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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Baked Breakfast Cookies

Hi! How about a cookie for breakfast? Better yet, there’s chocolate. And it’s pumpkin! Hello, pumpkin breakfast cookie! Over the past couple of weeks, Iโ€™ve found myself back on the oats wagon. It might just be the season, but Iโ€™ve found myself enjoying oats more frequently in fave recipes like these beloved pancakes, breakfast cookie…

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Stitch Fix wins

Hi guys! Hope youโ€™re having a great afternoon <3 Itโ€™s been a while since Iโ€™ve done a Stitch Fix (<– referral link) post, and itโ€™s because itโ€™s been a little while since my last great one. Iโ€™ve kept a couple of pieces here and there, but nothing that would take up an entire post. I have…

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Surf, Turf + an Awesome Peach Manchego Salad

Hi! Howโ€™s your day going? Hope youโ€™re having a great one so far <3 Iโ€™m blown away by your amazing support with the eBook and so thankful to all of you. I hope you love it! The price will jump from $8 to $12 next week, so grab yours now for the sale price if youโ€™re interested in…

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“Build Up Your Blog”

Hi! Howโ€™s your day going? Hope youโ€™re having a fun afternoon. ๐Ÿ™‚ Some exciting news today: my eBook, โ€œBuild Up Your Blogโ€ is finally ready to share! This is something Iโ€™ve kind of tinkered with in my mind for the past few years. The most frequent requests, by a landslide, that Iโ€™ve received through the…

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Virtual wine date

(this early in the morning? Letโ€™s just roll with it haha) If we were having wine right now, weโ€™d probably have to be in Little Italy. Iโ€™ve only been once and am already obsessed; canโ€™t wait to go back. And the REAL Italy. I think/wish about going back every day. The urge is real, friends.…

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Get more out of your leg workout

Hi! Hope youโ€™ve had an amazing day so far <3 A pic of Bell, because she looked so pretty standing in the hallway: Weโ€™ve had a great morning over here: a Bodypump class,  (found these printed Reebok leggings in the depths of my closet! On sale right now, too.) Livโ€™s yoga class, and some errands…

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The soup to my soul

Hi ๐Ÿ™‚ Hope youโ€™re enjoying the morning and had a wonderful weekend. It was a great one over here: the perfect mix of relaxing, friends, teaching and random adventures with our little family. Some weekend pics: A fruit cup (cucumber, watermelon, mango, pineapple and jicama) while walking around Old Town, topped with fresh lime juice,…

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Livi-isms

ย  โ€œYou want some grass, goat? Eat it. You like it?” ย  Me: “Look at the pretty HULA FLOWER!” Livi: “Thatโ€™s a hibiscus.” ย  “Do you know what ‘popcorn’ means? It means โ€˜I love youโ€™ and โ€˜good morning.” ย  Liv: โ€œWho got this for me?” Me: โ€œNana did!” Liv: โ€œOh Nana. Sheโ€™s a cute girl.”

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Friday Faves

Hi! Happy Friday! Hope youโ€™ve had a wonderful week. Some faves from the week and around the web: Taking Liv to see her favorite singing mice. The show was a lot of fun -she danced for maybe two hours haha- and my Zumba friends (the ones who were in she show) invited us to a…

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Compound crusher workout

  Hi guys! Hope youโ€™re enjoying your day so far <3 Itโ€™s been an interesting week. I fully believe that the full moon affects energy/mood/toddler behavior. During naptime, I usually blitz through the to-do list, but this week, I watched a couple episodes of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and the finale of So You Think You Can Dance.…

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Reader’s request: different flour uses

Hi ๐Ÿ™‚ Howโ€™s the morning going? Hope youโ€™re having a great one so far <3 Yesterday, I was reunited with my beloved Paleo bread. I love this recipe because itโ€™s an easy way to get extra protein, healthy fats and fiber; the bread is also extremely satisfying. Itโ€™s especially delicious with fresh fruit and almond…

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Almost like the real thing

To accidentally celebrate our Italy trip anniversary, we spent the afternoon in a spot weโ€™re determined to visit more often. (Our travel agent commented on our Instagram that it was one year ago that we went to Rome and Positano. Some Italy tips are here, too! Iโ€™ve thought about it every day since; Iโ€™m itching…

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