Being a mom is challenging. Although our responsibilities and lifestyles vary, I’m sure that all mothers could agree on two things: we’re always busy and we’re always tired. Before Baby M, I had a good bit of leisure time. I worked 8-5, but I could spend my evenings (and mornings, if I chose) as I…
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Summer Hydration + DIY Strawberry Water
During a cardio barre class a few weeks ago, I noticed something: I sweat a lot! This shouldn’t have come as a surprise for me, considering I used to practice Bikram yoga 3 times a week and would always return home looking like I’d run through a sprinkler. //via// I don’t know what it is,…
COCOZIA Organic Coconut Water Review + A Smoothie Recipe
About a year ago I tried COCOZIA Organic Coconut Water for the first time—and loved it. Naturally, I was extremely excited to try the new 16.9-ounce containers I received recently from Epicurex LLC. Ever since I was a child, I’ve been a drink guzzler. Unless it’s a snifter of brandy (lesson learned the hard way in…
Cranberry & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites
Usually I’m a careful person, but ever since my childhood years, I’ve thrown caution to the wind when it involves raw cookie dough or cake batter. Yes, I know that raw eggs can contain salmonella and should be avoided, but there’s something wrong with baking a cake or a batch of cookies without sampling the…
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffins
Bananas are quite simply one of my favorite fruits. They’re cheap, they’re portable, they’re satiating, and they even satisfy a sweet tooth when chocolate, cake, cookies, or muffins are nowhere to be found. Throughout my pregnancy, though, bananas and I have had a rocky relationship. After I realized I was pregnant, I noticed that bananas…
What I Ate Wednesday: Trying To Get Back On Track
Hi there! Is this week absolutely dragging for anybody else? Even though I haven’t been waking up during the night as often as I had been, I feel like I can’t get a really good night’s sleep. Maybe pregnancy is finally taking its toll on me? I feel much more aware of the extra 20-or-so…
Double Chocolate Protein Bites
Hi there! I don’t know about you all, but I’m glad it’s Thursday (aka, Friday Eve). I’m more than ready for my vacation to begin, especially after hustling all week to tie up loose ends and finish all my work before I’m out for so many days. Perhaps it’s my recent obsession with sweets and chocolate that…
Almond Butter, Oat, & Chocolate Chip Snack Bites + WIAW
I have to apologize to you again. (This seems to have become a habit for me.) All of the recipes I’ve come up with recently are for sweets/desserts. We’ve been cooking a lot of our old stand-by meals lately, and when I say “we,” I really mean “Mark.” I’ve mentioned before that my pregnancy sweet…
Mint-Chocolate Matcha Chia Pudding
As difficult as it’s been, I’ve been trying to lay off the sweets during my pregnancy. Says the woman who bought cinnamon rolls and 2 slices of cake at the grocery last weekend! I’ve always had a pretty big sweet tooth, but I’ve become pretty good about keeping healthier sweets on-hand (such as these or…
What I Ate Wednesday 03.26.14
Happy Hump Day, guys and dolls! To avoid full-blown pregnancy overload, I’m not going to talk cravings and aversions because, so far, I haven’t really been eating that differently. (Plus, I wouldn’t want to scare you away if the idea of children terrifies the hell out of you and sends you screaming into another room!)…
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