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Weekend Recap & Menu Planning Monday 10/6
Another week has come and gone already. Worse yet, the weekend came and went even faster! We seem to be on this trend of having one busy weekend followed by a not busy weekend. When we have a busy weekend it is stupid busy. When we have a not so busy weekend it is such a breath of fresh air. The hubs’ family wanted to spend some time with Payton so we were on our own Friday night. So we had a random date night. An early Happy Hour dinner at Bar Louie in St Charles followed by coffee at Picasos. It was fun and spontaneous! Saturday we had a great morning workout…
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Menu Planning Monday 9/29
Not too long ago I wrote a post about how I meal plan. Since menu planning is such an important part of my routine I decided to try to make it a regular part of what I share here on the blog. I hope sharing my meal planning tips and ideas helps you find new recipes or meal planning ideas. So, here goes Menu Planning Monday! I’ll be linking up with OrgJunkie for her Menu Plan Monday Link up! Sidenote: For the last year or so I was following a strict meal plan from my nutrition coach. It was extremely helpful for the season I was in, but it was so stressful…
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Out of the Ordinary Day
Hey Guys! How is your week going so far? Seems like my week has been SO long. How is it only Wednesday? Today is a super special day… It’s my husbands 29th birthday! So we decided to take the day off. Payton had school so after working out this morning we went to breakfast with some friends then headed home to clean up before making the trip out to Sump Coffee… Mid-Week Coffee Date for the win! Obviously I love coffee, so a new coffee experience is always welcomed. It was a great ambiance. It was really all about the coffee. They buy their beans green and roast them. The…
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Meal Planning and Staying on Track
I don’t dread Mondays as much as some people do. I usually look forward to getting back to my workouts after a day off on Sunday. This week I’m still pretttttty sore from Saturdays WOD. It was the Hero WOD DT which is: 5 rounds of 12 Deadlifts 155/105 9 Hang Cleans 155/105 6 Push Jerks 155/105 105 is a light deadlift for me, but 105 hang cleans would get tough after a few rounds and 105 push jerks were going to be tough. I did it. And I was SO proud that I was able to do it RX. But man, oh man, did I feel it the next…
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Homemade Coconut Creme Larabars, WIAW & Weigh In Wednesday
Guys. This is freaking brilliant. So, I’ve know that making “lara bars” seemed relatively easy. I liked regular Lara Bars, but it wasn’t until I tried the Coconut Creme ones that I was hooked. I’m pretty sure the only reason I survived my last week of Whole30 was because of those puppies. Thing is, at $1.25ish a piece… I was droppin a lot of dough on these little treats. So I decided to try to recreate them at home… and man oh man, they were spot on! [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:5] I did a ton of food prep on Sunday so that we would be well prepared for the week. Since feeling confused…
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#STLBloggers Meet Up: Ces & Judy’s Catering
So way back in September/October I contacted a fellow FitFluential Ambassador that I knew lived in the St Louis Area, Lindsay from ItzLinz, and asked her about meeting up. Turns out there was a little group of people who had met up before. Well, we decided to try for a meet up in October and after a gazillion emails back and forth between a handful of us… 3 of us showed up. It was fun, but I knew there had to be a more efficient way to bring bloggers together! So I started the STLBloggers Facebook group and invited all the bloggers in the area that I knew… who invited…
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November Foodie Pen Pal Reveal
Somehow I completely forgot that yesterday was the last day of the month… meaning it was time for our Foodies Pen Pal reveal! I sent my package to Cheri from Healthy Girl Gamer, you can check out her blog post reveal here. I had an awesome partner who dealt with my random traveling and forgetting to respond to email (Sorry Julia!) But she still put together an amazing package for me! There were Smart Puffs – those were SO good, Veggies Straws, Skinny Cow Candy, Fiber One Brownie, Annie’s Fruit Snack, Panda Licorice, Newman’s Own Peppermint Cups, Trader Joe’s Green Beans, Gluten Free Macaroon, Coconut Water, and my personal favorite….…
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Thanksgiving 2012
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are enjoying time with your family and friends. And reflecting on how blessed we are. Always. Today started out with a special Thanksgiving WOD at CrossFit O’Fallon Since they had just 2 classes this morning Chris went at 7 and I met him at 8, Payton was excited to get to go to CrossFit with me to meet him there for the kid exchange. Look how incredibly cute she was this morning Already posing. She’s going to be a model. Or a blogger. I can already see her What I Wore Wednesday and #OOTD posts. Ha. Delilah wanted to get in on the action too.…
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WIAW: Clearwater Style
Hellllllo From Clearwater, FL! I worked the Tampa Pretty Muddy Event over the weekend, and I’m heading to the event in Miami next weekend so we are taking the week in-between to visit with family and friends here in Clearwater. We are renting a condo for the week. Here is the view from our Balcony: Awesome, right?! It’s Wednesday, so that means it’s time to link up with Jenn for WIAW! Eating on vacation is always hard for me. I want to justify my “indulgences” with the fact that I’m on “vacation” but I also want to keep up with the healthy eating. We decided to find a compromise. Since we have…
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WIAW: “Good Conscience” Waffles
Welcome to Journey of a Dreamer! So glad you joined me today. If you are new around here feel free to click around and get to know me. You can also subscribe via email or Google Reader in the sidebar on the right. Glad to have you! If you have been around awhile you know what today is… What I Ate Wednesday!! This is just a typical day of eats for me. We link up over at Peas & Crayons and get to explore what everyone else is eating too! So the other day the hubs and his BFF were talking about how they wanted waffles for breakfast (I make…