Month: January 2015

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Clean Eating Buffalo Chicken Tenders

If you have a man in your life chances are they love things like wings, beer and pizza.  While some things can be made a little healthier something cannot, so on Super Bowl Sunday I usually make up a few…
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Clean Eating French Dip Sandwiches

It is not always easy as a mom and wife to please both your children and your husband, but these simple sandwiches deliver.  This hearty, healthy and warm sandwich will be a hit in your home on a chilly winter…
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My Favorite Soup

In winter in Michigan soup just seems like the perfect comfort food.  It’s hearty, it can be healthy and warm.  I always get one complaint from my husband though… soup isn’t a filling meal, I am always hungry an hour…
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My $23,000 Week, Pinch Me

Seven years ago I made just over $23,000 a year working in marketing and advertising.  My work was fun, but the hours were long and the pay was not good.  There were 200 people who wanted my job. I was…
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Puerto Rican Daydreamin

It was 1 degree here this morning.  And it felt like -27, so I think it is safe to say I am daydreaming about our upcoming Puerto Rican vacation.  We have fallen in love with Puerto Rico.  It’s a quick…
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Making time for me

As moms I think we’re all guilty.  The kids come first.  Our husbands come first.  Dinner comes first.  Dishes come first.  Laundry comes first.  Cleaning the house comes first.  And basically at the end of the day we realize everything…
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This week’s meal plan

Each week I work on making a meal plan that works for me and my family.  I’ve learned over time that a few things might change here or there… in life I have to be flexible, but I do so…
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Fitness & Fashion

I’d like to think fitness & fashion go together like milk & cookies.  Or like weights & cardio.  Or Chanel & fabulous.  But seriously, when I’m working out hard on my fitness goals part of me is thinking, “I’m doing…
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New Year’s Eve… next year!

My girls celebrated at 9p.m. tonight, which means we totally enjoyed a New Year’s Eve at home this year.  In my 20’s going out for NYE was a blast.  Now with a family and young children I would almost rather…