Our First Emergency Room Visit

May 17, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

We had an entire day of sports for all four children that we thought would never end. From five soccer games for the youngest three to a tennis tournament for our oldest. Needless to say, we didn’t plan on making our day even longer by spending the entire afternoon in the ER, but with four […]

How to Balance Family & Fitness

May 15, 2018.Reading time 12 minutes.

If you’re a mom (or a dad) then you probably feel like you need ten arms, twelve more hours in a day, and the laundry to magically wash and fold itself. And don’t get me started on trying to keep the house clean… it just doesn’t happen. With everything thrown at you in a day, […]

Types of Stretching & When to Perform Them

May 9, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

Stretching- something I absolutely love doing now, but hated doing when I was younger. I didn’t have the patience for stretching when I was younger and because of that I wasn’t very flexible. Now, I focus on stretching before and after every workout so that I can warm up and warm down properly to reduce […]

5 Kettlebell Moves to Burn Your Backside

May 8, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

I love kettlebell training for effective lower body exercises. A lot of people do not want to join a gym, therefore they don’t have access to a lot of different equipment. And I doubt they have a barbell at home, and if they do, then it’s because they already have the proper training on how […]

5 Reasons You Should Add Kettlebell Training to Your Workouts

May 8, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

The kettlebell. One word and one awesome piece of equipment that you can take anywhere and literally work every single part of your body. You can train with a kettlebell at home, at the gym, the park, or do what I do and take it on vacation with you and make your husband carry it […]

5 Ingredient Paleo Mint Chocolate Coconut Butter Cups

February 28, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

I recently started ordering from Thrive Market and I absolutely LOVE it. I can get all of my paleo needs from them and save SO much money. Almost every ingredient in this recipe is from Thrive Market. You should totally check them out if you want to be cool like me and save money, too! […]

Paleo Chia & Flaxseed Bagels

February 28, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

I’ve really been craving bagels. My kids have bagels for breakfast all the time and lately it’s been making me want bagels, bread- all the gluten! But not really. I was going to use my Simple Mills artisan bread mix to make the bagels, but then decided I would save that deliciousness for an emergency […]

Easy Peasy Roasted Vegetables

February 28, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

I remember when I used to DESPISE so many different vegetables. I hated the texture, the smell, and the taste! But now I absolutely love them and probably buy way too much at the grocery store. Luckily most of my kids will eat pretty much anything and love when I make these yummy roasted veggies. […]

Paleo Matcha Spinach Chocolate Chip Donuts

November 21, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

I know what you’re thinking, but stop- these are absolutely amazing and not terrible for you! The fact that my kids love these should tell you something. I get it though; spinach, matcha, and chocolate chips…IN A DONUT? They are actually quite the tasty treat. I really wanted to make donuts because I recently bought […]

Easy Paleo No-Bake Cacao Cookies

November 21, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

These are by far the easiest cookies I’ve ever made and they are so freaking delicious! You can make these into cookies, balls- whatever you want! I came up with this recipe because one day when my husband and I were at Starbucks, I ran across “Emmy’s Organics” dark cacao coconut cookies and thought they […]