10.16 Friday Faves

October 16, 2026

Hiiii! Happy Friday! How are you? I hope you’ve had a great week! We got back from our cruise and it was right back into the routine. Liv had a choir concert – it was beeeeautiful – P has soccer, we have NCL and a fall festival this weekend. Also, suddenly it’s cold here in…

The wait (weight?) is over

Heyyyyyy! TGIAF! I’m soooo ready for this weekend 😀 I’ve been promising a “before” pic of myself for quite some time, but since the madre’s been holding them hostage (and never believed I was overweight to begin with) so that’s where the hold-up has been. I came across this picture while cleaning the closet out…

Vita Mix, how did I live without you for so long???

Hey hey hey!!! How are ya? Can you believe tomorrow’s Friday?!? I can’t either.. but I will happily embrace the weekend 😀 Someone is still a little tuckered out from our trip: (I thought it was so cute that she matches the crocheted blanket) I started out the day with a homemade continental b-fast 2…

The Original Breakfast Cookie

The original protein breakfast cookie. This is a delicious and healthy make-ahead breakfast recipe that tastes just like dessert! The oats absorb the milk and soften overnight, so the next morning, you can grab a spoon and enjoy. Add your favorite protein powder and customize with mix-ins of choice! Here is the breakfast cookie how-to…

Summer Shape Up 2012: Week 2 Meals

Hey everyone! Congrats on an amazing first week of Summer Shape Up! If you’re wondering what this is all about, check out the intro post.  I’m so excited to see that so many of you have been following the meal ideas and altering them to suit your needs. This week, I tried to include a little…

Start your day the cookie way

Well that’s what I did 🙂 Something about knowing there is a beautiful breakfast cookie waiting in the fridge for me makes me get out of bed so much faster!!! I woke up, took the puppies on a nice long walk and then came home to munch my cookie with some molten chocolate coffee. It…