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Episode 402 – Robb and Nicki Q&A #8

Friday at The Hangout (Union Point)

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Hi, guys! Happy Hump Day! I’m a little behind on “ day in the life ” updates, but I’m working on getting them live on CNC ASAP. Summer is a FUN time for our family, so I want to remember these times and, of course, share them with you all. Plus, I heard they’re your favorite kind of blog posts, so I’ll be sure to keep ’em coming! This “day in the life” post is actually from last Friday. (Seriously, how is it already Wednesday? I used to update my blog within hours of things happening – oh, how times have changed!) The day started kind of meh, but ramped up into quite the fun Friday. Ok, here we go! Friday morning started bright and early at 4:45 AM. Now that Quinn does part-time preschool and Mal is home for the summer, I’m trying to spend as much time as possible with them, which means squeezing in work at odd times of the day. It’s not ideal, but I’d rather wake up early than miss out on quality time with them. Plus, even if I try to work in my office when they’re home, they b

The Horrible Stuff In Protein Powder (Is it in yours?)

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My favorite protein powder got recalled. And you’re never going to guess why… Unlike most recalls, it wasn’t contaminated with an allergen… And they also didn’t find some deadly bacteria in it… Nope, it was much worse. Okay, maybe not worse, but I was completely disgusted. They found rat droppings in it. Gross, right?!! This was years ago, before I really got deep into investigating food. I’ve since learned that rat droppings are not the only crazy, disgusting (and super unhealthy) substance found in protein powder. After I did a deep dive into protein powders, I realized that most of them were full of nasty things that I never want to eat. Which is really surprising for something that’s considered a health food, right? Almost everyone has a tub of protein powder in their house, do you? Go grab it and let’s go over what to watch out for… Top 15 substances to avoid in protein powder: 1. Soy Protein Concentrate or Isolate Over 90% of the soy produced in this country is

CrossFit vs. Bodybuilding

Wedding Anniversary at Mirbeau Inn & Spa

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Last week, Mal and I had the opportunity to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary at Mirbeau Inn & Spa in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and it was pretty darn incredible! 🙂 The nice people at Mirbeau offered me a complimentary spa treatment and lunch in exchange for a blog post, and I was more than willing to participate in the partnership. The timing worked well with our anniversary, so I invited Mal along for the day. Once we arrived and checked into the spa, we headed to the gym for a quick 20-minute workout. We didn’t have much time before our treatments, so we figured a little something was better than nothing. Plus, we figured we might as well take advantage of all of the amenities available to us. Spa guests have access to the gym and fitness classes (there’s actually quite a lot, including yoga, spinning, and more) as well as locker rooms with eucalyptus-infused steam rooms and the year-round Aqua Terrace, an outdoor area with a whirlpool, waterfall, oversized firepla

Blue Apron In The Wild

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This post is sponsored by Blue Apron One of my goals through my partnership with Blue Apron is to showcase the many ways you can use the subscription to your advantage, whether that’s a date night in , entertaining at home , hosting a girls cook night , or efficiently getting dinner on the table for your family. Just like I would if I planned out three of my own recipes and did my own shopping on the weekend, I find that doing some prep work and batch cooking of the Blue Apron recipes all at once saves me so much time when I’m ready to put the final dishes together. This strategy gives me the most flexibility when hunger calls. Or when I’m in the mood for a picnic dinner! The first 50 readers to sign up with from this link will get $50 off their first two weeks Blue Apron. The three recipes that came in this week’s box were as follows. We love the three-recipe Family Plan because it always makes enough for some leftovers for lunch or dinner the next night but of course if you n

Clean Eating Roasted Brussel Sprout Quinoa Salad Recipe

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This clean eating roasted brussel sprout quinoa salad is surprisingly delicious! It doesn’t look like much, but Mini Chef and I plowed through almost the entire dish for dinner the other night!… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry https://ift.tt/2zHtHRq