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Rock My Run | Musical GYMspiration
Rock My Run is designed and inspired by DJ’s, fitness coaches, and runners. Personalized, DJ created playlists match and track your workout. Rock My Run is also the App Store’s #1 running music app with over 1 million downloads! This app is not just for runners–it can be enjoyed by people doing any exercise activity! Because the app tracks your heartbeat, your music will always flow with whatever you are doing! This app is a game changer for fitness! Raise your hand if music motivates you to start and/ keep working out. My hand is up! Is yours? I bet it is! In fact, a recent study found that over…
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Sneaking Veggies Into Toddler Food | Mom Hacks
Sneaking veggies into toddler food doesn’t have to be difficult. You don’t need to go out and buy a food processor or spend hours upon hours meal prepping healthy snacks. All you need to do is think a little outside the box! Small swaps and additions to foods that your toddler already loves can completely change the nutritional value! Let me tell you how with these simple hacks to help you start sneaking veggies into your toddlers’ food today! Toddlers, like the rest of us, eat with their eyes first. However, they don’t really care about the visual esthetics, like us as adults do. Toddlers only care that they recognize…
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Creme de Menthe Brownies
Creme de Menthe Brownies is where decadent chocolate meets refreshing mint to form the most luxurious, perfect bite! Along side a mug of peppermint tea or a peppermint mocha latte, you will think you died and went to Heaven! These addicting, divine little brownies are surprisingly easy to make and absolutely perfect for any occasion. The fun, green layer makes them a go to for my family for Christmas as well as St. Patrick’s day! Sometimes I get even more festive and top them with holiday sprinkles. Christmas tree sprinkles for Christmas brownies and shamrock sprinkles for St. Patrick’s Day brownies are just too cute! But, even without the fun…
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10 Healthy Cooking Hacks You Need to Know
Cooking healthy does not have to be hard and eating healthy doesn’t have to taste awful! Sometimes eating healthy just requires tiny adjustments to the foods you already know and love! These 10 healthy cooking hacks are guaranteed to change your perception on dieting and eating healthy! I started incorporating all 10 of these health hacks into my meal planning for my family about a year ago. Since then, my husband has lost over 20 pounds and I have lost over 15! We did this by using these hacks and incorporating them into the 5 F’s diet plan from my article, How to Lose 5 Pounds in a Month |…
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Perfect Sugar Cookies
This is an old fashioned sugar cookie recipe without baking powder that makes the perfect sugar cookies every time! These wonderfully chewy sugar cookies are simple to make, cut out and decorate! They are such simple cookies, but they pack a lovely punch of flavor! This has got to be my toddlers’ favorite recipe to help make, decorate and (of course) eat! Related post: Toddler Things | Why Cooking Should be One of Them Equipment needed to make these perfect sugar cookies: Baking Sheet Stand mixer Shopping list for this homemade sugar cookie recipe: Shortening Granulated sugar Salt Eggs Vanilla extract Almond extract Baking soda Sour cream All purpose flour …
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Caramel Corn Recipe Without Corn Syrup
I was never really a fan of caramel corn until I modified a recipe I found to create this caramel corn recipe without corn syrup. While delivering items from her school fundraiser, my ‘sweets loving’ toddler begged for some of the caramel corn. Obviously I couldn’t give her other people’s items, so I found myself having to make it at home. I didn’t have a few of the items that traditional caramel corn recipes called for like real vanilla extract, corn syrup or real butter, so I made do with what I did have. And that is how I ended up with some delicious, corn syrup, gluten and dairy free…
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Home Study Checklist | Ohio
This article will include, in detail, the home study checklist Ohio requires. Some items on this list may vary between adoption agencies and will be noted as such. This list may also serve as roughly accurate guide as to what to expect nationally when it comes to an adoption home study checklist. Other articles that may be helpful to you at this stage of the adoption process: An Adoption Story | The Process Should I Adopt? Adoption After Infertility How to Make an Adoption Profile Book Adoption Home Study Tips | The ‘Dos and Don’ts’ The adoption home study checklist Ohio is comprised of: #1 Get finger printed for a…
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Saint Nicholas Day | Creative Small Gifts for Kids
Ever since I was a kid, Saint Nicholas Day has been one of my favorite holidays. I loved setting my shoes out by the door the night before, just to wake up and see them filled with goodies! I remember always searching for the biggest pair of shoes I had in hopes that I would get more small gifts inside them. Now as a parent, I am excited to see my kiddos enjoy this special, feast day celebration! However, finding gifts small enough to fit in their shoes is difficult! So this list is a compilation of the best, most creative small gift ideas for kids that I could come…
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