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Day in the Life – Morning Hustle Edition

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This post is sponsored by The Quaker Oats Company , but all opinions are my own.  Now that summer is here, our family is enjoying a much more low-key lifestyle, but during the school year, weekday mornings start bright and early at 5:00 AM when Mal’s alarm clock goes off. Here’s a snapshot into one of his final days of school! Mal heads downstairs for breakfast while I get a jump start on my work for the day. I typically only work for 20-30 minutes, often checking email and replying to blog comments, but even checking a few tasks off my to do list first thing in the morning gives me some awesome momentum for the rest of the day. Plus, I don’t feel like I have 8 zillion tasks weighing me down! After a little work, I take Murphy for his morning walk. I used to rush through our walks because I wanted to get back to my laptop, but now I really savor our time together. The exercise – for the both of us – is such a great way to start the morning. I always return to the house feeling ener

Need to Know Factors for Bone Health

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Home » Diet & Nutrition July 12, 2017 Need to Know Factors for Bone Health By Mark Sisson 0 Comments   Print At the heart of every building is its framework. That latticework of timber, concrete or steel is what holds the entire structure up. Without it, there’d be no building at all. I think of that phrase some people use when they look at a house and declare, “It’s got good bones.” Considering how essential bones are to our existence, it’s surprising how most people take them for granted. A lifetime of neglect can suddenly reveal to us just how sensitive and integral this living framework is. Yet, there’s so much more to this truth than we commonly assume.  Sure, the skeletal system provides the stable foundation upon which our muscles, organs and fascia are constructed. But that’s just the half of it.  Bones also secrete hormones, interact directly with the brain (ever heard of the bone-brain axis?) as well as other organs and fat cells, and even play a k

For The Love Of Popsicles

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Gooooood morning!! You never know who is going to show up at our breakfast bar. Today we had a zebra and two turtles. Oh and a blankie – they always come! This circus usually comes up to bed to snuggle with me. Today we practiced spelling each of their names I made Mazen a chocolate + kale smoothie for breakfast and had intended to have the other half myself. But when I reached in the drawer for Mazen’s smoothie cup ( this one is our favorite !) I realized the popsicle molds were empty! Emergency!! So I poured the rest of the smoothie in them for the hot afternoons this week. Kale in his popsicles – mwahahahaha! (Actually Mazen likes kale salads!) ( The best silicone popsicles ) So I had yet another yogurt bowl! I have Thomas hooked on these after making him one at the beach with greek yogurt, fruit and granola. He has had one everyday since! I found this granola from The Granola Factory at Wegman’s and it’s the bomb. The ingredient list is so simple and the secret is BUTTER.