an adult-onset form Read more [...]

Breast cancer awareness month really hits home for me because breast cancer seems to run in my mom's side of the family. My great-grandma passed away from breast cancer before I was born. My grandma had breast cancer just before I was born, but won the battle. In the last few years, two of aunts (my moms sisters) have also had breast cancer. One won the battle and the other is still fighting. Having so many women in my family with breast cancer is concerning for me, and has made me Read more [...]

Thank you to Zulu Athletic for providing me with product in exchange for review. All opinions belong to me.  I mentioned previously that My husband and I joined a gym. We really like that our gym is supportive of reusing water bottles and has stations set up throughout that even monitor the amount of plastic saved by reusing bottles! Zulu Athletic is a company that designs amazing quality glass water bottles that fit in with even the most fashionable gym attire. Their style really is eye catching Read more [...]