30 Day Shred day 6
Back to my early morning routine. The workout was good, hard but good, that first circuit about kills me every time, after that everything else seems like cake! Ha!! I keep forgetting to weigh myself first thing in the morning and always remembered after I am dressed and have eaten and drank a gallon (not […]
Homemade Salsa


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30 day Shred day 5
Just finished working out, day 5, Yea! It feels good. Its getting a little easier and I am getting deeper and more controlled with each movement, which is hard, hard, hard! But like Jillian says its only 20 minutes make each movement count, so I am trying. I am still on level 1 but today […]
Menu Plan Monday

We still have an abundance of zucchini and yellow squash (from our garden), so lots of squash on the menu and I am not complaining. Love it! I am also going to try a few new recipes that I have found from other bloggers so please check them out, they look fabulous! See the post below called […]
30 Day Shred day 3 & 4
Day 3 didn’t happen, ugh. Why? Do I have an good excuse? No not really. And to be honest I almost completely forgot, well my head did but my calves didn’t. But I did shred today at noonish during the boys nap. Let me just say why does it seem harder during the day, then early […]
Weekly Shopping Results

I did excellent on the budget this week! I love that. $6.00 under budget and lots of that remains due to the fact that we have tons and tons of fresh veggies from the garden. There were a couple good deals on chips, cheese and lunch meat. We took advantage of those for DT lunches, […]
Summer Garden week 10

I spent the majority of last weekend, blanching and freezing green beans and squash. Now don’t get me wrong I love having fresh vegetables and I will love having them in the freezer ready for my use at any time. But its so easy to feel just a bit overwhelmed by the massive amounts that […]
30 Day Shred Day 2
Stretch (moan) move (moan) ugh. Yes this is my way to describe how I felt getting out of bed this morning, sore! But not to discourage anyone being sore is a really good thing, it means I worked my muscles and they are on their way to change. Now if I wasn’t sore then that […]
Meet the Newlyweds Jenny & Morgan

One of my favorite things about “interviewing” the Newlywed couples is that I take the extra time to really research their blogs. I search far back, check out links and really try to get the feel of the blogs and the couples that are being featured. And let me just tell you, its fun! I […]
30 day shred – Day 1
So this morning I set my alarm for 5:30 so I have plenty of time to do the video, shower, and get me and the boys ready to go for work. And guess what happened, it worked out great, yes you heard that! Great! Picture this here I am starting the video, eyes barely open, […]