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Just When You Want to Konmari Your Kids Toys

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Hi, guys! Happy Saturday! I hope your weekend if off to a wonderful start! Our Quinn and Mumma day yesterday was pretty busy in the morning, but very low-key in the afternoon, which ended up being the perfect way to end our week – and start Mal’s school vacation! Quinn will go to school a few days, but we’re also planning some family adventures as well! My morning started bright and early at 5:15 AM with Mal “pushing me into the bed.” Ok, well, there’s a story… a few months ago, I asked him to wake me up when his alarm went off, so I could go to an early morning workout at Iron Way. I’m not usually a heavy sleeper, but, apparently, that morning, Mal had some trouble waking me up. I must have had a strange dream or something because when I woke up, I was like, “what the F are you doing?” – totally forgetting that I had asked him to wake me up. Once I was actually awake, we had a good laugh about it, so now it’s a running joke on mornings when I get up for the gym. Anyway… After the...

Valentine’s Day With My Boys

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I hope you guys had a LOVE LY Valentine’s Day! I spent mine with my boys, and it was so, so, so nice! The day started bright and early with hugs, kisses, and presents! 🙂 Quinn got a really cool Ninja Turtle from Mumma, Dada, and Murphy! And Mal got a sweet sweatshirt ! After that, Mal left for school, and Quinn and I got ourselves ready for the day. His “Valentine’s Day outfit” was from Cat & Jack (from Target), and I’m obsessed with the pants . This pair of pants has reinforced knees, which are KEY when it comes to a child who adores “knee slides.” The pants also have a real drawstring waist, which is perfect for skinny kids, AND, rumor has it, that Target will replace the pants for up to a year if they rip or wear out (as long as you have the receipt or they were purchased on your Red Card). Oh, and they were only $9!! Ummm, amazing! A short while later, we were ready for school – complete with Black Panther Valentine’s Day cards. I dropped Quinn of at school an...

Weekly Link Love—Edition 16

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Research of the Week Stimulating the vagus nerve helps PTSD. Exercise has a stronger effect on cognitive function in older men than older women (who already had better function at baseline). Estrogen controls type 2 diabetes . Small teams of scientists disrupt ideas, larger teams develop ideas . AIs are great at colluding . If you have a family history of obesity, eat fish. Habitual intake of fatty fish limits genetically-associated weight gain . Activated charcoal may protect your microbiome from antibiotics. Mice who took nicotinamide riboside while nursing had smarter offspring . To reduce liver fat, reduce ferritin . Neither red meat nor fiber have any effect. New Primal Blueprint Podcasts Episode 311: Drew Manning : Host Elle Russ chats with Drew Manning, best-selling author of Fit2Fat2Fit . Episode 312: Keto: William Shewfelt: Power Ranger and Carnivore Shredder : Host Brad Kearns chats with William Shewfelt, who plays a Power Ranger on TV and a carnivore at me...

Updates In KERFhood

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Yesterday I walked downtown to the new Petite MarieBette . The space is gorgeous, and the baked goods just as yummy as ever. I have loved the Rose Hill Drive location for a long time, but parking can be such a pain over there, so I am  thrilled to be able to walk! I had their Valentine’s Day hot chocolate – filled with berries and passionfruit mixed with a rich chocolate! And those marshamallows – gaaaaah. And I brought a kale salad home for lunch which I topped with Plenty Mexican chicken salad. My Valentines Sweet brothers. And Birch looks huge here! Also: those pants – that’s what he looks like everyday after coming home from the kindergarten playground. *eye roll* Mr. Mazen did a wonderful job writing all of his classmates’ names on their valentines. Update: Treadmill Has Been Purchased! I did it! I spent a long time yesterday researching treadmills, and took all of your comments and messages into consideration and bought…..the NordicTrack C 990 . Selling poi...