On November 16th, 2011, I saw this:

After I did a quadruple check, my heart started beating out of my chest! No wonder I was CONSTANTLY going to the bathroom, suddenly in need of an afternoon nap, and craving junk food like nobody’s business! Ultimately, Brandon and I were thrilled. We were dancing up and down,

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When you hear the word ‘natural,’ what are some things that come to mind?

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I bet many if you hear the word ‘natural’ and have an immediate association to things that are in their ‘natural,’ God given state. You may envision animals frolicking in green pastures and think, “OH! It’s natural! That means it’s healthy.”

This would

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I’ve determined that the best place to go for pancake recipes is Deb over at Smitten Kitchen. The girl just KNOWS how to put out a fluffy, moist, and delicious plate of pancakes! I’ve tried several of her pancake recipes, the oatmeal pancakes stealing my heart at number one and THESE lemon-blueberry yogurt pancakes at

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Just this past weekend, some friends and I were discussing bee pollen supplements. I’m not going to pretend I’m some expert on the topic. I really only knew that some people take them to help with cancer and bee pollen is considered by some to be a “super food.” So I decided to do a

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Lately, all I seem to want to eat are salads. I realize this isn’t a bad thing, but the same old salads, with the same old dressings can get old pretty quickly. So I’ve been playing around with lots of different ingredients and homemade dressings to keep my palate pleased.

Since I’ve always LOVED Greek salads;

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Happy Friday folks! Here’s an installation in my “I’m Lovin’ It” series!

1. Trader Joe’s Olive Oil Kettle Cooked Potato Chips.

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My husband is a total chip lover (and I can’t say I mind them either) and I’ve seriously struggled in the past finding a chip that I felt happy packing in his lunch a couple times

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Yesterday afternoon I received a forwarded email from one of my best friends that I wanted to share with each of you today.  A lecture from Stanford’s head of psychiatry was summarized about stress, disease, and the whole mind-body connection. He said that one of the best things a man can do for his health is be

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Morning friends! We are finally moved in to our NEW! house and I couldn’t be more excited about it! I apologize for the lack of blogging last week but we just got our internet set up yesterday morning! Not like I would have gotten a lot of blogging done anyway because, as you can guess,

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One of my favorite snacks is nut butter (any kind) and apples. It’s simple, satisfying, DELICIOUS, and leaves me feeling full  for hours! Over the weekend, my sister-in-law showed me this recipe she found on pinterest. I haven’t stopped thinking about it and decided to share the recipe with each of you today! It’s almost

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In our society, many people are turning to a vegetarian or vegan diet because they believe they are doing what is best for their health. In my opinion, the vegan lifestyle is almost becoming a new trend, especially among bloggers and young to middle-aged females. I will admit that I gave the vegan lifestyle a

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