New Year, New You

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If 2012 doesn't finish with the world ending, my hope is that over the year my whole family will be healthier from eating more raw foods, organic and all natural than we have been. If you've followed my blog over the last year, you have seen my journey as I've explored cooking healthier and gluten free;  first because I HAD to because Ben lost his job so we couldn't eat out as much AND for Bear … [Read more...]

A Fine Dime: Date Night on a Dime

The first time I met Shannon from NWA Motherlode I was lugging a huge diaper bag, an infant carrier and a cranky baby. We locked eyes and I saw an instant connection. She smiled in a way that told me she'd been there, understood and handed me a card to her web page about MOMS. Last summer, I had the privilege to meet her again, along with her counterpart Gwen, and have enjoyed getting to know … [Read more...]

Diary of an overweight girl in the back of the aerobics class

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I told a couple of friends about this post and they were a little dismayed with me once again putting way too much out there- "you aren't overweight!" they kindly said, BUT, although I AM healthy... the government's standards of height to weight puts me in that category. Anyways I'm working out, so who cares what a flipping number says on a scale RIGHT?! until... I realize that I REALLY am the … [Read more...]

DIY Coffee Filter Christmas Wreath

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As I was putting all of my Christmas decorations up last week, I hung my coffee filter wreath and remembered that I did a DIY post on how to make it last year for a Design Blog that I occasionally posted for- I found it and decided to re-publish it on my blog- Enjoy! *********** If you read my previous post on my fire place make-over, you got a sneak peak at my project. While drooling over … [Read more...]