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Friday Faves

Hi friends! HAPPY FRIDAY! What are you up to this weekend? Itโ€™s a busy one for us. We have a friendโ€™s bday party, Livโ€™s ballet class, family dinner at Jessโ€™, and are thinking of taking Liv to LEGOLAND if it isnโ€™t too hot. (<โ€” fingers crossed! I think it would be a fun surprise adventure.)…

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Overnight Apple Pie Slow Cooker Oatmeal

This apple pie slow cooker oatmeal is the perfect way to start your fall mornings. Throw it in the slow cooker at night and wake up to a delicious, ready-to-serve breakfast–and an amazing smelling house! Hi friends! Howโ€™s the day going?? A little later blogging today, as technology doesnโ€™t seem to be my friend this…

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Family: Weeks 33-35

And feelingโ€ฆ. Excited! And slow. Iโ€™m definitely in a third trimester slump right now. I feel completely normal, except that new normal is like a truck hit me. Doing basic tasks involve heavily weighing my options. (Do I really need to walk all the way to the kitchen to put this LaCroix can in the recycling?…

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day dates + what to scope?

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the morning going? Hope youโ€™re having a great day! I am getting ATTACKED by allergies. If you see me around town, donโ€™t mind the constant violent sneezing. (Ps if you have any preg-friendly allergy remedies, please send my way.) The Pilot was off work yesterday morning, so we did something that we…

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“does this spark joy in you?”

Hi friends! Hope youโ€™ve been having an awesome day. Sorry about the blog downtime this morning! Apparently the blog couldnโ€™t handle the excitement of banana flour, and she fainted. (<โ€” the server crashed.) Thankfully all has been resolved (WP Site Care maintains my blog and always helps when things like this happen) and weโ€™re back…

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Banana Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hellooooo. How was the long weekend? Anyone else moving in slow motion this morning? ๐Ÿ˜‰ How about a banana flour chocolate chip cookie to perk you up? Behold, the latest and greatest on the gluten-free, dairy-free, Paleo-friendly front: Banana Flour. (<โ€” got it for $13 on Amazon) When I first heard about it, I was…

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Healthy Labor Day BBQ recipe ideas

Hi friends! Happy Sunday!! I hope that those of you who are off work tomorrow are enjoying a relaxing weekend. Itโ€™s been a pretty good one over here, and the Pilot and I have cranked through a legendary to-do list we crafted together. Babyโ€™s room is almost done -I will definitely post pics when it…

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Friday Faves

Hellooooooo. ๐Ÿ™‚ Happy Friday! What are you up to for the long weekend? The Pilot has some time off work, so Iโ€™m excited for some family adventures, like beach time, swimming and grilling with friends. The weather cooled down a little bit, so I can be outside without dying. (Things that donโ€™t make sense: I…

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Timeless beauty tips

I am an Invisalignยฎ brand spokesperson and all opinions expressed are my own. Hi friends!! Hope your day is going well. Today, I thought it would be fun to do more of a beauty type post since itโ€™s been a while.  In my teen years and early twenties, I was transfixed on trying whatever was new…

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New one-song workouts for fall

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the morning going??  Yesterday I had to get some blood work done, so I grabbed the usual celebratory green juice afterwards.  Itโ€™s no longer a belly; itโ€™s a legit shelf. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Lunch was a TBLAT: tempeh bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato (+ mayo) on a brown rice tortilla.

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Focus On: SH’BAM

I tried SHโ€™BAM… and I liked it. Is it weird that the reason Iโ€™d been holding off is because the name kind of turned me away? I thought it sounded like wizard aerobics, and in my head, I say it way more enthusiastically than probably intended (SHโ€™BAAAAAAAM!!!!!!). I pictured myself dancing around to mystical music…

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Creating habits you can, and want, to keep

Hi friends! Happy humpday! Are we halfway through the week already?! So happy youโ€™re excited about our Squatember challenge. ๐Ÿ™‚ I did the barre burner last night after teaching, and the legs are a liiiitle sore today. New post up on the Family page here! So lately, Iโ€™ve been sucked into the โ€œCheck out this…

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