Pura Stainless Steel Water Bottle Review

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Recently, I was lucky enough to win a giveaway. Out of the 400 and something giveaways I’ve entered in my life, I finally won something. You wanna know how I felt when I received the e-mail that said that I was the winner? I felt like a million bucks. Not only did I win a giveaway, but I got quite an amazing prize, if I do say so myself. There just so happens to be a toddler living in my house who needed a new sippy cup. 

As usual, I found this particular giveaway on Pinterest. It seemed like something cool to win, so of course I clicked on the pin. The giveaway was hosted by Growing Up Naturally In Home Child Care, which is an awesome blog for anyone who wishes to live green, natural & organic lifestyles. Honestly, I didn’t think I was going to win. Out of the 2587 entries, one of mine was chosen. Eep!

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Menu Plan // March 2014

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Lately, I haven’t been sticking to a menu plan. The result? I wasted a lot of money. Or rather I didn’t save any money. Without a meal plan I feel overwhelmed and frustrated, something I don’t like to feel very often.

It’s one of those “so not fun” kind of situations where everything seems haphazard and I feel like crying. I’m sure not everyone is as serious as I am about organization, but it still helps to have a menu plan to refer to during the week.

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Healthy Vanilla Cupcakes From Scratch {With Real Buttercream Frosting}

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Birthdays are a tough subject when it comes to what we’ll be eating for dessert. I mean, we can’t just buy a cake from the Bi-Lo Bakery and call it a day. I wouldn’t even buy a cake from a health food store because they don’t know our personal dietary restrictions and therefore we wouldn’t be able to trust that they’d steer clear of using things that you wouldn’t find in a real food kitchen. So, we figured since it was a birthday, we’d make cupcakes.

By the way, they were the best cupcakes I had ever eaten in my entire life. We’re talking legitimately  awesome cupcakes that no bakery could beat. Ever. End of story.

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Homemade Whole Wheat Crackers

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Along my journey to eating healthier, I’m finding that it’s harder to find things to snack on, especially in winter when things like apples aren’t in season locally. I like to snack—I’m a pro snacker. When it comes to whether or not I’d eat snacks all day or 4 meals, I’d go with snacking. Now, I don’t know how my thighs would respond to that, but I’d probably end up in my fat pants feeling sorry for myself in a matter of days. But since I am eating a healthier diet nowadays, I decided it was about time I found something to snack on that wouldn’t empty my wallet or land me in my fat pants again. Oh, did I say again? My bad.

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Baby Steps for Healthy Eating

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Eating healthy is not a new concept, but for a lot of people, it’s not a very easy concept. It takes discipline, will power, and a yearning for a healthier you. I haven’t been eating healthy forever. In fact, I only started eating a little bit healthier about a year and a half ago after watching food documentaries such as Food Inc, Forks Over Knives, and Vegucated. I was horrified and outraged about while watching these documentaries. I knew something needed to change, not only in me, but also in this messed up world.

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