Wellness Isn’t Selfish

3 Years Ago… I thought I was fairly healthy. I tried to make good meals for our family, exercise when I had a “free” week, and felt like I was doing better than most in taking care of my health. In reality I was staying up way too late, cleaning with and applying toxins to …

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Fast Fridays: Strength

One thing I love about our family is we do fitness together, whether its taking a run or challenging each other on planks. These boys absolutely amaze me with their strength and stamina. I remember working up to a mile in 5th grade, and these boys can already run a 5K without training!!! They push …

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I Can Breathe Clearly Now {with my Airocide Air Purifier}

I’m the one out of five people who suffer from allergies or asthma.  Lucky me.  And like most allergy sufferers, I’ve tried it all – medications, nose sprays, air filters, etc. without much relief. So when Airocide contacted me and wanted me to give their fancy smancy NASA developed air purifier a whirl, I didn’t …

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What I’m Running From…

I’m about six months now into this running journey.  I started off kicking and screaming, and sometimes I still want to quit and hang up my sneakers.  Running is hard for me both physically and mentally. I keep waiting for the battle to subside, but I continue to persevere through the pain and the part …

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Starting a Garden with Kids

‘Tis the season!  Spring is “sprunging” (it changes its mind from time to time) and it’s time to start planning for our little backyard garden.  This will be our fourth year to garden!  So crazy to look back on the first year that we built the raised bed with our boys! I thought this might …

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5 Ways I Plan on Keeping My Fitness Goals in 2013

{Let’s hope in December I’m nodding my head reading through these, feeling healthier, stronger, and more confident than my 2012 self. } I haven’t been through several years of consistently working out like my mentor and inspiration, who happens to be my husband.  However, I’ve been at the gym a little longer than the New …

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I Would Run 13.1 Miles, And I Would Run 13.1 More

Brad completed his 3rd mini marathon (13.1 miles) over the weekend and we were there to cheer him on the sidelines. It was such a sweet moment finding him among the thousands of runners and seeing the boys faces and his face light up.  It was a great emotional and mental encouragement to him at …

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25 Tips to Encourage Kids to Eat Their Veggies: From a Mom Who’s Tried Them All

We’ve all been there – coaxing, encouraging, bribing, battling to get more veggies down our kids’ hatches.  My kids certainly aren’t the perfect veggie consumers, but we’ve all made great strides. They are almost always willing to try, they tolerate several varieties, and they even like a handful. Here’s some tips and ideas that have …

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