Thank you to Caulipower for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Have you heard about the new trend of making pizza with cauliflower crust? Have you tried it? I have and it was a mess! My crust was burnt and raw at the same time. The middle was mushy and gross. We tossed it without even trying it. I was bummed! I loved the idea of having a pizza crust that was nutritious, but it just wasn't worth it to me. While doing some product Read more [...]

Thank you to Sesame Kingdom for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Sesame Kingdom’s Mediterranean Spreads are nutritious and delicious. Plus, the wholesome ingredients make these spreads naturally energizing. Sesame Kingdom’s Mediterranean Spreads are vegan and paleo friendly. They do not contain preservatives, gluten nuts, dairy and/or refined sugar. For my review, I was sent all five flavors of Sesame Kingdom’s Mediterranean Read more [...]

Thank you to Nutrisystem for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Earlier today I was clothing shopping with my two young daughters. My youngest daughter is at the age where her body is beginning to change/mature. Finding clothing that fits her, the way she would like them to has become difficult. Today we needed to find a dressy outfit. The options she took into the dressing room were either the wrong length, too revealing, too tight Read more [...]

Thank you to Kernel Season’s for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Do you have a regular family movie night? We do. Once a month, we try to sit down as a family and watch a movie. I cherish this time together. It isn't about the movie at all. It is about relaxing together and having fun. For this month's family movie, we watched Monstor's Inc. (again!) What is a movie without popcorn? We recently had the opportunity to try Read more [...]

Thank you to Ring for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. There is a paid link in this post. All opinions are 100% my own. Recently we have had a couple home burglaries in our area. One break-in was during the day and the other was in the evening. Both times, the homeowners were not home.  As you can imagine, these break-ins have made me feel uneasy. My husband and I decided to take this as a warning and make the necessary changes to make our home more secure. One Read more [...]

Thank you to Green Plate Foods for providing me with products in exchange for an honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Have you ever heard of Green Plate Foods? Let me tell you a bit about them. Green Plate Foods offers healthy, tasty, and affordable convenient foods. Their products are made with wholesome clean ingredients. They do not contain preservatives. Green Plate Foods recently released three NEW cookie flavors- Almond Butter with Sweet Potato, Chocolate Chip with Zucchini Read more [...]

Are you looking for a fun way to get an extra serving of veggies? Healthy Buffalo Veggie Tots are delicious as well as nutritious! They are also super easy to make. Ingredients 2 cups of shredded veggies- I used a blend of broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots. You can use any veggies you have on hand. To make things easier, I shredded the veggies in my food processor. Be careful to not puree your veggies. You want them to have a rice texture. 1 egg 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs 1/3 Read more [...]

Thank you to Nutrisystem for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. For the last six months, I have been on Nutrisystem's Uniquely Yours Women's weight-loss plan. Six months sounds like a long time, but it has really gone by quickly. During this time, I have been reminded about proper portion sizes as well as how to make healthy choices. I have learned a few new tricks as well. It has been a fun journey thus far! As of today, I Read more [...]

Thank you to Nutrisystem for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Spring has arrived in Oregon. Today's forecast is sunny skies with a high temperature near 58 degrees. The warmer weather has me thinking about swimsuit season. Many people, myself included, dread swimsuit season. Swimsuits can be so unflattering. Nutrisystem has a few tips to help you pick a swimsuit to flatter your figure. If you are pear shaped (hips and Read more [...]

Thank you to MAM for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Both of my daughters had colic when they were infants. Savannah, my oldest, would start crying every evening around 7:00 pm. I tried everything to soothe her. It was heartbreaking, I didn't know what was wrong or how to help her. I tried feeding her, burping her, changing her, rocking her, and everything else I could think of. We consulted her pediatrician and found nothing wrong. Read more [...]