A few weeks ago, we went again to Portland Parkway Sundays, one of my absolute favorite past times in the pacific northwest. Here one of the main sponsors was sharing this fabulous recipe and I wanted to share it all with you. If you haven’t noticed already, I love quinoa and I also love a … Continue reading »
The Importance of Exercise in Diabetes Prevention
When I was younger two of my grandparents were diagnosed with diabetes. For years, I have checked the boxes on my health questionnaires stating that I do in fact have a family history of diabetes which of course meant that I will also have it one day. Thankfully, we are all starting to learn that … Continue reading »
Liebster Award
I was nominated for a Liebster award twice by www.jferriswheelof.blogspot.com and http://stefanya.ca/blog/. The Liebster award is given to bloggers who have less than 200 followers to help promote their blog. Since I was nominated twice I have answered two sets of questions. 1) Why did you start blogging? I started because I love figuring out ways … Continue reading »
Healthy Benefits of Gardening
This post might be a little late in the season for some, but still a few weeks out for others in the mid-west. Hopefully, regardless of when spring shows up in your area, you will have many opportunities to do what our family finds as a great hobby. Here are some healthy benefits to starting … Continue reading »
Super Fun & Active Family Game Night With Printables
The other day we were playing a game of “I Can Do That” with the kids. It is a really fun game, but we got it from the thrift store so unfortunately it had a few missing pieces. I decided to recreate the game and make it even more active with funny activities and props. … Continue reading »
4 Great Nature Walks To Take With Your Kids With Free Printables
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Sometimes I hear that kids make it difficult for parents to get exercise and occasionally that is true in our household. My philosophy is that kids want to play and be active, so play and be active with them. These nature walks are probably not going to be at … Continue reading »
I Zumba’d On-Guest Post by Karen Reyes
Karen is still figuring out her way on her weight loss journey and these are her thoughts on her Zumba class. In the past, she has taken classes with Yoga Flirt (Yoga and Pole Dancing) and is a gymnastics instructor. She has many ups and downs with her weight loss success and is still trying … Continue reading »
Monopoly Jr. Exercise Game – Nailed It
Sometimes, it occasionally happens. I get a little overzealous when it comes to trying of thinking new ways to exercise with the family. My oldest son loves to have family game night and we can only play Twister Dance or Charades so much before we are tired of it. At the same time I am … Continue reading »
11 Excuse Busters For Riding Your Bike To Work
In only one week I am going to have a job that is less than 5 miles from my home. This means I am going to try to start biking to work and with that will most certainly come the excuses. This list comes from the book Bicycling Magazine’s 900 All-Time Best Tips and I … Continue reading »
Why The Library is My Favorite Resource for Active Ideas
I have been experiencing a little bit of blogger’s block this week. I have a very busy week ahead of me with work and school which of course means the blog came last. While I was doing some homework at the library and picking up books for my kids, I began to realize that I … Continue reading »
