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One thing I love about fall, other than cooler weather, warm drinks, apple orchards, cider, and doughnuts, are the smells that I associate with it. The house fills with a lovely mix of warm cinnamon and vanilla, pumpkin spice, oranges, apples, and cloves. All these scents fill our home each fall as the weather cools […] Read more…
One thing I love about fall and winter is the smells that we associate with them. For fall, I associate cinnamon, star anise, nutmeg, and apple; in winter, I associate mint, orange, clove, cinnamon, and cranberry. I love the way my home smells this time of year more than any other (unless I am using […] Read more…
After my first pregnancy, I gained over 80 POUNDS throughout the pregnancy. It. Was. Brutal. Nothing fit. Nothing felt good. I was exhausted. I needed to lose weight, but I had no idea where to start! I was beyond frustrated and so tired, as my new baby was not sleeping!! But, I digress. While I […] Read more…
Why is it every time I start an exercise program something gets in the way? Lack of time, motivation, or just the desire to eat ice cream and not be on a diet and exercise program. (Yes, I have all three of those desires almost all the time). But what can help motivate me to […] Read more…
Like most goals you want to achieve in life, if they are not a regular habit ingrained in your daily routine, you will most likely not succeed in keeping them up. That can be a tough pill to swallow. For me, fitness is definitely something that falls into that category. Do you find it hard […] Read more…