Clean Eating Grocery List

These are things I keep on hand so I always have something available for lunch and dinner.

Living Well

Wine tasting, Lobster tail, and Us

Celebrating 15 Years! Thanksgiving Day, 2014 my husband and I celebrated 15 years! In this world that is no easy task. We have had amazing highs and horrendous lows. We have chosen to push through, lean in, and love unconditionally. Since celebrating our day on the 27th was not really in the cards (the darn

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Contest Time!

Hi All! I decided it is time for an RN for Wellness give away! I have a ton of products that I love and that I think every kitchen needs. One of my favorite items is the Cuisinart Mini Prep food processor. I use it to make salad dressings, chop nuts, chop veggies, and mix

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Six Weeks of Christmas

Over the last few years I have really struggled with the fact that the Christmas season seems to be coming sooner and sooner each year. I was so agitated at the fact that Thanksgiving was being completely overlooked by the retail world. Christmas decorations go up right after Halloween for goodness sake. November 1st begins

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Beautiful Thanksgiving on a Budget

While talking to a friend recently it became abundantly clear that I wanted to do a post on celebrating Thanksgiving on a budget. We are constantly bombarded with the message that if we don’t spend a lot and if we don’t have the best; it isn’t even worth it to try. I used to live

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Holiday Happenings

With Christmas just six weeks away there are things we begin to do in our home to prepare for the hustle and bustle. There are four areas I address this time a year. Budget: As many of you know we are Dave Ramsey people. A few years ago we began the total money makeover, paid

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Kid Friendly Lunchbox Solutions

If you are like me; coming up with lunches day in and day out for the kiddos is a nightmare. Aside from homework; packing the daily lunch is my biggest school day dread. I decided to put together a post that gives you a few ideas so that you don’t have to think of new

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The New and Improved Grocery Shopping Tool!

While preparing for a workshop I updated my grocery list and thought I would put the new version on the website. These are items I buy on a regular basis that help me to plan meals and eat with purpose throughout the month. I generally do not have all of these things at one time

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Alternative Protein!

  You do not need to just eat meat to get your protein. I love this list by livelovefruit.com. Start by substituting one dinner and 1 lunch a week with a healthy vegetarian option. Gradually increase until you are eating at least 6 healthy vegetarian meals a week (3 dinner/3 lunch). You will not only

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The Giving Adventure!

The Giving Adventure After a crazy week of excess and extravagance at the school, my boys had become completely obsessed with what they were getting, what they were eating, and what they were doing to celebrate Christmas. The consumerism had taken over and I was finding that I was repeatedly trying to get the boys

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I met Dave Ramsey!

I had the most amazing opportunity to meet someone that I not only look up to but someone who has helped change our life for the good. Several weeks ago I received an email asking me if I would be interested in helping as a volunteer at a FPU coordinator dinner in LA. I would

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