I was recently gifted a Fitbit which has become the new crave these days for those active and tracking their personal exercise levels. It has taken me a little while to figure out the apps and programs to accurately use the new device, but overall, it's been pretty easy to use this new toy. I find it very telling to view my steps at the end of the day. Some days are filled with lots of table teaching as I home school the kids and others busy with outside play or gym classes that keep me moving …
Balance
Pow Wow Design Studio Movie Night
Last week my daughter Ava and I had the pleasure of attending a fabulous event hosted by the lovely Pow Wow Design Studio! I have been follow Melissa on Instagram for some months now and I have loved her work, energy, and transparency in her posts. {Follow her @PowWowDesignStudio on Instagram} When I saw that they were extending the opportunity to attend a Movie Night at the Studio and showing one of THE 80's classics of all time... 16 Candles I was beyond excited! This hip and laid back event …
Featured Better Business Babe : Kim Rouse
Every month, The Better Business Babe will be specially featuring an inspiring story about women who are making a difference; in Business & in Life! We are calling these exceptional women "Featured Better Business Babe's"! Women nominated by their peers or applying themselves will exemplify the ideals of The Better Business Babe core values to aspire to a well rounded balance between Business & Life! Do you have an inspirational women in your life that you think would be worthy of …
I Want to THRIVE, Not Just Survive
Thrive: 1. to prosper; be fortunate or successful 2. to grow or develop vigorously; flourish I think we’ve all gone through seasons of merely surviving life. I have had times where I wake up out of the fog of survival and I realize that this is no way to live. The circumstances look different for all of us. Some of our circumstances are fleeting, some may never go away. Some may be a result of choices we have made or quite possibly life has given you something other than you …
Dinner in a Flash!
We all lead these incredibly busy lives. Seriously, for me anyhow, I have a front row seat up on Ozzy's train when it comes to life. I won't bore you with the details but I will say, dinner can get a little dicey at times. I've made it a mission to have some tasty, healthy, & fast recipes for the nights it takes all my willpower not to pull into the Rubio's parking lot. So here is 1 of my all time fav go-to recipes. Enjoy y'all! Bang Bang Shrimp Wraps Ingredients: 1 lb. shrimp, …
I Lift and I Like It (part 2)
After doing two more marathons throughout graduate school, I began to question how I was measuring my fitness. I would run for hours on end thinking I was the fittest person ever and liking the fact that it kept me slim. I started reading about the benefits of cross training and decided it would be a challenge to do a triathlon and it would mean incorporating two other disciplines as cross training. So I bought a bike and started swimming in a pool to train for my first spring triathlon in Lake …
To Clean or Not To Clean?
Do I clean the house or play with my kids? That is the question. Sigh, the daily struggle. My OCD husband and my Pinterest addiction fuel this constant desire for my house to look like a page out of Home Décor magazine, but our two crazy demons (aka, my beautiful children, 4 and 2½) have other ideas. We live in a small house near the beach, so sand and wet towels are always everywhere. Lots of extra space, plenty of storage and a housekeeper? Not in my home description. I once …